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Calcutta University tops state-aided varsities with over 6.5L UG applications

Kolkata, July 11 -- Calcutta University has emerged as the most sought-after higher education institution in Bengal, receiving a staggering 6,47,587 applications for undergraduate (UG) admissions thro... Read More


TMC leader shot & hacked to death in Bhangar area

Kolkata, July 11 -- A Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader of Bhangar area was shot and hacked to death by a group of unknown miscreants on Thursday night in Chaltaberia area. According to sources, the de... Read More


Kolkata & Adani ports sign MoU for restoration and beautification of historic Kumartuli Ghat

Kolkata, July 11 -- Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port, Kolkata (SMPK) on Thursday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Ltd. (APSEZ) for the redevelopment, re... Read More


Power glitch hits East-West Metro's Sector V-Sealdah services

Kolkata, July 11 -- Metro services on the East-West Corridor's Salt Lake Sector V-Sealdah stretch were disrupted for about one-and-a-half hours on Friday morning due to a power fault in the third rail... Read More


Now, Howrah-Patna Vande Bharat train runs with 20 coaches

Kolkata, July 11 -- The Howrah-Patna-Howrah Vande Bharat Express began running with 20 coaches from Friday, up from the earlier 16, to cater to growing passenger demand and enhance travel convenience ... Read More


HC acquits man in 2002 schoolboy murder, cites broken chain of proof

Kolkata, July 11 -- The Calcutta High Court has set aside the conviction of a man sentenced to life imprisonment for the alleged kidnapping and murder of a 13-year-old school student in West Midnapore... Read More


Civil Services study centre launches UPSC CSE 2026 composite course

Kolkata, July 11 -- The Satyendra Nath Tagore Civil Services Study Centre (SNTCSSC) on Friday inaugurated its Composite Course for the UPSC Civil Services Examination (CSE) 2026 aspirants. The ten-mon... Read More


Bangladeshi national held near Fort William

Kolkata, July 11 -- A Bangladeshi national has been arrested from near the Eastern Command headquarters of the Indian Army at Fort William, after he was allegedly found loitering around the high-secur... Read More


State Mineral Corporation to dredge Karala River after Teesta and Ghis

Jalpaiguri, July 11 -- After being assigned dredging duties in the Teesta and Ghis rivers, the West Bengal Mineral Development and Trading Corporation (WBMDTC) Ltd. is now set to remove silt and soil ... Read More


'BJP MLA & his associates sparking communal discord'

Siliguri, July 11 -- A fresh political controversy has erupted in Siliguri after a written complaint was filed against BJP MLA Shankar Ghosh, accusing him of instigating unrest in Tikiapara and Bagrak... Read More