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South Kolkata tops mosquito-breeding survey, cases near 4K

Kolkata, Sept. 7 -- South Kolkata has emerged as the bigger mosquito-breeding hotspot, even as fever cases remain concentrated in parts of North Kolkata, according to findings from a three-day joint d... Read More


Police officers face action over Dhulian murder

Kolkata, Sept. 7 -- The SP of Jangipur, Surinder Singh, was issued a show-cause notice and warning letter following the murder of Sujit Mondal at Dhulian in Ward 13, Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari sa... Read More


Arjun Singh proposes bikes for VIP pilot duties

Kolkata, Sept. 7 -- West Bengal Transport minister Arjun Singh on Monday proposed replacing traditional pilot cars with agile motorcycles for VIP movements during a programme at the Kolkata Police hea... Read More


Govt tightens rules on ICU, CCU referrals

Kolkata, Sept. 7 -- Following a series of complaints relating to Critical Care Units (CCU) and Intensive Care Units (ICU) in government medical colleges and hospitals, the state health department has ... Read More


Sports can drive jobs, enterprise & growth: Satyam Roychowdhury

Kolkata, Sept. 7 -- India must look at sport not merely as competition but as a driver of education, employment, entrepreneurship, Techno India Group co-founder and managing director Satyam Roychowdhu... Read More


Kalighat vault key 'missing since 1980', FIR sought

Kolkata, Sept. 7 -- The Sabarna Roychowdhury Family Council has approached the South 24-Parganas district judge seeking registration of an FIR over the alleged disappearance of the key to a vault cont... Read More


Bengal to raise welfare pensions, redraw beneficiary list, says CM

Kolkata, Sept. 7 -- Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Monday announced a Rs 500 increase in pensions and monthly assistance under various social welfare schemes while launching the distribution of en... Read More


Nandigram & Rejinagar bypolls on Oct 6

Kolkata, Sept. 7 -- The Election Commission has announced October 6 as the date for bypolls to the Nandigram and Rejinagar Assembly seats, with counting and results scheduled for October 9. The two s... Read More


HC orders speedy probe into 'wrongful disability pension disbursal'

Kolkata, Sept. 7 -- The Calcutta High Court has directed the state to complete "as expeditiously as possible" its probe into alleged fraudulent disbursement of disability pension funds in Murshidabad'... Read More


SC asks Cal HC to decide TMC's billboard plea

Kolkata, Sept. 7 -- The Supreme Court on Monday asked the Calcutta High Court to expeditiously decide the Trinamool Congress' challenge to the removal of a billboard from its party office on Camac Str... Read More