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JU V-C 'freed' after 24-hour gherao over scholarship row

Kolkata, Feb. 25 -- Jadavpur University's officiating vice-chancellor (V-C), Bhaskar Gupta, and Pro V-C, Amitava Dutta, were freed with the help of teachers and staff on Tuesday afternoon after being ... Read More


'Unnatural death' at a Sodepur hotel

Kolkata, Feb. 25 -- A youth died an unnatural death in a hotel in Muragachha area of Sodepur on Sunday. Sources said the deceased, identified as Bablu Mondal of Barrackpore, had rented a room on Sund... Read More


WBCUPA general body meeting to be held at Jadavpur Univ's OAT

Kolkata, Feb. 25 -- The West Bengal College and University Professors' Association (WBCUPA), the professors' wing of the Trinamool Congress (TMC), will hold its general body meeting on March 1 at the ... Read More


Govt fixes MSP for potatoes at Rs 900 per quintal

Kolkata, Feb. 25 -- Bengal government has fixed the new minimum support price for potatoes at Rs 900 a quintal. Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday made the announcement after the Cabinet meetin... Read More


State to lease out 6 tea gardens for 3 years: CM

Kolkata, Feb. 25 -- The Mamata Banerjee government is set to offer six tea gardens in north Bengal on lease for three years as the workers were not getting their wages. The decision was taken at the ... Read More


Mukul Bhattacharya made V-C of WB Univ of Health Sciences

Kolkata, Feb. 25 -- Prof (Dr) Mukul Bhattacharya has been appointed as the new vice-chancellor of the West Bengal University of Health Sciences (WBUHS). State health department issued an order on Tues... Read More


Tangra murders: Prasun Dey 'tried to mislead police'

Kolkata, Feb. 25 -- Prasun Dey, one of the suspects in the Tangra triple murder case allegedly tried to confuse police by claiming that he does not know anything and he did not kill anybody. Accordin... Read More


Dhakuria snatching case: 3 in cop net

Kolkata, Feb. 25 -- After three days of the snatching in Dhakuria, cops arrested three persons who were involved in the crime from Gosaba in South 24-Parganas. On Saturday around 4 pm, the victim ide... Read More


KMC brings 20K unassessed properties under its tax fold

Kolkata, Feb. 25 -- Amidst cries of "deficit Budget" and "illegal constructions", Mayor Firhad Hakim, on the concluding day of the Budget session of Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC), said about 20,... Read More


CCTV cameras made mandatory at Higher Secondary exam centres

Kolkata, Feb. 25 -- The West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education (WBCHSE) has made CCTV surveillance mandatory at all examination centres for the upcoming Higher Secondary (HS) exams. Accord... Read More