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Food need not be harmful to be adulterated: HC

Kolkata, Aug. 6 -- Observing that food can be deemed adulterated solely for failing to meet statutory standards, even without proven health risks, the Calcutta High Court upheld the conviction of two ... Read More


Admission for Teachers' Training courses to begin from September 2

Kolkata, Aug. 6 -- The state Higher Education department has announced that admissions to Teachers' Training Programmes, including B.Ed., M.Ed., B.P.Ed. and M.P.Ed. courses will begin on September 2 a... Read More


None will be evicted for Kangsabati River bridge construction: Mamata

Kolkata, Aug. 6 -- Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday assured that no eviction will take place for the construction of a road bridge on the Kangsabati River in West Midnapore. She has directe... Read More


TMC: BJP deliberately dropping genuine voters during SIR

Kolkata, Aug. 6 -- The Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Wednesday launched a sharp attack on the BJP over the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, alleging that lakhs of genuine vot... Read More


Migrant worker from South Dinajpur jailed in Mumbai for 3 months over 'language confusion'

BALURGHAT, Aug. 6 -- Asit Sarkar, a 54-year-old migrant worker from Lakshmipur in Patiram, South Dinajpur, has been behind bars in Mumbai for the past three months after allegedly being labelled a Ban... Read More


Asansol Court gives death sentence to father for rape & murder of minor daughter

Kolkata, Aug. 6 -- A man has been sentenced to death for the rape and murder of his minor daughter by an Asansol court within just 15 months after the crime. The incident occurred on May 13, 2024, in... Read More


State notifies recruitment rules for non-teaching school staff

Kolkata, Aug. 6 -- The Bengal government has published fresh recruitment rules for non-teaching staff in state-run schools, introducing structured evaluation criteria that include marks for similar ex... Read More


'Appointment of Aarti Arun Sathe as judge biggest joke of democracy'

Kolkata, Aug. 6 -- Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Wednesday called the appointment of Aarti Arun Sathe, a BJP spokesperson as a judge of the Bombay High Court "the biggest joke of democracy". TMC on soc... Read More


Prosenjit, Dev write to CM as Hindi films push Bengali movies out of prime-time

KOLKATA, Aug. 6 -- Imagine being one of the biggest stars and producers in Bengali cinema, a popular MP from the ruling party, and close to the CM, yet still having to fight for prime-time shows for y... Read More


'Teesta River water to reach 19K houses across Jalpaiguri soon'

Jalpaiguri, Aug. 6 -- Under the Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) project, purified water sourced from the Teesta River will soon be supplied to households across Jalpaigu... Read More