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HC orders demolition of 26-storey tower in Kolkata over ‘construction violations’
The Calcutta High Court has ordered the demolition of a 26-storey tower in a residential housing project in Kolkata’s New Town area within two months, citing violations of the “statutory provisions” of construction.The high-rise building in the Elita Garden ...
4 September 2025 Indian ExpressHeavy rainfall likely in Bengal in next 2 days, yellow alert in some districts
Written by Anisha GhoshHeavy rainfall accompanied by thunderstorms and gusty winds is likely in several districts of West Bengal for the next two days, the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) said.A yellow alert has been issued by the department for ...
3 September 2025 Indian ExpressKolkata: Youth dies after car in TMC MLA’s convoy hits motorbike
A man was killed after his motorbike was hit by a car in Trinamool Congress MLA Saokat Molla’s convoy in South 24 Parganas district of West Bengal on Tuesday, police said.The accident occurred in Bamanghata area in the morning ...
3 September 2025 Indian ExpressRVNL floats Rs 377 crore tender for IIM station, viaduct on Kolkata Metro’s Purple line
Kolkata Metro Purple Line Update: In recent years, Kolkata Metro has expanded its network by leaps and bounds. Last month, the country’s oldest metro network commissioned three new lines, significantly improving connectivity across the ‘City of Joy’, while reducing ...
3 September 2025 Indian ExpressOver two-thirds of women in Kolkata pay 10% of daily income to use toilet: Study
More than two-thirds (72%) of women have to pay nearly 10% from their daily income to use public toilets, a study has revealed.Yet, what they pay for what often “lacks dignity” as 61% of respondents reported no soap or ...
3 September 2025 Indian ExpressBJP leader Suvendu Adhikari suspended for day after uproar in Bengal assembly
Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari was on Tuesday suspended for a day by Speaker Biman Banerjee for allegedly disrupting proceedings during a special session of the West Bengal Assembly convened to debate a motion condemning the alleged harassment of ...
3 September 2025 Indian Express‘Enough is enough’: Calcutta HC dismisses petition of over 300 SSC candidates deemed ‘tainted’
The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday dismissed the petition of nearly 350 “tainted” teachers wanting to appear in the fresh recruitment exam, saying “enough is enough” and directed them to move the Supreme Court. The sacked teachers, whose names ...
3 September 2025 Indian ExpressBengal school jobs case: Over 300 named in ‘tainted’ list seek HC nod to appear in fresh recruitment
Nearly 350 sacked teachers have filed a petition in the Calcutta High Court, claiming that their names have been erroneously put in the list of ‘tainted’ candidates, and, therefore, they should be allowed to retake the next week’s teachers’ ...
2 September 2025 Indian ExpressBengal Urdu Academy cancels literary event over invitation to lyricist Javed Akhtar, draws backlash
A literary event being organised by the West Bengal Urdu Academy in Kolkata was called off at the last minute following opposition from some Islamic groups over invitation to poet and lyricist Javed Akhtar, triggering a backlash from the ...
2 September 2025 Indian ExpressCalcutta HC puts interim stay on sale of a portion of Alipore Zoo
The Calcutta High Court on Monday put an interim stay on the sale of a portion of the Zoological Garden in Alipore.The Division Bench of Justice Sujoy Pal and Justice Smita Das De ordered that no action related to ...
2 September 2025 Indian ExpressBengal school jobs case | Will back govt if it brings ordinance or Bill to retain ‘untainted’ teachers: BJP
Backing the demand of the “untainted” candidates of the 2016 school teachers recruitment exam, the BJP on Monday said that it would back the TMC government if it brings a Bill or ordinance to retain the “untainted” teachers in ...
2 September 2025 Indian ExpressAs Army dismantles TMC’s Kolkata dharna stage over permission lapse, Mamata reaches spot, sees ‘Centre’s hand’
The Army on Monday dismantled the Trinamool Congress’ dharna manch, a dais set up at Kolkata’s Mayo Road to protest against alleged humiliation of Bengalis in the BJP-ruled states, sparking a political controversy with West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata ...
2 September 2025 Indian ExpressKey face in SSC teacher protest accuses police of manhandling him ahead of protest
Days after the Supreme Court ordered the contentious 2016 West Bengal School Service Commission (SSC) teacher recruitment examinations to be held anew, a prominent leader of “untainted” teachers alleged he was assaulted by some policemen while on his way ...
