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'Jolt to saffron camp in Moyna' as BJP leader joins TMC

Kolkata, Feb. 13 -- In a major jolt to the saffron camp ahead of the upcoming Assembly elections, an "influential" BJP leader from East Midnapore, Chandan Mondal, joined Trinamool Congress on Friday. ... Read More


Kolkata Municipal Corporation sees spike in taxpayers, brings 20,000 more properties under tax net

Kolkata, Feb. 13 -- The Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) has expanded its property tax base this financial year, bringing around 20,000 additional properties under the prescribed tax structure whil... Read More


When love logs in, retail rings louder across markets

Kolkata, Feb. 13 -- The city is awash in red and pink as Valentine's Week gathers momentum - from bustling neighbourhood flower markets to buzzing mobile screens. Local bazaars are stacked high with r... Read More


Street kids find livelihood in flower trade amid Valentine's Day & wedding rush

Kolkata, Feb. 13 -- On the pavements of Esplanade and beneath the fading winter sun at Maidan, small hands clutch roses instead of outstretched palms. In the run-up to Valentine's Day, several childre... Read More


Posta stabbing victim held for 'murder'

Kolkata, Feb. 13 -- A case of unnatural death, which took place during December last year, took a dramatic turn after a woman who claimed to have been attacked by the deceased in Posta was arrested on... Read More


Welfare & infra thrust: SMC unveils Rs 638.42 crore Budget

Siliguri, Feb. 13 -- Gautam Deb, the Mayor of Siliguri, presented a Budget of Rs. 638 crore 42 lakh for the 2026-27 financial year at Siliguri Municipal Corporation (SMC). The deficit stands at Rs. 10... Read More


Demand for a separate Indo-Bhutan river commission raised again in Rajya Sabha

Alipurduar, Feb. 13 -- The demand for the formation of a separate Indo-Bhutan Joint River Commission resurfaced in Parliament, with Trinamool Congress (TMC) Rajya Sabha MP Prakash Chik Baraik raising ... Read More


Phansidewa: Trader assaulted, Rs.2.6L looted

Siliguri, Feb. 13 -- A trader was allegedly assaulted and robbed of more than Rs 2.6 lakh while travelling along the national highway in Phansidewa area late on Thursday night. The incident took plac... Read More


Cooch Behar; BJP leader arrested in phensedyl seizure

Cooch Behar, Feb. 13 -- Political tension flared in the Sitai Assembly constituency of Cooch Behar district after police arrested a local BJP leader with a large quantity of banned cough syrup. Accor... Read More


Two arrested for sexually assaulting a minor

Malda, Feb. 13 -- Two youths were arrested by the Kaliachak police for allegedly sexually assaulting a 9-year-old boy from Kaliachak. The victim went missing from a Litchi orchard on February 6 and w... Read More