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Elderly dies in Haroa amid SIR panic

Kolkata, Jan. 21 -- A 67-year-old elderly man died in Haroa in North 24-Parganas after allegedly slipping into extreme anxiety following the receipt of a SIR hearing notice. The deceased, Sahar Ali M... Read More


Queues, confusion, anxiety: Bengal voters reel under SIR

KOLKATA, Jan. 21 -- Sixty-seven-year-old Aniruddha Ghosh Majumdar stood in a slow-moving queue, not for himself, but for his two daughters, aged 27 and 22. Both had received notices from the Election ... Read More


'Mamata's welfare, grassroots edge may outweigh BJP in 2026 polls'

Kolkata, Jan. 21 -- Though the BJP's 2026 Bengal strategy zeroes in on grassroots mobilisation, state unit unity, and taking on the Trinamool Congress (TMC), the ultimate verdict may well be shaped by... Read More


Cal HC upholds life term in 2012 Kalyani Expressway murder

Kolkata, Jan. 21 -- The Calcutta High Court has upheld the life sentence of a man convicted of murdering a woman whose body was recovered from a water body near the Kalyani Expressway in North 24-Parg... Read More


Liquor revenue rises 5% in Dec despite price hike

Kolkata, Jan. 21 -- Call it winter cheer or the muted impact of the price hike, the state Excise department toasted to a 5 per cent jump in liquor revenue in December 2025 compared to the same month l... Read More


Garden Reach: Elderly woman charred to death

Kolkata, Jan. 21 -- An elderly woman was charred to death while sleeping after her apparels were caught fire from a burning cardboard sheet late on Tuesday night. According to sources, 66-year-old La... Read More


KMDA's 5th flower show opens with 78 varieties on display

Kolkata, Jan. 21 -- The 5th edition of the flower show organised by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA) was inaugurated by Urban Development and Municipal Affairs minister and KMDA chair... Read More


SNU team selected for Sakura Science Prog in Japan

Kolkata, Jan. 21 -- Sister Nivedita University (SNU) has announced that a team of seven postgraduate students and one faculty member has been selected for the prestigious 2025 Sakura Science Program -... Read More


Youth found dead at home, murder case filed against wife

Kolkata, Jan. 21 -- Tension gripped the Sarsuna Ram Road in the South West Division (SWD) of the Kolkata Police after a youth was found hanging inside his house while his wife and daughter were found ... Read More


Airtel enables seamless mobile connectivity on Vidyasagar Setu

Kolkata, Jan. 21 -- Mobile users travelling across Vidyasagar Setu, the Second Hooghly Bridge linking Kolkata and Howrah, will now have uninterrupted voice and data services, with Bharti Airtel rollin... Read More