The ground was decorated with symbols deeply associated with the state, ranging from Kolkata’s yellow taxis, hand-pulled rickshaws to images of Dakshineswar Temple and Belur Math.
PM Modi said that Syama Prasad Mookerjee emerged as the key figure who resisted such efforts and launched a movement for a separate homeland for Bengali Hindus within India.
The bifurcation of Bengal and the subsequent creation of West Bengal owes its origin to the leadership of Shyama Prasad Mookherjee who championed the idea of a ‘Hindu homeland’ within the Indian union.
The date holds historical significance as it was on June 20, 1947, that the Bengal Provincial Legislative Assembly passed the resolution for West Bengal to remain a part of India.
The restrictions will not be applicable for vehicles carrying LPG Cylinders, CNG, petroleum, oil, lubricants and oxygen, vegetable, medicine, fruits, fish and milk.
Education authorities in West Bengal have suspended three individuals, including a former student and two current students, following their arrest in connection with the alleged gang rape of a female student at a law college in the Kasba area of Kolkata.
The state government today extended the tenure of Manoj Pant as the chief secretary of West Bengal by six months, following the central government’s approval of the state’s proposal. The proposal had sought a one-year extension of Mr Pant’s term.
The CA Students’ National Conference 2025, jointly hosted by the Eastern India Chartered Accountants Students’ Association (EICASA) and the Eastern India Regional Council (EIRC) of ICAI, was held on Saturday.
A low-pressure area over the northwestern Bay of Bengal is intensifying and is likely to bring heavy to very heavy rainfall across West Bengal, including Kolkata, until Tuesday, Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) officials said today.
Daily commuters in the morning faced chaos on Monday as heavy overnight rain flooded crucial Metro tracks in the city centre, forcing a partial shutdown of services and leaving thousands stranded.
