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Hospital conducts robotic-assisted spine surgery
This event also highlighted the hospital`s ongoing commitment to bringing cutting-edge medical technology to the region.
Woman complains of rape, colleague arrested
An event-management company staff was arrested by the police last midnight after a woman complained of rape and physical assault at a hotel in Benachity Market area here.
Seamless tactical move in VVIP hostage simulation at Victoria Memorial
The Indian Navy successfully steered a tactical phase of Sea Vigil-24 at Victoria Memorial, Kolkata, showcasing a robust security response to a simulated WIP hostage situation.
Bengal school job case: Arpita Mukherjee granted 5-day parole after mother's death
Arpita Mukherjee, a prime accused in the cash-for-school job case in West Bengal and close associate of former state education minister and Trinamul Congress Secretary General, Partha Chatterjee, was on Thursday granted five-day parole because of the demise of her mother.
House staff at govt medical college engages outsider as proxy
A woman house staff in the gynaecology department at the Sarat Chandra Chattapadhyay Government Medical College Hospital (SCCGMCH) in Uluberia, in an unheard-before act, engaged an outsider for proxy duty on behalf of her in the OPD ofthe hospital triggering serious controversy.
80 plastic waste management units for better roads: Govt
Thestate panchayat ruraldevelopment deptis planning to complete around 1,000 km of roads
BJP MP urges CM to hike 'Lakshmir Bhandar' money for women
Senior BJP leader and Member of Parliament Jyotirmoy Singh Mahato, a member of the Parliamentary Committee for home affairs, has written today to West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee, urging her to increase the monthly assistance under the Lakshmir Bhandar scheme to Rs 2,000.
Union minister predicts BJP government in Bengal in 2026
Union textiles minister Giriraj Singh has asserted that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will form the government in West Bengal by 2026, following anticipated victories in Jharkhand and Maharashtra.
Living couple shown as 'dead' by neighbour
A couple was mentioned as 'dead' in forged deed papers and their property grabbed by their neighbour at a Village in Kalna.
State BJP president attacks Trinamul over viral video
In a fiery critique of the Trinamul Congress (TMC), BJP state president and Union minister of state for development of north eastern region, Sukanta Majumdar took to social media to condemn aviral video involving senior TMC leader and chief whip of the West Bengal Assembly, Nirmal Ghosh.
13 battery-powered water vessels for Hooghly passengers: Minister
A work order for manufacturing 13 electric-powered water vessels was placed and finalized with the Garden Reach Shipyard authority in presence of state transport minister Snehasis Chakraborty.
Bengal govt can take action against ex-city police chief: Centre informs high court
The Centre, on Thursday, informed a division bench of the Calcutta High Court that the West Bengal government has a free hand to initiate any action against former Kolkata Police Commissioner Vineet Kumar Goyal for taking the name of the victim in the R.G. Kar rape and murder case at a press conference after the tragedy.
Mamata Warns Cops, Civil Officials against bribes
Chief minister Mamata Banerjee pulls up officials over unauthorised export of potatoes; CM also announces expansion of flagship Lakshmir Bhandar scheme
RPF rescues 13 children :from human traffickers
Eastern Railway's Railway Protection Force (RPF) rescued 13 children from human traffickers from 1 November.
BJP leader upset over MLA fund utilisation
Visibly upset, BJP's Siliguri MLA Sankar Ghosh, who is also the chief whip of the Opposition in the state Assembly, expressed frustration over his inability to utilise the Bidhayak Fund (MLA fund) for local area development.
Andal man loses ₹3.6L to cyber criminals after phone theft
Cell phone theft cases have also increased alarmingly and police suspect that the members of the Jamtara Gang have spread everywhere
Factional feud over party office
The supporters of Anubrata Mondal have allegedly grabbed the party office belonging to a leader of the different camp in Sriniketan Bazar, Bolpur.
European Union Film Festival to bring26 acclaimeol. films to Kolkata
The much anticipated Euro pean Union Film Festival (EUFF) is back in Kolkata for its 29th edition, celebrating the best of European cinema.
Lt. Gen. Yash Ahlawat takes over as GOC Brahmastra Corps
Lieutenant General Yash Ahlawat, yesterday took over the reins as General Officer Commanding of the north Bengal-based elite Brahmastra Corps from Lieutenant General Rajeev Puri.
One Of the accused, a sch OOl teacher, Was als O a resident Of Chopra
A police team from Burdwan, with assistance from Siliguri Metropolitan Police, arrested a suspect in connection with the ongoing tablet scam.
HC interim bail to Bogtui massacre mastermind for daughter's marriage
The Calcutta High Court has granted seven days interim bail to Anarul Hossein, one of the key accused in Bogtui murder case for his daughter's marriage ceremony on Tuesday.
Efforts on to revive Da rj orange cultivation despite challenges
Minister Arup ROV held a meeting at Uttarkanva With representatives from traders' associations, industrialists, entrepreneurs, tea producers, and otnerstakenolders, including banksand civic bodies, from tne districts of nortnern Nortn Bengal
Negotiations reach final stage at COP29, consensus on climate finance still elusive
As climate negotiators work to give the final shape to the draft of the finance document to be adopted at the UN climate conference, COP29 in Baku, UN secretary general Antorio Gueterres urged them to move from their initial positions to find a balance for reaching a new ambitious financial goal to fund climate action
CM Mamata warns cops, admin officials against taking bribes
West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee today issued a stern warning to certain sections of the police and civil administration, saying that they are taking bribes and the blame is falling on Trinamul Congress leaders.
Congress renews push for Joint Parliamentary Committee probe
After a US District Court in New York charged the Chairman of the Adani Group, Gautam Adani, linking him and others to an alleged bribery and fraud scheme, Congress leader Jairam Ramesh said on Thursday that it vindicated the demand that the Congress was making for a Joint Parliamentary Committee investigation into the various alleged scams.
PM calls for reforms in global institutions
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday called for reforms in global institutions, saying they must reflect the present day world order.
'Even Ajmal Kasabwas given a fair trial,' Supreme Court says in Yasin Malik case
Stating that the Jammu & Kashmir separatist leader Yasin Malik ~ undergoing a life sentence in Delhi’s Tihar Central Jail ~ was entitled to a fair trial in the case relating to the 1989 kidnapping of Rubaiya Sayeed, daughter of late Union minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed, the Supreme Court on Thursday cited the instance of 26 November 2008 Mumbai attack convict Ajmal Kasab being provided with legal assistance and given a fair trial.
UN: Iran Defies Pressure, Increases Uranium Stockpile
Uranium enriched at 60 pc purity is just a short, technical step away from weapons-grade levels of 90 pc
India has achieved 200 Gigawatts of renewable energy: PM
Speaking at the G-20 Summit on Sustainable Development and Energy Transition in Rio, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said that India has achieved 200 Gigawatts of renewable energy out of the target of 500 Gigawatts by 2030.
PM arrives in Guyana after attending G20 Summit
Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Guyana from Brazil on Wednesday on the last leg of his three-nation tour.