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  • BU suspends exam abruptly, cites poor attendance

    After the controversial Ganesha Puja held within the office complex, Burdwan University today abruptly suspended the semester examinations without prior notice.The university suspended the viva-voce test of the Community Engagement term paper without citing any valid reason. The SFI ...

    29 August 2025 The Statesman
    Rainy weather to continue over next two days

    Isolated heavy to very heavy rainfall is very likely to occur in some districts of North Bengal over the next two days due to favourable wind patterns and moisture incursion from the Bay of Bengal, according to a weather ...

    29 August 2025 The Statesman
    Gunman still at large 72 hours after daylight murder in Krishnagar

    Seventy-two hours after a college girl was shot dead in broad daylight barely 500 metres from the office of the Superintendent of Police and a cluster of top administrative officers’ residences, the alleged killer, Debraj Singh, continues to elude ...

    29 August 2025 The Statesman
    Students should also evolve as social engineers: Cal HC CJ

    T S Sivagnanam, Chief Justice of Calcutta High Court today stressed on the need for the students to be flexible enough to broaden their career from the confines of the courtroom to evolve as “social engineers”.The CJ of Calcutta ...

    29 August 2025 The Statesman
    Baguiati Puja showcases Ganesha’s protective side through Op Sindoor theme

    The Executive Palace Apartment Owners’ Association on VIP Road, Baguiati, mixed devotion with patriotism as its Ganesh Chaturthi theme – ‘Veer Ganesha – Raksha ke Devta’.Celebrating its fifth year of festivities, the complex paid tribute to the bravehearts of ...

    29 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
    Central Bank of India hosts Town Hall meeting

    Central Bank of India, Zonal Office Kolkata, hosted a Town Hall Meeting at The Bengal Lounge, bringing together staff from the Kolkata metropolitan area. The event was graced by the presence of chief general manager, Poppy Sharma.During the interactive ...

    29 August 2025 The Statesman
    CEO tells CS to hurry up filling vacant poll officials’ posts

    The state Chief Electoral officer (CEO), Manoj Kumar Agarwal, today shot off a letter to the state chief secretary, Manoj Pant, urging him to expedite the filling up of the vacant posts of Electoral Registration Officers (ERO) and Assistant ...

    29 August 2025 The Statesman
    VC holds Ganesha Puja within BU office, students protest

    A Ganesha Puja organised by the vice-chancellor himself within the Burdwan University office compound sparked controversy today.The BU authorities are already grappling with a series of irregularities, including the failure to publish examination results and the pilferage of Rs ...

    29 August 2025 The Statesman
    Trump’s tariffs: Bengal to be among hardest-hit in terms of exports

    The 50 per cent tariffs imposed by US President Donald Trump on most US imports from India, came into effect on Wednesday. The tariffs could inflict significant damage on the Indian economy and further disrupt global supply chains.AdvertisementExporters said ...

    29 August 2025 The Statesman
    Mamata hails Koyel Bar for record-breaking win at Commonwealth Championships

    Chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday congratulated young weightlifter from Howrah, Koyel Bar, who broke youth world records at the Commonwealth Weightlifting Championship in Ahmedabad. The chief minister called her ‘Bengal’s daughter’ while complimenting her achievement.Advertisement“Our Bengal’s daughter, Koyel ...

    29 August 2025 The Statesman
    Rituparna screens her film at Raj Bhavan

    Senior actor Rituparna Sengupta recently showcased her film Goodbye Mountain at Raj Bhavan, where Governor C V Ananda Bose, his wife and a select few guests were witness to the film. Shot in Wayanad, Kerala, the Indrasis Acharya film ...

    28 August 2025 The Statesman
    DNA testing identifies dead body of Birbhum School girl recoverted last month

    In the DNA test conducted at Rampurhat Government Medical College Hospital, the dead body has been identified as of class nine student of Papuri Village under Nanoor Police Station. On 19 July the class nine student went ...

