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Amartya Sen raises concerns over SIR, claims it risks 'disenfranchising' poor people

23 Aug 2025 9:15 AM IST
Kolkata: Nobel laureate economist Amartya Sen expressed concerns over the special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, warning that the...

Howrah to Salt Lake in minutes: East-West Metro Corridor opens to public

23 Aug 2025 2:10 AM IST
Kolkata: Revenue services on the full East-West Metro corridor (Green Line) between Howrah Maidan and Salt Lake Sector V began on Friday after Prime...

Bowbazar residents protest years of Metro-induced damage

23 Aug 2025 2:09 AM IST
Kolkata: With over 200 residents of Bowbazar in north Kolkata, whose houses were damaged due to repeated subsidence during the East-West Metro...

Elderly woman found dead at home

23 Aug 2025 2:09 AM IST
Kolkata: Tension spread in Panchasayar area after an elderly woman’s body was found with her hands and feet tied on Friday morning.Her husband was...

State calls meet, issues 20% bonus advisory for tea garden workers of North Bengal

23 Aug 2025 2:09 AM IST
Darjeeling/ Alipurduar: In an unprecedented step, the Bengal government called for a meeting with the representatives of the tea garden management and...

‘New Metro routes in Kolkata to boost real estate & office growth’

23 Aug 2025 2:08 AM IST
Kolkata: The inauguration of new Metro routes in Kolkata is expected to spur growth in both commercial and residential real estate across Sector V, EM...

Security agency dog bites boy at airport, family cancels trip

23 Aug 2025 2:08 AM IST
Kolkata: A sniffer dog belonging to a security agency allegedly bit a four-year-old boy in the Kolkata airport, forcing his family to cancel a trip to...

Challenging ritual norms: Parents hold ‘upanayana’ for 10-yr-old daughter

23 Aug 2025 2:08 AM IST
Barrackpore: In a remarkable step towards gender equality, a family in Barrackpore has challenged age-old customs by organising an ‘upanayana’ (sacred...

ASHA workers salary hike protest cause traffic snarls

23 Aug 2025 2:07 AM IST
Kolkata: Traffic came to a standstill in parts of South Kolkata on Friday afternoon after ASHA workers staged a protest rally, styled as a march to...

Amartya Sen expresses concern over linguistic intolerance

23 Aug 2025 2:06 AM IST
Kolkata: Renowned economist Amartya Sen on Friday expressed concern over the rising linguistic intolerance in the country, especially against...

‘Publish a white paper on Central funds since 2021 election defeat’

23 Aug 2025 2:06 AM IST
Kolkata: Countering the charges of corruption and misuse of Central funds levelled against Trinamool Congress (TMC) by PM Modi from a public rally in...

WBJEE 2025 results declared after 117 days

23 Aug 2025 2:05 AM IST
Kolkata: After a delay of nearly four months caused by legal complications over the Other Backward Classes (OBC) reservations, the results of the West...
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