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Metro tests indigenous DC to DC chopper to upgrade Blue Line ICF rakes

Kolkata, Dec. 21 -- Metro Railway, Kolkata, on Saturday successfully conducted field testing of an indigenously developed DC to DC chopper converter at the Noapara Carshed, marking a key step towards ... Read More


OMR sheets to be sent directly to centres

Kolkata, Dec. 21 -- Learning from logistical disruptions during the Higher Secondary Semester III examinations in September, the West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education has revised its mater... Read More


Ham radio operators reunite woman with family after 14 years in prison

Kolkata, Dec. 21 -- The ham radio operators in Bengal have been instrumental in uniting a woman with her husband based in Bengaluru after having served 14 years of rigorous imprisonment on murder char... Read More


Uncharted Landscapes

New Delhi, Dec. 21 -- Sometimes you find yourself in the middle of nowhere. And sometimes, in the middle of nowhere, you find yourself. For many Indian travellers, the North East still exists in the... Read More


Bengal to build about 1,759 km roads using plastic waste

Kolkata, Dec. 21 -- Under the Pathashree-Rastashree project this year, the Panchayats and Rural Development (P&RD) department has received sanction to construct 1,759.619 km of bituminous roads across... Read More


Sundarbans: State govt plans Rs 65.42L embankment repairs

Kolkata, Dec. 21 -- The West Bengal government has initiated the process to undertake emergency restoration works to repair damaged embankments in the Sundarbans following breaches and erosion caused ... Read More


TMC flags poll concerns over 55 Bihar-registered motorcycles in Bengal

Kolkata, Dec. 21 -- Another political slugfest has erupted in Bengal over the arrival of 55 motorcycles bearing Bihar registration numbers, with the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) raising questions a... Read More


Centre admits potholes, waterlogging on NH-12 in Nadia-Murshidabad

Kolkata, Dec. 21 -- The Centre has acknowledged the presence of potholes, surface damage and drainage problems and assured quick repair work on a stretch of National Highway-12 between Jaguli in Nadia... Read More


Harassing Lagnajita for not singing 'secular' song: Organiser held

KOLKATA, Dec. 21 -- Bengali singer Lagnajita Chakraborty was allegedly assaulted on stage for not singing a 'secular' song during a programme at Bhagwanpur in East Midnapore on Saturday. The accused, ... Read More


Bongaon Municipality gets new chairman & vice chairman

Kolkata, Dec. 21 -- After a prolonged political deadlock, Bongaon Municipality has appointed a new chairman and vice chairman, ending months of internal conflict within the civic body. On Saturday, c... Read More