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  Crude bomb explodes on school roof in Bengal during classes; students evacuated

  India | September 17, 2022 19:09 IST

  There was no casualty in the incident as students and teachers were in rooms located on the first two floors of the three-storied building.

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  Partha Chatterjee calls himself a 'victim of conspiracy' as ED seizes Rs 50 crore from aide's house

  India | July 29, 2022 22:07 IST

  Partha Chatterjee, a 69-year-old leader, who is in the custody of the Enforcement Directorate, was taken to ESI hospital at Joka on the southern outskirts of the city for a medical check up during the day.

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  More Holidays! Bengal govt extends summer vacations in schools due to 'extreme heat'

  Education | June 13, 2022 13:43 IST

  The notice was issued to the West Bengal Board of Secondary Education and the West Bengal Board of Primary Education. The summer vacation in schools had already been extended from mid-April, owing to the hot and humid conditions.

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  Calcutta HC disposes of petition challenging Bengal govt's decision to reopen schools

  Education | November 12, 2021 8:30 IST

  The West Bengal Board of Secondary Education had on October 29 issued a notification stating that schools will reopen for students of classes IX to XII from November 16 amid adherence to certain COVID-19 protocols 

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  WBCHSE to follow govt advice on introducing semester-based curriculum for Class 11, 12 students

  Education | August 23, 2021 16:28 IST

  WBCHSE will decide on introducing a semester-based curriculum for classes 11 and 12 in the state board in the future

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  Angry parents ransack Bengal school over girl's death

  India | September 12, 2013 14:48 IST

  Kolkata: Angry parents Thursday ransacked a school in West Bengal's North 24 Parganas district demanding the arrest of the principal following the death of a Class 5 student allegedly of trauma suffered after being bullied

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  Noted painter Shanu Lahiri passes away

  India | February 01, 2013 15:44 IST

  Kolkata, Feb 1: Shanu Lahiri, a well known painter of Bengal School, died after a brief illness at a private hospital here today, family sources said.  She was 85.Born in an artistically inclined family, Lahiri