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State govt mandates attendance on July 9 for staff; no leave, 'dies-non' for absentees

Kolkata, July 7 -- The state government has made it mandatory for its employees to report for duty on 9 July, the day a 24-hour nationwide strike has been called by various trade unions and organisati... Read More


Wrongly held as B'deshis by Delhi cops, 7 Dinhata migrant workers return home

Cooch Behar, July 7 -- Seven residents of Dinhata, formerly from enclave areas, have returned home after being wrongly detained by Delhi Police on suspicion of being Bangladeshi nationals. The arrests... Read More


Kharagpur: TMC suspends Baby Koley

Kolkata, July 7 -- Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Monday announced the suspension of Baby Koley from the party after she was caught on camera thrashing a CPI(M) leader, Anil Das, on an open road in West ... Read More


Law college shut after 'rape' incident reopens amid tight security

Kolkata, July 7 -- The law college in South Kolkata's Kasba area reopened on Monday under tight police security, following a week-long shutdown after the alleged gang-rape of a 24-year-old student on ... Read More


Krishnanagar: At least 30 injured after bus topples

Kolkata, July 7 -- At least 30 persons were injured after a bus toppled while moving after one of its wheels somehow got separated from the axle on Monday morning in Krishnanagar of Nadia district. A... Read More


Dilip Ghosh's 'one dais or the other on July 21' remark fuels speculation

Kolkata, July 7 -- At a time when newly appointed BJP state president Samik Bhattacharya stated that the party would involve former MP and ex-state president Dilip Ghosh as and when required, Ghosh, d... Read More


Advanced med care: North Bengal to get state-of-the-art wildlife hospitals

Jalpaiguri, July 7 -- In a major step toward wildlife conservation, the Bengal government has initiated plans to set up modern wildlife hospitals in the forests of Jaldapara, Buxa Tiger Reserve, Gorum... Read More


'Narrow escape': Landslide disrupts traffic on NH 10

Darjeeling, July 7 -- A landslide disrupted traffic on National Highway (NH) 10 to Sikkim on Monday morning. A vehicle was crushed with rocks falling on it. The passengers of the vehicle had a narrow ... Read More


Allegations of illegal construction on forest land sparks controversy

Cooch Behar, July 7 -- Allegations have surfaced regarding illegal construction activities on Forest department land in the Nagurhat area under Tufanganj-II Block. Multiple under-construction multi-st... Read More


Rape accused threatening to withdraw charges after release on bail, says victim

Raiganj, July 7 -- A 30-year-old woman from a village in Raiganj has lodged a fresh complaint accusing a rape suspect, recently released on bail, of issuing threatening calls and harassing her to with... Read More