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5.4 magnitude earthquake jolts Bangladesh; tremors felt in Kolkata, surrounding areas

27 Feb 2026 1:30 PM IST
Kolkata: Tremors were felt in Kolkata and adjacent districts of West Bengal on Friday afternoon, after an earthquake of 5.5 magnitude on the Richter...

More than 84 lakh apply for Bengal’s ‘Yuva Sathi’ scheme

27 Feb 2026 12:48 AM IST
Kolkata: In an overwhelming response, more than 84 lakh applications under the Yuba Sathi scheme had been received till Thursday.Of these, over 65...

Bengal polls: 240 companies of central forces to be deployed from March 1

27 Feb 2026 12:48 AM IST
Kolkata: The Election Commission of India has finalised a district-wise plan for the initial deployment of 240 companies of central armed paramilitary...

ECI to publish draft voter list on Feb 28, marking verification status

27 Feb 2026 12:47 AM IST
Kolkata: The Election Commission of India (ECI) will publish the draft voters’ list for Bengal on February 28 in compliance with directions from the...

Bengal approves govt jobs for kin of 61 people who died due to SIR-related anxiety

27 Feb 2026 12:47 AM IST
Kolkata: The state Cabinet has approved a provision of government jobs to the families of those who allegedly died during the ongoing Special...

Scheduled Caste belts: State plans smart classrooms in 358 schools

27 Feb 2026 12:42 AM IST
Kolkata: For hundreds of students in Scheduled Caste-concentrated pockets of Bengal — many of them first-generation learners — the traditional...

State partners with IIP for specialised GI product packaging

27 Feb 2026 12:42 AM IST
Kolkata: The state MSME and Textiles department has tied up with Indian Institute of Packaging (IIP) for facilitating the Geographical Indication (GI)...

Himadri Chemical starts world’s largest speciality carbon black line

27 Feb 2026 12:42 AM IST
Kolkata: With the start of commercial production at a newly installed 70,000-tonnes-per-annum speciality carbon black line, Himadri Speciality...

Victim’s silence before doctors no ground for acquittal: Cal HC in child rape case

27 Feb 2026 12:41 AM IST
Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court has upheld the life sentence of a man convicted of raping a nine-year-old, holding that a traumatised child’s failure...

Fake Madhyamik question paper racket busted, 3 in custody

27 Feb 2026 12:41 AM IST
Kolkata: Bidhannagar City Police has busted a racket circulating fake question papers of Madhyamik Examination 2026 in lieu of money and arrested...

MR Bangur removes 2,000 gallstones from elderly patient

27 Feb 2026 12:41 AM IST
Kolkata: MR Bangur hospital in the southern fringes of the city has given a fresh lease of life to a 75-year-old woman from the Regent Park area by...

Fresh bomb hoax creates panic at Brabourne Road, Anandapur passport offices

27 Feb 2026 12:40 AM IST
Kolkata: For the third consecutive day, fear spread across the city over a bomb hoax, with fresh incidents reported on Thursday at the Passport Office...
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