Senior Trinamool Congress MP Kalyan Banerjee on Monday resigned as the party’s chief whip in the Lok Sabha alleging that he was being blamed unfairly for lack of coordination among MPs even as some barely attend Parliament.The move came ...
5 August 2025 Indian ExpressThe Calcutta High Court on Monday upheld an earlier order directing a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the 2019 murder of three BJP workers in Sandeshkhali, North 24 Parganas.A division bench of Justice Debangshu Basak and Justice ...
5 August 2025 Indian ExpressWest Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee appointed her nephew and second-in-command Abhishek Banerjee the leader of the TMC parliamentary party Monday, even as she said, without naming anyone, that two to three MPs were “bringing the party into disrepute” ...
5 August 2025 Indian ExpressThe Calcutta High Court on Monday refused to interfere with the Election Commission’s decision to appoint primary school teachers as Booth Level Officers (BLOs) for the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in West Bengal.Justice Amrita Sinha, hearing ...
5 August 2025 Indian ExpressWest Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee blamed the Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC) for the recent floods in parts of South Bengal, alleging “a staggering 11-fold increase in DVC’s water discharge in 2025, compared to 2024, (which is also) 30 ...
5 August 2025 Indian ExpressWest Bengal’s State Election Commission has taken a stern stance against administrative negligence after the discovery of numerous “ghost names” on the voter lists in two municipalities. The commission has summoned the electoral registration officers (EROs) of Nandakumar in ...
5 August 2025 Indian ExpressRG Kar rape-murder case update: The parents of the R G Kar Medical College rape-murder victim Sunday said they are reaching out to various political parties, except the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC), to join the August 9 Nabanna Abhijan, ...
5 August 2025 Indian ExpressThe India Meteorological Department (IMD) Sunday said that light to moderate rain and thunderstorms are expected to affect many parts of South Bengal throughout the week.The weather office also issued a warning for heavy to extremely heavy rainfall over ...
5 August 2025 Indian ExpressCalcutta University has decided not to hold its LLB fourth, sixth, and eighth semester examinations at the law college in Kolkata where a former contractual staffer allegedly raped a student on June 25, an official said on Sunday. The ...
4 August 2025 Indian ExpressA BABY girl, just a few months old, died after reportedly falling from a bed into stagnant water inside her waterlogged home at Birati in North Dumdum, officials said on Saturday.According to local residents, the infant was alone on ...
4 August 2025 Indian ExpressTAPAN MONDOL, 31, seated on the front bench in a classroom of Bele-Durganagar High School, Joynagar, in South 24 Parganas, while attending a meeting as part of the TMC government’s ‘Amader Para, Amader Samadhan’ (Our Neighbourhood, Our Solution) initiative, ...
4 August 2025 Indian ExpressThe India Meteorological Department (IMD) Saturday issued a red alert (take action) for rain in North Bengal districts like Jalpaiguri, Alipurduar, and Kalimpong. Whereas, Darjeeling and Coochbehar have been put under an Orange alert (be prepared).“Moderate flash flood risk ...
3 August 2025 Indian ExpressThe Detective Department of the Kolkata police, which is investigating Bangladeshi model and actress Shanta Paul, 28, who was arrested for allegedly possessing Indian voter ID and Aadhaar cards, has widened its probe after noting inconsistencies in her statements.The ...
3 August 2025 Indian ExpressThe interim vice-chancellor of the Calcutta University, Santa Datta De, said on Saturday that the BCom Semester 4 and BA LLB Semester 4 exams will be held on August 28 as per schedule, despite demands that they be rescheduled ...
3 August 2025 Indian ExpressA day after a 28-year-old Bangladeshi woman, Shanta Paul, was arrested by the Lalbazar Detective Department in Kolkata for allegedly possessing Indian identity documents such as Aadhaar and voter ID cards, the police on Friday said that they are ...
3 August 2025 Indian ExpressA passenger on an IndiGo flight from Mumbai to Kolkata on Friday was detained by the police after he was seen in a video purportedly slapping another person — who was reportedly suffering a panic attack — while on ...
