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KMC, HMC to reserve nearly one-third seats for women

Kolkata, Sept. 23 -- About 33 per cent of seats in the upcoming polls in Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) and Howrah Municipal Corporation (HMC) will be reserved for women. This has been a signifi... Read More


Gautam Adani arrives in Kolkata

Kolkata, Sept. 23 -- Gautam Adani, head of Adani group reached Kolkata on Wednesday for the foundation stone-laying of the Adani Group's proposed 2,000-bed hospital in New Town on Thursday. A meeting... Read More


WBCHSE mandates despatch records for written OMR sheets

Kolkata, Sept. 23 -- The West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education (WBCHSE) has introduced a new procedure for the despatch of written OMR sheets through India Post, requiring examination cent... Read More


Digha tourists told to stay out of sea amid rough weather

Kolkata, Sept. 23 -- Tourists visiting Digha were on Wednesday advised not to venture into the sea as rough conditions and inclement weather prevailed along the East Midnapore coast. Police and local... Read More


City civil court to hear TMC office eviction plea

Kolkata, Sept. 23 -- The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday declined to decide at this stage the dispute over the eviction notice issued to the Trinamool Congress office at Camac Street and directed the... Read More


HC seeks ECI response on ISF's 'Envelope' symbol plea

Kolkata, Sept. 23 -- The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday asked the Election Commission of India (ECI) to return with its response on the Indian Secular Front's challenge to the allotment of the 'Enve... Read More


In-service teachers of Bengal seek exemption from mandatory TET

Kolkata, Sept. 23 -- Teachers' associations are seeking exemption from the mandatory Teacher Eligibility Test (TET) for eligible in-service teachers, with one such body urging the West Bengal governme... Read More


Mamata Trinamool revives EC software concerns after news report

Kolkata, Sept. 23 -- Months before an Indian Express report raised questions over the Election Commission's electoral-roll software and the role of its Director General (IT) Seema Khanna, MAITC said i... Read More


CM Suvendu hands land documents to 33 investors

Kolkata, Sept. 23 -- A day before CM Suvendu Adhikari's meeting with Adani Group chairman Gautam Adani, the CM on Wednesday handed over land documents to 33 investors and announced plans to develop We... Read More


Sharadwat, Pijush Kanoria spar over syndicate allegations

Kolkata, Sept. 23 -- Senior BJP leader and state Health minister Dr Sharadwat Mukherjee was involved in a verbal exchange with fellow party MLA Pijush Kanoria during a 'Bidhaoyekar Darbar' (MLAs' Darb... Read More