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Govt tightens POCSO protocol in state hosps

Kolkata, May 3 -- The state health department has tightened POCSO protocol in state hospitals making medical tests for minor abuse survivors mandatory, even without an FIR. Only female doctors will ex... Read More


ISC topper Srijani drops surname for 'social justice'

Kolkata, May 3 -- In a statement going beyond academic excellence, ISC topper from Bengal, Srijani, who achieved a perfect score of 400 out of 400, opted not to include her surname on her examination ... Read More


Madhyamik 2025: Online window for answer script review, scrutiny opened

Kolkata, May 3 -- The West Bengal Board of Secondary Education (WBBSE) has begun the online application process for Post Publication Scrutiny (PPS) and Post Publication Review (PPR) of Madhyamik 2025 ... Read More


Govt schools in state record 98.43% pass rate in Madhyamik

Kolkata, May 3 -- Government schools across the state have recorded a remarkable 98.43 per cent pass rate in the Madhyamik 2025, with 38.58 per cent of successful students securing 60 per cent marks o... Read More


Girls shine in High Madrasah exams

Kolkata, May 3 -- The West Bengal Board of Madrasah Education (WBBME) on Saturday announced the results of the 2025 High Madrasah, Alim, and Fazil examinations, registering a marginal rise in pass per... Read More


98% of ED cases involving politicians filed against opposition leaders: TMC's Saket Gokhale

New Delhi, May 3 -- Trinamool Congress leader Saket Gokhale on Saturday said 98 per cent of the cases filed by the Enforcement Directorate against politicians were against opposition leaders. "The rem... Read More


Tejashwi Yadav writes to PM Modi on caste census, seeks review of quotas

Patna, May 3 -- RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi urging him for a "comprehensive review of the social protection and reservation policies" once the exercise to inc... Read More


KMC cracks down on rooftop restaurants

Kolkata, May 3 -- The Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) sprang into action from Saturday morning slapping closure notices to 83 rooftop restaurants in the city. Mayor Firhad Hakim had made it clear ... Read More


TMC MP seeks Home Min's intervention over attacks on Bengal workers in BJP-run states

Kolkata, May 3 -- After Berhampore Trinamool Congress MP Yusuf Pathan voiced concerns over migrant labourers from his Constituency being "systematically assaulted" in Odisha, the party's Rajya Sabha M... Read More


Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese wins second three-year term; PM Modi congratulates

Melbourne, May 3 -- Anthony Albanese claimed victory as the first Australian prime minister to clinch a second consecutive three-year term in 21 years on Saturday and suggested his government had incr... Read More