    28 August 2025 The Statesman
    Major signalling upgrade at Andal Up Yard

    The Asansol Division of Eastern Railway has successfully completed a major infrastructure upgrade at Andal Up Yard by replacing the decades-old mechanical signalling system with a modern electronic interlocking (EI) system. This state-of-the-art technology was commissioned in a planned ...

    28 August 2025 The Statesman
    Key TRD work at Andal for safer, smoother train operations

    The Asansol Division of Eastern Railway has carried out a series of important works through its traction distribution (TRD) department as part of the ongoing yard remodelling and non-interlocking (NI) programme at Andal. All works were completed during the ...

    28 August 2025 The Statesman
    DM, CP office buildings inaugurated, give Asansol a new look

    Eight years after the formation of the new district, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee virtually inaugurated from Burdwan the new office building of the District Magistrate and Collector of West Burdwan district today. She also inaugurated the office of the ...

    28 August 2025 The Statesman
    Pattas and cycles given away in Hooghly

    A special programme was organised today by the department of land and land reforms and refugee relief and rehabilitation. Around 7,033 agricultural pattas, forest pattas, residential pattas, and unconditional documents for refugees were distributed simultaneously across 14 districts of ...

    28 August 2025 The Statesman
    Health worker attacked with acid in Sankrail during survey

    A female health worker in Sankrail of Howrah sustained serious burn injury when an owner of a house poured acid on her head when she along with her other team members were conducting a door-to-door campaign on vector borne ...

    28 August 2025 The Statesman
    Krishnagar residents in shock after girl murder within 500m of SP office

    Even 24 hours after the daylight killing of 19-year-old student Isha Mallik in the heart of Krishnagar, the town remains gripped by disbelief and fear. That a youth could walk into a house situated barely 500 metres from the ...

    28 August 2025 The Statesman
    Citizen-centric governance in Bengal through digital platforms is a revolution: CEO One India

    Criticisms from her political opponents notwithstanding, West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee’s various citizen-oriented initiatives that are being implemented through use of digital technology have gone down well among the stakeholders of digital world.Ravanan N, executive director of the ...

    28 August 2025 The Statesman
    Mamata highlights success of Sabuj Sathi

    Chief minister Mamata Banerjee expressed satisfaction over the success of Sabuj Sathi project that has won global recognition.She distributed cycles to the students of Class IX of state-run schools at a distribution programme in East Burdwan.AdvertisementAround 12.50 lakh students ...

    28 August 2025 The Statesman
    Anandapur area records 3 mysterious deaths

    Three mysterious deaths in three separate incidents were reported from Anandapur area in the southern part of Kolkata, according to police.In the first incident, a bar dancer Shreya Verma, a resident of Ludhiana, Punjab, was found unconscious in a ...

    28 August 2025 The Statesman
    Trump’s 50% tariffs come into force, Bengal to be among hardest hit in terms of exports

    US President Donald Trump’s decision to slap 50 per cent tariffs on most US imports from India came into force on Wednesday, in what is likely to inflict significant damage on the Indian economy and further disrupt global supply ...

    28 August 2025 The Statesman
    Students told about relevance of libraries in Smartphone era

    The Balagarh Bijoy Krishna College Library Committee organised a discussion to mark the 150th birth anniversary of Kumar Munindra Debroy, widely known as the father of the library movement.During the event, teachers and students highlighted the relevance, importance, and ...

    26 August 2025 The Statesman
    ED raids in-laws’ house of school job scam accused in Purulia

    The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has conducted raids and search operations at the father-in-law’s house of Prasanna Roy, the alleged middleman in the primary school job scam case, at Purulia today. There are allegations against him that he had also provided ...

    26 August 2025 The Statesman
    SSC recruitment case: ED arrests TMC MLA from Murshidabad

    The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Monday arrested Trinamul Congress MLA Jiban Krishna Saha after conducting a raid at his house in Burwan of West Bengal’s Murshidabad district in connection with the SSC recruitment corruption case.The arrest was made after ...

