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  • Restriction on vehicular movement over old Benaras ROB

    In a bid to complete the approach roads on both ends and construction of an abutment at the Kona end of the Benaras road over bridge, the Eastern Railway has decided to take a complete traffic block of about ...

    9 September 2025 The Statesman
    Metro comes up with instructions for passengers

    As the pre-Puja crowd has started swelling in the city’s lifeline transport, the Kolkata Metro Railway has put up boards carrying instructions of do’s and don’ts for the commuters.The board having a list of what commuters and visitors could ...

    9 September 2025 The Statesman
    Suvendu slams Bengal Police over alleged Hilsa extortion

    Leader of Opposition in West Bengal Assembly Suvendu Adhikari today lashed out at the state police, accusing them of extortion and corruption after a viral video appeared to show fish traders in South 24-Parganas protesting against alleged police misconduct.The ...

    9 September 2025 The Statesman
    Calcutta HC dismisses petition against ‘The Bengal Files’

    A single-judge Bench of the Calcutta High Court on Monday dismissed a petition filed against the Vivek Agnihotri–directed movie ‘The Bengal Files’ because the petitioner could not back the claims behind his petition with substantiated information and supporting documents. ...

    9 September 2025 The Statesman
    Puri Shankaracharya’s visit to NIT Durgapur sparks debate

    The Shankaracharya of Puri, Swami Nischalananda Saraswati, is scheduled to visit the National Institute of Technology (NIT) Durgapur for a two-day official programme, which has already stirred significant political debate.Professor Arvind Choubey, Director of NIT Durgapur, confirmed the visit ...

    9 September 2025 The Statesman
    B’desh’s gift of 1,200 MT of hilsa to Bengal

    The interim government in Bangladesh has decided to export 1,200 metric tonnes (MT) hilsa to India ahead of the Durga Puja festival virtually bringing smiles on the faces of fish-loving Bengalis in West Bengal.Last year, Bangladesh had approved 2,420 ...

    9 September 2025 The Statesman
    ED raids at three locations in Bengal in relation to sand smuggling

    The officials of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) are conducting parallel and marathon raid and search operations at three locations in West Bengal since early Monday morning in relation to sand-smuggling rackets running in the state.The three locations where the ...

    9 September 2025 The Statesman
    Kolkata Police to meet Durga Puja committees on Sep 10 to discuss festival preparations

    Kolkata Police Commissioner Manoj Verma has convened a meeting with Durga Puja committees in Kolkata on September 10 to discuss preparations for upcoming Durga Puja festivities. The meeting will be held at Dhano Dhanya Auditorium on Wednesday evening.Kolkata Police ...

    8 September 2025 The Statesman
    Rly Minister urged to install toilets in EMU-MEMU trains on Kolkata-Sealdah-Lalgola route

    Senior Congress leader and former Union MoS Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Sunday wrote to Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw demanding toilet facilities in nine EMU–MEMU trains running between Sealdah in Kolkata and Lalgola in Murshidabad district stations.The former Berhampore MP ...

    8 September 2025 The Statesman
    Bengal School Service Commission recruitment exam conducted successfully: Minister

    West Bengal Education Minister Bratya Basu on Sunday expressed satisfaction over the manner in which the first round of the written examination for fresh recruitment for teaching jobs in state-run schools in the state was conducted earlier in the ...

    8 September 2025 The Statesman
    Round one of State Level Selection Test conducted by WBSSC concludes without hitch

    The first round of the State Level Selection Test (SLST), conducted by the West Bengal School Service Commission (WBSSC), concluded on Sunday without a hitch.The candidates submitted their answer sheets by 1.30 p.m. However, the specially-abled candidates have been ...

    8 September 2025 The Statesman
    IRCTC leads global outreach in international tourism expo in Vietnam

    The Prime Minister has announced the year 2025 to be the ASEAN-India Year of tourism and has renewed the commitment of India to enhance its cultural, economic and tourism relations with the ASEAN countries. This bold proclamation outlines the ...

