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Ex UP Badminton Association secretary, his son get 7-year jail term for exploiting girl players

Former secretary of Uttar Pradesh Badminton Association, Dr Vijay Sinha and his son Nishant Sinha were convicted and sentenced under the POCSO Act here for exploiting girl players.

If it is digital, then it is unsafe

Samajwadi Party President Akhilesh Yadav has blamed the ruling BJP of promoting 'Digital arrest' by cyber criminals in large numbers in Uttar Pradesh.

Sharad Pawar to visit Markadwadi village, backs mock ballot repoll

NCP leader Sharad Pawar has said that he plans to visit the EVM-sceptic village of Markadwadi on Sunday to interact with the villagers who conducted a mock repoll recently using ballot papers.

Eastern Railway opens Kurva Block Station and Gati Shakti Cargo Terminal (GCT) at Kurva

The Howrah Division of Eastern Railway achieved a milestone with the opening of the Kurva Block Station and the Gati Shakti Cargo Terminal (GCT) at Kurva in the Rampurhat-Dumka section.

Locals protest against illegal pond filling in West Burdwan

Hundreds of villagers of Lower Kumarpur area in ward 22 of Asansol Municipal Corporation are agitating and brought out a rally today and submitted a memorandum at the office of district magistrate of West Burdwan alleging illegal filling of the only pond in the area.

Blind students observe first cornea transplant day

World celebrates 7 December as the first eye cornea transplantation day.

Japanese consul general invites Burdwan University delegation for tie-up

Nakagawa Kochi, consul general of Japan, said that they are very excited to ink a deal with Burdwan University and to explore the vast opportunities in the tourism sector

Madhyamik board chief meets district officials for smooth exams

A high-level meeting was held at the DM office over the conduct of the Madhyamik examination systematically.

Demand raised for scrutiny of kerosene distributed through PDS system in Bengal

With figures surfacing about the exorbitant percentage of kerosene consumption in West Bengal compared to the national average, demands are being raised for the scrutiny of kerosene distributed through Public Distribution System (PDS) in the state.

Filmmaker highlights phantom pregnancy, its pitfalls

It's often said that cinema is a reflection of society and a filmmaker has tried to showcase a taboo subject, phantom pregnancy, being screened at the 30 Kolkata International Film Festival.

Protest marches in city, districts after Namhatta temple vandalism in Bangladesh

The state unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today strongly condemned the horrific arson attack on the ISKCON Namhatta Centre in Dhaka and urged the interim government of Bangladesh to take immediate steps to find out the culprits and ensure the safety of the religious minorities.

Students shun smartphones to secure good results in HS exam

Out of 180 candidates, who appeared for the higher secondary sent up (qualifying) examination from Halisahar High School, 45 of them were termed as unsatisfactory by the school authorities.

TMC nominates trade union leader Ritabrata for RS bypoll

The ruling Trinamul Congress on Saturday nominated party's trade union leader Ritabrata Banerjee (photo) as its candidate for the coming Rajya Sabha (RS) by-election scheduled to be held on 20 December.

Tigress kills her cubs in Bengal Safari Park

In a most unfortunate incident, three tiger cubs housed at Bengal Safari Park at Siliguri in the Darjeeling district of West Bengal were killed on Saturday after being bitten by their mother tigress, Rika.

Tribal girl found dead at Sandeshkhali

There was tension in Sandeshkhali in North 24 Parganas today after the body of a tribal girl was recovered from a pond near her house.

BJP's Malviya criticises TMC for picking Ritabrata as RS nominee

BJP IT cell chief and co-observer for West Bengal Amit Malviya, today lashed out at the Trinamul Congress (TMC) over its decision to nominate former CPM leader Ritabrata Banerjee for the Rajya Sabha.

Narcotics worth ₹2.4cr seized

The Railway Protection Force (RPF) of Eastern Railway's Malda Division, under divisional railway manager (DRM), Manish Kumar Gupta and senior divisional security commissioner (Sr. DSC) AK Kullu, seized narcotic substances valued at approximately Rs 2.4 crores on yesterday at Malda Town railway station.

Highest child pregnancy: Bengal's first CDPO engagement in Burdwan

The child development project officers (CDPO) have been engaged to prevent child marriages across Bengal and the state rolled out a training programme that was flagged off in Burdwan town on Friday.

Cops step up checks at Jharkhand border to stop potato smuggling

Asansol-Durgapur Police Commissionerate sources said that a racket recently has become active at the border and trying to pass potato-loaded trucks with fake challans

Woman kills husband

Disgusted with her habitually drunk husband, a 'frustrated' wife picked up a sharp dagger and chopped off the throat of her husband at a village about 12 km from Durgapur town last midnight.

Forest dept to promote human-elephant coexistence

To mitigate human-elephant conflicts, the forest department has planned to organise a 'Hati-Bandhu Mela,' a festival dedicated to elephants, aimed at raising awareness among the public.

100-day anti-TB campaign launched with focus on high-burden districts

Emphasising that India's fight against tuberculosis just got stronger, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the starting of a special 100-day campaign today with a focus on the high-burden TB districts.

SC to hear pleas against Places of Worship Act

3-judge Special Bench of apex court to hear pleas on 12 December

No interest in weakening US dollar: EAM

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Saturday reacted to President-elect Donald Trump's threat to impose 100 per cent tariffs on BRICS nations, stating that India has \"no interest\" in weakening the US dollar.

Shinde insists on getting home early but BJP keeps him waiting

Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde has demanded the crucial home ministry from the BJP and talks on portfolio allocation are still in progress, Mr Shinde's aide and Shiv Sena MLA Bharat Gogavale said in Mumbai on Saturday.

Govt plans to introduce new tax slab, claims Rahul

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday claimed that the government plans to increase the tax burden borne by the public by hiking the GST on the items needed by a common man.

CCI urges SC to consolidate cases against Amazon, Flipkart to expedite antitrust probe

The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has urged the Supreme Court to consolidate all the cases against e-commerce giants Amazon and Flipkart in the country to expedite the antitrust probe.

US denies BJP allegations of backing attempts to destabilise India

The US embassy in India on Saturday rejected the BJP's allegations that organisations funded by the US State Department and elements in the so-called American \"deep state\" were behind attempts to destabilise India.

Jasprit Bumrah joins rank of elite Indian pacers with clinical outing in second Test

India's star pacer Jasprit Bumrah continues to touch new heights.

Manjrekar slams Virat Kohli dismissal in pink ball clash

The extended run of poor form by star batter Virat Kohli has elicited disappointment and concern among former cricketers even as Team India produced yet another poor batting performance on the opening day of the ongoing Adelaide Test against Australia.