Month: August 2021

NEW DELHI: Calcutta University on Tuesday declared the 6th semester and Part III results of B.A, B.Sc, B.Com on its official website. Students who have appeared for these examinations can now visit the official website of West Bengal Results — wbresults.nic.in — to check and download their result. Calcutta University has released the results of […]

When the Centre cleared five additional judges for Calcutta High Court last week, a curious feature caught the eye of several veteran lawyers. Although the five names proposed by the Supreme Court collegium in February this year were cleared, there was no word on five others the collegium had recommended more than two years ago. […]

KOLKATA: A 25-year-old resident of Salt Lake was allegedly raped by a neighbour in her flat inside a government housing estate on Saturday evening. Based on the woman’s complaint and subsequent medical reports, the neighbour was arrested and remanded in police custody for four days. The survivor, who lost her parents, lives in the flat […]

KOLKATA: After a government notification allowed them to resume classes with 50% capacity from September 1, leading coaching centres in Kolkata are ready to revive physical classes but they are treading with caution. Some are planning a hybrid mode of teaching with both online and offline classes to reduce the risk of Covid transmission. While […]

KOLKATA: More than 100 khuti pujas for Ganesh Chaturthi were performed on Monday in areas like Salt Lake, New Town, lake Town, Burrabazar and south Kolkata, setting the ball rolling for the festive season. At Kumartuli, the porters have been receiving steady orders for the idols of the deity signifying luck and prosperity, though, the […]

eat Try this Hungarian grab-and-go snack from Kurtosshhh at Acropolis Mall Published 31.08.21, 12:45 AM Kurtosh is a popular Hungarian street food Image courtesy: Unsplash The City of Joy is now serving a Hungarian delicacy – baked crunchy pastry stuffed with chicken, eggs and vegetables, and oozing cheese. Traditionally a Kurtosh is made of a […]

Many fuel pumps in Kolkata and neighbouring areas will remain shut for 24 hours from 6am on Tuesday for a “token protest” against oil companies, causing hardship to motorists. The impact could be felt more in the city than the districts as 1,335 retailers of two oil companies, Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL) and Hindustan […]

KOLKATA: Around 3,000 petrol pumps across West Bengal will join a one-day strike on August 31, a petroleum dealers’ body said on Monday. West Bengal Petroleum Dealers Association (WBPDA) called for a no-purchase-no-sale agitation on Tuesday to press for its two primary demands – stopping supply of ethanol-blended petrol during the monsoon and putting an […]