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Union Budget: Government announces SWAMIH Fund-2 to complete one lakh homes in stalled projects

New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday announced a fresh Rs 15,000 crore 'SWAMIH Fund' for completion of 1 lakh units in stalled housing projects, a move aimed at providi... Read More


'Incentives for hotels, travel and tourism are encouraging...': Industry captains applaud Union Budget

Kolkata, Feb. 1 -- Industrialists from Bengal and various chambers have hailed Union Budget 2025-26. Harshvardhan Neotia, chairman, Ambuja Neotia Group said: "The Budget proposals of Finance minister ... Read More


Mayor receives request to change Maa Canteen timings

Kolkata, Feb. 1 -- Kolkata Mayor Firhad Hakim has received a request for changing the timing of Maa Canteen in the city from the afternoon to the late afternoon with the apprehension that the food ser... Read More


South Bengal to experience warmer Saraswati Puja amid thick fog: MeT

Kolkata, Feb. 1 -- Mercury in south Bengal will remain above normal in the next 4-5 days with the people experiencing comparatively warmer weather on Saraswati Puja that falls both on Sunday and Monda... Read More


Budget: 'A boost for real estate sector but needs more reforms'

Kolkata, Feb. 1 -- The real estate sector in the state termed the Union Budget 2025 as a boost for the sector but batted for more reforms. Sushil Mohta, chairman, Merlin Group and the President of Cr... Read More


Circular Rly: Services will be regulated for 3 days

Kolkata, Feb. 1 -- Circular Railway train services will be regulated for three days to facilitate the immersion of Goddess Saraswati idols, announced Eastern Railway (ER). The regulations will be in e... Read More


Min calls for fencing of Indo-Bangla border at all places in Murshidabad

Kolkata, Feb. 1 -- Maintaining that unfenced border between India and Bangladesh at some places in Murshidabad is leading to unlawful activities by certain people from the neighbouring country, state ... Read More


Fires in New Market & Gariahat spark panic, no injuries reported

Kolkata, Feb. 1 -- Two separate fire incidents in Kolkata's New Market and Gariahat areas sparked panic on Sat-urday, although no injuries were reported in either case. The first fire broke out at ap... Read More


Ajay Thakur replaces Alok Rajoria as new CP of Barrackpore

Kolkata, Feb. 1 -- Within 24 hours after the murder of a Trinamool Congress (TMC) worker at Naihati in North 24-Parganas came to light, the Commissioner of Police of Barrackpore Commissionerate was re... Read More


Click in to Chinese tech tsunami

New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- Chinese Artificial Intelligence (AI) company DeepSeek has sent shockwaves through the tech community, with the release of extremely efficient AI models that can compete with cutti... Read More