2 September 2025 Indian ExpressBengal college girl murder case: Prime accused arrested from UP-Nepal border; police suspect he was victim’s ex-boyfriend
In the murder case of a college student in West Bengal, the police late Sunday arrested prime accused, Deshraj Singh, near the Uttar Pradesh-Nepal border. The arrest follows the earlier apprehension of Deshraj’s maternal uncle, Kuldeep Singh, in Gujarat.Deshraj ...
2 September 2025 Indian ExpressBengal school jobs case: Day after ‘tainted’ list of 1,806, charges of it being incomplete; TMC names say will challenge in HC
The release of the list of 1,806 ‘tainted’ candidates from the 2016 State Level Selection Test (SLST) by the West Bengal School Service Commission (WBSSC) on the direction of the Supreme Court seems not to have put the controversy ...
2 September 2025 Indian ExpressMamata claims hunger eradicated in Bengal: ‘Children bathing in milk and rice is true now’
Paying tribute to the “martyrs” of the 1959 Food Movement, including Nurul Islam, who was the face of the Left movement, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee hit out at the CPI(M) as well as the BJP, accusing them ...
1 September 2025 Indian ExpressFresh cyclonic trough may intensify rain, landslides in Bengal: Met
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Sunday warned of widespread rainfall across the state for next week due to the influence of the active monsoon trough and a cyclonic circulation over the Bay of Bengal.A fresh low-pressure area is ...
1 September 2025 Indian ExpressYellow alert issued for north, south districts of Bengal: IMD
The IMD on Saturday issued a yellow alert for north and south Bengal districts for Sunday due to the influence of an active monsoon trough stretching from northwest India to the Bay of Bengal.North Bengal districts of Darjeeling, Kalimpong, ...
1 September 2025 Indian ExpressBengal school jobs case | Days after apex court directive, SSC releases list of 1,804 ‘tainted’ teachers
AFTER A four-month wait, the West Bengal School Service Commission (WBSSC) on Saturday released the list of 1,804 ‘tainted’ teachers from the 2016 State Level Selection Test (SLST).The move follows a directive from the Supreme Court on August 28, ...
1 September 2025 Indian ExpressOrange alert sounded for Jalpaiguri, several other Bengal districts remain under yellow alert
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) Saturday issued warnings for West Bengal as heavy rainfall continues across the state under the influence of an active monsoon trough stretching from northwest India to the Bay of Bengal. An orange alert has ...
1 September 2025 Indian ExpressEC mulls setting up polling booths in Bengal’s housing societies; won’t allow on private premises, says TMC
The Election Commission (EC) has proposed to set up polling booths in housing societies and high-rises in the state which have over 400 voters, a move opposed by West Bengal’s ruling Trinamool Congress stating that they will not allow ...
1 September 2025 Indian ExpressMahua’s remarks on Shah over ‘infiltration’ sparks row; BJP files police complaint
TMC MP Mahua Moitra has sparked a fresh political controversy after her remarks against Union Home Minister Amit Shah, accusing him of failing to check infiltration from Bangladesh.The BJP hit out at Moitra for her “distasteful and objectionable remarks”.According ...
31 August 2025 Indian ExpressKolkata: 6 held for posing as central agency officials, extorting businessmen
By Raajnandini MukherjeeThe Diamond Harbour Police cracked down on a fraud racket and arrested six persons who impersonated central agency officers to dupe people and threaten and extort money from businessmen.The accused were produced before a court in Diamond ...
31 August 2025 Indian ExpressCong says its state headquarters ransacked by ‘BJP supporters’, 6 held
THE CONGRESS on Friday alleged that a group of “BJP supporters” vandalised its Bengal headquarters in Kolkata on Friday during a protest against recent remarks by party leader Rahul Gandhi on Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the former’s ‘Voter ...
30 August 2025 Indian ExpressDarjeeling teen still missing, police hunt for leads
Six days after a 14-year-old boy went missing, the Darjeeling police are no closer to finding him, despite a large-scale search operation and a public appeal and the announcement of a Rs 2 lakh reward for any credible information ...
