Audit at private institutes Kolkata: The state higher education department on Wednesday formed teams to visit private institutes, including BEd colleges, primary teachers training institutes and degree colleges, and evaluate classroom teaching, student enrolment and attendance. The inspection is meant to verify if private college students, who first pay high admission fees and then hefty…
The stretch where the Mamata Banerjee faction of Trinamool Congress has been allowed to hold its July 21 rally Kolkata: Calcutta High Court on Wednesday ordered that the venue for the July 21 ‘Martyrs’ Day’ rally of Trinamool Congress, which was held in front of Victoria House every year since 2012, be shifted to the…
Sleep loss for warm nights Kolkata: Kolkata: Rising nighttime temperatures are robbing Kolkatans of sleep, with the city ranking as India’s third most sleep-deprived megacity, according to a new global study by Climate Central.The study found that the average Kolkatan loses 80 hours of sleep a year because of warm nights, compared with 93 hours…
Madan Mitra with Ritabrata Banerjee and Sandipan Saha in assembly Kolkata: A day after Enforcement Directorate (ED) served notices on Kamarhati MLA Madan Mitra’s wife and two sons in the school job scam, the 71-year-old Trinamool Congress veteran on Wednesday snapped his more than three-decade-old association with Mamata Banerjee and joined the rebel faction led…
The higher education department is set to commence promotion under the career advancement scheme (CAS) which was due on Jan 1, 2025. A memorandum issued by the department said teachers, librarians and directors of physical education and sports of state-aided universities will have pay revision. Jadavpur University Teachers Association president Partha Pratim Ray said, “Those…
Students of Dakshineswar High School staged a protest on Wednesday, locking the school gate and blocking a nearby road over prolonged administrative lapses. Protesters alleged class 11 students who appeared for their finals have not received their exam results, leaving them unable to complete admission to the higher class. Students and parents blamed the absence…
Kolkata: Police have launched a probe after a tea stall owner in Beniapukur, Madan Shaw (54), lodged a complaint against a viral, fake WhatsApp voice message being circulated in his name.The audio, he claimed, falsely declared that he had complained to the police about the “high volume of azaan (call to prayer) at a local…
A 16-year-old student was stabbed repeatedly to death in Domjur Howrah: A 16-year-old Class 10 student was stabbed repeatedly on a street in Domjur on Wednesday by a jilted lover for allegedly rejecting his advances, leading to her death. The attacker was assaulted by locals and is critical.According to police and local sources, the incident…
Bengal govt has decided to shrink the eco-sensitive zone (ESZ) around the Mahananda Wildlife Sanctuary from 5 km to 1 km Siliguri: Bengal govt has decided to shrink the eco-sensitive zone (ESZ) around the Mahananda Wildlife Sanctuary from 5 km to 1 km. Announcing the decision on Wednesday, state forest minister Manoj Oraon assured that…
Calcutta High Court (file picture) Kolkata: Calcutta High Court on Wednesday asked the speaker of the Bengal legislative assembly if the leader of opposition can be appointed purely on the basis of numerical strength and if the decision can be taken without the Election Commission recognising one faction of a party over another in case…
