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Over 400 free dengue testing centres opened across state amid rising cases

Kolkata, Oct. 31 -- In the wake of a rise in dengue cases across Bengal, free-of-cost dengue testing centres have been opened in more than 400 health centres and a control room has been made functiona... Read More


Growth: State to host trade & industrial conclave on Dec 18

Kolkata, Oct. 31 -- Ahead of the 2026 Assembly elections, the Bengal government will host a Trade and Industrial Conclave on December 18 at Dhano Dhanyo Auditorium to showcase the state's industrial g... Read More


KMC to resume underground cable shifting work this winter

Kolkata, Oct. 31 -- The Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) will soon resume its project to shift overhead cables underground along several major city thoroughfares. Addressing a Press conference on ... Read More


Mamata pays tribute to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel & Indira Gandhi

Kolkata, Oct. 31 -- Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, on Friday, remembered India's first deputy Prime Minister and Home minister Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel on his birth anniversary and also paid tribute ... Read More


Skeleton found in manhole during cleaning

Kolkata, Oct. 31 -- Tension gripped the Rajabazar area on Friday morning after a highly decomposed body, almost reduced to a skeleton, was recovered from a manhole during sewer cleaning work. Accordi... Read More


Jadavpur shootout accused held from Patna

Kolkata, Oct. 31 -- The accused in the Jadavpur shootout incident that took place on Monday evening has been arrested from Patna, Bihar, on Thursday. A police team from Jadavpur Police Station has re... Read More


Ruby General Hosp organises awareness rally for breast cancer

KOLKATA, Oct. 31 -- Do you know one in 28 women is likely to develop breast cancer in her lifetime, with this rate increasing to one in 22 in urban areas. More than 50 per cent of Indian women are dia... Read More


After 82 chemotherapy sessions, student scores 97.37% in HS exams

Kolkata, Oct. 31 -- After undergoing 82 chemotherapy sessions over nearly three years for T-cell lymphoma, a rare form of blood cancer, Adrija Ghosh, a student of Ramakrishna Sarada Mission Sister Ni... Read More


Record 93.72% clear HS Sem III exams; CM congratulates

Kolkata, Oct. 31 -- The West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education (WBCHSE) on Friday announced the results of the Higher Secondary (HS) Semester III (Part I) examinations for 2026, registering... Read More


Post outrage, EC unveils new portal; final voter list 'on Feb 7'

Kolkata, Oct. 31 -- Hit by a barrage of complaints, queries and public outrage after Bengal's voters were left frustrated for hours on Thursday when the Chief Electoral Officer's website crashed under... Read More