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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


'State can't object': SC frees man held over interfaith marriage

New Delhi, June 11 -- The Supreme Court has granted bail to a man who was arrested under Uttarakhand's anti-conversion law following his marriage to a woman of another faith. The bench, comprising Jus... Read More


Sri Lanka Army commander meets IAF, Navy chiefs; also briefed on Op Sindoor

New Delhi, June 11 -- Commander of the Sri Lanka Army, Lt Gen BKGM Lasantha Rodrigo, on Wednesday interacted with Indian Navy Chief Adm Dinesh K Tripathi and IAF Chief Air Chief Marshal A P Singh, wit... Read More


Chhattisgarh: Two Naxalites killed in encounter in Sukma

Sukma, June 11 -- Two Naxalites were killed in an encounter with security forces in Chhattisgarh's Sukma district on Wednesday, police said. The gunfight took place in the forest of Pusguna village u... Read More


Bengal mulls interim flood management as Centre sits on river erosion aid

Kolkata, June 11 -- Amid the Centre's inaction on tackling river erosion in Bengal, the state Irrigation and Waterways department is planning an interim flood management scheme for erosion-hit areas o... Read More