Kolkata: CM Suvendu Adhikari on Monday announced that Aliah University will be brought under the state higher education dept and that there will be no separate education system based on religion.The CM said, “There cannot be separate education systems in one state. Students can be judged only by merit, not by religion or any community….
Agartala: Two youths from Bihar were arrested in an intelligence-led operation on Monday at Shalbagan near the BSF Tripura Frontier headquarters on the Agartala-Khowai road during a vehicle-checking drive, police said. The arrests come ahead of the ADC Village Council elections on Sept 28 and Durga Puja amid heightened security.The accused were identified as Suraj…
Left Front functionary Manik Dey alleged that opposition candidates, particularly from CPM, face threats and obstruction while submitting nomination papers Agartala: Left Front in Tripura has accused BJP and its ally TIPRA Motha of blocking CPM and other opposition candidates from filing nomination papers for the upcoming village committee elections of ADC across West Tripura…
Department of Chemistry, Jadavpur University KOLKATA: The Department of Chemistry, Jadavpur University organized a Special Lecture under the International and National Networking and Collaboration Program, RUSA 2.0 on 31st August 2026 at the Departmental Auditorium, Jadavpur University.The distinguished speaker for the programme was Prof. Sanjib Senapati, Professor and Head, Department of Biotechnology, Indian Institute of…
IIT Kharagpur’s innovative healthcare hub has successfully transitioned into a self-sustaining entity post its initial funding phase KOLKATA: The Sustainable Phase of the Common Research and Technology Development Hub (CRTDH) on Affordable Healthcare at IIT Kharagpur was inaugurated on Saturday by Dr N. Kalaiselvi, Secretary of Department of Scientific and Industrial Research (DSIR) and Director…
Mount Kailash had been a part of Parvathy Baul’s imagination long before she could make the journey to it. A photograph of Shiva and Kailash that her mother had put up in her study room as a child stayed with her for years, eventually becoming a pilgrimage she felt she was meant to undertake. But…
Kolkata: School heads and academics across the state have strongly backed chief minister Suvendu Adhikari’s Teachers’ Day address on reducing screen time, expressing hope that clear guidelines restricting mobile usage among students will soon be issued.Most school heads who spoke to TOI on Sunday highlighted that it has become increasingly difficult to retain the attention…
Kolkata: After issuing closure notices to over 500 hotels and guest houses, among an estimated 4,000 establishments require inspection for violating fire safety or building rules following a fire on Free School Street that claimed nine lives, the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) set a Sept 20 deadline to complete safety audits for the remaining establishments.KMC…
A fire broke out in this building in kolkata last month — Photo —— Suparna Goswami Kolkata: The state fire and emergency services is likely to conduct an inspection at Mirza Ghalib street’s Florence Mansion–where a fire at a guest house on second floor on Aug 19 claimed nine lives–on Monday, after Calcutta High Court…
Indian Statistical Institute Kolkata: Amid controversies over the Indian Statistical Institute Bill, the state govt has reached out to ISI asking the institute to become the ‘lead knowledge institute’ under Viksit Bharat@2047 programme.Under the programme, the lead knowledge institution collaborates directly with govt by providing critical data analysis, research support, policy design, capacity building and…
