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ED conducts search operation at 8 places in Bengal linked to sand-smuggling racket
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday conducted search operations at eight places across West Bengal in relation to a sand-smuggling racket running in the state.Sleuths of the central investigation agency have raided Jhargram, Asansol, Lalgarh and Gopiballavpur areas. It ...
17 October 2025 The StatesmanRaju Bista urges CM to notify Hill tragedy as ‘disaster’
At a time when chief minister Mamata Banerjee has appealed to citizens to contribute to a public disaster relief fund for rebuilding flood- and landslide-hit North Bengal, Darjeeling MP Raju Bista has raised serious questions about the state’s handling ...
16 October 2025 The StatesmanRailways withdraw stoppage of mail, express trains at Bidhannagar Road station
Marching a step forward in crowd management during the upcoming festive season and thereafter, the Sealdah Division of the Eastern Railway has decided to withdraw stoppages of Mail/Express trains at Bidhannagar Road railway station.After the full stretch of the ...
16 October 2025 The StatesmanSuvendu urges e-rickshaw owners not to pay ‘steep’ govt fees
Senior BJP leader and Leader of Opposition in the West Bengal Assembly, Suvendu Adhikari, on Tuesday urged e-rickshaw (locally known as toto) owners across the state not to pay registration and monthly fees, recently imposed by the state government, ...
16 October 2025 The StatesmanTMC, Oppn slam CEO for fast-tracking booth mapping
As the West Bengal Chief Electoral Officer’s (CEO) office fast-tracks the booth mapping process under the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR), opposition parties, including the Trinamul Congress, CPI-M-led Left Front, and Congress, have raised questions over the “hasty implementation” ...
16 October 2025 The StatesmanMamata mourns 32 deaths, announces disaster fund
As the mist hung low over the Darjeeling Hills on Wednesday morning, chief minister Mamata Banerjee began her administrative review meeting with a heavy heart — announcing that 32 people have lost their lives and thousands have been displaced ...
16 October 2025 The StatesmanEVs to carry fish items from Benfish
West Bengal State Fishermen’s Cooperative Federation (BENFISH) has gone green by introducing e-vehicles to carry cooked fish items in the city.Nine vehicles were flagged off by the state fisheries minister Biplab Roy Chowdhury this afternoon in presence of Chandrima ...
16 October 2025 The Statesman2 ASIs suspended for taking bribes from Birbhum truck drivers
Two assistant sub inspectors (ASI) of police from Mohammad Bazar Police Station in Birbhum district have been suspended for allegedly collecting bribes from truck drivers.The District Truck and Trippers’ Association of Birbhum had also submitted a memorandum to Birbhum district ...
16 October 2025 The StatesmanRailway Board DG reviews safety measures over ER
Safety being the foremost priority of Indian Railways, continuous monitoring and evaluation of safety systems are integral to ensuring the highest standards of railway operation. In this context, Hari Shankar Verma, director general (safety), Railway Board, conducted a comprehensive ...
16 October 2025 The StatesmanMetro services hit again, commuters face hardship on busy weekday
Kolkata Metro services were partially disrupted yet again on Wednesday afternoon, causing immense hardship to office-goers and daily commuters on the city’s busy Blue Line.The snag occurred after a crack was detected on the tracks near MG Road Metro ...
16 October 2025 The StatesmanECI to DEOs: Complete mapping of electoral rolls by today
The Election Commission of India (ECI) has directed district electoral officers (DEOs), who are also district magistrates (DMs), to complete mapping and matching process of electoral rolls in West Bengal by Thursday, hardly weeks before special intensive revision (SIR) ...
16 October 2025 The StatesmanBengal Police arrest male friend of Durgapur gang-rape victim
Twenty-three-year old Wasif Ali, the boyfriend is also a second year medical student at the same medical college and had taken out the survivor to the jungle about a km away from the college campus after 9 p.m. on ...
