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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…

08 Apr

Bengal would have its own education policy

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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 the residence

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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…

07 Apr

Bangladesh visa centre opens in Siliguri

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A center for Bangladesh visa is now in Siliguri. It was inaugurated on Wednesday, for the people of North Bengal who have been demanding such facilities for a long time. The center is located at International Market on Sevoke Road near Panitanki Junction in the city and will be operated by Du Digital BD Pvt Ltd, a Kolkata-based company. "It is the sole outsourced agency of the Bangladesh Deputy High Commission in Kolkata to accept Bangladeshi visa applications from Indians and other foreign nationals," a source said. Those seeking visas for travel to Bangladesh can apply at a Sonali Bank…