Headquarters Eastern Command of the Indian Army celebrated the 77th Army Day at Vijay Durg, Kolkata, today. The event was marked by a series of activities that honoured the legacy, valour and sacrifices of the Indian Army.
The century-old Chaitanya Library, one of the finest libraries in the city will be restored soon.
National level technical bonanza of the country - ConnecTech organised by the University of Engineering & Management (UEM), Kolkata & Jaipur, held in UEM Kolkata campus on Saturday.
AI Adda 2025 was inaugurated by Umesh Mehta, national president CIO Association; Dr Sandip Pradhan, president of CIOA Kolkata chapter, CIO Exide Industries and Debashis Sen, former CMD of HIDCO.
Student’s Federation of India (SFI), the students' wing of the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M), on Saturday decided to stage a massive demonstration on January 27 to protest against the deteriorating school education standards in West Bengal as highlighted in the recent report of the Union government.
Following massive protests by locals in Behala over the death of Class II student who was killed after being hit by a goods-carrying vehicle this morning, the Kolkata Municipal Corporation has decided to write to the city police for implementing hawking rules properly near crossings in the area to handle the problems of encroachments on footpaths and roadside.
Violence erupted on the streets of Kolkata this morning after a group of extremely agitated local residents in the Barisha area of Behala clashed with police following a road accident where a boy, a Class II student of the Barisha High School, was crushed under the wheels of a speeding truck. Several vehicles were torched by mobs.
Sunil Mondal, MP from Bardhaman (Purba), allegedly slapped a toll plaza employee near Burdwan town yesterday. A video footage of the incident showing him assaulting the man leaked from the plaza on the NH-19 and went viral last evening.
The Mecca of Indian Football, Kolkata, has three pillars, which have played a massive role in popularising the beautiful game in Bengal, and also to a large extent in India. While two of these pillars, Mohun Bagan and East Bengal, are currently in the top division, Indian Super League, the third pillar, Mohammedan Sporting are in resurgent form.
Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee
