City schools mark Saraswati Puja with folk traditions, women empowerment

Kolkata, Jan. 21 -- Messages of cultural rootedness, women's empowerment and social inclusion are shaping Saraswati Puja celebrations across Kolkata schools this year, even as Classes XI and XII stude... Read More

Group C, D recruitment tests likely in March

Kolkata, Jan. 20 -- Written examinations for the recruitment of Group C and Group D non-teaching staff in state-run schools are likely to be held in March, with March 1 and March 8 emerging as the mos... Read More

Bookings open for Kamakhya to Howrah Vande Bharat sleeper train

Kolkata, Jan. 20 -- Bookings for India's first Vande Bharat Sleeper Express on the Howrah-Kamakhya route saw near-total occupancy within hours of opening, with berths almost fully reserved up to Janua... Read More

WBBPE to hold 2nd phase interviews from January 27

Kolkata, Jan. 19 -- The West Bengal Board of Primary Education (WBBPE) will conduct the second phase of interview-cum-viva voce and aptitude tests for primary teacher recruitment from January 27 to 30... Read More

Pvt bus operators seek revision of poll duty hiring rates

Kolkata, Jan. 19 -- Private bus and minibus operators in West Bengal have sought a revision of hiring charges and staff allowances for vehicles requisitioned for election duty, citing higher fuel pric... Read More

Gangasagar Mela 2026 sets new record with about 1.3 cr pilgrims

Sagar Island, Jan. 15 -- The Gangasagar Mela this year clocked around 1.3 crore pilgrims visiting Sagar Island till 3 pm on Thursday, State Power and Housing minister Aroop Biswas said, a figure that ... Read More

Gangasagar Mela: 'Banglar Mandir' emerges as major attraction

Sagar Island, Jan. 14 -- An exhibition titled Banglar Mandir has emerged as a major draw at the Gangasagar Mela, offering pilgrims a consolidated view of Bengal's prominent temples alongside the annua... Read More

Gangasagar Mela: Volunteers, administration reunite thousands of missing pilgrims

Sagar Island, Jan. 14 -- Coordinated efforts by the administration and voluntary organisations led to the reunion of thousands of pilgrims who were separated from their families amid heavy crowd movem... Read More

About 60L pilgrims visit Gangasagar Mela so far; hail arrangements

Sagar Island, Jan. 13 -- Addressing a Press meet, State Power minister, Aroop Biswas said nearly 60 lakh pilgrims had visited the Gangasagar Mela till 3 pm on Tuesday, and the numbers were expected to... Read More

Gangasagar Mela draws lakhs; coastal erosion shrinks bathing ghats

Sagar Island, Jan. 13 -- Lakhs of pilgrims are visiting the Gangasagar Mela, with footfall expected to peak on Makar Sankranti, even as coastal erosion at Sagar Island has reduced the number of functi... Read More

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