It also asked the hospitals to reduce bed charges. (Representative image) A regulatory body for private hospitals of West Bengal on Saturday directed the medical establishments to provide discounts to patients on medicines and reduce bed charges so that the cost of treatment comes down. The West Bengal Clinical Establishment Regulatory Commission issued a number … Read more
NEW DELHI: The Indian Railways has begun initial work on four more dedicated freight corridors in the country, although the eastern and western freight corridors being currently implemented have been pushed back by six months due to Covid-19. “Survey has been started for four more corridors, and we are planning to complete them by 2030. … Read more
All public transport, government and private offices, banks and other commercial establishments, barring those dealing with essential services, remained closed due to the lockdown. (File image) West Bengal Thursday witnessed strict enforcement of the government’s twice a week complete lockdown with the police cracking down heavily on violators in a bid to check the spread of the contagion. The lockdown will remain … Read more
Widespread issues with Gmail are being reported by users for the past couple of hours. Issues have been noticed in many of the G Suite services, most particularly Gmail. The issues, also being seen in the case of Google Drive, are of an intermittent nature. Users are generally able to access Google Drive, Gmail and … Read more
KOLKATA: Nearly 67 lakh girls have been empowered by the West Bengal government’s Kanyashree scheme, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said on Friday. Banerjee, on the occasion of seventh Kanyashree Divas, described girls as assets of the nation and said that they make everybody proud. “Today is #KanyashreeDibas. The #Kanyashree scheme, started in 2013, has won … Read more
New Delhi: India has taken a slew of initiatives, including launch of a multi-modal link via Chittagong port to Bangladesh, over the past two weeks for strengthening the trade ties amid China’s bid to increase influence in the country’s eastern neighbourhood. As part of the latest initiative, 10 broadgauge (BG) locomotives were handed over to … Read more
Small incidents, often insignificant in the national imagination, are often the best indicators of a larger phenomenon. Over the past year, there has been controversy over the West Bengal government’s State Aided College Teachers scheme. The scheme regularises the employment of part-time and guest lecturers appointed by colleges and universities in the state. The move … Read more