Kolkata, Oct. 23 -- Government hospital employees in West Bengal may no longer enjoy an extended Durga Puja holiday from next year, with the state health department deciding to end the longstanding pr... Read More
Kolkata, Oct. 23 -- A low-pressure system over the Bay of Bengal is likely to intensify into a cyclonic storm next week, bringing rain and gusty winds to Kolkata and several districts of South Bengal,... Read More
Kolkata, Oct. 23 -- West Bengal Health secretary NS Nigam on Friday urged the Urban Development and Municipal Affairs department to ensure daily waste clearance from government hospitals, stressing th... Read More
Kolkata, Oct. 23 -- A major fire broke out in a slum Atghara area, located close to the City Centre 2 mall in New Town, on Friday. The incident, which occurred around 3:30 pm, triggered widespread pa... Read More
Kolkata, Oct. 23 -- The Railway Protection Force (RPF) and Government Railway Police (GRP) have recovered 5.448 kg of ruby stones worth Rs 43.20 lakh from a village in Haryana, after they were stolen ... Read More
Lucknow, Oct. 23 -- The Allahabad High Court has ruled that a survivor of sexual assault under the POCSO Act cannot be denied compensation merely because the medical report does not record physical in... Read More
Beijing/Lhasa, Oct. 23 -- At least 16 people were killed, and 65 others were injured after a magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck China's Tibet Autonomous Region, prompting the evacuation of more than 12,0... Read More
Beijing/Lhasa, Oct. 23 -- At least 16 people were killed and 65 others injured after a magnitude seven earthquake struck Baqen County of Nagqu City in China's Tibet Autonomous Region, the city's earth... Read More
Kolkata, Oct. 23 -- In a dramatic twist to the investigation into the Chorbagan Sarbojanin Durga Puja stampede, the wife of accused Kushal Majumdar on Friday alleged that senior Puja committee members... Read More
Kolkata, Oct. 23 -- The treasurer of the Chorbagan Durga Puja was arrested for allegedly misleading revellers by announcing that a section of the pandal was collapsing, which appeared to have triggere... Read More