West Bengal

Calcutta High Court Appoints New Head To Probe West Bengal Teachers’ Job Scam
19 Nov

Calcutta High Court Appoints New Head To Probe West Bengal Teachers’ Job Scam

Business Correspondent0 CommentsWest Bengal, Political
Calcutta High Court has appointed senior police officer Ashwin Shenvi as the head of the SIT, investigating the alleged teachers' job scam in the state of West Bengal. Mr Shenvi is a 2006-batch IPS officer from the Haryana cadre. He had joined the Central Bureau of Investigation in the year 2020 and was the SP at Jind, Haryana. "CBI has referred the names of Sudhanshu Khare, Michaelraj S and Ashwin Shenvi. Out of these three names, I select Mr Ashwin Shenvi, who is DIG ACB in CBI Chandigarh, that has vast experience in investigation of corruption cases," the single judge…
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Using Urdu language to break barriers and to build bridges
19 Nov

Using Urdu language to break barriers and to build bridges

Business Correspondent0 CommentsWest Bengal, Education
As far as age goes, Sukti Sarkar, a retired banker who is only 14 years old and Bibhabori Bhattacharyya , are 50 years apart but what binds these two people is their fondness for Urdu and the fact that they both learned the language only recently. They are among the nearly 500 people who got benefit or are in the process of getting it from the online courses being conducted by Know Your Neighbour, a social experiment being run in West Bengal to encourage communal harmony, is collaboration with Kolkata’s Maulana Azad College. The classes started as soon as the…
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Union Minister Nitin Gadkari falls ill on stage in Siliguri
18 Nov

Union Minister Nitin Gadkari falls ill on stage in Siliguri

Business Correspondent0 CommentsWest Bengal, Health
Union Minister Nitin Gadkari fell sick on a visit to North Bengal. He felt ill after stepping down from the stage. A doctor had been brought to diagnose him, through the green corridor. He had come to lay the foundation stone of a long road from Shiv Mandir in Siliguri to Sevak's Cantonment on Thursday. The ceremony was carried out at Dagapur ground near Darjeeling Junction. Nitin Gadkari was not feeling well on stage. So the ceremony was hurriedly stopped . He was taken the green room for rest. But relaxing in the green room made him feel even sicker.…
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Siliguri civic body to set up dengue cells in all wards
17 Nov

Siliguri civic body to set up dengue cells in all wards

Priyanka Bhowmick0 CommentsIndia, Health, North Bengal, ,
The Trinamool-run Siliguri Municipal Corporation (SMC) has decided to set up monitoring cells in all its 47 wards to keep a tab on vector-borne diseases and take necessary steps to prevent the spread of such diseases. Mayor Gautam Dev said: “It has been decided to form a separate monitoring cell in all wards of SMC. It will monitor preventive measures taken by civic bodies to prevent the spread of vector-borne diseases.” Each cell, SMC sources said, will comprise representatives of the respective ward committees, solid waste management committees, NGOs, local clubs and social welfare organizations. Over the past few months,…
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Five people from West Bengal died in Mizoram mine collapse
16 Nov

Five people from West Bengal died in Mizoram mine collapse

Priyanka Bhowmick0 Commentsaccident, India, West Bengal,
Five people from Bengal were among those killed in a stone quarry collapse in South Mizoram's Hanthial on Monday. 12 people are expected to die in this incident. BSF has recovered eight bodies so far. One victim is a resident of Sandeshkhali in North 24 Parganas, while the others are from Tehatta in Nadia. The Tehatta victims - Madan Das (26)of Pipragachi in Chapra, Mintu Mondal (22), Rakesh Biswas (21) and Buddhadev Mondal (25) of Kalitlapara in Tehatta - had gone to work as laborers in Mizoram through a private agency about eight days ago. The name of the fifth…
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Long-term covid health problems affect everyone: Study
12 Nov

Long-term covid health problems affect everyone: Study

Priyanka Bhowmick0 CommentsWest Bengal, Covid19, Health, India, North Bengal, ,
People of all ages are at risk of long-term physical and mental health problems after a Covid infection, a study has found. Following Covid-19 infection, there is a significant new-onset illness in children, adolescents and adults across 13 distinct diagnoses and symptom complexes, according to a new study published in the open-access journal PLOS Medicine. Previous studies have established that some people infected with Covid-19 suffer long-term health problems after the acute phase of the disease. However, evidence for the post-acute syndrome is still limited, particularly for children and adolescents. The new study by Martin Rössler of the Technische Universität…
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Long risky journey through Baghpool
10 Nov

Long risky journey through Baghpool

Priyanka Bhowmick0 CommentsNorth Bengal, West Bengal, ,
Three years have passed since the process of construction of an alternative bridge for Sevoke's Coronation Bridge began. But till now the Detailed Project Report (DPR) of this project has not been ready. It is noteworthy that from the year 2019, the paper process of constructing an alternative bridge for the servant started. There are frequent delays in inviting tenders from agencies for the preparation of 'DPR'. The leaders of the Sevoke bridge movement are saying that in this way the danger of Sevak's Baghpool is increasing. According to engineers of the State Public Works Department, if an agency starts…
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Someone’s hand and someone’s leg were blown off In the explosion
05 Nov

Someone’s hand and someone’s leg were blown off In the explosion

editor0 CommentsCrime, India, West Bengal, , , ,
Many people gather at the Jagaddhatri Puja fair. Everyone is busy enjoying themselves. But suddenly a terrible accident. In a moment everything changed in tears. Several people were injured when the cylinder of the balloon shop burst. Last two years the fair could not be organized due to Corona. This year the Jagaddhatri Puja fair was held in Shantipur as the panic subsided. Last night, a gas cylinder exploded in a balloon shop at the fair. The balloon seller died on the spot. Eight people were seriously injured. They were quickly rescued and taken to Shantipur State General Hospital. According…
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‘Lakshmir Bhandar scheme has bagged the SKOCH award in the women and child development category’
03 Nov

‘Lakshmir Bhandar scheme has bagged the SKOCH award in the women and child development category’

editor0 CommentsWest Bengal
The West Bengal government’s Lakshmir Bhandar theme has bagged the SKOCH award within the girls and kid development class. The award could be a recognition for the govt likewise because the nearly 2 large integer girls of the state World Health Organization are sceptered by the theme. The theme in August 2021 to supply support to a lady head of a family within the age bracket of 25-60 years. below the theme, Rs five hundred is given monthly to girls within the general caste class and around Rs 1000 per month to girls within the SC and ST classes. The…
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Road accident in Rajarhat
03 Nov

Road accident in Rajarhat

editor0 Commentsaccident, India, West Bengal, , , , , ,
A terrible accident on the outskirts of Kolkata on Thursday morning. The horrific accident took place at Kadampukur near Akanksha Mor in Rajarhat. According to sources, one person died in this incident. Another person was hospitalized in critical condition. According to local sources, the car involved in the accident was heading towards the airport from Rajarhat on Thursday morning. The vehicle collided head-on with a cargo vehicle near Akanksha Junction. After colliding with the cargo vehicle, the other vehicle overturned. After receiving the information, the police of Eco Park police station reached the spot. The two occupants of the vehicle…
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