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Police rescues 20 minor girls from Baripada

Baripada: Town police on Saturday night rescued 20 minor girls while they were being taken away to Kolkata by a bus. From primary investigation, it was found that the rescued girls are residents of Bhadrak, Jagatsinghpur and Puri districts, sources in police said. The girls were going to the neighbouring state to work in a […]

  • Monday, 19 July 2021
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Carbine seized from D-brothers made at Indian Ordnance Factory

Bhubaneswar: Putting all speculations to rest about the source of the carbines seized from the possession of gangster Dhalasamanta brothers, the Commissionerate police on Tuesday asserted that the sophisticated weapons were manufactured at Indian Ordnance Factory in Kolkata. Confirming this, police commissioner YB Khurania said, “Forensic tests revealed that the weapons were manufactured at Indian […]

  • Monday, 19 July 2021
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Shatrughan Sinha may face action, BJP calls him 'opportunist'

New Delhi: Actor-turned-politician Shatrughan Sinha is likely to face “action” for attending the opposition rally in Kolkata as the Bharatiya Janata party (BJP) on Saturday said it will take “cognisance” of it. “He is likely to be suspended from the party after President Amit Shah returns from AIIMS. He has now crossed all the limits […]

  • Friday, 09 July 2021
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Mamata observes 21st foundation day of Trinamool Congress

Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday observed the 21st foundation day of Trinamool Congress party. “Today @AITCofficial turns 21. The journey which began on January 1, 1998 has been full of struggles, but we have been steadfast in our resolve to fight for the people #Trinamool21,” Banerjee tweeted. Expressing her gratitude to […]

  • Friday, 09 July 2021
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PKL: Bengal Warriors continue hot streak, down Telugu Titans 39-34

Kolkata: Bengal Warriors continued their hot streak in their home leg as their beat Telugu Titans 39-34 in Pro Kabaddi Season 6 match here on Tuesday. Maninder Singh scored 12 raid points for Bengal Warriors to lead his team’s charge. Maninder also became the fastest man to reach 500 points in Pro Kabaddi League as […]

  • Friday, 09 July 2021
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India to be top two scientific nations in world by 2030: Harsh Vardhan

Kolkata: Union Minister for Science and Technology and Environment Harsh Vardhan on Monday said India is firmly on its course to become one of the top two scientifically advanced nations in the world by 2030. The minister said the country has made significant progress in the fields of nano technology, space science under the Narendra […]

  • Friday, 09 July 2021
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Former Bengal Minister Nirupam Sen passes away at 72

Kolkata: Veteran Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) leader and former West Bengal Commerce and Industries Minister Nirupam Sen died early on Monday, party said. Sen was 72. The former politburo member succumbed to multi-organ failure around 5 a.m. at a private hospital in the satellite township of Salt Lake. Sen, who handled the industrial reconstruction, […]

  • Friday, 09 July 2021
Calcutta HC gives conditional nod to BJP's rath yatra, Bengal govt may move division bench

Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court on Thursday gave conditional permission to the Bharatiya Janata Party’s Rath Yatra rallies, saying the organisers will be liable for any untoward incident or damage to public property. The Bengal government may, however, move the division bench on Friday challenging the court order. The state government had last week rejected […]

  • Friday, 09 July 2021
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Senior Kolkata journalist arrested by CBI in chit fund case

Kolkata: The Central Bureau of Investigation on Thursday arrested Suman Chattopadhyay, editor of a leading Bengali daily, in I-Core Group chit fund scam, an official said. Chattopadhyay had allegedly received money in his bank accounts from the chit fund firm, the agency’s spokesperson Abhishek Dayal said. Chattopadhyay, also a director in Disha Productions and Media […]

  • Friday, 09 July 2021
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Mamata govt rejects BJP's application for holding rallies

Kolkata: The West Bengal government on Saturday rejected the BJP’s application for holding “Rath Yatra and/or Ganatantra Bachao yatra” in the state saying there was a “grave apprehension of major breach of peace and communal violence during and in the aftermath” of the programme. In an official communication to the BJP, that was made public […]

  • Friday, 09 July 2021
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Government agency probing Jaipur-Kolkata IndiGo flight incident

New Delhi: The Central government on Tuesday said that Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) is probing the incident in which a Jaipur-Kolkata IndiGo flight had to make an emergency landing at Kolkata due to smoke inside the cabin and cockpit area. According to a senior official from the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), a […]

  • Friday, 09 July 2021
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Jet flyer deplaned, arrested over terror threat

Kolkata: A passenger on board a Jet Airways Kolkata-Mumbai flight was arrested on Monday here after a fellow passenger heard him using words like “terrorist” and “destroy” over telephone, police said. Yogvedanta Poddar, was forced to deboard and handed over to the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) after a co-passenger overheard his telephonic conversation and […]

  • Friday, 09 July 2021
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'The Third Wife' wins Best Film award at Kolkata fest

Kolkata: In an august gathering, the 24th edition of Kolkata International Film Festival wrapped up, with Vietnamese film “The Third Wife” winning the Best Film award and a whooping amount of Rs 51 lakh here on Saturday. The film featuring in the International Competition section’s Innovation in Moving Images category is directed by Ash Mayfair. […]

  • Thursday, 08 July 2021
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Anand unhappy with constant zigzagging of chess formats

Kolkata: Five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand is not happy with the constant zigzagging of formats, saying that he finds it ‘unhelpful’. Here for the Rapid and Blitz competitions in the Tata Steel Chess India 2018, Anand suggested separate seasons for the three sections after ending day one of blitz, leading the Indian charge alongwith Grandmaster […]

  • Thursday, 08 July 2021
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Ranji Trophy Roundup: Ghosh ton propels Bengal to 246/4 vs MP

Kolkata: Comeback man Koushik Ghosh cracked his second first-class century as Bengal posted 246/4 on day 1 of their Ranji Trophy Elite Group B match against Madhya Pradesh at the Eden Gardens here on Monday. The 26-year old southpaw scored a 189-ball 100 (14×4) as Abhimanyu Easwaran (86) joined him to stitch a 136-run partnership. […]

  • Thursday, 08 July 2021
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