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EC likely to hold special SIR camps for sex workers in Kolkata

The Election Commission is likely to hold special camps in red-light districts in Kolkata on December 2 and 3 to address difficulties faced by sex workers during the ongoing Special Intensive......

EC notice to PK over name in voter lists of Bihar, Bengal

Jan Suraaj Party founder Prashant Kishor was on Tuesday served a notice over his name being reportedly registered as a voter in his home state Bihar, as well as adjoining West Bengal. IMAGE: Jan......

India celebrates Diwali with fervour, Delhi AQI worsens

Buildings were decorated with colourful lights and earthen lamps dotted houses as people across the country thronged temples and celebrated Diwali with pomp on Monday. IMAGE: Women dressed in......

Mamata slams DVC for ploy to flood Bengal during Durga Puja

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday accused the Damodar Valley Corporation of releasing water "recklessly and without prior intimation" to the state government, and slammed the......

Ten dead as torrential rain paralyses Kolkata; Puja holidays advanced

At least 10 people were killed, nine of them due to electrocution, as torrential overnight rain -- among the heaviest in four decades -- left Kolkata and adjoining districts paralysed on Tuesday,......

RIL to invest additional Rs 20,000 cr in Bengal in 3 years: Mukesh Ambani

Reliance Industries chairman and MD Mukesh Ambani on Tuesday announced an additional Rs 20,000-crore investment for West Bengal over the next three years. Photograph: PTI Photo from the Rediff......

PHOTOS: Kolkata iconic trams are slowly fading out

It was quarter to nine on a cold December evening at the Kalighat tram depot in south Kolkata. A row of tramcars stood like ghosts under an iron shed. At the corner of one coach an elderly man......

What's Salman Khan Doing With MamataDi?

Accompanied by his bodyguard Shera, Salman Khan on Saturday called on West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee at her home in Kalighat. Bhai reached Didi's residence around 4.25 pm as fans......

Gautam Gambhir Seeks Blessings at Kalighat Temple

IMAGE: Gautam Gambhir offers prayers at Kolkata’s Kalighat Mandir. Photograph and video: ANI/X Ahead of India’s opening Test against South Africa, head coach Gautam Gambhir made a spiritual......

Mystery spinner shocks India stars at Eden nets

Ambidextrous spinner Kaushik Maity bowls at India nets IMAGE: Ambidextrous Kaushik Maity stole show at India nets. Photograph:Kaushik Maity/Instagram In a match simulation designed to help Indian......

East Bengal pip Kalighat to enter Federation Cup semis

Last year's runners-up East Bengal registered a thrilling 4-3 win over Kalighat Milan Sangha to set up a semi-final clash against Churchill Brothers in the 34th Federation Cup on Tuesday. In a......

KKR skipper Nitish Rana seeks blessings!

IMAGE:KKR skipper Nitish Rana and coach Chandrakant Pandit visited the Kalighat temple in Kolkata. Photograph: KKR/Twitter Ahead of the new Indian Premier League season, Kolkata Knight......

How mum's belief shaped Akash's career despite adversity

'If his father and brother were alive today, they would be brimming with joy. This is the life's most memorable day and only few are lucky to see it. I'm the proudest mom on this earth.' IMAGE:......