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Kasba molestation case: 3 held

Kolkata, Feb. 17 -- The police have arrested three persons out of the five accused persons in the Kasba kidnapping and molestation case. However, police also spotted some contradictions in the statem... Read More


Unique presentation: SNU celebrates life & works of poet Jibanananda Das

Kolkata, Feb. 17 -- Poetry was his life. For poetry, he endured sorrow, pain and humiliation. He even lost his college job because he chose to remain devoted to his art. The 127th birth anniversary o... Read More


Kolkata Police crack simbox- powered digital arrest scam

Kolkata, Feb. 17 -- Kolkata Police has busted a racket of cyber fraudsters that was duping the citizens on the pretext of digital arrest and arrested a man from the Amherst Street area and seized a si... Read More


Salt Lake: 44A route bus service resumes

Kolkata, Feb. 17 -- Commuters using one of the oldest bus routes in Salt Lake have heaved a sigh of relief as full-fledged services resumed from Monday. The 44A route, which connects Salt Lake Sector... Read More


Cabinet clears 20% post hike to fast-track WBCS promotions

Kolkata, Feb. 17 -- In a historic move, the Bengal Cabinet on Tuesday approved sweeping changes aimed at accelerating promotions for West Bengal Civil Service (WBCS) officers. In what the government ... Read More


Mamata says officers won't lose jobs, questions due process

Kolkata, Feb. 17 -- Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday said the seven state officials suspended by the Election Commission of India (ECI) would not lose their jobs but would be kept away from e... Read More


Momentum builds for Mamata as 'face of INDIA Bloc'

Kolkata, Feb. 17 -- Economist and political commentator Sanjaya Baru has strongly backed projecting Mamata Banerjee as the Opposition's prime ministerial face, saying "no one fits the bill better" in ... Read More


Speculation mounts over Pratik Ur Rahaman joining TMC

Kolkata, Feb. 17 -- Ever since CPI(M's) state committee member Pratik Ur Rahaman resigned from the party on Monday, speculations have been doing rounds that he may join the ruling TMC and become a can... Read More


Two Bangladeshi nationals rescued from hotel confinement

Kolkata, Feb. 17 -- Two Bangladeshi nationals were rescued by the cops of Bidhannagar City Police who were confined in a hotel room on the pretext of arranging visas for Turkey. According to sources,... Read More


CBSE classes X, XII & ICSE exams begin; smooth start in Kolkata

Kolkata, Feb. 17 -- Board examinations for Classes X and XII of the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) and Class X (ICSE) of the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE)... Read More