West Bengal

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

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

Anshu RayWest 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…
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Mamata gives deadline to Visva-Bharati to put Rabindranath Tagore name on plaques
27 Oct

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

Priyanka BhowmickIndia, 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…
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BJP slams TMC for providing monetary aid to families of victims in Rs 2K notes
07 Jun

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

Anshu RayBusiness, 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…
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Bright Academy organized a free health check-up camp with Maharaja Agrasen Hospital
22 May

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

Priyanka BhowmickLifestyle, North Bengal, 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…
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Worker seriously injured in bomb blast
20 May

Worker seriously injured in bomb blast

Priyanka BhowmickNorth Bengal, West Bengal
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…
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Higher secondary examination has started across the state
14 Mar

Higher secondary examination has started across the state

Priyanka BhowmickNorth Bengal, West Bengal,
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…
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CPIM is going to form alliance in panchayat election
06 Mar

CPIM is going to form alliance in panchayat election

Priyanka BhowmickNorth Bengal, West Bengal,
CPI (M) is going to form an alliance for panchayat elections with other parties except Trinamool BJP but not at the state level but at the district or local level. This was announced by CPIM State Secretary Mohammad Salim in a press conference at CPI (M) party office in Cooch Behar district today. In a press conference on this day, he said that the district committee is meeting ahead of the panchayat elections.
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Four members of the same family died in a terrible road accident
06 Mar

Four members of the same family died in a terrible road accident

Priyanka BhowmickNorth Bengal, West Bengal,
Four members of the same family died in a terrible road accident on Mathabhanga Jamaldah State Highway. Three others were seriously injured in the incident. According to local sources, seven passengers were going to Jamaldah in a toto in the Paikar Tari area of ​​Gopalpur village panchayat on state road number 16 from Mathabhanga to Jamaldah at around 12.30 o'clock yesterday night. At that time, a truck hit the toto from behind and the toto fell into the ditch on the side of the road. Basanti Barman (40) died on the spot. When the injured were first sent to Jamaldah…
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Gautam Dev in meeting with senior doctors on Adenovirus
04 Mar

Gautam Dev in meeting with senior doctors on Adenovirus

Priyanka BhowmickHealth, North Bengal, West Bengal, ,
North Bengal Medical College and Hospital Patient Welfare Association Chairman Gautam Dev held a meeting with the principal and dean of the medical college about Adenovirus. After the meeting, Gautam Dev said that none of the children who are being admitted with various symptoms in the North Bengal Medical College Hospital have shown any symptoms of Adenovirus. Naturally, since no symptoms are present, there is no need to test for Adenovirus. However, special attention is being paid to every child who comes to North Bengal Medical College and Hospital. If any symptoms related to Adenovirus are seen in anyone then…
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Sanjay Goel appointed as the new President of ICC North Bengal
03 Mar

Sanjay Goel appointed as the new President of ICC North Bengal

Priyanka BhowmickNorth Bengal, West Bengal
Sanjay Goel has been elected as the new chairman of the Indian Chamber of Commerce (North Bengal). Nishant Mittal has been in this position for a long time. Umang Mittal was elected as the Vice Chairman. After receiving the new responsibility, Sanjay Goel said, 'Industry is not an easy matter. The covid situation of the last two years has made this process more difficult. Even so, I would like to take the advice of all the entrepreneurs in this area toward success.' The annual general meeting of ICC North Bengal also held a long discussion on the outline of the…
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