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Calcutta HC orders woman's production before UP court

Kolkata, Nov. 1 -- The Calcutta High Court has directed the Bengal police to ensure that a woman arrested at Kolkata airport in connection with criminal cases registered in Uttar Pradesh is produced b... Read More


Passport renewal stalled over adoption deed

Kolkata, Nov. 1 -- The Calcutta High Court has directed the Centre to respond to an affidavit filed by a man's adopting mother in a passport renewal dispute over conflicting parental particulars. Jus... Read More


JU announces 30-seat diploma course

Kolkata, Nov. 1 -- Jadavpur University (JU), in collaboration with UNICEF, has invited applications for a one-year Advanced Diploma in Public Policy and Behavioural Sciences for the 2026-27 academic s... Read More


Left plans mobile book fairs after Durga Puja stall attacks

Kolkata, Nov. 1 -- A day after a cross-section of civil society took to the streets of Kolkata carrying books to protest the alleged vandalism of Left-affiliated bookstalls during Durga Puja, the CPI(... Read More


After Arnab, fresh cyclone threat looms; Murasu to bring rain to Bengal

Kolkata, Nov. 1 -- Barely days after Cyclone Arnab triggered adverse weather conditions, another cyclonic threat has emerged over the Bay of Bengal, with Cyclone Murasu intensifying and heading toward... Read More


State plans cyber forensic lab upgrade to curb tax fraud

Kolkata, Nov. 1 -- The Bengal government is planning to strengthen its fight against tax evasion and financial fraud by upgrading the Directorate of Commercial Taxes' Cyber Forensic Laboratory with ad... Read More


Sonarpur: Woman gangraped at knifepoint, husband assaulted

Kolkata, Nov. 1 -- A woman was allegedly gangraped at knifepoint, and her husband was brutally assaulted by a group of five men late on Friday night in the Subhasgram area, under the jurisdiction of S... Read More


FIR against Kunal Ghosh over protest against Chorbagan stampede

Kolkata, Nov. 1 -- The Kolkata Police have lodged an FIR against MAITC MLA Kunal Ghosh at Girish Park Police Station in connection with protests over the Chorbagan stampede that claimed 19 lives. Gho... Read More


Theme artist, some eyewitnesses likely to be called for probe

Kolkata, Nov. 1 -- The state-appointed Special Investigation Team (SIT), probing the Chorbagan Durga Puja pandal stampede, has questioned Kolkata Police and West Bengal Fire and Emergency Services per... Read More


Since Jan 1, 2001: State notifies Group D jobs for kin of political violence victims

Kolkata, Nov. 1 -- The Bengal government has notified its scheme to provide Group D jobs to family members of people killed in incidents of political violence since January 1, 2001. Chief Minister Suv... Read More