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Lowest temp likely to drop to 15 degrees towards end of week: MeT

Kolkata, Dec. 3 -- The city dwellers on Wednesday felt comparatively colder weather as the lowest temperature dropped by 3 degrees Celsius from what it was registered on Tuesday. The Regional Meteoro... Read More


Specially-abled BLO admitted to hosp due to 'extreme work'

Kolkata, Dec. 3 -- A primary school teacher from Howrah with 50 per cent disability, who was forced to take the role of a BLO in the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR), has developed a severe in... Read More


Senior IAS officers deployed in 23 dists to track dev work

Kolkata, Dec. 3 -- Determined to ensure that both election-related duties and developmental activities continue without compromise, the state government has appointed senior IAS officers for monitorin... Read More


Cricketer Richa Ghosh joins Bengal police as DSP

Kolkata, Dec. 3 -- India women's team cricketer Richa Ghosh from Siliguri on Wednesday formally joined the West Bengal Police as a Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP). Arriving in uniform at the st... Read More


Classes XI-XII teacher recruitment interviews in 4 more subjects

Kolkata, Dec. 3 -- Interviews and lecture demonstrations in four more Classes XI-XII subjects will begin on December 4, the West Bengal School Service Commission (WBSSC) announced. The commission has... Read More


'Bangladesh govt will facilitate ancestral home visits by Indians'

Kolkata, Dec. 3 -- Bangladesh's High Commissioner to India, M Riaz Hamidullah, on Wednesday announced that Dhaka will facilitate visits by Indians to their ancestral homes in Bangladesh at a reasonabl... Read More


Messi mania grips Kolkata ahead of superstar's arrival on December 13

Kolkata, Dec. 3 -- If you walk through Kolkata's Maidan market, you'll see stalls glowing with Messi jerseys. Not that they aren't around all year, but demand has shot up like crazy. As one hawker sai... Read More


'Swasthya Bandhu' clocks 1L footfall in 20 days: Mamata

Kolkata, Dec. 3 -- Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday announced that camps under the newly launched 'Swasthya Bandhu' (Mobile Medical Unit) initiative have already logged a remarkable 1 lakh ... Read More


TMC MPs stage protest in Parl premises over pending dues

Kolkata, Dec. 3 -- Trinamool Congress (TMC) MPs on Wednesday staged a protest in Parliament premises over the issue of pending Central dues for Bengal. They alleged that the Centre owes Rs 2 lakh to B... Read More


'North Kolkata accounts for highest percentage of deceased voters across state'

Kolkata, Dec. 3 -- North Kolkata accounts for the highest percentage of deceased voters across the state, as per information available based on the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise be... Read More