Kolkata
After Kozhikode Airport Mishap, Next Disaster Could Happen at Kolkata International Airport
The 120-year-old mosque is situated dangerously close to the secondary runway at the Kolkata International Airport, increasing discomfort of pilots while landing.
Tathagata and Saugata Roy: What Roles Will 'Ram and Lakhan' Play in the 2021 Bengal Polls?
While Tathagata was deeply influenced by the Sangh as a saviour of Hindus refugees, his younger brother Saugata Roy, presently a Trinamool Congress MP, grew up with stories of communist oppression in Bengal and believed in the Gandhian ideology.
Kolkata Students Design Electronic Mask Which Can Kill All Kinds of Viruses, Including Covid-19
The electromagnetic field created by the mask will annihilate any virus, including sars-2.
Bengal BJP Leaders Meet Amit Shah, Demand CBI Probe into Deaths of Party Workers
The BJP leaders met Shah and urged for an investigation by the CBI into the deaths of 52-year-old Gautam Patra in Ghora Mara area of South 24 Parganas and Purnachandra Das in the Ramnagar area of the East Midnapore district.
Where is the Infrastructure, Asks Bengal Syllabus Committee Head on ‘Illogical’ National Education Policy
Chairman of the West Bengal syllabus committee said the new national education policy should have been discussed in Parliament. He added that it ignores most of the suggestions made by the state government.
Bengal Announces 2-day Lockdown Every Week, Covid-19 Community Transmission Recorded in Few Areas
The decision was taken following a high-level meeting, chaired by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, at the state secretariat, Home Secretary Alapan Bandyopadhyay said.
Health Ministry Asks West Bengal to Step up Covid-19 Testing, Work to Keep Fatality Rate Below 1%
The ministry said that Bengal is reporting almost 1,600 cases daily and 93% of the total active cases were reported in last four days.
Denial of PhD to Whistleblower Prof's Student: IIT-Kharagpur to Send Revised Thesis For Exam
Kumar, who has been fighting for justice for his student, in his appeal to the HRD ministry and President of India, claimed that the denial was a result of the institution's "vindictive attitude" towards him.
Mamata's 'Political Will': TMC May be Building an Army of Next-gen Leaders to Carry Forward its Ideology
Observers say the Trinamool's hunt for young leaders in Bengal under the banner of ‘Banglar Jubo Shakti’ to create ‘Jubo Joddhas' is part of Mamata’s plan to strengthen the party with new faces in the coming years.
West Bengal Govt Gearing up to Market Immunity Boosting 'Arogya Sandesh'
Cotton cheese made from cow milk will be mixed with pure honey from the Sunderbans to prepare the 'Arogya Sandesh' which will also have extracts of tulsi leaves, an official of the Animal Resources Development Department said.
Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, TMC's Abhishek Banerjee Criticise Exclusion of WB from Garib Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyaan
In the letter, Chowdhury pointed out that the scheme covered districts in which at least 25,000 migrants have returned to their native villages due to the pandemic.
Name Missing from List of Speakers, Mamata Banerjee to Skip Virtual Covid-19 Meeting With PM Modi Today
Sources at the state secretariat Nabanna said that Chief Secretary Rajiva Sinha will attend the meeting to be held at 3pm on Wednesday to discuss the coronavirus crisis.
Former West Bengal DGP Surajit Purakayastha's Ex-wife, Mother-in-law Found Dead
Their bodies were found in separate rooms at their house in BE block under the Bidhannagar Police Commissionerate.
Central Team Visits Cyclone Amphan-hit Areas of Bengal to Assess Damage, Faces Protests
The team that visited North 24 Parganas faced protestors standing on both sides of the roads in Minakha and Malancha blocks with placards which said they were not getting enough relief.
Special Economic Package Announced by Modi Govt ‘Certainly Not an Eye-Wash’, Says Abhijit Banerjee
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in his fourth televised address on the Covid-19 situation, had announced the special economic package, aims to empower all sections of the society hit by the Covid-19 lockdown.
NDRF Teams Working Round the Clock to Restore Normalcy in Cyclone-ravaged Bengal: Official
The battalion commandant also said that advance deployment of personnel in six districts of the state helped ensure minimal loss of lives.