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As of August 19, Bengal logs about 4,035 dengue cases & 10 deaths

Kolkata, Aug. 31 -- In the wake of dengue cases shooting up to over 4,000, Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari will chair a high-level meeting at Swasthya Bhawan on Tuesday to review the state's dengue si... Read More


St Xavier's marks Philanthropy Week with community initiatives

Kolkata, Aug. 31 -- St. Xavier's University, Kolkata (SXUK) marked Philanthropy Week 2026 with a series of initiatives organised by the SXUK Alumni Association (SXUKAA), culminating in Philanthropy Da... Read More


Aroop Biswas FIR: HC seeks report on CCTV footage preservation

Kolkata, Aug. 31 -- Calcutta High Court has given the West Bengal government five weeks to place on record details of the steps taken to secure CCTV footage relevant to an FIR against Aroop Biswas. T... Read More


Private bus services suspended indefinitely across Nadia

Kolkata, Aug. 31 -- Private bus services were suspended indefinitely across Nadia from Monday after bus owners and workers protested against the alleged unauthorised operation of totos, autos and engi... Read More


Chhattisgarh's Ramnami community inspires Chaltabagan Durga Puja

Kolkata, Aug. 31 -- They were denied entry into temples. So, they turned their own bodies into temples. The story dates back to the 1890s, when members of Chhattisgarh's Ramnami community began inscr... Read More


Merlin opens 2nd Yuvraj Singh cricket academy in Kolkata

Kolkata, Aug. 31 -- The Merlin Group recently inaugurated the second Yuvraj Singh Centre of Excellence (YSCE) in Kolkata at YSCE Club Arena on Basanti Road, Bantalla, with former India cricketer Yuvra... Read More


CM Suvendu pitches cooperatives as the 'fourth arm of governance'

Kolkata, Aug. 31 -- Describing the cooperative sector as the "fourth arm of governance" and a key driver of the grassroots economy, Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Monday called for strengthening c... Read More


Probe ordered into 'wrong surgery' at NRS Hospital

Kolkata, Aug. 31 -- The state Health department has initiated a probe into the alleged wrong surgery at NRS Medical College and Hospital, with the authorities seeking a report from the hospital. Healt... Read More


BJP MLA faces 'communal politics' heat

Kolkata, Aug. 31 -- A month-long water crisis in north Kolkata's predominantly minority Jyotinagar Colony has put the BJP and Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) under scrutiny, with the CPI(M) arrang... Read More


Uluberia sub-registrar held for taking bribe, Rs 20K recovered

Kolkata, Aug. 31 -- The state police's Anti-Corruption Branch (ACB) arrested an Additional Sub-Registrar (ADSR) of the Uluberia Sub-Registrar Office on Monday for allegedly accepting a Rs 20,000 bribe... Read More