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  • Accused in Baruipur minor girl’s rape and murder killed in Bengal police ‘encounter’

    Prabhash Mondol, the main accused in the gangrape and murder of an 11-year-old in West Bengal’s Baruipur, was shot dead in an encounter late Tuesday night.According to the police, Mondol had been taken to the crime scene to reconstruct ...

    9 July 2026 Indian Express
    ‘Never faced something like this’: FIR after under-construction church vandalised in Bengal

    The small community of Christian families in Buri Bot Tola in the Subhasgram area of West Bengal’s Sonarpur, about 30 kilometres from Kolkata, is on edge.On Sunday, a mob barged into an under-construction church here, threatened members of the ...

    9 July 2026 Indian Express
    Police resort to baton charge as BJP, TMC workers clash during protest over Baruipur rape

    Workers of the BJP and Trinamool Congress (TMC) clashed in Kolkata on Wednesday during a protest march organised by the Mamata Banerjee-led party over the alleged rape and murder of an 11-year-old girl in Baruipur, prompting police to resort ...

    9 July 2026 Indian Express
    ‘Got what he deserved’: Mother on Bengal rape-murder accused’s encounter

    Prabhash Mondol, the main accused in the gangrape-murder of an 11-year-old in West Bengal’s Baruipur, was shot dead in an encounter after midnight. According to a police statement, a police team took Mondol to the crime scene last night ...

    9 July 2026 Indian Express
    Baruipur rape-murder: Girl’s family welcomes police encounter: ‘Anyone will now think 10 times before committing such a crime’

    The father of the 11-year-old girl, who was raped and killed in Baruipur in South 24 Parganas district, on Wednesday said that he was satisfied with the progress of the police investigation.Speaking to The Indian Express following the death ...

    9 July 2026 Indian Express
    ‘Crimes against women should unite society, not divide it’: Students, football fans sound clarion call over Baruipur case

    By Antoreep Das “We do not believe in the politics of religion. Hindus, Muslims, Christians and Sikhs are standing together. Crimes against women should unite society, not divide it. Instead of politicising such incidents, governments must focus on protecting women and ...

    9 July 2026 Indian Express
    Hang him with others, if he is involved: Mother of accused in Bengal rape-murder case

    “If my son is involved, he should be hanged with the other accused,” said Sandhya Mondal, mother of one of the three men arrested in connection with the rape and murder of an 11-year-old girl in Baruipur in South ...

    9 July 2026 Indian Express
    17-year-old footballer hacked to death after match in Bengal’s Baruipur

    A 17-year-old football player was hacked to death by three youths in Baruipur in West Bengal’s South 24 Parganas on Monday following a dispute over a match result in which his team won, the police said. The deceased has been identified as Prasenjit Biswas, 17.The ...

    9 July 2026 Indian Express
    Bengal CM seeks report on ‘police lapses’ in Baruipur rape-murder probe, says lynched youth was ‘innocent’

    West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Tuesday told Director General of Police (DGP) Siddh Nath Gupta to submit a report within 72 hours on possible lapses in the police probe into the rape and murder of an 11-year-old ...

    9 July 2026 Indian Express
    ED raids 5 Kolkata locations over Trinamool funds, Abhishek Banerjee’s chartered flights

    The Enforcement Directorate (ED) Tuesday launched coordinated raids at five locations across Kolkata to investigate the source of massive financial transactions involving the Trinamool Congress’s (TMC) bank accounts and the funding of party general secretary Abhishek Banerjee’s chartered flight ...

    8 July 2026 Indian Express
    ‘Chor, gaddar, go back’ slogans greet Saayoni, Ritabrata during visit to Baruipur victim’s kin

    Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Saayoni Ghosh and MLA Ritabrata Banerjee, who recently broke away from the Mamata Banerjee-led faction, faced “go back”, “gaddar” (traitor), and “chor” (thief) slogans on Tuesday when they went to meet the family of the ...

    8 July 2026 Indian Express
    North Bengal on alert as IMD warns of very heavy rain, flash flood risk

    Written by Subhosree ModakA deep weather system over South Jharkhand and adjoining north interior Odisha has prompted weather alerts across West Bengal, with the Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC), Kolkata, Tuesday warning of heavy rain, thunderstorms, lightning, and gusty winds ...

    8 July 2026 Indian Express
    ‘Had police acted when we complained, she would be alive’: Mother of Bengal rape-murder victim

    “When we filed a missing person complaint at Baruipur police station, it was around 9 pm on Saturday. Had the police started a search operation then, went through CCTV footage, my daughter could have been found alive,” laments the ...

