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Madhyamik: Exams of three candidates cancelled for mobile phone rule violation

Kolkata, Feb. 15 -- The West Bengal Board of Secondary Education (WBBSE) has cancelled the examinations of three Madhyamik candidates after they were caught with mobile phones during the Mathematics p... Read More


Prayagraj: 10 pilgrims die in road accident; 19 others injured

Prayagraj, Feb. 15 -- A fatal road accident has cast a shadow over the Maha Kumbh, claiming the lives of 10 devotees coming to Maha Kumbh to take a sacred dip, raising concerns over road safety during... Read More


St. Xavier's Univ to introduce LL.M programme from 2025-26

Kolkata, Feb. 15 -- St. Xavier's University, Kolkata (SXUK) will introduce a Master of Laws (LL.M.) programme from the 2025-26 academic session. Rev. Dr. John Felix Raj, the university's vice-chancell... Read More


Over 83L students to get more eggs in mid-day meals until March

Kolkata, Feb. 15 -- Students from pre-primary to Class VIII in government-run schools across the state will now get two extra eggs per week with their mid-day meals until March 31. This is in addition... Read More


Arupota area: Fire breaks out in garage, several cars gutted; none injured

Kolkata, Feb. 15 -- A garage in the Arupota area near the EM Bypass caught fire on Saturday morning. Some cars, that came in for repairs were inside the garage and were gutted because of the inferno. ... Read More


MeT predicts rainfall in several south Bengal districts, including city

Kolkata, Feb. 15 -- The Regional Meteorological Centre in Alipore predicted rainfall in several south Bengal districts, including Kolkata on Wednesday and Thursday next week. According to the MeT offi... Read More


Jadavpur: Two lose lakhs in ATM fraud, probe on

Kolkata, Feb. 15 -- Two persons fell prey to ATM fraud with a few lakhs siphoned out of their bank accounts. The incident took place at an ATM of a nationalised bank near Kishore Bharati Stadium in Ja... Read More


New bus route launched

Kolkata, Feb. 15 -- State Transport minister Snehasis Chakraborty on Saturday inaugurated a new bus route, KB24, connecting Hatisala to Kolkata Station. On his way to the event, the minister visited ... Read More


Unforced error? Sinner let off with three-month ban

New Delhi, Feb. 15 -- It seems the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has done a very soft deal with Jannik Sinner, giving him just a three-month ban, effective from February 9 to May 4. In fact, the agr... Read More


Ahead of GIS, MP govt introduces new policies to boost 'ease of doing business'

Bhopal, Feb. 15 -- Under the leadership of Chief Minister Mohan Yadav, the Madhya Pradesh government has taken several initiatives including of launching a new Industrial Investment Promotion Policy (... Read More