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Police recommend mandatory verification of domestic help

Kolkata, Feb. 8 -- Kolkata Police recommended mandatory verification of household employees through its digital registration system, after it was found that domestic help and caregivers have figured i... Read More


Barrackpore: TMC suspends councillor for 6 years; arrested for 'murder'

Kolkata, Feb. 8 -- A Trinamool Congress (TMC) councillor was suspended from the party for six years and arrested for the alleged murder of an elderly man following an altercation over an unauthorised ... Read More


Training for newspaper industry: Media workshops held for journalism students

Kolkata, Feb. 8 -- Against the backdrop of the newspaper industry facing serious challenges amid the rapid expansion of digital journalism, the Department of Journalism and Mass Communication of New A... Read More


Calcutta High Court upholds sentence of man for wife's murder

Kolkata, Feb. 8 -- The Calcutta High Court has upheld the life sentence of a man convicted of murdering his wife in 2015, holding that procedural lapses in the investigation cannot outweigh clear and ... Read More


ZSI discovers 2 new marine worm species off Bengal coast

Kolkata, Feb. 8 -- A research team from the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI), working with international experts, has discovered two new species of nereidid worms (polychaetes) from the coastal waters... Read More


Bengal SIR: CEO clarifies validity of domicile certificates

Kolkata, Feb. 8 -- The office of the Bengal Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) on Sunday issued a letter to all District Election Officers (DEOs) detailing the circumstances under which a Permanent Residen... Read More


Regent estate postmaster held in Rs.8.51crore fraud case

Kolkata, Feb. 8 -- The Postmaster of Regent Estate post office in Jadavpur was arrested by the cops of Kolkata Police Detective Department, on Friday, for his involvement in a case of misappropriation... Read More


Women targeted in chain-snatching spree

Alipurduar, Feb. 8 -- Alipurduar town witnessed a spate of brazen chain-snatching incidents on Sunday morning, triggering panic among residents and raising concerns over policing in the district headq... Read More


Sood meets Janakpuri victim's kin, assures support

New Delhi, Feb. 8 -- Delhi Urban Development minister Ashish Sood on Sunday met the family of the Janakpuri accident victim and assured them of all possible assistance and strict action against those ... Read More


Capital warms to 24.4 degree C as air turns 'moderate'

New Delhi, Feb. 8 -- The national capital recorded a maximum temperature of 24.4 degrees Celsius on Sunday, 1.1 notches above the seasonal average, according to the Indian Meteorological Department (I... Read More