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Bengal issues guidelines for Nipah virus management

Kolkata, Jan. 16 -- Amid concerns over the detection of Nipah virus infection in the state, the West Bengal government on Friday issued a detailed set of guidelines for the treatment and management of... Read More


Fire guts Pragati Maidan furniture workshop, no injuries reported

Kolkata, Jan. 16 -- After two fire incidents in the city on Wednesday and Thursday in Bowbazar and Burrabazar, another fire broke out on Friday afternoon at a furniture workshop in the Pragati Maidan ... Read More


Supreme Court stays HC order disqualifying Mukul Roy as MLA

Kolkata, Jan. 16 -- The Supreme Court of India on Friday stayed a judgment of the Calcutta High Court that had disqualified senior politician Mukul Roy from the West Bengal Legislative Assembly under ... Read More


Greater Kolkata: State plans impact study of inland water transport

Kolkata, Jan. 16 -- The state government has decided to conduct a comprehensive study to evaluate the environmental and social impacts of inland water transport and related infrastructure projects in ... Read More


St Xavier's College 19th convocation: 2,465 students awarded degrees

KOLKATA, Jan. 16 -- Padma Shri winning academician Sanghamitra Bandopadhyay, also former Indian Statistical Institute (ISI) director, didn't mince her words when she said that there's no alternative t... Read More


Industry-academia meet held at FICCI

Kolkata, Jan. 16 -- The Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FICCI) convened the 4th FICCI industry-academia conference on the theme 'Innovation, Employability, and Impact: Reinventin... Read More


Kabir Suman's anti-BJP song goes viral

KOLKATA, Jan. 16 -- From raising his voice against the SIR in Bengal to speaking out against the targeting of Bengali-speaking people who are being branded as Bangladeshis, legendary singer Kabir Suma... Read More


Police warn against Gangasagar Mela 'mismanagement rumours'

Kolkata, Jan. 16 -- West Bengal Police on Friday urged citizens not to fall prey to rumours alleging mismanagement during the Gangasagar mela, which concluded on Thursday. According to the state poli... Read More


After 1.3 crore pilgrims, Gangasagar Mela ends with beach clean-up

Kolkata, Jan. 16 -- The Gangasagar Mela 2026 concluded on Friday with a large-scale post-mela beach cleanliness drive across Sagar Island, as the South 24-Parganas district administration deployed nea... Read More


Mamata condemns Beldanga violence, accuses BJP of provoking unrest

Kolkata, Jan. 16 -- Tension prevailed in Beldanga in Murshidabad on Friday after protests erupted over the unnatural death of a migrant labourer from the area in Jharkhand. Referring to the incident,... Read More