    8 July 2026 Indian Express
    11-year-old girl’s body in pond, then a lynching: Bengal’s Baruipur simmers

    Located about 30 km from Kolkata, Baruipur in West Bengal’s South 24 Parganas district is simmering after the body of a eleven-year-old girl was found dumped in a pond. Her family has alleged that she was raped and killed, ...

    7 July 2026 Indian Express
    Baruipur on edge, 3 arrested for rape-murder of girl child, CM says justice will be delivered

    Baruipur in West Bengal’s South 24 Parganas continued to be on edge on Monday, a day after a girl child was allegedly raped and murdered, and a youth was lynched on suspicion of being involved in the crime.Police have ...

    7 July 2026 Indian Express
    Article 370 abrogation fulfilled dream of Syama Prasad Mookerjee: PM Narendra Modi

    Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said the abrogation of Article 370 had fulfilled the dream of Bharatiya Jana Sangh founder Syama Prasad Mookerjee, while Union Home Minister Amit Shah, who was in Kolkata to mark the nationalist leader’s ...

    7 July 2026 Indian Express
    Crackdown against sand mafia: Birbhum Police arrests 32 in two weeks

    Birbhum district administration and police have launched a massive crackdown against illegal sand mining and stockpiling, making 32 arrests in a major multi-agency operation within the last two weeks. Besides, the police have registered 52 FIRs, and detected over ...

    7 July 2026 Indian Express
    West Bengal weather: Bay depression triggers heavy rain, Kolkata under thunderstorm alert

    Written by Antoreep DasA depression over the northwest Bay of Bengal has intensified monsoon activity across West Bengal, prompting the India Meteorological Department (IMD) to issue heavy rainfall and thunderstorm warnings for large parts of the state over the ...

    7 July 2026 Indian Express
    Rs 313-cr special package for Bengal’s tea garden workers gets panel nod: CM Suvendu Adhikari

    Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari said Sunday a state-level committee had finalised the implementation plan for the ‘Pradhan Mantri Cha Shramik Protsahan Yojana’ (PMCSPY) scheme, aimed at upliftment of the tea garden workers in the state.The implementation of the Central ...

    7 July 2026 Indian Express
    Unrest in Bengal’s Baruipur over minor’s ‘rape-murder’; youth lynched

    Violent protests erupted at Baruipur in West Bengal’s South 24 Parganas district on Sunday morning after a minor girl, missing since Saturday afternoon, was found dead in a pond. A mob allegedly lynched a local man suspected of being ...

    6 July 2026 Indian Express
    Missing funds, ‘shell firm’ under lens in case against TMC’s Debraj Chakraborty

    A Special Investigation Team (SIT) inquiring into extortion and land-grabbing allegations against former Trinamool Councillor Debraj Chakraborty is now looking into the “disappearance” of money from his bank accounts after the party lost the Assembly elections.Chakraborty’s five bank accounts—some ...

    6 July 2026 Indian Express
    ‘Samajhdaro ke liye ishara hi kaafi hai’: Bengal CM Suvendu Adhikari lists govt measures in address to Bhabanipur voters

    Addressing a section of voters in Bhabanipur, the former stronghold of ex-chief minister and TMC leader Mamata Banerjee, which he wrested for the BJP in the Assembly elections earlier this year, Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari highlighted his government’s crackdown ...

    6 July 2026 Indian Express
    Syama Prasad Mookerjee statue vandalised in Kolkata hours before Amit Shah’s visit

    The pedestal of a newly installed statue of Bharatiya Jana Sangh founder Dr Syama Prasad Mookerjee was desecrated on Sukiya Street in North Kolkata early Sunday morning. The incident occurred just hours before Union Home Minister Amit Shah was ...

    6 July 2026 Indian Express
    173-year-old Howrah railway station to get new platform this month to handle rising train traffic

    Howrah railway station upgradation: The Ministry of Railways has planned to commission a new platform at Howrah railway station to handle rising train traffic. With this, the total number of platforms at the 173-year-old railway station will rise to ...

    5 July 2026 Indian Express
    Mamata Banerjee aide, TMC Bengal president Chandrima Bhattacharya resigns from all posts

    In a fresh setback to the Mamata Banerjee-led faction of the Trinamool Congress (TMC), former minister and the group’s state president Chandrima Bhattacharya resigned from all party posts except primary membership on Saturday.In her resignation letter addressed to Mamata ...

