How ISI is targeting Bengal: Busting of terror modules reveals 4 operating models | Kolkata News

One accused was arrested by STF from this house in Bhangar’s Panapukur Kolkata: Bengal STF has uncovered four separate modules allegedly linked to Pakistan’s ISI, each using a different method to operate in the state through handlers in Bangladesh and Nepal.One group, involving Hamim Mondal, Arpita Sarkar and Aditya Singh, allegedly planned gangster-style activities combined…

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After 6-year wait, Kolkata’s Orange Line clears last hurdle at Chingrighata bottleneck, eyes Dec 31 launch | Kolkata News

The Orange Line’s persistent efforts have paid off as the Chingrighata bottleneck is now a thing of the past, following the installation of the final concrete slab KOLKATA: The Orange Line has finally cleared the long-standing Chingrighata bottleneck, more than six years after construction at the key intersection first ran into hurdles. The last 31-metre…

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1 killed, 19 injured after building collapses in Kolkata; rescue operations underway | Kolkata News

Rescue teams continued operations at the site to ensure that no one remained trapped under the debris. KOLKATA: One person was killed and 19 others were injured after a building collapsed in Kolkata’s Jorabagan area, officials said on Tuesday.The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and Disaster Management Group (DMG) teams launched rescue operations following the…

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Gang vandalises Tiljala club | Kolkata News

Kolkata: A predawn rampage by a local gang left residents of a south Kolkata neighbourhood in a state of terror after miscreants forced their way into a community facility, vandalized property, stole valuables, and directed verbal threats and abuse at local women and inhabitants on Aug 8.The police, however, had initially dragged its feet and…

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Work not part of teachers’ duty hours, job honorarium-based: Census office | Kolkata News

Kolkata: Amid protests by a section of schoolteachers demanding that Census work be treated as official “on-duty” assignment, the Census authorities on Monday clarified that the exercise is an honorarium-based engagement and would largely have to be carried out beyond school hours. However, officials said district magistrates and municipal commissioners would have the discretion to…

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Tarapith looks at blaze impact on multi-crore religion tourism | Kolkata News

Kolkata: The hotel fire at Tarapith can impact a mutiple-crore religion-tourist circuit weeks before Kaushiki Amavasya, when the pilgrim economy, centred around Tarapith and extending to Nalhati, Bakreswar and Kankalitala, is expected to enter its peak season.The state, which has already ordered a safety audit, plans to complete the safety checks of hotels, guest houses…

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