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CM urges PM to act on Tagore house vandalism in B'desh; seeks int'l pressure

Kolkata, June 12 -- Expressing deep anguish over the reported vandalisation of Rabindranath Tagore's ancestral house in Sirajganj, Bangladesh, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee wrote to Prime... Read More


Trinamool Congress to hold meet on Martyrs' Day rally preparations

Kolkata, June 12 -- Trinamool Congress (TMC) will hold a preparatory meeting for the July 21 Martyrs' Day rally at its Bhawanipore office next Saturday. During this meeting, the party leadership may i... Read More


High Court seeks KMC report on 'inaction' over illegal construction

Kolkata, June 12 -- The Calcutta High Court on Thursday directed the Kolkata Municipal Corporation's (KMC) municipal commissioner to submit a report explaining why the corporation has seemingly suppor... Read More


CM reviews Ratha Yatra prep in Digha, urges admin to stay alert

Kolkata, June 12 -- Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, on Thursday, chaired a preparatory meeting at Nabanna with all stakeholders to review the state administration's readiness for the smooth and peacef... Read More


Heatwave: State declares school holidays on June 13 & 14

Kolkata, June 12 -- In the backdrop of the heatwave situation prevailing in some districts across Bengal, the state government declared holidays for students on June 13 (Friday) and June 14 (Saturday)... Read More


Toilet shortage: Balurghat school struggles to admit girl students

BALURGHAT, June 12 -- Lalit Mohan Adarsha High School in Balurghat is facing a major hurdle in admitting girl students to Class XI due to an acute shortage of girls' toilets. Despite growing demand, t... Read More


Siliguri: 2 held for assaulting tourists

Siliguri, June 12 -- Two individuals were arrested for allegedly assaulting a tourist and his family at the Tenzing Norgay Bus Terminus in Siliguri. The accused have been identified as Bikash Kali Sar... Read More


'Unfit coaches' for BSF personnel: 4 Railway officials suspended

Alipurduar, June 12 -- The Indian Railways has suspended four officials of the Alipurduar Division under the Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) for allegedly providing unfit coaches to BSF personnel tra... Read More


Retail inflation declines to 6-year low of 2.82% in May

New Delhi, June 12 -- Retail inflation dipped to an over six-year low of 2.82 per cent in May due to subdued food prices, remaining below the RBI's median target of 4 per cent for the fourth consecuti... Read More


Bourses sink 1% amid selloff in oil & gas stocks on rising tensions in Middle East

Mumbai, June 12 -- Benchmark Sensex tanked 823 points on Thursday following a selloff in oil & gas, power and capital goods shares in tandem with weak global market trends amid growing tensions in the... Read More