    5 July 2026 Indian Express
    72nd annual convocation: Minister calls for IIT-Kharagpur’s ‘mentoring role’ in shaping Bengal’s educational landscape

    Calling for a mentoring role of IIT Kharagpur in “modernising” the state’s educational landscape and nurturing the visions of new institutions, West Bengal Higher Education Minister Jagannath Chattopadhyay said it’s time for the “best practices” of the country’s first ...

    5 July 2026 Indian Express
    IIT Kharagpur announces double major, gets first batch of B Tech pass degree grads

    IIT Kharagpur is all set to celebrate its 72nd convocation on Saturday, where the institute will confer degrees to 3,936 students of undergraduate, postgraduate, doctoral, and professional programmes.This year will also mark the graduation of the institute’s first batch ...

    5 July 2026 Indian Express
    ‘Raises questions of collusion’: Kakoli targets Mamata, asks Bengal CM to make panel report on 1993 firing public

    Highlighting “serious questions of collusion to protect the guilty” during the previous regime, rebel Lok Sabha MP Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar has written to Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari demanding that the findings of Justice Sushanta Chatterjee Commission on the police ...

    5 July 2026 Indian Express
    Rebel TMC bloc takes over state party office; Mamata faction lodges police complaint

    A day after the rebel Trinamool Congress (TMC) faction met the Election Commission of India (ECI) in New Delhi, the bloc, led by Leader of the Opposition in West Bengal Assembly Ritabrata Banerjee, took possession of the state party ...

    5 July 2026 Indian Express
    Bengal school boy dies after gulping down hot tea; family alleges negligence

    A Class 12 student of Ramakrishna Mission Vidyalaya in West Bengal’s Narendrapur died as his condition deteriorated after accidentally drinking a hot liquid, triggering allegations of negligence, delayed medical response, and administrative lapses at the reputed residential school.Diptanshu Mahato, ...

    4 July 2026 Indian Express
    ‘Put family above fear’: A year after being pushed into Bangladesh and brought back, they seek to rebuild lives

    “Sonsar dekhbo na bhoy? Sonsar dekhlam (Should I put my family first, or my fear? I chose family).”It has been one year since Mehbub Sheikh, who belongs to Bhagabangola in Murshidabad, was picked up from Mumbai, kept in detention ...

    4 July 2026 Indian Express
    ED probes ex-TMC councillor Debraj Chakraborty’s ‘Rs 1300 crore’ properties

    The Enforcement Directorate has filed an Enforcement Case Information Report (ECIR) against former Trinamool Congress councillor Debraj Chakraborty, who was arrested Wednesday, and launched a probe into the properties allegedly owned by him.ED sources said Thursday the investigation has ...

    4 July 2026 Indian Express
    ‘Cybercrime now an epidemic’: CM Suvendu Adhikari says need dedicated unit, launches Durga Squad

    Expressing concern over the sharp rise in cyber crime, Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Thursday said that the state would build a dedicated cyber police network, warning that cybercrime has “effectively taken on the form of an epidemic”.Launching cyber ...

    4 July 2026 Indian Express
    NIA joins cartridges, white SUV dots: Shakir Ali ‘key conspirator’ in Ram Navami violence case

    The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Wednesday said arrested TMC councillor Shakir Ali was the “main conspirator who instigated the mob” during the Ram Navami violence in Rishra in 2023. The agency added that they have recovered 36 rounds ...

    4 July 2026 Indian Express
    Won’t use you for political interests: CM Suvendu Adhikari to West Bengal Civil Service officers

    Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Wednesday assured West Bengal Civil Service (WBCS) officers that his government would not use the administration for political interests, while keeping the state’s administrative structure neutral and free from political influence.Addressing WBCS officers for ...

    3 July 2026 Indian Express
    ‘Those not in voters’ list can’t get govt money’: Bengal CM Suvendu Adhikari says 26 lakh applications for women cash transfer scheme rejected

    Launching the Annapurna Yojana, a direct cash transfer scheme for women in West Bengal, Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Wednesday said that 26 lakh applications for the scheme were rejected because the applicants’ names were not on the voters’ ...

    3 July 2026 Indian Express
    First tranche of funds credited to 1.1 crore Annapurna Yojana beneficiaries: Kolkata CM Suvendu Adhikari

    The first tranche of funds disbursed by the state government under the Annapurna Yojana, a direct cash transfer scheme for women, was credited to the accounts of nearly 1.1 crore beneficiaries, Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari said on Wednesday.While about ...

