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Kolkata Metro's Purple Line clears tunnelling milestone

Kolkata, July 10 -- Kolkata Metro achieved a key milestone on Friday as Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM) Durga completed the first 1.75-km underground tunnel between Kidderpore and Victoria on the Purple L... Read More


Kolkata Metro's Purple Line clears 1.75-km tunnelling milestone

Kolkata, July 10 -- Kolkata Metro on Friday achieved a major milestone in the construction of the Purple Line as Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM) Durga made a breakthrough at Victoria Metro Station, comple... Read More


Dropout rates decline across school levels in Bengal: Report

Kolkata, July 8 -- West Bengal recorded a decline in dropout rates across preparatory, middle and secondary school levels in 2025-26, according to the latest Unified District Information System for Ed... Read More


Govt plans AI-supported science labs, smart classrooms in schools

Kolkata, July 6 -- The School Education Department has begun the process of setting up AI-supported science laboratories and smart classrooms in government schools across 23 educational districts, bes... Read More


'Over 3L students admitted in 1st phase through CAP'

Kolkata, July 5 -- Admissions through the first phase of West Bengal's Centralised Admission Portal (CAP) for the 2026-27 academic session rose nearly 20 per cent to 3.08 lakh, while female enrolment ... Read More


Pool car overturns, three girls injured

Kolkata, June 29 -- Three schoolgirls aged between 10 and 11 were injured after a hired pool car overturned after a collision with a private car in the Maidan area on Monday morning. The accident too... Read More


State to deploy 30 more AC buses as women ridership increases

Kolkata, June 9 -- The state transport department plans to deploy 30 additional AC buses on existing routes after passenger numbers rose following the introduction of free travel for women on state-ru... Read More


Hope revived for Baranagar-Barrackpore Metro corridor

Kolkata, June 8 -- The long-stalled Baranagar-Barrackpore Metro corridor may finally move towards implementation, with renewed efforts to revive the project that has remained on paper since it was app... Read More


Jadavpur: Midnight bulldozer drive leaves several injured; Eviction challenged in HC

Kolkata, June 8 -- Railway authorities carried out a late-night anti-encroachment drive at Jadavpur Station on Sunday, demolishing shops and structures on Railway land amid protests by hawkers, local ... Read More


After Chingrighata breakthrough, Metro eyes airport link by 2027

Kolkata, May 25 -- Completion of the long-delayed viaduct work at Chingrighata has revived hopes of faster progress on several stalled Metro projects in Kolkata, with Metro Railway targeting December ... Read More