3 August 2025 Indian ExpressTWO MEN were beaten, tied up and made to squat allegedly by members of a Hindu outfit, accompanied by some BJP workers, in Durgapur on Friday after they were spotted transporting cattle – including cows – police said. Two ...
3 August 2025 Indian ExpressWritten by Parthivee Mukherji As the southwest monsoons continue to lash Bengal, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Friday put the North Bengal districts of Jalpaiguri and Alipurduar on red alert for August 2 and 3, citing the likelihood of ...
2 August 2025 Indian ExpressThe Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE) Limited, on July 31, delivered a new warship named Himgiri to the Indian navy, according to an official statement. The ship is the first of three advanced frigates being made by GRSE ...
2 August 2025 Indian ExpressThe Election Commission of India (ECI) on Wednesday wrote to the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of West Bengal directing the preparation of the list of booth level agents (BLA) at the earliest. This comes ahead of a possible Special ...
2 August 2025 Indian ExpressThe remarks on Booth Level Officers (BLOs) made by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee as well as Opposition BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari, amid talks of the impending Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in West Bengal, have raised concerns ...
2 August 2025 Indian ExpressWest Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday announced to hike the annual Durga Puja grant to Rs 1.10 lakh, which is given to over 40,000 puja committees in the state.At a mega conclave of representatives from puja committees ...
2 August 2025 Indian ExpressOver three months after the West Bengal Joint Entrance Examination (WBJEE) was held, the Board on Thursday announced that the results are likely to be declared on August 7. The delay, the Board said, was due to legal proceedings ...
1 August 2025 Indian ExpressA 28-year-old Bangladeshi woman, Shanta Paul, who police say is an actress and model by profession, has been arrested by the Lalbazar Detective Department in Kolkata for allegedly possessing Indian identity documents such as Aadhaar and voter ID cards.According ...
1 August 2025 Indian ExpressThe Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday conducted its first-ever raids in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands in connection with an alleged loan scam at the Andaman Nicobar State Cooperative Bank (ANSCB). Searches were carried out at nine locations in ...
1 August 2025 Indian ExpressWritten by Parthivee MukherjiThe India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Thursday issued yellow alerts for most of South Bengal, warning of thunderstorms with gusty winds (30–40 kmph) and lightning till August 3. The alert covers districts including Howrah, Hooghly, Bankura, ...
1 August 2025 Indian ExpressPresident Droupadi Murmu on Wednesday attended the first convocation of All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS)-Kalyani in Nadia district.According to the authorities, a total of 48 MBBS students, who were admitted in 2019, and nine Post-Doctoral Certificate Course ...
1 August 2025 Indian ExpressA Trinamool Congress leader in Kanpur in West Bengal’s Hooghly district was hacked to death by unidentified assailants, police said on Thursday.The incident occurred near the Kanaipur autorickshaw stand on Wednesday evening when a group of men attacked him ...
1 August 2025 Indian ExpressThe Calcutta High Court will hear the case of Aniket Mahato, Ashfaqulla Naiya and Debashis Halder, the three faces of the R G Kar movement, regarding their transfer to different facilities after getting allocated hospitals post counselling.Aniket Mahato, Ashfaqulla ...
31 July 2025 Indian ExpressDays after Delhi Police rebutted the claims of assaulting a woman from Malda, calling it “fabricated” and “politically motivated”, the TMC on Wednesday presented the woman, identified as Sajnu Parveen, at a press conference in Kolkata, where she reiterated ...
31 July 2025 Indian ExpressKolkata Police have arrested three men for their alleged role in an extortion racket involving a dating app commonly used by members of the LGBTQ+ community. The arrests came after a complainant approached the police on July 17, claiming ...
31 July 2025 Indian ExpressChief Electoral Officer (CEO) of West Bengal Manoj Agarwal has written to all district administrations directing District Election Officers to form teams of senior officers and conduct sample checking of all Form 6 disposals – which are used to ...
31 July 2025 Indian ExpressDr Alok Kumar Rai on Wednesday officially took over as the new Director of the Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Calcutta on Wednesday, becoming the fourth person to hold the post in the last three years.The appointment was announced ...
31 July 2025 Indian ExpressWest Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has taken to the streets protesting against the alleged harassment of Bengalis in BJP-ruled states for speaking Bengali. Now, the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) has made it mandatory for its councillors to speak ...
