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Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS), Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS), Avian influenza (H5N1)/ Novel influenza, Crimean Congo Haemorrhagic Fever (CCHF) are the four other diseases that have been added to the list under Rule 198 of West Bengal...

While Ghosh did not cite any figure about attacks on BJP activists in the state during the interview, he and other leaders of the party had repeatedly said over 120 of its activists had been killed in political violence by miscreants sheltered by the TMC...

ER's Principal Chief Operations Manager U K Bal said that in view of the rush of passengers during office hours, it will increase its timetabled suburban train services in both Howrah and Sealdah divisions to 'almost 100 per cent' during peak hours.

In their previous visits to Bengal, the Inter Ministerial Central Teams (IMCT) pointed out multiple flaws and complaints in the state government’s initiatives in containing COVID-19.

Barisha Club Durga Puja committee in Behala, Kolkata has decided to replace the traditional idol of Durga this year with an idol of a migrant worker and mother with a child on her hip.

West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee, who was speaking after a cabinet meeting, said "I ask everybody to follow the Covid-19 safety protocols during the festive season.

The BJP, whose protest march to the state secretariat Nabanna on Thursday witnessed clashes with police, accused the Trinamool Congress government of hurting the sentiments of Sikhs.

Acting on inputs, the DRI officials intercepted a truck at Siliguri that had four occupants who are based in Rajasthan. On intense questioning, they ultimately confessed that smuggled gold of foreign origin was being carried in their luggage, the statemen...

The amendments are is aimed at eliminating fears of private investors of excessive regulatory interference in their business operations.

Raids were carried out at multiple locations in Kolkata and Murshidabad district since this morning, a senior CBI official said.

The Centre has presented two options to the states under which they can borrow from the market to make up for the estimated deficit of Rs 2.35 lakh crore this fiscal. After the 41st meeting of the GST Council on August 27, Nirmala Sitharaman had said that...

The decision was adopted after a meeting of the head of the departments and officials earlier this month. The exam process will be conducted as per the UGC stipulations and the judgment of the Supreme Court, the notice iterated.

Dilip Ghosh’s remarks came on a day when West Bengal reported over 3,000 Covid-19 positive cases and 41 fatalities. Kolkata Police Commissioner Anuj Sharma, too, tested positive for the fatal virus as the overall tally climbed to 1,93,175 on Thursday.

According to Chowdhury, he had himself written to the prime minister on the matter and gave details of more than one lakh migrant workers to the home minister and state chief minister Mamata Banerjee.

Prime Minister's Overarching Scheme for Holistic Nutrition (Poshan) or National Nutrition Mission is the Centre's flagship programme to improve nutritional outcomes for children, pregnant women and lactating mothers.

The woman went out for a ride with a friend who allegedly molested her in the speeding sedan, an officer said. The friend molested her after she insisted on going home, and kept on driving the vehicle aimlessly.