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Fire near Santoshpur Railway Stn

Kolkata, Sept. 16 -- Train services on the Sealdah-Budge Budge section of Sealdah Division were disrupted for over two hours on Tuesday morning after a fire broke out in shops adjacent to platform one... Read More


Tata Tea Gold unveils 'Banglar Shilpi Shojjito Pujo'

Kolkata, Sept. 16 -- Tata Tea Gold marked the start of this year's Durga Puja celebrations with an exclusive media gathering on September 16 at Taj Bengal, Kolkata. The event was graced by Puneet Das,... Read More


Minu Budhia shares personal battle with depression at seminar

Kolkata, Sept. 16 -- During her keynote address at "Preventing Suicide, Promoting Mental Health: Media, a Bridge or a Barrier?", a one-day national seminar by Jadavpur University and Carring Minds Int... Read More


Woman falls from 19th floor of housing complex, dies

Kolkata, Sept. 16 -- In a mysterious circumstance, a woman died after falling from the 19th floor of an apartment in a luxurious housing complex in Anandapur early on Tuesday morning. According to so... Read More


Govt staff to get this month's salaries on Sept 24-25; pensions on October 1

Kolkata, Sept. 16 -- The state government will disburse salaries, including grant-in-aid pay, wages, remuneration, stipends, and honoraria, for September on September 24 and 25. This payment comes as ... Read More


Paying tribute: Kolkata Port recalls indentured labourers' journeys

Kolkata, Sept. 16 -- Nearly two centuries ago, 36 "hill coolies" from the Chotanagpur region stepped aboard a vessel at the Port of Calcutta on September 15, 1834. Their departure marked the beginning... Read More


'SSKM's cancer hospital to revolutionise Health sector'

Kolkata, Sept. 16 -- Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday announced that the 'state-of-the-art' cancer hospital, which is coming up at the SSKM Hospital in collaboration with Tata Memorial Centre... Read More


Calcutta High Court upholds Bengal's pay revision cut-off for college teachers

Kolkata, Sept. 16 -- The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday dismissed a petition filed by teachers of state-aided colleges challenging the West Bengal government's decision to implement revised pay scales... Read More


Joint CP Meeraz Khalid inspects South Kolkata pandals, urges organisers to 'follow safety rules'

Kolkata, Sept. 16 -- The Joint Commissioner of Police (Jt. CP), headquarters of Kolkata Police Meeraz Khalid, on Tuesday, visited several pandals in South Kolkata to take stock of the situation and ov... Read More


Bengal to set up 97 temporary fire stations for Durga Puja

Kolkata, Sept. 16 -- The state Fire and Emergency Services department will set up 97 temporary fire stations across Bengal, including Kolkata, to enable immediate action in case of any fire incident d... Read More