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Builder need not refund GST to defaulting flat buyer: Tribunal

Kolkata, Jan. 6 -- The West Bengal Real Estate Appellate Tribunal has ruled that a real estate promoter is not required to refund Goods and Services Tax (GST) already paid to the government to a flat ... Read More


'Kolkata records coldest January day in 12 years'

Kolkata, Jan. 6 -- Kolkata experienced its coldest January day in 12 years on Tuesday as the minimum temperature plunged to 10.2degC, nearly 7 degrees below the seasonal average, according to the Indi... Read More


Bank can't freeze company accounts over internal disputes: Cal High Court

Kolkata, Jan. 6 -- The Calcutta High Court has held that a bank cannot freeze a company's bank and demat accounts merely because of internal management disputes and must act on the customer's instruct... Read More


KMC to demolish unsafe buildings; 150 'high-risk' structures under scanner

Kolkata, Jan. 6 -- In the wake of the recent incident of roof collapse in the Karaya area, which killed one person and injured four others, the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) is preparing a city-... Read More


RPF nabs 4 with stolen mobile phones worth over Rs 1 lakh

Kolkata, Jan. 6 -- The Railway Protection Force (RPF) of Eastern Railway arrested four offenders involved in theft of passengers' belongings (TOPB) at Sealdah and Howrah stations on January 5, recover... Read More


High-tech interview cubicles to ensure transparency in teacher hiring

Kolkata, Jan. 6 -- The West Bengal Board of Primary Education (WBBPE) is setting up technology-enabled interview cubicles at its headquarters in Karunamoyee, Salt Lake, to strengthen transparency in t... Read More


Two killed as goods vehicle hits truck on NH-16

Kolkata, Jan. 6 -- Two persons were killed, and another was injured after a medium goods vehicle rammed into the rear of a truck on NH-16 at Bagnan in Howrah district early Tuesday. According to sour... Read More


State govt issues fresh fire safety guidelines for private, govt buses

Kolkata, Jan. 6 -- The state government has issued a detailed advisory, laying down fresh safety guidelines, to strengthen fire safety in state-run and private buses, following a series of bus fire in... Read More


Abhishek pushes for 11 out of 11 in Birbhum in 2026 Assembly polls

Kolkata, Jan. 6 -- Trinamool Congress (TMC) national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee on Tuesday set an ambitious electoral target for Birbhum, saying the party must win all 11 Assembly seats in th... Read More


Abhishek names Sunali Khatun's newborn 'Apon'

Kolkata, Jan. 6 -- Trinamool Congress (TMC) national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee met Sunali Khatun and her newborn son at Rampurhat Medical College and Hospital on Tuesday. After meeting the ... Read More