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Bengal boosts education spend, sees surge in schools & univs

Kolkata, July 20 -- The state government has significantly ramped up investments in education infrastructure-both at the school level and in higher education-by establishing new colleges and universit... Read More


RPF seizes over 51 kg of ganja at Bidhan Nagar Road Station; 4 held

Kolkata, July 20 -- The Railway Protection Force (RPF) of Eastern Railway's Sealdah Division seized 51.21 kilograms of suspected ganja and arrested four individuals, including a woman, at Bidhan Nagar... Read More


PMLA can't trump BNSS provisions: High Court in 'money laundering case'

Kolkata, July 20 -- The Calcutta High Court has quashed a Special Court's cognisance order in a money laundering case, ruling that it violated the Bhartiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023, by no... Read More


School teacher convicted for sexual assault of minor tribal girls

BALURGHAT, July 20 -- A South Dinajpur court has convicted a school teacher for sexually assaulting four minor tribal girls inside a school under Kumarganj Police Station in 2018. The incident, which ... Read More


'Healthcare': Workshop highlights relevance of forensic nursing

KOLKATA, July 20 -- Forensic Nursing is a new concept, introduced in the area of medicine, establishing the fact that nurses are the first line of investigation of a criminal incident, said Justice (R... Read More


'Breakthrough': Scientists decode genome of 'endangered' turtle, map their habitats

Kolkata, July 20 -- A team of international scientists from the Republic of Korea and India has achieved a breakthrough in wildlife conservation by decoding the complete mitochondrial genome of the cr... Read More


Bengal leading IT sector investment surge: Mamata

Kolkata, July 20 -- Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday claimed that Bengal is undergoing a revolution in the Information Technology (IT) sector, with mainstream Indian media beginning to take no... Read More


Around 5K police personnel deployed for TMC's Martyrs' Day rally today

Kolkata, July 20 -- The Kolkata Police has made elaborate security and traffic arrangements for the Trinamool Congress's (TMC) Martyrs' Day rally on July 21 in the Esplanade area. On Saturday, Commis... Read More


Martyrs' Day rally: Several schools in Kolkata to remain shut or go online today

Kolkata, July 20 -- A large number of private schools across Kolkata will remain closed or shift to online classes on Monday, July 21, in anticipation of traffic snarls due to the Trinamool Congress' ... Read More


Trinamool workers from across North Bengal leave for Martyrs' Day rally

Siliguri, July 20 -- With political momentum building across Bengal, leaders and workers of the Trinamool Congress (TMC) from Siliguri and various parts of North Bengal have departed for Kolkata to pa... Read More