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New Delhi, February 13 The homebuyers' body, FPCE, said on Friday that many state real estate regulators are not fulfilling their statutory obligation to publish annual reports on a regular basis.In a statement on Friday, the Forum For People's Collective Efforts (FPCE) pointed out...

Kolkata, February 13 The Election Commission on Friday appointed retired IPS officer NK Mishra as the special observer for the ongoing Systematic Area Verification (SAV) exercise and the upcoming West Bengal Assembly elections.In an official communication, the EC stated that Mishra was...

Kolkata, February 13 In a bizarre turn of events, a school teacher and social worker who arranged the donation of his deceased mother's cornea was arrested and spent three days in jail on charges of selling her body parts, before being granted bail by a court here, officials said on Friday...

Today, the BJP accused the Trinamool Congress of spreading misinformation regarding the deaths of migrant workers from West Bengal in other states. At a press conference in Kolkata, BJP state spokesperson Debjit Sarkar alleged that the ruling party was attempting to create a divide between...

Kolkata, February 13 Meghbela Broadband has signed an agreement with Sahaj Retail to help local cable operators transition into multi-service digital outlets, as the traditional cable business faces pressure from increasing streaming adoption, an official said on Friday.The initiative will be...

Kolkata, February 13 Senior TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee met the family members of a migrant worker from West Bengal, who was killed in Pune district of Maharashtra, and demanded that the police in the western state ensure justice for the deceased.The BJP accused the ruling Trinamool Congress...

New Delhi, February 13 The Enforcement Directorate (ED) said on Friday that it has attached fresh assets worth Rs 100 crore as part of its investigation into alleged illegal mining and coal theft in West Bengal, which it claims received "active" assistance from the local administration.The...

Ranchi/Medininagar, February 13 – The driver of a container truck died on Friday in the Ramgarh district of Jharkhand after the vehicle caught fire following a collision with a trailer, police said.The accident occurred on NH-33 in the Chuttupalu Valley, they said."Two fire tenders were...

New Delhi, Feb 13 Electoral trusts received ₹3,826.34 crore in contributions in the 2024-25 financial year and disbursed ₹3,826.35 crore to political parties, with the BJP receiving more than 82 per cent of the funds, the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) said on Friday.In its latest...

Gangtok, February 13 Two people were killed and two others were critically injured after a car in which they were travelling fell into the Teesta River on National Highway-10 in the Kalimpong district of West Bengal in the early hours of Friday, police said. They added that both the deceased...

Bongaon (WB), February 13 A 24-year-old man, who was arrested on the charge of cohabiting with a minor after befriending her two years ago, was granted bail by the Bongaon sub-divisional court here after her family agreed to the accused's proposal to marry the survivor, who has now reached...

Kolkata, February 13 Senior TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee met the family members of a migrant worker from West Bengal, who was recently killed in Pune, Maharashtra, and demanded that the police in the western state ensure justice for the deceased.He also said that the Maharashtra Police must...

Kolkata, February 13 A court in the North 24 Parganas district of West Bengal has cleared a cancer alternative therapy expert of charges of making false claims about his profession.Following this acquittal, a court under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) has also acquitted Aradeep...

New Delhi, February 13 The newly appointed chief secretary of West Bengal will meet the Election Commission's top brass here on Friday, officials said.Nandani Chakravarty assumed office as the state's chief secretary in January."It is natural that a relatively new chief secretary of a state...

Kolkata, February 13 West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee congratulated BNP leader Tarique Rahman on Friday for leading the party to victory in Bangladesh's parliamentary elections.The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) claimed victory in the general elections, replacing the interim...

Balasore, February 13 The driver of a bus carrying pilgrims from West Bengal to Andhra Pradesh died and nine passengers were injured when the bus crashed into the wall of an overbridge on National Highway 16 in Balasore district, Odisha, on Friday, police said.The accident occurred in Bahanaga...

Today's weather forecast for Siliguri, West Bengal: Morning mist and mainly clear skies later.The maximum temperature is expected to be 29.0°C.The minimum temperature is expected to be 14.0°C.The maximum temperature yesterday was 29.5°C, which was NA°C above normal.The minimum...

Bareilly (UP), February 12 Two men, including a well-known local practitioner known as "Dr Bangali," have been arrested for allegedly murdering a teenage girl last year and for the killing of a woman in 2017, police said on Thursday.The accused, Salim Hussain (22) and Asim alias Amit alias "Dr...

Indian Railways has approved a Road Over Bridge project and new passenger halts aimed at extending rail accessibility to underserved communities in West Bengal. The Ministry of Railways stated that Northeast Frontier Railway will construct a road over a bridge worth 176 crore rupees between...

New Delhi, February 12 Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw has directed officials of the Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India and the Railway Board to expedite the implementation of the newly announced freight corridor between Dankuni in West Bengal and Surat in Gujarat."Indian...