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Kolkata's transgender community welcomes free ration by state government
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], August 20 (ANI): The transgender community in West Bengal welcomed the state government's announcement of free rations to the community till June 2021, saying that although they were grateful for the rations, it would have been more beneficial during the lockdo
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COVID-19 impact: Ahead of Ganesha Chaturthi, sale of idols falls
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Siliguri (West Bengal) [India], August 20 (ANI): Ahead of Ganesha Chaturthi, the idol makers in West Bengal's Siliguri said the sales of Ganesha idols have dropped sharply this year due to the COVID-19 induced lockdown.
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Learnt coming down the track by watching videos of Brendon McCullum: Rahul
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], Aug 20 (ANI): Kolkata Knight Riders' newest signee Rahul Tripathi has said that he learnt the art of coming down the wicket by watching the videos of Brendon McCullum.
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Shubman Gill will be part of our leadership group: Brendon McCullum
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], Aug 20 (ANI): Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) coach Brendon McCullum has said that the right-handed batsman Shubman Gill will be a part of the side's leadership group in the upcoming Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020.
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West Bengal Governor urges CM to provide security to Visva Bharati VC
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], Aug 19 (ANI): West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar said that he has urged Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to provide security to the Vice-Chancellor of Visva Bharati University.
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Current generation of political leaders would have ashamed Rabindranath Ta
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], August 19 (ANI): The behaviour of the current generation of political leaders, hooligans and administrators would have ashamed Rabindranath Tagore, said BJP MP Subhas Sarkar on Wednesday over the incident of vandalism in the Visva Bharati University.
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Governor Dhankhar urges West Bengal CM to enforce accountability for Visva
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], Aug 18 (ANI): A day after vandalism at Visva Bharati University (VBU) campus, West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar on Tuesday urged Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to enforce accountability of "those who engaged in the desecration of VBU premises."
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Varsity's losses to be compensated from miscreants: Visva Bharati Universi
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Birbhum (West Bengal) [India], Aug 18 (ANI): Visva Bharati University on Monday stated that the miscreants responsible in connection with the incident of vandalism at the University, in Bolpur in Bengal's Birbhum district, should be booked immediately and compensation of losses should be rec
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TMC calls West Bengal governor an allegation king after his 'under surveil
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], Aug 17 (ANI): A day after governor Jagdeep Dhankhar alleged that the Raj Bhavan in West Bengal is under surveillance, ruling TMC party's spokesperson Omprakash Mishra on Monday said that the governor has become an "allegation king".
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8 arrested for vandalism at West Bengal's Visva Bharati university
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Birbhum (West Bengal) [India], Aug 17 (ANI): Eight people have been arrested in connection with the incident of vandalism at the Visva Bharati University, in Bolpur in Bengal's Birbhum district, on Monday, Superintendent of Police (SP) Birbhum, Shyam Singh said on Monday.
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India must empower millions with hearing disability says deaf and mute ent
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], Aug 17 (ANI/NewsVoir): In a fervent appeal to the Indian Government while participating in a country-wide webinar - "Winning Challenges" - Vaibhav Kothari, a deaf and mute entrepreneur, engineer and motivational speaker, called upon the Government to listen to
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'Police Diwas' to be held in West Bengal on September 1
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], August 17 (ANI): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday announced that September 1 will be celebrated as 'Police Diwas' to pay respect to all the police personnel who are working for the people during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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