15 October 2025 The StatesmanADPC CP assures full support to Durgapur rape victim’s family
Commissioner of Police (CP) of Asansol Durgapur Police Commissionerate (ADPC), Sunil Kumar Choudhury, at a press conference in Durgapur late last evening, said that the ADPC is fully prepared to provide all possible support and security to the family ...
15 October 2025 The StatesmanLocket slams TMC regime over Durgapur rape incident
In a sharp attack on chief minister Mamata Banerjee and Trinamul Congress over the alleged rape of a medical student in Durgapur, BJP state general secretary and former MP Locket Chatterjee on Tuesday said that if justice had been ...
15 October 2025 The StatesmanAPAS gets replicated in Tamil Nadu, camps extended in north Bengal
The Trinamul Congress recently posted on its official X handle: “Bengal Leads, India follows. Tamil Nadu has launched ‘Namma Ooru, Namma Arasu’, inspired by Bengal’s Amader Para Amader Samadhan (APAS).”This may be something to cheer about for the Bengal ...
15 October 2025 The StatesmanIn a first, Hooghly to get cold storages for onion, garlic
For the first time, the state agriculture department is setting up cold storages with the necessary infrastructure to store and preserve bumper crops of onion and garlic.State minister with independent charge of the agricultural marketing department, Becharam Manna, said ...
15 October 2025 The StatesmanOne killed, two injured in road mishap in Murshidabad
A late-night drunken driving spree turned fatal in Murshidabad on Sunday when a speeding car mowed down three cyclists on the Berhampore-Islampur state highway near Bardah, under Daulatabad police station.One person died on the spot, while two others sustained ...
15 October 2025 The StatesmanOdisha CM speaks to survivor’s mother, DCP was present during crime reconstruction
Mohan Charan Majhi, the chief minister of Odisha called upon the mother of the victim today over phone and had assured that the state government will create pressure on all fronts.The CM spoke to the mother of the victim ...
15 October 2025 The StatesmanMob assault policeman after baby death
A mob assaulted a policeman and tore his uniform in protest against the alleged negligence death of a two-month-old in the state-run Egra Sub-Divisional Hospital in East Midnapore on Tuesday.Incident rocked the hospital complex and with the intervention of ...
15 October 2025 The StatesmanCM hands over job letters, compensation to landslide victims’ families
Chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday handed over appointment letters to 11 family members of those who lost their lives in the devastating landslides that struck Mirik on 4-5 October following incessant rainfall.The chief minister also distributed pending compensation ...
15 October 2025 The StatesmanTMC slams BJP for silence on assault of woman in Delhi’s SA University
Trinamul Congress has come down heavily on the BJP for its silence over the assault on a woman inside the South Asian University campus in Delhi, yesterday.The security guard of the university along with a staff and two students ...
15 October 2025 The StatesmanSikkim Governor reviews progress of Sivok-Rangpo railway project
The Governor of Sikkim, Om Prakash Mathur, on Monday inspected the Sivok–Rangpo railway project at Khanikhola, Rangpo, in Pakyong district to review the ongoing progress of this strategically significant infrastructure initiative.He was accompanied by Lok Sabha MP Dr Indra ...
15 October 2025 The StatesmanCM demands compensation from Bhutan
Chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday demanded that the Bhutan government compensate the flood-affected families in the Dooars region, alleging that water released from Bhutan has caused extensive damage to property and lives in north Bengal.Speaking at a flood ...
15 October 2025 The StatesmanNCW sends 11-point recommendation to CM
The National Commission for Women (NCW) has issued an 11-point recommendation to West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee and Governor CV Ananda Bose in connection with the alleged gang-rape of a medical student in Durgapur. The commission, which has ...
15 October 2025 The StatesmanMonsoon withdraws from Bengal, dry spell ahead: IMD
The southwest monsoon has completely withdrawn from West Bengal, marking the end of an unusually extended and rain-heavy season this year.The India Meteorological Department (IMD) confirmed the withdrawal on Monday, noting that the line of retreat now passes through ...
