Durga Puja 2022: #pandalhopping with puppies and the Mahatma

Durga Puja 2022: #pandalhopping with puppies and the Mahatma

After two years, Kolkata returns to being itself — with Durga Puja festivities that not only encompass faith but also life lessons After two years, Kolkata returns to being itself — with Durga Puja festivities that not only encompass faith but also life lessons This piece is being composed on the morning of Dashami when […]

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Schools jobs scam | Bhattacharya removed as V-C of 2 universities: Govt

Schools jobs scam | Bhattacharya removed as V-C of 2 universities: Govt

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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Suvendu Adhikari’s call to Left friends to join BJP’s march to Nabanna creates flutter

Suvendu Adhikari’s call to Left friends to join BJP’s march to Nabanna creates flutter

Ahead of BJP’s march to the West Bengal State secretariat ‘Nabanna Building’ on Tuesday, Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari’s call to his ”Leftist friends” to join the march has created a flutter in the political circles. “Friends from the Left, there will be no gain going to the CGO (Central Government Officer’s complex). If you really want […]

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Kolkata, Ahmedabad to host Mushtaq Ali, Hazare knockouts; BCCI confirms two Irani Cup ties

Kolkata, Ahmedabad to host Mushtaq Ali, Hazare knockouts; BCCI confirms two Irani Cup ties

Lucknow, Indore, Rajkot, Punjab and Jaipur will host the league stage of Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy while Mumbai, Bangalore, Delhi, Kolkata and Ranchi will stage the Vijay Hazare league fixture Lucknow, Indore, Rajkot, Punjab and Jaipur will host the league stage of Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy while Mumbai, Bangalore, Delhi, Kolkata and Ranchi will stage […]

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SFI jathas seeking withdrawal of education policy head towards Kolkata

SFI jathas seeking withdrawal of education policy head towards Kolkata

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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West Bengal: CBI issues lookout notice against Trinamool MLA in recruitment scam

West Bengal: CBI issues lookout notice against Trinamool MLA in recruitment scam

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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Howrah school seeks to revive long-shut schools to offer education to poor kids

Howrah school seeks to revive long-shut schools to offer education to poor kids

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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Partha Chatterjee | The fall of a heavyweight 

Partha Chatterjee | The fall of a heavyweight 

In 2006, when Partha Chatterjee was elected Leader of the Opposition in the West Bengal Assembly, a group of journalists asked him about the new responsibility. “There is no one else around,” Mr. Chatterjee said. Clearly, in the formative years of the Trinamool Congress, Mr. Chatterjee was one of its tallest leaders after Mamata Banerjee. […]

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CISCE ISC Class 12 Results 2022: West Bengal shines, 6 out 18 national Rank 1 holders from state

CISCE ISC Class 12 Results 2022: West Bengal shines, 6 out 18 national Rank 1 holders from state

Six out of 18 candidates who are tied for the top position in the ISC Class 12 results announced on Sunday are from West Bengal. All the toppers have scored 99.75 per cent. According to the Board, 154 students from all over the country have secured a place in the top three positions, out of […]

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For Kolkata’s Fab Four all-doctor band, music is the best medicine

For Kolkata’s Fab Four all-doctor band, music is the best medicine

All-doctor band Byatikromi on a roll with 200 plus shows over 19 years and counting All-doctor band Byatikromi on a roll with 200 plus shows over 19 years and counting They are among Kolkata’s most sought-after doctors: Dr. Tapas Raychaudhury, renowned heart surgeon who, in 2018, led the team that conducted eastern India’s first heart […]

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