    26 August 2025 The Statesman
    Action soon against med college using fake papers for NRI quota: Govt

    Many private medical colleges, including several from West Bengal, have allegedly offered huge numbers of admissions in several thousands in the MBBS course under Non-Resident Indians (NRI) to students, who used fake documents.The Enforcement Directorate (ED) probing the irregularities ...

    26 August 2025 The Statesman
    College girl shot dead at home in Krishnagar, 500m from SP office

    In a brazen daylight crime that has shaken Nadia district, a 19-year-old college student was shot dead inside her home at Manikpara in Krishnagar on Monday afternoon—barely 500 metres from the office of the Superintendent of Police (SP).The victim ...

    26 August 2025 The Statesman
    PM Modi, HM Shah likely to visit Bengal ahead of Durga Pujas

    Ahead of Durga Puja, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union home minister Amit Shah are likely to visit West Bengal, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) sources said on Sunday.PM Modi is expected to hold a public meeting in Ranaghat of ...

    26 August 2025 The Statesman
    BJP runs on an E2 policy: Abhishek

    Coming down heavily on the BJP, Abhishek Banerjee, Trinamul Congress national general secretary said the saffron party is actually selling India and the Indian Constitution to get more votes.In his X handle Mr Banerjee wrote: “BJP4India Runs on an ...

    26 August 2025 The Statesman
    ECL to now produce packaged drinking water

    A nationalised coal major, besides producing coal, will also start producing packaged drinking water within a year for markets in Bengal and Jharkhand. The company’s environment unit has already given the go-ahead for the project.Aiming to reduce the water ...

    26 August 2025 The Statesman
    KMC advisory to Puja bodies caution against mosquito breeding

    The Kolkata Municipal Corporation has issued an advisory for Durga Puja Committees outlining the preventive measures for mosquito breeding during the ongoing monsoon season.The health wing of the civic body has sent the list of dos and don’ts in ...

    26 August 2025 The Statesman
    Desperate, spirited commuters cheer start of yellow, orange line services

    Commercial services in the Yellow and Orange Lines of the Kolkata Metro kicked off today with a lot of enthusiasm among the commuters. The two stretches were inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 22 August.Commuters queued up in ...

    26 August 2025 The Statesman
    Abhishek Banerjee in Calcutta HC, files counter affidavit to plea challenging his 2024 LS win

    Trinamool Congress leader Abhishek Banerjee on Monday filed a counter affidavit at the Calcutta High Court against an election petition in connection with his massive electoral victory from Diamond Harbour constituency in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls.Banerjee appeared in ...

    26 August 2025 The Statesman
    CBI raids Trinamool MLA Sudipto Roy’s house in RG Kar corruption case

    Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) officers on Saturday raided the house of Trinamool Congress MLA Sudipto Roy in connection with the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital corruption case.It is learnt that two officers of the central intelligence agency ...

    25 August 2025 The Statesman
    Home tutor thrashed for protesting against public drinking near Kolkata

    A home tutor was brutally assaulted by a group of youths, including a woman, after he objected to them consuming alcohol in public on Saturday morning in Belgharia, on the northern outskirts of Kolkata.The victim has been identified as ...

    25 August 2025 The Statesman
    Weather department forecasts week-long rain in Bengal

    The Meteorological (MeT) Department has forecast week-long rain in Kolkata and south Bengal districts as another depression is likely to form in the Bay of Bengal on Monday. The new system, along with the present low-pressure area over Gangetic ...

    25 August 2025 The Statesman
    Kasba Law College case: Police file charge sheet

    Kolkata Police have filed a charge sheet after 58 days in the Kasba Law College gang rape case.The 170-page main charge sheet, along with a total of 650 pages of documents, contains allegations against a total of four people, ...

    25 August 2025 The Statesman
    Juvenile Justice Committee meets at Durgapur

    Under the aegis of the Juvenile Justice Committee of the Calcutta High Court, a Cluster V meeting was held today at the office of the Sub-Divisional Magistrate in Durgapur, with participation from four districts of South Bengal.The districts represented ...

