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State plans Rs 4,100 crore project to protect Sunderbans from cyclones and erosion

Kolkata, Nov. 18 -- The state government is coming up with a holistic planning involving 12 government departments, World Bank with technical support of Dutch Water Resources experts to address the is... Read More


Docu verification for classes XI-XII teacher recruitment begins

Kolkata, Nov. 18 -- The West Bengal School Service Commission (WBSSC) on Tuesday began document verification for recruiting assistant teachers in classes XI-XII, calling 706 Bengali-subject candidates... Read More


Assembly weighs legal options after HC disqualifies Mukul Roy

Kolkata, Nov. 18 -- The West Bengal Assembly Secretariat has begun examining legal options to challenge the recent Calcutta High Court order that struck down Mukul Roy's membership in the House. Secr... Read More


LIC grants about Rs 38L for ICU equipment at Vivekananda Hosp

Kolkata, Nov. 18 -- Vivekananda Hospital & Research Institute dedicated 10 beds for rendering free-of-cost treatment for poor/underprivileged cancer-affected chemotherapy recipients and poor thalassae... Read More


City honours Sunil Kanti Roy with renamed stretch near Peerless Hospital

Kolkata, Nov. 18 -- A stretch of the EM Bypass leading to Peerless Hospital was formally named "Sunil Kanti Roy Sarani" on Tuesday in memory of late industrialist and philanthropist Sunil Kanti Roy. ... Read More


MCCI holds special session with Ambassador of Slovenia

Kolkata, Nov. 18 -- Merchants' Chamber of Commerce & Industry (MCCI) organised a special session with Tomaz Mencin, Ambassador of Slovenia in India on "Bridging Europe and Asia: India-Slovenia Economi... Read More


Ripon Street: Notorious UP criminal nabbed

Kolkata, Nov. 18 -- A notorious criminal from Uttar Pradesh (UP), who is also a furlough jumper from Tihar Correctional Home, was arrested from Ripon Street by the Delhi Police with assistance from th... Read More


Bengal invests Rs 70K cr in healthcare infra: TMC

Kolkata, Nov. 18 -- The ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Tuesday claimed that the West Bengal government has invested Rs 70,000 crore in healthcare infrastructure, which it claims is the best in the... Read More


Delhi govt's 'Atal Canteen' a copy of Bengal's 'Maa Canteen' programme, says Trinamool

Kolkata, Nov. 18 -- After the BJP-led Delhi government announced the launch of the 'Atal Canteen' Scheme to provide nutritious, subsidised meals for Rs 5, Trinamool Congress (TMC) has alleged that it ... Read More


Kudghat area: Elderly woman sets self on fire over 'intense SIR panic'

Kolkata, Nov. 18 -- In Kudghat area, Jamuna Mondal, an elderly resident, allegedly set herself on fire following intense panic over the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. Acc... Read More