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Tollywood introduces new guidelines for festive releases

Kolkata, Oct. 29 -- Releasing Bengali films during Durga Puja is nothing new. What was new this time, though, was the war of words that broke out on social media. From jibes over show timings to sharp... Read More


Farmers told to protect crops, avoid fertiliser use

Kolkata, Oct. 29 -- In the backdrop of prediction of heavy rain in some parts of the state due to the effect of cyclone Montha, the state Agriculture department has advised the farmers not to harvest ... Read More


West Midnapore: JU student found dead after fall from train

Kolkata, Oct. 29 -- A third-year Jadavpur University student, identified as Soham Patra from Bankura, was found dead after reportedly jumping into the Kansabati River from a running train in West Midn... Read More


Fire at bank in Dhakuria

Kolkata, Oct. 29 -- Panic gripped the Dhakuria area after a fire broke out at a nationalised bank branch on Wednesday morning. Six fire tenders brought the blaze under control after nearly three hour... Read More


High Court seeks report on poor condition of city roads

Kolkata, Oct. 29 -- The Calcutta High Court has directed multiple civic and government bodies to file a detailed status report on the deteriorating condition of roads, flyovers and connectors across K... Read More


Circular Rly services to be regulated for 3 days for Jagadhatri idol immersion

Kolkata, Oct. 29 -- Circular Railway services under Eastern Railway's Sealdah Division will be regulated for three days-from October 31 to November 2-following a request from the state administration ... Read More


Severity of injury not enough to prove attempt to murder: HC

Kolkata, Oct. 29 -- The Calcutta High Court has ruled that the gravity of an injury, however severe, cannot by itself justify a conviction for attempt to murder unless the prosecution proves that the ... Read More


Microplastics found in air above pristine Sunderbans island, says IISER study

Kolkata, Oct. 29 -- A recent study conducted by the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Kolkata, discovered airborne microplastics drifting above the protected mangrove forests ... Read More


Elderly attempts suicide in Cooch Behar amid panic over SIR process

Cooch Behar, Oct. 29 -- Panic over the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process by the Election Commission (EC) allegedly drove an elderly man to attempt suicide in the Dinhata subdivision of Cooch Be... Read More


About 500 names deleted from voter list in Khapaidanga area

Cooch Behar, Oct. 29 -- Panic and anger spread through the Khapaidanga area under the Cooch Behar North Assembly Constituency after around 500 names were reportedly missing from the voter list at Boot... Read More