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Chilly feel despite rising mercury - what's behind it?

Kolkata, Jan. 4 -- Kolkata woke up on Sunday to a chill in the air that seemed at odds with official temperature readings. According to the latest bulletin, the minimum temperature sat around 15 degC,... Read More


Recruitment won't fail due to later rule changes: Cal HC

Kolkata, Jan. 4 -- The Calcutta High Court has held that a recruitment process cannot be struck down merely because rules or the composition of the selection committee are changed later, as long as th... Read More


8th National Theatre Festival begins with 'Matshonyay'

KOLKATA, Jan. 4 -- It's that time of the year when the Kolkatans can enjoy the best of theatre productions from across the country. On Sunday, the 8th National Theatre Festival was inaugurated at Giri... Read More


Man held for 'sexually assaulting' 3-year-old

Kolkata, Jan. 4 -- A 55-year-old man was arrested on Saturday night by the Government Railway Police (GRP), Sealdah, on charges of sexually assaulting a minor near the Sir Gurudas Banerjee Halt Railwa... Read More


KMC tightens checks on city's water supply

Kolkata, Jan. 4 -- The Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) is learnt to have placed all major water installations in the city on high alert and ordered stricter laboratory testing of raw water before ... Read More


Trinamool councillor alleges threat, police begin investigation

Kolkata, Jan. 4 -- A Trinamool Congress (TMC) councillor of Konnagar was allegedly threatened by unknown miscreants on Saturday night. According to sources, Biswarup Chakraborty, councillor of Ward 1... Read More


Climate change may expand palm squirrel habitat, raise farm risks

Kolkata, Jan. 4 -- A collaborative study by scientists from India and the Republic of Korea has projected significant habitat shifts for two palm squirrel species under climate change, warning that th... Read More


State issues 'district action plan', SOP to strengthen career guidance in schools

Kolkata, Jan. 4 -- The Paschim Banga Samagra Shiksha Mission (PBSSM) has issued a District Action Plan along with a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) to strengthen the implementation of Life Skills a... Read More


Abhishek flays 'patriarchal' BJP remark on Lakshmir Bhandar

Kolkata, Jan. 4 -- Abhishek Banerjee, national general secretary of the Trinamool Congress and Diamond Harbour MP, on Sunday, raised concerns over a recent remark by a BJP leader on the Lakshmir Bhand... Read More


KMDA plans 5616 urban roads across five districts

Kolkata, Jan. 4 -- The Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA) will construct 5,616 roads in urban areas across five districts under the fourth phase of the Pathashree-Rastashree project, la... Read More