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Mamata to visit Gangasagar on January 5 to review Mela prep

Kolkata, Dec. 23 -- Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will visit Gangasagar on January 5 to review last-minute preparations for the 2026 Gangasagar Mela. Banerjee will reach the Sagar Islands by helicop... Read More


Hanskhali gangrape case: Three get life term, two sentenced to five years

Kolkata, Dec. 23 -- Just a day after the conviction in the Hanskhali gangrape case, the Additional Sessions Judge, Ranaghat on Tuesday awarded life imprisonment to three persons out of nine who were d... Read More


Messi event: HC rejects CBI probe plea at interim stage

Kolkata, Dec. 23 -- The Calcutta High Court has declined to transfer the investigation into the disorder at the "G.O.A.T. India Tour 2025" event of Argentine football icon Lionel Messi at Salt Lake St... Read More


Protesting BLOs clash with cops, several detained

Kolkata, Dec. 23 -- Scenes of unrest unfolded for the second consecutive day outside the office of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) as members of the BLO Adhikar Raksha Committee clashed with police ... Read More


KMC decentralises birth/death certs issuance for SIR

Kolkata, Dec. 23 -- To ease the rush at its headquarters and reduce hardship for elderly and physically challenged citizens, the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) has decided to decentralise the sub... Read More


Kabir to replace Ballygunge candidate, 24 hrs after announcing Nisha Chatterjee's name

Kolkata, Dec. 23 -- A day after suspended Trinamool Congress (TMC) MLA from Bharatpur Humayun Kabir floated a new outfit - "Janata Unnayan Party" (JUP), and named eight candidates that his newly forme... Read More


HC orders audit of nursing colleges across Bengal

Kolkata, Dec. 23 -- The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday directed the West Bengal Nursing Council to conduct a comprehensive audit of nursing colleges across the state, including the number of instituti... Read More


Rs 66-cr dues bring Jal Jeevan Mission to a halt in Alipurduar

Alipurduar, Dec. 23 -- The Jal Jeevan Mission, aimed at providing treated drinking water to households, has remained stalled across Alipurduar district for nearly one and a half years due to unpaid du... Read More


Healer held for 'raping' woman in Siliguri

Siliguri, Dec. 23 -- The New Jalpaiguri Police arrested a healer on charges of raping a woman under the guise of medical treatment. The accused has been identified as Nazrul Islam (61), who reportedly... Read More


Delhi amends excise rules

New Delhi, Dec. 23 -- The Delhi government has introduced fresh amendments to its excise framework by notifying changes to the Delhi Excise Rules, 2010, substantially revising norms related to the sto... Read More