Just on the outskirts of the old city limits of the megapolis of Kolkata stands the semi-urban hamlet of Boral, where a young art director with the advertisement agency D.J. Keymer shot his classic debut film Pather Panchali (Song of the Road), some 70 years ago, to metamorphose into the celebrated movie maestro Satyajit Ray. […]
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West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday night performed Kali Puja at her residence in Bhabanipur area of the city, as hundreds of people gathered outside to catch a glimpse of the rituals. Ms. Banerjee also prepared the ‘bhog’ (food offering to the goddess) and played host to scores of guests, which included VVIPs, […]
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Clashes erupted between two communities in the Ekbalpore area on October 10, 2022 Clashes erupted between two communities in the Ekbalpore area on October 10, 2022 The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has registered an FIR in the October 8-9 clashes between two communities in Ekbalpore area of Kolkata, a senior official said. The anti-terror agency […]
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THE STATE government on Wednesday removed former WBSSC chairman Subiresh Bhattacharya as vice-chancellor of North Bengal University and Darjeeling Hill University, over a week after the CBI arrested him in connection with the SSC recruitment scam. The government appointed Jadavpur University professor Omprakash Mishra as interim vice-chancellor of both the universities for three months, until […]
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CPI(M) students’ wing, the Students Federation of India (SFI), on August 1 launched five country-wide ‘jathas’ (foot marches) — called ‘March for Education’ — to protest the National Education Policy and demand its withdrawal. Out of five jathas, two will reached Kolkata on September 2, covering 22 districts of West Bengal and traversing more than […]
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The CBI issued a lookout notice against the MLA in connection with the recruitment scam in the State-run schools The CBI issued a lookout notice against the MLA in connection with the recruitment scam in the State-run schools The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Thursday issued a lookout notice against Trinamool Congress MLA and former chairman of […]
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Samaritan Mission School, which was recently listed as one of the world’s 10 best schools “ for overcoming adversity” by UK-based organisation T4 Education, has taken upon itself the task of reviving the since closed old schools in the Howrah Municipal Corporation area in an attempt to provide an easy access to education to those […]
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A former professor of St. Xavier’s University, Kolkata, has decided to move the Calcutta High Court against the university authorities months after she was “forced” to tender her resignation following complaints from a parent over her “objectionable” photographs on Instagram. According to the woman, a writ petition against the university authorities will be filed at […]
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Visva-Bharati University authorities’ decision to organise a lecture on ‘The Concept of Kali Worship’ on July 25 has been questioned by its teachers, students and senior ashramites, who contested that the university, founded by Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore at Santiniketan in Birbhum district, “follows the practice of Bhamho Samaj and does not believe in idol […]
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The West Bengal government has issued the notification for admission in state-run colleges and universities for the academic session 2022-23, with the admission process for undergraduate courses beginning on July 18 and will be completed by September 15. The first semester of the UG courses will commence on September 19. The admission process for the […]
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