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Exhibitions remember Uttam Kumar on his 99th birth anniv

Kolkata, Sept. 3 -- When Uttam Kumar smiled, the audience smiled with him. When he romanced Suchitra Sen in classics like 'Saptapadi' and 'Harano Sur', love itself seemed to fill the air. And when he ... Read More


Rainfall becomes the new 'asur' for artisans of Kumartuli

KOLKATA, Sept. 3 -- Pedestal fans whirr beside half-finished Durga idols, trying to dry the stubborn clay. Huge plastic sheets drape over the goddesses, shielding them from the rain. On Wednesday, at ... Read More


Bhutni: Floods threaten exam centres as waters of Ganga & Fulhar rivers rise

Malda, Sept. 3 -- The flood situation in Bhutni is deteriorating rapidly as the waters of the Ganga and Fulhar rivers continue to rise. Though school premises remain dry for now, authorities fear that... Read More


Illegal entry, fake identity: 3 B'deshi nationals arrested

Darjeeling, Sept. 3 -- Three Bangladeshi nationals, who had illegally entered India and started living in the country under false identities, were arrested by the Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) near the In... Read More


Malda: Fake currency worth Rs 21L seized

Malda, Sept. 3 -- In a major breakthrough against the circulation of fake currency, the Special Task Force (STF) of Bengal recovered counterfeit Indian notes worth nearly Rs 21 lakh during a late-nigh... Read More


'Kingpin' of Itahar counterfeit Aadhar cards racket held from Howrah

Raiganj, Sept. 3 -- One Sanat Mitra, allegedly the kingpin behind a fake Aadhar card racket, was arrested from Howrah. Mitra, a resident of Degram in Howrah district, was apprehended from his cafe at... Read More


Cooch Behar: Son gets lifer for brutally murdering mother

Cooch Behar, Sept. 3 -- The Additional District and Sessions Judge of Cooch Behar District Court has sentenced a man to life imprisonment for murdering his mother in a shocking case of domestic violen... Read More


Couple held with elephant tusks & leopard teeth

Alipurduar, Sept. 3 -- The Jaldapara Forest Division has made a major breakthrough with a crackdown on wildlife trafficking. In a late-night operation on Tuesday, forest officials arrested a couple in... Read More


X-ray service halted indefinitely at Raiganj Govt Medical Hospital

Raiganj, Sept. 3 -- The Out Patient Department (OPD) of Raiganj Government Medical College & Hospital (RGMC&H) in North Dinajpur has suspended X-ray services indefinitely due to a shortage of films, l... Read More


Harirampur: 2 held in separate rape and kidnapping cases

BALURGHAT, Sept. 3 -- The Harirampur police cracked two major cases in the region this week. The police arrested two youths in separate cases of rape and abduction. In the first case, a 32-year-old m... Read More