The Latest Breaking News from Bengal

KOLKATA: The Bengal cabinet on Monday decided to remove the governor from the chancellor's position and replace him with the chief minister in four universities not working as part of the state higher education department.

KOLKATA: The Covid positivity graph in Bengal climbed above 1% on Monday after a gap of more than three months. With cases rising in a few states, the Bengal government has asked all hospitals to be vigilant at a meeting of senior health officials at Swasthya Bhawan on Monday. Private…

KOLKATA: Adani Enterprise Ltd, the flagship group of Adani Group, will set up a 'hyperscale data centre' at Bengal Silicon Valley in New Town, industries minister Partha Chatterjee announced on Monday. The state cabinet has okayed a proposal to allot 51.8 acres for the project.

KOLKATA: BJP national president J P Nadda, on a two-day tour of West Bengal, is likely to address the state executive of the Bengal unit, which is still facing internal bickering and exodus. He will also address an interaction with city intellectuals as part of his outreach programme.

KOLKATA: The Bengal cabinet on Monday approved a proposal to allot four bicycle manufacturing companies 5 acres each at Vidyasagar industrial park in Kharagpur, said industries minister Partha Chatterjee. The WBIDC park will thus soon become home to a 20-acre cycle hub.

KOLKATA: Stray Covid cases have been reported in recent weeks though almost all of them have been mild, said CMRI Hospital pulmonology director Raja Dhar. "Other viruses are more common now but Covid persists, albeit in a mild form. These deaths indicate that we need to be on guard, especially…

KOLKATA: The liver and kidneys of an 18-year-old deceased donor, Naina Saraf, were transplanted into three patients in two hospitals on Thursday. Sources said all three recipients are recuperating. The teen was declared brain dead on Thursday at Apollo Multispeciality Hospital.

KOLKATA: The number of fresh Covid cases in Bengal crossed 50 on Thursday after a gap of 18 days but dropped to 42 on Friday, continuing to exhibit the fluctuating trend over the past one month. The state recorded 57 cases on Thursday, a sharp rise from just 27 on…

KOLKATA: The state women and child development and social welfare department, and UNICEF, on Thursday launched several action plans to curb the high rate of child marriages reported in the state. The action plans have been launched after National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) indicated that, at 41.6%, Bengal, along with…

KOLKATA: Medical students of Bengal who had returned from war-torn Ukraine have resumed their physical classes at government medical colleges from Wednesday, for the first time in more than three months.

KOLKATA: The Bengal government will set up coaching centres for UPSC and PSC examinations in all districts and is roping in the higher education department to implement it. DMs had been asked to tie up with educational institutes and plans are afoot to check feasibility of setting up similar centres…