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'Over 1,840 Professors of Practice appointed across 349 higher education institutions'

New Delhi, Feb. 11 -- More than 1,840 industry experts and professionals have been appointed as Professors of Practice (PoP) in 349 universities and colleges across the country, the Ministry of Educat... Read More


CBSE to implement 'on screen marking' for class 12 board exams

New Delhi, Feb. 11 -- The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) will implement on-screen marking (OSM) for evaluation of Class 12 answer books from this year, according to officials. However, e... Read More


State to execute flood protection works in 3 districts before monsoon

Kolkata, Feb. 11 -- The West Bengal government has initiated a series of flood protection, embankment strengthening, and canal restoration works across West Midnapore, Bankura, and Jhargram districts ... Read More


Two more caught with mobiles; total exam cancellations rise to 51

Kolkata, Feb. 11 -- Two candidates were caught with mobile phones during the Life Science paper on Wednesday, taking the total number of such cases across the seven main written papers of the Madhyami... Read More


Calcutta High Court recalls CID order against nine cops in custodial abuse

Kolkata, Feb. 11 -- The Calcutta High Court has recalled its earlier direction asking the CID, West Bengal to initiate major disciplinary proceedings against nine West Bengal Police officers over alle... Read More


SC asks Cal HC to examine NIA's UAPA invocation

Kolkata, Feb. 11 -- The Supreme Court of India on Wednesday directed the Calcutta High Court to independently examine whether provisions of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) were rightly... Read More


Youth held in Odisha for duping former Kolkata Police CP's son

Kolkata, Feb. 11 -- A youth was arrested by Kolkata Police in Odisha for allegedly duping the son of former Kolkata Police Commissioner Manoj Kumar Verma, who is now serving as Director of Security. ... Read More


HS exams from Feb 12; schools hosting centres to suspend classes

Kolkata, Feb. 11 -- The Higher Secondary (HS) Examination 2026 will begin on Thursday and continue till February 27 at 2,103 venues across the state, with schools hosting centres asked to suspend seco... Read More


Green initiative: Cold fireworks training begins in Bengal

Kolkata, Feb. 11 -- A two-day training programme on the production of cold fireworks for cracker manufacturers in Bengal began at a private engineering college in Maheshtala, South 24 Parganas, on Wed... Read More


'Upgrade infrastructure': Bengal tourism to tap 'destination wedding market'

Kolkata, Feb. 11 -- The Tourism Department has decided to tap the growing destination wedding market by integrating related facilities in select properties under its aegis. The West Bengal Tourism De... Read More