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Uttar Pradesh tops 'deregulation 1.0', becomes first state to fully implement all 23 priority reforms

Lucknow, Jan. 6 -- The Yogi Government's sustained efforts to transform Uttar Pradesh into an Uttam Pradesh have culminated in a significant national achievement. Uttar Pradesh has secured the first p... Read More


Builder need not refund GST to defaulting flat buyer: Tribunal

Kolkata, Jan. 6 -- The West Bengal Real Estate Appellate Tribunal has ruled that a real estate promoter is not required to refund Goods and Services Tax (GST) already paid to the government to a flat ... Read More


'Kolkata records coldest January day in 12 years'

Kolkata, Jan. 6 -- Kolkata experienced its coldest January day in 12 years on Tuesday as the minimum temperature plunged to 10.2degC, nearly 7 degrees below the seasonal average, according to the Indi... Read More


Bank can't freeze company accounts over internal disputes: Cal High Court

Kolkata, Jan. 6 -- The Calcutta High Court has held that a bank cannot freeze a company's bank and demat accounts merely because of internal management disputes and must act on the customer's instruct... Read More


KMC to demolish unsafe buildings; 150 'high-risk' structures under scanner

Kolkata, Jan. 6 -- In the wake of the recent incident of roof collapse in the Karaya area, which killed one person and injured four others, the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) is preparing a city-... Read More


RPF nabs 4 with stolen mobile phones worth over Rs 1 lakh

Kolkata, Jan. 6 -- The Railway Protection Force (RPF) of Eastern Railway arrested four offenders involved in theft of passengers' belongings (TOPB) at Sealdah and Howrah stations on January 5, recover... Read More


High-tech interview cubicles to ensure transparency in teacher hiring

Kolkata, Jan. 6 -- The West Bengal Board of Primary Education (WBBPE) is setting up technology-enabled interview cubicles at its headquarters in Karunamoyee, Salt Lake, to strengthen transparency in t... Read More


Two killed as goods vehicle hits truck on NH-16

Kolkata, Jan. 6 -- Two persons were killed, and another was injured after a medium goods vehicle rammed into the rear of a truck on NH-16 at Bagnan in Howrah district early Tuesday. According to sour... Read More


State govt issues fresh fire safety guidelines for private, govt buses

Kolkata, Jan. 6 -- The state government has issued a detailed advisory, laying down fresh safety guidelines, to strengthen fire safety in state-run and private buses, following a series of bus fire in... Read More


Abhishek pushes for 11 out of 11 in Birbhum in 2026 Assembly polls

Kolkata, Jan. 6 -- Trinamool Congress (TMC) national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee on Tuesday set an ambitious electoral target for Birbhum, saying the party must win all 11 Assembly seats in th... Read More