    7 September 2025 The Statesman
    Asannagar College’s coconut-shell saplings show a greener way

    In an age where plastic dominates our everyday lives, even in the smallest of practices, a modest college in rural Bengal has innovatively crafted an alternative. At Asannagar Madanmohan Tarkalankar College in Nadia district, a group of teachers and ...

    7 September 2025 The Statesman
    Boy’s body found in pond, mob lynch suspect toto driver

    A pall of grief and fury descended on Nischintapur Battala in Nadia’s Tehatta on Saturday after the body of a missing nine-year-old boy was recovered from a nearby pond, sparking violent mob reprisal that left two neighbours dead and ...

    7 September 2025 The Statesman
    Inclement weather, rising costs pose challenge for idol makers

    With only a few weeks remaining for Goddess Durga to descend from her celestial abode on Mount Kailash to mark Mahalaya—the beginning of Devi Paksha—preparations are in full swing across West Bengal. This annual homecoming is a cherished occasion ...

    7 September 2025 The Statesman
    Migrant worker Burdwan, daughter killed in Rajasthan building collapse

    A jewellery artisan who had recently migrated from East Burdwan, along with his young daughter, died when a four-storey dilapidated residential building collapsed in Jaipur, Rajasthan, late last night.Five individuals were rescued from beneath the debris by Civil Defence ...

    7 September 2025 The Statesman
    ER, SER to run Puja special trains for festive crowd

    With an increasing demand by passengers during the upcoming festive season, the Eastern and South Eastern Railways have decided to run Puja Special trains to cater to the huge rush.In the Eastern Railway, the authorities have announced plans to ...

    7 September 2025 The Statesman
    Young members of Bar should familiarise with new laws: Cal HC CJ

    “Advocates don’t retire, judges do,” remarked the Chief Justice of Calcutta High Court, Justice T S Sivagnanam, while inaugurating the new court building at City Centre this morning. Reflecting on his career, he added: “I have served the judiciary ...

    7 September 2025 The Statesman
    Mob fury claims two lives after boy’s body found in Tehatta pon

    A pall of grief and fury descended on Nishchintapur Battala in Nadia’s Tehatta on Saturday after the body of a missing nine-year-old boy was recovered from a nearby pond, sparking violent mob reprisal that left two neighbours dead and ...

    7 September 2025 The Statesman
    SSC teacher exams on Sunday after 9 years amid tight security

    Nearly nine years after the last recruitment test, the West Bengal School Service Commission (WBSSC) is set to conduct the state-level teacher recruitment examinations again, beginning Sunday, with papers for Classes IX and X.SSC chairman Siddhartha Majumdar on Saturday ...

    7 September 2025 The Statesman
    Central minister warns of tough laws against Oppositions’ stand on SIR

    Union Cabinet minister Giriraj Singh on Friday lashed out at opposition parties for what he described as attempts to politicise the issue of Special Intensive Revision (SIR).During the last day of his two-day visit to West Bengal, Singh warned ...

    7 September 2025 The Statesman
    Bengali film selected for Osaka Asian Film Festival

    In a landmark achievement for Bengali cinema, Bijoyer Pore (Autumn Flies) has become the first Indian Bengali film to be officially selected at the prestigious Osaka Asian Film Festival (OAFF) 2025 in Japan. Directed by Abhijit SriDas and produced ...

    6 September 2025 The Statesman
    BJYM to organise marathons in 75 cities to mark PM Modi’s birthday

    The Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM), the youth wing of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), has announced a series of nationwide marathons to mark the birthday celebrations of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. According to Darjeeling MP Raju Bista, the ...

    6 September 2025 The Statesman
    Suspecting witchcraft elderly woman thrashed to death

    On suspicion of practising witchcraft, an elderly woman was brutally beaten to death and her throat slit before her body was dumped in a pond at a village in Memari early this morning.Police have booked four youths on charges ...

    6 September 2025 The Statesman
    Strokes no longer an old-age malady: Doctors

    Believe it or not, West Bengal has the highest “disability adjusted life year” for brain stroke in India. It has emerged as one of the leading causes of death and long-term disability. Kolkata bears a particularly heavy burden, worsened ...

