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ED raids 5 places over NRI quota med admission 'irregularities'

Kolkata, May 6 -- The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday conducted raids at five places in the city and its suburbs in connection with the alleged irregularities in the medical admission procedur... Read More


State hands over cheques to kin of 2 Pahalgam attack victims from city

Kolkata, May 6 -- State Cabinet ministers Firhad Hakim and Aroop Biswas on Tuesday handed over cheques of Rs 10 lakh each to the families of two victims in Kolkata who died in the Pahalgam terror atta... Read More


Entally robbery case: Three in cop net

Kolkata, May 6 -- The police have arrested three persons in connection with the robbery of Rs 2.66 crore in Entally on Monday night. They were produced at the Sealdah Court and have been remanded to ... Read More


High Court asks KMC to reconsider 'immediate demolition' decision

Kolkata, May 6 -- The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday directed the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) to carry out demolition in respect of three rooftop restaurants if it feels there is a "grave emer... Read More


Burrabazar: KMC mulls action plan to check illegal constructions

Kolkata, May 6 -- Following the fire at the Burrabazar hotel, which killed 14 people, Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) is mulling an action plan to crack down the illegal constructions in the area.... Read More


Mock drills to focus on Chicken's Neck

Darjeeling, May 6 -- As the Centre intensifies efforts to bolster civil defence against "new and complex threats," the Union Ministry of Home Affairs has directed all states and Union Territories to c... Read More


Prime accused of Hemtabad youth murder case held after 2 months

Raiganj, May 6 -- In a significant breakthrough, police arrested Moquibuddin Ahamed, the prime accused in the brutal murder of 34-year-old Bittu Kshetri, who was found charred along with his scooty un... Read More


Massive protest staged at Balurghat Rly Station over alleged substandard work

BALURGHAT, May 6 -- Members of the Trinamool Youth Congress and Trinamool Chhatra Parishad staged a protest at Balurghat Railway Station on Monday evening, alleging substandard work and widespread irr... Read More


Falakata emerges as North Bengal's mushroom cultivation hub; exports reach Bhutan & Nepal

Alipurduar, May 6 -- With the active support of the district administration, Falakata has emerged as the leading hub for mushroom cultivation in North Bengal. Farmers across the block are now reaping ... Read More


Nayarhat Market death: Family alleges foul play

Cooch Behar, May 6 -- Panic gripped the Nayarhat market area of Mathabhanga early Tuesday morning after the blood-soaked body of a shopkeeper was discovered. The deceased, identified as Subhash Barma... Read More