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TCG CREST to start India's first research-driven private varsity

KOLKATA, May 29 -- The Ministry of Education, Government of India, following an advisory from the University Grants Commission (UGC), has officially awarded the TCG Centres for Research and Education ... Read More


'Fix Manipur': TMC junks PM's 'crisis' talk, fires 5 salvos at failures of BJP

New Delhi, May 29 -- Prime Minister Modi's visit to Alipurduar left many in the tea belt and the Gorkha community disappointed, as expectations for a political resolution to the Gorkha impasse and a c... Read More


'Despite external attempts to divide us, India stands united'

Kolkata, May 29 -- Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Abhishek Banerjee, currently part of an all-party delegation in Jakarta, emphasised that despite attempts by external forces to sow discord, "our country... Read More


Chandannagar: Man 'kills wife & daughter', later ends life

Kolkata, May 29 -- A man committed suicide after murdering his wife and daughter in Chandannagar, Hooghly, late on Wednesday night. According to sources, around 2 am on Wednesday, the Chandannagar Po... Read More


State govt to auction 166 cottah Alipore land for underwater aquarium & museum

Kolkata, May 29 -- In a bid to set up an underwater aquarium and marine museum, the state government is gearing up to allot 166.50 cottah (11,137.50sqm) of land parcel on a freehold basis at Belvedere... Read More


Man stabs 4 people in madrasa after 'killing' parents; arrested

Kolkata, May 29 -- The youth suspected to have killed his parents in Memari was arrested in Bongaon after stabbing several people in a madrasa on Wednesday night. Cops of Bongaon Police Station arres... Read More


GTA: HC directs regularising 35 assistant teacher jobs

Kolkata, May 29 -- The Calcutta High Court (Circuit Bench at Jalpaiguri) has directed the Gorkhaland Territorial Administration (GTA) to regularise the services of 35 ad-hoc assistant teachers in prim... Read More


Weatherman predicts heavy rain in South & North Bengal in next 2 days

Kolkata, May 29 -- A well-marked low-pressure system over the northwest Bay of Bengal intensified into a depression and is set to strengthen further, prompting the India Meteorological Department (IMD... Read More


Tangra triple murder case: Police file chargesheet

Kolkata, May 29 -- The Kolkata Police submitted a chargesheet at the Sealdah ACJM Court on Thursday in the triple murder case of Tangra which took place 99 days ago. In the chargesheet, the Dey broth... Read More


Border residents demand land rights & creation of separate dev authority

Jalpaiguri, May 29 -- Residents of the South Berubari and Nagar Berubari border areas in Jalpaiguri district have renewed demands for land rights and the creation of a separate Border Area Development... Read More