Coined by Miss Banerjee herself, the Paray Shikshalay is a community-based learning system for primary students. Over 60 lakh students studying in pre-primary to class 4 of the age group 5 to 9 years will be benefited from this initiative. It will bring 50,159 primary schools and over 15,000 shishu shiksha kendras under its ambit.
January 25, 2022Education minister said that the government will consult legal experts to see if there are any provisions in the Constitution to make the chief minister interim chancellor
December 24, 2021According to the state government guidelines, students of Classes 9 and 11 will report at 9.30 a.m. and the classes will be held from 10 a.m. to 3.30 a.m. Similarly, Classes for 10 and 12 will be held from 11 a.m. to 4.30 p.m. In both the scheduled timings, students have to report to school half an hour in advance.
November 15, 2021“As directed by the court and chief minister Mamata Banerjee, we will maintain utmost transparency in the recruitment process. We plan to hold TET for both primary and upper primary teachers every year,” said Basu
July 17, 2021This is how it should be. “The government’s decision is for state-run universities. We are going ahead with our admissions on the scheduled dates,” was the response of the Vice-Chancellor, Fr Felix Raj.
July 13, 2021Mr Basu said that that the government had already hiked the compensation from Rs 50,000 but what is needed was a deterrent that can prevent the elephant onslaught.
June 28, 2019Minister of state (MoS) for planning, statistics and programme monitoring, and backward classes welfare Asima Patra has been given additional charges, too.
October 5, 2018Boasting performances by maestros, a couple of classical soirees lit up Kolkata’s cultural firmament recently.
May 19, 2018Premangshu Roy could well be one of the aspiring directors wanting to break new ground. While such aspirations are often not reinforced by the required sensibilities, this is not what one would say about the maker of Chilekotha. He has arrived with great promise. The film would seem to be slow to begin with but, …
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September 9, 2017Actor and Bengal minister Bratya Basu on Sunday said that he was not sure if censorship of films could be effective in the era of internet. “I am not sure how much effect censorship currently has in our country in the wake of the explosion of Internet,” Basu told at the screening of short film …
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