    25 August 2025 The Statesman
    Foundation day celebrated at Raja Narendra Lal Khan Women’s College

    The Raja Narendra Lal Khan Women’s College (Autonomous), one of the oldest institutions dedicated to women’s education in West Bengal, marked its 69th Foundation Day on Friday with a series of academic and cultural events that recalled its enduring ...

    25 August 2025 The Statesman
    Minister addresses APAS in Burdwan

    Former cricketer and state sports & youth welfare minister Manoj Tiwari claimed that the BJP would make a carbon copy of chief minister Mamata Banerjee’s Amader Para, Amader Samadhan (APAS) campaign and implement it in other states, just as ...

    25 August 2025 The Statesman
    Folklore day at Kalyani University celebrates north-east culture

    Folklore is not just a relic of the past but a living testament to the imagination, identity, and resilience of communities across the world. On Friday, the department of folklore, University of Kalyani, marked World Folklore Day 2025 with ...

    25 August 2025 The Statesman
    Unrelenting rains worsen situation in Burdwan town

    Heavy rains have flooded residential areas across several wards of Burdwan Municipality and parts of Kalna subdivision, further worsening the situation.Neighbourhoods including Subhaspally, Mithapukur, Rasikpur, Bajepratappur, Shulipukur, Khaluibilmath, Nilpur, Becharhat and Amtala in Burdwan town were waterlogged following continuous ...

    25 August 2025 The Statesman
    Vidyasagar Setu will remain shut for traffic for 16 hrs on Sunday

    Vidyasagar Setu, city’s prime lifeline connecting Kolkata and many south Bengal districts and neighbouring state Jharkhand will remain closed for vehicular traffic movement for prolonged 16 hours between 5 a.m. and 9 p.m. on Sunday for critical repair work.The ...

    24 August 2025 The Statesman
    Craftsmen use shola as an eco-friendly alternative to thermocol

    Shola refers to the sholapith plant, also known as Aeschynomene aspera or Indian cork. This plant thrives in marshy and waterlogged areas, particularly in the wetlands of Bora–Singur, Katwa, Santipur and neighbouring districts.The sholapith craft, practised by artisans known ...

    24 August 2025 The Statesman
    Green Line to have commercial services all days a week

    Becoming a crucial mode of connectivity for the people of the three cities of Howrah, Kolkata and Salt Lake, the East-West Metro corridor is to be operated seven days a week.Like the Blue Line, which serves as the lifeline ...

    24 August 2025 The Statesman
    Lessons on human-elephant conflict from south Bengal

    For countless villagers across south Bengal, the night often brings fear instead of rest—fear of an elephant herd straying into their fields, crushing the year’s harvest, toppling mud houses, or leaving behind a trail of grief.For the elephants too, ...

    24 August 2025 The Statesman
    Drawing inspiration from their roots, city Puja honours the spirit of social work

    As Durga Pujas carefully work upon their themes, one of the popular Pujas South Kolkata, Samaj Sebi has gone back to their roots to make it their theme this year.In their 80th year, the Puja committee is honouring their ...

    24 August 2025 The Statesman
    CM Mamata congratulates Abhinav Shaw for winning shooting gold

    Chief minister Mamata Banerjee has congratulated India’s teenage shooting sensation Abhinav Shaw of Asansol, on winning two gold medals and setting new world and Asian records at the 16th Asian Shooting Championship held in Kazakhstan.In the 10-metre air rifle ...

    23 August 2025 The Statesman
    Durgapur boy Trishanjit Dolui only one from West Burdwan in WBJEE top 5

    Trishanjit Dolui, a student of Purv International School in Durgapur, is the only candidate from West Burdwan district to feature in the top five merit list of the West Bengal Joint Entrance Examination (WBJEE), securing the fifth rank.Dolui, who ...

