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05 May

Seeds of depression over Bay of Bengal, cyclone blips on Bengal radar

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A cyclone that formed over the South Andaman Sea on Wednesday is set to turn into a depression this weekend. Met officials said it was too early to predict whether the gadget would become a cyclone. But May is a good time for a tropical cyclone and the chance cannot be ruled out now. If the device turns into a cyclone, it will be 0.33 in May for three consecutive years after Amphan in 2020 and Yas in 2021. “Wednesday's cyclone is likely to develop into a low pressure area. In the next 48 hours, it is likely to intensify…

04 May

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

editor0 CommentsEducation, 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

editor0 CommentsWest 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…

01 May

West Bengal Governor In War Of Words With Vice-Chancellors Over Functioning Of Universities

editor0 CommentsEducation, West Bengal

The time-honored secretary of the West Bengal Vice-Chancellors' Council on Saturday stated no convocation was held on the campuses of the kingdom universities in the closing two years due to the pandemic, as Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar lamented that he was once not being invited to the ceremonies even though he used to be the chancellor. Alleging that the state of universities in West Bengal was once worrisome, Mr Dhankhar at a programme on Friday stated he was once unable to "sleep at night" because of the situation. "What the governor has said does not replicate the actual situation. How many…

01 May

West Bengal BJP MP Arjun Singh meets Piyush Goyal over ‘jute price capping’

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Bharatiya Janata Party MP from West Bengal Arjun Singh met Union Textiles Minister Piyush Goyal in the national capital on Saturday to express concern over the capping of raw jute charges by the central government. The assembly comes a day after the central government intervened in the election of chief ministers of 5 states, including West Bengal MP Mamata Banerjee, over capping raw jute fees. “I met Union Textiles Minister Piyush Goyal regarding (jute industry). The meeting was once 1.5 hours long. He is fully satisfied that there is some issue and asked me to meet the textile secretary before…

01 May

Why The Long Summer Vacation In Schools In The State of West Bengal: Subhas Sarkar

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Union Minister of State for Education, Subhash Sarkar on Friday wondered why colleges in West Bengal have been given long summer vacations this 12 months when offline instructions are in place in states where heat wave conditions are worse. States, where the weather conditions are hot, have not declared any summer holidays so far, he told reporters here. “The heat wave conditions are more acute in many different states but they have no longer taken any step like Bengal. Then why are faculties being closed for summer time vacation for such a long time from May two to mid June?”…

29 Apr

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

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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

editor0 CommentsEducation, West BengalMamta 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…

26 Apr

Sabyasachi Chakraborty & Anirban Bhattacharya Come Together

Business Correspondent0 CommentsBusiness, West BengalAnirban Bhattacharya, Sabyasachi Chakraborty

Sabyasachi Chakraborty and Anirban Bhattacharya, West Bengal’s most loved detectives are going to share the screen together for the first time. Viewers are waiting to be surprised to see the two prominent faces together. They are wondering what Golmaal the two are planning to present. A spectacle awaits the audiences with Anirban Chatterjee set to share the screen with veteran actor, Sabyasachi Chakraborty to unravel a fun, new mystery, together. What kind of mystery could the two actors possibly be working on? Each with their distinctive character will be ensuring an exciting Golmaal unfolds. Are the two came out to…

19 Apr

CupShup launches operations in Kolkata

Business Correspondent0 CommentsBusiness, West BengalCupShup, kolkata

A full-service agency CupShup is all set to launch its new office in Kolkata. The overall operations and expansion for the Kolkata office and the new offices will be headed by Nikshit Patani. Nikshit was recently elevated to VP Growth.CupShup is a 360-degree marketing agency for brands in their growth stage helping with user acquisition, marketing strategy, and creative services. CupShup’s philosophy of providing progression prospects to its team and nurturing the evolution of a consistent culture across regions.The Co-founder of CupShup Sourav Kumar said, “The expansion in a metro city like Kolkata is big and we want to capture…