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HC moved for Central forces deployment in Beldanga

Kolkata, Jan. 19 -- Two public interest litigations (PILs) were filed on Monday before the Calcutta High Court seeking deployment of central forces in Beldanga, Murshidabad, following days of unrest i... Read More


SSC untainted 'waitlisted' candidates: SC stays HC's age relaxation order

Kolkata, Jan. 19 -- The Supreme Court (SC) of India on Monday reportedly stayed an order of the Calcutta High Court that had granted age relaxation to certain candidates in the School Service Commissi... Read More


Elderly man booked in Ranaghat double murder

Kolkata, Jan. 19 -- A man was arrested on Monday for allegedly murdering his daughter-in-law and her mother in Ranaghat in Nadia district, reportedly driven by superstitious beliefs. According to sou... Read More


TMC MP Saugata Roy admitted to hospital

Kolkata, Jan. 19 -- Veteran TMC leader and party MP Saugata Roy was admitted to a private hospital in the city late on Sunday night after he complained about low blood pressure and diarrhoea. His he... Read More


Kolkata Int'l Children's Film Fest to celebrate 60 yrs of Feluda

KOLKATA, Jan. 19 -- Imagine a film festival curated especially for children, built around themes of mystery, adventure and hidden treasures. The 12th Kolkata International Children's Film Festival is ... Read More


After Netaji's nephew, Bengal Min asked to appear for SIR hearing

Kolkata, Jan. 19 -- After Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose's grandnephew Chandra Kumar Bose appeared for the SIR hearing on January 16 after being summoned by the Election Commission of India (ECI), the pol... Read More


State seeks poll duty exemption for teachers during Madhyamik

Kolkata, Jan. 19 -- The Education Department will shortly write to the Election Commission of India, urging it not to deploy school teachers and school inspectors (SIs) for the Special Summary Revisio... Read More


Three Bengal youths forced off train in BJP-ruled Chhattisgarh

Kolkata, Jan. 19 -- Targeted attacks against Bengali-speaking people apparently seem to continue unabated in BJP-ruled states. This time, three youths from Bengal were allegedly forced off a train in ... Read More


TMC's welfare film 'Lokkhi Elo Ghore' trends on social media

KOLKATA, Jan. 19 -- The political campaign narrative ahead of the 2026 Bengal Assembly elections is becoming culturally vibrant, with the Mamata Banerjee-led government foregrounding Bengal's deep-roo... Read More


Retired Rail worker kills self; family alleges SIR fear

Kolkata, Jan. 19 -- A 70-year-old retired Railway worker, Narayan Chandra Sengupta, died by suicide at his residence in Asansol, with his family alleging that fear triggered by a Special Intensive Rev... Read More