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DIs barred from Madhyamik duties if kin are examinees

Kolkata, Oct. 19 -- The West Bengal Board of Secondary Education (WBBSE) has directed all district inspectors of schools (DIs) to formally withdraw from examination-related duties if their children or... Read More


Over 150 people fall ill after consuming 'prasad' in Ghatal

Kolkata, Oct. 19 -- More than 150 villagers, including 22 children, reportedly fell ill after consuming prasad during Manasa Puja in Daspur, block no 1, under Ghatal subdivision of Paschim Medinipur d... Read More


Canteen staff not Railway employees: Cal HC junks regularisation plea

Kolkata, Oct. 19 -- The Calcutta High Court has dismissed a petition filed by the Eastern Railway Quasi Employees Union, Asansol, which had sought regularisation of canteen workers and a declaration t... Read More


Study probes Bengal Slow Loris decline & dispersal

Kolkata, Oct. 19 -- A new study on the Bengal Slow Loris (Nycticebus bengalensis) has assessed its habitat and connectivity under different future climate scenarios and proposed a hypothesis on its di... Read More


North Bengal floods: Trinamool leaders donate to relief fund

Kolkata, Oct. 19 -- As North Bengal reels under one of its worst natural disasters in recent memory, Trinamool Congress (TMC) leaders have come together to contribute towards flood relief. Party MPs ... Read More


Trinamool announces major organisational rejig in state

Kolkata, Oct. 19 -- The Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Sunday announced an organisational reshuffle across several districts of Bengal, including changes in its minority cell, as part of its strategy to ... Read More


Protesters block Suvendu's convoy in South 24-Parganas

Kolkata, Oct. 19 -- Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari on Sunday faced protests by people on his way to inaugurate a Kali Puja in South 24-Parganas' Raidighi area. Adhikari alleged that attempts w... Read More


Ghatal Master Plan gathers pace, Dev to personally reach out to unwilling landowners

KOLKATA, Oct. 19 -- TMC MP and actor Dev said that if needed, he would personally visit the homes of those unwilling to part with their land in Ghatal and explain why it is crucial for the Ghatal Mast... Read More


State Finance dept begins work on 2026-27 Budget

Kolkata, Oct. 19 -- The Finance department has initiated the process of preparing the Revised Estimates (RE) for 2025-26 and the Budget Estimates (BE) for 2026-27. In a communication addressed to all... Read More


Goalpokhar: Names of over 100 people deleted from voter list

Raiganj, Oct. 19 -- Tension has spread across several villages under Goalpokhar-II block of North Dinajpur district after names of more than 100 voters were allegedly deleted from the voter list publi... Read More