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‘Local Shops on Amazon’ delivers fresh flowers, pooja essentials, rangoli, & more same day from stores near you

Apr 10, 2024, at 09:18 am

Kolkata: Chaitra Navratri marks the beginning of Hindu new year and it is celebrated with festivals like Poila Baisakh, Baisakhi, Ugadi, Gudi Padwa, Bohag Bihu and Maha Vishubha, Sankranti across different regions of the country.

UK, West Bengal join hands to enhance skill development in arena of Electric Vehicles

Mar 22, 2023, at 08:54 pm

Kolkata: With an aim to be future-ready and make people ready to adopt the  Electric Vehicles, NPTC Group of Colleges, Wales-UK and British Deputy High Commission, Kolkata and West Bengal State Council of Technical and Vocational Education and Skill Development, on Tuesday hosted a workshop in the East Indian city on building Electric Vehicles charging infrastructure in India.

Vijaya Dashami: Bengal bids adieu to Goddess Durga with immersion

Oct 06, 2022, at 05:21 am

Kolkata/IBNS: The biggest religious festival of the Bengali community came to an end on Wednesday with the occasion of Vijaya Dashami as revellers bade adieu to Goddess Durga and her children.

Organisations in Murshidabad come together to prevent human trafficking

Sep 20, 2022, at 05:12 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: Path Welfare Society, an organisation which has been working in the Murshidabad district of West Bengal since 2010, recently unveiled a joint action plan with the Border Security Post (BSF, Khandua Post) and the Bilbora Kopra Gram Panchayat, to prevent human trafficking and gender violence.

Organisations in Murshidabad come together to prevent human trafficking

Sep 20, 2022, at 04:41 am

Kolkata/IBNS: Path Welfare Society, an organisation which has been working in the Murshidabad district of West Bengal since 2010, recently unveiled a joint action plan with the Border Security Post (BSF, Khandua Post) and the Bilbora Kopra Gram Panchayat, to prevent human trafficking and gender violence.

Mamata Banerjee confers Banga Bibhushan award on Pandit Debojyoti Bose

Aug 05, 2022, at 05:13 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has recently conferred the state's highest honour Banga Bibhushan on musician Pandit Debojyoti Bose.

Prosenjit Chatterjee launches Wow! Momo's new outlet in Durgapur

Jul 06, 2022, at 09:46 pm

Kolkata/Durgapur/IBNS: Tollywood superstar Prosenjit Chatterjee Tuesday launched a new outlet of momo chain Wow! Momo at Junction Mall in West Bengal's Durgapur.

MAKAUT School of Applied Science & Technology hosts interdisciplinary conference in Bengal

Jun 16, 2022, at 05:06 am

Kolkata/IBNS: The School of Applied Science & Technology, Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology (MAKAUT), has organised APPSCICON22 – an interdisciplinary conference “of the students, for the students, and by the students”.

B.Tech student's Smart Soil Health Monitoring system bags 1st prize at Heritage Institute of Technology contest

May 07, 2022, at 11:50 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: Ideas & imagination met the spirit of innovation and implementation at the fifth Inter-college Competition on Prototype Design for Mankind (ICCPDM) 2022 organized on Friday by the Department of Applied Electronics and Instrumentation Engineering, Heritage Institute of Technology (HITK).

US Consulate Kolkata hosts English training for 20 WB govt school teachers

May 01, 2022, at 06:22 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Twenty English language teachers from different West Bengal government schools participated in TESOL Core Certificate Program (TCCP) hosted by the U.S. Consulate General Kolkata, and offered by the U.S. Embassy in New Delhi in partnership with TESOL International, the leading organization in the field of English-language teaching.

When Tamil war gods descend on a Bengal town

Apr 11, 2022, at 07:13 pm

Did you know that the famous Tamil festival of Vel Vel is also observed in West Bengal? IBNS-TWF lensman Avishek Mitra captures the frenzy this April

U.S. Consulate General Kolkata partners with Bengal govt, School Education Department to train teachers

Feb 11, 2022, at 12:12 am

Kolkata/IBNS: Around 25 English language teachers and teacher trainers participated in the Feb 9 launch of the TESOL Core Certificate Program (TCCP) offered by the U.S. Embassy in New Delhi in partnership with TESOL International, the leading organization in the field of English-language teaching. 

Leadership development programme for heads of school in West Bengal

Dec 21, 2021, at 05:50 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: Prof. Uttam Kumar Sarkar, Director of IIM Calcutta, recently inaugurated a training programme which is part of an initiative by the School Education Department of West Bengal government.

UNESCO adds Bengal's Durga Puja to its 'Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity' list

Dec 16, 2021, at 01:44 am

Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal's iconic festival Durga Puja , which is celebrated in a grand manner in Kolkata, has been added to the UNESCO's "Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity" list.

