Kolkata, July 6 (IANS) On the occasion of the 125th birth anniversary of Bharatiya Jana Sangh founder Shyama Prasad Mukherjee, West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari announced that a chapter on the life of Mukherjee will henceforth be included in the school syllabus. The Chief Minister made this announcement while addressing a function organised at the Mitra Institution on Monday afternoon to mark the 125th birth anniversary of the Bharatiya Jana Sangh founder.”The school syllabus should de…
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New Delhi, July 6 (IANS) Union Home Minister Amit Shah will chair a special commemorative programme in Kolkata on Monday as part of the two-year official commemoration of the 125th Birth anniversary of ‘Bharat Kesari’ Syama Prasad Mookerjee.The Ministry of Culture, in association with the Government of West Bengal, will organise the special commemorative programme at Milan Mela Prangan, Kolkata, the official said in a statement.The event will also be attended by Union Minister of Culture and…
New Delhi, July 5 (IANS) Union Home Minister Amit Shah will chair a special commemorative programme in Kolkata on Monday as part of the two-year official commemoration of the 125th Birth anniversary of ‘Bharat Kesari’ Syama Prasad Mookerjee, an official said in New Delhi. The Ministry of Culture, in association with the Government of West Bengal, will organise the special commemorative programme at Milan Mela Prangan, Kolkata, the official said in a statement.The event will also be attended …
Kolkata, July 5 (IANS) A day before the arrival of Union Home Minister Amit Shah to participate in the 125th birth anniversary celebrations of Syama Prasad Mookerjee, a bust of the Bharatiya Jana Sangh founder was vandalised in Kolkata, said the police on Sunday.According to the police, the lower part of the altar was found broken on Sukea Street in central Kolkata.The bust was installed in the Sukea Street area in view of the birth anniversary celebrations of the Jana Sangh founder. It was sche…
Kolkata, May 12 (IANS) Newly appointed West Bengal Minister Dilip Ghosh on Tuesday alleged that most leaders of the Trinamool Congress are corrupt, a day after the Enforcement Directorate arrested former state minister Sujit Bose in connection with a municipal recruitment corruption case.Speaking to media persons during his morning walk at Eco Park in Kolkata, Ghosh referred to alleged corruption involving Trinamool leaders in cases related to sand mining, cow smuggling, and black money.He said …
Patna, Feb 14 (IANS) Valentine’s Day celebrations faced opposition in Patna on Friday, with members of an organisation protesting against couples at public places and distributing copies of the Hanuman Chalisa.Activists of the Hindu Shiv Bhavani Sena were seen opposing couples at several locations, particularly at Buddha Smriti Park near Patna Junction railway station.Members of the outfit allegedly asked couples to separate and distributed Hanuman Chalisa booklets to young men, claiming that …
Kohima, Feb 13 (IANS) Nagaland Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio has said that the state’s partnership with Japan has grown beyond cultural exchange to encompass education, information technology, healthcare and overall development. In a significant boost to emergency healthcare services, the Investment and Development Authority of Nagaland (IDAN)–Toyota CSR initiative Asset Handing Over Ceremony was held on Thursday at Zone Niathu in Chumoukedima, during which Advanced Life Support (ALS) ambulances …
Kolkata, Dec 25 (IANS) Several shanties were gutted in a major fire that broke out in the Garden Reach area of southern Kolkata on Thursday evening, triggering panic among residents on Christmas Day.The fire broke out in a garbage depot area of Garden Reach, where a densely populated slum with a large number of shacks and shanties caught fire. The exact cause of the blaze is yet to be ascertained.According to fire department sources, information about the fire was received around 4.30 p.m., foll…
Kolkata, Dec 25 (IANS) Kolkata recorded the coldest day of the season on Christmas as the minimum temperature dropped below 14 degrees Celsius. On Christmas morning, the minimum temperature in Kolkata was 13.7 degrees Celsius.The Maidan and Alipore areas were shrouded in fog from dawn.As the day progressed, city dwellers, sporting sweaters and jackets, set off for the Alipore Zoological Garden, Eco Park, Science City, Victoria Memorial, Indian Museum and other amusement parks across the city.The…