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State warns of legal action over firecracker norm violations

Kolkata, Oct. 29 -- The Bengal government on Thursday warned of strict legal action against violations of firecracker norms during Kali Puja and Diwali, stressing the need to balance festive celebrati... Read More


Cyclone Arnab weakens, heavy rain lashes coastal Bengal

Kolkata, Oct. 29 -- Heavy rain continued in coastal areas of South Bengal on Thursday as Cyclone Arnab weakened after making landfall along the Andhra Pradesh coast. In Gangasagar, authorities have pr... Read More


WBUHS tightens security at examination centres

Kolkata, Oct. 29 -- The West Bengal University of Health Sciences (WBUHS) has directed all examination centres to strengthen security arrangements for ongoing and upcoming examinations from Thursday, ... Read More


Bengal signs MoU with NITCON for urban infra dev

Kolkata, Oct. 29 -- The Urban Development and Municipal Affairs department signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with NITCON Limited, a Government of India undertaking, to focus on infrastructure... Read More


Kolkata Police arrests four in fake currency racket

Kolkata, Oct. 29 -- Kolkata Police have busted a fake currency racket and arrested four men accused of attempting to cheat people of Rs 20 lakh using bundles of white paper topped with genuine currenc... Read More


I-PAC raid row: SC reserves order on CBI probe against Mamata

Kolkata, Oct. 29 -- The Supreme Court on Thursday reserved its order on whether the CBI should investigate allegations that former West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee and senior police officers... Read More


Police seize 110 kg banned firecrackers in Burrabazar

Kolkata, Oct. 29 -- Ahead of Kali Puja and Diwali, Kolkata Police seized around 110 kg of banned firecrackers from an abandoned building in Burrabazar late on Wednesday night and arrested a 19-year-ol... Read More


State Health minister urges Satyam Roychowdhury to join TB-free mission

Kolkata, Oct. 29 -- West Bengal Health minister Sharadwat Mukherjee on Thursday urged Satyam Roychowdhury, founder and Managing Director of Techno India Group and Chancellor of Sister Nivedita Univers... Read More


Cal HC refuses to stay KMC delimitation before polls

Kolkata, Oct. 29 -- The Calcutta High Court on Thursday refused to stay the West Bengal government's decision to increase Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) wards from 144 to 209, holding that the pe... Read More


Harmanpreet, Sukhjeet's strikes hand India 5-2 win over China

Jalandhar, Oct. 29 -- Skipper Harmanpreet Singh and striker Sukhjeet Singh scored a brace each in front of the home crowd as India defeated a youthful China 5-2 to register their second consecutive wi... Read More