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Police bust fake CBI gang, recover Rs.1.25 cr

New Delhi, Aug. 22 -- The Delhi Police have dismantled a gang posing as Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) officers, recovering more than Rs 1.25 crore in cash from a robbery targeting a businessma... Read More


331 farmers from Achheja Buzurg receive developed plots: YEIDA

Greater Noida, Aug. 22 -- The Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development Authority (YEIDA) allotted the seven percent developed plots to 331 farmers from Achheja Buzurg village, said officials on Friday... Read More


Several city schools receive bomb threats

NEW DELHI, Aug. 22 -- Several schools in Delhi on Friday received bomb threats through e-mails which were later declared hoax, officials said. Delhi Fire Services (DFS) official confirmed three names ... Read More


Howrah to Salt Lake in minutes: East-West Metro Corridor opens to public

Kolkata, Aug. 22 -- Revenue services on the full East-West Metro corridor (Green Line) between Howrah Maidan and Salt Lake Sector V began on Friday after Prime Minister Narendra Modi virtually flagged... Read More


Bowbazar residents protest years of Metro-induced damage

Kolkata, Aug. 22 -- With over 200 residents of Bowbazar in north Kolkata, whose houses were damaged due to repeated subsidence during the East-West Metro tunnelling since 2019, staging a sit-in on Fri... Read More


Elderly woman found dead at home

Kolkata, Aug. 22 -- Tension spread in Panchasayar area after an elderly woman's body was found with her hands and feet tied on Friday morning. Her husband was also found from under a bed in the house... Read More


State calls meet, issues 20% bonus advisory for tea garden workers of North Bengal

New Delhi, Aug. 22 -- In an unprecedented step, the Bengal government called for a meeting with the representatives of the tea garden management and owners in Kolkata on Friday and issued an advisory ... Read More


'New Metro routes in Kolkata to boost real estate & office growth'

Kolkata, Aug. 22 -- The inauguration of new Metro routes in Kolkata is expected to spur growth in both commercial and residential real estate across Sector V, EM Bypass, Rajarhat, New Town, and other ... Read More


Challenging ritual norms: Parents hold 'upanayana' for 10-yr-old daughter

Barrackpore, Aug. 22 -- In a remarkable step towards gender equality, a family in Barrackpore has challenged age-old customs by organising an 'upanayana' (sacred thread ceremony) for their daughter-an... Read More


ASHA workers salary hike protest cause traffic snarls

Kolkata, Aug. 22 -- Traffic came to a standstill in parts of South Kolkata on Friday afternoon after ASHA workers staged a protest rally, styled as a march to Kalighat, demanding a salary hike. Sourc... Read More