    23 August 2025 The Statesman
    West Bengal publishes delayed JEE results after SC order

    The West Bengal Joint Entrance Examination board today released the results of a key engineering and medical entrance examination after a four-month delay caused by legal disputes over caste-based reservations.The results of the West Bengal Joint Entrance Examination (WBJEE), ...

    23 August 2025 The Statesman
    Facility created for 9L additional commuters

    Kolkata, the city that introduced Metro services to India, is now entering a new era of connectivity. Soon, with openings and augmentation of three new lines, nearly 9.15 lakh passengers can travel by Kolkata Metro every day. This change ...

    23 August 2025 The Statesman
    Migrants taking jobs from Bengal’s youth, says Modi

    Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said that unchecked infiltration was depriving Bengal’s youth of jobs, while promising large-scale tourism and infrastructure projects if the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) came to power in the state in 2026.Speaking at a ...

    23 August 2025 The Statesman
    Left, Cong slam Modi’s anti-corruption rhetoric

    Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s fiery attack on corruption during his Bengal rally drew sharp counterattacks from the opposition Left and Congress, who accused him of hypocrisy and electioneering ahead of the 2026 state polls.CPI-M central committee member Sujan Chakraborty ...

    23 August 2025 The Statesman
    Not invited for PM rally, Dilip Ghosh leaves for Bengaluru

    Former West Bengal BJP president Dilip Ghosh was not invited for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s rally yet again, making it three times in a row.The PM addressed a rally organised by the party’s state unit at Dum Dum Central ...

    23 August 2025 The Statesman
    Industry leaders interact with students at technology institute

    Academy of Technology (AOT) celebrated its Foundation Day on Friday at its Adisaptagram campus, Hooghly. The day-long event brought together eminent academicians, industry leaders, alumni, students and faculty members to commemorate the institute’s glorious journey and reflect its future ...

    23 August 2025 The Statesman
    TMC chagrin over Railways skipping Mamata mention

    In a two-pronged reaction to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Kolkata and inauguration of new Metro lines, the Trinamul Congress today belittled BJP’s poll prospects next year as well as expressed dismay at the Railways’ neglecting Mamata Banerjee’s ...

    23 August 2025 The Statesman
    Nawsad Siddique gets bail

    As many as 84 Indian Secular Front (ISF) members, including its MLA Nawsad Siddique were granted bail on Thursday, a day after their arrest for staging a protest in Kolkata.Today, they were produced in a Bankshal court where a ...

    23 August 2025 The Statesman
    HC refuses to intervention in JEE merit list row

    The Calcutta High Court’s division Bench today refused to interfere with a single-judge order directing the West Bengal Joint Entrance Examination Board to prepare a fresh merit list excluding certain Other Backward Classes (OBC) groups.The exam results, initially scheduled ...

    23 August 2025 The Statesman
    Workshop on Python and AI at Kalyani varsity

    A workshop titled “AI-Driven Biology through the Application of Python Programming” was conducted by the Bioinformatics Infrastructure Facility Center (BIF) at Kalyani University on 18-21 August. The BIF is funded by the department of biotechnology (DBT), government of India.The ...

    23 August 2025 The Statesman
    Father, 2 daughters killed in road mishap

    A father and his two daughters were crushed to death after their scooter came under the wheels of a speeding passenger bus in Kalna on Thursday. Faraz Mallik (54) of Uttardighi village in Kalna was heading to Kalna Superspecialty ...

    23 August 2025 The Statesman
    Party symbol sacrosanct, work selflessly: Mamata to workers

    Trinamul Congress chairperson Mamata Banerjee has cautioned some leaders who are running parallel administration within the party.“I have come across some party workers, who even do not know the symbol of the party and when I asked them they ...

    23 August 2025 The Statesman
    Modi to meet senior BJP executives during his city visit

    Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate three new Metro corridors in Kolkata on Friday, marking a major boost to the city’s transport network, before addressing a political rally, where he is expected to sharpen attacks on West Bengal’s ruling ...

