As the mercury crosses 40 degree mark in the city and several south Bengal districts, the state health department directed government hospitals to set up heatstroke management units across the state.
Ullaskar suffered immensely after being caught by the British and was sent to the Cellular jail in the intractable Andamans.
Imagine curating a celluloid cruise, cherry-picking from the treasure trove of monochrome marvels straight out of the swinging ’60s silver screen! It might look like finding a needle in a haystack, but, fear not, because Srijit Mukherji is here to show us how it’s done.
The Uttam Kumar mania, or craze, has not waned even after forty-four years since his demise in 1980. Dubbed at one time the “Mahanayak”, his presence is still felt in the hearts of cinephiles in Bengal even in this new millennium. His film premiere, Oti Uttam, directed by Srijit Mukherji, was screened on Wednesday, 24 March.
The roots of some traditions are so deep, like the roots of ancient Banyan trees, that they have persevered despite the advent of modernism and its attempts to overshadow them.
“We are giving about 10 to 12 lakh doses every day but we are helpless if the Centre doesn’t send us adequate supply. I have come to know of the chaos that is taking place in inoculation centres due to this but I appeal to all to have patience since we are trying our best to vaccinate everyone.”
"The services of the IPS officers are hereby spared, in addition to their normal duties, to assist the SIT constituted by the Hon'ble High Court at Calcutta,”
Data Centre Industrial Policy will also be announced soon. The IT companies can set up data centres with neighbouring countries like Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal and Bengal can become a data and storage hub of the east, she said, adding that 24,000 jobs will be created.
"The Commission wanted to know about the law and order situation in the state. Secondly, it had queries on the recent flood situation in Bengal. And finally, the present Covid situation in the state. If the Commission is satisfied on these three areas, it might think of announcing the poll dates,"
On the other hand, incidents of trouble are also being reported from different vaccinations centres in districts. People are getting involved in the clash with representatives of administrations after being denied vaccines despite standing in the queues for hours at many centres.
