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State reviews water transport project before 2026 elections

Kolkata, Nov. 17 -- State Urban Development and Municipal Affairs minister Firhad Hakim on Monday chaired a high-level review meeting with ministers from three departments to assess the progress of wa... Read More


ICG seizes 3 B'deshi fishing boats for 'illegal entry'

Kolkata, Nov. 17 -- The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) has apprehended three Bangladeshi fishing boats along with 79 crew members, including three minors, for allegedly fishing illegally inside India's Excl... Read More


Centre turned citizenship into 'cash-for-survival extortion racket': TMC

Kolkata, Nov. 17 -- Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Monday alleged that the ruling party at the Centre has transformed citizenship, a constitutional guarantee, into a "cash-for-survival extortion racket".... Read More


SSC new recruitment drive: HC to hear plea on 'irregularities'

Kolkata, Nov. 17 -- The Calcutta High Court is set to take up a petition alleging widespread irregularities in the interview list of more than 20,000 candidates shortlisted for recruitment as higher s... Read More


TMC dubs Guv's Raj Bhavan search op 'panic reaction'

Kolkata, Nov. 17 -- A political storm erupted on Monday after Governor CV Ananda Bose abruptly cut short his North Bengal visit to personally lead a live-broadcast combing search of the Raj Bhavan pre... Read More


State CEO office floats multiple helplines for SIR form queries

Kolkata, Nov. 17 -- The state CEO office on Monday activated multiple helplines and issued detailed guidelines to address complaints from voters who have not yet received their enumeration forms, desp... Read More


'Surveillance intensified along Nepal and Bhutan borders'

Siliguri, Nov. 17 -- In the wake of the recent explosion in Delhi and political unrest in Nepal, security along the India-Nepal border has been significantly strengthened. Advanced surveillance techno... Read More


'India's unemployment rate remains steady at 5.2% in Oct'

New Delhi, Nov. 17 -- The rate of unemployment for those aged 15 and above remained steady at 5.2 per cent in October, according to a government survey released on Monday. The unemployment rate (UR) ... Read More


SC seeks reply from Centre, others on plea over airfare fluctuations

New Delhi, Nov. 17 -- The Supreme Court on Monday sought responses from the Centre and others on a plea seeking binding regulatory guidelines to control the "unpredictable fluctuations" in airfare and... Read More


BJP's hatred for Bengal's icons knows no bounds, says TMC

Kolkata, Nov. 16 -- The Trinamool Congress (TMC) has launched a fierce counterattack after Madhya Pradesh Higher Education minister Inder Singh Parmar allegedly labelled Raja Ram Mohan Roy a "British ... Read More