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Drug peddler nabbed with 40 gms of heroin

NEW DELHI, Aug. 17 -- A suspected drug supplier, allegedly running a narcotics network targeting underprivileged children and unemployed youth, was arrested in northwest Delhi's Jahangirpuri area with... Read More


Sharp fall in kite-related disruptions on metro network on I-Day & Janmashtami, says DMRC

NEW DELHI, Aug. 17 -- The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has reported a sharp decline in incidents of kite strings causing malfunction on its network on Independence Day and Janmashtami this year... Read More


Haryana govt deploys top bureaucrat to rein in Ggm break down

GURUGRAM, Aug. 17 -- A top state government official has been camping in Gurugram to take stock of the civic issues afflicting the district, ordering officials to clear roads of encroachment and stray... Read More


HC upholds life term of six in 2007 double murder

Kolkata, Aug. 17 -- The Calcutta High Court has upheld the life sentences of six men convicted of conspiracy and dacoity with murder in connection with the 2007 killings of an engineer and his driver ... Read More


Break-in at CU girls' hostel sparks security concerns

Kolkata, Aug. 17 -- An unidentified intruder allegedly broke into the Calcutta University P.G. Lady Students' Hall on Mahatma Gandhi Road in the early hours of Sunday and fled with valuables belonging... Read More


Barnagar: TMC councillor's house 'attacked by 3 women'

Kolkata, Aug. 17 -- Tension spread in Barnagar after a councillor's house was vandalised by three women late on Thursday night. According to sources, Anjan Pal, the councillor of Ward 17 of the Barna... Read More


State to extend special care to 30 selected schools in each district

Kolkata, Aug. 17 -- The state School Education department has decided to extend special monitoring and extra care to 30 selected schools in every district under the cooked mid-day meal programme. In ... Read More


ParaSafe launches road safety experience zone in Kolkata

Kolkata, Aug. 17 -- ParaSafe, a subsidiary of Paracoat, marked its debut in Eastern India with the launch of its innovative Road Safety Experience Zone in Kolkata this Independence Day. The company's... Read More


'Revise hiring rates of buses, minibuses for election duty'

Kolkata, Aug. 17 -- The All Bengal Bus-Minibus Samannay Samity has urged the state Election Commission and the Transport department to revise the hiring rates of buses and minibuses requisitioned for ... Read More


Metro floats tender to arrest seepage in Kolkata underground network

Kolkata, Aug. 17 -- The Kolkata Metro Railway has floated an e-tender worth Rs 89.75 lakh to tackle seepage across several points of its north-south corridor. The tender, issued by the Principal Chie... Read More