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Nation gears up to observe 'Swachhata Hi Seva-2025'

NEW DELHI, Sept. 15 -- The platform is all set for the 9th edition of Swachhata Hi Seva (SHS) -2025 campaign that will run from September 17 to October 2 (Gandhi Jayanti), under the Swachh Bharat Miss... Read More


US chief negotiator to hold talks in India amid tariff dispute

New Delhi, Sept. 15 -- The United States' chief negotiator for South and Central Asia, Brendan Lynch, will hold a full day of discussions in New Delhi on Tuesday on the long-pending bilateral trade ag... Read More


Puja pandals explore themes from divine depths to earthly duties

Kolkata, Sept. 15 -- This Durga Puja, the Youth Association of Mohammad Ali Park marks its 57th year with a theme that resonates deeply with the spirit of our times-"Shakti Sagar" (The Ocean of Power)... Read More


Waste-to-charcoal plant to debut in Puja, KMC eyes citywide rollout

Kolkata, Sept. 15 -- Tala Pratyay Club in North Kolkata has set up an eco-friendly solid waste treatment plant that converts local waste into charcoal. The Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) will mon... Read More


State to frame plan for moving Buxa Hills crops to plains

Kolkata, Sept. 15 -- The Agricultural Marketing department will soon draw up a plan for transporting premium-quality ginger, cardamom and sweet potato grown in the Buxa Hills of Alipurduar to the plai... Read More


Blue Line services briefly hit on Monday

Kolkata, Sept. 15 -- Metro services on the Blue Line (Dakshineswar-Shahid Khudiram) were briefly affected around noon on Monday after a problem was reported between Noapara and Dum Dum. One train fro... Read More


'Sukanta's convoy stopped at airport as per PM's security protocol'

Kolkata, Sept. 15 -- Union minister Sukanta Majumdar's convoy was denied entry into the VVIP zone of Kolkata airport on Monday while he was on his way to see off PM Modi. He then stepped out of his ve... Read More


Mamata pays tribute to Sarat Chandra on his birth anniv

Kolkata, Sept. 15 -- Marking the anniversary of 'Kotha Shilpi' Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay, Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said that her government has sanctioned Rs 1.82 crore for renovating h... Read More


TMC MP assures support to families of Birbhum victims 'pushed back' to B'desh

Kolkata, Sept. 15 -- Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Samirul Islam, on Monday, met the family members of those victims from Birbhum who were allegedly "pushed back" to Bangladesh. Islam has assured their ... Read More


HC reserves order on Partha Chatterjee's bail

Kolkata, Sept. 15 -- The Calcutta High Court on Monday concluded hearing on former state Education minister Partha Chatterjee's bail plea in the primary teachers' recruitment case but reserved its ord... Read More