    2 July 2026 Indian Express
    His party leaders getting attacked, Abhishek Banerjee relaunches TMC helpline

    In the wake of Trinamool Congress (TMC) workers being reportedly paraded with ropes around their waist, hurled with stones and eggs, and subjected to “harassment and intimidation” across the state, party’s national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee on Tuesday relaunched ...

    2 July 2026 Indian Express
    Stones hurled at Abhishek Banerjee’s home; BJP says he is trying to stay relevant

    Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee Wednesday shared CCTV footage on his social media account showing a man on a motorcycle allegedly throwing stones at the gate of his house in Kolkata. Banerjee said the person seen in the footage ...

    2 July 2026 Indian Express
    ‘Rain of eggs’: Mahua Moitra alleges attack, gets a taunt from minister

    Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Mahua Moitra became the target of an aggressive protest Wednesday after a mob allegedly comprising BJP workers bombarded her local transit party office along the National Highway in the Nadia district of West Bengal with ...

    2 July 2026 Indian Express
    Day after police promise swift resolution, ex-editor’s passport renewal process begins

    A day after the Kolkata Police promised a swift resolution, the passport renewal process of former editor of The Telegraph, R Rajagopal has been initiated, sources said, adding that the District Control Security Cell (DCSC), Kolkata, has submitted a ...

    2 July 2026 Indian Express
    Calcutta High Court seeks government report on steps taken to prevent ‘attacks’ on Opposition leaders

    The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday directed the state government to file a comprehensive report regarding the steps taken to prevent the alleged attacks on political leaders and workers and directed police officers to register FIRs in all instances ...

    2 July 2026 Indian Express
    In Jahangir ‘Pushpa’ Khan’s Falta fall, his wife’s arrest is a surprising blow

    Little symbolises the change in fortunes of Trinamool Congress strongman Jahangir Khan, since the West Bengal Assembly election results, as the arrest of his wife Sarika Bibi.In Falta where the couple live, the neighbours say 37-year-old Sarika, who has ...

    1 July 2026 Indian Express
    Intel on ‘violent demonstrations’, prohibitory orders kick in Central Kolkata till Aug 30

    (Written by Antoreep Das)Kolkata Police has imposed prohibitory orders under Section 163 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023, across parts of central Kolkata, including the traditional venue of TMC’s July 21 Martyrs’ Day rally, for 60 days, ...

    1 July 2026 Indian Express
    3 years after Ram Navami violence in Hooghly, NIA arrests local TMC councillor Shakir Ali

    Three years after clashes in Hooghly district of West Bengal during Ram Navami, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Tuesday arrested local TMC councillor Shakir Ali in connection with the violence in Rishra.A team of NIA officials reached the ...

    1 July 2026 Indian Express
    From Darjeeling Tea to Baluchari Saree, West Bengal ranks 3rd in GI tags

    Written by Subhosree ModakFrom the unique muscatel-flavoured tea leaves dotting the hilly slopes of Darjeeling to the intricate jacquard weaves of Baluchari Saree, West Bengal has emerged as one of India’s leading states in Geographical Indication (GI) registrations. The ...

    1 July 2026 Indian Express
    More than 15 injured in naphtha pipeline fire at Haldia Petrochemicals plant in Bengal

    At least 16 to 17 people were injured after a massive fire broke out at a Haldia Petrochemicals plant in West Bengal’s East Midnapore district on Tuesday after an alleged rupture in a naphtha pipeline triggered a blaze that ...

    1 July 2026 Indian Express
    FIR against TMC’s Kunal Ghosh, Dola Sen for ‘traffic disruption’ during Martyrs’ Day stage survey

    The Kolkata Police on Monday registered an FIR against TMC MLA Kunal Ghosh, Rajya Sabha MP Dola Sen and senior leader Baiswanar Chatterjee for allegedly blocking traffic in central Kolkata during a site inspection for their flagship July 21 ...

    1 July 2026 Indian Express
    Kolkata Police seeks ex-editor’s passport application file; Kerala CM seeks Suvendu’s intervention

    The Special Branch of Kolkata Police has sought details of the passport application of former editor of The Telegraph, R Rajagopal, after he alleged that his passport had not been renewed following the deletion of his name from the ...

