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MMC College to unveil museum to showcase legacy of Raja Manindra Chandra

Kolkata, Nov. 25 -- In a sincere bid to make the young generation aware of the activities of Raja Manindra Chandra Nandy, a philanthropist and reformist during the period of Bengal Renaissance, Mahara... Read More


Edition IV of Sunderban Bird Festival to be held from January 23 to 27, 2026

Kolkata, Nov. 25 -- The 4th edition of the Sunderban Bird Festival that will be held from January 23 to 27, 2026 will offer bird lovers a chance to click the winged guests in the Sunderbans, which is ... Read More


'Record time': 120 BLOs finish distribution, digitisation of SIR forms

Kolkata, Nov. 24 -- At a time when several booth-level officers (BLOs) have been voicing concerns over heavy workload, 121 BLOs across West Bengal have already achieved 100 per cent distribution and d... Read More


Renamed as 'Uttaran', city's slums get major infra boost

Kolkata, Nov. 23 -- The Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) has completed renaming all slums in the city as "Uttaran" zones, marking the full rollout of its initiative to replace the word "slum" with ... Read More


Co-ops should tap homestay, telemedicine sectors: Min

Kolkata, Nov. 20 -- State Cooperation minister Pradip Mazumdar on Thursday urged cooperative societies in Bengal to explore opportunities in emerging sectors such as homestays and telemedicine to enha... Read More


Yale study: 56% in Bengal have faced severe storms, the highest in India

Kolkata, Nov. 19 -- 56 per cent people in Bengal have personally experienced severe storms, which is the highest percentage in the entire country. 77 per cent of the people in the state are of the opi... Read More


State plans Centre of Excellence to address PSU challenges

Kolkata, Nov. 17 -- The Public Enterprises and Industrial Reconstruction (PE&IR) department is planning to set up a Centre of Excellence in collaboration with the Institute of Company Secretaries of I... Read More


Jadavpur Univ collaborates with UK university to document Nepali, Bodo, Lepcha & Kudmali texts

Kolkata, Nov. 16 -- The Centre for Translation of Indian Literatures (CENTIL) of Jadavpur University (JU) is working on a Scheme for Promotion of Academic and Research Collaboration (SPARC) project wi... Read More


KMC uses paver blocks to rebuild six roads in city

Kolkata, Nov. 13 -- The Roads department of Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) has already completed construction of six roads in the city with paver blocks for preventing wear and tear following a r... Read More


Mamata conferred honorary D.Litt by Japan's Okayama University

Kolkata, Nov. 12 -- Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has been conferred an honorary Doctor of Literature (D.Litt) degree by Japan's prestigious Okayama University in recognition of her contributi... Read More