IIT Kharagpur has signed an MoU with Vinod Gupta and IIT Kgp Foundation, US, to set up Benjamin Gupta School of Physical AI Kolkata: IIT Kharagpur will set up India’s first dedicated AI school with funding from alumnus and philanthropist Vinod Gupta and another alumnus. The institute has signed a tripartite MoU with Gupta and…
Sandakphu, at 11,929 feet, is the highest point in Bengal Darjeeling: Tourists heading to Sandakphu, at 11,929 feet, will now have to produce a medical fitness certificate or undergo health screening at Maneybhanjang before proceeding to the high-altitude destination. Gorkhaland Territorial Administration (GTA) has introduced the measures following the deaths of two tourists in the…
Asserting that this year’s Durga Puja has taught the state an important lesson in religious responsibility and peaceful coexistence, Adhikari said people have realised that responsibility to protect one’s religion rests with each individual Kolkata: None responsible for the Chorbagan stampede that claimed 19 lives will be shielded, CM Suvendu Adhikari said on Monday, adding…
Vehicles stuck in a traffic jam on the way to NJP Darjeeling: Tourists travelling from Darjeeling to catch trains or flights are being urged to leave the Hills much earlier than scheduled as traffic congestion amid a heavy tourist rush has pushed journey times to the plains to nearly six hours instead of the usual…
West Bengal chief minister Suvendu Adhikari at the inauguration of the Santragachi Jaipur Khatipura Express at Santragachi Railway Station on Monday. — TOI Kolkata: Chief minister Suvendu Adhikari on Monday urged railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw to invite Prime Minister Narendra Modi to unveil the 4.5-km Beleghata-IT Centre stretch (Sector V) — by Dec, when the…
Elections In 7 Civic Bodies Kolkata: A draft electorate list for KMC poll, with over 32 lakh voters in 209 wards, was published on Monday. The notification for the election is likely to be issued within a week. The draft roll will provide Kolkatans the first opportunity to know their new ward number following the…
Kolkata: Chief minister Suvendu Adhikari is expected to hold a meeting with Kali Puja organisers on Wednesday to discuss the safety and security measures at pandals. Addressing puja committees at the Bijoya greetings programme at Milan Mela on Monday, Adhikari said preparations for safer festivals will start from Oct 28. Sources in the state administration…
Kolkata: Posta police has started an investigation after a construction promoter from Posta area filed an extortion complaint, alleging repeated harassment and threats related to demands for subscription money or chanda for Kali Puja, Diwali and Jagatdhatri Puja.Police sources said the alleged harassment took place between Oct 20 (Tuesday) and Oct 25 (Sunday), while the…
Kolkata: Kolkata Police has summoned theme artist Susanta Shibani Pal for questioning over the Oct 17 stampede at the Chorbagan Sarbojanin Durga Puja pandal. Pal designed the theme and layout of the pandal. He has been asked to appear at Lalbazar by Wednesday.Investigators will check the original design plans to see if the pandal was…
File photo of a horse-drawn carriage in Kolkata Kolkata: Former MP and actor Mimi Chakraborty and Deepak Mahajan, the grieving father of 18-year-old Romanch Mahajan, who had died after a runaway horse-carriage incident in New York, have separately urged the West Bengal urban development and municipal affairs minister, Agnimitra Paul, to fast-track the state’s reported…
