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AAI issues new guidelines for building heights near Kolkata airport

Kolkata, June 19 -- In the wake of the Ahmedabad air crash, the Airports Authority of India (AAI) has issued fresh guidelines to municipal bodies near Kolkata Airport, expanding the high-rise clearanc... Read More


HC scraps KMC recruitment notice over OBC list violation

Kolkata, June 19 -- The Calcutta High Court on Thursday quashed a recruitment notification issued by the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) for sub-assistant engineer posts. The bench of Justice Kau... Read More


Bagnan: 4 dead, over 20 injured as truck collides with private bus

Kolkata, June 19 -- At least four people were killed and more than 20 injured after a truck collided with a private bus on National Highway (NH)-16 in Bagnan, Howrah, on Thursday morning. According t... Read More


Land handover clears major hurdle for Balurghat-Hili Rly proj

BALURGHAT, June 19 -- In a major breakthrough for the long-delayed Balurghat-Hili Railway project, the South Dinajpur district administration has officially handed over nearly 380 acres of land to the... Read More


Jalpaiguri POCSO Court sentences man to 20 years for raping minor

Jalpaiguri, June 19 -- Special POCSO Court in Jalpaiguri has sentenced Ram Babu Roy to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment for the abduction and rape of a minor girl. The court also imposed a fine of Rs... Read More


State appoints mentor & co-mentor for Malda ZP

Malda, June 19 -- In a move to accelerate rural development initiatives in Malda, the Bengal government has appointed former minister and current Manikchak MLA Sabitri Mitra as the mentor of the Malda... Read More


Mason's son overcomes grief of losing father, cracks NEET

Alipurduar, June 19 -- The tragic death of his father from cancer became the turning point in Dipjyoti Sarkar's life. What could have broken him, instead forged his resolve. Now, this meritorious stud... Read More


Project finance: Reserve Bank issues norms for banks, NBFCs

Mumbai, June 19 -- The Reserve Bank on Thursday issued norms to provide a harmonised framework for financing of projects in infrastructure and non-infrastructure sectors by banks, NBFCs and other regu... Read More


Markets decline for 3rd day in row on rising geopolitical tensions

Mumbai, June 19 -- Benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty ended lower for the third straight session on Thursday, in line with weak trends in global markets, as geopolitical uncertainties due to the ongoi... Read More