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Auto LPG hike, pump closures hit drivers hard; Fare increase feared

Kolkata, March 20 -- Auto LPG prices rose by Rs 8 to Rs 70.68 per litre on Friday, just 10 days after the previous increase from Rs 62.68. Key pump closures have left auto drivers spending hours in qu... Read More


LPG crisis: Kolkata's Nahoum & Sons down shutters

KOLKATA, March 20 -- The ripple effects of unrest in the Middle East have long reached Kolkata. The LPG shortage has hit several restaurants across the city, especially at a time when demand surges ah... Read More


Ex-TMC youth leader Rajanya floats new outfit, to contest polls

Kolkata, March 20 -- Positioning herself as an alternative political voice ahead of the 2026 Assembly elections, Former TMC youth leader Rajanya Haldar on Thursday announced the formation of her own o... Read More


Delhi Police seals news agency UNI's office, cites Del HC order

New Delhi/Kolkata, March 20 -- Delhi Police on Friday sealed news agency UNI's office here, citing a high court order, even as the media organisation termed the action an "unprecedented atrocity and a... Read More


SSKM staffer found hanging inside premises

Kolkata, March 20 -- Tension gripped the SSKM Hospital premises after a hospital staffer was found hanging from a ceiling fan on Friday morning. According to sources, the deceased has been identified... Read More


Bengal bus operators oppose cashless toll move, warn of service disruption

Kolkata, March 20 -- Bus operators in West Bengal have opposed the Union government's decision to stop cash transactions at national highway toll plazas from April 1, warning of service disruption if ... Read More


SNU BIMSTEC meet pushes paperless trade for economic integration

Kolkata, March 20 -- The BIMSTEC programme at Sister Nivedita University (SNU) in Kolkata stressed the importance of paperless trade for economic integration and facilitating FTA among BIMSTEC countri... Read More


Post party office vandalism in Nadia, CPI(M) expels 7

Kolkata, March 20 -- The CPI(M) has expelled seven members in Nadia's Kaliganj following vandalism at a local party office triggered by resentment over candidate selection for the upcoming Assembly el... Read More


Baishnabnagar BJP workers protest over candidate selection

Malda, March 20 -- Tension gripped Baishnabnagar in Malda district after Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) workers and supporters staged a protest in front of the party office, demanding the replacement of... Read More


IGJF entry sets stage for triangular contest in hills amid BJP infighting

Darjeeling, March 20 -- Battle lines were redrawn in the hills with the Indian Gorkha Jansakti Front's (IGJF) decision to join the fray in the forthcoming Assembly election. With this, the Hills of No... Read More