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Nadia: Banned syrup worth Rs 3 cr seized

Kolkata, May 8 -- The Special Task Force (STF) of the state police nabbed two drug peddlers and seized banned cough syrup phensedyl worth about Rs 3 crore from Nabadwip in Nadia district on Tuesday ni... Read More


Akhilesh on same page with Centre on terrorism

Lucknow, May 8 -- Samajwadi Party (SP) national president Akhilesh Yadav on Thursday extended full support to the Government of India and the armed forces in their efforts to combat terrorism, while u... Read More


'Sada Pahar' to be developed as major tourist destination

Kolkata, May 8 -- With a major boost to the tourism infrastructure in Jhargram, the state has taken up several steps. "Sada Pahar" (white rock) in Jhargram's Belpahari is being developed as a major to... Read More


Cops to install 'blind spot detection mirrors' on buses

Kolkata, May 8 -- To reduce bus-related accidents, Kolkata Police will equip buses with blind spot detection mirrors to give drivers better visibility. Sources revealed that in several past accidents... Read More


'Decide on granting prosecution sanction for Partha's co-accused'

Kolkata, May 8 -- The Supreme Court on Thursday is learnt to have directed the West Bengal government to decide on granting sanction to prosecute the co-accused of former Education minister Partha Cha... Read More


Wages of cold storage workers increased, to benefit about 9K staff

Kolkata, May 8 -- The state Labour Department has reached a long-awaited settlement on the charter of demand (COD) for employees in cold storage facilities across Bengal, following an industry-wide ag... Read More


Police seizes explosives from 2 abandoned houses

Kolkata, May 8 -- Police recovered a huge quantity of explosives on Wednesday evening from two abandoned houses in the Nalhati area in Birbhum. Acting on a tip off, cops of Birbhum District Police co... Read More


TMC condemns Poonch shelling; 'We stand by Centre and our Army'

Kolkata, May 8 -- Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Thursday condemned the incident in which at least 15 civilians were killed and 40 were injured, mostly in Jammu's Poonch sector, as Pakistani troops resor... Read More


Finance dept cancels employee leaves amid Indo-Pak tension

Kolkata, May 8 -- The Finance department on Thursday issued a notification ordering that all leave sanctioned to the state government employees, except leave on medical grounds, be cancelled with imme... Read More


Security ramped up around critical defence installations

Alipurduar, May 8 -- In the wake of India's Operation Sindoor targeting terrorist camps in Pakistan, the nation has heightened its security measures in anticipation of potential retaliation. To bolste... Read More