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  • ‘Diamond Harbour’s 7 lakh margin an electoral aberration or organised fraud’, BJP attacks Trinamool

    Trinamool Congress’ massive victory margin of over seven lakh votes from Diamond Harbour Lok Sabha constituency in South 24 Parganas district of West Bengal in the 2024 elections is “an indictment of West Bengal’s electoral process”, the BJP claimed ...

    20 October 2025 The Statesman
    Global Summit focuses on strategic, economic partnership between India & Germany

    The News9 Global Summit 2025—Germany Edition, concluded recently in Stuttgart, Germany, successfully reaffirming the strategic, economic, and cultural partnership between India and Germany.Held under the overarching theme of Democracy, Demography, Development: The India-Germany Connect, the summit brought together policymakers, ...

    20 October 2025 The Statesman
    Metro to run special services on Kali Puja

    In order to facilitate the devotees to visit Dakshineswar and Kalighat Temples on Kali Puja night the Kolkata Metro Railway has decided to run extended special services in the Blue Line. The city Metro is to operate 144 services ...

    20 October 2025 The Statesman
    Three-Century-Old Ananda Bhairavi Temple at Balagarh Upholds the Glorious Past of Bengal**

    Sukharia, a serene village in Hooghly district, preserves the remnants of Bengal’s rich temple heritage. Once home to the prominent Mitra Mustafi family about three centuries ago, the village now sees the present generation return only during Durga Puja ...

    20 October 2025 The Statesman
    Forgotten village of Belpukur still nurtures tantra for Kali Puja

    In the heart of Nadia district, not far from Krishnagar, lies a village where time still breathes through the cracked walls of ancient homes and the faint aroma of incense that once filled every courtyard. Belpukur — a name ...

    20 October 2025 The Statesman
    Kali Puja in city traces its roots to Bagha Jatin, Netaji

    Pathuriaghata Barokali is celebrating its 98th edition of Kali Puja, making it most likely one of the oldest Kali Pujas of Kolkata.The Puja, steeped in history and heritage, traces its association with freedom fighters Bagha Jatin and Netaji. A ...

    20 October 2025 The Statesman
    Birbhum school encourages students to speak their mind through confidential box

    After the horrific abduction, rape, and murder of a Class VII tribal schoolgirl in Rampurhat, the Birbhum district child protection department has decided to instal ‘Moner Kotha’ (mind’s speech) boxes in every school in the district, where students can ...

    20 October 2025 The Statesman
    8 arrested for dealing in fake number plates

    City police arrested eight persons on Saturday allegedly involved in operating a racket producing fake vehicle number plates, after making a breakthrough in the case with the arrest of a man who was reportedly riding a scooter with a ...

    20 October 2025 The Statesman
    Sukanta warns party workers of TMC ‘trap’

    BJP leader and Union Minister Mr Sukanta Mazumdar attended a party conference in Baidyabati on Saturday. He warned district BJP leaders and workers not to fall into the “provocation trap” allegedly laid by the TMC and said damaging public ...

    20 October 2025 The Statesman
    BJP MP Raju Bista’s convoy attacked by miscreants in north Bengal

    The convoy of BJP’s Darjeeling MP Raju Bista was attacked by miscreants on Saturday evening by miscreants in the Sukhia Pokhari area of north Bengal.Taking to his social media handle, the BJP MP shared the information regarding the attack.Advertisement“In ...

    19 October 2025 The Statesman
    Mystery death of female doctor in Tamluk

    Mystery shrouds over the death of a female doctor of the Contai Sub-Divisional Hospital in East Midnapore district on Friday. Police have started investigations.According to police sources, Dr Salini Das, a resident of Dum Dum in Kolkata, along with ...

    19 October 2025 The Statesman
    Mid-air medical emergencies: City airport trains flyers, staff with life-saving skills

    City-based anaesthesiologist Dr Diptashree Ray this week saved a co-passenger’s life after he suffered a cardiac arrest at Mumbai airport, administering prompt cardiopulmonary resuscitation.In another incident, a middle-aged passenger suffered a sudden cardiac arrest mid-air on a Kolkata-bound flight ...

    18 October 2025 The Statesman
    Centre revives Gorkha talks with new interlocutor

    As chief minister Mamata Banerjee wrapped up her visit to Mirik and Darjeeling, discussions on disaster relief quietly gave way to renewed hopes of political resolution in the Hills.The buzz follows the central government’s decision to appoint Pankaj Kumar ...