31 July 2025 Indian ExpressIn the run-up to the West Bengal Assembly elections scheduled to be held next year, the BJP’s state unit is set to form 43 organisational district committees during a four-day meeting starting August 1.Apart from the party’s state leadership, ...
31 July 2025 Indian ExpressThe Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) on Tuesday issued “orange and yellow alerts” for several southern districts of West Bengal, saying the state will continue to receive “heavy to very heavy rain” in the next two days.In North Bengal, “isolated ...
31 July 2025 Indian ExpressWest Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Tuesday accused the BJP of a conspiracy to exclude voters’ names from electoral rolls, reiterating her long-standing allegations. Speaking at a government service distribution programme in Ilambazar, Birbhum, she issued a direct order ...
30 July 2025 Indian ExpressThe West Bengal Government has moved the Division Bench of the Calcutta High Court in the case of providing allowance to the Group C and Group D staff of the School Service Commission (SSC) who lost their jobs following ...
30 July 2025 Indian ExpressA diverse team of leading of professors, academicians, scientists, doctors, and experts from various fields is set to embark on the latest expedition to the remote Tso-Morir region of Leh district in Ladakh, according to an official statement.Titled, SEEMA ...
30 July 2025 Indian ExpressAlipore Zoological Garden in Kolkata has reported the birth of a giraffe calf in the facility, taking the total number of giraffes in the country’s oldest zoo to 10, sources said on Monday.“The giraffe couple, Savitri and Mangal, have ...
30 July 2025 Indian ExpressWest Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday hyphenated the issues of detention of Bangla-speaking migrants in several parts of the country with the Election Commission’s plan to roll out the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) across the country, including ...
30 July 2025 Indian ExpressHours after West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee posted a video of a woman and her one-year-old child on her X handle, alleging that police beat up a migrant family from Malda’s Chanchal area in BJP-ruled Delhi, police rejected ...
29 July 2025 Indian ExpressWest Bengal Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari Monday expressed concerns over an alleged increase in voter registration applications and the issuance of domicile certificates in the border districts, claiming that this is an attempt by the state administration to ...
29 July 2025 Indian ExpressWest Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday sought to remind booth-level officers (BLOs), who assist the Election Commission in preparing and updating voters’ lists, that they work for the state government before and after elections, urging them to ...
29 July 2025 Indian ExpressAhead of Durga Puja, puja committees in West Bengal are expecting Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to increase the financial grant for them, with a crucial meeting of festival organisers with the chief minister scheduled for July 31 at Kolkata’s ...
29 July 2025 Indian ExpressAs the Trinamool Congress on Sunday launched its Bhasha Andolan campaign over detention and deportation of Bangla-speaking migrants in several states of the country, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is scheduled to lead a protest march in Birbhum town on ...
29 July 2025 Indian ExpressThe Bengal Business Council hosted its annual convention and vision conclave on Sunday, featuring prominent entrepreneurs and industrialists in attendance. Notable figures such as economist Abhirup Sarkar and former cricketer Sourav Ganguly were also present.The convention’s six-point agenda aimed ...
29 July 2025 Indian ExpressWritten by Anisha GhoshThe India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued a Yellow alert (Be Aware) for most South Bengal districts on Sunday afternoon.The weather bureau predicted light to moderate rainfall with possible thunderstorms in South Bengal districts like Howrah, Hooghly, ...
28 July 2025 Indian ExpressThe Indian Institute of Management-Calcutta (IIM-C) has decided to allow second-year student Paramanand Toppannawar, out on bail in a rape case, to attend classes. The decision was taken at an emergency meeting of the institute’s academic council on Friday.Toppannawar, 26, ...
28 July 2025 Indian ExpressThe India Meteorological on Saturday said, “The depression that was over Gangetic West Bengal has now moved westward into parts of Jharkhand and North Chhattisgarh. It is likely to weaken gradually into a well-marked low-pressure area by 27th July ...
28 July 2025 Indian ExpressPresident Droupadi Murmu will visit West Bengal on July 30 and 31. She will be the chief guest at the first convocation ceremony of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) at Kalyani in Nadia district and offer ...
