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Bagbazar: KMC to regrade heritage premises around Mayer Bari

Kolkata, March 11 -- The Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) has initiated a plan to reorganise and re-grade a cluster of heritage buildings around the historic Mayer Bari at Udbodhan Lane in Bagbazar... Read More


No legal basis to bar windows in buildings facing Nabanna: Cal HC

Kolkata, March 11 -- The Calcutta High Court has held that authorities cannot prevent residents from having windows or balconies in buildings facing the state secretariat Nabanna, observing that such ... Read More


Cal HC tells Transport dept to vacate private premises

Kolkata, March 10 -- The Calcutta High Court has directed the Transportation, Planning and Traffic Engineering Directorate of the West Bengal Transport Department to vacate a portion of premises at 18... Read More


Bengal launches skill-building programme for minority youths

Kolkata, March 10 -- In a bid to improve employment prospects for minority youth, the West Bengal government has launched a skill development programme to train young men and women in English stenogra... Read More


'Cold-blooded killer': Cal HC upholds life term in pregnant wife murder

Kolkata, March 9 -- The Calcutta High Court has upheld the life sentence of a man convicted of killing his pregnant wife, observing that the crime had claimed "two lives" and describing the accused as... Read More


Bengal unveils draft policy on safe reuse of treated wastewater

Kolkata, March 9 -- The West Bengal government has unveiled a draft policy to promote the safe reuse of treated wastewater, proposing a high-level monitoring committee headed by the Chief Secretary to... Read More


WBPDCL mulls Rs 2.6 crore mobile health plan for villages at Pachhwara coal mine

Kolkata, March 8 -- The West Bengal Power Development Corporation Limited (WBPDCL) has launched a Rs 2.6 crore initiative to take primary healthcare services to villages located around its Pachhwara N... Read More


Dolphins in Danger | Inland water transport push on Hooghly may threaten Ganges dolphins: Study

Kolkata, March 8 -- India's push to expand cargo movement through inland waterways - promoted as a cheaper and cleaner alternative to road transport - could pose risks to the endangered Ganges river d... Read More


WBPCB to expand air quality monitoring to 83 district towns

Kolkata, March 6 -- The West Bengal government is set to expand its air quality surveillance network across the state, with plans to monitor ambient air pollution at 83 stations in district towns for ... Read More


Cal HC: Trainees not entitled to Provident Fund benefits

Kolkata, March 6 -- The Calcutta High Court has upheld an order of the Employees' Provident Fund Appellate Tribunal holding that trainee medical representatives engaged by a company cannot be treated ... Read More