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Tiretta Market: Fire breaks out, none hurt

Kolkata, Aug. 6 -- Panic gripped the Poddar Court area on Wednesday evening after a fire broke out inside the Tiretta Market. According to sources, the blaze started around 8 pm at a warehouse stocke... Read More


High Court admits PIL seeking to restrain 'Nabanna Avijan'

Kolkata, Aug. 6 -- A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) was filed in the Calcutta High Court on Wednesday seeking to restrain the 'Nabanna Avijan'-a protest march to the state secretariat-called by the ... Read More


Bangladeshi model case: Naihati man held in fake ID racket

Kolkata, Aug. 6 -- In a major development in the arrest case of Bangladeshi model Shanta Pal, a youth detained on Tuesday from Naihati allegedly promoted his illegal document fabrication business thro... Read More


Admission for Teachers' Training courses to begin from September 2

Kolkata, Aug. 6 -- The state Higher Education department has announced that admissions to Teachers' Training Programmes, including B.Ed., M.Ed., B.P.Ed. and M.P.Ed. courses will begin on September 2 a... Read More


None will be evicted for Kangsabati River bridge construction: Mamata

Kolkata, Aug. 6 -- Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday assured that no eviction will take place for the construction of a road bridge on the Kangsabati River in West Midnapore. She has directe... Read More


Prosenjit, Dev write to CM as Hindi films push Bengali movies out of prime-time

KOLKATA, Aug. 6 -- Imagine being one of the biggest stars and producers in Bengali cinema, a popular MP from the ruling party, and close to the CM, yet still having to fight for prime-time shows for y... Read More


Dalkhola: 50-yr-old man 'sexually assaults' 9-yr-old

Raiganj, Aug. 6 -- A 50‑year‑old man has been accused of sexually assaulting a nine‑year‑old girl in her own home in Dalkhola of North Dinajpur district. The victim's family fi... Read More


Falakata robbery case: 4 held

Alipurduar, Aug. 6 -- Police have solved a daylight robbery that occurred on June 18 at the house of a schoolteacher in Falakata town. The incident took place when the residents, Anupam Barman and his... Read More


Alipurduar reports 1st Japanese Encephalitis death, state steps up vigilance

Alipurduar, Aug. 6 -- Following the death of a 49-year-old woman from Falakata due to Japanese Encephalitis (JE), the Alipurduar district health administration has ramped up preventive measures to con... Read More


'Electoral reforms' a way to end Parl deadlock on SIR, claims Opposition

New Delhi, Aug. 6 -- The Opposition has proposed allowing a discussion on "electoral reforms" as a "middle path" to end the deadlock in Parliament over the demand for a debate on the Special Intensive... Read More