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Two B'Deshis held for crossing border illegally

Kolkata, Sept. 27 -- Two Bangladeshi nationals were arrested by the police in Lalgola of Murshidabad district after illegally crossing the international border into Indian territory. According to pol... Read More


PSC seeks intervention over answer script evaluation delays

Kolkata, Sept. 27 -- The West Bengal Public Service Commission (PSC) has sought the School Education Department's intervention over recurring difficulties in getting teachers to evaluate answer script... Read More


HC seeks state roadmap to tackle Kolkata, Howrah air pollution

Kolkata, Sept. 27 -- Concern over deteriorating air quality in Kolkata and Howrah, particularly during winter, has prompted the Calcutta High Court to seek a time-bound roadmap from the West Bengal Po... Read More


Cal HC nixes KMC closure order against Ajanta Cinema Hall

Kolkata, Sept. 27 -- The Calcutta High Court has set aside a Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) order directing the closure of Ajanta Cinema Hall, holding that the civic body should have served a sta... Read More


WBUAFS to set up fair-price veterinary pharmacy

Kolkata, Sept. 27 -- The West Bengal University of Animal and Fishery Sciences (WBUAFS) plans to set up a fair-price veterinary pharmacy at its Belgachia campus to provide medicines and other animal h... Read More


BJP chief Nitin Nabin tells Bengal leaders to build stronger organisation

Kolkata, Sept. 27 -- "Government will run as government; organisation must stand on its own feet," BJP national president Nitin Nabin told party leaders during his first organisational visit to West B... Read More


Woman 'molested' inside JW Marriott hotel, one held

Kolkata, Sept. 27 -- A youth was arrested by the cops of Pragati Maidan police station for allegedly molesting and physically assaulting a woman at a discotheque located inside the JW Marriott Hotel o... Read More


Mamata faction MP Samirul files PIL over Jyotinagar Colony water crisis

Kolkata, Sept. 27 -- A drinking water crisis affecting nearly 5,000 residents of Jyotinagar Colony in Cossipore has reached the Calcutta High Court, with Trinamool Rajya Sabha MP Samirul Islam filing ... Read More


KMC ward reshuffle: Opposition flags women's reservation row

Kolkata, Sept. 27 -- Allegations of irregularities in the proposed ward delimitation of the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) have now extended to the rotation of seats reserved for women, with the ... Read More


Bengal orders fresh verification of Krishak Bandhu beneficiaries

Kolkata, Sept. 27 -- The West Bengal government is set to undertake a fresh verification of existing beneficiaries of the Krishak Bandhu (New) scheme to ensure that financial assistance reaches only e... Read More