    1 July 2026 Indian Express
    In Bengal, Suvendu sets the ball rolling for UCC, but says: ‘We are not in a rush’

    Asserting that the newly elected BJP government is committed to implementing the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) in West Bengal, Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Monday said he was “not in a hurry” and that a draft Bill pertaining to ...

    30 June 2026 Indian Express
    Mamata Banerjee era’s OBC quota law amended, but passage of Bills exposes chinks in rebel TMC group

    The West Bengal Assembly on Monday passed two Bills amending the laws enacted by the previous TMC government on OBC reservation in the state.With the passage of the two Bills – The West Bengal Backward Classes (Other than Scheduled ...

    30 June 2026 Indian Express
    Inside Bengal’s new anti-‘goonda’ Bill: District ban, 1-year detention without trial

    The recently elected BJP government in West Bengal passed a new Bill in the Assembly on Monday to prevent and control “anti-social activities” in the state.The West Bengal Public Safety and Control of Anti-Social Activities Bill, 2026, would significantly ...

    30 June 2026 Indian Express
    ‘Will ensure he thinks 25 times before speaking’: Suvendu’s warning to Humayun Kabir over ‘provocative remarks’

    Lashing out at Aam Janata Unnayan Party (AJUP) chief Humayun Kabir for allegedly making provocative remarks, Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Monday warned him against such “reckless statements” and said he will ensure the Nowda MLA “thinks 25 times” ...

    30 June 2026 Indian Express
    Bengal sets the ball rolling for UCC, sets up panel under retd Supreme Court judge to look into draft Bill

    Asserting that the newly elected BJP government is committed to implementing the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) in West Bengal, Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Monday said that a draft Bill pertaining to it will be taken up by the ...

    30 June 2026 Indian Express
    Kolkata ex-mayor Firhad Hakim’s aide Shams Iqbal arrested in Rs 70-lakh extortion case

    The Kolkata police arrested former Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) councillor Shams Iqbal Monday morning in connection with a 2023 extortion case. Iqbal, who previously represented Ward No. 134 (Metiabruz) and is considered a close associate of former Kolkata mayor ...

    30 June 2026 Indian Express
    Prime accused in Bagnan BJP worker murder arrested day after CM visits family

    In a joint operation, the Howrah district police and the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) on Sunday arrested the prime accused in the Bagnan BJP worker Prasanta Dey murder case.The arrest of the prime accused, identified as Sheikh Saifuddin, came ...

    30 June 2026 Indian Express
    Radharamn Das, who defended veg mid-day meals, dropped as ISKCON spokesperson

    Kolkata vice-president and spokesperson Radharamn Das, on Sunday said that he has been relieved of all the responsibilities within ISKCON and was “directed not to represent or speak on behalf of the organisation” before the media, government authorities or ...

    30 June 2026 Indian Express
    Indian Railways to permanently close reservation counters at 8 Sealdah Division stations from July 1 – Full list

    Closure of railway reservation counters over Sealdah Division: Indian Railways (IR) has decided to permanently close computerised reservation counters, also known as Passenger Reservation System (PRS) counters, at eight stations under the Sealdah Division from July 1. These counters ...

    29 June 2026 Indian Express
    Dola Sen accuses rival leaders of forgery and impersonation as Trinamool rift deepens

    Rajya Sabha MP and Trinamool Congress national joint secretary Dola Sen filed a criminal complaint against key leaders of the rival party faction, accusing them of forgery, cheating, and criminal impersonation.Sen, representing the Mamata Banerjee-led faction of the party, ...

    29 June 2026 Indian Express
    From Fariapukur murals to tea stalls, Kolkata’s unmatched FIFA World Cup frenzy

    Written by Antoreep DasAs the FIFA World Cup 2026 crosses the halfway mark with more than 50 matches completed, football conversations have spilt out from television screens onto tea stalls, college campuses and neighbourhood clubs across Kolkata.In Fariapukur, a ...

    29 June 2026 Indian Express
    Complaint against Firhad Hakim over Kolkata warehouse collapse alleges ‘criminal plot’

    The Bharatiya Janata Mazdoor Cell (BJMC), linked to the ruling BJP, has filed a police complaint against former Kolkata mayor Firhad Hakim and two councillors in connection with the Taratala warehouse collapse, which killed 16 people.In the complaint, filed ...

    29 June 2026 Indian Express
    Kolkata warehouse collapse: Kin identify victims, survivor recounts why he took the job

    The Taratala warehouse collapse toll rose to 16 on Saturday as rescue teams continued clearing the debris to look for signs of life. At the SSKM Hospital morgue, families identified the victims from tattoos, old injuries, clothes and personal ...