30 August 2025 Indian ExpressBengal: Submit suggestions on booth rationalisation by September 8, says CEO to political parties
AFTER AN all-party meeting on Friday, Bengal’s Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Manoj Agarwal asked all parties to submit suggestions on booth rationalisation within September 8.Agarwal told mediapersons later, “After getting specific suggestions, our officials will meet representatives of political ...
30 August 2025 Indian ExpressRG Kar Hospital corruption case: CBI raids TMC MLA Atin Ghosh’s house, records statements
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) officers raided the residence of Trinamool Congress (TMC) MLA and Kolkata Municipal Corporation Deputy Mayor Atin Ghosh Friday afternoon and questioned him for nearly two and a half hours over the alleged financial ...
30 August 2025 Indian ExpressRG Kar rape and murder case: Calcutta HC judge releases victim’s family’s appeal for further investigation
A SINGLE bench comprising Justice Tirthankar Ghosh of the Calcutta High Court on Thursday released the RG Kar rape and murder case from the bench.A writ petition filed by the victim’s family in December last year has sought further ...
30 August 2025 Indian ExpressNUJS Silver Jubilee: Law has become an integral part of life, says Calcutta HC Chief Justice
The West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences (WBNUJS) marked its silver jubilee celebrations on Thursday with the release of a Special Cover Cancellation with My Stamp at Town Hall, Kolkata. Chief Justice of Calcutta High Court, T S ...
30 August 2025 Indian ExpressKolkata: Focus on safety as rooftop restaurants set to reopen for festive season
Ahead of the Durga Puja festivities, Kolkata’s rooftop restaurants and bars are set to reopen after a prolonged shutdown. Mayor Firhad Hakim announced the decision after a high-level meeting where city officials finalized a comprehensive set of fire safety ...
30 August 2025 Indian ExpressAt rally, Mamata accuses BJP of using SIR to ‘omit voters from list’ – ‘Don’t give them any information’
The Trinamool Congress won’t give an inch when it comes to the Special Intensive Exercise, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said Wednesday as she accused the rival Bharatiya Janata Party of trying to “omit names” from voter lists.Speaking ...
29 August 2025 Indian ExpressFestive season preparations: Police restrict leaves for personnel, power dept expects high demand
In preparation for the upcoming festival season, the Kolkata Police and the West Bengal Power Department are taking measures to ensure public safety and uninterrupted services.The Kolkata Police has restricted routine leave for all personnel from September 21 to ...
29 August 2025 Indian ExpressProduce medical records of RG Kar victim’s mother injured in rally: HC tells pvt hospital
The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday ordered a private hospital in Kolkata to submit medical records of the deceased trainee doctor’s mother, who sustained injuries during the Nabanna Abhijan rally earlier this month, which was taken out to protest ...
29 August 2025 Indian ExpressMan gets life term for minor’s rape-murder
A LOCAL court on Tuesday sentenced an e-rickshaw driver, Saumitra Roy, to life imprisonment for the rape and murder of a minor girl. The court also imposed a fine of Rs 50,000 on the convict, pointing out that failure ...
29 August 2025 Indian ExpressCalcutta University sticks to its guns, conducts exams on TMC student wing’s Foundation Day
Calcutta University went ahead with the fourth-semester exams for graduate students Thursday amid controversy over their scheduling coinciding with the Foundation Day of the Trinamool Congress’s student wing, the Trinamool Chhatra Parishad (TMCP).Interim Vice Chancellor Shanta Dutta De said ...
29 August 2025 Indian ExpressKolkata Metro launches TETRA communication system to minimise disruptions, ensure safe travel
Travelling on Kolkata’s Metro just got safer with authorities launching a new Terrestrial Trunked Radio (TETRA) communication system on the Blue and Yellow Lines on Wednesday.This new tech will add to the safety aspects, especially for the sections of ...
29 August 2025 Indian ExpressHC on Durga Puja grant: Only clubs that gave last year’s utilisation certificates to get funds
The Calcutta High Court ordered on Wednesday that only those Durga Puja clubs that submitted utilisation certificates for the grant, provided by the West Bengal government, would receive the amount this year.The division bench of Justices Sujoy Paul and ...
28 August 2025 Indian ExpressAmid protests, CU to hold exams on TMC student wing’s foundation day today
Calcutta University (CU) has decided to go ahead with the fourth-semester examinations for B. Com and B.A. LLB scheduled for August 28, the same day as the Trinamool Congress student wing’s (TMCP) foundation-day events, after the university syndicate resolved ...