15 October 2025 The StatesmanBJP systematically, deliberately neglected Bengal: Abhishek
Abhishek Banerjee, Trinamul Congress national general secretary urged party workers to put up a united fight against the BJP and ensure victory of the candidates in 2026 Assembly election.He was addressing a gathering to observe the Bijoya Sammelani in ...
15 October 2025 The StatesmanCongress lashes out at central govt for anti-constitutional policies
The District National Congress organised a Bijoya Sammelani at Sheoraphuli. The event was attended by the State Pradesh Congress Committee vice-president Pritam Ghosh, District Congress President-1 Subrata Mukherjee, and all block-level Congress leaders.Mr Ghosh, who is also a member ...
15 October 2025 The StatesmanCP to meet Kali Puja organisers on Wednesday
Kolkata Police (KP) commissioner Manoj Verma will hold a meeting with Kali Puja organisers in the city at Dhono Dhanyo auditorium on 15 October for a peaceful and pollution-free Kali Puja and Deepavali festivals.Sources at Lalbazar said that several ...
14 October 2025 The StatesmanDurgapur case: All five accused arrested within 48 hours
All five accused in the alleged gang-rape of a second-year MBBS student from Odisha in Durgapur have been arrested by New Township Police Station (NTPS) under the Asansol Durgapur Police Commissionerate (ADPC).A temporary employee of Durgapur Municipal Corporation (DMC), ...
14 October 2025 The StatesmanSuvendu reports to Union home ministry on Durgapur incident
The alleged gang-rape of a medical student in Durgapur has snowballed into a full-blown political storm in West Bengal, with the Opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) launching a sharp attack on the Trinamul Congress (TMC) government.Leader of the Opposition ...
14 October 2025 The StatesmanGovt launches dedicated portal for enrolment of e-rickshaws
To facilitate the registration of totos, the state government has opened a dedicated portal for enrolment of the e-rickshaws. The portal ‘https:tten-wb.inportal’ would enable online registration within 30 November. Totos are categorised under e-rickshaws.AdvertisementAccording to the state transport minister, ...
14 October 2025 The StatesmanGuv visits medical college where survivor is recovering
Bengal Governor CV Anand Bose visited the private medical college in Durgapur this evening, where the alleged gang-rape victim still under medical supervision.Bose, after a meeting with the Hospital’s physicians and the medical college’s administrative officials for nearly 45 ...
14 October 2025 The StatesmanExperts discuss mental wellness, stigmas attached with it
Mental Health Society (MHS), a holistic mental wellness organisation, presented “Mindscape: Conversations for Change”. This one-of-a-kind initiative celebrated World Mental Health Day at the Indian Museum on Sunday. This daylong event sparked dialogue, promoted empathy and created ...
14 October 2025 The StatesmanCollege stands by students, deny violation of hostel rules
Following serious accusations from chief minister Mamata Banerjee and veteran MP Saugata Roy regarding alleged violations of hostel regulations by students of a private medical college in Durgapur on the evening of 10 October, the college authorities have given ...
14 October 2025 The StatesmanNCW member slams West Bengal govt over misinterpretation of NCRB data
National Commission for Women (NCW) member Archana Majumdar criticised the West Bengal government for “misrepresenting” NCRB data on crimes against women. She claimed over four lakh pending cases in 2023, the highest in India, with no convictions or actions ...
13 October 2025 The StatesmanThree arrested in alleged Durgapur gang rape case
Officers of the New Township Police Station (NTPS) arrested three persons in connection with the alleged gang rape of a second year MBBS student of a private medical college in Shovapur on Friday night. The three were remanded in ...
13 October 2025 The StatesmanMamata condemns Durgapur gang rape, orders strict action
Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday strongly condemned the alleged gangrape of a medical student in Durgapur and directed the police to take strict action against the culprits. Before leaving for North Bengal, the Chief Minister expressed her anguish ...
