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One lane of Bally Bridge to close for traffic from Monday for emergency repairs

Kolkata, July 26 -- One lane of Bally Bridge carrying traffic towards Delhi Road and Bombay Road will be closed from Monday, July 27, for emergency repairs, with all public and private buses from Dunl... Read More


State halts ration card deactivation after genuine beneficiaries get pushed out

Kolkata, July 26 -- The state Food and Supplies department has decided not to deactivate any ration card until updated Census data is available after finding that many genuine beneficiaries were being... Read More


Govt employees to mark attendance using mobiles soon

Kolkata, July 26 -- The West Bengal government is considering a major technological upgrade to streamline attendance for its employees. Under the proposed system, employees will be able to mark their ... Read More


Abhijeet Dipke dials Mamata, thanks her for supporting movement

Kolkata, July 26 -- After Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan resigned on Saturday and the Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) called off its Jantar Mantar agitation following the acceptance of its d... Read More


Bengal sets up 24x7 'war room' to combat fake news

Kolkata, July 26 -- The West Bengal government has set up a 24x7 'War Room' to monitor misinformation, disinformation and fake news across print, electronic and digital media platforms, with the aim o... Read More


Adina temple-mosque claim fuels tension

Malda, July 26 -- Security has been significantly tightened around the historic Adina Mosque in Malda as a religious procession carrying an Adinath Shivling from Tarakeswar moved closer to the distric... Read More


Job 'scam' & assault case: Patiram Panchayat chief, associate arrested

BALURGHAT, July 26 -- Pradhan of Trinamool Congress-led Patiram Gram Panchayat, Partha Ghosh, and his close associate Asim Kundu, a member of the Balurghat Panchayat Samiti, have been arrested in conn... Read More


Buxa receives three kumki elephants ahead of historic tiger reintroduction

Alipurduar, July 26 -- The West Bengal Forest department has intensified preparations for the historic reintroduction of tigers in Buxa Tiger Reserve by deploying three highly trained kumki elephants ... Read More


Reforms & infra key to unlock next phase of India's gas demand growth

New Delhi, July 26 -- India's long-term natural gas growth will depend not only on expanding LNG import capacity but also on accelerating investment in transmission and distribution infrastructure, ga... Read More


RAF launches inquiry into actions of its personnel during Delhi student protest

India, July 25 -- The Rapid Action Force (RAF) has initiated an inquiry into allegations of its personnel using disproportionate force and firing pellet guns during the ongoing student protests in Del... Read More