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Now, married daughters eligible for death gratuity under revised rules

Kolkata, Feb. 24 -- The state Finance Department has introduced a significant and welcome change to the death gratuity rules for state government employees. According to a newly issued notification fr... Read More


Thunderstorms, brief rain to continue in city over next few days

Kolkata, Feb. 24 -- After light rain lashed parts of South Bengal on Tuesday, the unsettled weather is likely to persist over the next few days, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said. Severa... Read More


Bengal launches first solar MDTW project at Sabang

Kolkata, Feb. 24 -- The State Water Resources Investigation and Development (WRI&D) department has come up with the first solar Medium Deep Tube Well (MDTW) project at the Debhog area at Sabang in Wes... Read More


City marks 153 years of tram services with century old wooden rake run

Kolkata, Feb. 24 -- A Second World War-era wooden tram ran from Gariahat to Shyambazar on Tuesday to mark 153 years of the city's tram services, with supporters renewing their demand for restoration a... Read More


Army truck loses control on Maa Flyover

Kolkata, Feb. 24 -- Two Army jawans were reportedly injured after an Army truck somehow lost control and went over the median divider of Maa flyover before coming to a bumpy halt on the wrong lane on ... Read More


Shootout in Beniapukur, one injured

Kolkata, Feb. 24 -- Tension gripped the Tiljala Road area in Beniapukur after a youth was shot by a group of miscreants after an altercation on Monday night. According to sources, the injured youth, ... Read More


JU debars students involved in Feb 20 attack on teachers

Kolkata, Feb. 24 -- Jadavpur University authorities have initiated strict action against three students and an outsider in connection with the recent assault on two faculty members of the institution.... Read More


Barrackpore's Rani Rashmoni Ghat jetty to undergo renovation with World Bank funds

Kolkata, Feb. 24 -- The state government has proposed an urban upgrade of the Rani Rashmoni Ghat jetty area in Barrackpore and Titagarh. The upgrade will cover connectivity, ghat redevelopment, parks ... Read More


'Democracy prevails': TMC hails SC order on Bengal SIR

Kolkata, Feb. 24 -- The Supreme Court of India has issued a series of directions regarding the ongoing voter roll revision in West Bengal, prompting the Trinamool Congress (TMC) to claim that "democra... Read More


EC directs state govt to deploy central forces at sensitive booths

Kolkata, Feb. 24 -- The Election Commission of India (ECI) has directed the state administration to deploy central forces at sensitive and hyper-sensitive polling booths immediately upon their arrival... Read More