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Online registration for classes IX, XI in madrasahs from Aug 12

Kolkata, Aug. 10 -- The West Bengal Board of Madrasah Education (WBBME) has announced that online registration for Class IX (High Madrasah and Alim) and Class XI (Fazil) students will begin on August ... Read More


OBC quota impasse: Application process of PUMDET put on hold

Kolkata, Aug. 10 -- The start of the application process for the Presidency University Master's Degree Entrance Test (PUMDET-2025) has been put on hold due to fresh legal complications over OBC reserv... Read More


Prompt action by KMC councillors saves trapped woman

Kolkata, Aug. 10 -- Prompt intervention of two councillors of Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) saved the life of an elderly woman who was trapped under the debris after a portion of a roof of an ol... Read More


VIP Road: Fire breaks out in moving bus, none hurt

Kolkata, Aug. 10 -- Tension spread on Sunday morning after a state-run bus was caught on fire while it was moving along the VIP Road. According to sources, sometime between 11:30 am and 12 pm, an air... Read More


SC junks Bengal's plea in Singur arbitration dispute with Tata Motors

Kolkata, Aug. 10 -- The Supreme Court has reportedly dismissed a special leave petition (SLP) filed by the West Bengal Industrial Development Corporation (WBIDC) in its dispute with Tata Motors over c... Read More


Cal High Court acquits two in 2006 'assault-death' case

Kolkata, Aug. 10 -- Observing that there was "no reliable evidence" linking an alleged assault to the medical condition that killed a man, the Calcutta High Court has acquitted two men convicted of vo... Read More


Underground cables near Kamalgazi Flyover: KMDA to use micro-tunnelling

Kolkata, Aug. 10 -- The Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA) has initiated a project to supply and lay underground electrical cables using micro-tunnelling technology in the vicinity of K... Read More


Lake Town traffic guard use rakhis to promote road safety

Kolkata, Aug. 10 -- In a unique celebration of Rakhi Purnima on Saturday, cops from the Lake Town traffic guard tied rakhis bearing the Safe Drive Save Life (SDSL) logo to raise awareness about road s... Read More


Puja: TMC accuses BJP of 'cultural apartheid' over Rail fare snub

Kolkata, Aug. 10 -- The Indian Railways' offer of 20 per cent discounts for Diwali and Chhath Puja travel, but none for those travelling during Durga Puja, welcomed severe criticism from Trinamool Con... Read More


Prabowo lands in Singapore to attend National Day parade

Jakarta, Aug. 10 -- Story 39 of 50 President Prabowo Subianto arrived in Singapore around 3:40 p.m. local time on Saturday to attend the 2025 Singapore National Day Parade, which is held annually on ... Read More