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E-commerce, retail support hub: Min opens 1K-seat delivery centre in Siliguri

Kolkata, Aug. 21 -- State Information Technology and Electronics (IT&E) minister Babul Supriyo inaugurated a new 1000-seat (3000 shift seats), 54000 square feet delivery centre of Fusion CX at Siligur... Read More


Chandannagar: Youth 'jumps to death' from 7th-floor flat

Kolkata, Aug. 21 -- Under mysterious circumstances, a youth committed suicide by jumping from the seventh-floor flat on Thursday morning in Chandannagar of Hooghly. According to sources, Soumen Dey (... Read More


Parnasree: Elderly woman ends life, cites illness, loneliness in note

Kolkata, Aug. 21 -- An elderly woman in Parnasree allegedly committed suicide by setting herself on fire. Sources said she had been suffering from multiple ailments and was depressed due to loneliness... Read More


HC: Preserve CCTV footage in lawyer 'assault' case

Kolkata, Aug. 21 -- The Calcutta High Court on Thursday directed the deputy commissioner of police, Bidhannagar East, to preserve CCTV footage of the site where a lawyer and his son, a law student, we... Read More


Heavy rain triggers traffic snarls

Kolkata, Aug. 21 -- Traffic across the city was severely affected on Thursday afternoon after heavy rain left major roads waterlogged, causing massive inconvenience to office-goers. Police said water ... Read More


State Cinema Screening panel backs Bengali films for Puja season

KOLKATA, Aug. 21 -- Just a week after the West Bengal government made it mandatory for every theatre, including multiplexes, to screen at least one Bengali film in a prime-time slot (between 3pm and 9... Read More


IHCL, Kolkata Port join hands to redevelop historic 'Chotelal Ki Ghat'

Kolkata, Aug. 21 -- Indian Hotels Company (IHCL), India's largest hospitality company, has announced a collaboration with Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port, Kolkata, for the redevelopment of the historic Ch... Read More


TMC protests outside Parl, says Bengal 'won't tolerate humiliation'

Kolkata, Aug. 21 -- Asserting that they would continue to fight for Bengal's dignity and the rights of the people, Trinamool Congress MPs on Thursday staged a protest outside Parliament, saying that B... Read More


Shramashree: Post CM's directive, state begins groundwork

Kolkata, Aug. 21 -- The Labour Department, designated as the nodal agency for implementing the newly announced Shramashree scheme, began groundwork for the programme on Thursday. "It will take a few ... Read More


Apex court eases 50% marks eligibility for untainted SSC candidates

Kolkata, Aug. 21 -- The Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that all "untainted" candidates, earlier appointed through the School Service Commission (SSC) process and allowed to continue in service till D... Read More