The incident took place at BG Block, New Town Kolkata: A man from Kestopur allegedly drove his car into an app-baked bike, on which his estranged wife was travelling, in New Town’s Action Area I on Tuesday evening. The woman as well as the app-bike rider suffered fractures in their legs and were admitted to…
Kolkata: Ahead of Kali Puja, Diwali and Chhath Puja, flying sky lanterns or ‘phanush’ or releasing hot-air balloons without prior permission or a licence from the fire services department could invite legal action, the state govt has warned on Thursday.State DGP Siddhnath Gupta issued the warning at a news conference at Nabanna which was chaired…
Kolkata: DigiYatra — a technology meant to help passengers pass through airport entry gates swiftly— is turning into a fresh source of frustration for some flyers at Kolkata airport after glitches.From QR codes that refuse to scan to doubts over facial recognition and queues building up when kiosks fail, passengers have flagged problems with DigiYatra…
School education minister Dipak Barman Kolkata: The Bengal govt plans to link annual salary increments for teachers in state-run primary schools to their teaching performance, school education minister Dipak Barman said on Thursday. The govt is also set to introduce a one-teacher-per-class system at the primary level to streamline the teaching-learning process.At a meeting with…
Rain in Kolkata on Thursday Kolkata: After very severe cyclonic storm ‘Arnab’ weakened into a low-pressure area with continued impact on Kolkata and other parts of the state on Thursday, the Met office is tracking another weather system over the Andaman Sea, adjoining Andaman and Nicobar Islands.As part of the trailing effect of ‘Arnab’, the…
Saroj Kumar Poddar, chairman of Invariz Pvt Ltd Kolkata: Invariz Pvt Ltd, a Saroj Poddar Group company offering AI-led digital services, has partnered with IEM Kolkata to set up a Joint Centre of Excellence to train industry-ready talent in AI. The centre will focus on training, research and industry-academia collaboration.Launched three months ago, Invariz helps…
Chandramani Shukla said the caller identified himself as Aravind Pal, based in Germany Kolkata: Father of slain BJP councillor Manish Shukla on Thursday alleged that he had received death threats on the phone and WhatsApp after holding a news conference against Barrackpore MLA Kaustav Bagchi on Monday.Chandramani Shukla said the caller identified himself as Aravind…
Kolkata: Aspiring teachers can be part of non-political organisations but active political activities would not be allowed, Bengal school education minister Dipak Barman said on Thursday.Clarifying the cabinet decision barring teachers from participating in active politics, Barman said state govt wanted teachers to stay out of all political activities. “Teacher cells will not be entertained,…
Kolkata: India’s cement industry has become more energy-efficient and reduced its carbon emissions per tonne of production, but its overall carbon footprint continues to grow, while increasing groundwater extraction in water-stressed regions and a deterioration in workers’ safety have raised serious sustainability concerns, a new study has found.The study, released on Thursday by the International…
Kolkata: Delaying umbilical cord clamping until the placenta is naturally expelled could significantly boost survival rates and reduce severe health complications in premature infants, according to a breakthrough clinical trial conducted at a tertiary care hospital in Eastern India. The findings of the study conducted in a tertiary care government hospital in Kolkata that demonstrated…
