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Bengal CM Suvendu Adhikari addresses the launch of the West Bengal Investment Promotion Policy 2026, aimed at attracting investments, accelerating industrialisation and generating employment, in Kolkata on Thursday, Nov 5 Kolkata: Incentives proposed in Bengal’s new investment promotion policy, announced by CM Suvendu Adhikari on Thursday, will add momentum to the state’s industrial development, said…

CM Suvendu Adhikari at a public meeting in Hooghly’s Pursurah on Thursday Pursurah/Kolkata: CM Suvendu Adhikari on Thursday announced a slew of measures for Bengal’s potato farmers, including a govt guarantee to compensate them if market prices fall below Rs 1,120 per quintal and an assurance that there would be no restrictions on transporting potatoes…

Kolkata: Police have arrested Trinamool Youth Congress functionary Imran Hasan, said to be a close aide of MP and Trinamool national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee, over the 2020 alleged attack on former BJP president JP Nadda and other BJP seniors in South 24 Parganas. Hasan was apprehended on Wednesday night by cops from the Usthi…

Former West Bengal minister Indranil Sen after his arrest Kolkata: An FIR has been lodged against Sandipan Banerjee, president of Forum for Durgotsav – one of the two umbrella organisations of Durga Puja committees in Kolkata – in the alleged Puja pass scam case in which former state minister Indranil Sen has been arrested. Banerjee…

Agartala: Enforcement Directorate (ED) conducted searches at 13 locations across Tripura, Bengal and Maharashtra in connection with an alleged ₹14.55 crore govt tender fraud involving a fictitious entity named Directorate of Higher Education. Among the premises searched on Nov 4 was the residence of suspended IAS officer Abhishek Chandra.The searches were conducted by ED’s Agartala…

Bengal CM Suvendu Adhikari Kolkata: The state govt has initiated the process of setting up an 800 MW super-critical or ultra-super-critical thermal power unit at Bakreshwar, with the project expected to entail an investment of around Rs 10,070 crore.The West Bengal Power Development Corporation Ltd (WBPDCL) has invited bids from interested parties to engage a…

Rintu Ghosh allegedly beheaded his wife, Seema Sarkar, and was discovered in a Kali temple. KOLKATA: A man allegedly beheaded his wife and sat inside a Kali temple with her severed head resting on his lap, while their two sons sat beside him, in West Bengal’s South Dinajpur district on Wednesday.The accused, Rintu Ghosh, a…

Supporters cheer the victory of the Democrat in Kansas Kolkata: Indians and Indian Americans from Texas to California broke into celebration as Democrats posted a sweeping midterm victory, calling the result a mandate for stability, inclusion and constitutional values. In diaspora circles, the mood was jubilant, with many describing the vote as a turning point…

Kolkata: The sighting of a scaly thrush and barred buttonquail at Rabindra Sarobar on Wednesday morning sparked excitement among birders. Birders Sreejeta Sengupta and Priyam Chattopadhyay photographed the birds. With winter approaching, the sighting raised hopes that several migratory birds would arrive at the lake this season.Hours later, the mood among birders turned to concern…

RG Kar students cleaned up L M Banerji’s grave at Maniktala Christian Cemetery and decorated it with flowers and candles Kolkata: With a commitment to preserve medical heritage, students and doctors of R G Kar Medical College and Hospital gathered at Maniktala Christian Cemetery on Monday to observe a commemorative programme, honouring Lalit Mohan Banerji…