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kharagpur news

IIT Kharagpur students make mango pickle using storm-fallen raw mangoes

A video showed IIT Kharagpur students making mango pickle from raw mangoes that fell during a storm.
Published on May 11, 2026 12:00 am IST

IIT KGP holds international conference to start fresh global conversation for shared growth

IIT KGP holds international conference to start fresh global conversation for shared growth
Published on Feb 24, 2026 10:40 pm IST

19-year-old fakes IIT admission, disappears from Kharagpur-bound train

The student, Arjun Patil, was travelling with his parents to Kharagpur on August 20. He had told them he had secured admission to the mechanical engineering programme at IIT Kharagpur.
Published on Aug 25, 2025 11:59 pm IST

What's wrong with IIT Kharagpur: SC on student suicides, asks to expedite probe

IIT Kharagpur's counsel, on the other hand, said a 10-member committee was constituted besides a 12-member counselling centre being in place.
Published on Jul 28, 2025 04:44 pm IST

‘Don’t scream like that, I'll choke you': Ex-Bengal BJP leader threatens women

Former BJP MP Dilip Ghosh had arrived to inaugurate a newly constructed concrete road at ward No. 6,
Published on Mar 22, 2025 10:06 am IST

IIT KGP asks hostel inmates to flag signs of depression among batchmates

Patra met representatives of ‘Technology Students' Gymkhana’ on Monday, the IIT-Kharagpur official said.
Published on Jan 14, 2025 08:34 pm IST

IIT-Kharagpur student found dead in hostel room, probe on

A deceased student from IIT Kharagpur was discovered in his dorm room.
Updated on Jan 13, 2025 12:09 pm IST

IIT Kharagpur alum breaks down family of 4's cost of living: ‘ 20 lakh a year’

The image shows IIT Kharagpur alum Pritesh Kakani and the breakdown of expenses he shared on X.
Updated on Apr 15, 2024 02:16 pm IST

Candidate from IIT-Kharagpur 'didn't know 95% of things on his resume', says CEO

Angad Daryani said that the IIT-Kharagpur graduate “didn’t actually know 95 per cent” of the things his resume listed.
Updated on Apr 02, 2024 06:28 pm IST

MoE invites applications for the post of Director in IIT Hyd & IIT Kharagpur

The appointment will be made on a contractual basis for a period of five years or till the attainment of 70 years of age, whichever is earlier, as per usual terms and conditions.
Updated on Mar 16, 2024 05:34 pm IST

DU steers the way for Indian universities in Global Sustainability Rankings

University of Delhi, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay and Indian Institute of Technology Madras are the top 3 universities from India that were featured in the global university list for the sustainability category.
Published on Dec 06, 2023 09:46 am IST

IIT Kharagpur student found dead in hostel room, suicide suspected: Police

Police said the student’s family has not indicated the possibility of foul play in the death (Photo: /inup.iitkgp.ac.in)
Updated on Oct 18, 2023 09:19 pm IST

Stir by Kurmis: Rlys vows to run trains amid blockade threat today

The Calcutta High Court. (HT file)
Updated on Sept 19, 2023 10:19 pm IST

On camera, live wire falls on man at Bengal's Kharagpur railway station

A ticketing official at Kharagpur railway station was hospitalised after a live high tension wire fell on him.
Published on Dec 09, 2022 12:45 pm IST

Bhima Koregaon: Court pulls up prison officials for not replying to Dr Anand Teltumbde’s plea for home food

Teltumbde, an engineer and Indian Institute of Management (IIM) graduate who used to teach at the Indian Institute of Technology (Kharagpur) and at the Goa Institute of Management, was arrested after the Supreme Court refused to grant him protection.
Updated on Nov 27, 2020 12:29 am IST

Covid-19 safety protocols flouted during Dussehra celebrations in West Bengal

Sarkar said the crowd was wearing masks and there was frequent announcements on mike asking people to maintain social distancing norms
Published on Sept 30, 2022 07:59 pm IST

Covid-19 curbs take a back seat on Dusshera in West Bengal’s Kharagpur

The incident has shocked public health experts who criticized the local administration for allowing such a gathering at a time when the state is witnessing a sharp spike in Covid-19 cases.
Updated on Sept 30, 2022 12:34 pm IST

Uttarakhand village boy’s journey from being a porter to PhD scholar

Virendra Rana during one of his field visits in the Nanda Devi glaciers while pursuing his PhD.
Published on Sept 16, 2020 02:05 pm IST

Covid-19: IIT Kharagpur researchers develop AI-based system to track social distancing

The system has been successfully tested by installing three prototypes of the device within the IIT-Kharagpur campus.
Published on Jun 13, 2020 01:51 pm IST

28 shops gutted in fire on IIT-Kharagpur campus, none injured

At least 28 shops have been gutted in a blaze on IIT-Kharagpur campus in West Bengal’s West Midnapore district.
Updated on Apr 25, 2020 12:46 pm IST

1 killed, 10 injured as bus collides with truck in Bengal

The dead man's body. Focus on hand
Published on Feb 27, 2020 04:05 pm IST

IIT Kharagpur Recruitment 2020: 88 Non-teaching vacancies on offer, apply before Feb 28

IIT Kharagpur Recruitment 2020. (Screengrab)
Published on Feb 16, 2020 03:51 pm IST

IIT Kharagpur researchers use 50 wet clothes to generate electricity at dhobi ghat

Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur.
Published on Nov 04, 2019 02:07 pm IST

Coal particles contaminating Mandovi river, found in oysters too: Study

Traces of mercury, a neuro-toxic heavy metal, from coal particles have found their way into the Mandovi and the edible oysters harvested from the river
Published on Oct 31, 2019 03:28 pm IST

14-year-old kills minor in Bengal, offers him as ‘sacrifice’ in black magic ritual

The incident triggered a furore with villagers staging an agitation outside the local Sadatpur police outpost in Bengal’s Niranjanbar village on Sunday.
Updated on Sept 22, 2019 04:58 pm IST

IIT-B most preferred choice of top JEE-Advanced rankers

This is the second year that all institutes have kept aside supernumerary seats for female students. IIT-B alone had 96 seats under this category that have been allotted to excess number of students.
Updated on Jun 28, 2019 07:37 am IST

‘Mamata will play key role in forming new government’: N Chandrababu Naidu

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee
Updated on May 09, 2019 12:09 am IST