    29 June 2026 Indian Express
    West Bengal to mark Syama Prasad Mookerjee’s 125th birth anniversary with year-long events

    Written by Debadrita BasuThe Suvendu Adhikari-led West Bengal government has announced year-long celebrations to mark the 125th birth anniversary of Bharatiya Jana Sangh founder Dr Syama Prasad Mookerjee.The decision, taken following a Cabinet resolution earlier this month, aims to ...

    28 June 2026 Indian Express
    MLA Humayun Kabir under fire after threatening BJP workers at Murshidabad rally

    Aam Janata Unnayan Party (AJUP) chief Humayun Kabir Friday sparked a controversy after threatening to beat up BJP workers in Murshidabad district.Addressing a public meeting in Murshidabad’s Rejinagar, Humayun Kabir said, “I told (Chief Minister) Suvendu Adhikari, it is ...

    28 June 2026 Indian Express
    Kolkata warehouse collapse: Kin identify victims, survivor recounts why he took the job

    The Taratala warehouse collapse toll rose to 16 on Saturday as rescue teams continued clearing the debris to look for signs of life. At the SSKM Hospital morgue, families identified the victims from tattoos, old injuries, clothes and personal ...

    28 June 2026 Indian Express
    ‘Won’t apply to STs’: Samik Bhattacharya as BJP govt plans to table UCC Bill 

    While the new BJP government is planning to bring in a Bill on implementing the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) in the state during the ongoing Assembly session, the party state president Samik Bhattacharya clarified that “nothing in the code ...

    28 June 2026 Indian Express
    West Bengal eases diesel container ban; relief for agriculture and healthcare

    West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari Sunday announced the partial lifting of the ban on diesel supply in containers that was imposed by the Union Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas earlier this year amid the West Asia conflict.Making ...

    28 June 2026 Indian Express
    Racket granting building permits- Firhad Hakim’s aide sent to police custody

    A Kolkata court on Friday remanded Kalicharan Bandyopadhyay, former Officer on Special Duty (OSD) to ex-Kolkata Mayor Firhad Hakim, to police custody till July 4 in connection with a warehouse collapse in the city that left 15 people dead.Bandyopadhyay, ...

    28 June 2026 Indian Express
    Vidyasagar Setu to remain closed for 12 hours on Sunday; Kolkata Police issues traffic advisory, lists alternate routes

    Vidyasagar Setu closed: Vidyasagar Setu in Kolkata will remain closed for 12 hours on Sunday, June 28, due to repair and rehabilitation work, including the replacement of stay and holding-down cables and bearings. Thus, vehicular movement will be completely ...

    28 June 2026 Indian Express
    Warehouse Collapse: How govt will audit G+5 building projects even beyond Kolkata

    After ordering the suspension of all under-construction commercial projects in Kolkata till July 31 in the wake of the death of at least 15 labourers in a warehouse collapse in Kolkata’s Tartala area, West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari ...

    28 June 2026 Indian Express
    Kolkata warehouse collapse: Among the dead, a teen’s first trip to city, a migrant from Bihar

    “Machine chala rahein hai. Baad mein baat karenge (Right now running the machine, will talk later).” This was the last time 36-year-old Neha Devi heard from her husband Navin Singh on Wednesday morning, hours before the roof of the ...

    27 June 2026 Indian Express
    Kolkata warehouse collapse toll reaches 15, rescue op enters third night

    The death toll in the Kolkata warehouse collapse reached 15 on Friday with the recovery of two more bodies from the rubble and the death of two injured persons, even as the round-the-clock rescue and search operations stretched to ...

    27 June 2026 Indian Express
    How many are still trapped in rubble? No clarity as contractors didn’t maintain logbook of labourers

    As rescue operations continued for the second night on Thursday at the site of the warehouse collapse in Kolkata’s Taratala area, hindered by rain and thunderstorms, it was still not clear how many labourers were still trapped inside the ...

    27 June 2026 Indian Express
    Suvendu Adhikari blames Firhad Hakim, ‘TMC-era sins’ for Taratala warehouse collapse

    With the death toll in the Taratala warehouse collapse rising to eleven, Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Thursday targeted the previous Trinamool Congress government over allegedly approving faulty and unsafe construction plans, while assuring that “nobody will be spared”.Waving ...