28 July 2025 Indian ExpressThe Election Commission of India (ECI) started training Booth Level Officers (BLOs) in West Bengal on Saturday, amid concerns that a Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, currently being held in neighbouring poll-bound Bihar, will be held in ...
28 July 2025 Indian ExpressWith Assembly elections fast approaching, the BJP’s main focus in West Bengal is to strengthen its base and new party state chief Samik Bhattacharya’s team is almost ready. Party sources said he will soon announce a fresh committee of ...
28 July 2025 Indian ExpressIn another escalation of the ongoing tussle between the West Bengal government and the Raj Bhavan over higher education governance, Governor CV Ananda Bose on Saturday said he plans to seek clarity from the Supreme Court on whether ultimate ...
28 July 2025 Indian ExpressThe India Meterological Department (IMD) Saturday issued an orange alert for several southern districts of West Bengal, including Hooghly, East Bardhaman, West Bardhaman, Nadia, North 24 Parganas, and Birbhum, due to the possibility of heavy rainfall (7–11 cm), thunderstorms, ...
27 July 2025 Indian ExpressThe law college in Kolkata, where a student was raped last month, has decided to recruit two ex-servicemen to boost security on the campus, besides installing CCTV cameras. The college will also discontinue the practice of hiring casual staffers.The ...
27 July 2025 Indian ExpressWritten by Anisha GhoshIIT Kharagpur recently inducted over 1800 new students in a vibrant Induction Programme.While the event celebrated academic beginnings, a somber undercurrent of recent student suicides on campus has brought mental health to the forefront of the ...
27 July 2025 Indian ExpressIn a move to tighten security and enhance vigilance across Kolkata’s burgeoning accommodation sector, the Bidhannagar police, under the leadership of DCP Airport, held a crucial meeting on Friday with representatives from hotels, guesthouses, and lodges operating under the ...
27 July 2025 Indian ExpressThe Trinamool Congress (TMC) is likely to take disciplinary action against West Bengal’s Bharatpur MLA Humayun Kabir, who has once again threatened to float a new political outfit if the party leadership in Murshidabad is not changed by August ...
26 July 2025 Indian ExpressGOVERNOR C V Ananda Bose has sent the Aparajita Bill back to the West Bengal government for consideration of the serious objections raised by the Centre over the proposed changes to the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita that the legislation seeks, ...
26 July 2025 Indian ExpressSixteen people died from lightning strikes across West Bengal on Thursday, as the state grapples with severe thunderstorms and heavy rainfall triggered by a low-pressure system in the Bay of Bengal.The incidents, primarily involving farmers and farm laborers, prompted ...
26 July 2025 Indian ExpressNetaji Subhas Chandra Bose International (NSCBI) Airport in Kolkata is set for a major expansion, with plans underway to demolish the old domestic terminal and construct a new international facility.Officials said this expansion will help future-proof the airport against ...
26 July 2025 Indian ExpressA 19-year-old migrant worker from West Bengal has allegedly been pushed into Bangladesh after being detained in Rajasthan.The incident came to light after a purported video of the man, identified as Amir Sheikh from Jalalpur village under Kaliachowk police ...
26 July 2025 Indian ExpressAmid the controversy over the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in poll-bound Bihar, the Election Commission of India (ECI) has revised the remuneration of Booth Level Officers (BLOs) and BLO Supervisors in West Bengal where Assembly ...
26 July 2025 Indian ExpressChief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday called for promoting the use of Bengali in film and TV productions in the state.Speaking at the ‘Mahanayak Samman’ award ceremony, held on the death anniversary of matinee idol Uttam Kumar, the chief ...
26 July 2025 Indian ExpressClaiming that the West Bengal government has been receiving reports of Bengali-speaking migrants being “detained and tortured” in Haryana and Rajasthan, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday accused the BJP of “unleashing linguistic terror” in the country.In a strongly ...
25 July 2025 Indian ExpressThey were picked up in Mumbai last month on suspicion of being illegal immigrants from Bangladesh and pushed into the neighbouring country. They were later brought to their native West Bengal following intervention from the state government, but they ...
