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Bengal targets 20% renewable energy by 2030

Kolkata, Dec. 17 -- West Bengal aims to meet 20 per cent of its energy requirement from renewable sources by 2030, said Md. Ghulam Rabbani, Minister-in-Charge of the Department of Non-Conventional and... Read More


'Abetting woman to commit suicide': 5 held

Kolkata, Dec. 17 -- Five persons were arrested for allegedly abetting a woman to commit suicide by consuming bathroom cleaner on Tuesday in Ekbalpore. According to police, on Tuesday morning, cops of... Read More


Panihati TMC councillor's murder case: Three get life term

Kolkata, Dec. 17 -- The three accused in the Panihati Trinamool Congress (TMC) councillor, Anupam Dutta, who were held guilty on Monday, have been awarded life imprisonment by the Barrackpore Court on... Read More


Brace for lukewarm Christmas as winter chill refuses to bite

Kolkata, Dec. 17 -- The much-anticipated winter chill is yet to tighten its grip on West Bengal, with weather officials indicating that a sharply cold Christmas is unlikely this year. According to th... Read More


Urban areas drive bulk of voter deletions in draft rolls

Kolkata, Dec. 17 -- Urban and peri-urban areas of West Bengal account for over one-third of the voters' names deleted from the draft electoral rolls published on Tuesday, despite these regions occupyi... Read More


Abhishek flays BJP's 'selective outrage', cites Kumbh deaths amid Messi event row

Kolkata, Dec. 17 -- A day after the state government initiated stern steps following the recent chaos at the Messi event at the Salt Lake Stadium, Trinamool Congress (TMC) national general secretary A... Read More


Top cops, Sports Secy reply to showcause over Messi event

Kolkata, Dec. 17 -- Director General of Police Rajeev Kumar, Bidhannagar Police Commissioner Mukesh and Principal Secretary of the Sports and Youth Affairs department Rajesh Sinha have replied to the ... Read More


BLO apologises after TMC councillor wrongly shown 'dead' in voter list

Kolkata, Dec. 17 -- The concerned Booth Level Officer (BLO) has apologised for the error after a Trinamool Congress councillor from Hooghly district in West Bengal was wrongly shown as "dead" in the d... Read More


Over Rs 2K cr due: TMC team submits memo to Jal Shakti Ministry

Kolkata, Dec. 17 -- A delegation of ten Trinamool Congress (TMC) Members of Parliament on Wednesday met Union Minister for Jal Shakti, Chandrakanta Raghunath Patil, and submitted a memorandum over the... Read More


Amid SIR slugfest, Mamata set to hold BLAs' meet on December 22

Kolkata, Dec. 17 -- West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is set to hold a major meeting with booth-level agents (BLAs) of the Trinamool Congress at the Netaji Indoor Stadium in Kolkata on Monday... Read More