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The move significantly centralises administrative control, taking away the discretionary transfer powers previously exercised by the PCCF (HoFF), regional and divisional-level authorities Kolkata: The Bengal govt has tightened its grip on the transfer and posting of forest department personnel, effectively curtailing the independent powers of the principal chief conservator of forests (Head of Forest Force…

Kolkata: A Bankshall court on Saturday remanded former state minister Indranil Sen in judicial custody till Nov 21 in a cheating and forgery case, after police sought his transfer to jail custody citing fresh evidence and the need for further investigation.Arrested on Oct 28, Sen, who was earlier remanded in police custody till Nov 10,…

Howrah: An 11-year-old boy died after a speeding motorcycle struck him as he fled from loud firecracker explosions at Khajutti crossing on Bagnan-Bainan Road on Saturday afternoon, police said.Shon Jana, a class 5 student of Hizlok School, was chasing a cut-loose kite around 4.30pm when firecrackers thrown by a group of youths began exploding behind…

Kolkata: Six persons – five women and one man – were nabbed on Saturday for using a dating app to defraud people. On a tip-off, cyber crime police from Lalbazar raided a call centre in central Kolkata and held the accused who used to call up people on the pretext of service and then cheat…

Presidency University Expels Two Girls Kolkata: A day after a current and a former student at Presidency University were expelled from studentship and post-studentship academic activities allegedly for defacing an ABVP poster, the PG girl said she did not write the abusive words on the banner featuring Vivekananda’s image.The girl, who has a CGPA of…

‘Neighbourhood smog’ is often referred to as localised or urban smog — a high concentration of ground-level air pollution confined to a specific neighbourhood, residential zone, or local community Kolkata: Bursting of crackers in some south and central Kolkata pockets over the last few nights has been leading to ‘neighbourhood smog’, often referred to as…

Kolkata: The CBSE’s declaration of exam dates, which the CISCE is likely to follow, has prompted state board students and teachers to anticipate challenges, particularly in preparing for competitive examinations scheduled in April and May.The CBSE announced that the 2027 board exams for classes 10 and 12 will begin on Feb 16, while in West…

2020, 1972 Precedent at KMC Kolkata: Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) had non-elected ward representatives in the past, once in 2021, when elections could not be held because of Covid, and earlier in the 1970s, when the state superseded the corporation, former councillors and govt officials said.Chief minister Suvendu Adhikari on Friday said the state govt…

Kolkata: Left students’ organisations at Presidency University have demanded revocation of the expulsion of a current PG student and a former student even as ABVP urged the university to disclose their identity and make the CCTV footage of their act public.Presidency University on Friday expelled two students for allegedly defacing an ABVP poster with the…

Kolkata: Chief minister Suvendu Adhikari on Saturday urged ABVP to “continue its campaign” against “cockroaches, bedbugs and dimagi Naxals” at Jadavpur and Presidency universities, offering to supply bleaching powder, phenyl and whatever else was required to “clean up” the campuses.Adhikari on Saturday praised ABVP for taking on the “tukde-tukde gang” and those raising slogans, demanding…