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Asansol girl among 8 from state selected for R-Day parade in New Delhi

Eight students from West Bengal have been selected for the prestigious Republic Day parade on 26 January, next year at Kartavya Path in New Delhi after a tough two-tier competition.

Monk writes to PM, Shah on B'desh monk's counsel's security

Septuagenarian advocate Rabindra Ghosh, who represents jailed Chinmoy Krishna Das Prabhu and is scheduled to argue for his bail at the Chittagong court on 2 January, today said by any means he will reach Chittagong Court on that day.

Hooghly school goes for organic farming for mid-day meal vegetables

A school in Arambag has decided on organic farming to provide insecticides and pesticides-free organic vegetables in mid-day meals.

Science awareness through fair

The Breakthrough Science Society, Democratic Research Scholars Organization and Satyendra Nath Bose Science Learning Center are jointly organizing the \"Science Fair 2024\" on the 21-22 December at Rajballavpara, Jagat Mukherjee Park, in North Kolkata.

Casual civic workers suspend essential services, cause distress to Hooghly residents

More than 2,000 temporary workers of Hooghly-Chinsurah municipality, who had been demanding their wages for the last three months, have stopped rendering essential civic services from yesterday, causing misery to the residents of the joint civic area.

State building Muriganga bridge without help from Centre: CM

She said the state govt is constructing a bridge on Muriganga at an estimated cost of Rs 1,500 cr

2 nabbed for cheating retired man of over ₹1 cr

A father and son duo was arrested on Sunday for duping a retired person through a fraudulent chit-fund scheme.

Mamata to open new Infosys centre

Chief minister Mamata Banerjee will inaugurate the Kolkata Development Centre of Infosys tomorrow.

Chief minister to inaugurate Kolkata Christmas festival today

Chief minister Mamata Banerjee will inaugurate the Kolkata Christmas Festival tomorrow.

Professor Kallol Paul takes over as new VC of Kalyani University

Professor Kallol Paul officially took over as the vice-chancellor of Kalyani University today.

Darjeeling MP demands ST status for 11 left-out Gorkha sub-tribes in Parliament

Darjeeling MP Raju Bista raised the issue of re-inclusion of 11 excluded Gorkha sub-tribes—Gurung, Bhujel, Mangar, Newar, Jogi, Khas, Rai, Sunwar, Thami, Yakkha, and Dhimal—as Scheduled Tribes (ST) in Parliament, emphasising the urgency of the matter.

Mamata virtually launches 'Banglar Bari scheme in Jalpaiguri

Chief minister Mamata Banerjee virtually launched the 'Banglar Bari (Grameen)' rural housing scheme from Nabanna Sabhaghar.

Darjeeling to host tea fest from Thursday

The festival promises an exciting mix of activities to showcase the region's heritage & promote tourism

National Testing Agency restructuring begins; it will conduct only entrance exams

The National Testing Agency (NTA) will exclusively conduct entrance exams for higher education institutions from 2025 and not recruitment exams, Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan announced, emphasising the government's shift towards computer-adaptive, technology-driven \"zero-error\" examinations.

BJP will not allow reservations on the basis of religion: Shah

Union Home Minister on Tuesday launched a scathing attack on Congress over its stand on reservations on Tuesday night, alleging that the grand old party does not want the welfare of OBCs but they want to give quota to Muslims by increasing the limit by 50 per cent.

Nadda hails media for refusing to bow during Emergency

Union Home Minister and Leader of the Rajya Sabha J P Nadda Tuesday accused the Congress of throwing the country into darkness when it imposed an Emergency in 1975, and hailed a section of the media, especially Indian Express and The Statesman, for refusing to bow to the diktats of the then Indira Gandhi regime.

Simultaneous polls: Bills to be sent to JPC

Oppn says Bills target basic structure of Constitution, federal structure

CM Mamata Banerjee launches Banglar Bari housing scheme

Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday launched the state government's Banglar Bari (Rural) housing scheme, announcing the release of the first installment of Rs 60,000 to 12 lakh eligible families.

NIRF rankings: A catalyst for India's highe education transformation?a

Higher Education (HE) rankings transcend mere numerical values; they reflect the quality, competitiveness, and global stature of educational institutions.

Looking for work? Study reveals your mindset could be hampering your search

Searching for a job can be arduous, particularly amid economic and technological change.

We are in transition: Bumrah defends flop show by batters

Pace maestro Jasprit Bumrah cut a forlorn figure after the end of the third day's play at the Gabba with India reduced to 51-4 in their first innings.

CBI files five in Assam online trading scam; 18 accused named chargesheets

The CBI has filed five chargesheets in Guwahati against 18 individuals and two companies involved in a massive online trading scam that duped thousands of investors in Assam by promising high returns, officials said on Monday.

India's banking sector poised for continued resilience: S&P Global

India's financial sector is poised for resilience, bolstered by structural improvements and robust economic growth prospects, according to the S&P Global Ratings 2025 banking outlook.

India glucose monitoring market to grow at 2pc CAGR by 2033: Report

Amid the growing prevalence of diabetes in India, the glucose monitoring market in the country is forecast to grow at a 2 per cent compound annual growth rate (CAGR) during 2024-33, according to a report on Monday.

India's trade deficit at all-time-high of $37.8 billion in November

India registered a record trade deficit of $37.8 billion in November with exports contracting 4.85 per cent to $32.1 billion while imports increased by 27 per cent to $69.95 billion.

PROPOSED CESS FOR INVESTIGATION

A CERTAIN amount of opposition is anticipated at next week's meeting of the Mysore Legislative Council to a Government Bill to provide for the levy of a coffee cess, temporarily in the Mysore State, in order to maintain an experimental station for the investigation of diseases affecting the coffee plant, and other allied problems relating to coffee cultivation.

Syria after Assad's fall

Syrian rebel forces captured Damascus and forced President Bashar al-Assad to flee to Moscow with his family, where he has been granted refuge.

The gift of second chances

The impending return from an Indonesian jail of a Filipino migrant worker tricked into being a drug mule is a spot of good news amid the toxic political scuffle of recent weeks.

Bhopal revisited~II

The license for setting up the Union Carbide plant at Bhopal for producing poisonous MIC and a 'no-objection' from the Pollution Control Department were granted despite the plant's location being near a densely populated area. This was against prescribed norms. No action was taken against the erring UCIL for not complying with statutory safety measures. Was it not a hoax? Were the state and Central government officials hypnotized by the gimmicky assurance of UCC that 'our Bhopal plant will be as inoffensive as a chocolate factory'?

Day of Reckoning

South Korea's democracy has faced yet another stern test with the impeachment of President Yoon Suk Yeol, a polarising figure whose ill-conceived martial law decree plunged the nation into a constitutional crisis.