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RG Kar victim's mother seeks probe into CBI officer's role

Kolkata, Oct. 2 -- The mother of rape-murder victim and BJP MLA Ratna Debnath has reportedly demanded an impartial inquiry into the role of CBI investigating officer Seema Pahuja, alleging serious lap... Read More


BJP state chief launches Gamma Knife at I-NK

Kolkata, Oct. 2 -- Brain tumour treatment can often involve delicate and complex procedures. Gamma Knife Radiosurgery, however, offers a precise, non-invasive approach by focusing multiple beams of ga... Read More


Left parties hold rally, seek Gyanesh Kumar's resignation

Kolkata, Oct. 2 -- Left parties staged a protest march on Friday demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar and restoration of voting rights for people whose names we... Read More


Ex-Min Snehasis under scanner over Rs 1 cr loan rule violation

Kolkata, Oct. 2 -- Former state Transport minister Snehasis Chakraborty is under the scanner over allegations that he secured a loan of nearly Rs 1 crore from a Hooghly-based cooperative society in al... Read More


Bankra Mosque row brings airport security, religious rights into focus

Kolkata, Oct. 2 -- The dispute over access to the 136-year-old Bankra Mosque inside Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport has brought into focus the legal balance between the constitutional... Read More


Bengal targets free spectacles for 4L schoolgoers by Mar

Kolkata, Oct. 2 -- The West Bengal Health department has drawn up an intensive, time-bound mechanism to provide free spectacles to 4 lakh schoolchildren by March 2027, under the blindness control prog... Read More


North Bengal tourism gets Rs 9,600 crore mega investment push

New Delhi, Oct. 2 -- Kolkata; Bengal is set to attract Rs 12,500 crore in tourism investments, with North Bengal accounting for Rs 9,600 crore as the region emerges as a major tourism hub. At this wee... Read More


Annapurna benefit delay sparks protests, road blockades

Malda/Cooch Behar, Oct. 2 -- Discontent among women over non-receipt of benefits under the Annapurna scheme triggered protests and road blockades in North Bengal on Friday. In Malda, protests broke o... Read More


NBSTC to launch 2 new bus services from Dalkhola

Raiganj, Oct. 2 -- Two buses of the North Bengal State Transport Corporation (NBSTC) are likely to start operating from Dalkhola in North Dinajpur district to Siliguri and Raiganj before Durga Puja, b... Read More


Over 200 students take part in SIT speech contest

Siliguri, Oct. 2 -- More than 200 students from leading schools across North Bengal participated in the Mind Spark - Inter-School Recitation & Extempore Speech Competition 2026 organised by the Siligu... Read More