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PM Modi inaugurates super specialty hospital at IIT Kharagpur
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday inaugurated Dr. Syama Prasad Mookerjee Institute of Medical Sciences and Research at Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kharagpur. The event took place via video conferencing. The Prime Minister also addressed the 66th convocation of IIT Kharagpur.Â
West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankar, Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank and Union Minister of State for Education Sanjay Dhotre were also present on the occasion.
The super-specialty hospital was set up by IIT Kharagpur with support from the Ministry of Education. The institute is inspired by the vision of the Prime Minister that the future of India will be shaped by investment in science and innovation and driven by its research talent. This hospital thus is a product of the fusion between technology and healthcare, read an official statement.
Bengal election sets off rush for Muslim votes. Should BJP be happy?
Bengal election sets off rush for Muslim votes. Should BJP be happy?
While the previous Bengal elections have seen a shift of Muslim votes from one party or coalition to another, the upcoming election in Bengal is unique in the sense that it seems prime for an unprecedented rush for Muslim votes.
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If Owaisi (right) contests Bengal election alone, his AIMIM would be in direct clash with Mamata Banerjee’s (left) TMC. (Photo: PTI)
Muslims comprise around 30 per cent of voters in West Bengal, where assembly election is expected in April-May. Muslim voters are considered to be the deciding factor in a Bengal election.
Updated Jan 09, 2021 | 22:32 IST
Soon after his meeting with the Union Home Minister Amit Shah in the national capital, Dhankhar stated that illegal bomb-making is rampant in West Bengal. West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankar | Photo Credit: PTI
New Delhi: With just a few months left for the legislative assembly polls to be held in the state, West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar on Saturday expressed concern over the security environment and said it is under threat adding that terrorist organisation Al Qaeda is spreading and growing in the state.
Soon after his meeting with the Union Home Minister Amit Shah in the national capital, Dhankhar stated that illegal bomb-making is rampant in West Bengal.
: Monday, December 14, 2020, 2:30 AM IST
BJP vs TMC: Mamata s use of excessive police force mirrors arrogance of the Marxist regime she once fought against
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The more things change, the more they remain the same. West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee had earned her leadership spurs being at the frontline of protest barricades set up by an arrogant Marxist regime to squash all democratic Opposition. She was once at the receiving end of a near-murderous assault by Leftist hoods, in which a number of Youth Congress workers were killed in police firing. But now, several decades later, having seen off the threat of the Marxists, as Chief Minister herself, Mamata Banerjee virtually apes the same Marxists she had resisted the most while they were in power.