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Police seizes Rs 72 lakh from Kolkata-bound bus, four held

Kolkata, Sept. 12 -- Police in Memari seized around Rs 72 lakh in unaccounted cash from a Kolkata-bound bus from Bihar late on Thursday night and detained four persons. Acting on a tip-off, officers ... Read More


Kolkata Police announces traffic curbs for PM's visit

Kolkata, Sept. 12 -- The Kolkata Police on Friday informed that the traffic movement in some parts of the city will be restricted on Sunday (September 14) and Monday (September 15) for Prime Minister ... Read More


Yellow alert issued for South Bengal dists

Kolkata, Sept. 12 -- A yellow alert for isolated rainfall has been issued for several South Bengal districts, including Kolkata, Howrah, South 24-Parganas, North 24-Parganas, East Midnapore, West Midn... Read More


Fishermen's forum writes to East Midnapore DM

Kolkata, Sept. 12 -- Purba Medinipur Matsyajibi Forum (PMMF), of the largest organisations of fishermen in the region, has written to the District Magistrate of East Midnapore pointing out that natura... Read More


TMC's North Kolkata unit asserts victory with better margin

Kolkata, Sept. 12 -- The Trinamool Congress (TMC) unit of Kolkata north has set a target of winning all the seven Assembly segments under North Kolkata with a better margin in the 2026 Assembly electi... Read More


'Centre fails to explain freeze on Bengal's Rs 45K cr MGNREGA dues before PAC'

Kolkata, Sept. 12 -- The Centre has failed to provide any satisfactory answer when the members of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) demanded answers on why Bengal's MGNREGA dues of nearly Rs 45,000 ... Read More


KMC sanctions first building plan in Bengali

Kolkata, Sept. 12 -- The Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) on Friday, for the first time in its history, sanctioned a building plan in Bengali and announced that it will begin inspections after Kali... Read More


Calcutta High Court cautions BJP ex-servicemen's wing

Kolkata, Sept. 12 -- The Calcutta High Court on Friday pulled up the ex-servicemen's wing of the BJP for flouting its earlier order and allowed a final caution before stricter action. Justice Tirthan... Read More


APAS draws praise from BJP Panchayat heads in Purulia, Bagda

Kolkata, Sept. 12 -- The Mamata Banerjee government's "Amader Para, Amader Samadhan" (APAS) initiative continues to draw praise across party lines, with even BJP Panchayat leaders acknowledging its im... Read More


Man gets lifer for murdering aunt

Malda, Sept. 12 -- The Malda District Court on Friday sentenced a man to life imprisonment for murdering his aunt in 2019 over a land dispute. The convict, identified as Shiba Hembram, was found guilt... Read More