Members of the review committee will be visiting the districts from July 15 and later submit a detailed report to the state Minority Affairs and Madrasah Education department by July 21.
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 results of the West Bengal Joint Entrance Examination (WBJEE) will be announced on 7 August, nearly three months after the engineering entrance test was held on 27 April, officials said on Wednesday.
The building department of Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) has asked all its engineers to keep a tab on old and dilapidated buildings in view of the ongoing heavy downpour which has lashed the city for the past couple of days.
It has been three decades of mobile telephony in India with the historic first mobile call made on 31 July 1995 by then West Bengal chief minister Jyoti Basu to then telecom minister Sukh Ram using a Nokia handset on Modi Telstra’s network - a defining moment that not only revolutionised communication in India but also laid the cornerstone for the country’s ongoing digital evolution.
The incessant rain, which has been battering Kolkata and the districts, will continue till next week, with no immediate respite in sight, weather officials said today.
Trinamul Congress MP Ritabrata Banerjee has been raising the issue of Bengali pride in the Parliament and how freedom fighters from Bengal have made their mark in the struggle for Independence.
