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After 33 yrs in prison, ex-convict begins new life as auto driver

Kolkata, Sept. 7 -- In a powerful tale of second chances and reintegration, Subrata Sarkar, an ex-convict who served 33 years of imprisonment, has begun a new chapter in his life as an autorickshaw dr... Read More


Retired SSB jawan arrested

Alipurduar, Sept. 7 -- A retired Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) personnel, Makhan Roy of Birpara Chowpathi near Alipurduar, was arrested on Sunday for allegedly threatening locals with his licensed pistol.... Read More


Purulia's Anuparna Roy wins Best Director at Venice Film Festival

KOLKATA, Sept. 7 -- Purulia's Anuparna Roy etched her name in the history after she became the first Indian to win the Best Director award in the Orizzonti (Horizons) section at the 82nd Venice Film F... Read More


Ahead of Gangasagar Mela, state plans spar structure to tackle sea erosion

Kolkata, Sept. 7 -- The Irrigation and Waterways (I&W) department is likely to adopt a nature-based solution known as spar to check erosion at beach number 2 on Sagar Islands, the stretch that leads d... Read More


Woman 'gangraped', 'assaulted' by two youths in Haridevpur

Kolkata, Sept. 7 -- A woman was allegedly gang-raped by two youths in Haridevpur on Friday night. Police said the woman was also assaulted and confined in a house, from where she managed to escape th... Read More


lunar eclipse

New Delhi, Sept. 7 -- A visitor looks through a telescope as the moon rises ahead of the lunar eclipse, at Birla Industrial and Technological Museum, in Kolkata, on Sunday. The longest total lunar ecl... Read More


Can't exclude married daughters from compassionate jobs, says High Court

Kolkata, Sept. 7 -- Excluding married daughters from compassionate appointment is discriminatory as the test must be financial dependency and not marital status, the Calcutta High Court has ruled. Ju... Read More


'CP Kolkata to meet popular Puja committees on Wed'

Kolkata, Sept. 7 -- Within just two weeks left before the commencement of the Bengali's festive season, Commissioner of Police (CP), Kolkata, Manoj Kumar Verma is going to meet the organisers to discu... Read More


Puja: New GST rates hit wardrobes, ease appliance buys

Kolkata, Sept. 7 -- With Durga Puja shopping already gaining pace across the city, buyers may feel the pinch when it comes to fashion purchases of the season. Under the new GST structure, garments and... Read More


Tea, acid survivors & Byomkesh themes to attract pandal hoppers

Kolkata, Sept. 7 -- Bengalis' cultural bond with tea, a tribute to acid attack survivors and the fictional detective Byomkesh Bakshi will come alive through diverse themes during Durga Puja this year.... Read More