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State to host biz industry conclave post Durga Puja

Kolkata, July 8 -- In a move aimed at accelerating industrial growth in Bengal, the state government will host a Business Industry Conclave after Durga Puja. The announcement was made by Amit Mitra, ... Read More


Torrential rainfall floods city pockets, disrupts traffic during peak hours

Kolkata, July 8 -- Heavy rainfall caused by an active monsoon and a low-pressure system resulted in extensive waterlogging across Kolkata on Tuesday, severely affecting road traffic, daily commutes an... Read More


Thunderstorms with gusty winds to continue till Wed: MeT

Kolkata, July 8 -- Incessant heavy rain caused by a low pressure area over Gangetic Bengal coupled with monsoon, lashed several parts of South Bengal, including Kolkata, since early Tuesday disrupting... Read More


WBSSC recruitment: State moves HC div bench against bar on tainted candidates

Kolkata, July 8 -- A day after a single bench of the Calcutta High Court barred tainted candidates from participating in the new recruitment process initiated by the West Bengal School Service Commiss... Read More


KMC upgrades Palmer Bridge drainage pumping station

Kolkata, July 8 -- The Drainage department of the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) is upgrading the Palmer Bridge drainage pumping station to improve rainwater management in key parts of the city. ... Read More


Mamata pays tribute to Jyoti Basu on his birth anniversary

Kolkata, July 8 -- Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee paid respect to former Chief Minister Jyoti Basu on his birth anniversary on social media. July 8 is the birth anniversary of Basu. In her social me... Read More


Mamata speaks to students at 'Safe Drive Save Life' programme

Kolkata, July 8 -- Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday interacted with school students during a road safety awareness programme organised by Kolkata Police. Banerjee stopped her car near Alipor... Read More


State drafting SOP to regulate union rooms in colleges: Minister

Kolkata, July 8 -- The state Higher Education department is drafting a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) to regulate the access and use of students' union rooms in colleges and universities, Educatio... Read More


Assam NRC notice to Bengal resident: TMC dubs it BJP's 'assault on democracy'

Cooch Behar, July 8 -- A political storm has erupted in Bengal after the Assam government issued a notice to Uttam Kumar Brijbasi-a lifelong resident of Dinhata in Bengal's Cooch Behar district-demand... Read More


Mamata assures Siddiqullah of action over convoy attack

Kolkata, July 8 -- Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday called state minister Siddiqullah Chowdhury over the phone and spoke to him for about five minutes, when she assured Chowdhury that those w... Read More