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Calcutta University to finalise uniform admission rule soon

Kolkata, April 7 -- Calcutta University is set to finalise a uniform admission policy for undergraduate courses, Vice-Chancellor Ashutosh Ghosh said, even as the institution postponed Semester I exami... Read More


Cong unveils manifesto, positions itself as 'third alternative' in Bengal

Kolkata, April 7 -- The West Bengal Pradesh Congress Committee (WBPCC), on Tuesday, unveiled its 2026 Assembly poll manifesto, positioning itself as a "third alternative." Released by All India Congre... Read More


Bengal to keep air ambulance helicopter ready for Assembly polls

Kolkata, April 6 -- The West Bengal government will keep an air ambulance helicopter ready for emergency evacuation and relief operations during the 2026 Assembly elections, with deployment planned fo... Read More


WBSSC to issue recommendation letters for special educators on April 7-8

Kolkata, April 3 -- The West Bengal School Service Commission (WBSSC) will issue recommendation letters for the regularisation of Special Education Teachers on April 7 and 8, in compliance with direct... Read More


Traffic curbs, diversions in place around Eden Gardens for IPL

Kolkata, April 1 -- Kolkata Police has announced traffic restrictions, diversions and parking curbs around Eden Gardens and adjoining areas on multiple dates in April and May in view of Indian Premier... Read More


Blue line to get 183 fare collection gates across nine stations

Kolkata, April 1 -- Kolkata Metro Railway has floated a tender to upgrade its automatic fare collection and passenger control (AFC-PC) system on the 41-year-old North-South corridor (Blue Line), with ... Read More


Uber to discontinue shuttle operations in city after April 2

Kolkata, March 31 -- Uber will discontinue its Shuttle services in Kolkata after April 2, the company said in a notification to users, a move expected to affect thousands of commuters travelling to Se... Read More


Catamaran service planned to link Howrah and Murshidabad

Kolkata, March 30 -- Howrah and Murshidabad are set to be connected by an inland waterway service along the Hooghly River, with the state government floating tenders for 20 passenger vessels under a W... Read More


Malda tops Bengal in road accidents

Kolkata, March 29 -- Malda recorded the highest number of road accidents in West Bengal in 2025, overtaking East Midnapore, while West Midnapore reported the highest number of fatalities for the secon... Read More


Asansol-Durgapur tops state in road accident fatalities; Siliguri sees decline

Kolkata, March 27 -- Road accident fatalities showed sharp variation across police commissionerates in West Bengal in 2025, with Asansol-Durgapur recording the highest number of deaths and Bidhannagar... Read More