Kolkata

Mamata presents vote on account for Rs 2.99 lakh cr in House, oppn parties boycott speech

Leaders should follow Gandhiji’s principles of peace and communal harmony : Mamata

7:53 pm October 2, 2019

Kolkata: In an apparent reference to BJP leadership, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Wednesday said the leader of the country should follow the Gandhian principles and take every religion and community along with him. Without naming any BJP leader, Banerjee said the best tribute to Gandhiji on his 150th birth anniversary would be to […]

Delhi-based Kashmiri scribes, over 25 people from Valley were potential spying targets: Report

Indian scientists measure Van der Waals force using lasers

12:50 pm September 27, 2019

NEW DELHI: Scientists at the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Kolkata, have measured the Van der Waals force — that allows geckos to walk effortlessly along walls, and rainwater to accumulate and fall from a canopy — using optical tweezers. The Van der Waals (VdW) force — named after Dutch scientist Johannes […]

Rajiva Sinha to be the new chief secretary of WB

7:26 pm September 26, 2019

Kolkata: Rajiva Sinha will be the new chief secretary of West Bengal, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee tweeted on Thursday. The present incumbent Malay Kumar De will retire on Monday, she said. Sinha is currently the additional chief secretary to the health and family welfare department. De, a 1985 batch IAS officer, was appointed the chief […]

NRC Rejection Slip likely from Mar 20: Assam Government

NRC becomes political hot potato in WB, Mamata claims 11 committed suicide

8:32 pm September 25, 2019

Midnapore/Kolkata: With the NRC becoming a political hot potato in West Bengal, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee claimed on Wednesday 11 people have committed suicide fearing loss of citizenship, while senior BJP leader Kailash Vijayvargiya asserted the exercise will be undertaken in the state but no Hindu will be deported. Banerjee, who has often been accused […]

BJP, RSS to launch campaign to allay fears over NRC

6:49 pm September 25, 2019

Kolkata: Hitting out at TMC for intentionally creating panic over implementation of NRC in West Bengal, the BJP and the RSS said on Wenesday that they will launch a counter campaign in the state to allay the fear of the people and build public opinion on Citizenship (Amendment) Bill. The saffron organisations would launch door-to-door […]