Bengal must confront environmental challenge
The formation of a new government in West Bengal offers a historic opportunity not only for administrative reform but also for environmental renewal.
The formation of a new government in West Bengal offers a historic opportunity not only for administrative reform but also for environmental renewal.
Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari is likely to inaugurate the month-long Shravani Mela at the historic Jalpesh temple, a revered shrine dedicated to Lord Shiva, in Jalpaiguri on 20 July, according to highly placed sources.
He said Darjeeling would be developed as the state's first world-class tourism destination, while the second destination would be identified as part of the government's long-term tourism strategy.
With TMC divided into factions, numbers suggest that the three BJP candidates are almost certain to win the by-elections.
The Election Commission of India’s recent announcement of by-elections to three Rajya Sabha seats from West Bengal, which fell vacant following the resignations of Sukhendu Sekhar Ray, Sushmita Dev and Prakash Chik Baraik — the three Trinamool Congress MPs who stepped down after the party’s debacle in the recent West Bengal Assembly elections — has brought the focus back on the former MPs and the BJP’s plans for them.
Kolkata Police have taken special measures to ensure law and order across the city ahead of Durga Puja, with Police Commissioner Manoj Verma recently issuing several guidelines in this regard in the monthly crime meeting, a senior police official said on Monday.
The city Metro is to induct 800 additional security personnel to enhance safety measures in its limits.
A 13-year-old boy, Ansh Prasad, drowned in a pond at Prabhas Nagar, Ward 29 of Serampore Municipality, on Sunday.
In a new initiative, IIT Kharagpur will now teach its four-year BS (Bachelor of Science) degree in Bengali, keeping in mind the students speaking the language from India, Bangladesh and across the world and giving importance to the National Education Policy 2020.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is on a high-profile visit to West Bengal and Bihar on Monday, where he is inaugurating key infrastructure and developmental projects aimed at enhancing India's military preparedness, regional connectivity, and economic growth.