    6 September 2025 The Statesman
    International Film festival gets underway in city

    The Fest5 International Film Festival (F5IFF’25) opened on Friday with great enthusiasm at the Anthropological Survey of India auditorium. The festival will continue till 8 September. This year, F5IFF received over 550 film submissions from 69 countries, reflecting its ...

    6 September 2025 The Statesman
    RPF rescues minor boy

    The Railway Protection Force (RPF) of Asansol division rescued an 11-year-old boy under the “Nanhe Fariste” operation at Madhupur railway station on Friday.The incident occurred around 9.30 a.m. during a routine patrol, when RPF personnel noticed a young boy ...

    6 September 2025 The Statesman
    BJP to protest at Dum Dum over minister’s Army remark

    The Leader of Opposition in Bengal Assembly, Suvendu Adhikari, announced today plans to hold a protest march and rally at Dum Dum later this month, accusing state education minister Bratya Basu of making “disparaging” comments about the Indian Army ...

    6 September 2025 The Statesman
    SSC publishes list for vacant posts

    Amidst legal tangles over SSC tainted candidates, the commission today published the list of about 35,726 vacant posts for which examinations are scheduled on 7 and 14 September.According to the commission, the highest number of vacant posts are in ...

    6 September 2025 The Statesman
    First-ever sighting of Fishing Cat in West Burdwan

    The first-ever sighting of West Bengal’s state animal, the Fishing Cat, has taken place in West Burdwan, quite by accident. The seemingly historic incident has led to high levels of excitement among nature lovers, wildlife conservationists, forest department officials, ...

    6 September 2025 The Statesman
    Metro carries 4.65L passengers on a holiday

    For the benefit of the aspirants of the 2nd State Level Selection Test to be conducted by West Bengal School Service Commission on 7 September, Metro Railway will run usual services from 9 a.m. on Blue Line and Green ...

    6 September 2025 The Statesman
    Cess slits throat of Federalism, says TMC’s Derek O’Brien

    Trinamool Congress MP Derek O’Brien on Friday expressed concerns about the impact of cess on federalism, stating that it is “slitting the throat of federalism.” In a statement, O’Brien highlighted that funds collected as cess go entirely to the ...

    6 September 2025 The Statesman
    TMC MLA dies of illness

    Trinamul Congress legislator Jafikul Islam of Domkal died Thursday after a prolonged illness, party officials said. He was 54.Islam, a resident of Govindpur in Domkal municipality’s Ward 14, had been battling chronic liver disease, kidney complications and diabetes for ...

    5 September 2025 The Statesman
    Amazon strengthens its Operations in West Bengal

    Ahead of the Amazon Great Indian Festival (AGIF), Amazon India is gearing up to meet rising customer demand in West Bengal, bringing customers unmatched value, speed, and selection. Strengthening its infrastructure in West Bengal, Amazon India has expanded its ...

    5 September 2025 The Statesman
    GRSE signs agreement to make ship components

    Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE) Limited has signed a teaming agreement with M/s Merlinhawk Aerospace Pvt Ltd on 03 Sep 25, for the design, development, and manufacture of composite doors and hatches for the ships of the Indian ...

    5 September 2025 The Statesman
    Decomposed bodies of widow, daughter found in Burdwan home

    The decomposed bodies of the widow of a former professor and their daughter were recovered from their house in Burdwan town last night, sparking shock and mystery in the region.Shikha Bhattacharya (56) and her married daughter Trisha Bhattacharya (30) ...

    5 September 2025 The Statesman
    Fire at 3rd floor of health city

    Fire broke out at the house of a physician that was locked from outside in the third-floor of an integrated health city compound in Durgapur today.One fire tender controlled the fire within an hour, but the firefighters were shocked ...

    5 September 2025 The Statesman
    Woman dies in road mishap in New Town

    A female employee of a corporate office in the New Town area was run over by a state government bus on Thursday.The incident occurred near the Biswa Bangla Crossing when the victim Banashree Pal riding on a two-wheeler was ...

