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Private bus services suspended indefinitely across Nadia

Kolkata, Aug. 31 -- Private bus services were suspended indefinitely across Nadia from Monday after bus owners and workers protested against the alleged unauthorised operation of totos, autos and engi... Read More


Chhattisgarh's Ramnami community inspires Chaltabagan Durga Puja

Kolkata, Aug. 31 -- They were denied entry into temples. So, they turned their own bodies into temples. The story dates back to the 1890s, when members of Chhattisgarh's Ramnami community began inscr... Read More


Merlin opens 2nd Yuvraj Singh cricket academy in Kolkata

Kolkata, Aug. 31 -- The Merlin Group recently inaugurated the second Yuvraj Singh Centre of Excellence (YSCE) in Kolkata at YSCE Club Arena on Basanti Road, Bantalla, with former India cricketer Yuvra... Read More


How the Nepal disaster unfolded: From a glacier collapse to a devastating flood

New Delhi, Aug. 31 -- Devastating flash floods and landslides struck the Nepal-Tibet border region on August 26 after a massive chunk of glacier broke away from an altitude of around 5,200 metres and ... Read More


CM Suvendu pitches cooperatives as the 'fourth arm of governance'

Kolkata, Aug. 31 -- Describing the cooperative sector as the "fourth arm of governance" and a key driver of the grassroots economy, Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Monday called for strengthening c... Read More


Mamata writes to EC for third time, seeks early decision on symbol, funds

Kolkata, Aug. 31 -- The Trinamool Congress' internal battle over the party's ownership, election symbol and funds remains unresolved even as August draws to a close. With the Election Commission yet ... Read More


Probe ordered into 'wrong surgery' at NRS Hospital

Kolkata, Aug. 31 -- The state Health department has initiated a probe into the alleged wrong surgery at NRS Medical College and Hospital, with the authorities seeking a report from the hospital. Healt... Read More


BJP MLA faces 'communal politics' heat

Kolkata, Aug. 31 -- A month-long water crisis in north Kolkata's predominantly minority Jyotinagar Colony has put the BJP and Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) under scrutiny, with the CPI(M) arrang... Read More


PM Modi in Bishkek for SCO summit, set to meet Putin; talks with Iran president also on cards

Bishkek, Aug. 31 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, on Sunday to attend the 26th Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit and hold a series of bilateral meetings on ... Read More


Uluberia sub-registrar held for taking bribe, Rs 20K recovered

Kolkata, Aug. 31 -- The state police's Anti-Corruption Branch (ACB) arrested an Additional Sub-Registrar (ADSR) of the Uluberia Sub-Registrar Office on Monday for allegedly accepting a Rs 20,000 bribe... Read More