28 August 2025 Indian ExpressAmid furore over teen’s ‘abduction’ in Darjeeling, police announce Rs 2 lakh reward for leads
AROUND 5:30 pm on August 23, a 14-year-old boy was allegedly abducted from a forest village in Darjeeling district. A day later, the teenager’s disappearance snowballed into public outrage, including road blockades and protests, followed by the Opposition accusing ...
28 August 2025 Indian ExpressAutopsy confirms 3 bullet wounds, search on: Police in college student murder
Krishnanagar police are looking for Deshraj Singh, the primary suspect in the murder of 19-year-old college student Ishita Mallick. The murder took place inside her home in Manikpara on Sunday afternoon.According to police, an initial post-mortem report said Mallick ...
28 August 2025 Indian ExpressEvocative scenes from Pahalgam, hat tip to Operation Sindoor: Ganesh Chaturthi pandal in Kolkata adds a patriotic touch
The Ganesh Chaturthi celebration by an apartment complex in Kolkata honours those who were killed in the Pahalgam terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir on April 22 and Operation Sindoor.The pandal by the Executive Palace Apartment Owners’ Association on ...
28 August 2025 Indian Express‘Scared of police, don’t want to leave Bengal,’ says 19-year-old accused of being illegal immigrant and sent to Bangladesh
Weeks after he was accused of being an illegal immigrant and pushed to Bangladesh before being brought back to India this month, Malda resident Amir Sheikh was present at the Calcutta High Court Wednesday where his counsel sought compensation ...
28 August 2025 Indian ExpressCalling us thieves an insult to Bengal, don’t expect this from a PM: Mamata during Bardhaman visit
Hitting out at Narendra Modi for calling her and her party, the TMC, “thieves” during his last week’s visit to West Bengal, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday said that she did not expect such words from a prime ...
28 August 2025 Indian ExpressSuvendu Adhikari hits out at Mamata Banerjee government for ‘neglecting Adivasi community’
The Leader of the Opposition in West Bengal, Suvendu Adhikari, on Tuesday hit out at the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) government for neglecting the Adivasi community in the state, alleging that they were being deprived of their rights and ...
28 August 2025 Indian Express‘Trinamool chor’: Day after TMC MLA Jiban Krishna Saha’s arrest, BJP claims he’s ‘collector’ for top leaders
A day after the Enforcement Directorate arrested Trinamool Congress (TMC) MLA Jiban Krishna Saha after he tried to escape by jumping the boundary wall of his house and throwing his mobile phone into the bushes, the Leader of the ...
27 August 2025 Indian ExpressAfter 4 decades, Zoological Survey of India records discovery of 2 new springtail species in West Bengal
Written by Parthivee MukherjiBeneath our feet, in the dark layers of the soil we rarely notice, live some of nature’s most vital yet invisible workers. This week, scientists at the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) announced the discovery of ...
27 August 2025 Indian ExpressAre you letting out house or hiring domestic help in Kolkata? First, fill out these forms issued by police
The Kolkata police Monday made the verification of tenants and domestic help mandatory for residents in the wake of the murder of an older woman in New Garia allegedly by a woman caregiver and her accomplice.The Kolkata police’s Facebook ...
27 August 2025 Indian ExpressPriests ready, budgets set: from Australia to Canada, Bengalis worldwide finalise Plans for Durga Puja celebrations
Durga Puja, the quintessence of Bengal’s cultural spirit, has long travelled with its diaspora, transforming community halls across continents into extensions of Kolkata’s pandals. This year, the celebrations in Australia, the United Kingdom, and Canada reflect how rituals, nostalgia, ...
27 August 2025 Indian ExpressTMC MP Abhishek Banerjee reaches Calcutta HC, files counter affidavit to petition challenging his 2024 poll victory
Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Abhishek Banerjee reached the Calcutta High Court on Monday to sign some documents before submitting a counter affidavit against an election petition filed in connection with his massive poll victory from Diamond Harbour constituency in ...
26 August 2025 Indian ExpressCollege student shot dead in her house by ‘ex-friend’ in Bengal’s Nadia
A 19-year-old college student was shot dead at point-blank range allegedly by a man whom she was in a relationship with, in her house in Manikpara locality of Nadia district’s Krishnanagar area on Monday, police said.The victim was reportedly ...
