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Metro to operate reduced services today

Kolkata, Aug. 14 -- Metro services in the city will run on a curtailed schedule on Friday, August 15, for Independence Day. According to Metro Railway authorities, three corridors will operate fewer t... Read More


Mamata: India wouldn't have got Independence without Bengal

Kolkata, Aug. 14 -- Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday asserted that India would not have achieved Independence without Bengal's contribution, recalling the state's role in producing eminent p... Read More


TMC refutes Anurag Thakur's voter list manipulation claim

Kolkata, Aug. 14 -- The Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Thursday presented electoral data to refute BJP leader Anurag Thakur's allegation of voter list manipulation in Diamond Harbour Parliamentary Consti... Read More


'Nabanna abhijan' assault case: Second BJP leader arrested

Kolkata, Aug. 14 -- Within a day of making the first arrest in the case related to the assault on police personnel during the 'Nabanna Abhijan' on August 9, police late on Wednesday night arrested ano... Read More


Honours: 15 police officers get medals for meritorious service

Kolkata, Aug. 14 -- Praveen Kumar Tripathi and Amit P Javalgi, commissioners of Howrah Police Commissionerate and Chandannagar Police Commissionerate, respectively, are among 15 Bengal police official... Read More


BJP Gram Pradhan praises APAS

Kolkata, Aug. 14 -- Praise from a BJP Gram Panchayat Pradhan for a flagship Mamata Banerjee government initiative has sparked unease in party circles. Samir Biswas, BJP leader and Pradhan of Koniara-... Read More


Fulhar River ring embankment breach: Over 4K residents evacuated in Malda

Malda, Aug. 14 -- A major breach in the Fulhar River ring embankment at Dakshin Chandipur in Bhutni, under Manikchak block, early Wednesday morning triggered one of the worst flood situations in recen... Read More


'Include Nepali films in regional cinema policy'

Darjeeling, Aug. 14 -- Gorkhaland Territorial Administration (GTA) Chief Executive Anit Thapa has written to Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee urging the inclusion of Nepali language films in the state's... Read More


NBSTC to introduce QR code payments to address change issues

Cooch Behar, Aug. 14 -- Passengers travelling on several North Bengal State Transport Corporation (NBSTC) routes have been facing difficulties due to the unavailability of small change for fares. On c... Read More


'Major blow': Hasimara Civilian Airport plan stalls after airline pulls out

Alipurduar, Aug. 14 -- Hopes for civilian air connectivity from Hasimara Air Force Station in Alipurduar suffered a major blow after the airline awarded the route shut down operations. Minister of Sta... Read More