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ED files chargesheet against Chandranath Sinha

Kolkata, Aug. 7 -- The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has filed a chargesheet against the state Correctional Administration minister Chandranath Singh in connection with the case of primary teacher recr... Read More


HC declines blanket ban on 'Nabanna Abhijan', allows 'peaceful protest'

Kolkata, Aug. 7 -- The Calcutta High Court on Thursday declined to pass a blanket prohibitory order against the proposed 'Nabanna Abhijan' protest and instead advised protestors to remain peaceful and... Read More


HC orders fresh WBJEE merit list, flags OBC quota norms violation

Kolkata, Aug. 7 -- The Calcutta High Court on Thursday directed the West Bengal Joint Entrance Examinations Board (WBJEEB) to immediately revise the merit list for the West Bengal Joint Entrance Exami... Read More


Bengali films to get priority in theatres in state, announces Min

KOLKATA, Aug. 7 -- That Bengali films often don't get prime-time slots is nothing new. Time and again, whenever a big-budget Bollywood or pan-Indian film starring A-listers releases, Bengali films are... Read More


Guv assented to WB Clinical Establishment Amendment Bill 2025

Kolkata, Aug. 7 -- Governor CV Ananda Bose assented to the West Bengal Clinical Establishment (Registration, Regulation and Transparency) (Amendment) Bill 2025, which will help the state government in... Read More


Bengali-speaking migrant 'assaulted, forced to return' from Uttar Pradesh

Cooch Behar, Aug. 7 -- Allegations of police brutality and linguistic discrimination have triggered outrage after a migrant labourer from Bengal's Sitalkuchi was allegedly assaulted by police in Ghazi... Read More


Kin of migrant whose leg was fractured in police assault in Haryana lodges complaint

Raiganj, Aug. 7 -- The family members of Md. Juned Alam, a migrant worker from Goagaon in North Dinajpur, filed a formal complaint on Thursday at the Goalpokhar Police Station against Haryana's Civil ... Read More


Bizman attacked with sharp weapon over 'counterfeit currency'

Siliguri, Aug. 7 -- A businessman was allegedly attacked by a youth over a dispute involving counterfeit currency of Rs 100. The incident has spread panic in Ghugni More area of Ward 40 in Siliguri on... Read More


At Rs 1.5L per kg, Bengal lab develops rare soil additive

Jalpaiguri, Aug. 7 -- A government laboratory in North Bengal has developed a one-of-its-kind highly valuable soil additive that is showing remarkable results in agriculture-especially tea cultivation... Read More


'Amar Para, Amar Samadhan': Elderly to get concrete ramp

Alipurduar, Aug. 7 -- In a moving display of community solidarity and administrative responsiveness, a differently-abled elderly tribal man from Kumargram block is all set to receive the benefits of a... Read More