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Cops step up vigil as winter sees spike in road mishaps

Kolkata, Nov. 30 -- With the festive season approaching, traffic authorities are concerned about the rising trend of winter road accidents across the state. Though Kolkata has recorded a significant ... Read More


Negligence at Barasat District Hosp tarnishes state's health push

Kolkata, Nov. 30 -- Despite the state government spending over Rs 500 crore on new buildings and infrastructure, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's project to upgrade Barasat District Hospital into a fu... Read More


North 24-Parganas rolls out 5 mobile med units under new health initiative

Kolkata, Nov. 30 -- After Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee recently launched a "Duare Swasthya"-like initiative where mobile medical units (MMU), a clinic on wheels with a doctor, nurse, technician and ... Read More


TMC accuses BJP of 'Bengal hate' after assault on migrants in Odisha

Kolkata, Nov. 30 -- After Rahul Islam, a 24-year-old youth, a winter-garment seller from Murshidabad, was branded a Bangladeshi and tortured at a village in Ganjam district of Odisha, Trinamool Congre... Read More


Non-teaching posts: WBSSC gets over 8L applications

Kolkata, Nov. 30 -- The West Bengal School Service Commission (WBSSC) has received just over eight lakh applications so far for Group C and Group D non-teaching posts, well short of the nearly 18 lakh... Read More


Jagannath Dham introduces three daily 'prasadam' offerings for devotees

Kolkata, Nov. 30 -- With the revenue generation reaching Rs 100 crore in a little over six months in Digha beach town since the inauguration of Jagannath Dham, the temple authorities now have started ... Read More


CBN orders banks to withdraw non-compliant adverts, gives 30-day deadline

Nigeria, Nov. 30 -- The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has ordered banks, payment service banks, and other financial institutions to immediately withdraw any advertisements or promotional materials tha... Read More


Helicopter engaged in disaster relief operations crash lands in Wennappuwa

Sri Lanka, Nov. 30 -- A Bell 212 helicopter belonging to the Sri Lanka Air Force, which was involved in disaster relief operations, has met with an accident, police stated. The helicopter, deployed f... Read More


SIR: Min begins inspection across 5 Alipurduar Assembly segments

Alipurduar, Nov. 30 -- North Bengal Development minister Udayan Guha on Sunday launched a three-day tour of five Assembly constituencies in Alipurduar district to review the progress of the Special In... Read More


SMC to install signboards to mark Rly-owned roads amid prolonged neglect

Siliguri, Nov. 30 -- Several roads under the jurisdiction of Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) in Siliguri city have remained in a dilapidated condition for a long time. Despite repeated complaints, no... Read More