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DRI seizes Rs 113 crore drugs at Kolkata airport, three held

KOLKATA: In the largest drug haul in Bengal in recent times, the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence on Thursday night seized 16.1kg heroin from three passengers — two Kenyans and a Malawian — at Kolkata airport who came to India from Dubai. The market value of the seized contraband is approximately…

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With 17.9 lakh doses, West Bengal leads in 12-14 vaccination

KOLKATA: Bengal is leading the 12-14 age-group vaccination drive in India with over 17.9 lakh doses administered, the Union health ministry data updated till Sunday morning indicated. Bengal is followed by Bihar which has administered 15.5 lakh doses in this age-group while Rajasthan is third with 15.4 lakh doses. Maharashtra,…

The Times of India

Bengali movies face up to Bolly, Holly challenge in reopen season

KOLKATA: With 100% occupancy returning to theatres and the Poila Baisakh weekend around the corner, the war for getting prime-time shows has begun between makers of Hindi, English and Bengali movies, bringing back memories of the pre-pandemic era. While exhibitors are happy that Bollywood and Hollywood movies are raking in…

The Times of India

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Kolkata: 6, including a woman, held for running arms factory

KOLKATA: The STF of Kolkata Police nabbed six persons, including a gun runner named Ria (25), who ran an illegal arms factory at Jharkhand’s Dumka and supplied weapons to criminals in Bengal. All the accused are from Bihar’s Munger who had shifted base to stay off the police radar.

The Times of India

Australia-Bengal-Nepal whodunnit after kangaroos rescued in Jalpaiguri

SILIGURI/JALPAIGURI: Foresters in Jalpaiguri have rescued three kangaroos and found the carcass of a fourth since Friday, setting off fears of a thriving wildlife smuggling racket in the area. Barely three weeks ago, an adult red kangaroo had been rescued from Kumargram near Buxa on the Bengal-Assam border. The animals,…

The Times of India

Baby kangaroos in forest reveal smuggling in Bengal

Joeys were abandoned by smugglers amid a crackdown by officials.

The Hindu

CAG report reveals lapses in West Bengal’s flood management

Issues in planning, monitoring, non-utilisation of funds, and even quality of materials used flagged by performance audit

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West Bengal govt eyes 2,000 more e-buses for its green fleet to change Kolkata commute, clean up air

KOLKATA: The state transport department has set itself the target of acquiring 2,000 electric buses for Kolkata to add to its existing fleet of 80, the biggest of all metro cities in the country.

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From today, Covid curb-free life in West Bengal for first time in 2 years

KOLKATA: Bengal government on Thursday withdrew all restrictions that were imposed two years ago in March 2020 at the onset of the pandemic. This will include lifting of night restrictions that till March 31 only allowed movement of vehicles for emergency and essential purposes between 12 midnight and 5 am.

The Times of India

Institute of wheels stops in Kolkata to train young surgeons on arthroscopy

KOLKATA: An institute of the wheels stopped in Kolkata on Thursday to train young doctors on arthroscopy, a minimal invasive surgery, to treat problems of the joints. Organised by the West Bengal Orthopaedic Society and the Kolkata Arthroscopy Spine Surgery Society, young doctors from across Bengal got hands on training…

The Times of India

West Bengal: At 292, Jaldapara rhino count up by 20% in 3 years

KOLKATA: Jaldapara National Park in north Bengal has recorded more than 20% rise in its rhino population in three years.

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West Bengal records zero Covid death for 8 straight days

KOLKATA: Bengal has been clocking zero Covid death consistently for the last eight days while the number of positive patients admitted in hospitals across the state has dropped below 70 for the past five days. Health experts said while this allows for a breather, the state must continue its vigilance.

The Times of India

A long trip home to have an education

14-year-old girl travels all the way to Bengal from Idukki to continue studies

The Hindu

West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee meets Hills leaders, says GTA polls will be held in May-June

DARJEELING: Chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday iterated after a meeting with representatives of Hills outfits that election to the Gorkhaland Territorial Administration will be held in May-June.

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The team of Ajgar and Musthafa crowned champion in national car rally

DARJEELING: After three days of steering through some of the toughest terrains of north Bengal, the extraordinary incident of a driver needing impromptu treatment after suffering a cardiac attack and participants making post-rally protests over some decisions delaying the announcement of the results, the eighth edition of Himalayan Drive came…

The Hindu

West Bengal Police calls claims by Suvendu Adhikari on Twitter fake

Police say that person in the photograph is an ASI in Mamata’s security team

The Hindu

Bengal’s violent politics of area domination

Eight people were burnt to death in a village in the State’s Birbhum district on March 21, as a retaliation to the killing of a local leader. What makes West Bengal so susceptible to vendetta politics and deadly violence? Why are factional feuds on the rise? Shiv Sahay Singh reports…

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Hope West Bengal govt will punish culprits of Birbhum incident: PM Modi

Eight people were burnt to death on Tuesday in the district following the murder of a local Trinamool Congress functionary

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Daily Dose Ep 1001: HC on Birbhum deaths, Dhami takes oath, AAP's challenge

Salil Ahuja brings you the news from Bengal, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Afghanistan.

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Morning Digest | Six women, two children burnt to death in Bengal’s Birbhum; IIT-Kanpur hasn’t forecast fourth wave of COVID-19: Centre, and more

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12-14-year-olds queue up at Kolkata schools for first Covid vax dose

KOLKATA: As the inoculation drive for the 12-14 year age group was launched in Bengal on Monday, much enthusiasm was noticed at the school camps organized by the KMC, much more than that at the civic vaccination centres in the city.

The Times of India

Officials hope for better footfall at KMC clinics

KOLKATA: Close to 1 lakh children, aged between 12 and 14 years, took their first dose of Covid vaccine—Corbevax—at 700 vaccination centres across Bengal on Monday, the first day the inoculation drive for the age group was launched. Health officials hoped the programme would gain momentum in the next couple…

The Times of India

ED and CBI BJP’s poll allies: Abhishek Banerjee after 8.5 hour grilling

KOLKATA/NEW DELHI: The Enforcement Directorate grilled Abhishek Banerjee for eight-and-a-half hours at its New Delhi office on Monday in connection with its ongoing probe into the alleged cattle-smuggling and coal scams, prompting the Trinamool national general secretary to call the ED and the CBI “the BJP’s biggest allies” in the…

The Hindu

BSF probes drone found in farmland along Indo-Bangla border in West Bengal

Probe on whether Chinese drone found along the India-Bangladesh international frontier in West Bengal was being "misused" for trans-border crimes

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Mamata says she turned down Pegasus spyware offer

The spyware has been used for political purposes, which is not welcome at all, says West Bengal CM

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