Kolkata school students urge for more use of science and technology in classroom

Kolkata/IBNS: A school student from Kolkata along with his friends urged the authorities to use more modern gadgets and technology in the classroom to make learning more enjoyable when he was given an opportunity to symbolically assume the chair of their headmaster.

Iconic buildings in Kolkata go blue to uphold children's rights as part of UNICEF programme

Kolkata/IBNS: Iconic buildings and structures like Bidhan Sabha Bhavan (Assembly Building), Howrah Bridge, Metcalfe Hall, Birla Planetarium, Nehru Children's Museum, Kolkata Press Club, Birla Industrial and Technological Museum and UNICEF office in Kolkata were lit up in blue light on Monday to espouse the rights of children for commemorating World Children's Day.