    27 June 2026 Indian Express
    In Bengal, BJP government to bring UCC Bill this Assembly session

    The new BJP government in West Bengal is planning to bring in a Bill on implementing the Uniform Civil Code in the state during the ongoing Assembly session.During the Assembly elections in the state, the BJP had promised to ...

    27 June 2026 Indian Express
    Calcutta High Court expresses displeasure over investigation by SIT in RG Kar case

    The Calcutta High Court on Thursday expressed dissatisfaction over the progress of investigation by the Special Investigation Team (SIT) in the alleged conspiracy in the rape and murder of an on-duty doctor at state-run RG Kar Medical College and ...

    26 June 2026 Indian Express
    Kolkata warehouse collapse death toll rises to 11; police arrest 5, form SIT

    The Kolkata police said Thursday they have arrested five people, including a structural engineer and a site supervisor, in connection with the Taratala warehouse collapse, even as the death toll in the accident rose to 11. The case has ...

    26 June 2026 Indian Express
    Suvendu blames Firhad, ‘TMC-era sins’ for warehouse collapse

    With the death toll in the Taratala warehouse collapse rising to eleven, Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Thursday targeted the previous Trinamool Congress government over allegedly approving faulty and unsafe construction plans, while assuring that “nobody will be spared”.Waving ...

    26 June 2026 Indian Express
    Kolkata weather alert: IMD issues orange alert for thunderstorms

    Written by Subhosree ModakKolkata is likely to witness thunderstorms, lightning, and strong gusty winds over the next several days, with the India Meteorological Department (IMD) issuing an Orange Alert for the city and surrounding districts.According to a special bulletin ...

    26 June 2026 Indian Express
    Kolkata warehouse collapse: Doctors, staff on war footing as injured & their kin beeline SSKM hospital

    An ambulance after another cut through the packed compound, as the air echoed with muffled cries of the bereaved amid announcements on the loudspeakers asking people to clear the way for the victims. This was the scene outside the ...

    26 June 2026 Indian Express
    Bengal CM Suvendu Adhikari suspends construction work till July 31, orders audit of all ongoing projects

    In the wake of the collapse of a warehouse in Kolkata’s Taratala area, killing at least five labourers, West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Wednesday ordered the suspension of all under-construction commercial projects in Kolkata till July 31.Soon ...

    26 June 2026 Indian Express
    Former Kolkata deputy mayor Atin Ghosh, daughter booked in Rs 4-crore real estate case

    The West Bengal Police Wednesday booked Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) former deputy mayor and former Trinamool Congress MLA Atin Ghosh, his daughter Priyadarshini Ghosh, her husband, and several associates for allegedly grabbing a prime piece of real estate. The ...

    25 June 2026 Indian Express
    Kolkata warehouse roof collapse: 5 dead, 20 injured; race on to rescue trapped labourers

    Five labourers were killed and 20 others injured after the roof of an under-construction warehouse caved in on Wednesday afternoon in Kolkata’s Taratala area. Rescue operations by the Army and NDRF stretched till late in the night to bring ...

    25 June 2026 Indian Express
    DJ remark case: CID allowed to collect Abhishek Banerjee’s voice sample

    The West Bengal Criminal Investigation Department (CID) on Tuesday got permission to collect a voice sample from Trinamool Congress (TMC) national general secretary and MP Abhishek Banerjee in connection with a case related to his remark on DJs playing ...

    25 June 2026 Indian Express
    What is the problem if someone else is LoP: Calcutta High Court on Sovandeb plea

    The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday questioned the practical implications of the dispute as it started hearing a petition filed by TMC MLA Sovandeb Chattopadhyay challenging the Assembly Speaker’s decision to recognise Ritobrata Banerjee as the Leader of Opposition ...

    25 June 2026 Indian Express
    Heavy rains lash parts of Kolkata; trees uprooted, traffic disrupted

    Heavy monsoon showers lashed large parts of North Bengal on Monday, while an intense thunderstorm accompanied by lightning and strong winds swept across Kolkata and neighbouring districts in the afternoon, as the India Meteorological Department (IMD) forecast more rain ...

    25 June 2026 Indian Express
    Bengal govt to bring law to confiscate, auction properties of corrupt officials, says Suvendu

    Issuing a stern warning against corruption, Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari said his government is set to introduce a stringent law to confiscate and auction the assets of corrupt officials and politicians.Speaking in the Assembly on the final day of ...