13 October 2025 The Statesman‘Shame, Mamata Banerjee, shame’: BJP’s Suvendu Adhikari slams West Bengal CM over remarks on Durgapur gangrape
BJP MLA and Leader of Opposition in West Bengal Assembly, Suvendu Adhikari, slammed Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee over her controversial remarks on the Durgapur gangrape case, and said, “shame, Mamata Banerjee, shame.”Speaking to ANI on Sunday, Suvendu Adhikari said, ...
13 October 2025 The StatesmanCan’t find a country where this doesn’t take place: Trinamool MP on Durgapur gang-rape case
Trinamool Congress MP Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar, speaking about the Durgapur gang-rape case on Monday, said that there isn’t any society or nation where such cases do not happen.This statement came a day after West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee ...
13 October 2025 The StatesmanBengal: NCW takes suo motu cognisance of Durgapur medical student rape case
The National Commission for Women (NCW) has taken a suo motu cognisance of the gangrape of a second-year medical student from Odisha.The gagarape took place outside a private medical college at Durgapur in the West Burdwan district of West ...
12 October 2025 The StatesmanGovt takes registration route to streamline toto proliferation
With the number of e-rickshaws, popularly known as toto, rising uncontrollably in various parts of West Bengal, the state government has now decided to rein in the three-wheelers and discipline them. The state transport department has decided to make ...
12 October 2025 The StatesmanMental health awareness programme at Chandannagar
On the occasion of World Mental Health Day, a special mental health awareness programme was organised last Friday at St. Joseph’s Convent, Chandannagar. The event was jointly organised by the Hooghly District Legal Services Authority (DLSA), Hooghly, and the ...
12 October 2025 The StatesmanRaj-era monastery caves in due to neglect in Burdwan
Yet another structure of Mohantasthal — a monastery dating back to the Raj era — caved in this morning in Burdwan town.The 200-year-old structure, which once served as a monastery, was located within the Burdwan Homoeopathy College premises and ...
12 October 2025 The StatesmanTMC to get more seats in coming polls: Indranil Sen
The Trinamul Congress (TMC) Bijoya Sammelani was held on Friday evening in Chandannagar amid a packed gathering of party leaders, workers and supporters. Present on the stage were state minister Indranil Sen, Arambagh MP Ms Mitali Bag, Chandannagar Corporation ...
12 October 2025 The StatesmanOdisha CM demands exemplary action
Odisha chief minister Mohan Charan Majhi condemned the Durgapur gang-rape incident. He urged West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee to take exemplary action against the perpetrators. In a social media post Mr Manjhi described the incident as unfortunate. AdvertisementThe ...
12 October 2025 The StatesmanBirbhum soldier’s last rites performed, CM offers condolences
The mortal remains of Lance Naik Sujay Ghosh (28), the martyred jawan of the Indian Army from Birbhum, were flown to the Arjan Singh Airbase in Panagarh, West Bengal, from Jammu and Kashmir.He, along with another para commando from ...
12 October 2025 The StatesmanTrinamool accuses BJP of politicising rape incident in Bengal’s Durgapur
The Trinamool Congress on Saturday blamed the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led government over the recent rape of a woman college student in Odisha following the gang rape of a second-year medical student outside a private medical college at Durgapur ...
12 October 2025 The StatesmanThe Bengal Police must ensure transparent, impartial probe: Malviya
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) had claimed on Saturday that the West Bengal Police should not mishandle the investigation of the gang-rape of a second-year medical student from Odisha outside the private medical college at Durgapur in West Burdwan ...
12 October 2025 The StatesmanEfforts intensify across hills and plains to rebuild lives after devastation
As the mist-laden hills of Darjeeling slowly recover from the scars left by the devastating landslides of 4 October, efforts toward rebuilding lives and restoring hope have begun across the region.From Bijanbari to Mirik, from Kalchini to Nagrakata, officials, ...
