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'Govt institutions cannot accommodate everyone': Affordable education, practical learning stressed at Edu Interface 2026

Kolkata, May 16 -- BJP MLA Sajal Ghosh on Saturday called for making professional education at private institutions more affordable for middle-class and lower-income students at the inauguration cerem... Read More


Several TMC leaders, aides held across Bengal

Kolkata, May 16 -- In a series of police actions ahead of the Falta re-poll, several leaders and associates linked to the Trinamool Congress were arrested across West Bengal on Friday, even as Chief M... Read More


Scindia welcomes Bengal's move to fast-track telecom infra dev rules

Kolkata, May 16 -- In a significant step towards strengthening digital infrastructure and accelerating BharatNet's implementation across the state, the Bengal government has aligned itself with the Te... Read More


Mamata meets TMC's legal cell members

Kolkata, May 16 -- In the aftermath of the recent Assembly election setback, TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee on Friday held a meeting with the party's legal cell and senior leaders at Kalighat in Kolkata,... Read More


Man held for fake bomb threat mail to CM

Kolkata, May 16 -- The STF has arrested a man for allegedly sending a hoax threat e-mail claiming that Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari was facing an imminent suicide bomb attack by a woman linked to a... Read More


BJP MLA signals removal of Singur movement references in textbooks

Kolkata, May 16 -- BJP MLA Sajal Ghosh on Saturday indicated that references to the Singur land movement could be removed from school textbooks during future syllabus revisions. Speaking at an educat... Read More


Govt to re-verify caste certs issued since 2011

Kolkata, May 16 -- Bengal Minister for Tribal Development and Backward Classes Welfare Kshudiram Tudu on Friday said the state government has ordered fresh verification of caste certificates issued si... Read More


L-G announces drive to revive 101 water bodies

New Delhi, May 16 -- In a significant push towards environmental sustainability and urban water conservation, Delhi Lieutenant Governor Taranjit Singh Sandhu on Saturday launched the "Jal Sanchay Abhi... Read More


DU teachers hold protest for permanent jobs

New Delhi, May 16 -- Hundreds of teachers associated with the Academic for Action and Development Delhi Teachers' Association (AADTA) staged a protest at Delhi University's North Campus, demanding per... Read More


Electric vehicles get 50% parking concession under NDMC plan

New Delhi, May 16 -- In a push towards sustainable urban transport and clean mobility, the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) on Saturday announced a 50% concession in parking charges for electric veh... Read More