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Chitpore fire kills man amid spate of blazes in city

Kolkata, Jan. 30 -- Amid the tragic incident of fire at Nazirabad in Narendrapur that had claimed more than 21 lives, another incident of fire was reported in the Chitpore area late on Thursday night,... Read More


Bengal: EC directs completion of SIR hearings within 7 days

Kolkata, Jan. 30 -- The Election Commission has directed that all hearings related to the SIR in Bengal be completed within seven days, setting strict timelines for issuing notices and uploading docum... Read More


Ex-IPS & TMC MLA Humayun questions SIR notice after hearing

Kolkata, Jan. 30 -- Trinamool Congress (TMC) MLA from Debra in West Midnapore and former IPS officer Humayun Kabir attended a Special Intensive Revision (SIR) hearing on Friday but expressed surprise ... Read More


Aajkaal Publication unveils 42 books at book fair

Kolkata, Jan. 30 -- From short stories and novels to children's books, sports, films and music, Aajkaal Publication offers a wide spectrum for every reader. At the 49th International Kolkata Book Fai... Read More


Kolkata Book Fair 2025 sees rising use of trendy jute bags

KOLKATA, Jan. 30 -- Kamalika Panda, a third-year commerce student, had just picked up an Orhan Pamuk from the English book pavilion when something else caught her eye, a jute tote with the quirky insc... Read More


Beyond Partition, beyond labels: Remembering Ritwik Ghatak

New Delhi, Jan. 30 -- Back when noted critic and scholar of film, literature and theatre Samik Bandyopadhyay was associated with the literary magazine 'Parichay', he had a wish. He wanted Ritwik Ghata... Read More


TMC alleges selective targeting of minority voters in Malda SIR

Malda, Jan. 30 -- The Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Malda has triggered a fresh political storm, with the ruling Trinamool Congress alleging that minority-dominated Assembly c... Read More


Residents allege hardships as Hili border fencing continues

BALURGHAT, Jan. 30 -- The Land and Land Reforms department has stepped up efforts to acquire land for installing barbed-wire fencing in unfenced stretches along the India-Bangladesh border in Hili, So... Read More


Five arrested for theft from forest bungalow

Alipurduar, Jan. 30 -- Police have arrested five persons, including a temporary forest department worker, for allegedly stealing furniture and valuables from an abandoned forest bungalow inside the Bu... Read More


Old bridge collapses under dumper truck in Sitalkuchi

Cooch Behar, Jan. 30 -- A bridge in the Baromashia area under Lalbazar Gram Panchayat collapsed on Friday morning after a dumper truck passed over it, triggering panic among local residents. The incid... Read More