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Woman 'killed by husband' after return to in-laws' home

Kolkata, Dec. 5 -- A 21-year-old woman, Moumita Naskar, was allegedly murdered by her husband Debashis Naskar in Bhangar, triggering outrage in the community. According to reports, the couple's relati... Read More


Centre blames Bengal govt for delays in Kolkata Metro projects

Kolkata, Dec. 5 -- The Centre has blamed the Bengal government for holding up Kolkata Metro expansion works for more than two decades, with Union Railways minister Ashwini Vaishnaw telling Parliament ... Read More


Noble cause: KMC launches 'Tree Ambulance' to treat ailing trees

Kolkata, Dec. 5 -- At a time when poor air quality has become a major concern across metropolitan cities, Kolkata has introduced its first-ever Tree Ambulance-a mobile unit designed to provide on-site... Read More


More AC rakes sought for suburban services, says Eastern Railway GM

Kolkata, Dec. 5 -- The Eastern Railway (ER) has sought five additional air-conditioned rakes to expand suburban AC services, general manager Milind Deouskar said on the sidelines of the Indian Chamber... Read More


CBI charges ex-RG Kar officer in 'tender bribe' case

Kolkata, Dec. 5 -- Former Deputy Superintendent of RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, Akhtar Ali, had allegedly taken bribes from a private company in exchange for facilitating tenders for purchasin... Read More


Land unit mismatch 'hampers Waqf digitisation' in Bengal

Kolkata, Dec. 5 -- The digitisation of Waqf properties on the central portal has been impacted in Bengal because the state's land measurement units differ from those used in states like Bihar and Utta... Read More


SIR portal: Trinamool raises booth restructuring concerns

Malda, Dec. 5 -- Issues of booth restructuring and data accuracy in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) dominated the all-party meeting in Malda, chaired by District Magistrate Preeti Goyal. While th... Read More


Mass IndiGo flight cancellations put city airport pax in the lurch

Kolkata, Dec. 5 -- Flight operations at Kolkata Airport faced renewed disruption on Friday as IndiGo reportedly cancelled 47 flights through the day, according to the updated list shared by airport so... Read More


'RBI's repo-rate cut set to boost Kolkata housing market'

Kolkata, Dec. 5 -- In the wake of the Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) decision to cut the repo rate by 25 basis points to 5.25 per cent, real estate builders in Bengal said that the move is expected to ... Read More


WBSSC republishes list of 3,512 'tainted' non-teaching recruits

Kolkata, Dec. 5 -- The West Bengal School Service Commission (WBSSC) on Friday republished a full list of 3,512 candidates identified as "tainted" in the 2016 Regional Level Selection Test (RLST) for ... Read More