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01 May

West Bengal BJP MP Arjun Singh meets Piyush Goyal over ‘jute price capping’

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Bharatiya Janata Party MP from West Bengal Arjun Singh met Union Textiles Minister Piyush Goyal in the national capital on Saturday to express concern over the capping of raw jute charges by the central government. The assembly comes a day after the central government intervened in the election of chief ministers of 5 states, including West Bengal MP Mamata Banerjee, over capping raw jute fees. “I met Union Textiles Minister Piyush Goyal regarding (jute industry). The meeting was once 1.5 hours long. He is fully satisfied that there is some issue and asked me to meet the textile secretary before…

01 May

Why The Long Summer Vacation In Schools In The State of West Bengal: Subhas Sarkar

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Union Minister of State for Education, Subhash Sarkar on Friday wondered why colleges in West Bengal have been given long summer vacations this 12 months when offline instructions are in place in states where heat wave conditions are worse. States, where the weather conditions are hot, have not declared any summer holidays so far, he told reporters here. “The heat wave conditions are more acute in many different states but they have no longer taken any step like Bengal. Then why are faculties being closed for summer time vacation for such a long time from May two to mid June?”…

29 Apr

Heatwave: Schools in Kolkata switch to online mode till summer break

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Several private schools have decided to move classes online till the summer break and some others will make a decision in the next few days. Many of the private schools that don’t want to go online said they would continue with in-person classes and not suspend lessons till the summer break. Many children were falling sick in school because of the heat. The summer vacation in government and government-aided schools has been advanced because of the heat spell and will start on May 2, the education department announced on Wednesday. The vacation will continue till June 15. The summer vacation…

28 Apr

Calcutta University tops higher education ranking list, Mamata Banerjee expresses pride

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West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee took to Twitter to express satisfaction at Calcutta University being ranked Number 1 among the central and state-aided public universities in India via the Times Higher Education Impact Ranking 2022. "Glad to study that the Calcutta University has been ranked 1st in India among all Central and State aided public Universitites and Institues by using Times Higher Education Impact Ranking 2022," she wrote. Calcutta University has been awarded the 14th rank in the total work in the sub-category of 'Decent Work and Economic Growth'. "In sub-category 'Decent Work and Economic Growth', CU has been…

27 Apr

Grand finale to be the Biggest Phuchka Lover of Bengal

Business Correspondent0 CommentsWest Bengal, BusinessBiggest Phuchka Lover, Red FM

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.…

18 Apr

Simpolo Opens its 80th Showroom

Business Correspondent0 CommentsIndia, North Bengal80th Showroom, Simpolo

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…

08 Apr

Bengal would have its own education policy

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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…

07 Apr

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

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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…

07 Apr

Bangladesh visa centre opens in Siliguri

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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…

28 Mar

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

editor0 CommentsPolitical, West BengalBharat Bandh

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…