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Minor girl killed in Rajarhat while learning scooter-riding

Kolkata, June 2 -- A minor girl was killed in a road accident late on Sunday night in Rajarhat area adjacent to New Town while learning how to ride a scooter. According to sources, sometime around 12:... Read More


Cabinet approves new Farakka subdivision, key recruitments

Kolkata, June 2 -- The state Cabinet on Monday approved the creation of a new Farakka subdivision in Murshidabad district and the recruitment for 448 vacant posts across various government departments... Read More


Woman run over by rear wheel of bus while deboarding, dies

Kolkata, June 2 -- A woman was killed in a road accident in Thakurpukur on Monday morning while deboarding a bus. The woman identified as Jamuna Mondal (45), a resident of Bishnupur Amtala, had boarde... Read More


State-run schools reopen, attendance remains low across Bengal

Kolkata, June 2 -- State-run schools across Bengal reopened on Monday after a month-long summer vacation, but attendance was significantly low on the first day. This year, the summer break was both pr... Read More


JEE Advanced 2025: Bengal's Devdutta becomes top-ranking female candidate

Kolkata, June 2 -- Devdutta Majhi of Bengal has added yet another feather to her cap by emerging as the top-ranking female candidate in the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) Advanced 2025, the results ... Read More


GTA chief urges CM to include Nepali Literature in WBCS exam

Darjeeling, June 2 -- Gorkhaland Territorial Administration (GTA) Chief Executive Anit Thapa has written to Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, urging her to include Nepali Literature as an optional subje... Read More


'In past 3 months, 18 people killed in elephant attacks': Forest dept intensifies awareness campaign

New Delhi, June 2 -- As many as 18 people have died in elephant attacks across forest areas and adjoining villages in the past three months, triggering alarm within the Forest department. In response,... Read More


SMC enforces midnight closure on all bars & pubs; biz owners oppose decision

Siliguri, June 2 -- A recent decision by the Siliguri Municipal Corporation (SMC) to enforce a midnight closure on all bars and pubs in the city has sparked widespread opposition among business owners... Read More


Tensions escalate in Siliguri over VHP-called bandh, several detained

Siliguri, June 2 -- A 24-hour bandh called by the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) led to tensions and sporadic unrest across Siliguri on Monday, disrupting normal life and resulting in several being detai... Read More


7 feet in height and 5 feet in width - Kushmandi artists craft 'record-breaking' wooden mask for traditional festival

BALURGHAT, June 2 -- A group of eight artisans from the Mahishbathan Gramin Hastashilpa Samabay Samiti in Kushmandi block of South Dinajpur district have crafted what they claim to be the largest wood... Read More