    18 October 2025 The Statesman
    Airfares soar during Diwali, Kali Puja despite DGCA advisory

    Despite a directive from the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) to ensure that airfares remain affordable during the festive season, ticket prices on key routes to Kolkata have skyrocketed ahead of Kali Puja.Airlines were advised to increase the ...

    18 October 2025 The Statesman
    Defence ministry announces job fair for ex-servicemen in city

    The Directorate General Resettlement (DGR) under the defence ministry, is organizing a job fair for ex-servicemen (ESM) on 29 October, starting from 7.00 a.m, at Suryodaya Auditorium, Vijay Durg (Fort William), Kolkata.This initiative aims to provide a platform for ...

    18 October 2025 The Statesman
    ISF restive after LF silence on alliance proposal

    Political uncertainty within Bengal’s Opposition deepened on Friday after ISF MLA Naushad Siddiqui revealed that he had not received any response from the Left Front chairman regarding his proposal for an alliance ahead of the 2026 Assembly polls.Speaking to ...

    18 October 2025 The Statesman
    Mamata opens Kali Pujas, urges peaceful celebrations

    Chief minister Mamata Banerjee urged people to maintain peace and make Kali Puja and Diwali a grand success.She inaugurated some important Kali Pujas in central and north Kolkata.AdvertisementShe inaugurated Janbazar Sammelito Kali Puja Samity this evening. The key person ...

    18 October 2025 The Statesman
    Kolkata ex-mayor Sovan appointed NKDA chairman

    A day after the chief minister and Trinamul Congress chairperson Mamata Banerjee held meeting a marathon meeting for more than two hours with Sovan Chatterjee in Darjeeling on Thursday, the former Kolkata mayor was appointed chairman of the ...

    18 October 2025 The Statesman
    Abhishek bats for a free, vibrant press at Bijoya meet

    As the Bijoya Sammelani gatherings by the Trinamul Congress come to an end, starting after the Durga Pujas, party national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee met with Media persons in Alipore over snacks and tea on Thursday.Abhishek chatted with the ...

    18 October 2025 The Statesman
    Four positive chikunguniya cases detected in Hooghly, 30 more persons show symptoms

    Health workers are on their toes in Hooghly’s Polba block after four cases of chikunguniya have been detected over the past week. At least 30 others have shown symptoms of the disease, spread by mosquitoes, and await confirmatory blood ...

    18 October 2025 The Statesman
    ECI warns Mackintosh Burn for inability to execute AMF in booths

    The Election Commission of India (ECI) has threatened Mackintosh Burn, a state PWD undertaking for civil, engineering and structural works, for its ‘inability’ to execute assured minimum facilities (AMF) and others infrastructures at around 85,000 polling stations in West ...

    18 October 2025 The Statesman
    Police engage cyber expert in probe into Durgapur ‘gang rape’

    The Asansol Durgapur Police have sought the assistance of a cyber law expert to appear as the Special Public Prosecutor in the alleged gang-rape case of a medical student in Durgapur.The Commissioner of Police, Asansol Durgapur Police Commissionerate, had ...

    18 October 2025 The Statesman
    Now, face of RG Kar movement tenders resignation from medical facility

    The emergency medical officer of state-run R.G. Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata, Tapas Pramanik, who became the face of the movement against the R.G. Kar rape and murder case, has tendered his resignation from health services.Pramanik is ...

    18 October 2025 The Statesman
    Durgapur gang-rape case: Mystery deepens as police make significant discovery

    Mystery surrounding the Durgapur gang-rape incident deepens as the police on Thursday recovered a condom from the crime scene, while at least 11 condoms have also been recovered from the hostel room of Wasif Ali, the arrested male friend ...

    18 October 2025 The Statesman
    TMC to hold anti-SIR rally in city in Nov first week

    The Trinamul Congress has decided to go all out against the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in West Bengal with a mega rally in Kolkata in the first week of November, said sources in the party.This, the party has planned ...

    18 October 2025 The Statesman
    Bengal SIR: Several BLOs demand central security after receiving threats

    A section of Booth Level Officers (BLOs) on Thursday wrote a letter to the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of West Bengal, seeking deployment of paramilitary forces after receiving threats to include “false names” in the voter’s list.The BLOs, as ...

    17 October 2025 The Statesman
    ‘I nominate Mamata for next Nobel Prize in Geography and Botany,’ taunts Suvendu Adhikari

    The Leader of the Opposition in the West Bengal Assembly, Suvendu Adhikari, has ridiculed Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee over the latter’s suggestion for the plantation of mangrove saplings in the hills to prevent floods in the northern part of ...

