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KMC ward delimitation hearing begins, about 52 people appear; TMC questions timing, alleges BJP advantage

New Delhi, Sept. 5 -- The hearing on the proposed delimitation of wards in the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) began on Saturday, with 52 people appearing before the authorities at the KMC headqua... Read More


Food safety net tightens, Dacres Lane raid raises alarm

New Delhi, Sept. 5 -- As the food safety crackdown gathers pace across Bengal, Kolkata Municipal Corporation's (KMC) food safety officers stepped up the drive on Saturday, conducting raids at several ... Read More


Rain to intensify from Monday

New Delhi, Sept. 5 -- The Regional Meteorological Centre in Alipore has forecast a fresh spell of intensified rainfall across south Bengal from Monday to Wednesday, with heavy rain likely in several d... Read More


Baghajatin: 2 BJP workers attacked, plaint lodged

New Delhi, Sept. 5 -- Two BJP workers, Soumyadeep Saha and Ratul Mondal, were allegedly attacked while conducting a night vigil in Baghajatin under Jadavpur Police Station early on Saturday. The duo,... Read More


Mamata pays tribute to Mother Teresa on her death anniversary

New Delhi, Sept. 5 -- Former Bengal Chief Minister and TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee on Saturday visited the Missionaries of Charity and paid tribute to Mother Teresa on her death anniversary. Banerjee ... Read More


Abhaya's mother seeks trial of Mamata & Nigam

New Delhi, Sept. 5 -- BJP Panihati MLA Ratna Debnath, the mother of Abhaya, on Saturday demanded that former Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who also held the Home and Health portfolios, and former He... Read More


Puja set for global splash from Times Square to Burj Khalifa, connecting Bengalis worldwide with Kolkata's Durga Puja

New Delhi, Sept. 5 -- The West Bengal tourism department is gearing up to take Kolkata's Durga Puja far beyond Bengal, with a special initiative aimed at bringing Bengalis across the globe closer to t... Read More


Bengal revenue rises 18% as govt moves to plug gaps

New Delhi, Sept. 5 -- West Bengal's revenue collection rose by around 18 per cent in the first three months of the BJP government, indicating a sustained improvement that officials attribute to tighte... Read More


Kolkata police draw up Puja crowd-control plan

New Delhi, Sept. 5 -- Ahead of the annual Durga Puja coordination meeting, which Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari is expected to attend, Kolkata Police has asked all city police stations to prepare det... Read More


Guv hails teachers' role in shaping generations

New Delhi, Sept. 5 -- West Bengal Governor R N Ravi on Saturday paid tribute to teachers and former President Dr Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan on Teachers' Day. In a post, Ravi said teachers "illuminate m... Read More