    23 August 2025 The Statesman
    Remote village lights up on solar power

    V Teeja Deepak, sub-divisional officer of Kurseong recently inaugurated a project to instal solar lights in a remote village, an initiative of the Kolkata Society for Cultural Heritage (KSCH).The other dignitaries present at the function included Shyam Sherpa, Samsad ...

    22 August 2025 The Statesman
    Heavy rains forecast for Bengal, fishermen warned to stay ashore

    There is a likelihood of adverse weather in Kolkata and most districts of South Bengal over the next three days. The weather office today has said that until Saturday, the southern districts may experience light to moderate rainfall accompanied ...

    22 August 2025 The Statesman
    DMC election delay: Minister blames ECI

    “It is up to the State Election Commission to decide on the election of the Durgapur Municipal Corporation (DMC); the municipal affairs department has nothing to do with it,” said state municipal affairs and urban development minister Firhad Hakim.The ...

    22 August 2025 The Statesman
    PM Modi to inaugurate metro projects in Kolkata, infra works worth ₹13,000 crore in poll-bound Bihar

    Prime Minister Narendra Modi will embark on a two-state visit to poll-bound Bihar and Kolkata on Friday, August 20.During his Kolkata visit, PM Modi will inaugurate several important metro rail projects and lay the foundation stone for the 6-lane ...

    22 August 2025 The Statesman
    Esplanade-Sealdah stretch: Commercial run may start today post 6 p.m.

    With the clock ticking closer to the mega inauguration of 14km of Metro network, including three crucial lines, there is good news for the commuters. Commercial services in the Esplanade-Sealdah stretch of the Green Line could start after 6 ...

    22 August 2025 The Statesman
    TMC MP points out omission of Tagore’s works from UP text books

    Trinamul Congress MP Ritabrata Banerjee, who has been consistently asking questions on West Bengal and subjects related to the culture of the state in the Parliament, had asked about omission of works of Rabindranath Tagore by Uttar Pradesh Board ...

    21 August 2025 The Statesman
    New metro stations to have state-of-art facilities

    The Jai Hind Biman Bandar station which would provide connectivity from the airport to the various parts of Kolkata, including Howrah and Sealdah railway stations, is equipped with travelators – a first-of-a-kind facility in the city’s metro network.The metro ...

    21 August 2025 The Statesman
    New food outlet launched at Baguiati

    The Yellow Turtle, a culinary destination, has been delighting food enthusiasts for the past four years with its vibrant flavours, warm ambience, and exceptional hospitality. The eatery announced the opening of its second outlet in Baguiati. The Yellow Turtle ...

    21 August 2025 The Statesman
    Bengal names new street on Justice Radhabinod Pal

    From a moment of reverence at a Tokyo shrine to the bustling streets of Kolkata, Trinamul Congress national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee has delivered on his word with stunning swiftness. On 23 May, during his visit to Japan as ...

    21 August 2025 The Statesman
    Bengal to give fresh push for IT units in Durgapur: Firhad Hakim

    The state government, responding to investor demand, is preparing to strengthen infrastructure in order to attract more information technology units to Durgapur, state municipal and urban development minister Firhad Hakim said here today.“I met a group of industrialists and ...

    21 August 2025 The Statesman
    50L voices in 15 days, APAS gains momentum in Bengal

    The government of West Bengal’s pioneering ‘Amader Para, Amader Samadhan’ (APAS) initiative has achieved an unprecedented milestone, with over 50 lakh citizens participating across the state in just 15 days since its launch.This remarkable feat has established the initiative ...

    21 August 2025 The Statesman
    Court orders ED summons on Minister Chandranath Sinha after Governor approves chargesheet

    West Bengal Governor C. V. Ananda Bose officially approved the chargesheet filed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) against Chandranath Sinha, minister in charge of correctional homes in the state, in connection with his alleged involvement in the primary teachers ...

