Krishna Roy

A landslide killed two workers and injured three others near a construction site in Lakhimpur subdivision of Cachar district on Sunday. The deceased were identified as Krishna Roy, 33, and Saajanti Munda, 27. Local residents immediately rushed to rescue those trapped in the debris and the police and the SDRF reached soon after and joined the rescue works.

Several city colleges and universities which were the alma mater of famous freedom fighters and the hotbed of freedom movement are preparing to celebrate the 75th year of Indian Independence on Monday.

Many colleges, which have shifted to online mode after the higher education department order last week to either pre-pone summer vacation or shift to virtual teaching, will keep their labs and libraries open for the students.

After the back-to-back nor’westers pulled down the temperature, at least two prominent colleges in the city decided to resume offline classes for “smooth academic activities”, a week after many campuses shifted to online teaching.

Almost all colleges and universities in Bengal have discontinued online classes or remote learning for the first time since March 2020, marking an end to the “new-normal” period of the education system shifting to the virtual mode, which led to the digital divide that kept a large

Colleges and universities in the city have urged students to complete their Covid vaccination and submit the certificates before they start attending classes on campus. The move is to ascertain how many students have been fully vaccinated and how many partially so far.

Many colleges have sought an explanation from students on why they have not been attending in-person classes, and have asked them to submit “relevant documents” to substantiate their reasons. Attendance in most colleges has remained low even a week after classes resumed in offline mode.

Krishna Roy, wife of Trinamool Congress leader Mukul Roy, passed away at a private hospital in Chennai on Tuesday. Krishna Roy died of cardiac arrest at 4.35 a.m. on Tuesday. Her body will be brought back to Kolkata on Wednesday.

A former officer of Kalyani's Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Ram Krishna Roy (65) died of swine flu at a city hospital on Sunday afternoon.

Suchitra Sen always wanted to remain in public memory as a leading lady and a glamorous actress rather than prolong her acting career playing bit character roles.

Photographers Basabdatta Sarkar and Krishna Roy recount their experience at Prayagraj's Mauni Amavasya where an incident led to panic. Amid holy chants, a sudden pushback and screams marked the tragic scene at the sacred riverbank, highlighting the dangers of overcrowding during such massive gatherings.

Salman Khan's team has denied any connection with Netflix's 'The Great Indian Kapil Show' following a legal notice. The Bongo Bhashi Mahasabha Foundation alleges the show disrespected Bengali culture by mocking Rabindranath Tagore's iconic song 'Ekla Cholo Re' in a recent episode. Bengali artists and intellectuals have condemned the skit, deeming it culturally insensitive.

Colleges and universities in Kolkata have reacted to the “rapid increase” in Covid cases in the city by directing staff and students to start adhering to strict safety norms on the campus as recommended by the government which includes wearing masks at all time and practise social

Just like the previous season, ATK Mohun Bagan began their ISL campaign with a win against Kerala Blasters on Friday but Hugo Boumous stood out for his dream debut for the new team.

Jadavpur University has bagged the fourth position and Calcutta University eighth among all the varsities in the country in the National Institutional Ranking Framework 2022 (NIRF 22). Among state-run universities countrywide, JU is at Number 1 spot and CU at Number 2. In 2021, CU had finished fourth and JU eighth.