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'Discrepancy': HC orders CID probe into Khejuri deaths

Kolkata, Aug. 26 -- The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday has directed the state CID to investigate the deaths of two men at a fair in Khejuri, East Midnapore district, after an apparent discrepancy in a... Read More


Ration cards cancelled due to AAP's 'incompetence', says Punjab BJP's working president

Chandigarh, Aug. 26 -- Punjab BJP working president Ashwani Sharma on Monday alleged that the ration cards of people have been cancelled due to the mistakes and incompetence of the Aam Aadmi Party (AA... Read More


Students share experiences through CM's APAS prog

Kolkata, Aug. 26 -- When the students of Bakla Ramkrishna High School walked into the 'Amader Para, Amader Samadhan' camp in Mahishkuchi-II GP, Tufanganj-II block, Cooch Behar (booths 40 and 41) on Mo... Read More


High Court bars preventive detention on mere suspicion

Kolkata, Aug. 26 -- The Calcutta High Court has set aside the Union government's preventive detention order against a woman accused in multiple narcotics cases, stressing that such detention cannot be... Read More


Principals' body flags CU exams on TMCP foundation day

Kolkata, Aug. 26 -- The All Bengal Principals' Council (ABPC) has expressed concern over Calcutta University's decision to go ahead with the B.Com. Semester IV examinations on August 28, despite repea... Read More


Bank holiday today: Are banks open or closed on Tuesday, August 26 amid Ganesh Chaturthi festivities? Check here

Bank holiday today, Aug. 26 -- Banks, the stock market, schools, and colleges are scheduled to remain closed across the country to celebrate Ganesh Chaturthi. With questions about whether the first da... Read More


Urgent need to improve infrastructure, drainage system to save Himachal's towns, warn experts

Kangra, Aug. 26 -- Experts have warned of an urgent need to improve infrastructure to save Himachal Pradesh, including the hill town of Dharamshala in the Kangra district. The experts called for an im... Read More


Cyclonic circulation to trigger heavy rainfall in South Bengal

Kolkata, Aug. 26 -- The Regional Meteorological Centre in Alipore predicted heavy rainfall in South Bengal districts on Thursday and Friday as a cyclonic circulation is being formed in Bay-of-Bengal. ... Read More


WBCAP: Over 2.30L UG admissions in first phase

Kolkata, Aug. 26 -- More than 2.30 lakh students have taken admission to undergraduate (UG) courses through the West Bengal Centralised Admission Portal (WBCAP) in the first phase. By 6 pm on Tuesday,... Read More


Standard Chartered opens its largest branch premises in city

Kolkata, Aug. 26 -- Standard Chartered announced the launch of its largest branch in East India, in Kolkata, on Tuesday. The relocated branch situated at 4 Little Russel Street is an affirmation of St... Read More