    5 September 2025 The Statesman
    City’s yellow taxis get makeover in Durga Puja spirit

    Kolkata’s yellow taxis got a makeover before this year’s Durga Puja. The taxis, 40 in number, were transformed into moving time capsules. With richly painted exteriors and interiors done up with wallpapers, fabrics, and textures, each taxi represents a ...

    5 September 2025 The Statesman
    Learn other languages but never forget mother tongue: Mamata to students

    The state government is taking legal advice to see whether the tainted teachers can be absorbed in group C category. The state chief secretary Manoj Pant is talking to legal experts on the matter, said chief minister Mamata Banerjee.She ...

    5 September 2025 The Statesman
    Methane leak in Durgapur creates panic

    Methane spreading from the failing pipeline triggered tension in City Centre locality since last night that led breathing difficult as the unrelenting leak of the inflammable gas continued for more than 30 hours.The panicked residents sent an SOS call ...

    5 September 2025 The Statesman
    HC upholds single bench order rejecting invalidated ‘tainted’ teachers’ appeal

    The invalidated ‘tainted’ candidates on Thursday suffered yet another setback after the division Bench of Calcutta High Court (HC) upheld the single Bench order rejecting their plea to appear in the fresh recruitment examination for assistant teachers’ posts in ...

    5 September 2025 The Statesman
    Krishnagar murder: Prime accused identified, cops probe virtual gaming link

    The murder of 19-year-old college student Ishita (Isha) Mallick took a decisive turn today when her mother and brother identified the prime accused, Deshraj Singh, during a test identification (TI) parade inside the Krishnagar district correctional home.Brought under tight ...

    5 September 2025 The Statesman
    Metro to restart Tollygunge carshed to improve services in Blue Line

    In a bid to address the issue of congestion resulting in late arrival of trains as complained by several commuters, the Kolkata Metro Railway has decided to re-operate Tollygunge carshed to improve the Metro commercial services in the Blue ...

    5 September 2025 The Statesman
    Attack on Bengali language: From Malda to Cooch Behar, TMC take out rallies

    The Trinamul Congress on Tuesday organised massive protest demonstrations across North Bengal districts condemning the vandalism of the Bhasha Andolan (language movement) stage on Mayo Road in Kolkata.From Malda to Cooch Behar, TMC leaders and supporters took to the ...

    5 September 2025 The Statesman
    LSSC launches skills training initiative in Bengal

    The Leather Sector Skill Council (LSSC) inaugurated a training programme and National Apprenticeship Promotion Scheme awareness camp at Amtala in South 24-Parganas on Tuesday, targeting 620 candidates for leather goods and garment stitching operations.The centre will initially train 120 ...

    5 September 2025 The Statesman
    An inclusive, multispeciality OPD chain opens its services

    Pratyasha, an inclusive and multispeciality outpatient (OPD) healthcare chain, launches its services at Dr Ashutosh Sastri Road. Backed by the Deep Ranjani Foundation as its neurodiversity partner, Pratyasha is set to redefine healthcare by creating spaces rooted in trusted ...

    5 September 2025 The Statesman
    CPCB directs WBPCB to submit report after PMO prod on silicosis in Burdwan

    The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), acting on directives from the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO), has instructed the Member Secretary of the West Bengal Pollution Control Board (WBPCB) to submit a report on the rising cases of silicosis in ...

    5 September 2025 The Statesman
    High drama in Bengal Assembly: BJP chief whip Shankar Ghosh marshalled out

    The West Bengal Assembly on Thursday witnessed uproar as Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee launched a fierce attack on the BJP, accusing it of being “anti-Bangla” and waging “linguistic terror” against Bengali-speaking people. During the session, BJP chief whip Sankar ...

    5 September 2025 The Statesman
    Dalma herd enters Bankura ahead of time, villagers warned

    A herd of 25 migratory elephants from the Dalma Range has entered the Bankura forests during the paddy cultivation season, unusually ahead of the harvest months.Meanwhile, six resident elephants lodged in the Barjora and Beliatore Range forests for the ...