    21 August 2025 The Statesman
    Teesta erosion threatens NH-10: Gadkari orders high-level probe, permanent solution

    Darjeeling MP Raju Bista on Wednesday met Union road transport and highways minister Nitin Gadkari in New Delhi and submitted a detailed report on the worsening condition of National Highway 10 (NH-10), the lifeline connecting Sikkim with the rest ...

    21 August 2025 The Statesman
    The new Bill aims to confuse people: Abhishek

    Abhishek Banerjee, national general of Trinamul Congress said “to do constitutional amendment, a two-third majority is required. “We had earlier cautioned people that the BJP will try to change the Constitution. With 240 MPs they are dreaming of changing ...

    21 August 2025 The Statesman
    Three-month campaign by SMP

    Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port, Kolkata on Tuesday inaugurated a three-month campaign to Vigilance Awareness Week 2025, to be observed from 18 August to 17 November, in line with the directives of the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC).The inaugural programme was ...

    21 August 2025 The Statesman
    Trinamul MPs continue protests outside Parliament

    Trinamul Congress MPs continued to stage demonstrations outside Parliament today to protest against the attack and humiliation of Bengali speaking migrant workers in BJP ruled states. In its X handle, Trinamul Congress wrote, “The continuous attacks on Bengalis and the ...

    21 August 2025 The Statesman
    Boy from Raniganj declared joint topper in NEET-UG

    Kalyan Chattopadhyay, a resident of J K Nagar in Raniganj, West Burdwan district, has been declared joint first in the country in the NEET (UG) examinations following a review of his results.The results were originally announced in June this ...

    21 August 2025 The Statesman
    Cry over abnormally high veggie prices

    The All Bengal Citizens Forum has raised its voice against the exorbitant prices of vegetables in the urban markets of the district.The president of the forum, Sailen Parbat, said that from 14 August, without any justification, prices of vegetables ...

    21 August 2025 The Statesman
    East Burdwan DM, SP politically biased, says Adhikari, writes to CEC

    The Leader of the Opposition in the state Assembly Subhendu Adhikari has brought charges of ‘unholy nexus’ and ‘political affiliation’ against the District Magistrate and Superintendent of Police of East Burdwan, and has sought the intervention of the Chief ...

    21 August 2025 The Statesman
    City braces for more rains, thunderstorms

    Kolkata is bracing for days of stormy weather as a deep depression that intensified over the Bay of Bengal made landfall near Odisha’s Gopalpur on Tuesday, triggering heavy rains, gusty winds, and warnings of rough seas.The system, expected to ...

    21 August 2025 The Statesman
    Election petition case: HC unhappy with MP’s absence in court

    The Calcutta High Court has warned Congress leader and MP Abhishek Banerjee that it may pass an ex-parte order against him if he fails to respond to an election petition challenging his 2024 Lok Sabha victory from Diamond ...

    21 August 2025 The Statesman
    Guv recommendations to MHA on Bengali migrant workers’ welfare

    Governor C V Ananda Bose has sent an eight-page recommendation to the Union home ministry for the benefit of Bengali migrant workers, who are facing harassment across the country and returning to the state.Sources in Raj Bhavan said the ...

    21 August 2025 The Statesman
    Counseling for admissions in MBBS and BDS courses postponed indefinitely

    The state health department headed by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has postponed the NEET UG 2025 counseling process for admissions in MBBS and BDS courses for an indefinite period. The announcement yesterday came just two days before the scheduled release ...

    20 August 2025 The Statesman
    Centre approves new border check-posts

    The Union government has cleared a major expansion of border infrastructure in West Bengal, approving seven new Integrated Check Posts (ICPs) along the frontier with Bangladesh and Nepal.Officials say the move is aimed not only at boosting cross-border trade ...

    20 August 2025 The Statesman
    Minister accuses local leader of encroachment on govt land

    Library minister Siddiqullah Chowdhury has levelled charges of land encroachment against the sabhapati of the Trinamul Congress-led Monteswar panchayat samiti.Mr Chowdhury, who is the local MLA of Monteswar, today visited the East Burdwan district magistrate’s office and lodged a ...

