Zee5 show ‘Abhay 2’ depicts Khudiram Bose as terrorist, runs into trouble On August 14, on the eve of India’s 74th Independence Day, Zee5 launched the web series ‘Abhay 2’. Almost immediately, it ran into trouble. The reason was that in one of the scenes, inside a police station, a board containing pictures of terrorists …
Study shows Bengal leads in government-aided education According to a report published by the Central Square Foundation, drawing on data from the Unified District Information System for Education (UDISE) for 2019, the number of students studying in government schools from classes 1 to 12 is 131 million, which is slightly more than half of the …
Grievance cell to address all issues faced by doctors To ensure the security of doctors is well taken care of, especially now in this pandemic situation, Bengal has come up with a ‘Doctors’ Grievance Portal’. If there is any trouble in a hospital or nursing home or even a doctors’ private chamber, as a result …
2,667 seats added to Bengal’s nursing colleges After deciding on recruiting 9,333 nurses in the recent past, Bengal has now added 2,667 seats to its nursing colleges, to have a total of 9,677 seats across all branches of nursing. The seats encompass the courses of General Nursing and Midwifery (GNM), BSc in Nursing, Post Basic …
Special directory for senior citizens To ensure help can reach elderly citizens quickly in times of emergency, now that coronavirus is a big threat, more so for them, a directory has been created for such citizens living in housing complexes in and around Kolkata. This would be useful especially for those who stay alone. The …
Trade license in Bengal in a matter of hours The process of acquiring a trade license will soon become easier and faster in the state. Considering all documents are in order, from September, getting a trade license would be a matter of mere hours. Instead of the 12-13 documents required earlier, only two need to …
Increase of Rs 400 crore despite national economic slowdown Compared to June, GST collection in Bengal in July has increased by Rs 400 crore. In fact, in July, the combined total of SGST and IGST collected in Bengal has crossed Rs 2,000 crore. At the same time, across the country, compared to June, GST collection …
Bengal starting Covid testing for the homeless Bengal has decided to do COVID-19 testing even for those who have no homes. Vagabonds, especially in the urban areas, where they usually abound, would be tested for the novel coronavirus, a move which has been much appreciated by experts. Not just testing, those who return positive tests …
Bengal starts COVID Patient Management System Bengal recently started the COVID Patient Management System (CPMS), through which family members of COVID-19 patients admitted to hospitals would be easily able to know the latest health status of the patients with the click of a mouse. CPMS is accessible through the website of the state Health Department. …
Bengal to celebrate Police Day on September 1 The police have played a stellar role in helping combat the coronavirus. In order to create a better bond between the police and the common people, September 1 would henceforth be celebrated as Police Day in Bengal. Another appreciable move taken by the state is the starting …