    4 September 2025 The Statesman
    City Durga Puja focuses on Hooghly ghats for inspiration

    Durga Puja in Bengal tells the story of the long-cherished culture and heritage of the state.Durga Puja has received the Intangible Culture Heritage Tag from UNESCO. The colourful carnival, started by the chief minister, Mamata Banerjee, has attracted people ...

    4 September 2025 The Statesman
    Siliguri MLA seeks tribal university, sainik school in north Bengal

    The BJP MLA from Siliguri, Dr Sankar Ghosh, has placed a series of proposals before Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan, urging the Centre to strengthen educational infrastructure in North Bengal.During his meeting with the minister, Dr Ghosh stressed the ...

    4 September 2025 The Statesman
    Tribute to Prof Purushottama Lal

    In his famous poem “Draupadi and Jayadratha”, professor Purushottama Lal draws his readers’ attention to a significant episode in The Mahabharata when the Pandavas passed the last year of their exile in a forest. As Pandavas went out for ...

    4 September 2025 The Statesman
    Kolkata Police arrest absconding BJP leader in Congress office vandalism case

    Kolkata Police have arrested absconding BJP leader Rakesh Singh on charges of vandalism at the headquarters of the West Bengal Pradesh Congress Committee in Kolkata last week.The police arrested him early on Wednesday morning from a flat in the ...

    4 September 2025 The Statesman
    Mohta’s projects now under NKDA scanner

    All pending and upcoming projects, but especially those of the Merlin group of Sushil Mohta, the Surekha group of Pradeep Sureka and the JB group of Prakash Bachhawat, in the New Town-Rajarhat area will be subjected to intense scrutiny, ...

    4 September 2025 The Statesman
    A helping hand for unknown artists of Kumartuli

    As the frenzy of Durga Puja themes grips over the city, the role of artisans at Kumartuli, who shape the idols, gets overshadowed by the theme-makers, some of whom have now acquired celebrity status. After working tirelessly through many ...

    4 September 2025 The Statesman
    Two more routes of AC locals from 5 Sep in Sealdah division

    Commuters in Sealdah division are to get their Durga Puja gift from the railways soon. The Sealdah division of the Eastern Railway has decided to introduce two more routes of the air-conditioned rakes from 5 September.The decision comes after ...

    3 September 2025 The Statesman
    SPMP records 16 per cent growth in cargo handling during April-August

    Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port has recorded a 16 per cent growth in cargo handling during April to August months of the current fiscal. During the period, the city port is said to have handled a total of 28.236 million ...

    3 September 2025 The Statesman
    MILIND K DEOUSKAR takes over as GM Metro railway

    Milind K Deouskar has been appointed as the general manager of Kolkata Metro Railway by the ministry of railways. Mr Deouskar is an officer of Indian Railway Management Service and originally belonged to Indian Railway Stores Service (1987 batch). ...

    3 September 2025 The Statesman
    Suspension of special experimental night Metro services

    On account of suspension of Kavi Subhash station and due to operational constraints and maintenance related issues it will not be possible to operate the special experimental night Metro services at 10.40 p.m. from Dum Dum and Shahid Khudiram ...

    3 September 2025 The Statesman
    HC rejects petition of ‘tainted, ineligible’ SSC candidates for fresh recruitment

    The Calcutta High Court, on Tuesday, dismissed the petition of ‘tainted and ineligible’ School Service Commission (SSC) candidates, who moved the court a day before seeking to participate in the fresh recruitment process for school teachers. The high court ...

    3 September 2025 The Statesman
    Abhishek Banerjee tells Arambagh TMC leadership to forget differences and work unitedly

    Keeping in mind that four of the seven seats in the Arambagh Lok Sabha constituency were won by the BJP in the 2021 Assembly elections, All India Trinamool Congress General Secretary Abhishek Banerjee today instructed the Arambagh organisational district ...

    3 September 2025 The Statesman
    TMC MP slams ECI for SIR through backdoor in Bengal

    In the name Special Intensive Revision (SIR), the Election Commission of India (ECI) is trying to bring NRC through backdoor, INTTUC leader and Rajya Sabha MP Ritabrata Banerjee said today.He was addressing a gathering at Dharmatala crossing this afternoon.AdvertisementHe ...

