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State school accreditation authority to act as 'grievance redressal body'

Kolkata, Feb. 2 -- The State School Accreditation Authority will function as a grievance redressal mechanism for students, parents, teachers and school administrators, according to an order issued by ... Read More


KMC to set up int'l-standard digital library at Town Hall

Kolkata, Feb. 2 -- The Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) has taken an initiative to digitise its traditional archives by setting up a digital library of international standards at the Town Hall. The... Read More


Three women held for 'confining man', 'extorting Rs 89K online'

Kolkata, Feb. 2 -- Three women were arrested by Kolkata Police for allegedly confining a man in a room in the Sonagachi red-light area of north Kolkata and extorting Rs 89,000 from him through online ... Read More


Speaker condemns 'police overreach' at Banga Bhavan

Kolkata, Feb. 2 -- Speaker of the Bengal Legislative Assembly, Biman Banerjee, on Monday strongly condemned what he described as "police over-activity" at Banga Bhavan in New Delhi and suggested that ... Read More


Bankura: Police arrest BJP leader in land case

Kolkata, Feb. 2 -- A BJP leader was arrested in Bankura for obstructing police while discharging their duties, while the cops were in the middle of an inquiry about a land dispute. According to sourc... Read More


Budget Session set to begin on Tuesday; SIR debate lined up

Kolkata, Feb. 2 -- The Budget Session of the Bengal Legislative Assembly will start from Tuesday with obituary references. The main proceedings will begin on February 5, with Governor CV Ananda Bose ... Read More


NIA visits Bengal's Beldanga to probe into violence

Kolkata, Feb. 2 -- Two teams of the NIA on Monday visited Beldanga in Murshidabad to probe into the violence that rocked the place for over two consecutive days in January, a senior official said. Th... Read More


Torsa River pollution sparks alarm in Alipurduar's Jaigaon

Alipurduar, Feb. 2 -- The Torsa River, one of North Bengal's major waterways, is facing severe pollution at the very point where it enters India from Bhutan, raising serious environmental and public h... Read More


Speaker kicks off annual health check-up programme for MLAs

New Delhi, Feb. 2 -- Stressing that the strength of democratic institutions depends on the well-being of those who run them, Delhi Legislative Assembly Speaker Vijender Gupta on Monday inaugurated the... Read More


Terrorising MPs & others can't be condoned, says Delhi Police

New Delhi, Feb. 2 -- Opposing the bail pleas of three accused in the 2023 Parliament security breach case, police on Monday told the Delhi High Court here that carrying inflammable material inside the... Read More