26 August 2025 Indian Express‘Handing probe to CBI will make it a gallery show’: Calcutta High Court on Khejuri murders
While hearing a PIL seeking a CBI probe into the alleged murder of two BJP workers in Khejuri in July this year, the Calcutta High Court on Monday observed that handing over the probe to the CBI will make ...
26 August 2025 Indian ExpressKolkata and other South Bengal districts to see week-long wet spell, thundershowers expected: IMD
Written by Anisha Ghosh The southern districts of West Bengal are set to witness a prolonged spell of wet weather, with light to moderate rain and thundershowers expected over the coming week, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Monday.For ...
26 August 2025 Indian ExpressVeteran Bengali actor and former BJP leader Joy Banerjee passes away at 62
Veteran Bengali actor and former BJP leader Joy Banerjee passed away at the age of 62 on Monday. He was admitted to a private hospital in Kolkata on August 15 due to breathing problems and was diagnosed with pneumonia. ...
26 August 2025 Indian ExpressSchool jobs scam: ED arrests TMC MLA after he ‘jumps wall, throws phone into bushes’
The Enforcement Directorate on Monday arrested Trinamool Congress MLA Jibankrishna Saha from his residence in Burwan block of West Bengal’s Murshidabad district following a raid lasting nearly five hours in connection with the investigation into the School Service Commission ...
26 August 2025 Indian ExpressCalcutta HC seeks list of clubs that failed to submit utilisation certificates of Puja grant, tells govt to submit it in 48 hours
The Calcutta High Court on Monday asked the West Bengal government to submit an affidavit within 48 hours on how many clubs submitted utilisation certificates of last year’s Durga Puja grant from the government and whether the state government ...
26 August 2025 Indian ExpressKolkata college rape was filmed, phones of accused had videos of victim: Chargesheet
The chargesheet submitted by the Kolkata Police in connection with a rape case at a law college in Kolkata stated that the prime accused, 31-year-old Monojit Mishra, had made several videos of the student, including that of the June ...
25 August 2025 Indian ExpressCalcutta HC judge flags: ‘Nowadays, post-mortem reports not to the satisfaction of the court even at the basic level’
Justice Tirthankar Ghosh of the Calcutta High Court on Sunday said that post-mortem reports nowadays were “not to the satisfaction of the court at the basic level”.Speaking at the launch of a two-year postgraduate programme in Criminology and Criminal ...
25 August 2025 Indian ExpressBengal teacher assault case: Prime accused arrested; police say eyewitnesses confirm that objection to public drinking led to attack
The West Bengal Police Sunday night arrested the prime accused in the assault of a drawing teacher at Belgharia in the North 24 Parganas district.He has been identified as Bijoy Notto alias Papai, who was allegedly the first person ...
25 August 2025 Indian ExpressAfter cancelled recruitment, frisking and CCTV must for Bengal SSC exams; deputy magistrates in charge of centres
Officials said the West Bengal Government was making foolproof arrangements to ensure the smooth conduct of the School Service Commission examinations scheduled for September 7 and 14, following the judicial cancellation of the previous recruitment process over widespread irregularities ...
25 August 2025 Indian ExpressBengal BJP worker’s murder: Viral video gives more ammo for Opposition to target TMC
Following the death of a 22-year-old BJP booth president, Rajib Biswas, in Baruipur in the South 24 Parganas district, a political firestorm has erupted in West Bengal. The BJP claims that he was murdered by supporters of the ruling ...
25 August 2025 Indian ExpressBengal: Teacher ‘beaten up’ for objecting to drinking in public, one arrested
A drawing teacher, Nirupam Pal, was allegedly beaten up by around eight youths, including a girl, in Nandannagar, Belgharia, for protesting against their public consumption of alcohol on Saturday morning, police said.The Belgharia Police have arrested one girl and ...
25 August 2025 Indian ExpressKolkata law college rape case: Police files chargesheet
THE KOLKATA Police on Saturday submitted a chargesheet in connection with a rape case at a law college in Kolkata. The move comes within 58 days of the alleged incident.According to sources, the chargesheet is around 650 pages with ...
25 August 2025 Indian ExpressCBI raids TMC MLA’s house in RG Kar financial ‘irregularities’ case
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Saturday night raided the house of Trinamool Congress (TMC) MLA Dr Sudipta Ray in connection with their probe into alleged financial irregularities at the RG Kar Medical College & Hospital, in Kolkata.Ray, ...
