Drones set to light up Kolkata night sky on June 20
A swarm of 3,000 drones will light up the city’s night sky on Saturday, putting up a synchronised show on the banks of the Hooghly as part of the Vande Yogam and West Bengal Day celebrations.
A swarm of 3,000 drones will light up the city’s night sky on Saturday, putting up a synchronised show on the banks of the Hooghly as part of the Vande Yogam and West Bengal Day celebrations.
Senior Trinamul Congress leader and Beleghata MLA Kunal Ghosh on Friday publicly questioned the use of party funds for chartered flights, triggering fresh political discussion over the travel arrangements of the party’s national general secretary, Abhishek Banerjee.
Suvendu Adhikari emphasised that financial resources would not be a hurdle for projects aimed at protecting the hill districts and North Bengal.
Aiming to provide hygienic meals to passengers at affordable prices, the Sealdah Division has decided to launch food vans through a public-private partnership model at Sealdah station.
The Chief Minister confirmed one rain-related death in Bholanala in the Hasimara area of Alipurduar district.
The West Bengal labour department on Monday held a meeting in hybrid mode to discuss the proposed introduction of the Employees’ State Insurance (ESI) scheme in the tea plantation sector, amid growing concerns over the deteriorating health infrastructure in tea gardens across the state.
In a major cultural event for the Nepali-speaking community in eastern India, legendary Nepali folk-rock band Nepathya is set to perform in Siliguri for the first time on 28 February at Utsodhaara, Teesta Township, behind Kawakhali Ground.
The latest move by the ED comes a day before the next hearing in the matter concerning the office and residence of IPAC head Prateek Jain in Kolkata at the apex court.
Questioning EC’s conduct of elections, West Bengal CM said that the poll body is defying Supreme Court orders, targeting voters, and undermining democracy.
The Election Commission of India (ECI) has suspended seven officials in West Bengal with immediate effect, citing serious misconduct, dereliction of duty, and misuse of statutory powers during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls.