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20-year-old college student alleges gang rape at party, 'act of offence preplanned'
A 20-year-old college student has alleged gang rape at a friend’s birthday party, where she was invited on Friday. The young woman, who also does a part-time job, has alleged that she was invited to a birthday party where ...
8 September 2025 TelegraphPuja shoppers drive restaurant boom, back on the Menu: Rebound from Last Year’s Slump
The festive season has brought a sharp increase in visitors to eateries throughout the city, particularly near popular shopping areas.From fancy restaurants in malls to the small roll outlet in Gariahat, the eateries have been doing brisk business since ...
8 September 2025 TelegraphFresh job for some; after nine-year hiatus, SSC holds the teacher recruitment test
Many candidates who took the teachers selection test on Sunday said they were looking forward to getting a new job at the government-aided schools, while others said they appeared for the tests to retain their jobs after December 31 ...
8 September 2025 TelegraphHeritage enthusiasts and envoys delve into 118-year-old jute mill along Hooghly
A group of heritage enthusiasts and envoys visited a 118-year-old jute mill on the banks of the Hooghly in North 24-Parganas on Saturday.Hukumchand Jute Mills, located in Naihati’s Hazinagar, was built in 1907 by the British, but was financed ...
8 September 2025 TelegraphSegregated seating: Non-veg? IIT Kharagpur's hostel separates dining after complaints
Students at IIT Kharagpur’s BR Ambedkar Hall of Residence recently received an email mandating “compliance with vegetarian and non-vegetarian seating arrangements” in their dining hall — a policy that has reignited debates about inclusivity at India’s premier technical institutions.The ...
8 September 2025 TelegraphNatal homes add to abuse, survey finds family complicit in violence against women
A woman being forced to return to her abusive marital home by her own parents is a stark example of violence perpetrated by the natal family, said the founder of a feminist organisation at the launch of a recent ...
7 September 2025 TelegraphSave heritage buildings with grand architecture through adaptive reuse: Architect
Buildings with grand architecture should bring more value than relatively new ones, and owners of such structures will feel interested in keeping the properties if they realise their real worth, an architect advocating the adaptive reuse of Calcutta’s built ...
7 September 2025 TelegraphPolice to track buyers of illegal firearms, from WhatsApp post to Dalhousie raid
Senior officers announced on Saturday that a special task force of Bengal Police will conduct an inquiry to establish the number of firearms allegedly sold illegally from Nursing Chunder Daw & Co., a 180-old arms and ammunition establishment in ...
7 September 2025 TelegraphKumartuli races against time and rain, idol-makers in pressure between tightness
With just a fortnight to Mahalaya and Durga Puja beginning earlier than usual on September 28, Kumartuli’s artisans are battling relentless rain and tight deadlines. Nearly 400 idol-makers across 140 studios in the city’s largest idol hub are scrambling ...
7 September 2025 Telegraph3.19 lakh candidates to write State Level Selection Test today for teacher recruitment
Around 3.19 lakh candidates are set to appear for the State Level Selection Test (SLST) on Sunday, marking the return of teacher recruitment exams in Bengal after a nine-year gap.The test will shortlist candidates for 23,212 teacher posts in ...
7 September 2025 TelegraphSunny day draw shoppers; droves pack markets, malls and Metro from morning to night
A clear sky and bright sunshine were just the cue Puja shoppers had been waiting for. The result: Calcutta’s shopping hubs were packed from morning till night on Saturday.By 3pm, Gariahat resembled its usual pre-Puja self. Every time the ...
7 September 2025 TelegraphMan heading to Bangkok arrested from Calcutta airport with passport under new name
A man was arrested at the Calcutta airport Thursday night while heading to Bangkok for allegedly carrying a passport under someone else’s name. Gulab Ojha, from Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh, was stopped at immigration while attempting to use a passport ...
7 September 2025 TelegraphMore than 20,000 government vehicles above 15 years to be phased out, mandatory move
More than 20,000 vehicles in different state government departments have reached the 15-year-old mark, making it mandatory for them to be phased out, a preliminary survey by the transport department has revealed.Trinamool MLA from Canning East, Saokat Molla’s pilot ...
6 September 2025 TelegraphGovernment to appoint 35,726 teachers for secondary and HS levels, SLST dates fixed
The school service commission (SSC) will hold a State Level Selection Test (SLST) on September 7 to choose 23,212 teachers for the secondary level, the commission said on Friday.There will be a second test on September 14 to appoint ...
6 September 2025 TelegraphPost on SLST question leak leads to arrest of 30-year-old man from West Midnapore
A 30-year-old man was arrested on Friday from Chandrakona in West Midnapore for allegedly claiming that he had received a telephone call saying someone could arrange for questions and answers of the State Level Selection Test (SLST) to recruit ...
6 September 2025 TelegraphInvolve ASHA workers to help fight diabetes in kids, they play a key role: Doctors
Doctors emphasised at an endocrinology conference on Friday that early identification of children with type 1 diabetes is crucial, and ASHA workers can play a key role in this effort.A doctor proposed that Accredited Social Health Activists (ASHA) visiting ...
6 September 2025 TelegraphPlacements and perception drag down Jadavpur University's engineering position in NIRF
A drop in two assessment parameters — graduation outcomes and perception — has led to Jadavpur University’s steep slide in this year’s NIRF (National Institutional Ranking Framework) rankings for engineering colleges.JU has slipped to 18th, its lowest rank since ...
6 September 2025 TelegraphSupreme Court rejects terminated Scheduled Tribe teachers' plea against hiring rules
The Supreme Court on Friday refused to entertain a plea by terminated Scheduled Tribe (ST) school teachers challenging changes to the West Bengal School Service Commission’s rules for the upcoming recruitment tests, the first of which is scheduled for ...
6 September 2025 TelegraphRising digital chatter prompts schools to caution parents; WhatsApp chats fuel debate
Several schools in the city are requesting parents to exercise caution and sensitivity when posting about school-related matters on parent-run WhatsApp groups — a message that’s not sitting well with everyone.Many parents view such advisories as overreach, arguing that ...
6 September 2025 TelegraphOwners of iconic gun shop, Nursing Chunder Daw & Co. at Dalhousie held in arms racket
The owners of one of the city’s oldest arms and ammunition dealers, Nursing Chunder Daw & Co. at Dalhousie, were arrested on Thursday for allegedly operating a racket involving illegal firearms sales to unauthorised individuals.The Special Task Force (STF) ...
6 September 2025 TelegraphToast to Puja writings, canvas & frames: Super Souvenir turns 20 with CJ Block on top
The finest writers, artists and photographers of the twin townships gathered last week for the prize distribution ceremony of The Telegraph Salt Lake Super Souvenir 2024, alongside winners of readers’ column contests Click Your Township and Brush Strokes. Held ...
6 September 2025 TelegraphForest Week: Celebrating greenery
THE BIDHANNAGAR HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY: They recently celebrated Forest Week by distributing about 250 plants at their CF Block address.“We’re giving three plants per person, and they can give us in writing their preferred choice of plants. We’re giving six ...
6 September 2025 TelegraphTaste of health pledge at AE Block cafe
In a township mushrooming with cafes, here’s one with a unique selling point: Calcutta Confecti in AE Block makes breads with oats instead of refined flour, replaces sugar with jaggery, and seed oils with olive oil. It is a ...
6 September 2025 TelegraphDemolition order on 160 Elita flats: HC rules extra tower in Action Area III housing complex illegal
“We are all in a state of panic,” is how one of the residents of Tower 8 of Elita Garden Vista in New Town reacted when contacted by The Telegraph Salt Lake.The tower has been pronounced to be an ...
6 September 2025 TelegraphHakim concern about unplanned urbanisation
Urban development and municipal affairs minister Firhad Hakim wants elements of urban infrastructure to be introduced in villages to stall the migration of villagers to the cities.“By 2040, 50 per cent of population is projected to be in urban ...
6 September 2025 TelegraphWill find jobs for 'tainted' teachers in non-teaching positions: Mamata Banerjee
Chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday said she was exploring ways to re-employ the teachers identified as “tainted” in the 2016 recruitment irregularities, possibly in non-teaching positions, as the state prepares for fresh teacher selection tests.Speaking at a Teachers’ ...
6 September 2025 TelegraphSpeeding bus crushes techie to death in New Town; 39-year-old hit while making U-turn
Calcutta: A 39-year-old techie working for a software company was crushed under the wheels of a speeding bus while she was making a U-turn on her two-wheeler near the Biswa Bangla Gate in New Town on Wednesday morning.Banasree Kundu ...
5 September 2025 TelegraphPunjab flood sparks city worry; Gurdwaras coordinate aid as families grapple with loss
The devastating floods in Punjab have left many Sikhs in the city anxious for the safety of their families and friends, as grim updates of displacement, destruction of farmland, and cattle deaths continue to arrive.Inderpreet Singh from Dunlop has ...
5 September 2025 TelegraphTotal Lunar eclipse over India this Sunday around 11:00 pm nearly in three years
India will witness a total lunar eclipse around 11pm on Sunday, the first such event in nearly three years.The moon will begin to enter earth’s shadow at around 10pm, gradually progressing into a total eclipse by 11pm, when it ...
5 September 2025 TelegraphRakesh Sharma recalls journey to the stars; 'space flight was never on my radar'
Fifty pilots had assembled at an air force academy in Bengaluru in the early 1980s, unaware of why they had been huddled there when the news broke that two of them would be selected for a space flight. The ...
5 September 2025 TelegraphLive wire claims 35-year-old’s life inside wagon manufacturing factory at Port area
The death of a 35-year-old worker from electrocution inside a wagon manufacturing factory on Hyde Road in the city’s Port area on Wednesday night sparked tension, prompting police to intervene and bring the situation under control.On Thursday, the factory ...
5 September 2025 TelegraphCentury-old brick sewer line at Park Street collapses, repair work conducted by KMC
A stretch of Park Street right outside The Park hotel has been barricaded following the collapse of an underground brick sewer line. The civic body has begun repairs and expects the barricades to remain for about a fortnight before ...
5 September 2025 Telegraph'Why such intolerance?': In Anirban Bhattacharya's satirical song, a message of defiance
Actor-director-musician Anirban Bhattacharya remains defiant in the face of criticism over a satirical performance that has divided public opinion. His latest show has drawn both lavish praise and bitter condemnation, but the artiste insists it’s his job to “respond ...
5 September 2025 Telegraph'Best state public institution': JU tops varsity list by NIRF, 18th in engineering
Jadavpur University has been ranked the best “State Public University” in India in the latest National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) released by the Union education ministry on Thursday.But the university — long considered a top-tier engineering institution — has ...
5 September 2025 TelegraphGST to dip, retail eyes festive sales surge buyers to have great bumper opportunity
The downward revision of Goods and Services Tax (GST) rates on small cars, motorbikes and household items has sparked optimism among retailers, who are hoping for a “bumper festive season” after a dull August.The automobile sector, in particular, saw ...
5 September 2025 TelegraphPolice move to revoke lookout circular against ex-JU student Hindol Mazumdar
Police told the Alipore court on Wednesday they have initiated steps to get a lookout circular on former Jadavpur University student Hindol Mazumdar “revoked”.Spain-resident Mazumdar had been arrested for his alleged connection with an attack on education minister Bratya ...
4 September 2025 TelegraphAC EMU locals to debut on Sealdah–Bongaon, Krishnagar and Hasnabad routes
New air-conditioned EMU locals will be introduced in the Sealdah–Bongaon-Ranaghat route, Sealdah–Krishnagar section and the Barasat–Hasnabad section with effect from Friday.The trains will run on all weekdays except Sunday.The additional trains are meant to ease the increased rush because ...
4 September 2025 TelegraphIIT Kharagpur turns to art therapy to ease stress after student suicides
IIT Kharagpur recently held an expressive art workshop last month to help students deal with stress, under the watch of a team of professional psychologists and certified expressive art therapists from a Mumbai-based health-tech company.The workshop held from August ...
4 September 2025 TelegraphBirbhum girl battles rare disease as family awaits govt aid for costly medicines
The family of a seven-year-old girl, afflicted with a rare disease, is waiting for government funds that will enable them to buy medicines for her treatment.The parents lost their elder son to the same rare disease — hereditary tyrosinemia ...
4 September 2025 TelegraphDhapa legacy waste mining stalls, Calcutta’s landfill plan buried in uncertainty
The mining of legacy waste at Dhapa has stopped for over a year — indefinitely delaying the creation of Calcutta’s first engineered landfill site.The engineered landfill is supposed to prevent the release of leachate rich in heavy metals into ...
4 September 2025 TelegraphBJP leader Rakesh Singh held after 5-day chase over Congress HQ attack
BJP leader Rakesh Singh was arrested early on Wednesday after evading police for five days, following his alleged role in leading a group of supporters to vandalise the Congress headquarters in Entally.Rakesh was picked up from a housing complex ...
4 September 2025 TelegraphSSC tightens OMR check rules as teacher tests return after 9 years
Calcutta: The School Service Commission (SSC) has issued instructions to invigilators for the upcoming teacher recruitment exams, asking them to ensure that candidates do not write anything other than responses in the designated spaces of the optical mark recognition ...
4 September 2025 TelegraphTeachers’ Day is for thanks, not things: La Martiniere tells parents, students
La Martiniere for Girls has reminded parents and students that Teachers’ Day is meant to celebrate learning and gratitude, not lavish displays of wealth or privilege.In a notice sent to parents on Monday, the school requested that students bring ...
4 September 2025 TelegraphCalcutta logs 70 rain days this monsoon, breaching season’s average with weeks to go
The city has already recorded 70 days of rain this monsoon, exceeding the usual 60-day quota for the entire season, according to Met office archives.The Regional Meteorological Centre in Alipore, whose readings represent Calcutta, shows that June, July, August ...
4 September 2025 TelegraphPilot car in MLA convoy had no fitness, registration cancelled months before crash
The police pilot car escorting Trinamool MLA Saokat Molla that fatally hit a motorcyclist on Tuesday was operating without a valid fitness certificate. Government records show that the 16-year-old vehicle’s registration was cancelled last year, rendering it unfit to ...
4 September 2025 TelegraphHC nudges railways, state to end Chingrighata Metro deadlock over missing viaduct
The stalemate over the construction of a Metro viaduct at Chingrighata on EM Bypass must be resolved through discussions among stakeholders from the railways and the state government, the high court said on Wednesday.A division bench of Justices Sujoy ...
4 September 2025 TelegraphMobile phones, stress, lifestyle blamed as children fall silent at home, say experts
A chorus of “no” came from an auditorium packed with students of Classes VI, VII and VIII when a psychiatrist addressing the group of 540 students told them to have a conversation with their parents.A lack of conversation or ...
4 September 2025 TelegraphHC suggests meeting to resolve police clearance row stalling Kavi Subhash–Airport metro line
The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday suggested that all stakeholders sit together to find a solution to the imbroglio over police clearance for viaduct construction of the Kavi Subhash-Airport Metro line at Chingrighata across the Eastern Metropolitan bypass here.Completion ...
4 September 2025 TelegraphFrom California to Singapore, Kumartuli idols carry Durga Puja spirit abroad
Over 300 idols of Goddess Durga and her progeny were shipped abroad this year from Kumartuli, the famous clay modellers’ colony in north Kolkata, as the figure surpassed the 2024 record of 240, according to an association of potters.No ...
4 September 2025 TelegraphMuchipara open fire: Two men arrested from bus stand at Babughat in shooting case
Two men, who allegedly opened fire in Muchipara near Sealdah early on Saturday, were arrested from a bus stand at Babughat on Tuesday. Ayush Kumar Jha and Piyush Gupta were found carrying an improvised country-made firearm and two cartridges, ...