    3 September 2025 The Statesman
    Man dies in road mishap involving MLA

    South 24-Parganas witnessed two shocking incidents on Tuesday morning — one involving a fatal accident involving convoy of Trinamul Congress MLA Saokat Mollah, and the other a brutal mob lynching in Canning that triggered widespread outrage.In the first incident, ...

    3 September 2025 The Statesman
    LoP Suvendu suspended from Assembly for a day

    The Leader of Opposition (LoP) in West Bengal Assembly Suvendu Adhikari, on Tuesday, was suspended from the Assembly on the second day of the special session of the House after he raised slogans in support of the Indian Army ...

    3 September 2025 The Statesman
    Prime accused in Krishnagar student murder nabbed near Nepal border

    Deshraj Singh, the prime accused in the sensational murder of 19-year-old student Ishita (Isha) Mallik was arrested by Krishnagar district police, just short of the Nepal border on Sunday evening. Police sources said Singh, who had been on the ...

    2 September 2025 The Statesman
    Mohta project illegality cannot be ‘mitigated’

    A Division Bench of Calcutta High Court rejected virtually all arguments in mitigation advanced by the promoter of Elita Garden Vista, while holding that a 16th tower constructed illegally in its New Town project must be demolished. The court ...

    2 September 2025 The Statesman
    Barring CM no MLA’s security allowed inside Assembly: Speaker

    Other than chief minister Mamata Banerjee, no MLA along with his/ her private security personnel, will be allowed inside the West Bengal Legislative Assembly from Monday.Only the chief minister along with her security guard provided by the state government ...

    2 September 2025 The Statesman
    Woman killed in Budbud, one arrested

    Budbud police station recovered the headless body of Jyotsna Bagdi (36) beside a road at Maro village in West Burdwan district.The body was discovered beside national highway 19 near Kota village. The victim was a resident of Bagdipara in ...

    2 September 2025 The Statesman
    Once filthy Dankuni irrigation canal undergoes renovation

    After a prolonged movement, litigation, and court directives from environmental activists, the administration has recently removed illegal cattle sheds along the banks of the Dankuni canal, paving the way for its renovation at a cost of about Rs 18 ...

    2 September 2025 The Statesman
    College celebrates 25 Years of excellence in education

    JIS College of Engineering (JISCE) celebrated its Silver Jubilee recently. The milestone event, held on the college campus, highlighted the institution’s legacy of innovation, leadership, and contribution to technical education.As an autonomous institution, JISCE has expanded its academic offerings ...

    2 September 2025 The Statesman
    Change makers in water conservation recognised

    Electrosteel Castings Limited hosted the third edition of their award ceremony, Electrosteel Jal Sevak Samman 2025. This award recognises individuals and institutions driving impactful change in the water conservation space. Jal Sevak Samman 2025 has upheld its spirit of ...

    2 September 2025 The Statesman
    ECI should publish a list of false voters across nation: Trinamul

    Trinamul Congress has demanded publication of a list by the Election Commission of India containing the names of false voters across the country after the names of close to two lakh false fresh names were revealed today in Bihar.Trinamul ...

    2 September 2025 The Statesman
    State launches Shramshree portal

    Shramshree scheme portal, an online platform for registration of migrant workers in the state, as announced by chief minister Mamata Banerjee became operational from today after it was formally launched by the state labour minister Moloy Ghatak.Mr Ghatak, who ...

    2 September 2025 The Statesman
    Bengali film explores the taboo of male fertility

    A Bengali film, Ahana (The Light Within), which will have its special screening on Wednesday, is about breaking taboos. One such issue the film deals with is male infertility and its impact on society.The film with lead stars Joy ...

    2 September 2025 The Statesman
    Mohta’s company in dock as HC orders demolition

    In a ruling that shakes the foundations of Kolkata’s real estate sector and evokes memories of the Supertech demolition in Noida a few years ago, a Division Bench of the Calcutta High Court has ordered the demolition of a ...

