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Women Perform Sindur Khela At South Kolkata Ahead Of Idol Immersion.

In the case of murders, Kolkata recorded only 53 cases whereas Delhi recorded 461 cases -- the highest among all the cities followed by Bengaluru (179 cases), Chennai (150 cases) and Mumbai (148 cases)

Sushmita Dev had been serving as the national spokesperson of the Congress and its women's wing chief. She sent her resignation letter to Congress chief Sonia Gandhi on Sunday and offered no reason for quitting the grand old party.

Kolkata: Former Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee passed away at a private hospital in Kolkata. He was 89. He was suffering from kidney ailment and had been in critical condition for past few days. Since August 8, Chatterjee had been put on ventilator. He was Speaker of the Lok Sabha from 2004 to 2009. A […]

Bhubaneswar:  Already in the eye of the storm after being caught from a spa in Kolkata, former Dhenkanal MLA Nabin Nanda on Tuesday lashed out at the ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) for suspending him without issuing any show-cause notice. Nanda further alleged that he has been a victim of the ongoing wrangle between the […]

Bhubaneswar/New Delhi: The Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation Limited (IRCTC) has come up with a special package ‘Bharat Darshan Special Tourist Train’, one of the most affordable all-inclusive tour package, covering all the important tourist places in the country. Booking of Bharat Darshan Special Tourist Trains is available online on the official website of […]

  Kolkata: After Kerala, a suspected case of Nipah virus infection has been reported in Kolkata where a soldier has died. Seenu Prasad, who hails from Kerala and posted at the Eastern Command headquarters Fort William, was admitted to the Command Hospital here on May 20 and passed away on May 25, a Defence spokesperson […]

  Puri: With a message to save trees and promote plantation, Kolkata resident, Bipin Chandra Pal arrived in Puri today as a part of his all-India tour on bicycle. While addressing school students, Pal said that there is a need that every individual should plant a tree. Speaking to OTV, Pal said, “Every individual should […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha on Monday strongly opposed illegal construction of barrages by neighbouring Chhattisgarh government during the Regional Conference of Eastern States on Water Resources convened by the Central government at Kolkata. At the meeting held under the chairmanship of Union Minister of State for Water Resources, Odisha’s Food and Consumer Welfare Minister Surya Narayan Patro […]

Bhubaneswar: Riding on a second half goal by Nigerian striker Omegbemi Dudu, Kolkata-based I-League club East Bengal defeated ISL club FC Goa by 1-0 goals to sail into the finals of Super Cup Football Tournament played at Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar, Odisha. East Bengal attacked continuously at the Goan goalpost and got numerous chances to […]

The Employees’ State Insurance Corporation (ESIC), New Delhi has invited applications for faculty positions at its two medical colleges. Online applications have been invited for posts of Professor, Associate Professor and Assistant Professor for ESIC PGIMSR and Medical College, Joka, Kolkata and ESIC Medical Colleges, Sanathnagar, Hyderabad. ESIC PGIMSR & Medical College, Joka, Kolkata: Name […]

Bhubaneswar: Hope of justice has finally come alive for Pramodini Roul as Odisha Police have managed to arrest two persons including the prime accused Santosh Bedanta in connection with the 2009 acid attack case. Santosh, an Indian Army Jawan posted at Kupwara in Jammu and Kashmir, was arrested by a special team of Jagatsinghpur police […]

Bhubaneswar: Inclement weather condition due to heavy rains accompanied by gusty winds in West Bengal forced six Kolkata bound Indigo flights to make emergency landing at Bhubaneswar. Some other flights have also been diverted to Guwahati and other airports in the region, sources said. Several other Bhubaneswar bound flights were also delayed as these were […]

Kolkata: Their tails up after overcoming initial jolts to pull off an emphatic victory in the series opener against Australia, India would look to retain the momentum in the second One-Day International on Thursday despite the leaden eyed skies threatening to play spoilsport here at the Eden Gardens. India were down in the dumps at […]