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11 Nov

An artificial wholesale market has developed within the retail market

Banasree Sarkar0 CommentsNorth Bengalpotato market

An artificial wholesale market has grown up in the retail market, the administration caught the picture when it went to find out the reason for the increase in the price of potatoes. Administration officials believe that the price of potatoes in Jalpaiguri is increasing under the control of the artificial market. The administration conducted a raid across the district on Sunday after receiving complaints about the price of potatoes. The administration raided three markets in Jalpaiguri city. Bhutanese potatoes from Jyoti are being sold at very high prices, it has also been caught by the administration. Jalpaiguri Sub-Divisional Magistrate (Headquarters)…

09 Oct

huge number of doctor resigned in North & South Bengal in the protest of RG Kar incident

Banasree Sarkar0 CommentsWest Bengal

The indefinite walkout by seven junior doctors began on Saturday night and entered its fourth day on Wednesday. The ongoing protest by West Bengal physicians over the RG Kar Hospital rape and murder case escalated on Wednesday, with more senior doctors at other State-run hospitals resigning and junior doctors intending to march to various puja pandals in Kolkata. Some doctors' organizations have declared that they will march to the CGO Complex in Salt Lake, where the CBI's office is situated, to put pressure on the federal agency that is investigating the rape and murder case. On Tuesday, at least 48…

06 Jan

Traffic Restrictions Announced in Kolkata Ahead of Ganga Sagar Mela & Makar Sankranti

Priyanka Bhowmick0 CommentsWest Bengal

In the backdrop of Ganga Sagar Mela and Makar Sankranti, West Bengal government has made an effort to mitigate danger, obstruction or inconvenience made to the public in connection with the event celebrations on coming up January 15, the Kolkata Traffic Police have issued a detailed advisory for commuters. Traffic Restrictions in Kolkata (Jan 11 to Jan 17) 1) Movements of all types of Goods Vehicles shall be regulated / diverted away from St. Georges Gate Road and Strand Road between Hastings crossing and Kingsway for 24 hrs on and from 11.01.2024 to 17.01.2024 as and when considered necessary in…

07 Jun

BJP slams TMC for providing monetary aid to families of victims in Rs 2K notes

Priyanka Bhowmick0 CommentsBusiness, West Bengal

Sukanta Majumdar, the BJP president in the state of WB, has highlighted the news of TMC party minister providing monetary compensation of rupees 2,000 notes to the families of the deceased person who had lost their lives in a Balasore train accident. As per the reports, RBI has banned the use of Rs 2,000 currency notes and has given time to exchange the notes in banks till September. A video has been posted on Twitter by Majumdar showing a family from West Bengal's South 24 Parganas received cash consisting of rupees 2000 notes in bundles, this has been given as…

22 May

Bright Academy partners with Maharaja Agrasen Hospital to conduct free health check-ups

Priyanka Bhowmick0 CommentsIndia, Lifestyle, North Bengal, West BengalIndia, Siliguri, West Bengal

“Stay fit and healthy, that’s the ultimate goal”. Bright Academy has always been a front-runner in providing a helping hand to any community service. Continuing this tradition Bright Academy organized a Free Health Checkup Camp on 20th May, 2023 in association with Maharaja Agrasen Hospital. The Camp included free medical consultation. The team of professionals included Mr. Neeraj Choudhary, Secretary (Maharaja Agrasen Hospital),Dr. B.P. Rudra, MBBS, DGO, DNB (Obstetrics & Gynaecology), Dr. Vineet Kr. Prasad, MBBS, MD, MACP (USA)(Internal House) and Dr. Nupur Sinha, MBBS, DCH, DNB (Paediatric), FIAP (Neonatology). Around 100 patients were assessed, advised and counselled. The parents…

07 Mar

The teaser of Sauvik Dey’s ‘Borfi’ has received a huge response from movie lovers

Priyanka Bhowmick0 CommentsEntertainment, West BengalEntertainment, India

The famous director and writer of Bengali films Souvik Dey's upcoming movie "borfi" is a murder mystery produced by Meena Sethi Mandal under MS Films & Productions whose teaser is out and getting a warm response from the people. The story of the movie is about the murders that occurring in the city of Calcutta, which police suspect is done by some mysterious serial killer, and police are up to this case and trying to solve the case and stop more massacres. Actress Chandreyee Ghosh is playing the title role in the film "Borfi". The movie is all about the…

03 Mar

Sanjay Goel is the new chairman of ICC North Bengal

Priyanka Bhowmick0 CommentsBusiness, North Bengal, West Bengal

Sanjay Goel has been elected as the new chairman of the Indian Chamber of Commerce (North Bengal). Nishant Mittal has been in this position for a long time. Umang Mittal was elected as the Vice Chairman. After receiving the new responsibility, Sanjay Goel said, 'Industry is not an easy matter. The covid situation of the last two years has made this process more difficult. Even so, I would like to take the advice of all the entrepreneurs in this area toward success.' The annual general meeting of ICC North Bengal also held a long discussion on the outline of the…

10 Feb

Calcutta High Court cancels appointment of 1,911 school staff in Bengal recruitment scam

Priyanka Bhowmick0 CommentsWest Bengal

The Calcutta High Court on Friday canceled the recruitment of 1,911 Group D employees in various schools in West Bengal while hearing the multi-crore recruitment scam. "A bench headed by Justice Abhijit Gangopadhyay directed the West Bengal School Service Commission to cancel the recommendations given to 1,911 candidates," said advocate Firdaus Shamim, appearing for the petitioners. Applicants in this case are those candidates who have qualified for the recruitment and aptitude test but have not been recruited. “Until today, the Calcutta High Court has canceled the jobs of more than 3,000 candidates who were recruited as teaching and non-teaching staff…

25 Jan

Several people were seriously injured in the terrible road accident in Coochbehar

Priyanka Bhowmick0 CommentsNorth BengalCoochbehar, West Bengal

Several people were seriously injured in a terrible road accident in the morning. The incident has spread excitement in the entire area. The incident took place in the Kalibari area of Mathabhanga Coochbehar State Highway No. 16.A truck loaded with goods and a bus carrying passengers from Dinhata to Siliguri collided in the Kalibari area adjacent to Mansai Bridge.About 20 people including the bus driver were seriously injured in this incident. At about 6:45 in the morning, the residents of the area immediately rushed to the spot after hearing the sound of the collision between the two vehicles. The residents…

16 Jan

Temperature recorded 1.4 degree in Delhi, this big alert on weather for next 6 days

Priyanka Bhowmick0 CommentsNorth Bengal, weatherDELHI

The outbreak of cold is likely to increase once again in the states of North India including the national capital Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, and Haryana. The double attack of dense fog along with cold waves can disturb people. The IMD has issued an alert for 6 days regarding the cold in Delhi, Punjab, Haryana, and Uttar Pradesh. According to India Meteorological Department, there will be severe cold in Delhi-NCR for the next 3 days and then there will be dense fog in the whole of North India for 3 days. Talking about today's weather, the minimum temperature has been…