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EB raids Kolkata markets to check price rise, hoarding

Kolkata, Aug. 25 -- With prices of essential commodities such as sugar, edible oil, garlic and rice rising sharply, the Enforcement Branch (EB) on Tuesday conducted raids across several Kolkata market... Read More


Minister assures better healthcare for beedi workers

Kolkata, Aug. 25 -- State Labour minister Arjun Singh on Tuesday assured that the quality of healthcare and necessary facilities for workers would be improved at the Central Hospital for Beedi Workers... Read More


Special drive to issue job cards to migrant workers

Kolkata, Aug. 25 -- In a significant step towards facilitating the reintegration of migrant workers into the rural workforce and reducing out-migration from the state, the Panchayats and Rural Develop... Read More


Pavement, milk pot & politics: Suvendu assures Sita Devi a roof

Kolkata, Aug. 25 -- A stove, a pot of milk and a pavement have become unlikely protagonists in a political drama unfolding on Kolkata's streets. At the centre of it is Sita Devi, a pavement dweller wh... Read More


Samik warns party workers against corruption, extortion

Kolkata, Aug. 25 -- In the backdrop of allegations of extortion involving his party men, the state BJP president Samik Bhattacharya has issued an "urgent warning" to party workers and leaders alike, d... Read More


Min flags 'infiltration'; calls for Puja traditions revival

Kolkata, Aug. 25 -- State Panchayat minister Dilip Ghosh on Tuesday raised concerns over what he alleged was large-scale infiltration from Bangladesh into the state. He also claimed that undocumented ... Read More


Min condemns JU violence, calls for normalcy

Kolkata, Aug. 25 -- Higher Education Minister Jagannath Chattopadhyay on Tuesday reacted for the first time to the August 19-20 violence at Jadavpur University, calling the clashes "condemnable" and u... Read More


No coercive action against Abhishek in three FIRs

Kolkata, Aug. 25 -- The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday barred police from taking coercive steps against Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee till November 30 in three FIRs and directed him to coope... Read More


Kunal alleges Rs 5L deal by BJP leader

Kolkata, Aug. 25 -- TMC MLA Kunal Ghosh on Tuesday alleged that BJP Yuva Morcha secretary Ayan Paul had taken Rs 5 lakh from a Jadavpur resident and was later forced to return the money after the matt... Read More


SC notice on TMC's Abhishek Banerjee plea for time-bound decision on disqualification of 20 rebel MPs

New Delhi, Aug. 25 -- The Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to hear a plea by Trinamool Congress leader Abhishek Banerjee seeking an expeditious decision by Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on petitions seeki... Read More