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Can't release EVMs, VVPATs while poll plea pending: Cal HC

Kolkata, Sept. 8 -- EVMs and VVPATs linked to an election under challenge cannot be released for repair, reconditioning or use in subsequent polls while they may be required as evidence, the Calcutta ... Read More


Rain to intensify in Bengal on Wednesday

Kolkata, Sept. 8 -- Bengal is likely to see another spell of widespread rain and thunderstorms on Wednesday, with the India Meteorological Department (IMD) warning of heavy showers in several district... Read More


Illegal G+3 construction enough to presume public hazard: Calcutta HC

Kolkata, Sept. 8 -- The Calcutta High Court has upheld the conviction of a developer and a property owner for raising an unauthorised G+3 building in a congested Kolkata lane, holding that structural ... Read More


Bankura: CJP workers clash with cops

Kolkata, Sept. 8 -- A protest march by the Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) to the Bankura District Magistrate's office turned tense on Tuesday as demonstrators clashed with police several times amid heav... Read More


Tiger attack victim's family donates organs

Kolkata, Sept. 8 -- The family of Aziz Molla, a 32-year-old fisherman from Maipith in Kultali, donated his organs after he was declared brain-dead at SSKM Hospital following a tiger attack in the Sund... Read More


Seven prominent Kolkata Pujas opt out of Rs 1 Lakh govt grant

Kolkata, Sept. 8 -- Seven prominent Durga Puja committees in Kolkata have decided not to apply for the Rs 1 lakh assistance announced by the West Bengal government, following Chief Minister Suvendu Ad... Read More


'Safety lapses': 919 hotels, guest houses served closure notices

Kolkata, Sept. 8 -- The Kolkata Municipal Corporation has ordered the closure of 919 hotels and guest houses following a citywide inspection drive launched in the aftermath of the Hotel Shikha Inn fir... Read More


IAS shuffle, Onkar Singh Meena moves to Fire dept

Kolkata, Sept. 8 -- The West Bengal government on Tuesday effected a minor bureaucratic reshuffle, appointing Onkar Singh Meena as principal secretary of the Fire and Emergency Services Department and... Read More


KMC to launch vector-control drive in slums

Kolkata, Sept. 8 -- The KMC will soon launch a vector-control and awareness drive in the city's slums as it steps up its dengue-prevention measures, with South Kolkata emerging as the biggest mosquito... Read More


TMC puts Rekha Patra in dock over land-row scuffle

Kolkata, Sept. 8 -- The TMC condemned BJP MLA Rekha Patra over allegations that she was involved in a scuffle during a long-standing land dispute in Sandeshkhali, allegedly in the presence of police a... Read More