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Ex-edu minister Partha moves HC for statutory bail

Kolkata, June 11 -- Former Bengal Education minister Partha Chatterjee, a prime accused in the high-profile money-for-school-job scam case, filed a statutory bail application under Section 436 of CrPC... Read More


Bengal mulls interim flood mgmt as Centre sits on river erosion aid

Kolkata, June 11 -- Amid the Centre's continued neglect in addressing river erosion in Bengal, the state Irrigation and Waterways department is considering a proposal for interim flood management to t... Read More


Vidyasagar Setu to remain closed for 3 hrs on June 13, 14 & 18

Kolkata, June 11 -- Vidyasagar Setu will be closed for vehicular movement from 4:30 am to 7:30 am on June 13 ,14 and 18 to conduct a geometry control survey for bridge repair and rehabilitation, inclu... Read More


Snan Yatra held at Digha Jagannath Dham; CM sends fruits & sweets

Kolkata, June 11 -- Ahead of Rath Yatra on June 27, Digha Jagannath Dham on Wednesday celebrated the sacred bathing rituals or 'Snan Yatra' of the idols grandly. Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee sent h... Read More


Freedom fighter's statue to be installed in Balurghat

BALURGHAT, June 11 -- In a move to honour the legacy of the Indian freedom movement, Balurghat Municipality has taken the initiative to set up a statue of renowned freedom fighter Pulin Behari Das Gup... Read More


Youth injured in knife attack, accused held

Alipurduar, June 11 -- Tension gripped Ward 15 of Alipurduar Municipality after a youth was injured in a knife attack late Tuesday night. The victim, Akash Sarkar, is the son of Gopal Sarkar, a local ... Read More


Toddler dies in head-on collision of 2 bikes

Raiganj, June 11 -- A two-year-old child Md. Sadab died after falling from the lap of his mother when the motor bike on which he was travelling with parents had a head-on collision with another speedi... Read More


'Reconciliation between Meiteis, Kuki-Zos is Centre's top priority'

New Delhi, June 11 -- The central government's current priority is to bring about reconciliation between the Meiteis and Kuki-Zos, the two communities embroiled in the ethnic strife in Manipur for ove... Read More


India's electoral process transparent exercise: CEC dispels fudging claims

New Delhi, June 11 -- Preparation of electoral rolls in India is one of the world's most rigorous and transparent exercises, Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar has said before an international ... Read More


Rahul writes to PM, flags delay in scholarships for students from marginalised communities

New Delhi, June 11 -- In a strongly-worded letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi drew attention to the "deplorable" conditions of educational support systems fo... Read More