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About 334 companies of Central Forces deployed for 5 seats

Kolkata, May 6 -- As many as 64 candidates are in the fray for the third phase of elections in Bengal on Tuesday in which four Parliamentary constituencies (PCs) - Malda North, Malda South, Jangipur a... Read More


Scottish Church College to hold UG admission sans centralised portal

Kolkata, May 6 -- Being a Christian minority college, Scottish Church College, Kolkata will conduct admission in undergraduate (UG) courses on its own and not through the centralised portal of the Hig... Read More


LS polls: About 2,981 voters opt for vote from home facility

Kolkata, May 5 -- Due to the 'vote from home' facility of the Election Commission (EC), a total of 2,981 electors in Bengal would have already cast their votes when four Parliamentary constituencies (... Read More


Boosting procurement: State to allow sale of 60 kg of paddy

Kolkata, May 5 -- To boost paddy procurement and offer more benefits to small farmers, the Food and Supplies department will allow selling of an additional 30 quintals irrespective of the farmers' lan... Read More


EC appoints new OCs in Diamond Harbour and Anandapur

Kolkata, May 4 -- The Election Commission (EC) on Saturday appointed Jayanta Kumar Mukherjee as the new OC (Officer in Charge) of Anandapur Police Station under the jurisdiction of Kolkata Police and ... Read More


State upgrades tech to get forest fire alerts online

Kolkata, May 3 -- The state government has initiated the process of upgrading technology so that forest fire alerts are available on an online basis and even the minimum damage to natural resources du... Read More


ZSI develops tech for surveillance of mosquitoes

Kolkata, April 28 -- Scientists at the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) successfully developed a technology on surveillance of mosquitoes by utilising the acoustic biology of the species. This has an ... Read More


Heatwave: KMC boosts water tanker trips by 30%

Kolkata, April 27 -- The Water Supply department of Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) has augmented the number of trips of its water tankers by 30 per cent per day to cater to the huge demand for wa... Read More


Alipore Zoo brings in new animals from Indira Gandhi Zoological Park

Kolkata, April 25 -- To augment its breeding stock and woo the visitors, the Alipore Zoological Garden has brought a number of animals through an exchange programme with Indira Gandhi Zoological Park ... Read More


Governor gives assent to two Bills, paves way to simplify over 40-yr-old motor vehicles tax system

Kolkata, April 24 -- Bengal Governor C V Ananda Bose has assented to the West Bengal Motor Vehicles Tax (Amendment) Bill 2024 and The West Bengal Additional Tax and One Time Tax on Motor Vehicles (Ame... Read More