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State notifies new disbursal dates for schemes, salaries & pensions

Kolkata, Sept. 22 -- The Finance Department on Monday issued a modified notification stating that financial assistance under schemes such as Jai Bangla and Lakshmir Bhandar for October 2025 will be cr... Read More


HC upholds state's refusal to release 1993 Bowbazar blast convict

Kolkata, Sept. 22 -- Calcutta High Court has overturned a single-judge order that had directed the premature release of life convict Md Khalid in the 1993 Bowbazar blast case, holding that the state's... Read More


Durga Puja themes celebrate Ghatak's 'Meghe Dhaka Tara' & 50 yrs of 'Sholay'

Kolkata, Sept. 22 -- The birth centenary of filmmaker Ritwik Ghatak, through his iconic film 'Meghe Dhaka Tara', and the 50 years of Ramesh Sippy's Bollywood blockbuster Sholay are being celebrated th... Read More


KP launches 'Puja Bandhu' App with real-time assistance

Kolkata, Sept. 22 -- Kolkata Police has launched a special app for pandal hoppers called Puja Bandhu, designed to provide real-time assistance during the Durga Puja festivities. The app will go live ... Read More


Youth found dead with gunshot wound; police suspect suicide

Kolkata, Sept. 22 -- In a mysterious circumstance, the body of a youth with a gunshot injury was found in Garden Reach in the West Port Police Station area. According to sources, on Monday, around 9:... Read More


Joint action ensures 'zero elephant deaths' in rail collisions in 2 years

Alipurduar, Sept. 22 -- For the first time in nearly two decades, not a single elephant has died in a train collision along the Alipurduar-Siliguri rail route over the past two years - a remarkable ac... Read More


Hili: Restrictions cast shadow over participation of B'deshi devotees in Durga Puja celebrations

BALURGHAT, Sept. 22 -- The Durga Puja at Purba Gobindapur in South Dinajpur's Hili Police Station area has long stood as a symbol of cross-border harmony. For decades, Muslims from neighbouring Bangla... Read More


Balurghat: Foundation stone laid for Consumer Protection Bhavan

BALURGHAT, Sept. 22 -- Consumer Affairs minister Biplab Mitra on Monday formally laid the foundation stone of the Consumer Protection Bhavan in South Dinajpur district. For years, the Consumer Protec... Read More


Special 'Bullet Force' launched in Malda to check crime, traffic during DurgaPuja rush

Malda, Sept. 22 -- Malda town is gearing up to manage the heavy surge in traffic in the heart of English Bazar during the Durga Puja. The state police have rolled out a special "Bullet Force" to keep ... Read More


Headmistress held in loan fraud case in Manikchak

Malda, Sept. 22 -- Headmistress of Manikchak Managed Primary School, Sultana Khatun, has been arrested in connection with a loan fraud case. According to police sources, the incident dates back to No... Read More