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Bengal colleges finding it hard to fill vacancies in undergraduate courses

Reasons could include the desire to study outside the State for better prospects, indiscriminate growth of institutions, and economic impact of pandemic

The Hindu

Nitish Kumar, Hemant Soren, me and other leaders will come together in 2024 LS election: Mamata

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee at the Trinamool Congress (TMC) meeting today announced that Nitish Kumar, Hemant Soren, and herself with other leaders will come together for the 2024 general election. Read more on Dynamite News:

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Book throws new light on Bengal’s women revolutionaries

The British sentenced more than 200 of them and another 900 suspects were under surveillance, says author Madhurima Sen

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India A vs New Zealand A: Mukesh Kumar impresses with three wickets as New Zealand A score 156/5 on Day 1

BENGALURU: Bengal seamer Mukesh Kumar bowled to a probing channel in all his spells as India A stifled New Zealand A to 156 for five before bad light stopped play on the opening day of the first 'Unofficial' Test.

The Times of India

West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee accuses BJP and CPM of spreading canards

KOLKATA: West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday said that BJP and CPM are spreading canards. She accused the BJP of buying media, while speaking at the Trinamool Chattra Parishad programme .

The Times of India

Heavy rains lash West Bengal

Most of the districts in south Bengal are likely to receive heavy rain

The Hindu

Events in Bengaluru

There will be a three-day mega freedom festival of folk, classical and Hindustani music, organised b

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West Bengal SSC scam case: Custody of Partha Chatterjee, Arpita Mukherjee extended till August 31

KOLKATA: A special court on Thursday extended the judicial remand of former West Bengal minister Partha Chatterjee and his alleged close aide Arpita Mukherjee — both arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in the School Service Commission (SSC) scam — by 14 more days.

The Times of India

ED officials visit Kolkata jail to quiz arrested ex-Bengal minister

“We had quizzed Arpita yesterday.”

The Hindu

Bengal post-poll violence: SC grants four weeks to Centre, State to file reply

The top court was hearing a plea, filed by UP-based lawyer Ranjana Agnihotri and social worker Jitender Singh, seeking direction from the Centre to impose President’s Rule in Bengal

The Hindu

Nationalism is not a mere political programme; Nationalism is a religion: Sri Aurobindo

While August 15 is celebrated as the Independence Day of India, this special day also marks the birth anniversary of one of the most important philosopher-sage of the 20th century, Sri Aurobindo. Born on August 15, 1872, he joined India's independence movement from British rule and later became a spiritual…

The Times of India

Kolkata may get rain till early next week: Met

KOLKATA: Kolkata received intermittent drizzles on Wednesday even as the monsoon trough has finally settled across south Bengal and is set to trigger more rain over the next two days. A cyclonic circulation has formed over south Bengal under the impact of the monsoon trough that brought heavy showers across…

The Times of India

West Bengal: Now an app for snakebite awareness and treatment

KOLKATA: Bitten by a poisonous snake and need the direction to the nearest hospital where antivenom is available? All one needs to do is download a mobile app launched by the state health department. The app has features that can help snakebite victims on first aid, signs and symptoms and…

The Times of India

Red Road Independence Day parade to showcase West Bengal govt schemes

KOLKATA: Lakshmir Bhandar is now set to debut in the Red Road Independence Day parade.

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Selectors bank on 'land rowing' test again to pick 6-member West Bengal team for national event

KOLKATA: In absence of rowing activities at Rabindra Sarobar for over two and half months now, Bengal Rowing Association will be forced to select a six-member team for the 36th National Games - to be held at Gujarat next month - based on the performance on an ergometer test this…

The Times of India

'India has 1,331 bird species, West Bengal has 837'

KOLKATA: India is home to 1,331 bird species, of which about 837 are found in Bengal. In a unique field guide by the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI), it has documented all these species with their photographs.

The Times of India

West Bengal declares Rakhi holiday on August 11

KOLKATA: The state government has declared a holiday on August 11 - Thursday - on account of the Rakhi Bandhan festival in Bengal. All state government offices and educational institutes will remain closed.

The Times of India

West Bengal: Swasthya Bhavan keeps medical facilities ready for monkeypox cases

KOLKATA: With the number of confirmed monkeypox cases gradually on the rise in India, the state health department has intensified its preparedness for surveillance and medical care facility to isolate and treat the suspected or confirmed cases.

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West Bengal: Tantuja set to receive National Award

KOLKATA: Chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday congratulated Tantuja through a tweet for being set to receive a National Award. She posted on Twitter: "Happy to share that our state apex society for handlooms, Tantuja, will be receiving the National Award for Design Development for handloom products on National Handloom…

The Times of India

National body nod to 5 new medical colleges in West Bengal, admission likely to start this year

KOLKATA: NEET UG aspirants have a reason to cheer as Bengal is likely to start admission to six new medical colleges - Arambagh, Tamluk, Barasat, Uluberia, Jalpaiguri and Jhargram - from this year. If all goes according to plans, there will be an addition of 600 MBBS seats as each…

The Times of India

West Bengal: For four consecutive days, Covid cases stay below 1,000

KOLKATA: New Covid cases that have dipped below the 1,000-mark since August 1 seem to be on a downward slide with the number sliding to 775 on Thursday from 911 on Wednesday. The number might hover around the 700/800-mark for another two weeks before it plunges significantly and the current…

The Times of India

Calcutta HC breather for 4 Rohingya women

KOLKATA: The Calcutta high court on Thursday asked the Centre not to deport four women Rohingya refugees back to Myanmar till it heard their pleas on August 10. The four women, now detained at Dum Dum Correctional Home after completion of their sentence in 2019, had moved court back in…

The Hindu

Pride for profession taken a hit: Bengal teachers

‘Sanctity associated with teaching getting dented by recent arrest of Minister’

The Times of India

West Bengal: Mamata Banerjee rejigs ministry, Babul Supriyo among five new faces in cabinet

KOLKATA: The Mamata Banerjee government effected on Wednesday its second cabinet reshuffle since being voted to office in 2021 for its third successive term, adding five cabinet ministers and three ministers of state to give Bengal a 44-strong council of ministers, reports Debashis Konar. North Bengal strongman Udayan Guha, former…

The Hindu

Babul Supriyo finds place in Mamata Cabinet

Eight new faces inducted in Ministry

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