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Woman alleges dowry torture, says husband taunted her 'for not looking like Nora Fatehi'

Ghaziabad, Aug. 21 -- A 26-year-old woman from Muradnagar has filed a complaint against her husband and in-laws, accusing them of harassment, dowry demands, and forcing her to undergo a miscarriage. P... Read More


Two 'gang members' held after encounter

NEW DELHI, Aug. 21 -- Two suspected members of the Rohit Godara gang were arrested after an encounter in Gurugram's Sector 10 early Thursday, police said. The accused, Nitin (28) and Yashpal (23) from... Read More


First time in 68 yrs, Bengal enters top 10 in National School Games

Kolkata, Aug. 21 -- For the first time in 68 years, Bengal has secured a place among the top ten states in the National School Games 2024-25, finishing in the 7th position. The state participated in ... Read More


Minister: Bengal to host Swami Vivekananda Cup from Sept 11

Kolkata, Aug. 21 -- Sports minister Aroop Biswas on Thursday announced that his department, along with IFA, will organise 'Swami Vivekananda Cup Zilla Club Football Championship', an inter-district to... Read More


E-commerce, retail support hub: Min opens 1K-seat delivery centre in Siliguri

Kolkata, Aug. 21 -- State Information Technology and Electronics (IT&E) minister Babul Supriyo inaugurated a new 1000-seat (3000 shift seats), 54000 square feet delivery centre of Fusion CX at Siligur... Read More


Chandannagar: Youth 'jumps to death' from 7th-floor flat

Kolkata, Aug. 21 -- Under mysterious circumstances, a youth committed suicide by jumping from the seventh-floor flat on Thursday morning in Chandannagar of Hooghly. According to sources, Soumen Dey (... Read More


Parnasree: Elderly woman ends life, cites illness, loneliness in note

Kolkata, Aug. 21 -- An elderly woman in Parnasree allegedly committed suicide by setting herself on fire. Sources said she had been suffering from multiple ailments and was depressed due to loneliness... Read More


HC: Preserve CCTV footage in lawyer 'assault' case

Kolkata, Aug. 21 -- The Calcutta High Court on Thursday directed the deputy commissioner of police, Bidhannagar East, to preserve CCTV footage of the site where a lawyer and his son, a law student, we... Read More


Heavy rain triggers traffic snarls

Kolkata, Aug. 21 -- Traffic across the city was severely affected on Thursday afternoon after heavy rain left major roads waterlogged, causing massive inconvenience to office-goers. Police said water ... Read More


State Cinema Screening panel backs Bengali films for Puja season

KOLKATA, Aug. 21 -- Just a week after the West Bengal government made it mandatory for every theatre, including multiplexes, to screen at least one Bengali film in a prime-time slot (between 3pm and 9... Read More