Kolkata, July 22 (IANS) West Bengal Municipal Affairs and Urban Development Minister Agnimitra Paul on Wednesday inspected the cultural and academic hub — College Street in Kolkata — as part of the Bharatiya Janata Party-led state government’s decision to give the street a makeover on the model of London’s ‘Oxford Street’. The Minister visited the entire College Street area with Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) Commissioner Smita Pandey and other officials. She reached College Street in the…
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Kolkata, July 8 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has decided to convert its historic office at Muralidhar Sen Lane in north Kolkata into a museum dedicated to Bharatiya Jana Sangh founder Syama Prasad Mookerjee, highlighting his life, contributions and political legacy.A BJP leader said on Wednesday that the museum will house several items used by Syama Prasad Mookerjee — his chair, books, and other materials, including rare photographs and documents linked to his life and work. The prem…
New Delhi, July 6 (IANS) Vice President, C.P. Radhakrishnan on Monday paid floral tributes to Dr. Syama Prasad Mookerjee at the Uprashtrapati Bhawan on the late leader’s 125th birth anniversary and said that he left an enduring imprint on India’s educational, political and democratic journey. VP Radhakrishnan took to social media ‘X’ and said, “Paid floral tributes to Dr. Syama Prasad Mookerjee at the Uprashtrapati Bhawan today on his 125th birth anniversary.””A distinguished educationist, vis…
Gandhinagar, July 6 (IANS) Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel and Deputy Chief Minister Harsh Sanghavi on Monday shared Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s article commemorating the 125th birth anniversary of Dr Syama Prasad Mookerjee, highlighting his ideals, public service and contributions to India’s political and administrative history.In a post on social media platform X, CM Patel said Dr Mookerjee’s ideals, thoughts and “unparalleled dedication to the nation” continue to inspire every India…
Amaravati, July 6 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan on Monday paid tributes to Syama Prasad Mookerjee on his birth anniversary.The Jana Sena leader called Mookerjee “one of India’s foremost nation builders, an eminent educationist, visionary statesman, and a fearless patriot whose life was dedicated to safeguarding the unity, integrity, and sovereignty of our nation.”The actor-politician posted on social media that as the founder of the Bharatiya Jana Sangh, Mookerjee …
New Delhi, July 6 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday paid rich tributes to Bharatiya Jana Sangh founder Dr Syama Prasad Mookerjee on his 125th birth anniversary, describing him as one of the few leaders in modern India who represented a unique “confluence of intellect, public service and moral conviction.” Born on July 6, 1901, in Calcutta (now Kolkata), Dr Syama Prasad Mookerjee was an educationist, barrister and politician who played a significant role in shaping India’s political d…
Pathankot, July 5 (IANS) Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini said on Sunday that Bharatiya Jana Sangh founder Syama Prasad Mookerjee made the greatest sacrifice for the unity and integrity of the nation. “The voice he (Syama Prasad Mookerjee) raised and the dream he envisioned were fulfilled by Prime Minister Narendra Modi through the abrogation of Article 370 from Jammu and Kashmir. Today, the Indian Tricolour is flying proudly from Kashmir to Kanyakumari,” the Chief Minister noted while a…
New Delhi, June 30 (IANS) Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare J.P. Nadda on Tuesday said that just as a mobile phone must be recharged every day, public life too requires constant intellectual renewal. Releasing a collection of speeches of scholar Ashutosh Mookerjee at the Delhi Assembly, Nadda said the speeches of the eminent educationist and jurist continue to recharge our minds with constitutional values, reasoned debate and a deep sense of nationalism.He unveiled “The Collected Spe…
New Delhi, June 29 (IANS) Union Health and Family Welfare Minister Jagat Prakash Nadda will release on Tuesday a special commemorative volume of speeches of Asutosh Mookerjee published by the Delhi Legislative Assembly. The volume titled “The Collected Speeches of Bengal Tiger Asutosh Mookerjee published by the Delhi Legislative Assembly, will be released to mark the 162nd birth anniversary of Mookerjee (1864–1924), said a statement issued by the Delhi Assembly on Monday.The programme will b…
New Delhi, June 26 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday paid tributes to Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay, the celebrated novelist, poet, essayist and journalist, on his birth anniversary, saying that the towering literary figure awakened a deep spirit of patriotism and cultural pride among generations of Indians. PM Modi took to social media ‘X’ and said, “Tributes to the great Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay on his Jayanti. A towering literary luminary, his writings awakened a spirit of patr…