4 September 2025 TelegraphMotorcyclist dies after TMC MLA Saokat Molla’s pilot car hits him Basanti Highway
A motorcyclist died after the pilot car of Saokat Molla, the Trinamool MLA of Canning East, hit him on Basanti Highway near Bamanghata on Tuesday morning.The man riding the two-wheeler was taken to SSKM Hospital, where he succumbed to ...
4 September 2025 TelegraphKolkata: Police told to return former JU student Hindol Mazumdar's items
The Alipore court, which on August 18 granted bail to former Jadavpur University student Hindol Mazumdar, earlier identified by police as the main conspirator behind the attack on education minister Bratya Basu on Jadavpur University campus, heard his petition ...
4 September 2025 TelegraphKolkata: Blue Line night service shut down, metro curtails trains to accelerate station repairs
The special night Metro trains on the north-south corridor or the Blue Line have been suspended until further notice, the carrier announced on Tuesday.Metro Railway also announced additional steps to ease the crowd pressure it has been facing since ...
4 September 2025 TelegraphCalculators banned to curb cheating, HS council tightens security for examinations
The state higher secondary council, which will conduct the first third-semester examinations from September 8 under the new semesterised system, will not allow candidates to carry even scientific calculators into the exam venues, in a bid to curb any ...
4 September 2025 TelegraphTalk to kids, don’t just advise and avoid communication gap for betterment: Experts
A chorus of “no” came from an auditorium packed with students of Classes VI, VII and VIII when a psychiatrist addressing the group of 540 students told them to have a conversation with their parents.A lack of conversation or ...
4 September 2025 TelegraphIIT tackles 'dog problem', ban on feeding strays in hostels, designated zones formed
Delhi’s biggest fear at present is dogs. IIT Kharagpur, a 75-year-old institution in Bengal, is also facing the “dog” issue on its campus.The magnitude of the problem is so large that the authorities formed a committee last month, which ...
4 September 2025 TelegraphHigh Court rejects plea of 'tainted' teachers list published by SSC under SC directive
The high court has dismissed a petition challenging the School Service Commission (SSC)’s list of 1,806 teachers labelled as “tainted” that was published on Saturday following a Supreme Court directive.Justice Saugata Bhattacharyya of Calcutta High Court questioned the timing ...
4 September 2025 TelegraphThis is not about police versus army but about the safety of commuters in Calcutta
The driver of an army truck was booked by Kolkata Police for “negligent and rash driving” after it veered right for a turn that was not allowed and nearly hit the commissioner’s car in front of Writers’ Buildings in ...
4 September 2025 TelegraphLoreto College starts 'Earn While You Learn scheme' for broader aspects among students
Loreto College has launched an innovative programme allowing students to earn money while pursuing their studies, creating opportunities similar to work-study programmes at universities abroad.The “Earn While You Learn (EWYL) scheme,” introduced on Monday, enables students to work up ...
4 September 2025 TelegraphKolkata Metro announces measures to ease congestion after Kavi Subhash station shutdown
Kolkata Metro has announced a series of measures to address severe congestion on its network following the temporary suspension of services at Kavi Subhash Metro station. The closure has caused operational challenges, leading to increased rake reversal times and ...
3 September 2025 TelegraphKolkata Metro suspends late-night service between Dum Dum and Shahid Khudiram from Sep 3
Kolkata Metro announced on Tuesday suspension of its Special Experimental Night Metro Services between Dum Dum and Shahid Khudiram stations on the Blue Line from September 3 citing operational constraints and maintenance requirements. The service, introduced a year ago ...
3 September 2025 TelegraphAxed teachers contest ‘tainted’ list, 'HC order did not direct publishing of names'
A group of terminated school teachers moved the high court on Monday, challenging the School Service Commission (SSC)’s decision to publish a list of “tainted” candidates.The teachers approached Justice Saugata Bhattacharyya seeking permission to contest the SSC’s action, which ...
