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KVK Sonamukhi marks Agri Education Day with students

Kolkata, Dec. 4 -- To sensitise young learners to the importance of agriculture, scientific farming and opportunities in agri-preneurship, the West Bengal Comprehensive Area Development Corporation (W... Read More


State plans regular green-cracker production training

Kolkata, Dec. 4 -- The MSME department is planning to hold regular training sessions on green cracker manufacturing to ensure safe and sustainable livelihoods for the nearly 1.5 lakh people in Bengal ... Read More


EC flags parental data mismatches, orders progeny mapping in booths

Kolkata, Dec. 3 -- The Election Commission (EC) has directed district election officers (DEOs) and electoral registration officers (EROs) to carry out progeny mapping at all polling booths after detec... Read More


Dec 4-13: Four Kanyashree girls in India's U-15 volleyball squad

Kolkata, Dec. 2 -- Four Kanyashree beneficiaries from Bengal have been selected to represent India in the 14-member national school volleyball team for the Under-15 Girls' World School Volleyball Cham... Read More


Forest dept captures image of male leopard in Simni Forests

Kolkata, Nov. 27 -- The state Forest department has captured an image of a male leopard in the wilderness in the Simni forests of Purulia. The leopard spotted in one of the trap cameras laid by the de... Read More


Bengal: Uncertainty looms over launch of Alipore GST Tribunal on December 1

Kolkata, Nov. 26 -- The state government is unsure whether its GST tribunal in Alipore will become operational on December 1 as planned, following the Supreme Court's recent decision striking down key... Read More


MMC College to unveil museum to showcase legacy of Raja Manindra Chandra

Kolkata, Nov. 25 -- In a sincere bid to make the young generation aware of the activities of Raja Manindra Chandra Nandy, a philanthropist and reformist during the period of Bengal Renaissance, Mahara... Read More


Edition IV of Sunderban Bird Festival to be held from January 23 to 27, 2026

Kolkata, Nov. 25 -- The 4th edition of the Sunderban Bird Festival that will be held from January 23 to 27, 2026 will offer bird lovers a chance to click the winged guests in the Sunderbans, which is ... Read More


'Record time': 120 BLOs finish distribution, digitisation of SIR forms

Kolkata, Nov. 24 -- At a time when several booth-level officers (BLOs) have been voicing concerns over heavy workload, 121 BLOs across West Bengal have already achieved 100 per cent distribution and d... Read More


Renamed as 'Uttaran', city's slums get major infra boost

Kolkata, Nov. 23 -- The Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) has completed renaming all slums in the city as "Uttaran" zones, marking the full rollout of its initiative to replace the word "slum" with ... Read More