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State govt assures water supply tankers amid Tala pipeline repairs

Kolkata, Nov. 10 -- With repairs to an ageing water pipeline near Tala expected to take several days, the state government has begun arranging alternative water supplies to affected localities in nort... Read More


Calcutta HC defers Sumit Roy 'fake encounter threat' plea

Kolkata, Nov. 10 -- The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday deferred hearing a petition seeking protection for Sumit Roy, a close aide of Mamata Trinamool MP Abhishek Banerjee, amid allegations that police... Read More


Kali Puja: 3 held for assaulting cops enforcing firecracker curbs

Kolkata, Nov. 10 -- Three persons were arrested in two separate incidents across Kolkata for allegedly assaulting on-duty police personnel enforcing court-mandated firecracker restrictions during Kali... Read More


Bishnupur gharana loses sitar maestro Pandit Manilal Nag

Kolkata, Nov. 10 -- Renowned sitar maestro and Padma Shri awardee Pandit Manilal Nag, one of the finest exponents of the Bishnupur gharana, passed away at a private hospital in Kolkata on Monday night... Read More


Height barrier of Ultadanga flyover collapses

Kolkata, Nov. 10 -- A private car driver escaped unhurt after the height barrier of the airport-bound flank of the Ultadanga flyover collapsed and fell on his vehicle on Tuesday evening. A medium goo... Read More


Tea industry bodies back proposed minimum sustainable price

Kolkata, Nov. 10 -- Five tea industry associations have welcomed a Tea Board of India committee's recommendation to introduce a Minimum Sustainable Price (MSP) for tea, saying it could address rising ... Read More


CM to attend Pravasi Bharatiya Divas logo unveiling in Delhi

Kolkata, Nov. 10 -- Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari will visit Delhi on Wednesday to take part in the logo unveiling ceremony of the 19th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas Convention scheduled to be held in Kol... Read More


Woman 'molested' in south Kolkata; one detained

Kolkata, Nov. 10 -- A woman was allegedly molested by three men underneath Durgapur Bridge in south Kolkata's New Alipore area on Tuesday afternoon. Following her alarm, local residents rushed to her... Read More


Cracker cure claim leaves BJP in a spot

Kolkata, Nov. 10 -- A controversial remark by BJP MLA Papia Adhikari, claiming that bursting firecrackers could cure several diseases, has triggered an uncomfortable debate within the party, with fell... Read More


Ratna Debnath accuses local BJP leader of extortion

Kolkata, Nov. 10 -- Panihati BJP MLA Ratna Debnath, in a video circulated on social media, was found claiming that some BJP local leaders were taking money from the contractors engaged for repairing r... Read More