3 September 2025 TelegraphSC to hear dispute issue of Bengal vice chancellors appointment case on September 22
The Supreme Court has moved the hearing on the dispute over the appointment of vice chancellors in Bengal’s universities from September 26 to September 22, following a request from the Mamata Banerjee government.The issue has sparked a political clash ...
3 September 2025 TelegraphPublic toilet access in city still unsafe for women and trans persons, survey reveals
Women and trans persons in Calcutta often face uncomfortable experiences while using public toilets, including the absence of locks, poor hygiene, an unequal distribution of such facilities across neighbourhoods and the presence of male attendants outside women’s toilets, a ...
3 September 2025 TelegraphBJP leader’s son arrested for alleged involvement in attack on state Congress office
BJP leader Rakesh Singh’s son was arrested on Monday for his alleged involvement in Friday’s attack on the state Congress headquarters.Rakesh and his followers attacked the Pradesh Congress office in Calcutta, apparently to protest foul words used by a ...
3 September 2025 TelegraphJadavpur University gets flat in the memory of alumna who died in road accident
The mother of a former Jadavpur University student who died in a road accident has donated a flat worth ₹80 lakh to JU in memory of her daughter. Debrupa Bal was a student of comparative literature.Her mother, Susmita, gave ...
3 September 2025 TelegraphEast-West Metro spikes in passenger count at the Sealdah suburban railway section
The commissioning of the full stretch of the East-West Metro (Green Line) has led to a surge in the passenger count of the Sealdah suburban railway section, a senior railway official said on Monday.“There is a surge in the ...
3 September 2025 TelegraphFour-day Urdu event abruptly postponed over Javed Akhtar invite row in the programme
A four-day programme celebrating the role of Urdu in Hindi cinema has been abruptly postponed, allegedly due to objections from two Islamic organisations over the invitation extended to renowned poet and lyricist Javed Akhtar, a self-declared atheist known for ...
3 September 2025 TelegraphBrace for rain today, city to witness a comeback cooling temperature with showers: Met
Rain is expected to make a comeback, and the city should brace for a rainy Tuesday. There will be spells of rain through the day, the Met office said.Heavy rain lashed parts of the city on Monday night.“Calcutta will ...
3 September 2025 TelegraphCalcutta High Court stays sale of prime Alipore zoo land due to serious administrative lapses
The high court on Monday stayed a controversial bid by the West Bengal Housing Infrastructure Development Corporation (Hidco) to sell prime Alipore zoo land, following a public interest litigation that exposed serious administrative lapses at the century-old facility.A division ...
3 September 2025 TelegraphTrees near Puja site at Patuli felled without Kolkata Municipal Corporation's permission
At least nine trees were felled on a stretch of pavement in Patuli last month without the civic body’s knowledge or permission, allegedly to make way for a popular Durga Puja in the neighbourhood, residents said.One resident said the ...
3 September 2025 TelegraphTrade hopes lift after India-China meet, optimism prevails after renew in relationship
A thaw in India’s strained relationship with China has renewed optimism among several city-based businesses, including seafood exporters, leather merchants, and chemical importers.The hopes stem from Sunday’s bilateral engagement between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping ...
3 September 2025 TelegraphSenior citizen falls from roof of home on Moore Avenue at Regent Park and dies
A 73-year-old man fell from the roof of his house on Moore Avenue at Regent Park in Calcutta, around 7.15am on Saturday.Mohan Bhagat was found lying unconscious on the premises of the building adjoining his house.Police took him to ...
2 September 2025 TelegraphRider held with bike ‘stolen’ in Odisha
A man was arrested on Saturday near Akashvani in central Calcutta for riding a motorcycle that was reportedly stolen from Odisha.Police said officers of the traffic department spotted a two-wheeler with an Odisha number plate and found the man ...