12 October 2025 The StatesmanWest Bengal: Student from Odisha alleges rape in Durgapur, police launch probe
The New Township Police Station (NTPS), under the Asansol Durgapur Police Commissionerate (ADPC), launched an investigation following a complaint of alleged rape of a second-year MBBS student of a private medical college in Durgapur lodged last night.The victim’s family ...
12 October 2025 The StatesmanPassenger falls ill mid-air
Goutam Bauri, a leukaemia patient from Burdwan town, fell seriously ill mid-air while travelling from Kazi Nazrul Islam Airport in Andal to Mumbai and the flight had to make an emergency landing at Raipur Airport.Airport authorities rushed him to ...
11 October 2025 The StatesmanTrinamul bets big on Bijoya Sammelani across districts
Trinamul Congress will pull up the leaders where the attendance of party workers and local people will be thin.The party is using the platform to build an intense relationship with the people. It is leaving no stone unturned to ...
11 October 2025 The StatesmanBoulders, sandbags guard against riverbank erosion in Serampore
Riverbank erosion at Serampore has become severe along the Hooghly, stretching from Siddheswari Tala to Mahesh over a distance of about six kilometres.The erosion was first detected around four years ago, with signs including the collapse of river ghats ...
11 October 2025 The StatesmanThree migrant workers from Murshidabad die in Bengaluru fire
Three out of seven injured migrant workers from Murshidabad district in West Bengal died in Bengaluru on Friday. The four others who had sustained severe burn injuries are undergoing treatment in a city hospital in the IT city.According to ...
11 October 2025 The StatesmanInteractive session on jute use at Puja pandals
National Jute Board NJB organised an interactive workshop on Friday at Patsan Bhawan, Kolkata on Jute Design Resource Centre, facilitating bank credit linkages to jute MSME units and awarding prize winners of eco-friendly Jute Durga Puja pandals with over ...
11 October 2025 The StatesmanMinister leads protest against DVC at Panchet office
After staging a protest at the Maithon office of the Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC) a few days ago, the Trinamul Congress (TMC) today gheraoed the Panchet office of the DVC in Jharkhand, alleging that the corporation has been releasing ...
11 October 2025 The StatesmanStudent alleges rape, culprit absconding
A 21-year-old engineering student was allegedly raped in the Anandapur area by a boyfriend of the survivor’s classmate on 26 September.Police have started an inquiry on the basis of a complaint lodged by the survivor with the Anandapur police ...
11 October 2025 The StatesmanHeavy showers derail city as pockets report waterlogging
The cloud cover over the city through the day today turned ominously dark in the late afternoon and, by 4 p.m, flashes of lightning followed by thunder could be seen and heard, especially over central and south Kolkata. The ...
11 October 2025 The StatesmanBengal: School teacher with pistol detained near CM Mamata’s residence, later released
The teacher of a reputed missionary-run school in Kolkata was detained by the Kolkata Police on Friday after he was moving through the road carrying an air pistol in his bag.The policemen apprehended the teacher, being suspicious of his ...
11 October 2025 The StatesmanBengal to witness violence if genuine voter names deleted after SIR: Trinamool leader
Trinamool Congress Lok Sabha member and former West Bengal Minister, Partha Bhowmick, said on Friday that the state will witness violence if the name of a single genuine voter is deleted from the voters’ list after the Election Commission ...
11 October 2025 The StatesmanMunicipality recruitment scam: ED raids West Bengal Minister Sujit Bose’s residence, 10 other places
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Friday conducted searches at the residence and offices of West Bengal Minister Sujit Bose, among 11 locations across West Bengal, in connection with the alleged municipality recruitment scam.The raids have continued since early Friday ...
11 October 2025 The StatesmanSuvendu flags rise in population in border districts, illegal influx
Leader of Opposition in the West Bengal Assembly, Suvendu Adhikari, on Thursday launched a scathing attack on the Trinamul Congress government, alleging large-scale illegal infiltration from Bangladesh and irregularities in the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral ...
