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Wife, friend helped Faridkot bank cashier steal rRs.r15 cr: Police probe

Bathinda, Aug. 21 -- The cashier arrested last month for stealing crores from bank accounts of unsuspecting customers at State Bank of India's (SBI) branch in Sadiq, Faridkot, was assisted by his wife... Read More


First time in 68 yrs, Bengal enters top 10 in National School Games

Kolkata, Aug. 21 -- For the first time in 68 years, Bengal has secured a place among the top ten states in the National School Games 2024-25, finishing in the 7th position. The state participated in ... Read More


Minister: Bengal to host Swami Vivekananda Cup from Sept 11

Kolkata, Aug. 21 -- Sports minister Aroop Biswas on Thursday announced that his department, along with IFA, will organise 'Swami Vivekananda Cup Zilla Club Football Championship', an inter-district to... Read More


Accident on Mawa Expressway leaves 3 dead

Munshiganj, Aug. 21 -- Three people, including a woman, were killed and another was injured as a private car carrying them veered off Mawa Expressway in Sreenagar upazila of Munshiganj district early ... Read More


Brother's grandson gets 33% share in Faridkot ruler's rRs.r40,000-crore estate

Chandigarh, Aug. 21 -- A Chandigarh court has granted 33.33% share of erstwhile Faridkot ruler Harinder Singh Brar's Rs.40,000-crore estate to Amrinder Singh, grandson of the ruler's brother Kanwar Ma... Read More


Chandannagar: Youth 'jumps to death' from 7th-floor flat

Kolkata, Aug. 21 -- Under mysterious circumstances, a youth committed suicide by jumping from the seventh-floor flat on Thursday morning in Chandannagar of Hooghly. According to sources, Soumen Dey (... Read More


Parnasree: Elderly woman ends life, cites illness, loneliness in note

Kolkata, Aug. 21 -- An elderly woman in Parnasree allegedly committed suicide by setting herself on fire. Sources said she had been suffering from multiple ailments and was depressed due to loneliness... Read More


Audit in Punjab schools: Mid-day meals keeping classrooms full, but kitchens remain starved

Chandigarh, Aug. 21 -- While the PM Poshan Shakti Nirman Scheme is playing a positive role in keeping children nutritionally healthy and has improved attendance in Punjab schools, the supply of food g... Read More


State Cinema Screening panel backs Bengali films for Puja season

KOLKATA, Aug. 21 -- Just a week after the West Bengal government made it mandatory for every theatre, including multiplexes, to screen at least one Bengali film in a prime-time slot (between 3pm and 9... Read More


Senior citizens dominate health policies, with nearly 6 in 10 bought b/w ages 60-65: Report

New Delhi, Aug. 21 -- On the occasion of World Senior Citizens Day, a report by PolicyBazaar has highlighted that senior citizen health insurance in India has witnessed strong growth in recent years, ... Read More