2 September 2025 TelegraphSchools raise alarm over rise in bullying and link surge to use of social media
Ridiculing peers and making hurtful remarks involving kin have increased across schools, said principals and counsellors. Bullying has gone up manifold compared to a few years back.Now, it targets anyone who appears to be different and is much more ...
1 September 2025 TelegraphRare heart surgery for two-year-old Malda boy, team gives kid a stable life ahead
A two-year-old boy from Malda, born with a congenital heart condition where the aorta was in a wrong place in the heart, underwent a corrective surgery in a city hospital recently. The boy arrived at the hospital with very ...
1 September 2025 TelegraphBypass potholes return weeks after repair, KMC adopts paver blocks for waterlogged roads
Patch repairs on some portions of EM Bypass, undertaken in the first week of August, have come apart, and fresh potholes have formed again.The stretch in front of Ambedkar Bridge is the worst, said commuters. Deep and wide potholes ...
1 September 2025 TelegraphThose who gave awards are real life heroes too; education as a mission in humanity
The stage was not just for the awardees, it was also a celebration of those who handed over the awards, each with a story as inspiring as those being honoured.At the 30th edition of The Telegraph School Awards for ...
1 September 2025 TelegraphFear and greed drive cyber crimes, know the common cheating tricks, say experts
Police and mental health professionals said fear and greed were the leading influences that make individuals particularly prone to cyber fraud. They pointed out that despite various awareness campaigns, these emotions remain the main drivers behind the number of ...
1 September 2025 TelegraphBeyond the bell: Teachers who shape lives and futures get awarded for humble act
For many teachers, their duty does not end with the bell — it carries on long after, in the lives they shape and the futures they build.On Saturday, champion educators shared centre-stage with champion students at IIHM presents The ...
1 September 2025 TelegraphTrack work adds to Blue Line rush, weekend crowd driven mainly by Puja shoppers
Metro stations on the Blue Line, the north-south corridor, were crowded and trains packed even on Sunday. While not as chaotic as in recent days, the rush was clearly visible, partly driven by Puja shoppers.Around 6.20 pm, as a ...
1 September 2025 TelegraphWith less than 1/4 seats filled, undergraduate classes begin in govt and aided colleges
Undergraduate classes in government and aided colleges finally began on Friday with candidates from the first merit list, less than a month before the Puja vacation.According to education department sources, classes started in 464 colleges with 2.24 lakh students, ...
1 September 2025 TelegraphCBI at Atin Ghosh's home in RG Kar probe, ‘quizzed on working of Rogi Kalyan Samiti’
A team of CBI officers examined Calcutta’s deputy mayor and Trinamool Congress MLA Atin Ghosh on Friday in connection with alleged financial irregularities at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital.The agency’s team entered Ghosh’s north Calcutta residence around 2.15pm ...
1 September 2025 Telegraph3-month contract job turns into a lifetime of service; from teacher to changemaker
He runs a club for farmers where they discuss new technologies in farming. He set up a self-help group for women. He writes for a magazine on the Sundarbans. He is a driving force in mangrove plantation along the ...
31 August 2025 TelegraphPanel to hold State Level Selection Test for Group C, D staff for govt-aided schools
The school service commission will hold a State Level Selection Test (SLST) to appoint 2,989 Group C (clerks) and 5,488 Group D staff (peons) — “indicative number of vacancies” — at the secondary and higher secondary levels of government-aided ...
31 August 2025 TelegraphYoung warriors stand against child marriage, lights on the society's true fighters
She is all of 17, but she has already foiled six child marriages.Baisakhi Barui has fought with her family and neighbours. She has been ridiculed in public and threatened with acid attacks. But the Class X student from Gangasagar ...
31 August 2025 Telegraph1,804 on list of ‘tainted’ teachers; SSC publishes names after Supreme Court prod
The West Bengal School Service Commission (SSC) on Saturday evening released the names of 1,804 “tainted” teachers from the scandal-plagued 2016 recruitment process, following Supreme Court directives aimed at preventing these candidates from participating in upcoming fresh selection tests.The ...
