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A 6.4 magnitude quake, believed to be the biggest in a decade, shook most parts of the northeast and West Bengal this evening. There was, however, no immediate report of any damage or casualty. The epicentre of the quake, which took place at 7.24pm, was located at the Indo-Myanmar border in Manipur, the Central Seismological... 

Kolkata: The hill town of Darjeeling recorded a temperature of minus 1 degree Celsius, the coldest in West Bengal on Tuesday, as the metropolis experienced 9.9 degree Celsius – the lowest in seven years. The Regional Meteorological Centre Director G C Debnath said that Darjeeling recorded minus 1 degree Celsius, while... 

The aircraft was on a routine sortie when it crashed at 8:30 am in Duria village in West Midnapore, district magistrate NS Nigam said. The aircraft had taken off from the Kalaikunda airforce base. Another helicopter from Kalaikunda has brought back the pilot to the airbase. A commission of enquiry... 

Santiniketan: Officially just a Lok Sabha member and Congress general secretary, Rahul Gandhi gets 5,000 letters a day from people on varied issues. This post was submitted by Mudit Agrawal. Read More →

Energy hungry Delhi will soon become a power surplus state as over 2,000mw of electricity from various upcoming power generation plants will be available to the city in the next few months, government said today. Addressing a function after unfurling the tricolour, chief minister Sheila Dikshit said that the gas-based power... 

Kolkata: In yet another diktat on dress code in an educational institution in West Bengal, a high school teacher in Howrah was allegedly slapped by her male colleague for wearing a salwar kameez to class. This post was submitted by Anil Kumar Chaudhary. Read More →

KOLKATA: The West Bengal government on Wednesday issued a notification for formal roll-out of the amnesty scheme for Maoists willing to surrender. This post was submitted by virendra kumar yadav. Read More →

A train crash in eastern India has killed at least 60 people and injured another 120, officials say. This post was submitted by Harshit Agrawal. Read More →

More than 20,000 are likely to be hired this year in the IT and IteS sector in the state, said state information technology minister Debesh Das. This post was submitted by Harshit. Read More →