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Mamata: No need for Farakka Barrage, 'do away with it if dredging can't be done'

Darjeeling, Oct. 15 -- "There is no need for the Farakka Barrage on the Ganga River. I have read scientific papers by eminent scientist Meghnad Saha, who was involved in national planning and river wa... Read More


CM announces jobs for kin of electrocution victims of Kolkata rains

Darjeeling, Oct. 15 -- Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday announced that the families of 12 people who died of electrocution during the record-breaking Kolkata rainfall before Durga Puja, alo... Read More


Durgapur rape victim's father apologises, calls Mamata 'mother-like figure'

Kolkata, Oct. 15 -- Two days after alleging that West Bengal is under "Aurangzeb's rule," the father of the Durgapur rape victim on Wednesday described Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee as a "mother-like... Read More


Protesters clash with police, set vehicles on fire outside prison

Guwahati, Oct. 15 -- Assam Police on Wednesday resorted to lathi-charge and fired teargas shells to disperse an agitated mob that attacked and set ablaze some vehicles and hurled stones at the convoy ... Read More


SC refers plea seeking to bring minority schools under RTE Act to CJI

New Delhi, Oct. 15 -- The Supreme Court on Wednesday said a plea concerning the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (RTE) Act be placed before the chief justice of India for appropriate... Read More


Karnataka HC restrains use of 'strip and search' in transgender survey

Bengaluru, Oct. 15 -- The Karnataka High Court on Wednesday barred the state government officials conducting the ongoing 'transgender survey' from using any "strip and search" method to identify parti... Read More


KMC approves Rs 27.5 cr payout for Dhapa farmers to clear land

Kolkata, Oct. 15 -- The Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) on Wednesday approved a revised proposal to allot Rs 27.5 crore as crop compensation to farmers cultivating on 73 hectares of KMC-owned land... Read More


Bengal migrant goes missing in Guj; TMC questions safety of labourers in BJP-ruled states

Kolkata, Oct. 15 -- The Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Wednesday criticised the BJP government in Gujarat after a migrant worker went missing while working in the western state. The incident has again ra... Read More


Official of South Dum Dum Municipality appears before ED

Kolkata, Oct. 15 -- An official of the South Dum Dum Municipality (SDDM) appeared before the ED in connection with the alleged municipal recruitment scam case probe on Wednesday. He was summoned by t... Read More


Kolkata Cyber Police bust massive online fraud

Kolkata, Oct. 15 -- The Cyber Police Station, Kolkata, has recorded a case against 17 individuals allegedly involved in a large-scale online fraud and fake call centre operation. The complaint, lodge... Read More