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….
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…
Meat being discarded at a city eatery Kolkata: The National Restaurants’ Association of India (NRAI) has alleged that big restaurant brands whose banners and exteriors were being shown live on TV during the ongoing inspections, are being unfairly maligned even though they have not yet been found to have violated rules or served unhygienic food.“Names…
Slogans written on walls inside Jadavpur University campus.Photo Basabdatta Sarkar Kolkata: Chief minister Suvendu Adhikari will lead a “saffron march” from Gol Park to Jadavpur University on Wednesday. Party sources said Adhikari would lead the rally himself to honour the prestige, sacrifice and ideals associated with saffron.The banner for the rally, which has gone viral…
Kolkata: Damodar Valley Corporation has for the first time in nearly seven decades initiated a comprehensive de-siltation of its Maithon and Panchet dams — a move aimed at restoring their water storage capacity and reducing the risk of flooding in the lower Damodar basin caused by water releases during heavy monsoon spells.Uncontrolled releases from Maithon…
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…
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…
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: The decentralised admission portal for undergraduate degree courses will go live after the first phase of joint entrance decentralised counselling, ensuring students have maximum admission opportunities. A dedicated decentralised admission portal has already been readied by the higher education dept.The West Bengal Joint Entrance Board is set to launch the decentralised portal on Monday…
Kolkata: The pandemic may have ended four years ago, but coronavirus continues to throw up an occasional scare. Last week, a newborn, who contracted the virus in her mother’s womb, was saved from the jaws of death at a city pvt hospital. Numerous such cases were reported during the height of the pandemic between 2020…
