West Bengal

10 May

ITC’s Sunrise Pure empowers the dreams of women

Business CorrespondentBusiness, India, West Bengalindia, ITC’s Sunrise

ITC Limited’s Sunrise Pure (market leader in the spices category in West Bengal) concluded its campaign Aajker Annapurna. The aim of the campaign was to encourage and support cooking enthusiasts in West Bengal. Starting 11 September 2021, the contest invited participation via on-ground activations throughout Kolkata, appealing to women who want to open their own food business. The shortlisted women of the Aajker Annapurna contest were given professional training in Finance, Social Media Management, Cooking and Plating, and on how to run a restaurant. The women were also given a professional setup to record their own YouTube recipe videos which were…

04 May

About 25% of Government Schools in West Do Not Have a Head Master

editorEducation, West Bengal

Of the total 9,990 authority faculties in West Bengal, about 2,130 faculties do not have a head teacher, according to the School Education Department. This means, 25 percent of faculties in the country do not have a head teacher. This is probably due to not hiring head teachers on a long-term basis. As per rules a head teacher can be appointed for seven years. According to sources in the faculty training department, the state authorities have to start a new recruitment process for the appointment of head teachers. The West Bengal Board of Secondary Education (WBBSE) had earlier requested the…

03 May

Mamata Banerjee joins Eid prayers at Red Road

editorWest BengalCM Mamata Banerjee, Eid

After a gap of two years, people offered namaz of Eid-ul-Fitr on Red Road in Calcutta and Eid prayers were conducted on Tuesday morning. As Covid cases have dipped across Bengal, the state government has allowed the offering of namaz on Red Road for Eid in 2022. Participating in the prayer for Eid-ul-Fitr held on a rain-drenched Red Road here, Banerjee urged the people gathered there not to be scared but to be united for a better future. Addressing a gathering of around 14,000 people for the Eid prayer on Red Road, Banerjee assured them that "neither I nor my party nor my…

29 Apr

Heatwave: Schools in Kolkata switch to online mode till summer break

editorEducation, West BengalHeatwave

Several private schools have decided to move classes online till the summer break and some others will make a decision in the next few days. Many of the private schools that don’t want to go online said they would continue with in-person classes and not suspend lessons till the summer break. Many children were falling sick in school because of the heat. The summer vacation in government and government-aided schools has been advanced because of the heat spell and will start on May 2, the education department announced on Wednesday. The vacation will continue till June 15. The summer vacation…

28 Apr

Calcutta University tops higher education ranking list, Mamata Banerjee expresses pride

editorEducation, West BengalMamata Banerjee

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee took to Twitter to express satisfaction at Calcutta University being ranked Number 1 among the central and state-aided public universities in India via the Times Higher Education Impact Ranking 2022. "Glad to study that the Calcutta University has been ranked 1st in India among all Central and State aided public Universitites and Institues by using Times Higher Education Impact Ranking 2022," she wrote. Calcutta University has been awarded the 14th rank in the total work in the sub-category of 'Decent Work and Economic Growth'. "In sub-category 'Decent Work and Economic Growth', CU has been…

08 Apr

Bengal would have its own education policy

editorWest Bengaleducation

The fight between the central government and Mamata Banerjee's West Bengal government has reached the education department. State Education Minister Bratya Basu on Thursday announced that the state government has decided to formulate its own state education policy and will not implement the central government's national education policy. Bratya Basu said, “The central government, like many other aspects, is trying to force the NEP on various state governments. However, we do not agree with this and therefore we have decided to formulate our own education policy for the state.” A committee of 10 members has been formed to report on…

07 Apr

Eyewitness of shootout that killed Bengal Congress leader in Jhalda found hanging at residence

editorPolitical, West Bengal

A man, who witnessed the shooting that killed Tapan Kandu, a Congress councilor in Bengal's Jhalda municipality, remained at his residence on Wednesday, a day after the CBI began investigating the case. Eyewitness Niranjan Vaishnav's dead body was found with a handwritten notice. According to the note, the shock of the shoot out forced him to take this step. “Since the day the incident happened, I should not eat or sleep. I could not forget the incident even for a moment. Moreover, the police are constantly calling me to the police station. I never went to police station in my…

28 Mar

In West Bengal, govt offices to remain open on March 28 and 29 despite call for bandh

editorPolitical, West Bengal

Following central exchange unions' call for a two-day nationwide strike on 28-29 March, the West Bengal authorities has said that all workplaces will remain open on these days and mandated employees to report for duty. "In view of calls given by means of different trade unions and others for a forty eight hours' nationwide strike/bandh on March 28 and 29, 2022, it has been determined that all state government workplaces consisting of these provided with Grants-in-Aid by the country authorities shall continue to be open and all the employees shall record for obligation on those days," reads the Bengal government…

27 Mar

22 Accused Named By CBI In Bengal Killings, Trinamool Leader Questioned

editorWest BengalCBI

The Central Bureau of Investigation has named 22 people as accused in the Birbhum massacre, in which eight people have been beaten and burnt alive beforehand this week, triggering political furore. The listing of accused is the identical as that of the nation police, sources said. The agency, however, has puzzled the ruling Trinamool Congress's block president Anarul Hossain, who, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee had promised, will be arrested. Around 20 humans have been arrested after six women and two teenagers -- commonly of participants of a single family -- were locked in their residences and burnt alive through a…

23 Mar

West Bengal: PM Modi to inaugurate Biplobi Bharat gallery on Shaheed Diwas Via Video Conference

editorWest BengalPrime Minister Narendra Modi

On the occasion of Shaheed Diwas, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate Biplobi Bharat Gallery at Victoria Memorial Hall, Kolkata on March 23 at 6 PM with the aid of video conferencing, knowledgeable Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) on Tuesday. The Prime Minister will additionally tackle the gathering during the event. The gallery which is to be inaugurated depicts the contribution of the revolutionaries in the freedom fighting of India, affords a holistic view of the occasions that led up to 1947. “The Gallery shows the contribution of the Revolutionaries in the freedom warfare and their armed resistance to British colonial…