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Kol Airport equips staff & passengers with life saving skills

Kolkata, Oct. 17 -- With the objective of empowering both passengers and airport staff with lifesaving emergency response skills, the Airport Health Organisation (APHO), Kolkata, in collaboration with... Read More


'Keep roofs locked on Kali Puja night to avoid firecracker mishaps'

Kolkata, Oct. 17 -- West Bengal Pollution Control Board (WBPCB) chairman Kalyan Rudra on Friday appealed to associations of highrises and housing complexes in Kolkata and its adjoining areas to keep t... Read More


Boroma Temple: 102-yr-old beacon of faith beyond religion

Kolkata, Oct. 17 -- Naihati's 102-year-old Boroma Temple has become the new symbol of inclusivity and social harmony in Bengal, where faith transcends religious boundaries. What began as a small house... Read More


KP restricts cracker timings, bans sky lanterns for Kali Puja

Kolkata, Oct. 17 -- Kolkata Police has issued a notification outlining the permissible hours for bursting crackers during Kali Puja, Diwali, and Chhath Puja. According to the notice, crackers may be ... Read More


Darjeeling Hills abuzz over Central govt's interlocutor appointment

Darjeeling, Oct. 17 -- After a long political lull, the Darjeeling Hills are once again astir with renewed debate - this time over the Centre's appointment of an interlocutor to examine the long-pendi... Read More


Floods and landslides dampen Diwali spirit for Siliguri traders

Siliguri, Oct. 17 -- Floods and landslides on October 4, that wreaked havoc in the hills, have cast a shadow over the festive season in the plains. The aftermath of the disaster has severely impacted ... Read More


Jumbo threat forces Shimladangi Temple to shift its Kali Puja fair to moonlit night

Jalpaiguri, Oct. 17 -- Fearing elephant attacks, the Shimladangi Baikunthanath Devi Chaudhurani-Bhavani Pathak Temple Committee in Gajoldoba has decided to hold this year's Kali Puja fair and cultural... Read More


Child's body found 13 days after floods

Jalpaiguri, Oct. 17 -- After 13 days of being missing, the body of a child was recovered in Nagrakata, a district still reeling from the devastating floods of October 5. The tragedy struck the Nayek ... Read More


Harishchandrapur: Missing minors recovered

Malda, Oct. 17 -- Two minor girls from Talbangrua village, who went missing on their way to school on September 21, were safely recovered after a joint operation by Harishchandrapur Police and Maharas... Read More


STF arrests 3 women with yaba tablets

Siliguri, Oct. 17 -- The Special Task Force (STF) Siliguri unit, West Bengal, conducted a raid at New Cooch Behar Railway Station in the early hours of Thursday, acting on a tip-off about the movement... Read More