    20 August 2025 The Statesman
    Bank of Maharashtra opens 63rd branch in West Bengal

    Bank of Maharashtra (BOM) inaugurated its 63rd Branch at West Bengal and 65th in Kolkata zone The branch would offer state-of-the-art banking services and will also contribute to the overall development of the local economy.Bank aims to further strengthen ...

    20 August 2025 The Statesman
    Commercial services for Sealdah-Esplanade section likely from 22 August

    Commuters in the city could enjoy a ride between Howrah Maidan and Sector V in a metro this Friday. Commercial services in the remaining leg of the East-West metro corridor between Sealdah and Esplanade are likely to begin from ...

    20 August 2025 The Statesman
    SBSTC chairman selling vegetables in village haat

    Former MLA Subhas Mondal, currently serving as chairman of a state-run transport undertaking, was seen selling vegetables at a village haat yesterday.Mondal, a three-time MLA, hails from a farming family and now heads the South Bengal State Transport Corporation, ...

    19 August 2025 The Statesman
    Impeachment against CEC in next Parl session: Abhishek

    Abhishek Banerjee, Trinamul Congress national general secretary said the Election Commission of India is not impartial and is working at the behest of the BJP.“The fight against the ECI will continue, both inside and outside the Parliament. If the ...

    19 August 2025 The Statesman
    Trinamul challenges ECI on BLA information

    The ruling Trinamul Congress in West Bengal has moved the Calcutta High Court (HC) challenging Election Commission of India (ECI) directing political parties to submit credentials of booth level agents (BLAs) hardly eight/nine months ahead of the Assembly elections ...

    19 August 2025 The Statesman
    TMC steadfast on defending attempts to defeat it

    Trinamul Congress leaders today categorically said they will not allow any attempt to defeat the party by hook or by crook.The party on its X handle wrote: “Not an inch of Bengal’s land has ever been surrendered. With Smt. ...

    19 August 2025 The Statesman
    TMC delegation meets Jal Shakti minister in Delhi

    Trinamul Congress MPs submitted a letter to the to the minister of Jal Shakti, C R Patil, raising matters on matters like state’s dues on Jal Jeevan Mission, unprecedented release of water by Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC) and progress ...

    19 August 2025 The Statesman
    NBSTC bus catches fire, narrow escape for passengers

    Passengers of a North Bengal State Transport Corporation (NBSTC) bus had a narrow escape on Monday after the vehicle suddenly caught fire near Morgram in Murshidabad.Panic gripped the moving bus as flames spread rapidly, forcing passengers to rush out. ...

    19 August 2025 The Statesman
    School jobs case: SC grants bail to ex-minister

    The Supreme Court on Monday granted bail to former West Bengal education minister and Trinamul Congress secretary general Partha Chatterjee in a corruption case linked to the alleged multi-crore cash-for-school job scam.A Bench of Justices M M Sundresh and ...

    19 August 2025 The Statesman
    KMC identifies ward for dengue and malaria

    The Kolkata Municipal Corporation has identified seven wards under its limits as ‘vulnerable areas to dengue.’The seven wards include wards 66, 67, 69, 70, 77, 93 and 108. The health wing of the KMC has also alerted the citizens ...

    19 August 2025 The Statesman
    3 types of metro stations in focus during PM visit

    The upcoming stretch of the Yellow Line between Noapara and Jai Hind Biman Bandar which is all set for inauguration by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 22 August is to include three kinds of stations, including underground, elevated and ...

    19 August 2025 The Statesman
    HC grants JU alumnus bail

    Jadavpur University (JU) alumnus Hindol Majumdar, an accused in the incident of alleged attack on the education minister Bratya Basu’s convoy inside the JU campus during March, was granted bail by the Alipore court on Monday.He was produced before ...

    19 August 2025 The Statesman
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