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State working on measures to regulate price of some varieties of rice: Min

Kolkata, July 25 -- State Agriculture minister Sobhandeb Chattopadhyay on Friday said that the state is working on measures to regulate the price of some varieties of rice whose price has soared since... Read More


Cal HC CJ credits CM for infra funds at Howrah court complex launch

Kolkata, July 25 -- Chief Justice of Calcutta High Court, TS Sivagnanam on Friday credited Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's "benevolent sanction of funds" for enabling several court infrastructure pro... Read More


App cab driver held for assaulting woman

Kolkata, July 25 -- An App cab driver was arrested on Thursday for allegedly assaulting a woman after an altercation over demanding extra fare. According to police, on Thursday, the woman, a resident... Read More


Barge carrying fly ash to B'desh sinks in Hooghly. state govt seeks removal

Kolkata, July 25 -- The state Transport department has sought urgent intervention from the Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) for the removal of a container barge carrying fly ash that sank in... Read More


State forms screening committee to vet RCI credentials of special educators

Kolkata, July 25 -- The state School Education Department has constituted a state-level Screening Committee to verify the Rehabilitation Council of India (RCI) credentials of ad hoc contractual teache... Read More


Elderly stabbed during robbery bid in Park Street area

Kolkata, July 25 -- An elderly man was stabbed by a group of miscreants in the Park Street area late Thursday night after he resisted a robbery attempt. Sources said the victim, identified as 65-year... Read More


As many as 27 police officials receive hands-on training on ham radio

Kolkata, July 25 -- As many as 27 police officials from the rank of inspector till assistant commissioners from the state and Kolkata Police received hands-on training on ham radio at Administrative T... Read More


New spider species discovered on Sagar Island in the Sunderbans

Kolkata, July 25 -- Researchers from the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI), Kolkata, have discovered a new species of spider on Sagar Island in the Sunderbans, highlighting the region's rich yet undere... Read More


Torrential rainfall inundates Kolkata, Salt Lake & New Town

Kolkata, July 25 -- Residents of Kolkata and adjoining townships woke up to heavy downpours on Friday, leaving several parts of the city-especially Salt Lake and New Town-waterlogged and congested. D... Read More


No respite in sight from heavy rains, thunderstorms till July 29

Kolkata, July 25 -- The districts of South Bengal will get no respite from rainfall at least till July 29, the Alipore weather office predicted on Friday. Thunderstorms with lightning and gusty wind (... Read More