“When inexperienced politicians run a political party then this kind of result is expected. We are paying the price for it. This is what happens when you don’t have experienced leaders running the party. We have a lot to learn from the Trinamool Congress. They have shown how best to do politics. We have to…Continue Reading
Anti-caste movements in India produced many towering leaders in the 19th and early 20th centuries. Hindu caste structures and domination were challenged in a systematic manner for the first time during British rule. In April, India celebrates the birth anniversaries of Jyotirao Phule and Dr B.R. Ambedkar, two foremost anti-caste reformers. Similarly, E.V. Ramasami Periyar, C. Natesa Mudaliar, P. Teagaraya Chetty, T.M. Nair, Shahuji Maharaj of Kolhapur, Gadge…Continue Reading
The West Bengal assembly on Thursday accepted a privilege motion against Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari who allegedly threatened four rebel BJP MLAs with Income Tax raids for disrupting his speech in the House. A privilege motion has been accepted by the House against Adhikari and it is being forwarded to the Privilege Committee, Speaker…Continue Reading
Former Bengal CM Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee on Tuesday declined the Padma Bhushan soon after the Centre named him among the recipients of the honour. Bengal singer Sandhya Mukhopadhyay and tabla maestro Pt Anindo Chattopadhyay refused the Padma Shri, citing different reasons. Sources said Bhattacharjee’s wife Meera received a call from the Centre at 2pm about her…Continue Reading
For Quick Alerts Subscribe Now For Quick Alerts ALLOW NOTIFICATIONS | Published: Saturday, January 8, 2022, 13:27 [IST] Kolkata, Jan 08: The West Bengal government on Saturday relaxed its COVID-19 curbs in the state, allowing salons and beauty parlours to operate with 50 per cent capacity till 10 pm. An official order to…Continue Reading
NEW DELHI: Several instances of cluster Covid infections of doctors and other health staff at hospitals across Bengal, specially in Kolkata, have threatened to bring healthcare services to its knees, reports Sumati Yengkhom. This has prompted the state government to consider shortening the mandatory isolation period for infected healthcare workers from 10 days to five,…Continue Reading
Amid rise in Omicron cases in the country, India’s eastern state of West Bengal on Thursday announced that it is temporarily suspending all direct flights from the UK to Kolkata from January 3, 2022. The state government said the flights emanating from “at-risk” countries as notified by the central government will not be allowed into…Continue Reading
West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar on Friday expressed anguish at chancellors and vice-chancellors of private universities in the state for not attending a meeting called by him at the Raj Bhavan here. “It is most unfortunate that chancellors and vice-chancellors of private universities, 11 in number, have not turned up for a meeting with the…Continue Reading
West Bengal Election Commission on Thursday submitted the election schedule for other civic body polls in the state to Calcutta High Court. The State Election Commission (SEC) informed the court that the first phase of the remaining municipal polls would be held on January 22, 2022 and would include five municipal bodies of Howrah, Chandannagar,…Continue Reading
West Bengal government on Friday directed that travellers from countries affected by Omicron to the state will be required to stay in isolation for seven days, a senior official said. Travellers flying in from other parts of the country will have to furnish their reports of RTPCR tests as the threat of Omicron, the COVID…Continue Reading