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Minor 'raped during Kali Puja' in East Burdwan; Abhishek cries 'jungle raj'

Kolkata, Nov. 9 -- Amid growing concerns over crimes against women and police encounters, another rape case came to light during Kali Puja at Bhatar in East Burdwan. An eight-year-old girl was allege... Read More


BJP govt announces new set of service benefits for IAS officers

Kolkata, Nov. 9 -- The BJP government in the state has announced a new set of welfare and service benefits for IAS officers. The officers in Bengal will now be allowed to travel abroad once during a s... Read More


Trump says his immigration policy 'too tough' after midterm drubbing

Washington, Nov. 9 -- US President Donald Trump acknowledged that his immigration policy was "too tough" after a severe drubbing in the midterm elections and said he was ready to work with the Democra... Read More


Century-old tradition keeps Goddess Durga on her pedestal till Kali Puja

Kolkata, Nov. 9 -- While Durga Puja ended over a fortnight ago for most, the festivities came to an end only on Monday for a family at Randiah in Budbud, East Burdwan, which had continued its puja fro... Read More


Parliament's Monsoon session remains unprorogued for record 88 days

New Delhi, Nov. 9 -- Parliament's Monsoon session has remained unprorogued for 88 days since both Houses were adjourned indefinitely on August 13, breaking the previous record of 87 days in 2008. As ... Read More


Canning Paschim MLA arrested

Kolkata, Nov. 9 -- Canning Paschim MLA Paresh Ram Das was arrested at Kolkata's Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport on Monday, moments before he was scheduled to board a flight to Mumbai... Read More


Malda lags in VB-G RAM-G rollout, CM sets Dec deadline

Malda, Nov. 9 -- With Malda lagging behind in the implementation of the VB-G RAM-G scheme, Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari has directed the district administration to accelerate the pace of work and e... Read More


Minor girl rape & murder case: Accused 'killed in police encounter' in Raiganj

Raiganj, Nov. 9 -- In the fourth reported police encounter death since the change of power in Bengal, a 46-year-old man, identified as Dilip Roy, the prime accused in the rape and murder of a 12-year-... Read More


Buxa tigress escapes enclosure again, 150 forest personnel deployed to track her

Alipurduar, Nov. 9 -- The Buxa tigress, BTR TF-1, has gone missing again, barely five days after her movements were last traced, triggering a massive deployment of around 150 forest personnel and thre... Read More


Woman arrested on allegations of land fraud

Siliguri, Nov. 9 -- Police from Matigara Police Station arrested a woman on Sunday night on allegations of illegally grabbing and selling another person's land using forged documents. The accused has ... Read More