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Madhyamik: 45 schools fail to collect admit cards for 50 candidates

Kolkata, Feb. 2 -- As many as 45 schools failed to collect admit cards for 50 candidates enrolled under a special last-minute window ahead of the Madhyamik Examination 2026, despite repeated opportuni... Read More


Aamir Khan meets Arijit Singh days after playback retirement

KOLKATA, Feb. 2 -- Just days after popular singer Arijit Singh announced his retirement from playback singing, Bollywood superstar Aamir Khan has reached the singer's home in Murshidabad's Jiaganj. Th... Read More


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


Barasat police bust interstate child trafficking racket; 5 held

Kolkata, Feb. 2 -- In a major success, cops from the Barasat Police District rescued a 14-month-old baby from Telangana and busted an interstate child trafficking racket. So far, police have arrested... Read More


WBPCB, Columbia Univ to study toxicity of urban & rural pollutants

Kolkata, Feb. 2 -- The West Bengal Pollution Control Board (WBPCB) has partnered with Columbia University and a leading Bengaluru-based Indian think tank to examine whether urban industrial pollutants... Read More


Youth held for molesting two women

Kolkata, Feb. 2 -- A youth was arrested for molesting two women in the Chatterjeehat area in Howrah on Saturday night and Sunday afternoon. Though the accused, identified as Rajapriya Saha, owner of ... 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


Anandapur blaze: Fire-hit warehouse staff seek nod to resume work

Kolkata, Feb. 2 -- Days after the devastating fire at warehouses in the Anandapur-Najirabad area, surviving workers have urged the authorities to allow the factory to resume operations, citing severe ... Read More