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20 May

Calcutta High Court orders CBI to seal SSC database room in Salt Lake

editor0 CommentsWest Bengalschool service commission

The high court asked the CBI to seal the database room in the school service commission’s office in Salt Lake, where documents related to the appointments under the scanner are stored. Justice Abhijit Gangopadhyay, while passing the order, allowed only a few officials of the commission to access the SSC office and said CRPF personnel would be posted there at least till Friday. “CRPF will continue to protect the SSC office building at least till Friday. The CBI is directed to put a lock on the main door of the database room at the SSC office building in the presence…

18 May

Delivering happiness to the trucking community in West Bengal

Business Correspondent0 CommentsBusiness, India, West BengalHappiness Truck, west bengal

Happiness Truck 3.0, a one-of-its-kind campaign to reach out to key transport industry stakeholders – fleet operators, truck drivers, and mechanics – continued to spread joy across the country, with truckers and mechanics in West Bengal being its latest recipients. After completing exciting events across different locations in Uttar Pradesh and Jharkhand, the dazzling red truck left an indelible mark in West Bengal, captivating truckers and mechanics in the cities of Durgapur and Kolkata. An initiative by MOTOR INDIA, a leading magazine for the commercial vehicle and road transport sector, the third edition of the Happiness Truck campaign is powered…

17 May

Mamata Banerjee tells police to ensure no riots happen during RSS chief’s stay in Bengal

editor0 CommentsPolitical, West BengalMamta banerjee

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday directed the police to ensure that no riots break out when Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat is camping in the state. “The RSS chief will be in Keshiari from May 17 to May 20. What is his purpose? Give him security and make sure there is no riot. The administration sent him sweets and fruits. He should feel that we welcome our guests. But don't go overboard or else he might take advantage too. Keep a real watch,” Banerjee told the officer-in-charge of Keshiari police station on Tuesday. She was…

17 May

‘Promoting rajbaris will strengthen tourism in West Bengal’

editor0 CommentsWest Bengalcoochbehar, tourism

The state’s pastime in heritage residences has enthused non-public promoters in the journey and tourism sector. “Bengal has the whole lot — from the Himalayas to the mangroves of the Sunderbans, dense forests and beaches in East Midnapore and South 24 Parganas. If we can promote rajbaris and zamindar baris as well, it will increase overseas and interstate tourism in Bengal,” said Debjit Dutta, chairman (Bengal), India Association of Tour Operators. G M Kapur, a heritage expert, said the government’s efforts would gain tourism in heritage properties. Around 225km from Kolkata, Bari Kothi in Azimganj, Murshidabad, a six-and-half-hour power from…

14 May

SSC Recruitment Scam: Massive irregularities in Bengal school recruitment

editor0 CommentsEducation, West Bengal

A committee headed by a retired Calcutta High Court judge on Friday submitted a file in the High Court highlighting irregularities in the recruitment of Group C batch of school staff using the West Bengal School Service Commission.The document was submitted to the Calcutta High Court's division bench of Justice Subrata Talukder and Justice Anand Kumar Mukherjee. Justice (Retd.) R.K. Bag was asked to appear in court on charges of irregularities in the recruitment of C group workers by the commission. Arunava Bandyopadhyay, an attorney acting for the Justice Bagh Committee, said the investigation had found major irregularities where 381…

14 May

West Bengal teen dies in tiffin bomb explosion

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A 17-year-old boy died in a steel tiffin box explosion near Kolkata on Saturday. Sheikh Sahil was seriously injured in an explosion when he was trying to open a tiffin field that his grandfather, a rag-picker, had collected from Rahara police station area of North 24 Parganas district of West Bengal. He was taken to a government medical facility in Barrackpore, about 30 km from Kolkata. However, he died on impact. Abdul Hamid, Sahil's grandfather, said he picked up the metal tiffin pot and added it inside their house. He also proved that he informed his grandson Sahil to open…

13 May

West Bengal: Mamata Banerjee bats for creation of more districts in state

editor0 CommentsPolitical, West BengalMamata Banerjee

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday stated there is a want to create more districts in the state for expediting development work, but it has been constrained by using lack of manpower and infrastructure. Speaking at a assembly with West Bengal Civil Service officers at the renovated Town Hall here, she said the area of the present 23 districts in the state is vast, so there is a need to divide them and amplify the number. The nation wants more manpower and infrastructure for this purpose. "We need to divide the districts as these are very large. The…

05 May

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

editor0 CommentsWest BengalCyclone

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…