    1 September 2025 The Statesman
    Shocking and shameful: BJP on Mahua Moitra’s ‘anti-Hindu’, ‘casteist’ remarks

    BJP leader Amit Malviya on Sunday slammed Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra for making anti-Hindu and casteist remarks against SC communities in West Bengal.Sharing a video clip of her speech made on August 28, the BJP’s IT cell chief ...

    1 September 2025 The Statesman
    BJP slams Mamata govt after names of Trinamool leaders’ relatives figure in ‘tainted’ candidates list

    The BJP on Sunday slammed the Mamata government after the names of Trinamool Congress leaders’ relatives figured in the “tainted candidates” list published by the West Bengal School Service Commission (WBSSC).Following the release of the list, the BJP slammed ...

    1 September 2025 The Statesman
    West Bengal Assembly special session from tomorrow to be marred by protests

    The three-day special session in West Bengal Assembly beginning from Monday is set to be rocked by protests as the ruling Trinamool Congress has decided to bring a resolution against Election Commission’s Special Intensive Revision (SIR) and a censure ...

    1 September 2025 The Statesman
    Doctors’ group in Bengal seeks Mamata Banerjee’s intervention against police action on doctors protesting RG Kar incident

    The Joint Platform of Doctors in West Bengal have written a letter to Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, seeking her intervention regarding police action against doctors and common citizens over protests regarding the RG Kar rape and murder incident which ...

    1 September 2025 The Statesman
    Hospital performs complex robotic prostatectomy

    HCG Cancer Hospital Kolkata recently performed a robot-assisted radical prostatectomy (RARP) for a 68-year-old gentleman, who had been diagnosed with an aggressive form of prostate cancer. He had earlier undergone a TURP with laser BNI at another hospital to ...

    31 August 2025 The Statesman
    Civic body staff shot dead in Kulti

    Javed Rahaman, a land dealer and employee of the Asansol Municipal Corporation posted at the Kulti Borough office, was shot dead last night when two assailants opened fire on him at close range in Neamatpur, under Kulti police station.Police ...

    31 August 2025 The Statesman
    Teenage girl murder: Main culprit nabbed within 24 hours

    Asansol South police station has arrested one Rahul Paswan, an estranged lover from Durgapur, for allegedly killing a Class 10 girl of Gopalmath, Durgapur.On Thursday, the girl went to school but did not return. On Friday, her body was ...

    31 August 2025 The Statesman
    RPF rescues minor girl at Asansol station

    Asansol Division, under the initiative Operation Nanhe Farishte aimed at ensuring the safety and care of children in railway premises, successfully rescued a minor girl who was found alone at Asansol railway station.On 29 August, at around 6 p.m, ...

    31 August 2025 The Statesman
    TMC slams BJP for comment against Mahua Moitra

    Trinamul Congress today condemned the derogatory statement made by BJP leader Ramesh Biduri against party’s MP Mahua Moitra and asked the saffron party leaders to explain their silence on the issue.The party on its X handle wrote: “When the ...

    31 August 2025 The Statesman
    Hooghly MP lists her developmental initiatives

    Hooghly MP Rachna Banerjee today inaugurated the first smart classroom in her constituency at Bani Mandir, Chinsurah.A smart classroom is a traditional classroom upgraded with technology such as interactive whiteboards, projectors, computers, and multimedia tools to create a more ...

    31 August 2025 The Statesman
    SC invalidated appointments of 26,000 teachers and non-teaching staff

    The Supreme Court on 3 April had upheld the Calcutta High Court order invalidating the appointments of 25,753 teachers and non-teaching employees of West Bengal government-aided schools across the state calling the entire selection process “tainted beyond resolution”.The appointments ...

    31 August 2025 The Statesman
    TMC high command summons Krishnagar councillors to Kolkata

    In a significant political move ahead of the 2026 Assembly election, the Trinamul Congress (TMC) high command has summoned its councillors from the troubled Krishnagar municipality to the party headquarters in Kolkata on 2 September.The development comes at a ...

