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Municipal recruitment scam: ED conducts multiple raids

Kolkata, Oct. 28 -- The Enforcement Directorate (ED), on Tuesday, carried out raids at multiple locations, including a house in Beliaghata, in connection with the alleged municipal recruitment corrupt... Read More


BJP MLA's nephew held for 'raping' minor girl after 5 yrs

Kolkata, Oct. 28 -- The nephew of BJP MLA Laxman Ghorui was arrested in Durgapur on Monday morning in connection with an alleged rape case involving a minor girl dating back to 2020. The accused, ide... Read More


KIFF 2025 to open with iconic film 'Saptapadi'

KOLKATA, Oct. 28 -- The 2025 edition of the Kolkata International Film Festival (KIFF), starting November 6, will open with the eternal Uttam Kumar-Suchitra Sen romantic classic Saptapadi (1961), mini... Read More


Vigilant forest teams ensure peaceful Chhath

Alipurduar, Oct. 28 -- With proactive measures by the Forest Department, this year's Chhath Puja celebrations passed off peacefully at all ghats adjoining forest areas across North Bengal. From Monda... Read More


Teenage girl drowns during Chhath in Raiganj

Raiganj, Oct. 28 -- Grief gripped Barabarua village in North Dinajpur, after a sixteen-year-old girl, Riya Dutta, drowned while taking a holy dip during the Chhath Puja celebrations on Tuesday morning... Read More


Abhishek calls SIR 'backdoor NRC'; warns of 'ECI siege' if eligible voters dropped

Kolkata, Oct. 28 -- Dubbing the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls as "Silent Invisible Rigging" and a "backdoor NRC", Trinamool Congress national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee ... Read More


Bengal CEO assures no genuine voter will be deleted during SIR

Kolkata, Oct. 28 -- Bengal Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Manoj Kumar Agarwal on Tuesday assured that no legitimate voter's name will be deleted during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral... Read More


Post SC order, plea in Cal HC seeks expedited hearing of MGNREGA cases

Kolkata, Oct. 28 -- A day after the Supreme Court upheld the Calcutta High Court's directive asking the Centre to resume payments under the MGNREGA 100 Days' Work scheme in West Bengal, Paschimbanga K... Read More


Union Cabinet approves terms of reference for 8th Pay Commission

New Delhi, Oct. 28 -- The Union Cabinet on Tuesday approved the Terms of Reference (ToR) for the 8th Central Pay Commission, paving the way for a review of pay, allowances, and pension structures that... Read More


India sees improvement in sex ratio at birth, says JP Nadda

New Delhi, Oct. 28 -- India has made notable progress in reducing sex-based discrimination, with 12 states recording a sex ratio at birth (SRB) higher than the national average of 917, Union Health mi... Read More