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Bus operators seek '10-phase Assembly polls'

Kolkata, Jan. 29 -- An apex body of bus and minibus owners' associations in Bengal on Thursday urged the Election Commission to hold the upcoming Assembly elections in 10 phases, saying this would ena... Read More


Murshidabad: 4 family members found dead at home

Kolkata, Jan. 29 -- In a tragic incident at Bhangobangola in Murshidabad, four members of a family were found dead at a house on Tuesday afternoon. According to sources, one of the deceased, identifi... Read More


Courage vital for police, says acting DGP Rajeev Kumar

Kolkata, Jan. 29 -- Acting Director General of Police (DGP) of West Bengal Rajeev Kumar on Thursday said courage is the foremost quality of a police force, stressing the need to remain firm while taki... Read More


Delhi Goes Big on Solar: Subsidies, Rooftop Panels and Farms to Light Up the Capital

New Delhi, Jan. 29 -- PM Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana A government subsidy of Rs 1,08,000 on a 3 kW solar PV system is available to consumers under the PM Suryaghar Scheme of the Government of India ... Read More


State plans hi-tech gear, CCTVs for Sundarbans Tiger Reserve surveillance

Kolkata, Jan. 29 -- The West Bengal government has taken up a series of infrastructure and equipment-related works in the Sundarban Tiger Reserve aimed at improving wildlife protection and supporting ... Read More


Union Budget likely to set tone for TMC's poll pitch in Bengal

Kolkata, Jan. 29 -- The Union Budget, scheduled to be presented in Parliament on February 1, may shape the rhetoric of the election campaign in Bengal by the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) ahead of t... Read More


State seeks ECI exemption for 9 IAS officers from Central observer duty

Kolkata, Jan. 29 -- The Bengal government on Thursday wrote to the Election Commission of India (ECI), seeking exemption for nine IAS officers - including state Home Secretary Jagdish Prasad Meena - f... Read More


Death toll rises; Section 163 imposed, DNA identification begins

Kolkata, Jan. 29 -- The death toll in the devastating fire incident at Anandapur's Nazirabad area has reached around 19, according to some vernacular newspapers, while the Superintendent of Police, Ba... Read More


Relatives share harrowing final moments, lingering uncertainty

Kolkata, Jan. 29 -- At the ravaged Anandapur fire site in Kolkata's Nazirabad area, families of the deceased and missing have been recounting heartbreaking experiences as they wait for answers and clo... Read More


Burdwan Med College may soon get 50 more MBBS seats

Kolkata, Jan. 29 -- Burdwan Medical College has appealed to the National Medical Commission to raise the number of MBBS seats by 50. State Health department and state Health university have already g... Read More