10 October 2025 The StatesmanPolice seize illegal firearm, crackers in pre-Diwali raid
The district rural police, acting on a tip-off, conducted a raid at Malpara in Haripal on Wednesday evening and seized 515 kg of prohibited illegal firecrackers. Four persons were arrested in connection with the seizure.The circle inspector of Tarakeswar ...
10 October 2025 The StatesmanSIR process likely to start in first week of November
Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in West Bengal may start on and from the first week of November beginning the countdown for the assembly elections in the state scheduled to be held during April-May.The officials of the ...
10 October 2025 The StatesmanTMC memorandum to Tripura Guv on office vandalism
Trinamul Congress (TMC) has demanded immediate arrest of the BJP leaders involved in vandalising its party office in Tripura after 48 hours have passed since the incident took place.Trinamul Congress leaders, camping in Tripura, submitted a memorandum in this ...
10 October 2025 The StatesmanStudy finds rising stress levels among elephants of south Bengal
A new scientific study has revealed that Asian elephants inhabiting the fragmented forest landscapes of south Bengal are experiencing significantly higher physiological stress compared to their counterparts in Northeast and Southern India.The findings, published in Scientific Reports, a Nature ...
10 October 2025 The StatesmanRailways see enhanced connectivity in suburban stations
If the idea proves fruitful, suburban commuters of two crucial lines in Sealdah Division in districts of North 24-Parganas and South 24-Parganas could see enhanced rail connectivity soon.The Champapukur – Hasnabad and Lakshmikantapur – Namkhana sections in Sealdah Division ...
10 October 2025 The StatesmanJalpaiguri DM visits attack site of BJP leaders, overseas relief work
Jalpaiguri district magistrate Shama Parveen on Thursday visited Bamondanga village, where North Malda MP Khagen Murmu and Siliguri MLA Sankar Ghosh were attacked earlier this week. Acting on the directives of chief minister Mamata Banerjee, the district magistrate reviewed ...
10 October 2025 The StatesmanECIL signs MoU with DVC for security projects
Electronics Corporation of India Limited, a Central Public Sector Enterprise, under the department of atomic energy, signed a memorandum of understanding on Tuesday with Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC), which is under the administrative control of the ministry of power ...
10 October 2025 The StatesmanTeachers’ association demands central security during SIR duty
The Usthi United Primary Teachers’ Welfare Association has submitted a memorandum to the sub-divisional magistrate (SDM) of Durgapur, seeking deployment of paramilitary forces for booth level officers (BLOs) who will be engaged in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of ...
10 October 2025 The StatesmanCM to felicitate personnel for rescue & relief work in north Bengal
The state government will be recognising and felicitating various personnel and organisations that have contributed significantly in the rescue, relief and rehabilitation measures being carried out in calamity-hit north Bengal.Chief minister Mamata Banerjee is expected to return to the ...
10 October 2025 The Statesman‘Situation in Bengal not good’: Guv Ananda Bose condemns attack on BJP MP, legislator
The attack on the BJP Lok Sabha member Khagen Murmu and the party’s Chief Whip in West Bengal on Monday shows that there is a distance between the state administration and the people, Governor C.V. Ananda Bose said on ...
10 October 2025 The StatesmanCity gets more rain than entire state: Met data
As the South Bengal region is bracing for retreating of monsoons in a few days, data from the Regional Meteorological Centre revealed that Kolkata received more rainfall this rainy season than the average figures of the entire south and ...
9 October 2025 The StatesmanSikkim prepares for Amit Shah’s visit
The Sikkim government has begun preparations to welcome Union home minister Amit Shah, with chief minister Prem Singh Tamang (Golay) chairing a high-level coordination meeting at Samman Bhawan on Wednesday to review arrangements for the upcoming visit.The meeting focused ...
9 October 2025 The StatesmanRijiju calls for disaster mapping, promises central aid for north Bengal
Union parliamentary affairs minister Kiren Rijiju on Wednesday urged the West Bengal government to initiate disaster mapping to facilitate proper planning for relief, rehabilitation, and reconstruction in the flood and landslide-affected regions of North Bengal.Mr Rijiju visited Bijanbari, Thaneline, ...
