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Bihar: Class 5 student dies after suffering 90% burns in school washroom

India, Aug. 27 -- A Class 5 student who was found with 90% burn injuries inside her school bathroom in Chitkohra died during treatment at Patna Medical College and Hospital (PMCH) on Wednesday, police... Read More


KMC allows existing rooftop restos to reopen with strict fire norms

Kolkata, Aug. 27 -- The Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) on Wednesday announced a standard operating procedure (SOP) for rooftop restaurants, allowing those that were shut down to reopen before Dur... Read More


Transport dept rolls out Puja spls: Night buses, shopping services & Parikrama tours

Kolkata, Aug. 27 -- The state Transport department on Wednesday announced shopping special buses, night services and Puja Parikrama packages for the upcoming Durga Puja. Transport minister Snehasis C... Read More


Spice of Life | In fickleness of fortune, can we ever trust life?

India, Aug. 27 -- Being a pilot, any news of an air accident causes deep anguish. Watching the visuals of the Air India crash at Ahmedabad on June 12, my heart went out to those who lost their near an... Read More


Woman chased and stabbed by husband

Kolkata, Aug. 27 -- A woman was stabbed by her husband on Wednesday morning in the Bansdroni area over a long standing relationship dispute. According to sources, the injured woman identified as Ashi... Read More


UAPA can't be applied to localised violence, says Calcutta High Court

Kolkata, Aug. 27 -- The Calcutta High Court has held that the provisions of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) cannot be stretched to cover incidents of localised violence unless such act... Read More


Goods train snag disrupts Budge Budge section of Sealdah Div

Kolkata, Aug. 27 -- Train services were disrupted for nearly two hours on Wednesday after a goods train broke down between Akra and Nungi stations on the Budge Budge section of Eastern Railway's Seald... Read More


Joint camp of APAS & Duare Sarkar held in Sunderbans

Kolkata, Aug. 27 -- On August 25, the people of Maipith Baikunthapur Gram Panchayat (GP) in Kultali Block, South 24-Parganas, experienced governance in a form that was both functional and soulful. A j... Read More


Muchipara: Man held for 'sexually assulting' minor at city hotel

Kolkata, Aug. 27 -- A man has been arrested by Muchipara police on charges of assaulting a 12-year-old girl at a hotel near the Moulali crossing on AJC Bose Road. Police said the incident came to lig... Read More


Train cancellations, diversions on Circular Railway from Aug 28-31

Kolkata, Aug. 27 -- Eastern Railway will regulate Circular Railway services under the Sealdah Division for four days from August 28 to 31, following a request from the state government to facilitate G... Read More