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KMC license revenue up 40% after 15-year fee hike

Kolkata, Feb. 16 -- A long-pending revision of trade licence fees and a simplified online system have pushed up collections in the Kolkata Municipal Corporation's (KMC) Licence Department, with revenu... Read More


Woman alleges abduction and molestation in Kasba area

Kolkata, Feb. 16 -- A woman has alleged that she was forcibly taken into a car and molested near her home in the Kasba area of south Kolkata on Friday night. Police said a case has been registered aga... Read More


Agri marketing Min assures support to cold storage amid price slump

Kolkata, Feb. 16 -- State Agricultural Marketing Minister Becharam Manna on Monday said the government has laid emphasis on strengthening storage infrastructure in view of bumper potato production, ad... Read More


Bengal SIR: ECI suspends 7 AEROs for 'misconduct'

Kolkata, Feb. 16 -- The Election Commission of India (ECI) ordered the suspension of 7 government officials from 6 Assembly constituencies in West Bengal for serious misconduct that tantamounts to der... Read More


Abhishek resolves Contai girl Ankita Pradhan's passport hurdle

KOLKATA, Feb. 16 -- Ankita Pradhan, the lone contestant from West Bengal on Indian Idol 16, one of the most popular singing reality shows in the country, was on the verge of seeing her dream derailed ... Read More


Bengal SIR: SC junks petition challenging 'logical discrepancy' category

Kolkata, Feb. 16 -- The Supreme Court on Monday is learnt to have refused to entertain a writ petition challenging the "logical discrepancy" category introduced during the Special Intensive Revision (... Read More


Rider, pillion killed in accident near Joka Metro Stn

Kolkata, Feb. 16 -- A motorcyclist and a woman riding pillion were killed in a road accident near Joka Metro station on Sunday night, police said. Police sources said the two were travelling from Jok... Read More


CM mourns demise of Nandini Mitra

Kolkata, Feb. 16 -- Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday expressed profound grief at the demise of Nandini Mitra, wife of former state Advocate General Anindya Mitra "Saddened to know about the d... Read More


SIR: Elderly dies after being summoned 4 times

Kolkata, Feb. 16 -- "How many more lives must be broken before this SIR drama ends?" the Trinamool Congress (TMC) questioned after another death allegedly linked to the Special Intensive Revision proc... Read More


BLO attacked in Nadia while serving a hearing notice

Kolkata, Feb. 16 -- A Booth Level Officer (BLO), Ali Saheb, was allegedly attacked while serving a notice for a special hearing in Nadia district, leaving him seriously injured. The incident reportedl... Read More