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West Bengal
Heroin worth over Rs 20 cr seized in Assam, one held
Acting on a tip-off, the police had set up a barricade in Khatkhati area and intercepted...
West Bengal teacher eyes crowdfunding to scale twin summits
Piyali Basak, the woman from Chandernagore, who is attempting to summit Mount Annapurna...
4 Bangladeshi nationals held from Salt Lake with fake papers
The Bengal STF has arrested four Bangladeshi nationals on Saturday morning from...
KMC seeks central funds to restore Bikramgarh Jheel
The Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) has written to the Centre, seeking funds...
Airport-New Garia Metro: Site visit next week to bridge...
Chief secretary H K Dwivedi's meeting on Friday to facilitate Metro construction...
Seasonal viruses now attacking in packs, raising case severity:...
Doctors across Kolkata have come across several cases of multiple viral infections...
All efforts by cops go in vain as lawyer jumps into river...
Barely 12 hours after cops saved a homemaker from jumping to death, all their efforts...
ID card delay puts hawker streamline plan on hold in Kolkata
Freeing city roads of unauthorized hawkers may take some more time, thanks to the...
25 Kolkata entrepreneurs to trek to Everest base camp
Nearly 25 entrepreneurs from the city will go on an expedition to the Everest Base...
Doctors see first signs of ARI case slide at private hospitals...
While the number of patients with respiratory diseases has started sliding - from...
Kolkata Jews remember 'Fiddler' who changed their image
The death of Iranian actor-singer Chaim Topol, best known as the lead role 'Fiddler...
La Nina may cause heatwaves, damage crops in Bengal, northeast:...
Meteorologists and climate scientists have predicted an increased probability of...
90% attendance at govt offices, protests over DA arrears...
The state government claimed an above 90% attendance in government offices on Friday...
App-cab stir leads to surge fares, afternoon transport...
Commuters had a tough time on Friday with drivers of buses and even app cabs affiliated...
Kolkata cops nab four for duping Maharashtra medical aspirant
The Muchipara police has arrested four members of an interstate gang from Burdwan...
Kolkata teen raises kidney treatment funds for needy children
An initiative by a city teenager, Amey Agarwal (16), who was diagnosed with nephrotic...
Bengal gets Rs 10,642 crore in tax devolution to states
The finance ministry has released the 14th instalment of tax devolution of Rs 1,40,318...
ED arrests TMC yuva leader after 7-hr quiz
The Enforcement Directorate on Friday evening arrested Trinamool Yuva Hooghly president...
Adhikari 'threat' to min leads to row in assembly
An alleged "threat" by Suvendu Adhikari sparked a row between BJP and Trinamool...
Kolkata Police busts fake call centre; 8 held
Bidhannagar Police in West Bengal capital Kolkata, on Friday, busted yet another...
Festive cheer: 35% jump in liquor sales in Kolkata
The sale of liquor surged by almost 35% during Dol and Holi this year compared to...
Animal skins, bones found at 'tantrik' home in West Bengal
The forest department on Wednesday conducted a raid on the house of a so-called...
135 days without rain, driest winter-spring spell in 17...
The city is experiencing a rare inter-seasonal dry spell, which will touch 136 days...
On the cards, a dolphin breeding hub in Bengal
A dolphin breeding centre has been planned by the state forest department along...