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WBTC rolls out special bus services for book fair

Kolkata, Jan. 23 -- The West Bengal Transport Corporation (WBTC) has introduced special and shuttle bus services to facilitate travel to the Kolkata International Book Fair 2026 at Central Park, Karun... Read More


Sealdah chord line to face 23-hr block for bridge upgrade

Kolkata, January 23, Jan. 23 -- Eastern Railway's Sealdah Division will undertake a 23-hour traffic and power block this weekend for bridge upgradation work on the chord lines between Kankurgachi and ... Read More


2026-27 action plan: GSI eyes critical mineral exploration

Kolkata, Jan. 23 -- The Geological Survey of India (GSI) has drawn up its exploration action plan for the 2026-27 field season, with a sharp focus on critical minerals, at the 65th meeting of the Cent... Read More


Trial traffic diversion on EM Bypass for Chingrihata Metro work

Kolkata, Jan. 23 -- Beliaghata traffic guard has started a trial run of vehicles moving towards Ultadanga along the EM Bypass for the purpose of constructing three Metro piers at the Chingrihata cross... Read More


Had no intent to disrupt SIR process: TMC MLA

Kolkata, Jan. 23 -- TMC MLA Manirul Islam, accused of instigating violence at a SIR hearing centre in West Bengal's Murshidabad district, on Friday wrote to the ERO, stating he had no intention of dis... Read More


Mamata urges Centre to declassify Netaji files

Kolkata, Jan. 23 -- West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday paid tribute to Subhas Chandra Bose on his birth anniversary and reiterated her demand that the Centre declassify all remaining... Read More


Abhishek accuses Centre of failing to protect women

Kolkata, Jan. 23 -- Trinamool Congress (TMC) national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee on Friday slammed the BJP-led government at the Centre over the alleged rape of a minor in Delhi. He accused ... Read More


SIR-related unrest: CEO warns DEOs of action over delay in FIRs

Kolkata, Jan. 23 -- Bengal CEO Manoj Kumar Agarwal on Friday warned the DEOs that a delay in filing FIRs in case of destruction to any property or threat to any official associated with SIR process wi... Read More


CM agrees to proposal for unitary university

Kolkata, Jan. 23 -- Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has agreed to a proposal of constituting a separate unitary university comprising Asutosh College, Jogmaya Devi College and Shyamaprasad College at H... Read More


Kolkata book fair 2026: Sobhandeb unveils book, dedicates it to Mamata

Kolkata, Jan. 23 -- Bengal minister Sobhandeb Chattopadhyay released his latest Bengali book, 'Prabandho Sankolon' at the 49th International Kolkata Book Fair on Friday in Boimela Prangan, Salt Lake. ... Read More