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4 minors among 13 women rescued KOLKATA: As many as 13 women including four minor girls were rescued C i t y from a hotel at Mahishadal in East Midnapore district on Monday by a team of www.morningindia.in CID officers. Owner of the hotel Khadim Seikh and its manager have been Kolkata, Tuesday arrested on charges of trafficking by the Women Grievance Cell of the CID led 03 by its Officer in Charge Sarbari Bhattacharya. This is the third time that CID 25 August 2015 officials raided this hotel. KMC alert on Foreign training for dengue WBCS officers danger Mamata opens up the opportunity for state executives, By Our Correspondent which has so far been a preserve for IAS officers By Gargee Acharyya The Chief Minister has now officially their seniority, qualifications and ACRs. KOLKATA, Aug 24: Dengue approved the programme. The government would spend Rs 2.5 lakh fear revisits Kolkata. In the last KOLKATA, Aug 24: Bowing to their At present, the state civil service offi- for each candidate for their week-long two months the Kolkata long term demand, the state government cers, who man most of the senior posts in stay abroad, he said. Corporation authorities detect- has decided to send WBCS officers to for- the state government, undergo only one In India, the officers will be trained also ed six cases of dengue, all from eign countries for their “in service train- training during their entire career- that too for a week at institutes such as the Tata the Muraripukur area, taking ing,” which was so long reserved only for at the beginning of their service, after Institute of Social Sciences, the total number to 31 from IAS officers. which they are posted as Block Administrative Staff College of India in January till date. Member Batches of 20-25 officers will be sent Development Officers in the districts. Hyderabad and Energy and Resources (health) of the mayor-in-council each year for seven-day study pro- The training will be of two types – one Institute formerly known as Tata Atin Ghosh said that all neces- grammes in various top ranking public to be held abroad and the other in India. Environmental Research Institute in sary measures had been taken to administration institutes abroad, Talks have already been held with the Delhi. control the situation. Personnel and Administrative Reforms School Of Public Policy in Singapore and Welcoming the move, WBCS “A total of eight dengue cases secretary Manoj Aggarwal said on with several institutes in Slovania. (Executive) Association secretary Saurav had been found in ward 14 cov- Monday. Opportunities will also be open for train- Chaki said, “Though IAS officers undergo Agitating students of Presidency University removing posters from the walls of the institute Prabir Bhattacharya ering Muraipukur and Bagmari The decision had been taken immedi- ing in England and USA and the govern- several such mid-career trainings, we had areas. Six of them were only in ately after Mamata Banerjee had taken ment will sign agreements with all these no such opportunity. This was one of our the last two months,” said office in 2011 and had attended a meeting institutes. long-standing demands. Such training Ghosh. “Four dengue cases had of WBCS (Executive) officers. But the The P & AR secretary said that the can- will surely improve functioning of the Screening been found in ward 117 file was gathering dust for all these years. didates would be selected on the basis of government.” (Behala), and roof-top tank to protest water is the main culprit in these Presidency cases,” he said. attack on film According to the MMIC, “We Govt to sell By Our Correspondent have taken all preventive meas- Give CBI more officers, ures to control dengue. But KOLKATA, Aug 24: The city Muraripukur is a difficult area, onion at students will participate in a big way in because the area is very much the countrywide “protest screen- congested and most of the resi- subsidised ings” of the film ‘Muzaffarnagar dents are used to migrating SC tells Bengal govt Baaqi Hai’ organised by the between locations for job. So, it By Our Correspondent 30 DSP-rank officers, 85 four times the strength price start wall ‘Cinema of Resistance’ on is difficult for KMC’s health Inspectors, 40 Sub offered by the state govern- Tuesday, documentary maker workers to screen dengue carri- KOLKATA, Aug 24: The Inspectors and 160 ment – was to be submitted By Our Correspondent Sumit Chowdhury said on behalf ers and control the disease.” Supreme Court on Monday Constables. The state gov- before the apex court with- of the organisers on Monday. Ghosh admitted that there had ordered the West Bengal ernment had, however, told in a month, it was ordered. KOLKATA, Aug 24: With The programme has been called been some drawback on the part government to provide the the court that it was in a Given the large number onion prices spiraling out of cleaning to protest the stopping of the film of the KMC staff. Regular check- CBI with adequate number position to give only 3 of chit fund cases spread control, selling anywhere directed by Nakul Singh ing areas for mosquito following of officials – at least twice DSPs, 2 inspectors, 5 SIs over several states, the CBI between Rs 60 and Rs 80 a By Our Correspondent Sawhney from being screened at the GIS map had not been fol- the number that the state and 10 constables. had earlier told the apex kilo, the state government has Delhi’s Kirori Mal College on lowed in all cases, he said. “We government was willing – to The Supreme Court told court that because of severe decided to sell onion at Rs 50 KOLKATA, Aug 24: After three days of tumultuous agitation, August 1 by alleged members of have started zonal fogging and expedite investigations into the state government to shortage of men and offi- per kg to help middle class the Presidency University students finally decided to change the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi area fogging to eradicate mosqui- the multi-crore chit fund provide at least double the cers it was not being possi- consumers. Agriculture minis- tack on Monday while continuing their symbolic gherao of the Parishad. Altogether 50 screen- to. These processes are prescribed scam. number of policemen. The ble to complete the investi- ter Arup Roy said on Monday Vice-chancellor’s chair. With criticism flowing in from different ings are scheduled at 44 towns in by WHO,” Ghosh said. The CBI had appealed to government was also told gation soon. The court that the government would quarters for defacing the heritage building with their graffiti, the 22 states. Ghosh had visited Calcutta the apex court to direct the that these officers should should order the unwilling open 49 counters in Kolkata to students decided to rectify their deeds. ‘Muzaffarnagar Baaqi Hai’ is Medical College on Monday. state government that it be be sent only on deputation state governments to lend it sell onions in packets. Each From the morning they started washing off all the wall writ- a documentary on the communal During the visit mosquito breed- provided with 10 to the CBI. Also, a list of adequate number of police packet would contain 500 gms ings at the heritage building and pasting white paper on the por- violence in Uttar Pradesh during ing ground had been found at the Superintendents of Police, officers and other men – officials, it had said. of onions and no one would be tico walls. Sourabrata Chakraborty of biological science depart- August-September 2013. The hospital’s garden and gust house allowed to purchase more than ment third year said, “The writings on the walls were the out- film will be screened on Tuesday near Eden building. He asked one packet. come of our rage on Friday. We apologise for the same. We have at the Film Studies Department, hospital authorities to take prop- Roy said that before leaving started removing all the wall writings and will also wash them Jadavpur University, at 3 pm and er measure, and assured them of for Darjeeling during the day, from the VC’s visitors’ room.” by Cinema of Resistance KMC help, if required. Rare tumour surgery the Chief Minister had State education minister Partha Chatterjee commented, (Kolkata chapter) at Muktangan instructed the government to “Whatever is happening at Presidency is a clash of cultured and at 6 pm. The CPI(M) youth wing sell onions at subsidized uncultured attitudes among the students. Anuradha Lohia will Democratic Youth Federation of prices. The price was unlikely remain the Vice-chancellor of Presidency University. The India (DYFI) will also hold an Slabs to come down soon as onion protest and vandalism were mainly done by the outsiders.” A open-air screening opposite at SSKM saves child produced in the state will come group of 20 Vice-chancellors of various universities also con- Jadavpur Supermarket at 8 pm. By Our Correspondent to the market only in October. demned the agitation. In a statement, they said, “Democratic removed About 3.8 lakh tonnes of onion privilege must not be tantamount to use of coercion and all By Our Correspondent KOLKATA, Aug 24: Doctors of the cardio-tho- are produced in West Bengal, stakeholders of higher education institutions across the state Police break racic surgery department of SSKM Hospital in while the demand is about 8 must work collectively towards the preservation and sustenance KOLKATA, Aug 24: Removal the city have successfully performed a compli- lakh tonnes. of a harmonious academic and administrative environment.” sit-in at of three slabs from the wall of cated operation on a rare tumour.

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