The Artemist celebrates 5 years of creativity

Oct 29, 2021, at 08:25 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: The Artemist is celebrating five years of creativity and artfulness in West Bengal with an exhibition for over 100 artists and over 250 art pieces on display for you to appreciate.

Linde India promotes IT literacy through its first free Computer Training Centre

Oct 24, 2021, at 12:45 am

Kolkata/IBNS: Linde India, industrial gases company, is sponsoring a free Computer Training Centre with the objective of promoting IT literacy among youth under the aegis of its Corporate Social Responsibility program. 

West Bengal HS (Class 12) results declared, 97.69% pass percentage recorded

Jul 23, 2021, at 01:29 am

Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education (WBCHSE) on Thursday announced the results of this year's Higher Secondary (HS- Class 12 board) examination with a record 97.69% pass percentage for the first time.

West Bengal declares Madhyamik results: 79 students secure 1st position, 100% pass percentage recorded

Jul 20, 2021, at 10:12 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Board of Secondary Education (WBBSE) on Tuesday morning announced the results of Madhyamik (Class 10 board) examination 2021 with a record 100% pass percentage for the first time ever.

Bengal: Announcement of Secondary and Higher Secondary exam schedule postponed

Jun 02, 2021, at 07:32 pm

Kolkata/UNI: The much-awaited announcement of the Secondary and Higher Secondary examination schedules has been postponed and a committee to this effect was formed, according to a state education department source.

The Fatty Bao pops up in Kolkata, restarts with South-east Asian curry festival

Mar 13, 2021, at 11:41 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: If the number of visitors dropping in for weekday lunch is any indication, then The Fatty Bao Kolkata appears to have picked up from where it left off prior to last year’s countrywide lockdown.

Fairfield by Marriott Kolkata hosting Bengal to Bengaluru Food Festival

Mar 13, 2021, at 11:34 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: Fairfield by Marriott Kolkata is hosting a ‘Bengal to Bengaluru Food Festival’ at their all-day dining, Kava, until March 21.

IIT Kharagpur institutes new student grants, focus on girl students

Mar 13, 2021, at 03:12 am

Kharagpur (WB)/IBNS: Premier academic institution, IIT Kharagpur, in West Bengal, has instituted eight new student grants for the upcoming Autumn semester scheduled to begin in August 2021.

Class X, XII students can directly appear in West Bengal final board exams for 2021, no Tests this time: Mamata Banerjee

Nov 12, 2020, at 01:37 am

Kolkata/UNI: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday announced that the students of class X and XII can appear directly to the board final examinations and there will not be any Tests this academic year due to Covid-19 situation.

Durga Puja in neo-normal: A tug of war between hope and despair

Oct 23, 2020, at 05:27 pm

The year 2020 has so far not failed to stun the human race. Of course, the world has been thrown out of its gear thanks to the deadly novel coronavirus but little did we expect that Durga Puja in Bengal would witness a grim reality of beautiful marquees without its soul-the people.

MAKAUT, WB inaugurates 'The Centre For Digital Healthcare Technology'

Aug 17, 2020, at 07:06 pm

Kolkata/IBNS Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology (MAKAUT), West Bengal  has inaugurated a modern state-of-the-art centre of Digital Health and Bio-Medical Technology in pursuit of academics, research, consultancy and higher learning.

MAKAUT, WB participates in The Bengal Education Leaders’ Summit - ‘CampusToCareer 2020’

Aug 15, 2020, at 03:34 am

Kolkata/IBNS: Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology (MAKAUT), West Bengal has recently participated as a speaker in the Bengal Education Leaders’ Summit, ‘CampusToCareer 2020’ which was held on Wednesday.

West Bengal Minister Bratya Basu inaugurates JIS virtual education summit

Aug 12, 2020, at 01:47 am

Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Science, Technology and Biotechnology Minister, Bratya Basu, on Tuesday inaugurated a three-day long eastern India virtual-education summit.

West Bengal Govt sets up committee to anatomize new National Education Policy

Aug 04, 2020, at 03:42 am

Kolkata/IBNS: Criticizing the Centre's new education policy, West Bengal Education Minister Partha Chatterjee on Monday announced the formation of a six-member committee to review the National Education Policy.

West Bengal: Madhyamik results announced, CM Mamta Banerjee congratulates students

Jul 15, 2020, at 10:30 pm

Kolkata/UNI: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday congratulated all successful Madhyamik candidates for having crossed their first academic milestone, especially in these trying times.

Khushee’s 'Amar Bangla Abar Sobuj Hok' initiative to plant one-lac saplings in Bengal

Jun 05, 2020, at 10:57 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: Khushee, a Kolkata-based non-profit voluntary movement, flagged off its community outreach initiative - “Amar Bangla Abar Sobuj Hok” (Greening my Bengal again) - on the occasion of the World Environment Day on Friday announced to plant one lac saplings.