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KMC to launch vector-control drive in slums

Kolkata, Sept. 8 -- The KMC will soon launch a vector-control and awareness drive in the city's slums as it steps up its dengue-prevention measures, with South Kolkata emerging as the biggest mosquito... Read More


TMC alleges crackdown ahead of Mamata visit

Kolkata, Sept. 8 -- Ahead of TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee's district tour, which begins from Hooghly, the Mamata-led faction of the Trinamool Congress has alleged a police crackdown on its leaders and ... Read More


TMC puts Rekha Patra in dock over land-row scuffle

Kolkata, Sept. 8 -- The TMC condemned BJP MLA Rekha Patra over allegations that she was involved in a scuffle during a long-standing land dispute in Sandeshkhali, allegedly in the presence of police a... Read More


Trinamool 's absence fuels Nandigram bypoll speculation

Kolkata, Sept. 8 -- With the Election Commission announcing the schedule for the Nandigram Assembly bypoll, political activity has intensified in East Midnapore. The polling is scheduled for October 6... Read More


KMC election: BJP sounds civic poll bugle with strategy meet

Kolkata, Sept. 8 -- Bengal BJP has started preparations for the forthcoming KMC elections with senior BJP leader and Union minister Sukanta Majumdar holding a strategy meeting at Beliaghata. The stra... Read More


ED flags Rs 60cr irregularities linked to Nadimul Haque

Kolkata, Sept. 8 -- The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has detected alleged financial irregularities of around Rs 60 crore following a 24-hour search operation at multiple properties linked to TMC Rajya... Read More


MEA responds to BAPS-Eiffel Tower row, says matter is between 'concerned entities'

New Delhi, Sept. 8 -- The Ministry of External Affairs on Tuesday reacted to the controversy surrounding a BAPS delegation's visit to the Eiffel Tower, saying the issue was a matter between the entiti... Read More


Eiffel Tower shut by staff protest after female workers moved for Hindu group visit

London, Sept. 8 -- The iconic Eiffel Tower was closed on Monday after the staff staged a walkout over female employees being "moved away" for the visit of a Hindu religious group, authorities said. Th... Read More


Sharp water-rise deepens Bhutni flood crisis, residents shifted

Malda, Sept. 8 -- The flood situation in Malda's Bhutni Island and adjoining areas worsened on Tuesday as the Ganga continued to flow above the Extreme Danger Level at Manikchakghat. A 32-year-old you... Read More


Jalpaiguri school headmaster allegedly assaulted by students

Jalpaiguri, Sept. 8 -- Tension gripped historic Jalpaiguri Zilla High School on Tuesday after headmaster Dharma Chand Barui was allegedly assaulted by students during a dispute over a special meal org... Read More