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ASHA workers stage stir, seek pay hike

Kolkata, Jan. 7 -- A chaotic situation cropped up around Sasthya Bhavan in Salt Lake, Sector V, after Accredited Social Health Activist (ASHA) workers' deputation program demanding a minimum fixed sal... Read More


Anandapur: Fire breaks out at slum; none hurt

Kolkata, Jan. 7 -- Tension gripped the Nonadanga area in Anandapur after a fire broke out at a slum around 6 pm on Wednesday. According to sources, the fire broke out at a shanty, which quickly sprea... Read More


Custody orders must prioritise child welfare: Calcutta High Court

Kolkata, Jan. 7 -- Holding that custody arrangements must be shaped by the welfare and specific needs of the child, the Calcutta High Court modified a trial court order granting weekend custody of a s... Read More


Mamata, Abhishek pay homage to victims of Netai massacre

Kolkata, Jan. 7 -- Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo Mamata Banerjee and her party's national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee paid homage to the martyrs of the Netai incid... Read More


Admit cards for Madhyamik 2026 to be distributed on Jan 20

Kolkata, Jan. 7 -- Admit cards for candidates appearing in the Madhyamik Examination, 2026, scheduled from February 2 to 12, will be distributed through designated camp offices on January 20, the West... Read More


Can't impose election duty on co-op bank staff: Cal HC

Kolkata, Jan. 7 -- The Calcutta High Court has held that employees of an autonomous cooperative bank cannot be requisitioned for election-related duties or included in an election personnel database, ... Read More


Gov't approves plans to implement Viet Nam - Israel FTA

Hanoi, Vietnam, Jan. 7 -- Accordingly, the Government assigned the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) as the host of a dedicated VIFTA information focal point, tasked with guiding businesses, clari... Read More


St Xavier's College Kolkata to organise first-ever mini marathon

Kolkata, Jan. 7 -- Come January 11 and St. Xavier's College (Autonomous), Kolkata is all set to organise Xavathon 2026, the first-ever city-level mini-marathon. Not merely a sporting event, Xavathon i... Read More


Couple held over 'trafficking of minor girls, women'

Kolkata, Jan. 7 -- The Anti Human Trafficking Unit (AHTU) of the Kolkata Police Detective Department has arrested a couple from Kalyani in Nadia district in connection with a case of Immoral Trafficki... Read More


Nasarawa students appeal to lecturers to suspend strike as minimum wage dispute drags on

Nigeria, Jan. 7 -- Students of state-owned tertiary institutions in Nasarawa State have appealed to striking lecturers and other staff to suspend the ongoing industrial action, warning that the prolon... Read More