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VHP's Puja diktat: No 'distorted' idols, non-veg inside pandals

Kolkata, Aug. 27 -- The Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) has reportedly urged Durga Puja organisers in Bengal to follow traditional rituals and preserve the religious sanctity of the five-day festival, whi... Read More


Rakhi festivities under cloud as monsoon hovers over Bengal

Kolkata, Aug. 27 -- With Raksha Bandhan celebrations underway across Bengal, the monsoon continues to hold its grip over the state. Despite the festive season drawing people outdoors, rain clouds are ... Read More


Govt's Tollywood revival plan: New SOP, film policy & single-window clearance

Kolkata, Aug. 27 -- From the banning of actors to feuds between technicians and directors, the problems surrounding the Bengali film and TV industry have only aggravated in the last few years. Suvendu... Read More


Suvendu urges Bengal talent to return home

Kolkata, Aug. 27 -- Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Thursday called on skilled and educated professionals from the state working elsewhere in India and abroad to return, promising fresh opportuniti... Read More


Over Rs 8 cr Raksha Bandhan spectacle across Bengal

Kolkata, Aug. 27 -- The West Bengal government has allocated nearly Rs 8.97 crore for grand Raksha Bandhan celebrations across the state, with over 25 lakh rakhis to be distributed. Of this, Rs 2.85 c... Read More


Ex-KMC councillor Bapi Ghosh booked over land deal

Kolkata, Aug. 27 -- A case has been registered against former KMC Ward 7 councillor Bapi Ghosh on allegations of cheating, land grabbing and criminal intimidation. According to police, Anita Shaw lod... Read More


CM honours 10 Kolkata cops with Jeevan Raksha Padak

Kolkata, Aug. 27 -- Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Thursday presented the prestigious Jeevan Raksha Padak awards to 10 Kolkata Police personnel for their exemplary acts of bravery in saving the li... Read More


Mamata condoles Nepal flash flood victims

Kolkata, Aug. 27 -- TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee on Thursday expressed deep sorrow over the devastating flash floods in Nepal and conveyed condolences to the families of those killed. She prayed for t... Read More


High Court declines fresh relief to TMC over four frozen accounts

Kolkata, Aug. 27 -- The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday declined to grant further interim relief to the Trinamool Congress in its challenge to the freezing of four additional bank accounts by the Sta... Read More


Actor Kharaj Mukherjee, wife stranded in flood-hit Nepal

Kolkata, Aug. 27 -- Bengali actor Kharaj Mukherjee and his wife, Protiva Mukherjee, are among those stranded in Nepal after devastating flash floods in the Bhotekoshi River swept through villages in R... Read More