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Suvendu faces BLO body's protest outside CEO office

Kolkata, Feb. 24 -- Leader of the Opposition Suvendu Adhikari was confronted by members of the BLO Adhikar Raksha Committee outside the Bengal Chief Electoral Officer's office on Tuesday afternoon, wi... Read More


Balurghat Municipality floats Rs 2 cr tender for NH-512 water project

BALURGHAT, Feb. 24 -- In a major step towards achieving 100 percent household drinking water coverage, the Balurghat Municipality has floated a tender worth nearly Rs 2 crore for laying a new pipeline... Read More


Ex-TMC Panchayat member, kin attacked in Malda

Malda, Feb. 24 -- Tension flared in the Shreepur area under Shreepur-I Gram Panchayat of Ratua-II block in Malda district after a former Trinamool Congress (TMC) gram panchayat member and her mother-i... Read More


Dhupguri: Father dies in 'supari tree dispute'

Jalpaiguri, Feb. 24 -- A dispute over a betel nut (supari) tree allegedly turned fatal in the Purba Shalbari area of Dhupguri block on Tuesday morning, leaving a 57-year-old man dead. The deceased, S... Read More


Hawker held for molesting minor in Bagdogra

Siliguri, Feb. 24 -- Police have arrested a hawker in Bagdogra on the allegations of molesting a tribal minor girl. The incident occurred in a tea garden locality on Monday evening. The accused, ident... Read More


Sensex tanks 1,000 pts on IT stocks selloff, trade worries

Mumbai, Feb. 24 -- Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty tumbled more than 1 per cent on Tuesday, dragged down by heavy losses in IT stocks amid concerns over artificial intelligence-led disruptio... Read More


India & Israel begin talks for FTA

New Delhi, Feb. 24 -- India and Israel have started the first round of negotiations for a free trade agreement (FTA) here with an aim to further boost commercial ties and promote investments, an offic... Read More


Over 7 lakh inactive PF accounts holding up to Rs 1,000 to be settled soon

New Delhi, Feb. 23 -- More than Rs 30 crore lying idle in small, long-unused provident fund accounts will soon be returned to workers or their families, according to a senior official from the labour ... Read More


36-year-old man injured in firing incident

NEW DELHI, Feb. 23 -- A 36-year-old battery rickshaw driver was injured in a shooting near an akhada in outer north Delhi's Shahbad Dairy area. Police said Rajesh Paswan, a resident of F Block, was a... Read More


Delhi government mulls system-driven auto-appeal mechanism under RTS Act

New Delhi, Feb. 23 -- The Delhi government is examining the introduction of a system-driven Auto-Appeal Mechanism under the Delhi (Right of Citizens to Time-Bound Delivery of Services) Act, 2011, with... Read More