25 August 2025 Indian ExpressCaregiver, aide held for murder of 79-year-old woman at Kolkata apartment
THE KOLKATA Police arrested two people – a woman caregiver and her male aide – on Saturday in connection with the robbery and murder of a 79-year-old woman, Bijaya Das, at her New Garia Co-operative Housing Society flat, authorities ...
24 August 2025 Indian ExpressKolkata Police nab ayah, her partner for murder of septuagenarian woman in New Garia
Written by Anisha GhoshThe Kolkata Police Saturday arrested two people in connection with the recent murder of a septuagenarian woman at her New Garia residence. The woman’s husband was found bound and unconscious under a bed.The arrested accused have ...
24 August 2025 Indian ExpressKolkata Metro to run 366 trains across three lines – check timings
Kolkata Metro Inauguration: The inauguration of three new metro lines in Kolkata on Friday has significantly improved connectivity in the ‘City of Joy.’ It is also a gift for the people of Kolkata ahead of Durga Puja, enabling them ...
24 August 2025 Indian ExpressIIT Kharagpur opens Manekshaw Centre of Excellence to boost indigenous defence innovation
On its 75th Foundation Day, the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur inaugurated the Manekshaw Centre of Excellence for National Security Studies and Research on August 18, a landmark initiative to strengthen indigenous defence innovation and national security. The ...
24 August 2025 Indian ExpressBengal likely to get 14,000 extra polling booths; final decision after all-party meet next week
The West Bengal chief electoral officer (CEO) has decided to increase the number of booths in the state by nearly 14,000. While the CEO’s office has prepared a draft list of the new booths, a final decision will be ...
24 August 2025 Indian Express‘He was not a Muslim hater,’ Gopal Mukherjee’s grandson ahead of ‘The Bengal Files’ release
Sitting in their 200-year-old ancestral home at Malanga Lane in Central Kolkata, Shantanu Mukherjee, the grandson of Gopal Mukherjee, who is popularly known as Gopal Patha, tells Indian Express that the family never had any issues with any one ...
24 August 2025 Indian ExpressMamata skips PM’s event, writes ‘nostalgic’ post; Adhikari hits back
Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee skipped Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Metro rail project inauguration programme on Friday, only to later post a nostalgic note on her social media handle, which led to sharp reactions from Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari.Banerjee ...
23 August 2025 Indian ExpressWBJEE 2025: ‘Don’t sacrifice everything for studies’, says topper Aniruddha Chakrabarti
Aniruddha Chakrabarti of Don Bosco School, Park Circus, and Samyajyoti Biswas of Kalyani Central Model School have clinched the first and second ranks respectively in the West Bengal Joint Entrance Examination (WBJEE) 2025, the results of which were announced ...
23 August 2025 Indian ExpressED case: Calcutta HC grants interim bail to former UCO Bank chairman Subodh Goel on ‘medical grounds’
The Calcutta High Court on Friday granted interim bail to Subodh Kumar Goel, former chairman of UCO Bank, who was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in May in connection with a money laundering probe.The single bench of Justice ...
23 August 2025 Indian ExpressKolkata set for another damp weekend; IMD warns of intermittent rain, thunderstorms
Written by Parthivee MukherjiAfter a night of steady downpours, Kolkata woke up to a Friday laden with grey skies and drizzle as the city continues to remain under the influence of the August monsoon. According to the latest forecast ...
23 August 2025 Indian ExpressPM launches three Metro routes in Kolkata: ‘Development boost for state’
PRIME MINISTER Narendra Modi on Friday inaugurated several pivotal infrastructure projects in Kolkata, marking a significant leap in the city’s connectivity and urban development. The projects, including three new sections of the Kolkata Metro and a six-lane elevated expressway, ...
23 August 2025 Indian ExpressIn Kolkata, PM slams TMC, promises to end ‘infiltration & corruption’
PRIME MINISTER Narendra Modi on Friday launched a sharp attack on the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) government in West Bengal, accusing it of “corruption, misrule and obstructing Bengal’s development” despite the Centre providing funds.Addressing a rally in Dum Dum, ...
