West Bengal

09 Oct

doctors are in strike & mass amount submitted resignation

Banasree SarkarWest Bengal

The indefinite walkout by seven junior doctors began on Saturday night and entered its fourth day on Wednesday. The ongoing protest by West Bengal physicians over the RG Kar Hospital rape and murder case escalated on Wednesday, with more senior doctors at other State-run hospitals resigning and junior doctors intending to march to various puja pandals in Kolkata. Some doctors' organizations have declared that they will march to the CGO Complex in Salt Lake, where the CBI's office is situated, to put pressure on the federal agency that is investigating the rape and murder case. On Tuesday, at least 48…

05 Oct

A huge aggressive rally shown protesting against the raped of a 11-year-old girl

Sonakshi SarkarWest Bengal

The body of an 11-year-old girl who had gone missing since Friday night was discovered in a canal. The girl's family and villagers allege that she was raped before her body was thrown into the canal. Massive demonstrations erupted in the district following the discovery of the girl's body. According to accounts, the girl went missing while going home from her tuition classes. Her family, deeply concerned, went to the local police station to register a complaint. However, they claim that instead of obtaining assistance, they were harassed by the police. When the girl's body was discovered this morning, locals…

05 Oct

Food menu changes to bring smile on inmates face during puja

Sonakshi SarkarWest Bengal

West Bengal correctional home administrators intend to provide mutton biryani, basanti pulao, and a variety of other Bengali dishes during Durga Puja. This effort was taken to ensure that no one felt left out of the festivities. The modified menu for inmates, both convicts and undertrials, will be applicable from Sasthi to Dashami. During the Durga Puja, convicts and undertrial detainees will be served the new menu for lunch and dinner. The detainees demanded delicious cuisine at every festivity. In response to this request, the West Bengal Home Authority received a new menu. Authorities are hopeful that this decision would…

04 Oct

Junior doctors of Bengal recall a meeting to discuss about the next step

Sonakshi SarkarWest Bengal

Junior doctor of West Bengal hold a meeting to decide future course of action against the RG Kar incident. Some senior medics urged them to reconsider their 'complete cease work' in light of the sufferings of ordinary patients. The junior doctors renewed their 'cease work' on October 1 after an attack on medics by a patient's family at the state-run College of Medicine & Sagore Dutta Hospital in the last week of September. Dr. Aniket Mahato, one of the agitated doctors, told the reporters that a general body meeting would be held at R G Kar Hospital shortly. He also…

06 Jan

Traffic Restrictions Announced in Kolkata Ahead of Ganga Sagar Mela & Makar Sankranti

Business CorrespondentWest Bengal

In the backdrop of Ganga Sagar Mela and Makar Sankranti, West Bengal government has made an effort to mitigate danger, obstruction or inconvenience made to the public in connection with the event celebrations on coming up January 15, the Kolkata Traffic Police have issued a detailed advisory for commuters. Traffic Restrictions in Kolkata (Jan 11 to Jan 17) 1) Movements of all types of Goods Vehicles shall be regulated / diverted away from St. Georges Gate Road and Strand Road between Hastings crossing and Kingsway for 24 hrs on and from 11.01.2024 to 17.01.2024 as and when considered necessary in…

27 Oct

Mamata gives deadline to Visva-Bharati to put Rabindranath Tagore name on plaques

Priyanka BhowmickIndia, West Bengalindia, West Bengal

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday criticized authorities for not inscribing the names of Rabindranath Tagore on the plaques at the Visva Bharati University in Santiniketan, a UNESCO 'World Heritage Site', and warned of mass protests there if they were not replaced by Friday morning. "It is only for Tagore that Santiniketan got the UNESCO tag and you removed his name from the plaque. We were silent because of the Durga Puja celebrations. If you don't remove the plaques and put up new ones with the Nobel laureate's name. Tomorrow at 10 am, our people will put Kabiguru's…

07 Jun

BJP slams TMC for providing monetary aid to families of victims in Rs 2K notes

Business CorrespondentBusiness, West Bengal

Sukanta Majumdar, the BJP president in the state of WB, has highlighted the news of TMC party minister providing monetary compensation of rupees 2,000 notes to the families of the deceased person who had lost their lives in a Balasore train accident. As per the reports, RBI has banned the use of Rs 2,000 currency notes and has given time to exchange the notes in banks till September. A video has been posted on Twitter by Majumdar showing a family from West Bengal's South 24 Parganas received cash consisting of rupees 2000 notes in bundles, this has been given as…

22 May

Bright Academy organized a free health check-up camp with Maharaja Agrasen Hospital

Priyanka BhowmickLifestyle, North Bengal, Siliguri, West Bengalindia, Siliguri, West Bengal

“Stay fit and healthy, that’s the ultimate goal”. Bright Academy has always been a front runner in providing a helping hand to any community service. Continuing this tradition Bright Academy organized a Free Health Checkup Camp on 20th May, 2023 in association with Maharaja Agrasen Hospital. The Camp included free medical consultation. The team of professionals included Mr. Neeraj Choudhary, Secretary (Maharaja Agrasen Hospital),Dr. B.P. Rudra, MBBS, DGO, DNB (Obstetrics & Gynaecology), Dr. Vineet Kr. Prasad, MBBS, MD, MACP (USA)(Internal House) and Dr. Nupur Sinha, MBBS, DCH, DNB (Paediatric), FIAP (Neonatology). Around 100 patients were assessed, advised and counselled. The…

20 May

Worker seriously injured in bomb blast

Priyanka BhowmickNorth Bengal, West BengalCoochbehar

A worker was seriously injured when a bomb exploded while digging a pond in the land. The incident took place in Dinhata's Vetaguri South Baladanga area. According to local sources, Mozaffar Mia and another worker were digging a pond in a neighbor's land this morning. At that time a bomb under the ground exploded with a spade. Among the two, one of the laborers had already finished digging the pond, and the other, Mozaffar Mia, was seriously injured. Locals rescued him with serious injuries and admitted him to Dinhata sub-district hospital. Immediately the police of Dinhata police station was informed.According…

14 Mar

Higher secondary examination has started across the state

Priyanka BhowmickNorth Bengal, West BengalCoochbehar, india

The higher secondary examination has started today. The total number of candidates in the Cooch Behar district is 31,983. Among them, there are 13643 male students and 18340 female students. There is a total of 107 venues for the exam and a total of 28 centers. The first day of the exam started peacefully amid tight security. This time some new methods have been adopted for safety in the higher secondary examination. Many students could not give the secondary examination because of covid. And now due to this regret was seen in the voice of a student who came for…