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Ex-hospital worker arrested for teen's 'molestation' at SSKM

Kolkata, Oct. 23 -- A former hospital employee has been arrested in connection with the alleged molestation of a 15-year-old girl at SSKM Hospital, raising serious concerns about hospital security and... Read More


Bengal STF arrests 2 interstate arms dealers

Kolkata, Oct. 23 -- The Special Task Force (STF) of the West Bengal Police on Wednesday arrested two alleged interstate arms dealers during a raid at Tarapith in Birbhum district, seizing two semi-aut... Read More


Several trains cancelled, short-terminated for a month

Kolkata, Oct. 23 -- Train services under the South Eastern Railway (SER) will be affected for nearly a month, from October 23 to November 24, as the authorities undertake yard remodelling and signalli... Read More


KMDA to conduct tree census at Subhas Sarobar to map biodiversity

Kolkata, Oct. 23 -- The Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA) will soon conduct a tree census at Subhas Sarobar, which spans around 98 acres, including a 40-acre waterbody and the surround... Read More


Bengal researcher pioneers new method to cut arsenic in soil

Kolkata, Oct. 23 -- A Bengal-based researcher has developed 24 experimental sites across the Gangetic belt, including several in Bengal, where farmers have been successfully sensitised to adopt the Al... Read More


Booth mapping complete in state; names of 3.96 cr voters uploaded

Kolkata, Oct. 23 -- Names of around 3.96 crore electors across Bengal have been uploaded on the Election Commission's website after being matched with the 2002 Special Intensive Revision (SIR) data, a... Read More


Chhath Puja: KMDA to shut Rabindra, Subhas Sarobar

Kolkata, Oct. 23 -- The Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA) will close the gates of Rabindra Sarobar and Subhas Sarobar from 10 am on Sunday (October 26), with complete closure on Octobe... Read More


BJP plans around 700 CAA camps in 17 Bengal districts

Kolkata, Oct. 23 -- As central BJP leaders push for Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) camps in Bengal's border districts to help Hindu refugees secure citizenship, divisions have surfaced within the sta... Read More


Kakdwip: 1 held in mob unrest over idol desecration

Kolkata, Oct. 23 -- Tension flared in Uttar Chandranagar village under Suryanagar Gram Panchayat on Wednesday morning after reports surfaced of the desecration of an idol of Goddess Kali. West Bengal... Read More


Cooch Behar SP Dyutiman Bhattacharya transferred

Kolkata, Oct. 23 -- Superintendent of Police, Cooch Behar, Dyutiman Bhattacharya, has been transferred and will be replaced by Sandeep Kara. Kara was posted as the DC (West Zone) of Asansol Durgapur ... Read More