West Bengal

14 Sep

IMD gives an update on heavy rainfall in Maharashtra, Andhra, and Sikkim; a red alert for parts of Uttarakhand

editorNorth Bengal, North East, weather, West Bengal

The Indian Meteorological Department has issued a red alert for heavy to extremely heavy rainfall in isolated areas of the Garhwal and Kumaon regions of Uttarakhand. According to the weather department report, a few places in Uttarakhand’s Kuamaun and abduct districts of the Garhwal region are likely to get heavy to massive rainfall on the 14th of September. Thunderstorms are likely to take place in isolated places in districts of Uttarakhand. Due to perpetual rain in various parts of Maharashtra, Mumbai is facing deluged issues in the Sion area of the city. The Meteorological Department of India has issued a…

08 Sep

“As If I’m Their Servant”: CM Mamata Banerjee To Skip Netaji Statue Event

editorWest BengalDelhi, Mamata Banerjee, Prime Minister Narendra Modi

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee these days said that she will now not attend the inauguration of Netaji's statue in Delhi which was held today as the invitation was "not proper". The Chief Minister said she obtained a letter the day prior to this from a bureaucrat informing her about the cutting-edge events. “I received a letter yesterday, written probably by an undersecretary the previous day pronouncing the PM will inaugurate the Netaji statue at 7 pm and you should be there at 6 pm. As if I am their servant or bonded labor. How can an undersecretary write…

02 Sep

‘Durga Puja is Celebrated by All’: CM Mamata Thanks UNESCO for Recognising Festival at Kolkata Rally

editorWest BengalKolkata, Mamata Banerjee

West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee took out a rally on Thursday to show gratitude to UNESCO for placing Kolkata’s Durga Puja on the intangible cultural heritage consultant list. Secretary of UNESCO’s Intangible Cultural Heritage Tim Curtis and UNESCO consultant for the New Delhi office Eric Falt were in the metropolis to attend the event. Not simply Kolkata, every district of West Bengal organized a grand rally to thank UNESCO. From ladies drummers of South 24 Parganas to religious and cultural businesses (Bauls) of Birbhum, all were existing for the duration of the event showcasing the tradition of West Bengal. Both…

23 Aug

Each club to get Rs 60,000 & 60% power waiver this Puja: Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee

editorWest BengalKolkata

Equipment for Durga Puja-hosting clubs is set to receive a fund of Rs 60,000 each from the state government, up from Rs 50,000 last year, and state authority workplaces will remain closed for 11 days from September 30 (Panchami) to October 10 this year (the day after Lakshmi Puja). Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee introduced the pair of decisions after an administrative meeting with organizers at the Netaji Indoor Stadium on Monday, signaling a return to pre-pandemic normalcy of the state's biggest festival after two years of remaining Covid restrictions. This is also the first year the pageant will be…

21 Aug

Didn’t ask teacher to quit over swimsuit pics, says VC of Kolkata’s St Xavier’s University

editorEducation, West Bengal

Amid on line campaigns aiding a former assistant professor of St Xavier's University, who claimed she used to be pressured to end her job over some of her Instagram images in a swimsuit, its VC Father Felix Raj has rebuffed the allegation and said it was "humiliating to assume" the group would do so. In a statement, Raj stated the university "believes in retaining and retaining the dignity and honour of its teachers, staff members, college students and others connected with it".The 31-year-old PhD holder, who had joined the organization in Rajarhat in August 2021, had stated she was accused…

20 Aug

TMC leader Anubrata Mondal sent to four-day CBI custody in cattle smuggling case

editorPolitical, West Bengal

TMC leader Anubrata Mondal has been remanded to CBI custody for 4 more days in the cattle smuggling case. The Birbhum TMC president was once picked up by using the CBI on August 12 from his Bolpur domestic after the central probe company said it had determined Mondal’s direct involvement in the cattle smuggling scam. He was once remanded to CBI custody until August 20. On Saturday, Anubrata Mondal’s legal professional prayed for bail, citing the TMC leader’s poor health. During the hearing in the unique CBI courtroom in Asansol, the probe organization said Anubrata is a “powerful person” and…

18 Aug

Kolkata Municipality Corporation (KMC) to increase rents of shop owners at market places by 50% for maintenance

editorWest BengalKolkata

Most of the markets in the city, from New Market to Lance Down Market or Park circus, are in poor conditions. It would value a extraordinary sum of cash to overhaul all of these markets. However, the income from the municipal area's rent is inadequate to finance market reform. In May of this year, the commercial enterprise associations of more than a few municipal markets met with the market branch of the Kolkata Municipal Corporation to discuss improvements. It used to be disclosed that in addition to the rent, additional dollars would be required for market upkeep.After various rounds of…

17 Aug

17 human foetuses found in Uluberia dump in West Bengal

editorWest Bengal

17 human foetuses, wrapped in polythene bags, have been found in a rubbish dump at Uluberia in Howrah, around 45 km from Kolkata, on Tuesday. 11 of the foetuses were girls, 6 boys while one was so underdeveloped that its gender ought to not be identified, police said. All the foetuses were despatched to Uluberia sub-divisional health facility for post-mortem. "The fitness department has been informed and we are awaiting the autopsy document to probe further," stated a senior police officer.Sweepers of Uluberia Municipality spotted the foetuses whilst cleaning a garbage dump at Banitala Khanpara in ward 31 on Tuesday…

14 Aug

Extend free foodgrain scheme for 6 more months: TMC to PM

editorPolitical, West BengalPM Modi

TMC MP Sougata Roy has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, urging him to extend the free foodgrain program for six greater months. Roy stated the terrible are yet to get better from the economic blows brought about by the pandemic and the lockdowns.”May I take the indulgence of inviting your type word to the truth that the validity period of distribution of meal grains beneath PMGKAY will be over on and from September 2022? Roy said in the letter on August 13, “I would request you to consider an extension of the schemes for at least six months as…

14 Aug

Arrested TMC Member Anubrata Mondal taken to Kolkata’s Command Hospital for check-up

editorPolitical, West Bengal

TMC’s Birbhum District President and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s close aide, Anubrata Mondal, who used to be arrested in a 2020 cattle smuggling case, used to be taken to Command Hospital of the Eastern Command in Kolkata’s Alipore for a fitness check-up. Mondal used to be then added to CBI headquarters in Kolkata. The CBI had interrogated the TMC leader for countless hours in the multi-crore cattle smuggling rip-off on Saturday. Mondal was requested about his source of profits too. CBI sources stated he was not cooperating with the company officials. The arrested TMC leader Anubrata Mondal was…