Kolkata, Feb. 17 -- In a historic move, the Bengal Cabinet on Tuesday approved sweeping changes aimed at accelerating promotions for West Bengal Civil Service (WBCS) officers. In what the government ... Read More
Kolkata, Feb. 16 -- Scientists at the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) have discovered a new species of Diplura, marking a historic milestone in Indian entomology and ending a nearly five-decade hiatu... Read More
Kolkata, Feb. 15 -- Bankura has emerged as the state's top paddy-producing district this year, surpassing East Burdwan, long regarded as Bengal's rice bowl. The area under paddy cultivation in Bankur... Read More
Kolkata, Feb. 15 -- Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA), custodian of Rabindra Sarobar, has drawn up plans to rejuvenate three of the four islands in the 192-acre waterbody after years o... Read More
Kolkata, Feb. 14 -- The Election Commission's estimation has revealed that names of another 6.61 lakh voters may be deleted, most of them linked to nearly 5 lakh voters who failed to appear for hearin... Read More
Kolkata, Feb. 14 -- The loading of potatoes in cold stores is scheduled to start from March 1, with 30 per cent of the reserved space being made available to small and marginal farmers on a first-come... Read More
Kolkata, Feb. 11 -- A two-day training programme on the production of cold fireworks for cracker manufacturers in Bengal began at a private engineering college in Maheshtala, South 24 Parganas, on Wed... Read More
Kolkata, Feb. 11 -- The Tourism Department has decided to tap the growing destination wedding market by integrating related facilities in select properties under its aegis. The West Bengal Tourism De... Read More
Kolkata, Feb. 9 -- The Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC), on Monday, launched a two-day certificate course on 'Net Zero Emission and Carbon Credit' to help participants translate climate commitments... Read More
Kolkata, Feb. 8 -- The state Excise department has begun realising auction proceeds through confiscation of vehicles following amendments to the Bengal Excise Act, 1909, empowering it to auction vehic... Read More