Alliances blur ahead of municipal polls in Maha

Mumbai, Dec. 31 -- Political equations in Maharashtra are in flux ahead of the January 15 elections to 29 municipal corporations, as the ruling Mahayuti and the Opposition MVA have abandoned any attem... Read More

Park Street lights up as Kolkata rings in New Year

Kolkata, Dec. 31 -- Like all roads lead to Rome, on New Year's Eve, all roads in Kolkata lead to Park Street. As the year turned, the city poured into its most iconic boulevard, where lights, laughter... Read More

At 11 degrees Celsius, Kolkata sees season's coldest morning

Kolkata, Dec. 31 -- Kolkata shivered through one of its coldest mornings of the season as the minimum temperature dipped to 11 degrees Celsius, the lowest recorded so far this winter. Dense fog envel... Read More

'Councillors to guide residents on domicile cert applications'

Kolkata, Dec. 31 -- The Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) has issued a detailed advisory to all its councillors following a rise in applications for domicile certificates amid the ongoing Special In... Read More

High-tech surveillance, crowd mgmt plan in place for Gangasagar Mela

Kolkata, Dec. 31 -- Anticipating a record turnout of pilgrims during Gangasagar Mela 2025, with the Kumbh Mela not being held this year, the South 24-Parganas district administration has put in place ... Read More

'SIR-linked' deaths: EC rejects plaints, calls them pressure tactics

Kolkata, Dec. 31 -- The Election Commission (EC) has rejected police complaints filed against Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar and West Bengal Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Manoj Agarwa... Read More

Assembly Speaker flags human rights concerns over elderly voters' hearings

Kolkata, Dec. 31 -- West Bengal Assembly Speaker Biman Banerjee on Wednesday voiced serious concern over the alleged hardships faced by elderly voters being summoned for physical hearings. Asserting ... Read More

Rare melanistic leopard cat spotted in Sundarbans

Kolkata, Dec. 31 -- A melanistic leopard cat - a rare, dark-furred variant of the small and elusive lesser cat - has been photographed in the Sundarbans during a camera-trap exercise conducted for the... Read More

Abhishek Banerjee's North Bengal tour to focus on SIR-linked deaths

Alipurduar, Dec. 31 -- All India Trinamool Congress general secretary Abhishek Banerjee is scheduled to visit North Bengal on January 3 for a one-day tour, during which he will meet families of those ... Read More

Allegations of Rs 50 lakh embezzlement rock BJP-run Gram Panchayat in Malda

Malda, Dec. 31 -- Serious allegations of corruption have surfaced in the BJP-led Hiranandapur Gram Panchayat in Manikchak block of Malda district, with opposition members accusing the panchayat chief ... Read More

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