Kolkata, March 10 (IANS) Chief Election Commissioner, Gyanesh Kumar, on Tuesday morning broke out of his bureaucratic shell as he interacted with the monks of Belur Math in Belur in Howrah, which is the international headquarters of the Swami Vivekananda-founded Ramakrishna Math & Ramakrishna Mission.Kumar, on Tuesday morning, started his day early as he first went to Belur Math to have a feel of the pristine spiritually involved with the place. There he was seen interacting with the monks o…
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Kolkata, March 10 (IANS) Chief Election Commissioner, Gyanesh Kumar, on Tuesday morning said that the forthcoming Assembly elections in West Bengal, scheduled to be held later this year, will be totally fair and violence-free.“I convey my greetings to all my brothers and sisters in West Bengal. I assure you that the Assembly elections in the state scheduled later this year will be fair and violence-free. The voters will be able to cast their votes without any kind of fear and pressure,” Kuma…
Kolkata, Feb 19 (IANS) Hours after West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s social media jibe against Prime Minister Narendra Modi earlier on Thursday over the latter’s description of Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa as “Swami” while paying homage to the iconic Indian mystic on the occasion of “Ramakrishna Jayanti”, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) had issued a counter statement questioning the ignorance of the Chief Minister. Earlier in the day, the Chief Minister issued a social media post on X…
Kolkata, Feb 19 (IANS) With the Assembly elections approaching, the political discourse in West Bengal has intensified. On Thursday, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee utilised a post from Prime Minister Narendra Modi on X to launch a critique.She issued a statement ridiculing the Prime Minister for the latter’s description of Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa as “Swami’ earlier while paying homage to the mystic on the occasion of “Ramakrishna Jayanti”.Reposting the social media message on her X…
Kolkata, Jan 12 (IANS) The 163rd birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda was celebrated on Monday at Belur Math, the international headquarters of the Ramakrishna Math and Ramakrishna Mission, in Howrah district, adjacent to Kolkata. The day-long observance followed traditional rituals and cultural practices, blending devotion, reverence, and reflection on Swamiji’s message of service to God through service to humanity.The celebrations of Swamiji’s birth anniversary at Belur Math began early Mo…