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Ex-RG Kar principal awarded college's contracts to cartel, got rRs.r70-L bribe: ED

New Delhi, Feb. 13 -- Dr Sandip Ghosh, the controversial former principal of Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College, gave all contracts of the institution to a cartel of firms owned by two individuals for w... Read More


Crew member jumps into Hooghly, body found

Kolkata, Feb. 13 -- The body of a crew member of a vessel destined to Singapore from Bangladesh was fished out from the river Hooghly by a joint team of the Port Marine Department divers and Kolkata P... Read More


Abhishek seeks 'time-bound justice for slain migrant Sukhen Mahato'

Kolkata, Feb. 13 -- Trinamool Congress (TMC) national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee, on Friday, visited the Purulia residence of 'slain' migrant worker Sukhen Mahato. Addressing the media, he a... Read More


KMC presents Rs 5902.43 crore Budget for 2026-27

Kolkata, Feb. 13 -- Mayor Firhad Hakim, on Friday, presented the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) budget for the financial year 2026-27 where the civic body seeks to spend Rs 5902.43 crore with the... Read More


Report: Jodhpur RIFF (Rajasthan International Folk Festival) 2025

India, Feb. 13 -- In an Indian festival landscape that is increasingly choosing to cater to fans of a particular genre, be it Hindustani or Carnatic classical, jazz or rock, folk or blues, Sufi or ele... Read More


Jailed for 3 days, teacher rejoins work as BLO

Kolkata, Feb. 13 -- In a strange turn of events, a school teacher who had arranged the donation of his deceased mother's cornea spent three days in jail on charges of selling her body parts, before be... Read More


'Jolt to saffron camp in Moyna' as BJP leader joins TMC

Kolkata, Feb. 13 -- In a major jolt to the saffron camp ahead of the upcoming Assembly elections, an "influential" BJP leader from East Midnapore, Chandan Mondal, joined Trinamool Congress on Friday. ... Read More


Kathmandu begins to look back at its 'hitis'

Kathmandu, Feb. 13 -- A place called Bhotahiti has no hiti, and Sundhara no longer carries the flowing water that once defined it. Sukedhara has no visible source either, and across Kathmandu Valley, ... Read More


18-year-old NEET aspirant dies by suicide in Rajasthan's Kota

India, Feb. 13 -- An 18-year-old National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) aspirant allegedly died by suicide in Rajasthan's Kota, police said on Friday. The deceased was a resident of Chhatarpur... Read More


Street kids find livelihood in flower trade amid Valentine's Day & wedding rush

Kolkata, Feb. 13 -- On the pavements of Esplanade and beneath the fading winter sun at Maidan, small hands clutch roses instead of outstretched palms. In the run-up to Valentine's Day, several childre... Read More