25 July 2025 Indian ExpressThe West Bengal School Service Commission on Thursday announced September 7 and September 14 as the dates for the teacher recruitment examinations.According to the commission, exams to recruit assistant teachers for secondary classes (9-10) will be held on September ...
25 July 2025 Indian ExpressNilufa Yasmin, a resident of Katwa’s Palita Road area in Purba Bardhaman, West Bengal, has secured the top rank in the UGC NET JRF June 2025 exam with a perfect 100 percentile.A research scholar at Burdwan University, Yasmin is ...
25 July 2025 Indian ExpressBJP leader and actor Mithun Chakraborty on Thursday hit out at West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, dismissing her recent claims of harassment of Bengali-speaking migrant workers in other states as “baseless” and accusing her of spreading fear for ...
25 July 2025 Indian ExpressA police complaint has been filed in Murshidabad district alleging that four youths from West Bengal were beaten up by locals in Thiruvallur in Tamil Nadu on suspicion of being Bangladeshis.According to the complaint, lodged on July 17, Sujan ...
25 July 2025 Indian ExpressAfter a series of incidents in which Metro properties were defaced in Kolkata, the authorities on Wednesday warned of serious legal actions.On Wednesday, a video of CCTV footage went viral in which a man, clad in a blue t-shirt ...
25 July 2025 Indian ExpressIn the wake of a spate of student death cases on the campus, allegedly by suicide, the Indian Institute of Technology-Kharagpur will be launching an AI-powered emotional health monitoring tool for students as part of its new mental health ...
25 July 2025 Indian ExpressThe recent arrest of five individuals — including a woman — in connection with the murder of Patna-based gangster Chandan Mishra has cast a spotlight on the security protocol and verification processes of rental accommodations in and around Kolkata.The ...
24 July 2025 Indian ExpressThe Calcutta High Court on Thursday is likely to hear a petition filed by a city-based voluntary organisation, Swazon, seeking a probe into alleged “overnight disappearance of over 300 animals” from the records of Alipore Zoological Garden, the country’s ...
24 July 2025 Indian ExpressThe Calcutta High Court on Wednesday directed the Odisha government to file an affidavit on the alleged detention of Bengali-speaking workers on suspicion of being illegal Bangladesh migrants.Hearing habeas corpus petitions filed by the families of two migrant workers ...
24 July 2025 Indian ExpressAfter the success of its ‘Duare Sarkar’ and ‘Parai Samadhan’ campaigns, the TMC government in West Bengal announced ‘Amader Para, Amader Samadhan’ (Our Neighbourhood, Our Solution), aimed at resolving issues at the level of ‘paras’ or neighbourhoods from August ...
24 July 2025 Indian ExpressWest Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday said that a family in Alipurduar district has received a citizenship notice from the Assam government and lashed out at the BJP government in the neighbouring state for “targeting” Bengali-speaking people.“Even ...
24 July 2025 Indian ExpressWest Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday expressed scepticism over Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar’s resignation, and said “his health is absolutely fine”.Dhankhar resigned on the very first day of the Monsoon session of Parliament. His resignation was immediately accepted ...
24 July 2025 Indian ExpressThe Calcutta High Court on Wednesday asked the Advocate General of Odisha to submit an affidavit on the alleged detention of Bengali-speaking migrant workers who had travelled to the state for work.The division bench of Justice Tapabrata Chakraborty and ...
24 July 2025 Indian ExpressFifty women who were being trafficked were rescued from a Jalpaiguri-Patna train and two persons have been arrested in this connection, officials said.The operation was carried out by the Railway Protection Force (RPF) and Government Railway Police (GRP). The ...
23 July 2025 Indian ExpressThe Alipore court on Tuesday wondered what was the government doing if there were at least 12 complaints, mostly of molestation, against Kolkata law college rape prime accused Monojit Mishra from 2023.The court extended the judicial custody of Monojit ...
23 July 2025 Indian ExpressVeteran Naxalite leader and one of the faces of the 1970s Naxalbari movement, Azizul Haque, passed away on Monday. He was 83.Haque, who had been suffering from ailments related to old age, was admitted to a private hospital in ...
23 July 2025 Indian ExpressA second-year student of the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, died while trying to swallow medication on Monday night.Chandradeep Pawar, a second-year electrical engineering student and a resident of Chhindwara, Madhya Pradesh, was taking medicine at his residence hall ...
23 July 2025 Indian ExpressWritten by Anisha GhoshThe India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast rain and thunderstorms across several parts of Bengal from July 22 to 28, with isolated heavy to very heavy rainfall predicted in some districts later this week.In several South ...
23 July 2025 Indian ExpressWest Bengal Leader of Opposition and BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari alleged that attendees at the TMC’s Martyrs’ Day rally in Kolkata were lured with “alcohol and biryani” and questioned the authenticity of the crowd.His remarks came as he addressed ...
23 July 2025 Indian ExpressBuilding her poll pitch around “Bengali ashmita (pride)”, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday accused the BJP of “linguistic terrorism” and announced a “bhasha andolon (language movement)” from July 27. She alleged that people speaking in Bangla ...
22 July 2025 Indian ExpressThe arrest of a 26-year-old man from Kolkata in connection with a recent hospital murder in Patna has once again raised questions over whether West Bengal is becoming a safe haven for criminals from neighbouring states, especially Bihar.While police ...
22 July 2025 Indian ExpressThe Calcutta High Court on Monday was all praises for the way the Kolkata Police managed traffic on the day of the Shaheed Diwas rally being led by the Trinamool Congress (TMC), which attracted lakhs of people from different ...
22 July 2025 Indian ExpressMany schools in Kolkata declared a holiday on Monday in anticipation of the Trinamool Congress‘s Martyrs’ Day rally, which is expected to draw thousands of people.Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is expected to address the gathering at Esplanade around 1 ...
21 July 2025 Indian ExpressThe Kolkata Police have decided to implement a slew of traffic measures in the central part of the city on Monday in view of the ruling Trinamool Congress’s Shahid Diwas program.Besides, in a recent order, the Calcutta High Court ...
21 July 2025 Indian ExpressIdentified but still elusive, the police had cast a wider net to nab the assailants who shot dead a convict inside a hospital in Patna. On Saturday morning, five persons were picked up for questioning after two flats were ...
21 July 2025 Indian ExpressAN ADDITIONAL Chief Judicial Magistrate court on Saturday granted bail to the arrested accused in the IIM Calcutta rape case. The court also questioned the police about why the woman complainant’s statement had not been recorded.The court granted bail ...
21 July 2025 Indian ExpressSENIOR BJP leader Dilip Ghosh, who missed Prime Minister Narendra Modi‘s Durgapur programme on Friday, said on Saturday that he met the party’s national president JP Nadda at his residence in New Delhi.Ghosh said that he had a “fruitful ...
21 July 2025 Indian ExpressLaying foundation stones for several development projects, valued at over Rs 5,400 crore, in Durgapur on Friday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that these projects aligned with the “Make in India, Make for the World” vision and will propel ...
20 July 2025 Indian ExpressWritten by Anisha GhoshTHE IMD has issued a yellow alert for all districts in south Bengal and an orange alert for the north Bengal districts such as Darjeeling, Jalpaiguri, Kalimpong and yellow alert for Cooch Behar and North Dinajpur.According ...
20 July 2025 Indian ExpressA 21-year-old mechanical engineering student at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur in West Bengal was found hanging in his hostel room on Friday morning, with preliminary investigations suggesting death by suicide, police said.According to police, Ritam Mondal, ...
20 July 2025 Indian ExpressLaying the ground for the BJP’s campaign for next year’s Assembly elections in West Bengal, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday lashed out at the Trinamool Congress (TMC) government in the state, accusing it of enabling “infiltration” and hindering ...
20 July 2025 Indian ExpressThree elephants — including a mother and her calf — were killed after being hit by a train in West Bengal’s Jhargram district early Friday while a state forest department-backed Hula party was attempting to drive the herd out ...
19 July 2025 Indian ExpressOffice and school-going commuters in South Bengal faced heavy to moderate rain in the early morning of Friday in Kolkata and adjacent districts.The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued an orange alert for multiple districts across South Bengal and ...
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