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Cops step up vigil as winter sees spike in road mishaps

Kolkata, Nov. 30 -- With the festive season approaching, traffic authorities are concerned about the rising trend of winter road accidents across the state. Though Kolkata has recorded a significant ... Read More


Negligence at Barasat District Hosp tarnishes state's health push

Kolkata, Nov. 30 -- Despite the state government spending over Rs 500 crore on new buildings and infrastructure, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's project to upgrade Barasat District Hospital into a fu... Read More


North 24-Parganas rolls out 5 mobile med units under new health initiative

Kolkata, Nov. 30 -- After Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee recently launched a "Duare Swasthya"-like initiative where mobile medical units (MMU), a clinic on wheels with a doctor, nurse, technician and ... Read More


TMC accuses BJP of 'Bengal hate' after assault on migrants in Odisha

Kolkata, Nov. 30 -- After Rahul Islam, a 24-year-old youth, a winter-garment seller from Murshidabad, was branded a Bangladeshi and tortured at a village in Ganjam district of Odisha, Trinamool Congre... Read More


Non-teaching posts: WBSSC gets over 8L applications

Kolkata, Nov. 30 -- The West Bengal School Service Commission (WBSSC) has received just over eight lakh applications so far for Group C and Group D non-teaching posts, well short of the nearly 18 lakh... Read More


Jagannath Dham introduces three daily 'prasadam' offerings for devotees

Kolkata, Nov. 30 -- With the revenue generation reaching Rs 100 crore in a little over six months in Digha beach town since the inauguration of Jagannath Dham, the temple authorities now have started ... Read More


SIR: Min begins inspection across 5 Alipurduar Assembly segments

Alipurduar, Nov. 30 -- North Bengal Development minister Udayan Guha on Sunday launched a three-day tour of five Assembly constituencies in Alipurduar district to review the progress of the Special In... Read More


SMC to install signboards to mark Rly-owned roads amid prolonged neglect

Siliguri, Nov. 30 -- Several roads under the jurisdiction of Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) in Siliguri city have remained in a dilapidated condition for a long time. Despite repeated complaints, no... Read More


Class II student's death at Gangarampur hostel sparks outrage

BALURGHAT, Nov. 30 -- Following the death of a Class II student at a private primary school hostel in Rajibpur, Gangarampur, the school authorities on Saturday began sending all residential students b... Read More


Cooch Behar's iconic double-decker bus to become permanent heritage exhibit

Cooch Behar, Nov. 30 -- The heritage double-decker bus of Cooch Behar, a unique symbol of the royal city's transport history, will no longer run on the roads. The North Bengal State Transport Corporat... Read More