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Ahead of Kanwar Yatra, UP minister sparks row by asking hotel owners to display 'real names'

Lucknow, June 19 -- As the Kanwar Yatra is set to begin from July 5, a fresh controversy has erupted in Uttar Pradesh after Muzaffarnagar MLA and Minister of State Kapil Dev Agarwal asked all hotels a... Read More


State launches 'Abhoy Pukur' project for fish conservation

Kolkata, June 19 -- The Bengal government has launched the 'Abhoy Pukur' (safe pond) project to conserve endangered indigenous fish species. "This unique initiative, envisioned by Chief Minister Mama... Read More


Demolition of Abanindranath Tagore's house in Birbhum: 'State had no role to play'

Kolkata, June 19 -- The partial demolition of 'Abas' - a house in Birbhum associated with the memories of renowned painter Abanindranath Tagore, nephew of Rabindranath Tagore - was raised in the Benga... Read More


Prof Syed Alatas to deliver lecture on decolonisation at SNU today

KOLKATA, June 19 -- A one-year programme of special lecture series on 'Decolonization of Knowledge and Decolonial Pedagogy: Looking Back and Moving Forward' organised by the Centre for Interdisciplina... Read More


Ruby General Hospital launches cancer speciality clinic in Burdwan

KOLKATA, June 19 -- To make the 30 years celebration noteworthy, officials of the Ruby General Hospital planned 30 outreach Cancer Speciality Clinics in different districts of Bengal within 2025-26. O... Read More


Veteran author Prafulla Roy passes away

KOLKATA, June 19 -- Veteran Bengali author and Sahitya Akademi winner Prafulla Roy passed away in Kolkata on Thursday following prolonged illness. He was 90. The prolific author was battling age-relat... Read More


'Over 27L foreign tourists came to Bengal in first half of 2025'

Kolkata, June 19 -- Bengal has seen a notable surge in foreign tourist arrivals this year, with the count surpassing 27 lakh (2.7 million) in just the first six months. However, the number of tourists... Read More


BJP MLAs' speeches expunged from Assembly records after walkout during tax Bill debate

Kolkata, June 19 -- In a rare move, the speeches of BJP legislators were removed from the official records of the Bengal Legislative Assembly on Thursday. The decision was taken after the Opposition ... Read More


AAI issues new guidelines for building heights near Kolkata airport

Kolkata, June 19 -- In the wake of the Ahmedabad air crash, the Airports Authority of India (AAI) has issued fresh guidelines to municipal bodies near Kolkata Airport, expanding the high-rise clearanc... Read More


HC scraps KMC recruitment notice over OBC list violation

Kolkata, June 19 -- The Calcutta High Court on Thursday quashed a recruitment notification issued by the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) for sub-assistant engineer posts. The bench of Justice Kau... Read More