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Sufal Bangla: Bankura's record watermelon harvest reaches city

Kolkata, June 8 -- Bankura has achieved a record watermelon production of over 1,000 metric tons this summer, the highest ever in the district, with the yield reaching food lovers in Kolkata and its s... Read More


Bowbazar building collapse kills one, injures four

Kolkata, June 8 -- A labourer was killed and four others were injured after a portion of an old dilapidated building collapsed while repair work in Bowbazar on Sunday morning. Owing to the situation t... Read More


Blood donation camp 'breaks record' with over 4K donors in a single day

Kolkata, June 8 -- The mega blood donation camp "Ma Er Jonyo Roktodan (Donate Blood for Devi Durga)," organised by Forum For Durgotsav, an umbrella body of over 400 community pujas in Kolkata and its ... Read More


Two held for stealing gold jewellery from store in Nagerbazar

Kolkata, June 8 -- Two women were caught red-handed while stealing gold jewellery from a store in Nagerbazar on Saturday night. According to the shop owner, two women came to his shop on Saturday nigh... Read More


Ex-Jorasanko MLA, husband accused of 'extortion'; complaint sent to Mayor

Kolkata, June 8 -- Allegations of extortion surfaced against former Jorasanko MLA Smita Bakshi and her husband Sanjay Bakshi, prompting a formal complaint to Kolkata Municipal Corporation's (KMC) Mayo... Read More


JU installs plant to address arsenic issue

Kolkata, June 8 -- Jadavpur University (JU) has installed a Composite Ceramic Membrane-based Groundwater Treatment Plant at the Ramakrishna Mission Vidyalaya, Narendrapur to address the issue of arsen... Read More


Land acquisition for border fencing underway in Hili to curb smuggling

BALURGHAT, June 8 -- The department of Land and Land Reforms has initiated land acquisition in the unfenced areas of the India-Bangladesh border in Hili, South Dinajpur. The primary aim of the project... Read More


Ration dealers to deliver Digha Dham 'mahaprasad' without any charges; distribution set to begin on June 17

Kolkata, June 8 -- Ration dealers have refused to accept any charges, including the proposed Rs 1 per packet subsidy, to deliver the 'mahaprasad' (divine offerings) of Digha Jagannath Dham to every ho... Read More


State calls fresh e-auction for 5.97 acres New Town land

Kolkata, June 8 -- The state government has called for a fresh e-auction to allot 5.97 acres of land on freehold basis in New Town's Action Area III for the purposes of setting up an educational insti... Read More


'Drunkard' man attacks 2 police personnel in North Port area

Kolkata, June 8 -- Two cops were attacked by a drunkard in the North Port area on Saturday night. One of the police personnel attacked was admitted to a hospital with critical stab injuries while the ... Read More