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Anandapur: Fire breaks out at slum; none hurt

Kolkata, Jan. 7 -- Tension gripped the Nonadanga area in Anandapur after a fire broke out at a slum around 6 pm on Wednesday. According to sources, the fire broke out at a shanty, which quickly sprea... Read More


Custody orders must prioritise child welfare: Calcutta High Court

Kolkata, Jan. 7 -- Holding that custody arrangements must be shaped by the welfare and specific needs of the child, the Calcutta High Court modified a trial court order granting weekend custody of a s... Read More


Mamata, Abhishek pay homage to victims of Netai massacre

Kolkata, Jan. 7 -- Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo Mamata Banerjee and her party's national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee paid homage to the martyrs of the Netai incid... Read More


Admit cards for Madhyamik 2026 to be distributed on Jan 20

Kolkata, Jan. 7 -- Admit cards for candidates appearing in the Madhyamik Examination, 2026, scheduled from February 2 to 12, will be distributed through designated camp offices on January 20, the West... Read More


Can't impose election duty on co-op bank staff: Cal HC

Kolkata, Jan. 7 -- The Calcutta High Court has held that employees of an autonomous cooperative bank cannot be requisitioned for election-related duties or included in an election personnel database, ... Read More


St Xavier's College Kolkata to organise first-ever mini marathon

Kolkata, Jan. 7 -- Come January 11 and St. Xavier's College (Autonomous), Kolkata is all set to organise Xavathon 2026, the first-ever city-level mini-marathon. Not merely a sporting event, Xavathon i... Read More


Couple held over 'trafficking of minor girls, women'

Kolkata, Jan. 7 -- The Anti Human Trafficking Unit (AHTU) of the Kolkata Police Detective Department has arrested a couple from Kalyani in Nadia district in connection with a case of Immoral Trafficki... Read More


About Rs 680 cr per Assembly seat dues withheld by Centre: Abhishek

Raiganj, Jan. 7 -- Trinamool Congress (TMC) national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee on Wednesday accused the BJP of withholding around Rs 680 crore in state funds per Assembly constituency, affec... Read More


TMC: lakhs of voter hearings impossible before deadline

Kolkata, Jan. 7 -- A Trinamool Congress (TMC) delegation on Wednesday evening met West Bengal Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Manoj Agarwal and objected to the large-scale issuance of hearing notices un... Read More


Sports Min draws TMC flak after mispronouncing East Bengal, Mohun Bagan

Kolkata, Jan. 7 -- The Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Wednesday launched a sharp attack on Union Sports minister Mansukh Mandaviya after he mispronounced the names of Bengal's iconic football clubs, East... Read More