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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


Bengali HR manager branded 'B'deshi' for speaking native tongue, loses job

Darjeeling, Sept. 8 -- After a number of cases have been reported of migrant workers from Bengal being labelled Bangladeshi and being hounded out from states outside Bengal, now a disturbing case of a... Read More


Farmer kidnapped by suspected B'deshi miscreants in Sitalkuchi

Cooch Behar, Sept. 8 -- Barely months after the abduction of Ukil Barman, another case of cross-border kidnapping has rocked the Sitalkuchi border. On Monday afternoon, suspected Bangladeshi miscreant... Read More


Miscreants uproot tea bushes along India-Bangladesh border in Childanga

Jalpaiguri, Sept. 8 -- Tension has resurfaced along the unfenced India-Bangladesh border at South Berubari's Childanga after miscreants allegedly uprooted several small tea gardens developed by local ... Read More


Students protest 'abnormal' fee hike at Univ of Gour Banga

Malda, Sept. 8 -- A wave of protests erupted at the University of Gour Banga (UGB) on Monday as hundreds of students blocked the main entrance, denouncing what they described as an "abnormal" hike in ... Read More


Nepali Academy building to be completed by March 2026: GTA Chief

Darjeeling, Sept. 8 -- The construction of the multipurpose Nepali Academy building in Darjeeling is scheduled for completion by March 2026, GTA Chief Executive Anit Thapa announced after inspecting t... Read More