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September 8, 2025 5:06 PM

PM Modi to inaugurate Combined Commanders’ Conference 2025 in Kolkata on Sept 15

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the Combined Commanders’ Conference (CCC) 2025, scheduled to be held in Kolkata from September 15 to 17, said the Ministry of Defence on Monday. This year’s conference will be held under the theme “Year of Reforms - Transforming for the Future” and will bring together the country’s top civil and military leadership. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, National Security Advisor Ajit Doval, Minister of State for Defence, Chief of Defence Staff, D...

August 22, 2025 8:05 PM

Drug Regulator Alerts Doctors and Health Professionals on Theft of Multiple Novo Nordisk Drug Products

India’s drug regulator has issued an alert regarding the theft of several batches of injectable medicines belonging to Novo Nordisk during transit. According to a notice issued by the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI), Dr. Rajeev Raghuvanshi, “Novo Nordisk has reported a theft of its products, as listed below, during transit from its Bhiwandi hub to distribution routes covering Nagpur, Raipur, Cuttack, and Kolkata.” The DCGI further cautioned that the stolen products are temperatu...

August 13, 2025 1:17 PM

Low-pressure system over Bay of Bengal to bring heavy rain to Kolkata

The Met office has forecast heavy rainfall in Kolkata and adjoining areas from Wednesday, following the formation of a low-pressure area over the central Bay of Bengal. The system is drawing in moisture from the sea and is expected to intensify over the next 48 hours before moving towards the Bengal coast. Under its influence, heavy to very heavy rain is likely in several south Bengal districts, particularly South 24 Parganas, North 24 Parganas, Howrah, and Hooghly. The Regional Meteorological...

August 5, 2025 1:00 PM

Forecast for widespread rain across West Bengal for next six days

Even as districts in north Bengal continue to reel under a prolonged spell of heavy showers, the Meteorological Department on Tuesday forecast more rainfall across several south Bengal districts over the next few days. According to the Regional Meteorological Centre at Alipore, Kolkata, heavy rain is likely in the south Bengal districts of North 24 Parganas, South 24 Parganas, East Midnapore, West Midnapore, Bankura, and Murshidabad on Wednesday and Thursday. “For the next six days, heavy to...

February 25, 2025 8:43 AM

Earthquake of magnitude 5.1 hits Bay of Bengal, tremors felt in Kolkata

An earthquake measuring 5.1 on the Richter scale struck the Bay of Bengal early Tuesday morning, with tremors felt across Kolkata and several regions of West Bengal. According to the National Center for Seismology (NCS), the earthquake occurred at 6:10 a.m. at a depth of 91 kilometers. The NCS shared the information on social media platform X, stating: "EQ of M: 5.1, On: 25/02/2025 06:10:25 IST, Lat: 19.52 N, Long: 88.55 E, Depth: 91 Km, Location: Bay of Bengal." Kolkata lies in Seismic Zone I...

October 25, 2024 3:50 PM

Cyclone Dana: Flight operations at Bhubaneswar, Kolkata airports resume

Flight operations at Bhubaneswar's Biju Patnaik International Airport, which were suspended as a precautionary measure due to Cyclone Dana, resumed at 8 am on Friday. This came after the cyclone made landfall along the Odisha coast, according to airport authorities. Similarly, flight operations at Kolkata’s Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport also resumed at 8 am after being halted on Thursday due to the cyclone. Cyclone Dana made landfall in the early hours between Bhitarkanika...

September 30, 2024 9:30 AM

West Bengal: Protesting junior doctors say, “We haven’t seen any action on our demands”

Junior doctors who have been on protest against the rape and murder of a trainee doctor at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata have said they haven't seen any action on the directives given by the Chief Secretary as per their demands. "Our agitation so far centred around only one agenda, and that was justice for Abhaya. It has been 10 days since we met with the Chief Secretary concerning our safety and security in hospitals, but we haven't seen any action on the directives given by t...

September 23, 2024 3:29 PM

Supreme Court schedules hearing on RG Kar rape-murder case for September 30

The Supreme Court has scheduled the next hearing on the suo motu petition concerning the rape and murder of a doctor at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata, West Bengal, for September 30. This follows a request from the West Bengal Government’s counsel to reschedule the hearing, which was originally slated for September 27. Chief Justice DY Chandrachud, leading the bench, granted the request. During the previous hearing on September 17, Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal, representing the...

September 18, 2024 3:14 PM

West Bengal: Junior doctors request another meeting with govt to resolve unmet demands

Junior doctors in West Bengal, currently on strike after the rape and murder of a colleague at a Kolkata hospital, have requested a second meeting with the state government, citing unresolved issues following their discussions with Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday. While the talks yielded some concessions, including the removal of Kolkata's police chief and two senior health officials, the doctors expressed dissatisfaction, saying that their full list of demands had not been addressed....

August 27, 2024 3:13 PM

Kolkata: Police lob tear gas, lathicharge protestors as ‘Nabanna Abhijan’ rally turns violent

Kolkata witnessed intense confrontations on Tuesday as police used tear gas, water cannons, and lathicharge to disperse protestors during the 'Nabanna Abhijan' rally. The protestors, who had gathered on Howrah Bridge, were marching towards the West Bengal State Secretariat, Nabanna, amid widespread outrage over the rape and murder of a trainee doctor at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital. The rally saw protestors clashing with security forces, as they climbed atop police barricades and broke t...