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WBCHSE allows old syllabus students to shift to semester system

Kolkata, March 25 -- The West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education (WBCHSE) has allowed students under the old syllabus who passed Class XI but did not appear in the Higher Secondary examinati... Read More


State to hear plea on extending 15-year limit for pool cars, goods vehicles

Kolkata, March 24 -- The West Bengal Transport Department has fixed a hearing on March 27 to consider extending the 15-year age limit for pool cars and goods vehicles, following representations from o... Read More


Prepare for AI future or fall behind: Governor Ravi at CU convocation

Kolkata, March 23 -- A call for artificial intelligence literacy and a return to questioning as the core of learning dominated the convocation at Calcutta University on Monday, with Governor-Chancello... Read More


GI: 46 Bengal products await tag

Kolkata, March 22 -- From the winter staple of Banglar Nolen Gur and the everyday Asahpur brinjal to region-specific crafts and foods, 46 products from West Bengal are awaiting Geographical Indication... Read More


Auto LPG hike, pump closures hit drivers hard; Fare increase feared

Kolkata, March 20 -- Auto LPG prices rose by Rs 8 to Rs 70.68 per litre on Friday, just 10 days after the previous increase from Rs 62.68. Key pump closures have left auto drivers spending hours in qu... Read More


Yard upgrade at Berhampore Court boosts capacity and safety

Kolkata, March 17 -- Eastern Railway has commissioned upgraded yard facilities at Berhampore Court station in the Sealdah Division on Tuesday, completing a project aimed at improving safety, capacity ... Read More


Kolkata-bound traffic resumes on Biswa Bangla Sarani

Kolkata, March 16 -- Kolkata-bound traffic has resumed on Biswa Bangla Sarani between Mahisbathan and Technopolis after more than two years of diversion caused by Metro construction, following a trial... Read More


Over half of CU faculty posts vacant; Recruitment advertisement expected

Kolkata, March 13 -- More than half of the sanctioned faculty posts at Calcutta University (CU) are vacant, with 386 teachers against 874 sanctioned posts, leaving 488 posts, or 55.83 per cent, unfill... Read More


West Asia conflict: Auto LPG price hike triggers fear among drivers, passengers

Kolkata, March 11 -- Amid the West Asia conflict, a sudden Rs 5 per litre hike in auto LPG, taking prices to Rs 62.68, has sparked panic among auto drivers and fears of fare hikes among passengers. Fo... Read More


About '1,886 die trespassing on ER tracks in 11 months'

Kolkata, March 10 -- Eastern Railway recorded 1,886 deaths and 319 injuries caused by trespassing on tracks between April 2025 and February 2026, an 11-month period, prompting authorities to renew war... Read More