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83.65 per cent pass in Bengal's Higher Secondary exam

83.65 per cent pass in Bengal's Higher Secondary exam

May 16, 2016, at 05:49 pm

Kolkata, May 16 (IBNS) The West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education published the WBCHSE (CLASS 12) results for 2016 on Monday morning.

West Bengal celebrates Rabindranath Tagore's birth anniversary

West Bengal celebrates Rabindranath Tagore's birth anniversary

May 08, 2016, at 07:19 pm

Kolkata, May 8 (IBNS): West Bengal, along with the rest of India, marked Sunday with mellifluous songs, captivating poems and stirring plays as the Bengali community across the country commemorated the birth anniversary of world poet and Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore.

UNESCO lauds West Bengal government’s rural craft hub initiative

UNESCO lauds West Bengal government’s rural craft hub initiative

Feb 24, 2016, at 02:29 am

Kolkata, Feb 23 (IBNS): UNESCO, the United Nation’s specialized agency for art and culture, has praised the West Bengal Government’s Rural Craft Hub initiative.

Sanskrit University is being set up in WB: Mamata Banerjee

Sanskrit University is being set up in WB: Mamata Banerjee

Feb 17, 2016, at 11:20 pm

Kolkata, Feb 17 (IBNS): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday announced a Sanskrit University is being set up in the east Indian state.

Kolkata hosting three-day long fish festival

Kolkata hosting three-day long fish festival

Dec 19, 2015, at 02:12 am

Kolkata, Dec 18 (IBNS): To celebrate its golden jubilee, the State Fisheries Development Corporation (SFDC), in association with the National Fisheries Development Board (NFDB), Indian Chamber of Commerce (ICC) and state fisheries department, has organised a three-day long fish festival- 'Bengal Fish Fest Twenty Fifteen'- from Friday.

Bengalis gear up to embrace Lakshmi, the Goddess of Wealth

Bengalis gear up to embrace Lakshmi, the Goddess of Wealth

Oct 26, 2015, at 05:29 pm

Kolkata, Oct 26 (IBNS) As the festive grandeur of Durga Puja wanes with the immersion of Goddess Durga and her children leaving the Bengalis teary eyed, West Bengal on Monday ushered in the Goddess of Wealth and prosperity-Lakshmi.

Aakash Aath team reaches out to help victims of flood affected areas

Aakash Aath team reaches out to help victims of flood affected areas

Aug 25, 2015, at 04:15 am

Kolkata, Aug 24 (IBNS): Aakash Aath, a popular general entertainment channel, recently reached out in helping the people of Harimandir area in West Bengal, which was badly affected by flood.