9 October 2025 The StatesmanMan kills wife, son before killing self
A shocking incident rocked Andiron Halderpara under Begunbari gram panchayat in Murshidabad’s Beldanga early on Wednesday, when a 40-year-old man allegedly killed his wife and nine-year-old son before ending his own life.Police said the accused, identified as Sanjib Halder ...
9 October 2025 The StatesmanKali Puja: Barasat police ban overhead gates along national highway
Ahead of the famous Kali Puja celebrations, Barasat district administration has imposed a blanket ban on constructing any kind of overhead gates or decorative arches across roads.The move comes after several incidents of such temporary structures collapsing during recent ...
9 October 2025 The StatesmanTripura government has flouted all democratic norms: Mamata
Coming down heavily on the Tripura administration for not allowing her party leaders to visit the Trinamul Congress party office that was vandalised on Tuesday night, party chairperson Mamata Banerjee said she contemplated going to Tripura if her party ...
9 October 2025 The StatesmanEC directs districts to complete poll work within a week
The Election Commission of India (ECI) directed district administrations across West Bengal today to complete all pending electoral preparations, including the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, within the next seven days.A high-level ECI team, led by deputy ...
9 October 2025 The StatesmanTMC delegation in Tripura meets DGP, demands arrest of culprits
A Trinamul Congress delegation met the director general of police in Tripura and urged him to arrest BJP leaders, who instigated party workers to ransack the party office off Agartala in Tripura.A party delegation comprising Kunal Ghosh, party’s state ...
9 October 2025 The StatesmanTMC office in Tripura vandalised by goons
The Trinamul Congress has alleged that their party office by Bharatiya Janata Party-backed goons on Tuesday.The TMC had fought the Assembly as well as municipal elections in Tripura in the past, which were also marked by violence. AdvertisementThe ...
9 October 2025 The StatesmanAttack on BJP leaders: Siliguri MLA discharged; MP still serious
Dr Sankar Ghosh, the BJP MLA from Siliguri, who was attacked in Nagrakata on Monday while taking part in his party’s flood-relief operations, was discharged from a private hospital at midday on Wednesday. Doctors have advised him to rest ...
9 October 2025 The StatesmanPolitical leaders rush to north Bengal; Shah may also visit
The hills of north Bengal remain devastated after a night of torrential rain that triggered landslides, swept away homes, and claimed at least 29 lives. Chief minister Mamata Banerjee reached the disaster-hit region on Monday to oversee relief operations ...
8 October 2025 The StatesmanESIC regional panel approves proposal for medical college: Minister
The Regional Board of the Employees’ State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) has approved a proposal to set up a medical college at the ESI Hospital in Asansol. The Medical Council of India (MCI) had already granted its approval for establishing ...
8 October 2025 The StatesmanTwo postal employees die in road mishap
Two employees of the postal department died at Galsi — about 25 km west of Burdwan town — this morning, after a speeding mail-loaded container van rammed into a gas carrier vehicle on NH-19.The van was carrying postal mail ...
8 October 2025 The StatesmanHouston Durgabari celebrates 25 years of puja
This year marked a momentous occasion for the Bengali and Indian-American community in Houston as Houston Durgabari celebrated the 25th anniversary of its Durga Puja, coinciding with the 50th anniversary of the first Durga Puja ever held in Houston, ...
8 October 2025 The StatesmanSuvendu questions CM’s calamity funds claim
Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari on Tuesday launched a sharp attack on chief minister Mamata Banerjee, accusing her of being “inhuman and insensitive” after she visited North Malda MP Khagen Murmu in a Siliguri hospital but allegedly ignored MLA ...
