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State issues 'district action plan', SOP to strengthen career guidance in schools

Kolkata, Jan. 4 -- The Paschim Banga Samagra Shiksha Mission (PBSSM) has issued a District Action Plan along with a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) to strengthen the implementation of Life Skills a... Read More


Abhishek flays 'patriarchal' BJP remark on Lakshmir Bhandar

Kolkata, Jan. 4 -- Abhishek Banerjee, national general secretary of the Trinamool Congress and Diamond Harbour MP, on Sunday, raised concerns over a recent remark by a BJP leader on the Lakshmir Bhand... Read More


KMDA plans 5616 urban roads across five districts

Kolkata, Jan. 4 -- The Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA) will construct 5,616 roads in urban areas across five districts under the fourth phase of the Pathashree-Rastashree project, la... Read More


Gandhinagar water crisis: TMC blames BJP for public health failures

Kolkata, Jan. 4 -- The Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Saturday expressed grave concern over a public health crisis in Gandhinagar, alleging that repeated incidents of contaminated drinking water in BJP-r... Read More


Bengal, Kolkata Police step up tech use to boost traffic enforcement

Kolkata, Jan. 4 -- The West Bengal government and Kolkata Police have moved to strengthen traffic enforcement through two separate initiatives, with the combined cost of the projects close to Rs 10 cr... Read More


Man dies after attending SIR hearing with oxygen support

Kolkata, Jan. 4 -- A tragic incident has been reported from Jaynagar in South 24 Parganas, where 68-year-old Najitul Molla died shortly after returning home from a Special Intensive Revision (SIR) hea... Read More


'Atmosphere' promoter's appeal junked, restrictions imposed by WBRERA upheld

Kolkata, Jan. 4 -- The West Bengal Real Estate Appellate Tribunal has dismissed an appeal filed by Forum Projects Private Limited, promoter of "Atmosphere - The Luxurious Condominium", and upheld inte... Read More


Taruner Swapna: Rs 10K tablet grant from Jan 8

Kolkata, Jan. 4 -- The state government will begin disbursing a one-time financial assistance of Rs. 10,000 to Class XI students from January 8 under the Taruner Swapna scheme for the 2025-26 academic... Read More


Works underway to transform 'Teesta Pally' into model village

Siliguri, Jan. 4 -- The state government has initiated steps to develop 'Teesta Pally' into a model village, assigning the responsibility to Siliguri Mayor Gautam Deb, who visited the area and held me... Read More


BGPM alleges exploitation of Gorkhaland Personnel in GTA

Darjeeling, Jan. 4 -- After a lull, the Gorkhaland Personnel (GLP), a force raised by Bimal Gurung-led Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM), is once again in the news, with Bharatiya Gorkha Prajatantrik Morch... Read More