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Swasthya Sathi: '1 cr hospitalisations crossed, over '13 cr cashless aid given'

Kolkata, Nov. 3 -- Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday announced that the state's flagship scheme "Swasthya Sathi" has achieved a significant milestone of crossing one crore hospitalizations as o... Read More


'Howrah set to draw over Rs 10K cr investment in the next 2-3 years'

Howrah, Nov. 3 -- The Howrah district is likely to attract investments exceeding Rs 10,300 crore in the industrial sector over the next two to three years, with an estimated employment potential of ar... Read More


Sovan Chatterjee returns to Trinamool after 7 years, calls it 'homecoming'

Kolkata, Nov. 3 -- Sovan Chatterjee, once a close aide of Bengal Chief Minister & Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo Mamata Banerjee, and former Kolkata Mayor, returned to the ruling party after a gap o... Read More


Freehold basis: Two firms to get 149 acres of industrial land

Kolkata, Nov. 3 -- The state's standing committee on industry and infrastructure on Monday approved a proposal to allot 149.64 acres of industrial land in Jhargram on a freehold basis to two companies... Read More


Bengal to celebrate 150 years of 'Vande Mataram'

Kolkata, Nov. 3 -- The standing committee on industry and infrastructure on Monday approved the formation of a committee to draft a plan for celebrating the 150th anniversary of the composition of Ind... Read More


'SIR fear' claims another life; TMC dubs it 'cold-blooded murder'

Kolkata, Nov. 3 -- In Hooghly's Dankuni Municipality (Ward 20), shock and fear gripped residents on Monday after 60-year-old Hasina Begum collapsed and died of a heart attack soon after discovering th... Read More


Bengal rejoices as India's women lift first cricket World Cup trophy

KOLKATA, Nov. 3 -- For 12-year-old Anusuya Mitra, watching Harmanpreet Kaur lift India's first-ever Women's World Cup trophy wasn't just a historic moment, it was personal. A student of a cricket acad... Read More


In a first, Argentina to be focal theme country at Kolkata Book Fair

KOLKATA, Nov. 3 -- If you are a Bengali or remotely connected to this state, we are sure you had to pick a side-Argentina or Brazil-during the FIFA World Cup. Just as a Bengali meal is incomplete with... Read More


TMC mocks Health camps set up by Suvendu in Nandigram

Kolkata, Nov. 3 -- The Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Monday mocked health camps set up by Leader of Opposition (LoP) Suvendu Adhikari in Nandigram, dubbing it as a replication of the 'Sebashray' model l... Read More


Malda Police plan river patrol to curb extortion & crimes on Ganga

Malda, Nov. 3 -- In a bid to curb the growing menace of extortion, river piracy and cross-border infiltration, the Malda District Police is planning to launch river patrols on the Ganga using speedboa... Read More