8 October 2025 The StatesmanDerek O’Brien extols Mother Teresa’s legacy
Trinamul Congress leader Derek O’Brien Tuesday highlighted the significance of Mother Teresa’s Missionaries of Charity, which marked its 75th foundation day today. To commemorate this special occasion, a statue of Mother Teresa was unveiled outside the global headquarters of ...
8 October 2025 The StatesmanTMC holds hold Bijoya Sammilani in 10 districts
Bijoya Sammilani was held today in 10 districts to build contacts with people before the 2026 Assembly election.Senior party leaders and workers met party’s chairperson Mamata Banerjee and national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee to exchange pleasantries after the Durga ...
8 October 2025 The StatesmanWater discharge from dams reduce
The upper dams have reduced their discharges substantially, but the discharge level at the Durgapur Barrage has not shown any significant decline today.Meanwhile, the Trinamul Congress staged a demonstration in front of the Maithon dam to protest against the ...
8 October 2025 The StatesmanTransport department transports 1,000 plus tourists from Siliguri to Kolkata
As north Bengal continues to reel under landslides, floods brought by relentless rain on Sunday leaving numerous visitors stranded, the state transport department transported more than 1,000 tourists from Tenzing Norgay Central Bus Terminus (TNCBT) in Siliguri to Kolkata ...
8 October 2025 The StatesmanNorth Bengal disaster: Situation stabilises further; no new casualties reported
The situation in the flood and landslide-affected hills, Terai, and Dooars regions in North Bengal stabilised further in the last 24 hours with no fresh casualties reported during the period.Absence of renewed rainfall in the region during the last ...
8 October 2025 The StatesmanDVRRC scale down water discharge to 45,000 cusec
The Damodar Valley Corporation dams have scaled down combined discharge to 45,000 cusec this evening after their catchment areas recorded zero precipitation since yesterday.The West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee ridiculed the Damodar Valley Corporation after the combined discharge ...
7 October 2025 The StatesmanRanaghat-Bangaon section gets funds boost
In a major boost to connectivity, the Ranaghat – Bangaon section of Sealdah Division under the Eastern Railway is headed to a mega expansion of railway network. Getting impetus, the stretch yesterday received a sanction of Rs 396.04 crore ...
7 October 2025 The StatesmanFive killed, five critically injured in road mishap
Five persons were killed and five others critically injured in a road accident in Chhattisgarh’s Kawardha district on Sunday, following a head-on collision between a speeding truck and a sports utility vehicle (SUV).The victims included three female teachers, a ...
7 October 2025 The StatesmanDeath toll rises to 29, CM visits Nagrakata, assures support
The death toll in north Bengal’s devastating natural calamities has climbed to 29, with five more deaths reported from Nagrakata in Jalpaiguri district following incessant rainfall and rising river waters.Chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday visited flood relief centres ...
7 October 2025 The StatesmanTMC MP highlights Centre’s neglect in formation of Indo-Bhutan river panel
Trinamul Congress Rajya Sabha MP Ritabrata Banerjee had asked the jal shakti ministry if the Centre planned to form a Indo-Bhutan River Commission in August to which the concerned minister CR Paatil had replied in the negative.After the vast ...
7 October 2025 The StatesmanGRSE-made second ASW SWC INS Androth gets commissioned
It was yet another proud moment for Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE) Ltd on Monday, when INS Androth – second in a series of eight Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft (ASW SWC) built by the shipyard – was ...
7 October 2025 The Statesman75-year-old woman rescued from Damodar, 45 km away from home
A 75-year-old woman from Raina struggled against the turbulent waters of the swollen Damodar river and was rescued about 45 kilometres away from her native place today.Maturi Tudu of Zakta village in Raina had gone to the Damodar to ...
7 October 2025 The StatesmanBJP slams CM for attending Carnival while N Bengal went under water
State BJP president Samik Bhattacharya on Monday criticised chief minister Mamata Banerjee for not visiting the flood-affected areas of north Bengal and alleged that she was more concerned with celebrations in Kolkata than with the plight of the people ...
7 October 2025 The Statesman