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CEO plans polling booths inside high-rises to boost turnout

Kolkata, Aug. 19 -- In a bid to boost urban voter turnout, the office of the state Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) is planning to set up polling booths within housing complexes and high-rises that have ... Read More


Study findings: 'Sunderbans saltwater crocodile population shows steady growth'

Kolkata, Aug. 18 -- The saltwater crocodile population in the Indian Sunderbans is estimated to be between 220 and 242, according to a new Forest department study released at Sajnekhali on Monday. Th... Read More


EC show-causes about a dozen 'unrecognised' political parties in Bengal

Kolkata, Aug. 17 -- The Election Commission (EC) has issued show-cause notices to a dozen registered but unrecognised political parties in Bengal, seeking an explanation as to why they should not be d... Read More


Bengali team scales two unnamed peaks in Ladakh amid 'chilling high winds'

Kolkata, Aug. 13 -- A five-member Bengali mountaineering team, led by former Kolkata Police Assistant Commissioner Ujjal Ray, has successfully scaled two unnamed peaks-6,150 metres and 6,086 metres hi... Read More


Bidhannagar to go vat free with movable waste compactors

Kolkata, Aug. 12 -- The Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation (BMC) will gradually deploy one movable compactor in each of its 41 wards for door-to-door waste collection, directly transporting garbage to ... Read More


State govt eyes AI to modernise governance, boost service delivery

Kolkata, Aug. 11 -- To enhance governance, improve service delivery and promote transparency, the state government has floated an Expression of Interest (EOI) to select firms for developing Artificial... Read More


Pollution Control Board teams up with think tank for AQI study for 6 cities in state

Kolkata, Aug. 10 -- The West Bengal Pollution Control Board (WBPCB) has partnered with a Bengaluru-based premier organisation with proven expertise in clean energy transition and clean air initiatives... Read More


'More cost-effective': KMC to repair key roads using recycled plastic hot mix

Kolkata, Aug. 10 -- The Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) will repair several major thoroughfares using recycled plastic hot mix, encouraged by its experience that plastic roads are more resistant t... Read More


MLA, ham radio team help reunite missing Howrah woman with family

Kolkata, Aug. 9 -- A 25-year-old woman, allegedly abducted from Shyampur in Howrah to Uttar Pradesh, is all set to be united with her family with the assistance of ham radio enthusiasts in the state a... Read More


Centre trying to snatch voting rights, inflicting 'language terrorism' on Bengalis: Mamata

Kolkata, Aug. 7 -- Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, on Thursday, accused the BJP-led Central government of attempting to strip citizens of their rights to vote under the guise of revising the state's v... Read More