Exclusive

Publication

Byline

Cricketer Richa Ghosh joins Bengal police as DSP

Kolkata, Dec. 3 -- India women's team cricketer Richa Ghosh from Siliguri on Wednesday formally joined the West Bengal Police as a Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP). Arriving in uniform at the st... Read More


Row over auto parking triggers gunshot in Sinthi

Kolkata, Dec. 3 -- Tension prevailed in the Seven Tanks area under Sinthi Police Station after a resident allegedly fired a shot during an argument over auto-rickshaw parking on Tuesday night. No one... Read More


SNTCSSC to begin online UPSC crash course

Kolkata, Dec. 3 -- The Satyendra Nath Tagore Civil Services Study Centre (SNTCSSC) has opened applications for its 12-week online crash course and mock test series for the UPSC Civil Services Prelimin... Read More


Classes XI-XII teacher recruitment interviews in 4 more subjects

Kolkata, Dec. 3 -- Interviews and lecture demonstrations in four more Classes XI-XII subjects will begin on December 4, the West Bengal School Service Commission (WBSSC) announced. The commission has... Read More


'Bangladesh govt will facilitate ancestral home visits by Indians'

Kolkata, Dec. 3 -- Bangladesh's High Commissioner to India, M Riaz Hamidullah, on Wednesday announced that Dhaka will facilitate visits by Indians to their ancestral homes in Bangladesh at a reasonabl... Read More


Messi mania grips Kolkata ahead of superstar's arrival on December 13

Kolkata, Dec. 3 -- If you walk through Kolkata's Maidan market, you'll see stalls glowing with Messi jerseys. Not that they aren't around all year, but demand has shot up like crazy. As one hawker sai... Read More


Student injured after truck hits motorcycle

Kolkata, Dec. 3 -- A school student sustained critical injuries while going to school with his father after a rice-laden truck hit a motorcycle from behind on the Maniktala Main Road near the CSTC bus... Read More


'Swasthya Bandhu' clocks 1L footfall in 20 days: Mamata

Kolkata, Dec. 3 -- Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday announced that camps under the newly launched 'Swasthya Bandhu' (Mobile Medical Unit) initiative have already logged a remarkable 1 lakh ... Read More


Mamata criticises Centre over Farakka erosion crisis

Malda, Dec. 3 -- Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday sharply criticised the Central government for "neglecting" the long-standing problem of river erosion in Malda and Murshidabad. Addressing ... Read More


TMC MPs stage protest in Parl premises over pending dues

Kolkata, Dec. 3 -- Trinamool Congress (TMC) MPs on Wednesday staged a protest in Parliament premises over the issue of pending Central dues for Bengal. They alleged that the Centre owes Rs 2 lakh to B... Read More