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Court-mandated committee picks triggers debate

KOLKATA, Sept. 8 -- The never-ending tussle between the Federation and the 13 petitioning directors has taken a dramatic turn. Acting on Calcutta High Court's earlier order, both sides have now put fo... Read More


Ahead of Assembly polls, Mamata to kickstart dev push in North Bengal

New Delhi, Sept. 8 -- With the 2026 Assembly elections round the corner, all eyes are on North Bengal as Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee begins a three-day visit from Tuesday. The Chief Minister will a... Read More


Apex Court reserves verdict on Bengal DA arrears case

Kolkata, Sept. 8 -- The Supreme Court on Monday reportedly reserved its verdict on a batch of petitions, including one filed by the West Bengal government, against a 2022 Calcutta High Court order dir... Read More


Mayor sets Sept 15 deadline for road repairs in city

Kolkata, Sept. 8 -- Mayor Firhad Hakim on Monday issued instructions for completing the repair of all roads in the city by September 15. He has also appealed to the authorities of Syama Prasad Mookerj... Read More


Mamata congratulates Anuparna Roy for scripting history at Venice Film Fest

KOLKATA, Sept. 8 -- By now, we know that Purulia girl Anuparna Roy has scripted history in world cinema by winning the Best Director award in the Orrizonti section for her debut film 'Songs of Forgott... Read More


Professor Krishnakali Basu passes away, CM expresses grief

Kolkata, Sept. 8 -- Krishnakali Basu, the general secretary of Trinamool Congress professor's wing West Bengal College and University Professors' Association (WBCUPA) died on Sunday night. Basu was al... Read More


B'desh to export 1200 MT of Hilsa to Bengal ahead of festive season

Kolkata, Sept. 8 -- As a goodwill gesture, the Bangladesh government has confirmed the export of 1,200 metric tonnes of Hilsa to India ahead of the festive season. The country's Industry department is... Read More


ED raids 22 locations in state over illegal sand mining & smuggling

Kolkata, Sept. 8 -- The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Monday carried out raids at 22 locations across the state in connection with illegal sand mining and smuggling. The searches were conducted in K... Read More


HS Semester III exam: Parents complain of textbook delays

Kolkata, Sept. 8 -- Even as the Higher Secondary (HS) Semester III examinations began smoothly on Monday, parents complained that free government-supplied textbooks had reached students nearly three m... Read More


Nearly 6.6L students write first OMR-based HS exam; debut runs sans hitch

Kolkata, Sept. 8 -- The Semester III examinations (Part-I) of Higher Secondary 2026 began on Monday with students writing their first paper on optical mark recognition (OMR) sheets, for the first time... Read More