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Mamata announces DA arrears payout

Kolkata, March 15 -- Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday announced that state government employees and pensioners, along with lakhs of teachers and non-teaching staff of educational institutions ... Read More


Bengal to vote in two phases: 152 seats on April 23, 142 on April 29

Kolkata, March 15 -- Marking a sharp drop from the eight-phase election held in the state in 2021, West Bengal in 2026 will vote in two phases for its 294 Assembly seats, with polling in 152 constitue... Read More


Ready for polls in any number of phases: TMC

Kolkata, March 15 -- Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Kunal Ghosh on Sunday reacted to the Election Commission's announcement of Assembly elections in West Bengal in two phases, saying the ruling party... Read More


On eve of RS polls, Bihar witnesses hectic political activity

Patna, March 15 -- Hectic political activity was witnessed in Bihar on Sunday, on the eve of polls to five Rajya Sabha seats, in which the ruling NDA hopes to make a clean sweep even as the RJD rallie... Read More


Study: Need expanded cancer coverage, early diagnosis

New Delhi, March 15 -- India's flagship health insurance programme, Ayushman Bharat-Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana, has emerged as a lifeline for cancer patients, offering financial protection and t... Read More


Oil cos weigh refinery price freeze, move likely to hit MRPL and CPCL

New Delhi, March 15 -- State-owned oil marketing companies are considering paying refineries a price lower than the imported rates of petrol and diesel to limit mounting losses from a retail fuel pric... Read More


Adani-Total Gas cuts price for certain industrial customers

New Delhi, March 15 -- Adani Total Gas Ltd (ATGL) has cut the price of excess natural gas supplied to certain industrial customers to Rs 82.95 per standard cubic metre (SCM) from Rs 119.90 per SCM, ef... Read More


Cyclonic circulation to bring heavy rain in Kolkata, North Bengal

Kolkata, March 15 -- Several parts of West Bengal, including Kolkata, experienced rain and thunderstorms on Sunday evening as unstable weather conditions developed across the state. The sudden showers... Read More


Nine booked for attack on minister Shashi Panja's residence

Kolkata, March 15 -- Kolkata Police have arrested nine persons, including four on Saturday night and five on Sunday morning, in connection with the attack and vandalism at the residence of senior Trin... Read More


Kavach 4.0 commissioned on Howrah-Burdwan-Chotaambana section

Kolkata, March 15 -- Eastern Railway has commissioned the indigenous automatic train protection system Kavach Version 4.0 across the 260 km Howrah-Burdwan-Chotaambana section of the Howrah-New Delhi h... Read More