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Calcutta High Court quashes criminal case against CU professor

Kolkata, March 5 -- The Calcutta High Court has quashed criminal proceedings against Professor Swapan Kumar Ghosh of the University of Calcutta (CU), accused in a case involving alleged forged voucher... Read More


HC seeks historical proof in Vande Mataram PIL

Kolkata, March 5 -- The Calcutta High Court has directed the petitioner in a public interest litigation (PIL), challenging a recent notification by the Central government on the national song Vande Ma... Read More


Two held in Delhi for Howrah promoter murder

Kolkata, March 5 -- Two prime accused in the murder of a promoter in Pilkhana, Howrah, were arrested from Delhi on Thursday morning. The accused have been identified as Harun Khan and Rafakat Hossain... Read More


State drug control intensifies surveillance on medicine irregularities

Kolkata, March 5 -- The state drug control has decided to intensify surprise visits to various medicine shops and take strict action in the case of a mismatch in the batch number of medicines. The dr... Read More


Over 600 arrested in Kolkata during Dol, Holi

Kolkata, March 5 -- Kolkata Police arrested more than 600 people across the city on the days of Dol Yatra and Holi for disorderly conduct. According to police, 330 people were arrested on Dol Yatra, ... Read More


WBCHSE to launch career guidance programme for HS students

Kolkata, March 5 -- The West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education (WBCHSE) is set to organise a special programme to guide students on choosing subjects for the higher secondary curriculum tha... Read More


Amit Mitra: Bengal emerging as 'sustainable development' model

Kolkata, March 5 -- Principal Chief Advisor to Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and former state Finance Minister Amit Mitra on Thursday said the West Bengal government has pursued a systematic policy t... Read More


Rajya Sabha candidates from TMC, BJP file nominations at Assembly

Kolkata, March 5 -- Five Rajya Sabha candidates from Bengal - four from the ruling Trinamool Congress and one from the BJP filed their nominations at the Assembly on Thursday. With a number of MLAs s... Read More


Cal High Court advocate Sourav Chunder joins TMC, targets BJP

Kolkata, March 5 -- Calcutta High Court advocate Sourav Chunder on Thursday joined the Trinamool Congress, launching sharp criticism against the BJP and a former judge while explaining his decision to... Read More


Full bench of Election Commission of India to reach Bengal on March 8

Kolkata, March 5 -- The full bench of the Election Commission of India (ECI) will arrive in West Bengal on the night of March 8 for a three-day visit to review election preparedness in the state. The... Read More