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Kolkata witnessed a record surge in vehicle registrations in 2025 (File Photo) KOLKATA: The city recorded its highest surge in vehicle registrations in 2025, taking the total registered vehicle count to 23,66,267. The new figures underscore an accelerating shift towards private mobility in the metropolis.The city’s 2025 registration figure — 1,09,807 — surpassed the previous…

Kolkata: Kasturi Goswami, daughter of former Left Front govt minister Kshiti Goswami, joined BJP on Tuesday along with former National Security Guard commando Dipanjan Chakraborty and retired CRPF officer Biplab Biswas. RSP minister Kshiti passed away in 2019.After Kshiti‘s death, one of her daughters, Vasundhara, joined Trinamool. TMC fielded her from ward 96 in the…

Mayapur (Nadia): A day ahead of Union home minister Amit Shah’s visit to the ISKCON temple in Mayapur, Bengal BJP on Tuesday announced its “Parivartan Yatra” schedule, crisscrossing Bengal’s 294 assembly segments.The events will begin on March 1 and end later during the month, with PM Narendra Modi addressing the concluding rally at the Brigade…

Kolkata: Bengal cabinet on Tuesday gave the go-ahead to the creation of 20% additional posts across various pay levels for different state services. At the meeting, CM Mamata Banerjee said that Bengal didn’t have enough SDO-level officers. She also posted on X about this.The CM also announced that a committee will examine promotional avenues for…

Kolkata: The West Bengal School Service Commission on Tuesday announced that the first phase of counselling for assistant teacher recruitment at the higher secondary level will be held on Feb 24 and 25.Counselling for Anthropology, Home Science, Music and Santhali will be held on Feb 24, while counselling for Agronomy, Accountancy and Physical Education will…

Howrah: A TMC youth neta was arrested after the death of a Congress panchayat neta in Uluberia’s Jhamtia on Tuesday. Deceased Srimanta Dolui’s family alleged that he was beaten up by accused Sagar Dolui. Locals blocked roads in protest after Srimanta’s death.A doctor at Amta Block Hospital said it appeared that Srimanta died of internal…

Kolkata: Amid the standoff over the appointment of more than 6,500 central officers as micro-observers for the SIR in Bengal, the EC on Tuesday suspended three micro-observers from their posts for their alleged failure in performing their statutory duties.Two bank managers and one CGST inspector, who were posted in North 24 Parganas, were suspended following…

Kolkata: Amid the standoff over the appointment of more than 6,500 central officers as micro-observers for the SIR in Bengal, the EC on Tuesday suspended three micro-observers from their posts for their alleged failure in performing their statutory duties.Two bank managers and one CGST inspector, who were posted in North 24 Parganas, were suspended following…

East Midnapore Police lodged a suo motu case after BJP MLA and former India pacer Ashok Dinda alleged cops were extorting money from Moyna fish traders, and issued the MLA a summons, reports Suman Mandal. Cops said Dinda had sought more time .“Every evening, policemen on scooters stand by the roads to collect Rs 100-200…