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Bengal univs: 'Centre bias in PAIR prog selection process...'

Kolkata, April 23 -- State Education minister Bratya Basu accused the Union Government of adopting a "discriminatory attitude" in the selection process for the Partnerships for Accelerated Innovation ... Read More


State govt's CEO calls for awareness on fortified food

Kolkata, April 23 -- Bengal's Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Manoj Agarwal on Wednesday stressed the need for the Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MOFPI) to bring all stakeholders involved in th... Read More


BJP leader held for robbery

Kolkata, April 23 -- A BJP leader has been arrested by the Purulia Police in connection with a robbery posing as Income Tax officials that had taken place at the residence of a businessman a few days ... Read More


State opposes contempt petition on School Service Commission matter at High Court

Kolkata, April 23 -- The state on Wednesday challenged the maintainability of the contempt petition relating to West Bengal School Service Commission (WBSSC) recruitment at Calcutta High Court, arguin... Read More


Behala & Lake areas: 2 fake call centres busted; 16 held in all

Kolkata, April 23 -- The Kolkata Police busted two fake call centres on Tuesday and Wednesday in Behala and Lake areas from where foreign citizens were being duped on the pretext of fixing technical g... Read More


Mere suspicion of assumption can't lead to conviction: HC in 1995 case

Kolkata, April 23 -- Observing that mere suspicion of assumption cannot lead to the conviction, Calcutta High Court set aside the judgement and order of the trial court that convicted a man in 1995 un... Read More


Crushed by lorry, toddler dies

BALURGHAT, April 23 -- A 3-year-old girl, Debanshi Mondal, was crushed to death by a lorry on Wednesday afternoon near Nayabazar crematorium in Gangarampur. The toddler was returning home on a bike wi... Read More


East-West Metro corridor to be shut for 3 days

Kolkata, April 23 -- The Kolkata Metro Railway has announced a complete suspension of services along the East-West Corridor (Green Line), from Salt Lake Sector V to Howrah Maidan, for three days, from... Read More


Cabinet nod to recruit 100 civic volunteers in Digha

Kolkata, April 23 -- The state Cabinet on Wednesday has approved the recruitment of 100 civic volunteers to assist in traffic and crowd management in Digha ahead of the scheduled inauguration of Jagan... Read More


Welcoming move: FTII & SRFTI get deemed-to-be univ status

KOLKATA, April 23 -- In a major development for film and media education in India, the Ministry of Education has granted "deemed-to-be university" status to the Film and Television Institute of India ... Read More