Happening today in Bengal: Kanyashree girls to debut at World School Volleyball Tournament
Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is continuing her district-level political outreach. She will hold an anti-SIR rally at Berhampore in Murshidabad district.
The Railways will launch a new AC EMU between Sealdah and Kalyani from today. The train will depart from Sealdah at 3:35 pm, and is scheduled to arrive at Kalyani Junction at 4:52 pm.
Job aspirants, under the banner of the United Fresher’s Front and WB SLST-2 (2025) Fresher’s Candidates Mancha, will hold a march to the Assembly House in Kolkata today, demanding transparency and immediate declaration of SLST-2 exam vacancies. The procession is set to start from near the Vidyasagar Statue on College Street and proceed towards the Assembly.
Mamata’s anti-SIR rallies continue
Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is continuing her district-level political outreach. She will hold an anti-SIR rally at Berhampore in Murshidabad district.
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The Railways will launch a new AC EMU between Sealdah and Kalyani from today. The train will depart from Sealdah at 3:35 pm, and is scheduled to arrive at Kalyani Junction at 4:52 pm. The return journey will leave from Kalyani at 5:02 pm. The new local train service is expected to benefit students and office-goers in the area.
4 Kanyashree girls to debut at World School Volleyball Championship
Four girls from West Bengal, who are beneficiaries of the state government’s Kanyashree scheme, will be representing India at the World School Volleyball Championship. Organised by the International School Sports Federation (ISF) in Shangluo, China, the four girls – Abhisikta Pal, from North 24 Parganas, Saranya Ghosh from South 24 Parganas, Rupkatha Ghosh from Hooghly, and Soheli Samanta, also from Hooghly – have earned a spot in the 14-member Indian national school volleyball team (Under-15 Girls). Initially, six players from West Bengal were shortlisted for the tournament. But Adrika Das of North 24 Parganas and Puja Rajbangshi of Hooghly did not make the final cut.
Sweety Kumari reports from West Bengal for The Indian Express. She is a journalist with over a decade of experience in the media industry. Covers Crime, Defence, Health , Politics etc and writes on trending topics.
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Sweety Kumari is a graduate of Calcutta University with an Honors degree in Journalism from Jaipuria College and a PG in Mass Communication from Jadavpur University. Originally from Bihar, she is brought up in Kolkata and completed her education from Kendriya Vidyalaya SaltLake. Multilingual, Sweety is fluent in English, Hindi, Bengali, and Maithili. She started her career as an Entertainment and lifestyle journalist with a newsportal in Kolkata. She is working with The Indian Express for 8 years now. ... Read More
