Kharagpur: News

09 Nov 2024

Ashwini Vaishnaw

3 coaches of Secundrabad-Shalimar Express derail near Nalpur Station

Three coaches of the Secunderabad-Shalimar Superfast Express derailed near Nalpur Station in Howrah, West Bengal on Saturday morning.

20 Mar 2021

West Bengal

PM Modi hits out at Mamata Banerjee at Kharagpur rally

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, while addressing a public rally in Kharagpur in poll-bound West Bengal, on Saturday promised "ashol poriborton" (real change) to the people of the state.

15 Jul 2018

India

#CareerBytes: Top 6 IITs and their placement numbers this season

The Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) are the most premier public institutes offering the best engineering and technology education in India.

25 May 2018

India

IIT-KGP 'alumnus', with 37,000 Quora-followers, conned several students of thousands

A fraud has come to light that has infuriated the IIT community, especially the Kharagpur branch.

IITs facing 34% faculty shortage: What's wrong?

It's not only the increasingly vacant seats at IITs that are a cause of concern for the prestigious institutes.

27 Mar 2018

West Bengal

WB: BJP-chief in trouble for brandishing weapons at Ram-Navami rally

West Bengal BJP Chief Dilip Ghosh is in trouble after his antics at the party's Ram Navami rally in Kharagpur.

06 Mar 2018

IIT Madras

IIT-Kharagpur reaches out to rural students; launches new study model

Indian Institute of Technology in Kharagpur has launched a study model that equips students, especially those belonging to rural schools, to become confident and knowledgeable individuals.

23 Jun 2017

India

Why do so many IITians commit suicide?

During January-April 2017, there were four suicides at the prestigious IITs, three at Kharagpur.

22 Apr 2017

India

Student suicides: IIT-KGP boy found hanging in hostel room

Nidhin N, a fourth-year aerospace engineering student at IIT-Kharagpur, was found hanging from the ceiling in his hostel room in Nehru Hall B Block.