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HC gives state 7 days to reply on Indo-Bangla border fencing

Kolkata, Nov. 28 -- The Calcutta High Court on Friday granted the West Bengal government an additional week to submit its status report on the steps taken to complete fencing along vulnerable stretche... Read More


SIR: ECI portal lets voters check digitisation status

Kolkata, Nov. 28 -- As part of the ongoing Special Intensive Revision cycle, the Election Commission of India has enabled both offline submission and online filing of the Enumeration Form. The online... Read More


Howrah Panchayat pradhan shot in Bally, one injured

Kolkata, Nov. 28 -- A Pradhan of a Trinamool Congress-led panchayat in Howrah was shot by a miscreant on Thursday night in the Bally area while returning from a marriage ceremony as a pillion rider on... Read More


School student run over by bus on BT Road

Kolkata, Nov. 28 -- In a tragic incident on Friday morning, a school student was killed after a speeding bus allegedly ran over him on BT Road in the Cossipore area, triggering a major traffic snarl d... Read More


Swami Vivekananda Merit-Cum-Means Scholarship portal opens

Kolkata, Nov. 28 -- The application process for the Swami Vivekananda Merit-Cum-Means Scholarship (SVMCM) for the 2025-26 session opened on Friday, with fresh and renewal applications, along with fres... Read More


High Court begins hearing pleas challenging new SLST rules

Kolkata, Nov. 28 -- The Calcutta High Court on Friday began hearing petitions questioning the legality of a new provision in the West Bengal Central School Service Commission (WBCSSC) Rules, 2025, whi... Read More


Sixth-grader contaminates classmate's water bottle

Kolkata, Nov. 28 -- At Hateswar High School in Pashkura, a shocking incident has come to light: a sixth-grade boy allegedly poisoned a girl's water bottle by mixing pesticide into it. According to th... Read More


Health Plus brings hospital-level expertise to comfort of home

Kolkata, Nov. 28 -- Looking for effective post-hospital recovery? Or looking to set a critical care unit at home? Health Plus is emerging as one of Kolkata's most trusted and professionally managed ho... Read More


About Rs 400 crore replantation dues push tea industry into crisis

Alipurduar, Nov. 28 -- Nearly Rs 400 crore in dues meant for replanting and uprooting work in tea gardens remains pending, pushing the North Bengal tea industry into deepening financial distress. Indu... Read More


Violence erupts after 6-year-old dies in car crash

Malda, Nov. 28 -- Malda witnessed heavy unrest on Thursday night following the death of six-year-old Dip Poddar, who succumbed to injuries sustained when a speeding, uncontrolled car rammed into his r... Read More