23 August 2025 Indian Express‘Pushed back’, pregnant Bengal woman now lands up in jail in Bangladesh; slapped with Foreigners Act
A DAY after her arrest in Bangladesh, a woman from West Bengal who is eight months pregnant was produced in a court in that country, along with others, and sent to judicial custody. The Bangladesh Police slapped sections under ...
23 August 2025 Indian ExpressElderly woman found dead; husband ‘bound under bed unconscious’ in Kolkata co-operative housing society
Written by Anisha GhoshA 79-year-old woman was found dead and her husband injured in New Garia Co-operative Housing Society, Kolkata early on Friday morning, police said.The Panchasayar police station received information at around 6:25 am that a woman was ...
23 August 2025 Indian ExpressWBJEE 2025 results out, after 4 months of uncertainty due to OBC list dispute
Written by Parthivee MukherjiAfter months of uncertainty, the West Bengal Joint Entrance Examination (WBJEE) 2025 results were finally announced on Friday, nearly four months after the exam was conducted on April 27. The publication of results had been delayed ...
23 August 2025 Indian Express‘Decided to speak in French, but I don’t know French’: Amartya Sen’s jibe amid language row
Renowned economist Amartya Sen on Friday expressed concern over the rising linguistic intolerance in the country, especially against Bengali speaking people in various states.Referring to media reports that Bengali-speaking persons of West Bengal are being pushed to Bangladesh on ...
23 August 2025 Indian ExpressSubmit report on stray dog control measures in 4 wks: HC to civic bodies
The Calcutta High Court has directed the State and civic bodies to submit reports on the implementation of the Animal Birth Control (ABC) Rules, 2023, within four weeks.A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) was filed by advocate Akash Sharma, in ...
23 August 2025 Indian ExpressHC lawyers to abstain from work today, protest against ‘police assault’ on colleague and his son
The Bar Association of the Calcutta High Court and the Central Administrative Tribunal’s Kolkata Bench has resolved to abstain from work on Friday to protest the alleged assault on HC advocate Manujendra Narayan Roy and his son by police ...
23 August 2025 Indian ExpressKolkata Municipal Corporation sounds alarm on dengue, malaria amid monsoon, cautions Durga Puja organisers
With a record-breaking monsoon season already under its belt, the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) is intensifying its battle against dengue and malaria ahead of Durga Puja. As official data shows a worrying increase in dengue cases compared to last ...
23 August 2025 Indian Express8 months pregnant and ‘pushed back’ into Bangladesh, Bengal woman arrested across border as ‘illegal infiltrator’
Eight months pregnant Sunali Bibi is “stateless”. Weeks after she was detained along with her husband and eight-year-old son in Delhi and pushed into Bangladesh on suspicion of being illegal Bangladeshi immigrants, the 29-year-old woman from West Bengal’s Birbhum ...
22 August 2025 Indian ExpressShopkeepers beat up CU students, call them Bangladeshis; 2 held
A group of students from Calcutta University’s Carmichael Hostel was beaten up with iron rods and hockey sticks allegedly by hawkers and shopkeepers in Sealdah late Wednesday evening. The students alleged that the shopkeepers called them Bangladeshis and Rohingya ...
22 August 2025 Indian Express‘Fake Voters’ Row: EC deadline ending, Mamata govt suspends 4 officials, but no FIR for now
On the last day of the seven-day deadline given by the Election Commission (EC), the West Bengal government on Thursday evening issued an order suspending four officials against whom the poll panel had sought suspension as well as registration ...
22 August 2025 Indian ExpressContinuous rain lashes Kolkata but no respite from humidity; IMD alerts in multiple Bengal districts
As Kolkata witnessed continuous rainfall throughout Thursday, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued a warning of increased rainfall activities across North and South Bengal districts over the next few days.According to the IMD, the mercury in Kolkata hovered between ...
22 August 2025 Indian ExpressISF MLA Naushad Siddiqui, 94 others granted bail by Bankshall Court day after protest against SIR, Waqf Bill
Indian Secular Front (ISF) MLA Naushad Siddiqui and 94 others were granted bail by the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Bankshall Court on Thursday.On Wednesday, tensions rose when thousands of ISF supporters gathered at Esplanade over issues of the Waqf (Amendment) ...
