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Online booking saves time, money: Railway minister on additional charges for e-tickets

New Delhi, Aug. 8 -- Railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Friday that the IRCTC's online facility for booking reserved tickets allows passengers to avoid the hassle of waiting at reservation coun... Read More


KMC to pull down signboards sans Bengali text, says Mayor

Kolkata, Aug. 8 -- At a time when the Trinamool Congress (TMC) is accusing the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of being anti-Bengali, Kolkata Mayor Firhad Hakim on Friday issued a strict ultimatum to tra... Read More


KMC cracks down on unsafe market buildings, serves notices

Kolkata, Aug. 8 -- In the wake of several recent building collapses, Kolkata Mayor Firhad Hakim on Friday said the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) has served notices to the owners of three major m... Read More


TMC leader alleges murder plot in Malda

Malda, Aug. 8 -- Tension flared in Harishchandrapur after a chilling allegation by TMC leader and Zilla Parishad member Barikul Islam Bulbul, who claimed that a murder plot had been hatched against hi... Read More


Parents can now sign Class IX registration papers for students with writing disabilities: WBBSE

Kolkata, Aug. 8 -- The West Bengal Board of Secondary Education (WBBSE) has announced that, as a special condition, parents will be allowed to sign registration documents on behalf of Class IX student... Read More


Husband of woman found hanging arrested for 'torture & dowry demand'

Kolkata, Aug. 8 -- In a development in the unnatural death of a woman in Narkeldanga on Wednesday, the husband of the deceased has been arrested for alleged torture, murder and demand of dowry on Frid... Read More


Rajarhat: 2 dead, one critical in 'suicide pact'

Kolkata, Aug. 8 -- In a tragic incident in the Narayanpur area of Rajarhat, two members of a family died and another is in critical condition after allegedly consuming a sedative in an apparent suicid... Read More


ECI sets Monday deadline for state to suspend 4 officials

Kolkata, Aug. 8 -- In a fresh notice to Bengal Chief Secretary Manoj Pant on Friday, the Election Commission of India (ECI) set the state government a deadline of 3 pm on August 11, to execute its dec... Read More


School jobs case: Governor sanctions prosecution of Chandranath Sinha

Kolkata, Aug. 8 -- Governor CV Ananda Bose on Friday sanctioned the prosecution of state Correctional Services minister Chandranath Sinha in connection with the school recruitment scam probed by the E... Read More


SC upholds Cal HC order on SSC new recruitment rules

Kolkata, Aug. 8 -- The Supreme Court on Friday upheld the Calcutta High Court judgement which had refused to interfere with the new recruitment rules of West Bengal School Service Commission (WBSSC) i... Read More