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State mulls scientific study of North Bengal rivers to aid flood control

Kolkata, March 13 -- The state government has initiated a scientific study of rivers in north Bengal to assess sediment load and generate data that could aid flood control and river management in the ... Read More


Oil PSUs urge pressure cooker use to save LPG, reassure on supply

Kolkata, March 13 -- With global energy supplies under strain due to the ongoing West Asia conflict, public sector oil marketing companies have begun advising households to adopt simple fuel-saving co... Read More


KMC to reconstitute fast-track committee for property tax disputes

Kolkata, March 12 -- The Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) has moved to reconstitute its Fast Track Settlement Committee (FTSC), a body empowered to examine disputes related to property valuation an... Read More


Bagbazar: KMC to regrade heritage premises around Mayer Bari

Kolkata, March 11 -- The Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) has initiated a plan to reorganise and re-grade a cluster of heritage buildings around the historic Mayer Bari at Udbodhan Lane in Bagbazar... Read More


No legal basis to bar windows in buildings facing Nabanna: Cal HC

Kolkata, March 11 -- The Calcutta High Court has held that authorities cannot prevent residents from having windows or balconies in buildings facing the state secretariat Nabanna, observing that such ... Read More


Cal HC tells Transport dept to vacate private premises

Kolkata, March 10 -- The Calcutta High Court has directed the Transportation, Planning and Traffic Engineering Directorate of the West Bengal Transport Department to vacate a portion of premises at 18... Read More


Bengal launches skill-building programme for minority youths

Kolkata, March 10 -- In a bid to improve employment prospects for minority youth, the West Bengal government has launched a skill development programme to train young men and women in English stenogra... Read More


'Cold-blooded killer': Cal HC upholds life term in pregnant wife murder

Kolkata, March 9 -- The Calcutta High Court has upheld the life sentence of a man convicted of killing his pregnant wife, observing that the crime had claimed "two lives" and describing the accused as... Read More


Bengal unveils draft policy on safe reuse of treated wastewater

Kolkata, March 9 -- The West Bengal government has unveiled a draft policy to promote the safe reuse of treated wastewater, proposing a high-level monitoring committee headed by the Chief Secretary to... Read More


WBPDCL mulls Rs 2.6 crore mobile health plan for villages at Pachhwara coal mine

Kolkata, March 8 -- The West Bengal Power Development Corporation Limited (WBPDCL) has launched a Rs 2.6 crore initiative to take primary healthcare services to villages located around its Pachhwara N... Read More