    17 October 2025 The Statesman
    Minor rape case: Youth arrested, sent to police custody in Bengal’s Murshidabad

    A youth was arrested and sent to police custody for seven days in connection with the rape of a six-year-old girl in the Suti Police Station area of Murshidabad district.The accused allegedly took the girl behind a bush and ...

    17 October 2025 The Statesman
    Police revisit Durgapur gang-rape crime scene, expand cordoned-off area

    Police on Thursday further expanded the cordoned off area of the gang-rape crime scene in West Bengal’s Durgapur as part of its investigation into the matter.The original crime scene, in a forested area outside the private medical college and ...

    17 October 2025 The Statesman
    Trinamool launches new digital outreach programme for Bengal Assembly polls next year

    Amid the crucial West Bengal Assembly polls scheduled next year, Trinamool Congress, on Thursday, has launched its digital outreach programme with an aim to involve common people in that initiative.An announcement was made by the Trinamool Congress National General ...

    17 October 2025 The Statesman
    Bengal LoP urges ECI to intervene after BLOs take part in Trinamool’s political event

    The Leader of the Opposition (LoP) in West Bengal Assembly, Suvendu Adhikari, on Thursday, sought the attention of the Election Commission of India (ECI) on an instance that booth level officers (BLOs) are being introduced at the dais of ...

    17 October 2025 The Statesman
    Bengal: Eight arrested in Murshidabad kidnapping case

    Police in West Bengal’s Murshidabad district on Thursday arrested eight individuals in connection with the kidnapping of a local grocery merchant, Lal Chand Mandal, in Domkal.Among the accused are a civic volunteer and a known associate of a deceased ...

    17 October 2025 The Statesman
    ED conducts search operation at 8 places in Bengal linked to sand-smuggling racket

    The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday conducted search operations at eight places across West Bengal in relation to a sand-smuggling racket running in the state.Sleuths of the central investigation agency have raided Jhargram, Asansol, Lalgarh and Gopiballavpur areas. It ...

    17 October 2025 The Statesman
    Raju Bista urges CM to notify Hill tragedy as ‘disaster’

    At a time when chief minister Mamata Banerjee has appealed to citizens to contribute to a public disaster relief fund for rebuilding flood- and landslide-hit North Bengal, Darjeeling MP Raju Bista has raised serious questions about the state’s handling ...

    16 October 2025 The Statesman
    Railways withdraw stoppage of mail, express trains at Bidhannagar Road station

    Marching a step forward in crowd management during the upcoming festive season and thereafter, the Sealdah Division of the Eastern Railway has decided to withdraw stoppages of Mail/Express trains at Bidhannagar Road railway station.After the full stretch of the ...

    16 October 2025 The Statesman
    Suvendu urges e-rickshaw owners not to pay ‘steep’ govt fees

    Senior BJP leader and Leader of Opposition in the West Bengal Assembly, Suvendu Adhikari, on Tuesday urged e-rickshaw (locally known as toto) owners across the state not to pay registration and monthly fees, recently imposed by the state government, ...

    16 October 2025 The Statesman
    TMC, Oppn slam CEO for fast-tracking booth mapping

    As the West Bengal Chief Electoral Officer’s (CEO) office fast-tracks the booth mapping process under the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR), opposition parties, including the Trinamul Congress, CPI-M-led Left Front, and Congress, have raised questions over the “hasty implementation” ...

    16 October 2025 The Statesman
    Mamata mourns 32 deaths, announces disaster fund

    As the mist hung low over the Darjeeling Hills on Wednesday morning, chief minister Mamata Banerjee began her administrative review meeting with a heavy heart — announcing that 32 people have lost their lives and thousands have been displaced ...

    16 October 2025 The Statesman
    EVs to carry fish items from Benfish

    West Bengal State Fishermen’s Cooperative Federation (BENFISH) has gone green by introducing e-vehicles to carry cooked fish items in the city.Nine vehicles were flagged off by the state fisheries minister Biplab Roy Chowdhury this afternoon in presence of Chandrima ...

    16 October 2025 The Statesman
    2 ASIs suspended for taking bribes from Birbhum truck drivers

    Two assistant sub inspectors (ASI) of police from Mohammad Bazar Police Station in Birbhum district have been suspended for allegedly collecting bribes from truck drivers.The District Truck and Trippers’ Association of Birbhum had also submitted a memorandum to Birbhum district ...

