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Expired flour distributed at Cooch Behar PDS camp, police intervene

Cooch Behar, Oct. 16 -- Allegations have emerged of expired goods being distributed at a Public Distribution System (PDS) camp, raising concerns among ration card holders in the Kalighat Road No. 2 ar... Read More


Flood-hit villagers protest after Suvendu Adhikari's visit

Jalpaiguri, Oct. 16 -- Flood-hit residents of Kurshamari village in Dhupguri block staged a protest following a visit by Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari, alleging that their grievances were igno... Read More


Bus conductor assaulted by passenger and accomplices

BALURGHAT, Oct. 16 -- A bus conductor of NBSTC was allegedly beaten up by a passenger and his aides at Thangapara, under Gangarampur Police Station, in South Dinajpur district, on Wednesday night. The... Read More


Durgapur rape victim's father apologises, calls Mamata 'mother-like figure'

Kolkata, Oct. 15 -- Two days after alleging that West Bengal is under "Aurangzeb's rule," the father of the Durgapur rape victim on Wednesday described Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee as a "mother-like... Read More


Protesters clash with police, set vehicles on fire outside prison

Guwahati, Oct. 15 -- Assam Police on Wednesday resorted to lathi-charge and fired teargas shells to disperse an agitated mob that attacked and set ablaze some vehicles and hurled stones at the convoy ... Read More


SC refers plea seeking to bring minority schools under RTE Act to CJI

New Delhi, Oct. 15 -- The Supreme Court on Wednesday said a plea concerning the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (RTE) Act be placed before the chief justice of India for appropriate... Read More


Karnataka HC restrains use of 'strip and search' in transgender survey

Bengaluru, Oct. 15 -- The Karnataka High Court on Wednesday barred the state government officials conducting the ongoing 'transgender survey' from using any "strip and search" method to identify parti... Read More


Kolkata Cyber Police bust massive online fraud

Kolkata, Oct. 15 -- The Cyber Police Station, Kolkata, has recorded a case against 17 individuals allegedly involved in a large-scale online fraud and fake call centre operation. The complaint, lodge... Read More


Anandapur: Youth held for 'raping' student

Kolkata, Oct. 15 -- A youth was arrested for allegedly raping an engineering student who is his classmate in Anandapur. The accused had been absconding since the student lodged a complaint on October... Read More


KMC to seek police, govt help to enforce plastic ban

Kolkata, Oct. 15 -- Amid growing concerns over plastics choking the city's drainage network, Kolkata Mayor Firhad Hakim on Wednesday said he would write to the state Environment Department and Kolkata... Read More