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'BJP demonstrated ideological discomfort with Tagore'

Kolkata, Feb. 13 -- Trinamool Congress Rajya Sabha MP Ritabrata Banerjee attacked the BJP-led Centre for "unilaterally mandating" the playing of six-stanza, 3-minute-and-10-second rendition of "Vande ... Read More


HS results likely within 50 days of exam conclusion, says council president

Kolkata, Feb. 13 -- The results of this year's Higher Secondary (HS) examinations are likely to be announced within 50 days of the end of the tests, West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education p... Read More


Tarakeswar EMU specials to run for Shiva Ratri mela

Kolkata, Feb. 13 -- Eastern Railway will run one pair of EMU special trains between Howrah and Tarakeswar on February 15 and 16 to handle the expected rush of visitors during the Shiva Ratri mela at T... Read More


Online file tracking system to be rolled out in school education offices

Kolkata, Feb. 13 -- State education minister Bratya Basu on Friday announced the introduction of an Online File Tracking System (OFTS) to make the disposal of applications submitted to district inspec... Read More


ECI warns Bengal poll officials on SIR lapses

Kolkata, Feb. 13 -- The full bench of the Election Commission of India, headed by Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, warned poll officials in Bengal that District Electoral Officers (DEOs), El... Read More


KMC presents Rs 5902.43 crore Budget for 2026-27

Kolkata, Feb. 13 -- Mayor Firhad Hakim, on Friday, presented the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) budget for the financial year 2026-27 where the civic body seeks to spend Rs 5902.43 crore with the... Read More


Kolkata Municipal Corporation sees spike in taxpayers, brings 20,000 more properties under tax net

Kolkata, Feb. 13 -- The Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) has expanded its property tax base this financial year, bringing around 20,000 additional properties under the prescribed tax structure whil... Read More


When love logs in, retail rings louder across markets

Kolkata, Feb. 13 -- The city is awash in red and pink as Valentine's Week gathers momentum - from bustling neighbourhood flower markets to buzzing mobile screens. Local bazaars are stacked high with r... Read More


Posta stabbing victim held for 'murder'

Kolkata, Feb. 13 -- A case of unnatural death, which took place during December last year, took a dramatic turn after a woman who claimed to have been attacked by the deceased in Posta was arrested on... Read More


Demand for a separate Indo-Bhutan river commission raised again in Rajya Sabha

Alipurduar, Feb. 13 -- The demand for the formation of a separate Indo-Bhutan Joint River Commission resurfaced in Parliament, with Trinamool Congress (TMC) Rajya Sabha MP Prakash Chik Baraik raising ... Read More