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Govt-aided college bodies get 6-month extension

Kolkata, July 3 -- The state Higher Education department has increased the tenure of several governing bodies of the government-aided colleges (which are not yet re-constituted) by another six months.... Read More


Samik Bhattacharya takes charge as Bengal BJP prez, says 2026 polls is 'fight for existence'

Kolkata, July 3 -- In his maiden address as Bengal BJP president, the party's Rajya Sabha MP Samik Bhattacharya called the 2026 Assembly polls "a fight for existence." He said the Bengal BJP is not "... Read More


Koustav Bagchi summoned by police for threatening docs

Kolkata, July 3 -- BJP leader Koustav Bagchi has been summoned by the police in connection with the case against him for allegedly threatening the doctors and other staff of a private hospital in Barr... Read More


Sensitisation workshops for senior citizens held

Kolkata, July 3 -- The department of Psychiatric Social Work under the Institute of Psychiatry carried out 5 sensitisation workshops and campaigned for mental health wellbeing of senior citizens. In ... Read More


Siddiqullah Choudhury attacked, his car vandalised

Kolkata, July 3 -- State Mass Education Extension and Library minister, Siddiqullah Choudhury was allegedly attacked by a group of people in his own Assembly Constituency Monteswar in East Burdwan on ... Read More


Bengal tops paddy production with record 256.53L MT in 2024-25

Kolkata, July 3 -- Bengal has once again emerged as the leading paddy-producing state, recording the highest-ever output of 256.53 lakh metric tons in the 2024-25 financial year. Chief Minister Mamat... Read More


'Unsubstantiated claims': Santanu Sen's med registration suspended for 2 years

Kolkata, July 3 -- The West Bengal Medical Council (WBMC) on Thursday suspended medical registration of Santanu Sen, a former Trinamool Congress (TMC) Rajya Sabha MP, for allegedly making unsubstantia... Read More


Mamata performs 'aarati' at ISKCON's Rath Yatra festival

Kolkata, July 3 -- Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee performed 'Aarati' at ISKCON's Rath Yatra festival at Brigade Parade ground on Thursday and prayed to Lord Jagannath for peace and welfare of people. ... Read More


'Stop harassment of Bengali-speaking migrant workers in Odisha'

Kolkata, July 3 -- Amid reports of harassment and unlawful detention of Bengali-speaking migrant workers in Odisha, Bengal Chief Secretary Manoj Pant on Thursday wrote to his Odisha counterpart, Manoj... Read More


'BJP is using social media for running misinformation campaign'

Kolkata, July 3 -- The Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Thursday criticised the BJP and its IT cell for running a "misinformation campaign", levelling multiple allegations against the saffron party. In a ... Read More