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Rail blockade: Calcutta HC directs strict monitoring of Kudmi protest

Kolkata, Sept. 18 -- The Calcutta High Court on Thursday directed the West Bengal government and railway authorities to strictly monitor the proposed "Black Day" observance and indefinite rail blockad... Read More


Santech Global, IIT Kharagpur join hands to boost semiconductor

Kolkata, Sept. 18 -- Santech Global, a U.S.-based technology enterprise, has partnered with the Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur (IIT-KGP) to establish a Center of Excellence in Semiconductor ... Read More


Crackdown: Drugs worth crores seized, several held

Malda/Raiganj, Sept. 18 -- In a sweeping two-day anti-narcotics operation, police in Malda and North Dinajpur districts have made multiple arrests and seized a massive haul of contraband, dealing a ma... Read More


Vehicle sporting PWD board, blue beacon mows down many

Malda, Sept. 18 -- Old Malda witnessed a horrific road accident on Wednesday night after a car bearing a blue beacon and a Public Works Department (PWD) board lost control, mowing down multiple vehicl... Read More


Indian woman returns from B'desh after 6 months, detained at border

BALURGHAT, Sept. 18 -- A dramatic cross-border love story ended with a quiet homecoming on Wednesday evening when a woman from South Dinajpur, who had fled to Bangladesh to marry a man she met on soci... Read More


Dinhata: Man caught with firearm, probe on

Cooch Behar, Sept. 18 -- Dinhata police arrested a man with a firearm just days before Durga Puja, sparking tension in the area. Acting on a tip-off, police detained Rashidul Mia from Dinhata's Boardi... Read More


Buxa Tiger Reserve prepares for return of one-horned rhinos after 75 years

Alipurduar, Sept. 18 -- With the population of one-horned rhinos in Jaldapara National Park crossing 330, the Forest Department is preparing a new home for the species at Buxa Tiger Reserve. Deep insi... Read More


'Stay in your constituencies, remain vigilant during Puja'

Kolkata, Sept. 18 -- Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday instructed her Cabinet colleagues to stay in their respective constituencies during the Durga Puja festivities and remain vigilan... Read More


Police assaulted in Netajinagar, six in cop net

Kolkata, Sept. 18 -- Six persons were arrested by the cops of Netajinagar Police Station after the police personnel were attacked on Wednesday night while trying to prevent a group of people from thre... Read More


'Bengal's MSMEs poised as nat'l growth engines'

Kolkata, Sept. 18 -- Additional Chief Secretary of Bengal's MSME and Textiles Department, Rajesh Pandey, said on Thursday that the state's MSMEs serve as growth engines for the entire nation, citing B... Read More