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Aajkaal Publication unveils 42 books at book fair

Kolkata, Jan. 30 -- From short stories and novels to children's books, sports, films and music, Aajkaal Publication offers a wide spectrum for every reader. At the 49th International Kolkata Book Fai... Read More


Kolkata Book Fair 2025 sees rising use of trendy jute bags

KOLKATA, Jan. 30 -- Kamalika Panda, a third-year commerce student, had just picked up an Orhan Pamuk from the English book pavilion when something else caught her eye, a jute tote with the quirky insc... Read More


Beyond Partition, beyond labels: Remembering Ritwik Ghatak

New Delhi, Jan. 30 -- Back when noted critic and scholar of film, literature and theatre Samik Bandyopadhyay was associated with the literary magazine 'Parichay', he had a wish. He wanted Ritwik Ghata... Read More


TMC alleges selective targeting of minority voters in Malda SIR

Malda, Jan. 30 -- The Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Malda has triggered a fresh political storm, with the ruling Trinamool Congress alleging that minority-dominated Assembly c... Read More


Residents allege hardships as Hili border fencing continues

BALURGHAT, Jan. 30 -- The Land and Land Reforms department has stepped up efforts to acquire land for installing barbed-wire fencing in unfenced stretches along the India-Bangladesh border in Hili, So... Read More


Five arrested for theft from forest bungalow

Alipurduar, Jan. 30 -- Police have arrested five persons, including a temporary forest department worker, for allegedly stealing furniture and valuables from an abandoned forest bungalow inside the Bu... Read More


Old bridge collapses under dumper truck in Sitalkuchi

Cooch Behar, Jan. 30 -- A bridge in the Baromashia area under Lalbazar Gram Panchayat collapsed on Friday morning after a dumper truck passed over it, triggering panic among local residents. The incid... Read More


Siliguri woman secures 1st rank in WBCS exams

Siliguri, Jan. 30 -- Siliguri's Srija Namosharma secured the first rank in the West Bengal Civil Service (WBCS) examination, bringing pride to the city and the entire North Bengal region. A resident o... Read More


IR: Prolonged queues blamed as woman dies

Raiganj, Jan. 30 -- An elderly woman died allegedly after falling ill while standing in queue during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) hearing process at Solpara High School under Goalpokhar Police... Read More


Jalpaiguri industries review fire safety after Kolkata warehouse blaze

Jalpaiguri, Jan. 30 -- In the wake of the devastating fire incident in Anandapur, Kolkata, industrialists in Jalpaiguri district have begun reviewing firefighting preparedness and safety mechanisms in... Read More