31 August 2025 Telegraph33-year-old Vidyasagar Setu shut from 5am to 9pm today for repairing work purposes
Vidyasagar Setu will remain shut to traffic from 5am till 9pm on Sunday to facilitate the 33-year-old bridge’s repair. During the replacement of stay and down cables and bearings of the Second Hooghly Bridge, the movement of all types ...
31 August 2025 TelegraphTruncated services on Blue Line, special metros available from 07:00 AM for examinees
Metro trains on the Blue Line or the north-south corridor will not run between Mahanayak Uttam Kumar (Tollygunge) and Shahid Khudiram (Briji) till 3.40pm on Sunday.Usually, Sunday services on the Blue Line start at 9am. But on August 31, ...
31 August 2025 TelegraphIn times of scrutiny, Bengaliness is grit: Pride & poetry in language of love
An annual celebration of courage and perseverance turned also into a celebration of identity — who you are, the language you speak, the way you look, and the work you do.“Matribhashai sobcheye priyo, kono bhasha-i noyko heyo,” read a ...
31 August 2025 TelegraphCBSE urges mental health awareness of every school student for betterment in life
Schools play a vital role in shaping students’ resilience by empowering them with knowledge of and access to professional mental health services, the CBSE stated in a circular issued this month.Highlighting the ministry of health and family welfare’s efforts ...
31 August 2025 TelegraphEx-teachers to rejoin prior primary posts; phase-II of the reinstatement begins
The state government initiated the process of allowing sacked secondary and higher secondary school teachers to return to their former jobs in primary and upper primary schools, which they had quit to join as assistant teachers in the government-aided ...
31 August 2025 TelegraphDefence firepower, govt tech dazzle youth at Salt lake Central Park National Exhibition
Central Park last week hosted the 28th National Exhibition by the Central Calcutta Science & Culture Organisation for Youth. The fair brought over 70 stalls from various central and state government departments in a bid to showcase their achievements, ...
31 August 2025 TelegraphAs PM Modi visits China, meet a Parsi and a Bengali who have Beijing digging into Indian food
Beijing is a bustling metropolis with a population of around 22.5 million. Of those, less than a thousand are Indian. Two of them are Rabiul Baksh and Mehernosh Pastakia, who stand out in this crowd because of their culinary ...
30 August 2025 TelegraphLaw college to seek funds for CCTVs; will write to government, says vice-principal
South Calcutta Law College, where a first-year student was allegedly gang-raped on June 25, will write to the state government seeking funds to install CCTV cameras on its campus, the vice-principal said on Friday after a meeting of the ...
30 August 2025 TelegraphIndi Setu: Two-day summit to put lights on UK-India innovations and sustainability
A platform led by doctors, educators, and corporate executives will host a two-day conference in London in October to discuss global issues, including climate change and healthcare.The event will also provide young Indian start-ups a chance to showcase their ...
30 August 2025 TelegraphFresh number of dengue cases in city rises from 255 to over 380, say KMC officials
The number of dengue cases in Calcutta has risen from 255 (till August 3) to over 380 (till August 24), officials of the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) said.According to the civic body officials, 128 fresh cases were reported within ...
30 August 2025 TelegraphHS OMR sheet of third semester exams to get uploaded after Puja vacation on website
Class XII students will be able to see scanned copies of OMR sheets of the third semester exams on the state higher secondary website after the Puja vacation. The third semester exams are scheduled from September 8 to 22. ...
30 August 2025 TelegraphUnderstanding alcoholism; psychiatrists, survivors urge to focus on root causes
Alcohol is not always the culprit; rather, a person’s “underlying vulnerabilities” often make them more susceptible to using alcohol to cope with difficulties, psychiatrists said at a public awareness session aimed at understanding alcoholism.“It’s not the bottle that is ...
30 August 2025 TelegraphSupreme Court clears teacher recruitment tests, grants age relief
The Supreme Court on Friday directed that the Bengal teacher recruitment tests scheduled for September 7 and 14 will proceed as planned.The directive came even as the state assured the court that it would try to publish “if possible ...
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