The conclave will serve as a platform for dialogue on entrepreneurship, innovation, technology, skills and sustainable economic growth Kolkata: Babshai Bangali Foundation will host UTTORON 2026, its annual business conclave, on Aug 7, 2026. Bringing together over 250 delegates from India and abroad, it will serve as a platform for dialogue on entrepreneurship, innovation, technology,…
Kolkata: The new school syllabus-cum-curriculum committee held its first meeting on Tuesday with a vision to implement overall changes by 2028, making the syllabus contemporary and aligned with the National Education Policy, 2020.After the BJP govt came to power, a restructured syllabus-cum-curricular committee was formed with new members for each subject, from the primary level…
Minister Agnimitra Paul at Birendra Krishna Bhadra’s house in Shyambazar on his birth anniversary on Tuesday Kolkata: The house of Birendra Krishna Bhadra may be declared a heritage site to preserve his legacy while Shyambazar Metro Station could be named after him. There may also be a bust or statue of Bhadra on or just…
BY: Oishi GooptuKOLKATA: St. Xavier’s University inaugurated its first BTech batch under the Xavier School of Engineering and Technology (XSET) on Tuesday, at the Fr. Albert Huart Hall, Arrupe Building. The inaugural batch has filled all 240 seats across four programmes offered by XSET — Computer Science and Engineering, Artificial Intelligence and Machine learning, Electronics…
Kolkata: The state higher education department is scrapping PhD entrance test conducted by respective universities and made the National Eligibility Test (NET) mandatory for admission to PhD programmes in state and private universities, as well as aided institutions. The department issued an order to this effect on Monday.Higher education department officials said the state govt…
The building from where the man fell and died Kolkata: A 39-year-old man died after allegedly falling from a seven-storey residential building located in Kankurgachhi on Tuesday, triggering an investigation whether he has died by suicide or an accidental fall.The deceased has been identified as Birendra Bahety (39), a trader, was a resident of Narkeldanga…
The Calcutta High Court denied Abhishek Banerjee permission to travel abroad for treatment (File Photo). KOLKATA: Trinamool Congress leader Abhishek Banerjee was on Wednesday denied permission by the Calcutta High Court to travel abroad for eye treatment after he declined to appear before a medical board at the state-run SSKM Hospital.The single-judge bench of Justice…
Kolkata: Two exclusive special NIA courts were inaugurated on City Session Court premises on Tuesday by Acting Chief Justice (ACJ) Tapabrata Chakrabarty for “expeditious trial” of NIA cases where regular bail is often restricted due to stringent statutory checks. The ACJ said, “A swift trial is the ultimate safeguard for personal liberty and public confidence.”The…
Agnimitra Paul said Kolkata Police is developing an app through which parking fees will be collected Kolkata: The Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) will introduce an app-based parking system to bring greater transparency to parking management and curb illegal parking and alleged financial irregularities, state urban development and municipal affairs minister Agnimitra Paul said on Tuesday.“Around…
Nehru Children’s Museum houses miniature clay models, depicting the Ramayana and the Mahabharata, around 1,100 dolls from various countries and a Ganesh gallery Kolkata: Nehru Children’s Museum director Sudip Srimal is set to meet the chief minister’s chief adviser, Subrata Gupta, at the state secretariat to find a way to prevent the closure of the…
