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WBBSE control room to operate during Madhyamik exams

Kolkata, Jan. 25 -- The West Bengal Board of Secondary Education (WBBSE) will operate a central control room during the Madhyamik Examination 2026, scheduled from February 2 to 12, to address issues r... Read More


HC upholds interim injunction on Narayan Debnath's works

Kolkata, Jan. 25 -- The Calcutta High Court has upheld an interim injunction restraining a publishing house from printing, selling or distributing the literary and artistic works of late cartoonist Na... Read More


About 400 students honoured as scholars, awardees

Kolkata, Jan. 25 -- Around 400 students from across Bengal were felicitated as scholars and awardees for 2025 at the 66th Annual Awards Ceremony of the Jagadis Bose National Science Talent Search (JBN... Read More


Alipore Zoo plans adoption for off-display animals

Kolkata, Jan. 25 -- Buoyed by the success of its animal adoption scheme, the Alipore Zoological Garden is actively considering extending the programme to animals that are currently off display after b... Read More


CU mandates graded penalties for examination misconduct

Kolkata, Jan. 25 -- Calcutta University has notified a graded framework of penalties for breaches of discipline during university examinations, linking the severity of punishment to the nature of the ... Read More


Minister Shashi Panja alleges 'harassment' during SIR hearing

Kolkata, Jan. 25 -- State Women and Child Development and Social Welfare minister and senior TMC leader Shashi Panja, alleging harassment, said she was summoned to SIR hearing despite appearing on the... Read More


Kargil war veteran summoned for SIR hearing, TMC calls ECI 'anti-India'

Kolkata, Jan. 25 -- TMC on Sunday called the BJP-led Centre and the ECI "anti-India" after a Kargil war veteran was summoned for SIR hearing. The ruling party in Bengal has strongly condemned the inci... Read More


TMC accuses BJP of stealing idol of Goddess Saraswati

Kolkata, Jan. 25 -- After a local youth, whom the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) claimed to be a BJP worker, allegedly stole an idol of Goddess Saraswati in the dead of night from a pandal. TMC trai... Read More


Nandigram Co-op polls: Big win for TMC at Suvendu's turf

Kolkata, Jan. 25 -- After Trinamool Congress (TMC) on January 18 swept all 12 seats in the election to the Amdabad Samabay Krishi Unnayan Samity Ltd under Ambadab 1 Gram Panchayat, dealing a clean def... Read More


Voters' Day marked by TMC protest over SIR in Bengal

Kolkata, Jan. 25 -- The Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Sunday held protests across several districts of West Bengal on National Voters' Day, alleging large-scale exclusion of eligible voters during the o... Read More