22 August 2025 Indian ExpressTMC MLA, councillors get anticipatory bail in 2021 Abhijit Sarkar murder case
In a major relief for Trinamool Congress MLA Paresh Pal and Kolkata Municipal Corporation councillors Swapan Samaddar and Papiya Ghosh, the Calcutta High Court of Thursday granted all three anticipatory bail in the 2021 Abhijit Sarkar murder case.Sarkar, a ...
22 August 2025 Indian Express‘Always a delight to be among people in Kolkata’: PM Modi’s Bengal outreach before 2026 polls includes new metro lines, expressway
In a significant move aimed at bolstering infrastructure and signalling a strong developmental agenda, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to visit West Bengal for the third time in recent months. While the inauguration of key metro railway projects ...
22 August 2025 Indian Express‘Calling from Raj Bhavan’: Governor’s office warns public of impersonation scammers
Raj Bhavan on Wednesday issued an urgent advisory to the public after multiple incidents of attempted cyber fraud came to light, involving individuals falsely posing as representatives of Governor CV Ananda Bose, a senior official said.According to the official, ...
22 August 2025 Indian ExpressPM Modi’s Bengal outreach before 2026 polls: Kolkata to get new metro lines, Howrah a six-lane expressway
In a significant move aimed at bolstering infrastructure and signalling a strong developmental agenda, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to visit West Bengal for the third time in recent months. While the inauguration of key metro railway projects ...
22 August 2025 Indian ExpressBengal braces for rain-soaked week; IMD issues alerts for thunderstorms across both North and South Bengal
Written by Parthivee MukherjiKolkata and large parts of West Bengal are set for a rain-soaked week, with the India Meteorological Department (IMD) forecasting thunderstorm activity across both South and North Bengal.The IMD has warned of the possibility of lightning ...
21 August 2025 Indian ExpressCentre says HC can’t hear habeas corpus pleas of deported migrants, Bench says ‘it’s a serious issue’
The Centre on Wednesday told the Calcutta High Court that it cannot hear the habeas corpus petitions filed by family members of West Bengal migrants who were detained in other parts of the country and then allegedly pushed into ...
21 August 2025 Indian ExpressTMC leader files defamation case against R G Kar rape-murder victim’s father at Bankshall Court
On Wednesday, Trinamool Congress leader Kunal Ghosh filed a defamation case against the father of the R G Kar rape-murder victim’s doctor, accusing him of defaming Ghosh, at the Bankshall Court.According to Ghosh, there is “intentional slander and propaganda”. ...
21 August 2025 Indian ExpressWest Bengal: 100 ‘tainted’ teachers apply for fresh recruitment process, rejected
Applications of 100 teachers, who were marked “tainted” for the way they got their jobs in state-run schools before those were invalidated by the Supreme Court, were rejected by the West Bengal School Service Commission (WBSSC) for the fresh ...
21 August 2025 Indian ExpressHowrah to Sealdah in 12 mins, fare Rs 5 to Rs 70: New metro lines to transform Kolkata’s travel
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday will inaugurate three new metro lines in Kolkata, a major development set to transform the city’s transport landscape. With Durga Puja approaching, the metro’s expanded reach is expected to make celebrations more accessible ...
21 August 2025 Indian ExpressZSI cracks blow fly DNA, which could help solve crimes faster in India
A recent breakthrough by researchers at the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) could revolutionize forensic science. By cracking the genetic code of blow flies, they have created a powerful new tool for solving murder mysteries. This method, called DNA ...
21 August 2025 Indian Express‘Why is state exchequer money used for Durga Puja donations?’: Calcutta HC hears PIL
The West Bengal government’s decision to increase financial aid to Durga Puja committees has once again reached the Calcutta High Court. This year, the government announced a grant of Rs 1.10 lakh per puja committee — a nearly 30 ...
21 August 2025 Indian Express‘Super emergency, Hitlerian assault on Indian democracy’: Mamata slams Bill to remove ministers
West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday condemned the 130th Constitutional Amendment Bill, labelling it “as something more than a super-Emergency” and a “Hitlerian assault on the very soul of Indian democracy”.Union Home Minister ...
21 August 2025 Indian ExpressKolkata Deputy Mayor blames ‘non-allocation of central funds’ for stray dog issue: ‘Civic body manages with its own resources’
Amidst a national debate on the rising population of stray dogs and an ongoing crisis in Delhi, the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) Deputy Mayor, Atin Ghosh, has blamed the non-allocation of central funds for the growing stray dog problem ...
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