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Start PG admissions from August 8: State advises universities

Kolkata, Aug. 2 -- The state Higher Education department has advised universities to start the admission procedure for Post Graduate (PG) programmes from August 8. The classes are scheduled to begin ... Read More


Fire breaks out at med manufacturing plant, none hurt

Kolkata, Aug. 2 -- A massive fire broke out at a historic medical factory at Bondel Road in Kolkata on Saturday late afternoon. At least 10 fire tenders managed to douse the flames after over three ho... Read More


Traffic curbs at Red Road from Aug 5 to Aug 8

Kolkata, Aug. 2 -- Traffic on Red Road and the surrounding areas will be restricted for approximately three and half hours each morning from August 5 to August 8 due to the dress rehearsals for the In... Read More


Kankurgachi: 6, including 2 kids, injured as part of dilapidated building caves in

Kolkata, Aug. 2 -- Six persons, including two children, were injured when a portion of an old dilapidated building caved in at Kankurgachi on Saturday morning. A huge chunk from the old building sudde... Read More


IndiGo imposes flying ban on unruly passenger

Kolkata, Aug. 2 -- IndiGo has imposed a flying ban on a passenger who alleged slapped a co-traveller aboard the Mumbai-Kolkata flight 6E138 on Friday. After the flight landed, the accused was handed o... Read More


'The region is a cold desert...': Former ACP leads team to scale unclimbed peaks in Ladakh's Salt Valley

Kolkata, Aug. 2 -- A five-member mountaineering team, led by former Assistant Commissioner (ACP) of Kolkata Police Ujjal Ray, is set to explore the remote Salt Valley in Ladakh and attempt to scale se... Read More


Dum Dum: Infant dies after fall in her waterlogged room

Kolkata, Aug. 2 -- In a tragic incident, a six-month-old girl died after an accidental fall into water that had accumulated in the residence where she lived at Debinagar in North Dum Dum on Saturday m... Read More


No skeletal remains found at two more suspected burial sites in Dharmasthala

Dharmasthala, Aug. 2 -- No skeletal remains were recovered during the exhumation on Saturday at the ninth and tenth sites identified by the anonymous complainant-witness in connection with the alleged... Read More


CM inaugurates 6th State-Level Khel Mahakumbh in Haryana

Chandigarh, Aug. 2 -- Haryana witnessed a vibrant celebration of athleticism and youth energy today as Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini formally inaugurated the 6th State-Level Khel Mahakumbh at Panch... Read More


Row over 'veg-only' food notice at Mahi-Mandavi hostel escalates

NEW DELHI, Aug. 2 -- A controversy over a "veg-only" notice in Jawaharlal Nehru University's (JNU) Mahi-Mandavi hostel mess continues to stir campus politics, with fresh protests taking place even aft... Read More