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NTA grants alternative JEE date in Bengal

Kolkata, Jan. 15 -- Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday said that the National Testing Agency (NTA) has arranged an alternative examination date for candidates in West Bengal scheduled to appea... Read More


SIR 'pressure': BLO found hanging, elderly dies of 'anxiety'

Kolkata, Jan. 15 -- A booth-level officer in the city and a senior citizen in Murshidabad district died on Thursday, allegedly under pressure related to the ongoing SIR, police said. The BLO, identif... Read More


SIR: After BLOs, 9 micro observers submit resignations in Farakha

Kolkata, Jan. 15 -- After more than 200 BLOs submitted their resignations, nine micro observers also resigned in Farakka, leading to a temporary disruption in the hearing process. On Wednesday, the F... Read More


HC junks BJP's plea for protest outside Nabanna

Kolkata, Jan. 15 -- The Calcutta High Court on Thursday declined a plea by the BJP seeking permission to hold a sit-in demonstration in front of the state secretariat at Nabanna on Friday, citing secu... Read More


Malda to open 16 new fair-price medicine stores in rural hosps

Malda, Jan. 15 -- In a major boost to the district's public healthcare system, the Malda administration has initiated steps to strengthen health infrastructure by opening 16 new fair-price medicine st... Read More


Work on 2.5-km concrete road begins

Raiganj, Jan. 15 -- Construction of a crucial 2.5-kilometre-long concrete road has commenced in Itahar block of North Dinajpur district at an estimated cost of Rs 1.3 crore under the state Panchayat a... Read More


'Can decide citizenship for registration as voters': EC tells SC

New Delhi, Jan. 15 -- The Election Commission on Thursday told the Supreme Court that it could determine citizenship only to the extent of registration as a voter and could not deport anyone or decide... Read More


Uddhav urges voters to oust BJP; Raj accuses SEC of bias

Mumbai, Jan. 15 -- Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray on Thursday claimed irregularities in the Maharashtra civic polls, terming it an attempt to "murder" democracy, and urged voters to dislodge t... Read More


HP CM raises fiscal concerns with FM

New Delhi, Jan. 15 -- Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Tuesday raised a series of fiscal and ecological concerns before Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, seeking enha... Read More


'India and US trade deal: Both sides engaged on pending issues'

New Delhi, Jan. 15 -- India and the US are "very near" to finalising the trade agreement, and it would be announced when both sides are ready, Commerce Secretary Rajesh Agrawal said on Thursday. The ... Read More