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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


IHCL, Kolkata Port join hands to redevelop historic 'Chotelal Ki Ghat'

Kolkata, Aug. 21 -- Indian Hotels Company (IHCL), India's largest hospitality company, has announced a collaboration with Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port, Kolkata, for the redevelopment of the historic Ch... Read More


TMC protests outside Parl, says Bengal 'won't tolerate humiliation'

Kolkata, Aug. 21 -- Asserting that they would continue to fight for Bengal's dignity and the rights of the people, Trinamool Congress MPs on Thursday staged a protest outside Parliament, saying that B... Read More


Shramashree: Post CM's directive, state begins groundwork

Kolkata, Aug. 21 -- The Labour Department, designated as the nodal agency for implementing the newly announced Shramashree scheme, began groundwork for the programme on Thursday. "It will take a few ... Read More


Apex court eases 50% marks eligibility for untainted SSC candidates

Kolkata, Aug. 21 -- The Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that all "untainted" candidates, earlier appointed through the School Service Commission (SSC) process and allowed to continue in service till D... Read More


High Court div bench declines to intervene in WBJEE result order

Kolkata, Aug. 21 -- The Calcutta High Court's division bench on Thursday declined to intervene in a single bench order directing publication of the West Bengal Joint Entrance Examination (WBJEE) resul... Read More


HC commutes death penalty in toddler's murder

Kolkata, Aug. 21 -- The Calcutta High Court has upheld the conviction of a woman and her partner for the murder of a one-and-a-half-year-old boy but commuted the death penalty awarded by a Howrah cour... Read More


Ignored again? Dilip Ghosh 'not invited' to PM Modi's Dum Dum rally

Kolkata, Aug. 21 -- Former state BJP president Dilip Ghosh has not yet received an invitation for the public rally in Dum Dum, which will be addressed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday. Ghosh ... Read More