    16 October 2025 The Statesman
    Railway Board DG reviews safety measures over ER

    Safety being the foremost priority of Indian Railways, continuous monitoring and evaluation of safety systems are integral to ensuring the highest standards of railway operation. In this context, Hari Shankar Verma, director general (safety), Railway Board, conducted a comprehensive ...

    16 October 2025 The Statesman
    Metro services hit again, commuters face hardship on busy weekday

    Kolkata Metro services were partially disrupted yet again on Wednesday afternoon, causing immense hardship to office-goers and daily commuters on the city’s busy Blue Line.The snag occurred after a crack was detected on the tracks near MG Road Metro ...

    16 October 2025 The Statesman
    ECI to DEOs: Complete mapping of electoral rolls by today

    The Election Commission of India (ECI) has directed district electoral officers (DEOs), who are also district magistrates (DMs), to complete mapping and matching process of electoral rolls in West Bengal by Thursday, hardly weeks before special intensive revision (SIR) ...

    16 October 2025 The Statesman
    Bengal Police arrest male friend of Durgapur gang-rape victim

    Twenty-three-year old Wasif Ali, the boyfriend is also a second year medical student at the same medical college and had taken out the survivor to the jungle about a km away from the college campus after 9 p.m. on ...

    15 October 2025 The Statesman
    ADPC CP assures full support to Durgapur rape victim’s family

    Commissioner of Police (CP) of Asansol Durgapur Police Commissionerate (ADPC), Sunil Kumar Choudhury, at a press conference in Durgapur late last evening, said that the ADPC is fully prepared to provide all possible support and security to the family ...

    15 October 2025 The Statesman
    Locket slams TMC regime over Durgapur rape incident

    In a sharp attack on chief minister Mamata Banerjee and Trinamul Congress over the alleged rape of a medical student in Durgapur, BJP state general secretary and former MP Locket Chatterjee on Tuesday said that if justice had been ...

    15 October 2025 The Statesman
    APAS gets replicated in Tamil Nadu, camps extended in north Bengal

    The Trinamul Congress recently posted on its official X handle: “Bengal Leads, India follows. Tamil Nadu has launched ‘Namma Ooru, Namma Arasu’, inspired by Bengal’s Amader Para Amader Samadhan (APAS).”This may be something to cheer about for the Bengal ...

    15 October 2025 The Statesman
    In a first, Hooghly to get cold storages for onion, garlic

    For the first time, the state agriculture department is setting up cold storages with the necessary infrastructure to store and preserve bumper crops of onion and garlic.State minister with independent charge of the agricultural marketing department, Becharam Manna, said ...

    15 October 2025 The Statesman
    One killed, two injured in road mishap in Murshidabad

    A late-night drunken driving spree turned fatal in Murshidabad on Sunday when a speeding car mowed down three cyclists on the Berhampore-Islampur state highway near Bardah, under Daulatabad police station.One person died on the spot, while two others sustained ...

    15 October 2025 The Statesman
    Odisha CM speaks to survivor’s mother, DCP was present during crime reconstruction

    Mohan Charan Majhi, the chief minister of Odisha called upon the mother of the victim today over phone and had assured that the state government will create pressure on all fronts.The CM spoke to the mother of the victim ...

    15 October 2025 The Statesman
    Mob assault policeman after baby death

    A mob assaulted a policeman and tore his uniform in protest against the alleged negligence death of a two-month-old in the state-run Egra Sub-Divisional Hospital in East Midnapore on Tuesday.Incident rocked the hospital complex and with the intervention of ...

    15 October 2025 The Statesman
    CM hands over job letters, compensation to landslide victims’ families

    Chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday handed over appointment letters to 11 family members of those who lost their lives in the devastating landslides that struck Mirik on 4-5 October following incessant rainfall.The chief minister also distributed pending compensation ...

    15 October 2025 The Statesman
    TMC slams BJP for silence on assault of woman in Delhi’s SA University

    Trinamul Congress has come down heavily on the BJP for its silence over the assault on a woman inside the South Asian University campus in Delhi, yesterday.The security guard of the university along with a staff and two students ...

    15 October 2025 The Statesman
    Sikkim Governor reviews progress of Sivok-Rangpo railway project

    The Governor of Sikkim, Om Prakash Mathur, on Monday inspected the Sivok–Rangpo railway project at Khanikhola, