West Bengal: Land owned by Amartya Sen's father on Visva Bharati campus mutated under his name
Mar 21, 2023, at 07:55 am
Kolkata: Amid the controversy over the eviction notice issued by Visva Bharati over alleged unauthorised land occupied by Nobel laureate Amartya Sen, the said property owned by the economist’s father has been transferred to him, showed an official document of the BLRO on Monday.
'Why shouldn't you be evicted from varisty land?' Visva Bharati's notice to Amartya Sen
Mar 20, 2023, at 11:06 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: The authorities of the Centrally run university Visva Bharati, located in West Bengal's Santiniketan, have issued a notice of eviction to Nobel Laureate Amartya Sen, stating that the economist has occupied a portion of land illegally.
Amit Shah refutes Adhir Ranjan's charge, says 'I didn't sit on Rabindranath Tagore's chair'
Feb 10, 2021, at 01:25 am
New Delhi/UNI: Amit Shah on Tuesday refuted the charge made by Congress Floor Leader in the Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury that the Union Home Minister had sat on the chair of poet Rabindranath Tagore during his recent visit to Visva Bharati University in West Bengal.
Dec 28, 2020, at 10:33 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Nobel Laureate Amartya Sen has thanked West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for supporting him on the recent controversy surrounding his house at Visva Bharati premise in Santiniketan in Birbhum district of the state.
Narendra Modi to address centenary celebrations of Visva-Bharati University on Dec 24
Dec 22, 2020, at 11:00 pm
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the centenary celebrations of the Visva-Bharati University, Shantiniketan on Dec 24.
WB: Visva-Bharati University temporarily closed after VC, 10 other staff test Covid-19 positive
Oct 20, 2020, at 01:37 am
Santiniketan/UNI: The vice-chancellor and 10 other staff members of Visva-Bharati University have been infected with the coronavirus, leading to a temporary closure of the university, a report said on Monday.
Calcutta High Court rejects Bengal govt's plea against Visva-Bharati's fencing of Poush Mela ground
Oct 01, 2020, at 04:50 am
Kolkata/UNI: A two-judge bench of Calcutta High Court on Wednesday rejected an appeal of the state government seeking a stay on the fence erected by Visva-Bharati authorities around the Poush Mela ground.
Coronavirus: Visva Bharati University cancels 'Basanta Utsav'
Mar 06, 2020, at 11:43 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Santiniketan in West Bengal's Birbhum district will not witness the splash of colours this year as the Visva Bharati University authority on Friday late evening announced not to hold its iconic 'Basanta Utsab' on its campus amid Coronavirus scare, reports said.
BJP MP Swapan Dasgupta claims to have been 'locked into room' in Visva Bharati
Jan 08, 2020, at 08:30 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Rajya Sabha MP Swapan Dasgupta on Wednesday claimed that he had been locked into a room due to mob attack while he was addressing a meeting at Visva Bharati University in West Bengal's Shantiniketan.