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Seven prominent Kolkata Pujas opt out of Rs 1 Lakh govt grant

Kolkata, Sept. 8 -- Seven prominent Durga Puja committees in Kolkata have decided not to apply for the Rs 1 lakh assistance announced by the West Bengal government, following Chief Minister Suvendu Ad... Read More


Complaint for remarks against PM Modi: HC refuses to quash 2019 summons to Rahul Gandhi

Mumbai, Sept. 8 -- The Bombay High Court on Tuesday refused to quash the summons issued to Congress MP Rahul Gandhi in 2019 in a defamation complaint over his remarks against Prime Minister Narendra M... Read More


'Safety lapses': 919 hotels, guest houses served closure notices

Kolkata, Sept. 8 -- The Kolkata Municipal Corporation has ordered the closure of 919 hotels and guest houses following a citywide inspection drive launched in the aftermath of the Hotel Shikha Inn fir... Read More


Centre clears Rs 1,043 crore for Bengal's 6 road projects

Kolkata, Sept. 8 -- Union Road Transport and Highway minister Nitin Gadkari on Tuesday announced that the Centre has approved Rs 1,042.62 crore for the widening and strengthening of six road projects ... Read More


IAS shuffle, Onkar Singh Meena moves to Fire dept

Kolkata, Sept. 8 -- The West Bengal government on Tuesday effected a minor bureaucratic reshuffle, appointing Onkar Singh Meena as principal secretary of the Fire and Emergency Services Department and... Read More


Flood-hit Nepal races to rebuild bridges, restore vital road links with India, China support

Kathmandu, Sept. 8 -- Nepal is racing to restore vital road links severed by devastating flash floods, seeking temporary bridges from India and China as authorities work to reconnect isolated communit... Read More


KMC to launch vector-control drive in slums

Kolkata, Sept. 8 -- The KMC will soon launch a vector-control and awareness drive in the city's slums as it steps up its dengue-prevention measures, with South Kolkata emerging as the biggest mosquito... Read More


TMC alleges crackdown ahead of Mamata visit

Kolkata, Sept. 8 -- Ahead of TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee's district tour, which begins from Hooghly, the Mamata-led faction of the Trinamool Congress has alleged a police crackdown on its leaders and ... Read More


TMC puts Rekha Patra in dock over land-row scuffle

Kolkata, Sept. 8 -- The TMC condemned BJP MLA Rekha Patra over allegations that she was involved in a scuffle during a long-standing land dispute in Sandeshkhali, allegedly in the presence of police a... Read More


Trinamool 's absence fuels Nandigram bypoll speculation

Kolkata, Sept. 8 -- With the Election Commission announcing the schedule for the Nandigram Assembly bypoll, political activity has intensified in East Midnapore. The polling is scheduled for October 6... Read More