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HS: About 5 students from Kolkata secure positions in merit list

Kolkata, May 8 -- The number of candidates from Kolkata in the merit list of Higher Secondary (HS) examination 2024 increased from three to five this year. It ranked fifth amongst districts in terms o... Read More


Higher Secondary exam: 'Pass percentage this yr improves to 90% from 89.25% in 2023'

Kolkata, May 8 -- Pass percentage in Higher Secondary (HS) examination improved to 90 per cent from 89.25 per cent in 2023. Around 40.92 per cent candidates obtained over 60 per cent this year. A tot... Read More


Higher Secondary Edu Council bats for online classes for students

Kolkata, May 8 -- The West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education (WBCHSE) has recommended the heads of institutions for conducting online classes for students during summer and Durga Puja reces... Read More


Murshidabad: At least 5 persons injured in shootout

Kolkata, May 8 -- At least five persons, including two children, suffered bullet injuries during a shootout at Ranitala in Murshidabad on Wednesday morning over a non- political issue. According to s... Read More


Cops arrest 3, including prime accused in Bankra shootout case

Kolkata, May 8 -- The prime accused of the shootout at the Panchayat office of Bankra in Howrah Sheikh Sajid was reportedly arrested on Tuesday from Bengaluru. Police have also arrested two more accu... Read More


163rd birth anniv of Rabindranath Tagore observed with enthusiasm

Kolkata, May 8 -- The state observed the 163rd birth anniversary of the Nobel Laureate Rabindranath Tagore with great enthusiasm on Wednesday. Several programmes were organised, including the one by t... Read More


Alipore Zoo provides summer-safety kits to staff

Kolkata, May 8 -- The authorities of Alipore Zoological Gardens distributed essential summer safety kits to 425 odd hardworking staff of the zoo to help them cope with the heat conditions. The zoo au... Read More


Indian youth, 2 US citizens held with fake Aadhaar cards

Siliguri, May 8 -- Two citizens of the United States along with an Indian youth were arrested with fake Aadhar cards at the Indo-Nepal Border in Kharibari on Tuesday. The accused have been identified... Read More


Balurghat: Lawyer gets seven-year jail for defrauding people on pretext of giving jobs

BALURGHAT, May 8 -- A lawyer was sentenced to seven years rigorous imprisonment along with a fine by the Additional Session Judge of Balurghat Court on Tuesday afternoon for defrauding people on the p... Read More


PM's chair shaking, he has started attacking his own friends: Cong

New Delhi, May 8 -- Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday claimed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's chair is "shaking" after three phases of the Lok Sabha polls as he has started attack... Read More