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SIR: 'Transparency of information must reach grassroots'

KOLKATA, Jan. 13 -- From Nobel laureate Amartya Sen and Sahitya Akademi Award-winning Bengali poet Joy Goswami to sports icons such as Manas Bhattacharya, Aloke Mukherjee, Compton Dutta, Lakshmi Ratan... Read More


Gangasagar Mela: Sealdah Div adds 4 Spl trains

Kolkata, Jan. 13 -- Eastern Railway's Sealdah Division on Tuesday introduced four additional special trains towards Namkhana to ease heavy passenger congestion for the ongoing Gangasagar Mela, taking ... Read More


About 60L pilgrims visit Gangasagar Mela so far; hail arrangements

Sagar Island, Jan. 13 -- Addressing a Press meet, State Power minister, Aroop Biswas said nearly 60 lakh pilgrims had visited the Gangasagar Mela till 3 pm on Tuesday, and the numbers were expected to... Read More


Gangasagar Mela draws lakhs; coastal erosion shrinks bathing ghats

Sagar Island, Jan. 13 -- Lakhs of pilgrims are visiting the Gangasagar Mela, with footfall expected to peak on Makar Sankranti, even as coastal erosion at Sagar Island has reduced the number of functi... Read More


Alipurduar: Development projects worth nearly Rs 50 crore launched

Alipurduar, Jan. 13 -- A major development initiative worth nearly Rs 50 crore has been rolled out across the Alipurduar Municipal area at the start of the new year. The projects, aimed at strengtheni... Read More


Daily wage worker dies of heart attack, family blames SIR 'stress'

Raiganj, Jan. 13 -- A 55-year-old daily wage labourer allegedly died of a heart attack on Monday afternoon at Dhankoil Haat in Kaliyaganj, North Dinajpur, with his family claiming that he was under se... Read More


Malda Police arrest drug racket's 'kingpin'

Malda, Jan. 13 -- Malda Police have arrested Enarul Sheikh, described as the kingpin of a major drug syndicate operating across West Bengal and several other states, in a late-night operation in Kolka... Read More


Siliguri: Bidhan Market traders seek CM's intervention in ownership rights issue

Siliguri, Jan. 13 -- Ahead of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's proposed visit to Siliguri on January 16, traders of Bidhan Market have once again raised their long-pending demand for full ownership ri... Read More


PM to launch Radhikapur-B'luru Express on Jan 17

Raiganj, Jan. 13 -- The Ministry of Railways has announced the launch of a weekly Radhikapur-Bengaluru Express train, which is scheduled to be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi from Malda To... Read More


BLO accused of demanding bribe in Siliguri

Siliguri, Jan. 13 -- A Booth Level Officer (BLO) in the Naxalbari area of Siliguri subdivision has been accused of demanding money in exchange for bypassing a hearing for Special Intensive Revision (S... Read More