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Melania Trump's name was exploited in pump-and-dump crypto scam that wiped out $MELANIA investors, lawsuit claims

New Delhi, Oct. 26 -- Two cryptocurrency entrepreneurs behind tokens promoted by First Lady Melania Trump have been accused of orchestrating a wide-ranging fraud scheme using "celebrity association an... Read More


Nearly 60K candidates to appear for SET on Dec 14

Kolkata, Oct. 26 -- Nearly 60,000 candidates have applied for the 27th State Eligibility Test (SET), scheduled to be held on December 14 across all 23 districts of West Bengal. The examination, condu... Read More


NCLAT allows KMC to recover Rs 52L property tax dues

Kolkata, Oct. 26 -- Holding that municipal bodies can possess statutory charges that qualify as security interests under insolvency law, the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) has allowed... Read More


KMC to recruit sub-asst engineers to plug gap in services

Kolkata, Oct. 26 -- In a move aimed at bolstering the city's engineering and maintenance infrastructure, the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) has approved a proposal to fill up vacant posts of Sub-... Read More


Customs officer, wife assaulted at Sonarpur flat; 4 held

Kolkata, Oct. 26 -- A Customs officer was allegedly assaulted by a group of people at his flat following an incident of road rage that took place in Sonarpur on Friday evening. Police have registered... Read More


Bongaon PD ASI killed in hit-and-run on Jessore Rd

Kolkata, Oct. 26 -- An Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) of Bongaon Police District (PD) was killed in a road accident on Sunday morning when a pickup van rammed into his scooter and fled on Jessore Road ... Read More


Eastern Rly to run special EMU trains for Jagaddhatri Puja rush

Kolkata, Oct. 26 -- To manage the anticipated rush of passengers travelling to Chandannagar and adjoining areas during the Jagaddhatri Puja celebrations, the Eastern Railway's Howrah Division will ope... Read More


SIR: Two-day training session for booth-level officers today

Kolkata, Oct. 26 -- The Election Commission of India (ECI) will launch a Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls across West Bengal from November 1. Ahead of the exercise, a two-day train... Read More


'Bengal healthcare Budget up fivefold in 14 years'

Kolkata, Oct. 26 -- The Mamata Banerjee government has completely transformed child healthcare in Bengal in the past 14 years. Overall budgetary allocation for healthcare has increased more than fivef... Read More


Can Nishith Pramanik prove his citizenship: TMC

Cooch Behar/Kolkata, Oct. 26 -- The political temperature in Bengal has risen ahead of the SIR of electoral rolls, with TMC and BJP leaders trading barbs over it. North Bengal Development minister Ud... Read More