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Bomb threats at Bengal courts as judges get busy with SIR duty

A wave of coordinated bomb threats sent shockwaves across West Bengal’s judicial system on Tuesday, triggering large-scale evacuations and security sweeps in courts across multiple districts, including Kolkata, Asansol, Hooghly, Berhampore and Contai.

Injured cop used local firearm: Police on Howrah shooting incident

The Howrah shooting incident, in which IC of Chanditala police station, Hooghly sustained bullet injury in the presence of a woman, turned murkier today, as investigations revealed that the alleged shooting had occurred from a local firearm usually used by miscreants and not the service revolver of the cop.

Fake Madhyamik candidate in Hooghly caught

The invigilator in-charge of Chanditala Garalgacha High School examination centre while conducting verification of Madhyamik examination candidates’ admit cards, found that the photo on the admit card did not resemble the candidate's face for one of the examinees.

Hooghly press club celebrates its establishment day

The Hooghly Press Club, which was virtually inaugurated by the state chief minister Mamata Banerjee on 13 September, 2013, is celebrating its establishment day, upholding and spreading the message of greenery.