I like what Soumen said: ‘There is a message that when we play the game for pride, anything can happen. Kolkatans respond to a sense of pride stronger than other inducements. These restored prop...

The Bengal government will dedicate a new auditorium to Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay’s memory in an attempt to rekindle the late author’s association with Barrackpore, where he lived for s...

Police seized over a quintal of cannabis estimated at Rs 10 lakh from a pick-up van in Malda on Thursday evening. Hirak Biswas, the inspector-in-charge of Malda police station, said the narcotic, wei...

After a two-year gap, some 300 Hindu and Muslim families have come together in Mominpara of Barrackpore’s Jagaddal to celebrate the golden jubilee year of the local Sri Durga Sati Sangha puja. ...

The Barrackpore police commissionerate has proposed to restructure its existing policing units by forming eight new police stations and appointing as many new assistant commissioners. “Police c...

Asked about the cause of Tuesday’s electrocution that killed Raja Das, 38, wife Poulami, 30, and their son Neel, 10, an official of the state power department said it was a ‘private consum...

Barrackpore police commissionerate are reaching out to people at their doorsteps to so that they can approach the men in uniform without hesitation when needed. The project, named “Durare Polic...

Seven major markets and four malls in Barrackpore were shut on Monday to break the Covid infection chain. Alarmed at the growing number of Covid cases across the Barrackpore sub-division in North 24-...

Some 1,000 workers attached to the Jagaddal-based JJI Jute Mill and belonging to trade unions of various parties blocked the Kanchrapara-Barrackpore Road for nearly two hours on Tuesday morning, deman...

Several school principals from across the country participating in a discussion on Class XII board exams spoke about how round-the-year assessment of students’ performance will be the new norm. ...