West Bengal
- May- 2023 -19 May
Calcutta High Court stayed order resulted in dismissal of 32,000 school teachers
The Calcutta High Court granted an interim stay on an earlier order that had terminated the jobs of approximately 32,000…
Read More » - 19 May
BSF seizes smuggled gold worth Rs 86 lakh at Indo-Bangladesh border in West Bengal
Kolkata: Border Security Forces on Thursday seized gold worth Rs 86 lakh and Bangladeshi Taka worth Rs 6 lakh…
Read More » - 18 May
WB’s ‘The Kerala Story’ ban halted by SC; producer to include disclaimer on ‘conversions’ claim
The Supreme Court issued a stay on the West Bengal government’s order prohibiting the screening of the controversial film “The…
Read More » - 18 May
Today, PM will virtually inaugurate Puri-Howrah Vande Bharat Express
According to a South Eastern Railway official, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will virtually open the Puri-Howrah Vande Bharat Express on…
Read More » - 17 May
Indian Railways to begin service of this intra-state Vande Bharat Express train from Saturday: Details
Kolkata: The Indian Railways will start the service of Howrah-Puri Vande Bharat Express train from May 20. This intra-state train…
Read More » - 15 May
Mamata extends support to Congress for 2024 LS polls, seeks regional parties’ backing
West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Mamata Banerjee revealed that her party would lend support to the…
Read More » - 14 May
Bangladesh and Myanmar hit by Cyclone Mocha, West Bengal on high alert
Over the weekend, the super cyclone Mocha made landfall along the coasts of Bangladesh and Myanmar, intensifying into a category-five…
Read More » - 11 May
In response to China’s connectivity initiatives, India finances opening of Sittwe Port in Myanmar
On Wednesday, the Deputy Prime Minister and Union Minister for Transport & Communications of Myanmar, Admiral Tin Aung San, and…
Read More » - 9 May
BSF seizes gold biscuits worth Rs 4.24 crore, 2 Bangladeshi arrested
Kolkata: Border Security Force foiled a gold smuggling bid in the India- Bangladesh International Border. BSF seized seized 52 gold…
Read More » - 9 May
‘We will fight’, The Kerala Story producer on film’s ban in West Bengal
Mumbai: producer of the Bollywood fim, ‘The Kerala Story’, Vipul Amrutlal Shah has said that he will fight legally against…
Read More » - 9 May
Sahitya Akademi Award winner passed away at 79
Samaresh Majumdar, an Akademi Award-winning Bengali literateur famed for portraying the turbulent Naxalaite period of the 1970s, died on Monday…
Read More » - 8 May
‘Defaming through narrative’: West Bengal Govt to ban ‘The Kerala Story’
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday said that the state government will ban the screening of…
Read More » - 8 May
Protests sparked by Trinamool leader’s ‘Khalistani’ statement on Kurmi people in Bengal
West Bengal’s Kurmi community protested in the streets of the Purulia district after Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Ajit Maity compared…
Read More » - 6 May
To protest Amartya Sen’s eviction notice, Bengal’s intellectual elite took to streets
Numerous academics and members of civil society protested at Shantiniketan after Nobel laureate Amartya Sen received an eviction notice from…
Read More » - 6 May
Bengali man molested child, lured with chocolates, detained
In the Malda district of West Bengal, an 81-year-old man has been detained on suspicion of sexually assaulting a four-year-old…
Read More » - 6 May
Indian designer to dress Queen Camilla and a brooch for King Charles III
A lady fashion designer from West Bengal’s Hooghly region created a gown for British Queen Camilla and a brooch for…
Read More » - 5 May
Amartya Sen’s Shantiniketan land partially saved as Calcutta HC blocks seizure plan.
The Calcutta High Court has granted an interim stay against the move by Visva Bharati to seize a part of…
Read More » - 1 May
Union Govt notifies appointment of Justice TS Sivagnanam as new Chief Justice of Calcutta HC
New Delhi: The Centre Government on Monday notified the appointment of Justice TS Sivagnanam as the new Chief Justice…
Read More » - Apr- 2023 -28 April
14 people killed in lightning strikes in West Bengal
Kolkata: At least 14 people were killed in lightning strikes in five districts of West Bengal which witnessed moderate…
Read More » - 26 April
BJP carrying out ‘violence’, ‘hooliganism’: Slams CM Mamata Banerjee over minor girl’s death in Kaliaganj
Kolkata: West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee lashed out at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday, over the…
Read More » - 24 April
Nitish Kumar expected to meet Mamata on April 25 in Kolkata
Sources said on Sunday night that Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar will meet West Bengal counterpart Mamata Banerjee in Kolkata…
Read More » - 23 April
No heat wave for five days over majority of India: IMD
The searing heatwave conditions that have terrified people this week will subside for the next five days, according to the…
Read More » - 19 April
Saradha scam: BJP Bengal Chief Suvendu Adhikari demands CBI probe against CM Mamata Banerjee
Hooghly: West Bengal Leader of Opposition (LoP) Suvendu Adhikari on Tuesday lashed out at the Mamata Banerjee-led TMC government…
Read More » - 18 April
Mukul Roy, TMC leader, goes missing; complaint lodged by his son
Senior leader of the Trinamool Congress (TMC), Mukul Roy, has reportedly gone missing, according to his family members. Speculations are…
Read More » - 18 April
He is untraceable..’: TMC leader Mukul Roy’s son reports him ‘missing’
Kolkata: The family members of senior TMC leader Mukul Roy have claimed he is ‘untraceable’ since late Monday evening.…
Read More » - 15 April
Government entity to sell 5000kg of fish
On the occasion of Polia Boishakh, the first day of Bengali New Year, a Tripura government-run entity announced that it…
Read More » - 13 April
First rake runs under river Hooghly: Kolkata Metro scripts history
Kolkata: Kolkata Metro’s first rake reached the Howrah Maidan under the river Hooghly, officials informed on Wednesday. ‘Kolkata Metro…
Read More » - 8 April
Indian Railways cancels several trains running on this route for two days: Full list
Kolkata: South Eastern Railway (SER) zone of the Indian Railways has decided to cancel several express and passenger trains. This…
Read More » - 7 April
Indian Railways cancels, diverts, short-terminates several trains on this route: Full list
Kolkata: The South Eastern Railway (SER) zone of the Indian Railways has cancelled 46 trains and short-terminated 8 trains. These…
Read More » - 7 April
Sources say Congress reaches out to MK Stalin for ‘Opposition Unity’ plan and he agrees to participate
According to sources, the Congress party has reached out to Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and DMK Chief MK Stalin for…
Read More » - 7 April
64 express and passenger trains cancelled
An SER official said that at least 64 express and passenger trains were cancelled on Friday due to a three-day-long…
Read More » - 7 April
Purulia woman dissolves husband’s body with salt after killing him with the help of lover
According to a police official, a woman in collusion with her lover allegedly murdered her 45-year-old husband with a sharp…
Read More » - 5 April
Marine Commando of Indian Navy dies during free fall training of special forces
Panagarh : A Special Forces personnel of the Indian Navy lost his life after a failed para jump in…
Read More » - 4 April
Bengal remains tense after Ram Navami violence
Tension gripped the Rishra area of Hooghly on Sunday evening, when violence between two communities erupted during another Ram Navami…
Read More » - 3 April
Former HC Chief Justice Thottathil B Radhakrishnan passed away
Justice Thottathil B Radhakrishnan, a former Kerala High Court judge and retired justice, has passed away at the age of…
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