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'Extreme floods in Central Himalayas could intensify by 80% before 2100'

New Delhi, Dec. 8 -- High emission of greenhouse gases may exacerbate extreme floods in the Central Himalayas, growing by up to 80 per cent in magnitude before the turn of the century, according to a ... Read More


SIR: Almost 100% forms distributed, digitised in TN

Chennai, Dec. 8 -- In Tamil Nadu, under the ongoing SIR exercise, over 6.40 crore enumeration forms have been distributed, which is 99.91 per cent of the electorate, the office of the Chief Electoral ... Read More


Bizman survives firing, 6 miscreants arrested in Hemtabad

Raiganj, Dec. 8 -- Police arrested six miscreants after they reportedly attempted to kill a businessman by firing multiple rounds at his residence in Hemtabad in the wee hours of Sunday. The accused ... Read More


NFR deploys underwater robotic drones to inspect 34 Railway bridges

Alipurduar, Dec. 8 -- The Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) has introduced advanced underwater robotic drones to carry out physical inspections of 34 Railway bridges that remain submerged throughout th... Read More


Alipurduar: 18-member snatching gang from Bandel busted

Alipurduar, Dec. 8 -- The Alipurduar district police have arrested 18 members of a women-led snatching gang from Bandel that operated across Bengal, targeting crowded religious and cultural gatherings... Read More


Newborn abandoned outside temple rescued

Siliguri, Dec. 8 -- A newborn baby boy was found near a temple at Chhotopathu area at Ranidanga in Phansidewa on Monday Morning by locals. Police from Phansidewa Police Station reached the spot soon a... Read More


'Vande Mataram': Mamata welcomes PM's initiative for Lok Sabha discussion

Kolkata, Dec. 8 -- Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo Mamata Banerjee on Monday welcomed Prime Minister Narendra Modi's move to initiate a discussion on "Vande Mataram" in the ... Read More


East Kolkata Wetlands: HC orders public disclosure of illegal structures

Kolkata, Dec. 8 -- The Calcutta High Court on Monday directed the East Kolkata Wetlands Management Authority (EKWMA) to publicly disclose all plots within the protected wetlands where constructions ar... Read More


IndiGo flights see fewer cancellations in city on Mon

Kolkata, Dec. 8 -- After several days of large-scale disruptions, IndiGo operations at the Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport, Kolkata, showed signs of stabilisation on Monday, with only... Read More


Bratya Basu denies receiving letter on RUSA delay allegation

Kolkata, Dec. 8 -- State Education minister Bratya Basu on Monday rejected Union minister of state for education Sukanta Majumdar's claim that Bengal had shown "very slow" progress in executing Rashtr... Read More