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Budget outline: KMC identifies 77 road stretches for repair, upgrade

Kolkata, Feb. 20 -- The Kolkata Municipal Corporation's (KMC) 2026-27 Budget outlines 77 road stretches under resurfacing, plastic-modified asphalt works, interlocking block pavements and development ... Read More


WBBPE starts online affiliation renewal of D.El.Ed institutions

Kolkata, Feb. 20 -- The West Bengal Board of Primary Education has invited online applications for renewal of affiliation from government, government-sponsored, government-aided and self-financed D.El... Read More


Dharmatala L-20 bus stand shifted to Curzon Park for Metro construction

Kolkata, Feb. 20 -- The state government bus stand popularly known as L 20 bus stand at Dharmatala (Esplanade) has been shifted temporarily to Curzon Park between Esplanade Metro Station and Rani Rash... Read More


Sealdah-Bangaon services to be cancelled, curtailed on Feb 21

Kolkata, Feb. 20 -- Train services on the Sealdah-Bangaon section in Eastern Railway's Sealdah division will be regulated from 10.45 pm on February 21 to 7.45 am on February 22 for construction of a L... Read More


WBSSC bans shoes, boots for Gr C, D exams; Slippers, sandals allowed

Kolkata, Feb. 20 -- The West Bengal School Service Commission (WBSSC) has barred candidates from wearing shoes or boots inside examination centres for the upcoming Group C and Group D recruitment test... Read More


'Yuba Saathi' online applications limited to two-hour window

Kolkata, Feb. 20 -- The state government has fixed a two-hour daily window - from 7 pm to 9 pm - for submitting online applications under the Yuba Sathi scheme. The online application facility was in... Read More


SIR: 7 plaints filed against CEC Gyanesh Kumar

Kolkata, Feb. 20 -- In a major development over alleged harassment of people during the SIR procedure, seven complaints were filed at the Jibantala Police Station against CEC Gyanesh Kumar, alleging t... Read More


Truck hits bike, 14-year-old killed

Kolkata, Feb. 20 -- A 14-year-old boy was killed and another seriously injured when their bike was hit by a truck on Friday morning. The incident occurred on National Highway 16 at Ankurhati area in H... Read More


Bengal urges Centre to include Rajbanshi, Kurmali in VIII Schedule

Kolkata, Feb. 20 -- The West Bengal government has once again urged the Centre to include the Rajbanshi and Kurmali languages in the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution. In a separate communication, t... Read More


Eminent Bengali author & chronicler of Kolkata, Sankar, passes away at 92

KOLKATA, Feb. 20 -- In 'Chowringhee', Sankar follows the lives of Shata Bose and the young recruit Shankar inside a grand Kolkata hotel, where ambition, insecurity and dignity quietly collide. In 'Se... Read More