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Forest Minister orders probe after deaths of 2 tigresses

Kolkata, Sept. 11 -- Two back-to-back deaths of tigress' have occured in Alipore Zoological Gardens with the zoo authorities attributing both the cases to age-related ailments. 17-year-old 'Payel' di... Read More


Tech glitch: Metro services disrupted for about 30 mins

Kolkata, Sept. 11 -- Metro services were disrupted for about half-an-hour on Thursday due a problem in reversing a Metro rake. Around 12:20 pm, Metro authorities announced that due to a technical gli... Read More


'Workplace safety, mindfulness key to employee wellbeing'

Kolkata, Sept. 11 -- Emphasising the importance of stress management and mindfulness at the workplace to ensure employees' wellbeing, state Labour department Secretary Avanindra Singh said that implem... Read More


Ruby General Hospital launches first digital PET CT in Kolkata

KOLKATA, Sept. 11 -- Getting a PET scan done can be tough for patients with Parkinson's since they often move during the test. But that's no longer a problem at Ruby General Hospital. On Thursday, Rub... Read More


HC seeks clarity from Centre on 'deportation' of migrant families

Kolkata, Sept. 11 -- The Calcutta High Court has directed the Union government to disclose from where two migrant worker families, said to be residents of Birbhum, were deported to Bangladesh earlier ... Read More


Nabanna extends LTC, HTC block period for state employees by a year

Kolkata, Sept. 11 -- In a major relief for state government employees, Nabanna has announced an extension of the Leave Travel Concession (LTC) and Home Travel Concession (HTC) block period. The Financ... Read More


Mamata pays tribute to Swami Vivekananda

Kolkata, Sept. 11 -- Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday paid her tribute to Swami Vivekananda on the anniversary of his iconic address at the World's Parliament of Religions in Chicago, delive... Read More


TET-qualified candidates clash with police outside Assembly

Kolkata, Sept. 11 -- On a day when 2022 TET pass-outs staged a protest outside the state Assembly, Education minister Bratya Basu on Thursday termed such demonstrations "uncalled for" in view of the g... Read More


TMC, BJP launch football tourneys invoking Swami Vivekananda

Kolkata, Sept. 11 -- As Bengal gears up for the 2026 Assembly elections, two of the state's most powerful passions-football and politics-have clashed in a high-stakes contest of influence. Both the r... Read More


'File report on infra funds'

Kolkata, Sept. 11 -- The Calcutta High Court on Thursday directed state Chief Secretary to submit a report with documents by September 17 on the delay in meeting essential infrastructure requirements ... Read More