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Kolkata street girl going to US for study

Last Updated: Tuesday, June 24, 2014, 12:25

A street child once, 19-year-old Angela Bernadette Ryle has now won a scholarship to Washington for a course on how to teach young children.

Man killed by elephant in West Midnapore

Last Updated: Tuesday, June 24, 2014, 12:13

A man was killed by an elephant at Pathardoara village in West Midnapore district, a senior Forest officer said today.

Divisional Forest Officer (DFO), Kharagpur Range, Anjan Guha said Jogeswar Mullick around 47-year-old was sleeping in the courtyard of his house when an elephant caught him by the trunk and threw him killing Mullick.

Left Front seeks white paper on Writers` Building renovation

Last Updated: Tuesday, June 24, 2014, 00:26

Asserting that the restoration and renovation work of the Writers` Buildings would incur a loss of over Rs.3,000 crore, West Bengal`s opposition Left Front has demanded a white paper on the issue.

Kolkata traffic thrown out of gear by twin rallies

Last Updated: Tuesday, June 24, 2014, 00:18

The commuters in the city had a harrowing time on Monday as the traffic went haywire due to two political rallies organised by the Trinamool Congress and the BJP.

WB BJP defends rail fare hike

Last Updated: Monday, June 23, 2014, 22:01

The BJP state leadership on Monday defended the recent rail fare hike by saying the move taken to bring the Railways out from its poor condition.

Mamata Banerjee demands fare hike roll-back, TMC men paralyse traffic

Last Updated: Monday, June 23, 2014, 21:37

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday termed the hike in rail fares as "unprecedented and anti-people" and demanded its roll back in the interest of common people.

CBI custody of Sudipta Sen, two others extended by 3 days

Last Updated: Monday, June 23, 2014, 21:34

The CBI custody of the main accused in the Saradha chitfund scam, Sudipta Sen, suspended Trinamool Congress MP Kunal Ghosh and another person was on Monday extended by a city court by three days.

J&K issue biggest challenge before new NDA govt: PDP

Last Updated: Monday, June 23, 2014, 20:01

PDP patron Mufti Mohammad Sayeed on Monday said the biggest challenge before the new government at the Centre is to deal with the sensitive issue of Jammu and Kashmir.

BJP calls for `Trinamool-free` WB after 2016 Assembly polls

Last Updated: Monday, June 23, 2014, 19:47

BJP on Monday gave a call for a "Trianmool-free" West Bengal after the 2016 Assembly polls and cautioned the ruling Trinamool Congress that if attacks against its party workers did not stop, there were constitutional ways to prevent it.

Saradha scam: CBI custody of Sen, Kunal Ghosh extended

Last Updated: Monday, June 23, 2014, 19:43

A court Monday extended the CBI custody of three Saradha chit fund scam accused, including kingpin Sudipta Sen and suspended Trinamool Congress MP Kunal Ghosh, to June 26, while three others were remanded in 14 days` judicial custody, a counsel said.