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About 2.5L bibliophiles visit book fair on Saraswati Puja

KOLKATA, Jan. 23 -- Nearly 2.5 lakh bibliophiles visited the 49th International Kolkata Book Fair on Friday, which coincided with Saraswati Puja and Netaji Jayanti. It was the first holiday after the... Read More


Vidyasagar Setu shut for 16 hours on Jan 25

Kolkata, Jan. 23 -- Vidyasagar Setu will remain closed to all vehicular traffic for 16 hours on Sunday, January 25, for repair and rehabilitation work, according to a notification issued by Kolkata Po... Read More


From quiet classrooms to grand complexes, Saraswati Puja's evolving nature

Kolkata, Jan. 23 -- "Saraswati Mahabhage, Vidye Kamalalochane, Vishwaroope Vishalakshi, Vidyang Dehi Namostute"-a Sanskrit hymn seeking knowledge and wisdom from Goddess Saraswati-set the spiritual to... Read More


Bengal celebrates Saraswati Puja amid festive fervour

Kolkata, Jan. 23 -- Saraswati Puja was celebrated across West Bengal on Friday with enthusiasm and devotion, as Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee extended her greetings to the people on the occasion of B... Read More


HC directs Darjeeling Municipality to halt illegal constructions

Darjeeling, Jan. 23 -- Following a Public Interest Litigation (PIL,) the Calcutta High Court on Wednesday passed an interim order directing the Darjeeling Municipality to ensure that no illegal constr... Read More


TMC MP's citizenship remark on CEC Kumar triggers political row

Cooch Behar, Jan. 23 -- Trinamool Congress MP from the Cooch Behar Lok Sabha constituency, Jagdish Chandra Barma Basunia, on Friday questioned the citizenship of Chief Election Commissioner of India, ... Read More


MLA's remarks prompt legal notice from Mayor

Siliguri, Jan. 23 -- Gautam Deb, the Mayor of Siliguri will send a legal notice to Siliguri MLA Shankar Ghosh over remarks made about the mayor's personal income. Speaking to the media on Friday, Deb ... Read More


Three to four people dying by suicide in West Bengal everyday due to SIR anxiety: Mamata

Kolkata, Jan. 23 -- West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday claimed that three to four people are dying by suicide everyday in the state due to anxiety over the ongoing SIR exercise. Bane... Read More


Netaji's relief mission in flood-ravaged Balurghat

BALURGHAT, Jan. 23 -- Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose, one of the foremost leaders of India's freedom struggle, had once visited Balurghat and several parts of the then undivided Dinajpur district to witn... Read More


After SC directive, Alipurduar Municipality to set up street dog shelter near railway station

Alipurduar, Jan. 23 -- In response to the Supreme Court's recent directive on stray dog management, the Alipurduar Municipality, in coordination with the subdivision administration, has stepped up eff... Read More