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Gaighata showroom fire guts 40 bikes

Kolkata, Feb. 13 -- Tension gripped the Gaighata market area in North 24-Parganas after a fire broke out at a motorcycle showroom on Friday morning. Though no one was injured, about 40 motorcycles we... Read More


Salt Lake Sector V restaurant fire, no injuries

Kolkata, Feb. 13 -- Tension gripped Sector V in Salt Lake after a fire broke out at a bar-cum-restaurant located on the first floor of a 12-storied building on Friday afternoon. Though no major injur... Read More


Tarakeswar EMU specials to run for Shiva Ratri mela

Kolkata, Feb. 13 -- Eastern Railway will run one pair of EMU special trains between Howrah and Tarakeswar on February 15 and 16 to handle the expected rush of visitors during the Shiva Ratri mela at T... Read More


Teachers seek 10 more days for Madhyamik script evaluation

Kolkata, Feb. 13 -- A section of teachers has demanded that the West Bengal Board of Secondary Education extend the time allotted for Madhyamik script evaluation by at least 10 days, citing pressure c... Read More


Online file tracking system to be rolled out in school education offices

Kolkata, Feb. 13 -- State education minister Bratya Basu on Friday announced the introduction of an Online File Tracking System (OFTS) to make the disposal of applications submitted to district inspec... Read More


Crew member jumps into Hooghly, body found

Kolkata, Feb. 13 -- The body of a crew member of a vessel destined to Singapore from Bangladesh was fished out from the river Hooghly by a joint team of the Port Marine Department divers and Kolkata P... Read More


Abhishek seeks 'time-bound justice for slain migrant Sukhen Mahato'

Kolkata, Feb. 13 -- Trinamool Congress (TMC) national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee, on Friday, visited the Purulia residence of 'slain' migrant worker Sukhen Mahato. Addressing the media, he a... Read More


ECI warns Bengal poll officials on SIR lapses

Kolkata, Feb. 13 -- The full bench of the Election Commission of India, headed by Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, warned poll officials in Bengal that District Electoral Officers (DEOs), El... Read More


KMC presents Rs 5902.43 crore Budget for 2026-27

Kolkata, Feb. 13 -- Mayor Firhad Hakim, on Friday, presented the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) budget for the financial year 2026-27 where the civic body seeks to spend Rs 5902.43 crore with the... Read More


Jailed for 3 days, teacher rejoins work as BLO

Kolkata, Feb. 13 -- In a strange turn of events, a school teacher who had arranged the donation of his deceased mother's cornea spent three days in jail on charges of selling her body parts, before be... Read More