    24 June 2026 Indian Express
    India’s warship-building capability gaining new speed: Navy Chief

    “India’s warship-building capability is gaining new speed in modern technology, self-reliance, and self-confidence,” Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Krishna Swaminathan said on Saturday as the Navy commissioned three frontline platforms — INS Dunagiri, INS Sanshodhak and INS Agray — ...

    24 June 2026 Indian Express
    ‘Want to travel abroad for treatment’: Abhishek Banerjee moves court

    Trinamool Congress national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee on Tuesday sought permission from the Calcutta High Court to travel abroad for medical treatment.Banerjee’s legal counsel has submitted an application with the single bench of Justice Saugata Bhattacharyya, seeking permission to ...

    24 June 2026 Indian Express
    10-day traffic diversions, vehicular curbs across Kolkata for Muharram

    Written by Antoreep DasIn view of Muharram, the Kolkata police have issued a notification outlining massive vehicular restrictions and route diversions across major arterial thoroughfares in the city for 10 days.The regulations, effective from the first day of Muharram, ...

    24 June 2026 Indian Express
    How Swapan Dasgupta’s West Bengal budget will help women earn from home kitchens

    Home kitchens across West Bengal may soon transform into formal revenue streams for women as the newly elected BJP government is set to unveil a comprehensive cloud kitchen policy alongside an array of welfare schemes targeted at women’s empowerment, ...

    24 June 2026 Indian Express
    Mamata Banerjee dumped as Trinamool chief by Ritabrata-led rebels

    In another major jolt to the Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress, the rebel party MLAs, led by Ritabrata Banerjee, held a meeting at a private hotel in Kolkata on Monday and named senior MLA Arup Roy as the chairperson of ...

    24 June 2026 Indian Express
    In first Budget, Bengal Government unveils plan for second Kolkata airport

    The BJP Government in West Bengal, in its first Budget presented Monday, announced plans to build a second greenfield airport near Kolkata to decongest the Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport and support the state’s economic growth.During his maiden ...

    24 June 2026 Indian Express
    DA hike, 1.7 lakh jobs, anti-Syndicate law: Swapan Dasgupta’s Bengal budget

    A 38 per cent dearness allowance for state government employees, recruitment to fill 1 lakh vacant posts, and a new airport near Kolkata are highlights of the budget announcements by West Bengal’s new Finance Minister, Swapan Dasgupta, today. Dasgupta ...

    23 June 2026 Indian Express
    Kolkata hit by torrential rain, NEET examinees struggle to reach exam centres

    Kolkata experienced an hour of torrential rain and storm activity on Sunday, leading to widespread waterlogging across several neighborhoods.A tree collapsed in Chandni Chowk, snagging an electric wire. Workers from the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) and Calcutta Electric Supply ...

    22 June 2026 Indian Express
    Kolkata’s Suhrawardy Avenue renamed. But has BJP govt confused Hassan with Huseyn Suhrawardy?

    In a first since the BJP came to power in West Bengal, Kolkata’s Suhrawardy Avenue, a prominent arterial road in the city’s heart, has been renamed Gopal Mukherjee Road, after “Gopal Patha”, a polarising figure associated with the 1946 ...

    22 June 2026 Indian Express
    Suvendu govt likely to table CAG reports of last 4 years of Mamata rule

    More trouble awaits the Trinamool Congress (TMC), which is facing charges of corruption during its 15 years of rule in West Bengal, as the new BJP government is likely to table the CAG reports of the last four years ...

    22 June 2026 Indian Express
    ‘More flexible at 40 than 20’: PM Modi outlines ‘healthy ageing’ formula on Yoga Day

    As the world marked the 12th International Yoga Day on Sunday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said yoga has become the largest global community celebration, binding people across countries and cultures.Kicking off the day’s celebrations at Kolkata’s iconic Red Road, ...

    22 June 2026 Indian Express
    ‘India no longer just a defence buyer’: PM Modi inducts three new vessels into Indian Navy at Kolkata port

    Prime Minister Narendra Modi inducted three new indigenously built naval vessels into the Indian Navy during his visit to Kolkata on Sunday, while remarking that India is no longer just a buyer but also a manufacturer and seller of ...

    22 June 2026 Indian Express
    IMD prediction for West Bengal: Heavy rain likely in north, no cyclone threat

    Written by Subhosree ModakThe India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast active monsoon conditions across West Bengal over the next two weeks.According to the IMD’s weather outlook for the period from June 19 to July 2, widespread light to moderate ...

    22 June 2026 Indian Express
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