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KMC clears Rs 145 cr drainage project for north, east Kolkata

Kolkata, Feb. 1 -- The Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) has approved a major sewer rehabilitation and upgradation project at an estimated cost of nearly Rs 145 crore, aimed at addressing chronic wa... Read More


Anandapur fire: SIT formed to probe cause, negligence & safety lapses

Kolkata, Feb. 1 -- The West Bengal Police have set up a Special Investigation Team to probe the devastating fire that broke out at warehouses in Anandapur on the southern outskirts of Kolkata in the e... Read More


Magistrate can't order FIR unless police first approached: Cal HC

Kolkata, Feb. 1 -- The Calcutta High Court has quashed criminal proceedings arising out of a matrimonial dispute against the husband and his kin, holding that a magistrate's power to direct registrati... Read More


Citizens shouldn't feel harassed, act promptly: CP Supratim Sarkar

Kolkata, Feb. 1 -- The newly appointed Commissioner of Police (CP), Kolkata, Supratim Sarkar, after taking charge, delivered a clear message that people who approach the police for help must be treate... Read More


Youth found dead near girlfriend's house in Gede

Kolkata, Feb. 1 -- A youth was found dead, under mysterious circumstances, near his girlfriend's house at Gede in Nadia on Sunday morning. According to sources, the deceased, identified as Sourav Hal... Read More


Book fair 2026: Dr Sanku Bose's new book tackles AI job fears

KOLKATA, Feb. 1 -- If you are a student, chances are you worry whether Artificial Intelligence (AI) will snatch away the job you are preparing for. If you are already a professional, you may go to bed... Read More


Amid roll revision, CM's book on SIR is a favourite at book fair

KOLKATA, Feb. 1 -- Ever since SIR began in Bengal, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has repeatedly highlighted in her speeches that people in the state are dying by suicide due to anxiety surrounding th... Read More


Mamata: Dankuni-Surat corridor 'tabled during my tenure as Rly Min'

Kolkata, Feb. 1 -- After Union Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman's Budget speech proposed a new dedicated freight corridor linking Dankuni in West Bengal with Surat in Gujarat, Bengal Chief Minister... Read More


Union Budget a 'betrayal' of common people: Amit Mitra

Kolkata, Feb. 1 -- Amit Mitra, principal chief advisor to Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and the Finance Department, on Saturday described the Union Budget 2026-27 as "a betrayal of the common people"... Read More


Budget elicits mixed reactions: Relief on essentials, rising costs raise concerns

Kolkata, Feb. 1 -- The Union Budget 2026 has sparked mixed reactions among the public, with relief over price cuts on essentials tempered by concern over higher costs for daily consumables and luxury ... Read More