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Raiganj traders launch drive against forced Puja collection

26 Sept 2025 12:46 AM IST
Raiganj: In a bid to curb the long-standing practice of forceful collection in the name of Durga Puja, the Raiganj Merchants’ Association has launched...

Falakata NDPS case accused escapes from police station, recaptured within hours

26 Sept 2025 12:45 AM IST
Alipurduar: In a dramatic turn of events, a female accused in an NDPS case, Momtaz Sultana, escaped from Falakata Police Station early Wednesday...

Tense standoff in Dooars tea estates over bonus payments

26 Sept 2025 12:45 AM IST
Jalpaiguri: In a dramatic escalation over bonus payments, the manager of Dharanipur Tea Estate, Rajen Indowar, who had been confined inside his...

‘North Bengal faces bus shortage; new vehicles to arrive after Puja’

26 Sept 2025 12:45 AM IST
Cooch Behar: Over the past several years, the North Bengal State Transport Corporation (NBSTC) has decommissioned more than 250 of its aging buses,...

Durga Puja carnival at new venue on October 4

26 Sept 2025 12:44 AM IST
BALURGHAT: The upcoming Durga Puja carnival in Balurghat will be held on October 4 at a new venue near the Chakbhavani Satsanga Temple. For the past...

Fire station proposed for Karandighi; DPR preparation ‘begins’

26 Sept 2025 12:44 AM IST
Raiganj: In response to a long-standing demand of the locals, an initiative has been taken to set up a fire station at Karandighi in North Dinajpur...

Mamata blames Centre, Farakka water release for Bengal floods

26 Sept 2025 12:03 AM IST
Kolkata: Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday slammed the Centre for not dredging the Farakka Barrage for several years and claimed that the...

Calcutta HC seeks reports from CESC, KMC on electrocution deaths

26 Sept 2025 12:02 AM IST
Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court on Thursday directed CESC Ltd and the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) to submit detailed reports on the series of...

No leave for forest personnel in elephant zones amid Puja vigil

25 Sept 2025 11:30 PM IST
Kolkata: The state Forest department has cancelled leave of all its frontline staff, right from Ban Sahayaks to Divisional Forest Officers (DFOs), in...

Dying declaration valid sans doctor’s fitness note, says HC

25 Sept 2025 11:30 PM IST
Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court has ruled that the absence of a doctor’s written certificate declaring a patient fit to make a statement does not by...

Diversity: Sunderban Bird Festival records 31,927 birds, 154 species in third edition

25 Sept 2025 11:29 PM IST
Kolkata: The third edition of the Sunderban Bird Festival recorded 31,927 birds of 154 species.The findings of the three-day exercise, held in...

‘State to notify about recruitment of 13K primary teachers posts post Puja’

25 Sept 2025 11:29 PM IST
Kolkata: The Bengal government will issue a notification for recruitment to 13,421 teacher posts after the Durga Puja festival, Education minister...
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