West Bengal

Grand finale to be the Biggest Phuchka Lover of Bengal

Grand finale to be the Biggest Phuchka Lover of Bengal

India’s fastest-growing and most engaged short-video app Josh in association with Red FM recently celebrated the love of Indians/Bengalis for this simple street food Phuchka with a 10-day Phuchkakhor challenge campaign to find the Biggest Phuchka Lover of Bengal. The grand finale was hosted at the Lake Club, Kolkata on 5th April.The on-ground activity took place at five different locations across three cities of Asansol, Durgapur, and Kolkata. Josh mobile stalls at these locations were set up to encourage people to download and sign in to the Josh app to participate in the challenge and post videos of the same.…
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Simpolo Opens its 80th Showroom

Simpolo Opens its 80th Showroom

Simpolo Vitrified is one of the leading players in the Indian ceramic industry recognized as the most innovative player and pioneer of large-format Sintered compact surfaces and 16/20mm thickness outdoor tiles, Kitchen platforms, Double charge vitrified tiles, and many other categories. Simpolo Vitrified inaugurated its first exclusive tiles and sanitaryware showroom in Franchisee Model with Klassy Stones, Eastern Bypass, and Siliguri. The showroom has on display Simpolo’s bestselling products like 1200x2400 Dry Granula first in class along with 1200x1800 Posh Surface adding style statement and enriching indoor space with 16mm Rock deck series for outdoor applications, Kitchen top, Double Charge…
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Bengal would have its own education policy

Bengal would have its own education policy

The fight between the central government and Mamata Banerjee's West Bengal government has reached the education department. State Education Minister Bratya Basu on Thursday announced that the state government has decided to formulate its own state education policy and will not implement the central government's national education policy. Bratya Basu said, “The central government, like many other aspects, is trying to force the NEP on various state governments. However, we do not agree with this and therefore we have decided to formulate our own education policy for the state.” A committee of 10 members has been formed to report on…
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Witness of shootout that killed Bengal Congress leader in Jhalda found hanging at home

Witness of shootout that killed Bengal Congress leader in Jhalda found hanging at home

A man, who witnessed the shooting that killed Tapan Kandu, a Congress councilor in Bengal's Jhalda municipality, remained at his residence on Wednesday, a day after the CBI began investigating the case. Eyewitness Niranjan Vaishnav's dead body was found with a handwritten notice. According to the note, the shock of the shoot out forced him to take this step. “Since the day the incident happened, I should not eat or sleep. I could not forget the incident even for a moment. Moreover, the police are constantly calling me to the police station. I never went to police station in my…
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Bangladesh visa centre opens in Siliguri

Bangladesh visa centre opens in Siliguri

A center for Bangladesh visa is now in Siliguri. It was inaugurated on Wednesday, for the people of North Bengal who have been demanding such facilities for a long time. The center is located at International Market on Sevoke Road near Panitanki Junction in the city and will be operated by Du Digital BD Pvt Ltd, a Kolkata-based company. "It is the sole outsourced agency of the Bangladesh Deputy High Commission in Kolkata to accept Bangladeshi visa applications from Indians and other foreign nationals," a source said. Those seeking visas for travel to Bangladesh can apply at a Sonali Bank…
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Bharat Bandh: State Govt Offices To Remain Open In West Bengal  On March 28 and 29

Bharat Bandh: State Govt Offices To Remain Open In West Bengal On March 28 and 29

Following central exchange unions' call for a two-day nationwide strike on 28-29 March, the West Bengal authorities has said that all workplaces will remain open on these days and mandated employees to report for duty. "In view of calls given by means of different trade unions and others for a forty eight hours' nationwide strike/bandh on March 28 and 29, 2022, it has been determined that all state government workplaces consisting of these provided with Grants-in-Aid by the country authorities shall continue to be open and all the employees shall record for obligation on those days," reads the Bengal government…
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22 Accused Named By CBI In Bengal Killings, Trinamool Leader Questioned

22 Accused Named By CBI In Bengal Killings, Trinamool Leader Questioned

The Central Bureau of Investigation has named 22 people as accused in the Birbhum massacre, in which eight people have been beaten and burnt alive beforehand this week, triggering political furore. The listing of accused is the identical as that of the nation police, sources said. The agency, however, has puzzled the ruling Trinamool Congress's block president Anarul Hossain, who, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee had promised, will be arrested. Around 20 humans have been arrested after six women and two teenagers -- commonly of participants of a single family -- were locked in their residences and burnt alive through a…
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Shaheed Diwas: PM Modi to inaugurate Biplobi Bharat Gallery at Victoria Memorial Hall Via Video Conference

Shaheed Diwas: PM Modi to inaugurate Biplobi Bharat Gallery at Victoria Memorial Hall Via Video Conference

On the occasion of Shaheed Diwas, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate Biplobi Bharat Gallery at Victoria Memorial Hall, Kolkata on March 23 at 6 PM with the aid of video conferencing, knowledgeable Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) on Tuesday. The Prime Minister will additionally tackle the gathering during the event. The gallery which is to be inaugurated depicts the contribution of the revolutionaries in the freedom fighting of India, affords a holistic view of the occasions that led up to 1947. “The Gallery shows the contribution of the Revolutionaries in the freedom warfare and their armed resistance to British colonial…
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PM to inaugurate Biplobi Bharat Gallery in Kolkata on Wednesday

PM to inaugurate Biplobi Bharat Gallery in Kolkata on Wednesday

On the occasion of Shaheed Diwas, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate Biplobi Bharat Gallery at Victoria Memorial Hall, Kolkata on Wednesday via video conferencing. The gallery displays the contribution of the Revolutionaries in the freedom struggle and their armed resistance to British colonial rule. This aspect has often not been given its due place in the mainstream narrative of the freedom movement. The purpose of this new gallery is to provide a holistic view of the events that led up to 1947 and highlight the important role played by the Revolutionaries. Biplobi Bharat Gallery depicts the political and intellectual…
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TMC panchayat leader killed in bomb attack in Birbhum District

TMC panchayat leader killed in bomb attack in Birbhum District

A Trinamool Congress (TMC) panchayat leader was killed in an alleged bomb assault in Birbhum, almost a week after two councillors had been gunned down in West Bengal. Unidentified assailants hurled crude bombs at TMC's Bhadu Pradhan in Birbhum's Rampurhat on Monday. According to sources, Pradhan was getting closer to State Highway 50 when miscreants hurled crude bombs at him. He used to be rushed to Rampurhat Medical College, the place he was reported dead. This comes simply a week after two councillors in West Bengal had been shot through unknown assailants. Last Sunday evening, a TMC councillor was once…
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