    31 August 2025 The Statesman
    Illegal CAA camp in Burdwan, police launch hunt

    An unauthorised ‘CAA camp’ jointly organised by two groups triggered a stir in parts of East Burdwan this afternoon.In several localities of Memari, organisations, ‘Desher Dak Foundation’ and ‘Memari Udvastu Manch’ – a refugee welfare body – held camps ...

    31 August 2025 The Statesman
    SC invalidated appointments of 26,000 teachers and non-teaching staff

    As the West Bengal School Service Commission released the list of ‘tainted’ teachers on its website, the immediate chain of events go back to the 3 April verdict.The Supreme Court on 3 April had upheld the Calcutta High Court ...

    31 August 2025 The Statesman
    Youth who killed parents on Tuesday, dies

    A youth who’d tried to kill his stepmother and stepbrother and stepsister and his father out of a grudge over property here, last Tuesday, died this morning at the Burdwan Medical College & Hospital.Babul Mistry (30), the accused, and ...

    30 August 2025 The Statesman
    SSC to publish list of ‘tainted’ candidates today

    The West Bengal School Service Commission today told the Supreme Court during the hearing on “tainted” candidates that it would publish the list of about 1,900 such candidates tomorrow.The Commission also assured the court it would ensure that no ...

    30 August 2025 The Statesman
    Chandrima raises voice against BJP’s anti-Bengal stance

    State minister Chandrima Bhattacharya today attended the TMC Mahila Karmi Sabha at Haripal, where she energised party’s women workers and urged them to prepare for the forthcoming Assembly elections.She instructed them to strengthen contact and communication with the common ...

    30 August 2025 The Statesman
    Coal India celebrates National Sports Day

    On the occasion of National Sports Day, Coal India Limited paid a heartfelt tribute to legendary hockey icon Major Dhyan Chand at its corporate headquarters in Kolkata. The tribute was led by Director (HR) Dr Vinay Ranjan, director (finance) ...

    30 August 2025 The Statesman
    Amphan-ravaged Anganwadi Centre lies in neglect, classes suspended

    The Anganwadi centre at Khoyramari Char in Zirat gram panchayat, which was severely damaged during the cyclone Amphan, continues to stand as a stark reminder of the destruction left behind. Even today, the centre remains in a deplorable state: ...

    29 August 2025 The Statesman
    Class VI student killed in leopard attack at Nagrakata

    In a tragic incident, an eleven-year-old boy, identified as Alamin Rahman, was killed in a leopard attack at Uttar Angrabhasha in Nagrakata, Jalpaiguri, on Wednesday evening.According to locals, the leopard pounced on Alamin around 6.30 p.m. and dragged him ...

    29 August 2025 The Statesman
    Another migrant labourer from state dies in Odisha

    Arup Singh Sardar (35), a resident of Pirgoria village under Manbazar police station in Purulia district, died after falling from the rooftop of his rented house in Odisha.He had been working as a migrant labourer in a private factory ...

    29 August 2025 The Statesman
    SSC to face consequences even if a single ‘tainted’ candidate sits for exam: SC

    The Supreme Court on Thursday reprimanded the School Service Commission in West Bengal (WBSSC) for allowing “ineligible candidates” to appear in the recruitment examinations. A division bench of Justices Sanjay Kumar and Satish Chandra Sharma told the SSC’s lawyer ...

    29 August 2025 The Statesman
    Railways looks at connecting Aizawl with Kolkata soon

    Citizens of Aizawl are likely to have direct rail connectivity with Kolkata soon. The Bairabi-Sairang railway route, bringing Aizawl to the map of the Indian Railways, could have train services connecting Kolkata in the near future.The 51.3km stretch is ...

    29 August 2025 The Statesman
    Provision of TETRA communication in tunnel section of Blue Line

    Metro Railway, Kolkata, has successfully commissioned the TETRA (Terrestrial Trunked Radio) communication system on the Blue Line (Belgachia to Rabindra Sarovar underground tunnel section) and the Yellow Line on 26 August. P Uday Kumar Reddy, GM, Metro Railway inaugurated ...

    29 August 2025 The Statesman
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