Kolkata

Justice Debangshu Basak directed the state government to allow his parents to view the mortal remains of their son after the postmortem, and perform the last rites at a place to be designated by the authorities.

Russell Osman feels the ATK-Mohun Bagan merger has the capacity of helping Indian football go global.

An institute spokesperson said online assessment was not resorted to as many students hail from remote parts of the country having poor net connectivity.

The Executive Council of the Central university in a meeting on Friday also decided that for the remaining papers of school certificate examinations, there will be 80 per cent internal assessment and 20 per cent viva by affiliated schools.

Last year, the CPI(M) managed to reopen its party office in Nandigram, 12 years after violence there over land acquisition. Over the past months, far away from media attention, Left leaders are organising rallies across Bengal against the Centre’s and sta...

A patrolling party of the BSF South Bengal intercepted a motorcycle carrying two persons, including a woman, in Swarupnagar area on Thursday evening, cops said.

Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee further said Prime Minister Narendra Modi should announce free foodgrains for the entire 130 crore people of the country.

The sources said that the landslide heavily damaged the newly-constructed road stretch redeveloped recently at a cost of Rs 20 crore.

Banerjee said night curfew will remain in force between 10 pm and 5 am, instead of the current 9 pm to 5 am, during the extended coronavirus lockdown till July 31.

The monks - one of them a doctor and the other a lawyer -- were believed to have contracted the disease after coming in contact with a male attendant.

According to Trinamool Congress' Rajya Sabha MP and Indian Medical Association (IMA) president Santanu Sen, the decision is needed in view of unnecessary harassment of patients families.

Congress leader Abdul Mannan said the cyclone, if declared a national disaster, would invite more attention and help from international NGOs.

Thousands of people across the city came out on Monday to reach their respective work places and reopen their businesses badly hit by the months-old lockdown.

A Board official said around 10 per cent of the total examiners, who are yet to submit the evaluated answer sheets to the head examiners, have been asked to submit the same in another 48 hours.

They, however, demanded that the government consider an increase in fares so as to keep the services going without causing losses to the owners.

Dr Diptendra Sarkar of the state-run SSKM Hospital said that with the countrywide lockdown having been in force for nearly 70 days and the government, both at the Centre and the state, having shored up resources during the period to deal with the disease,...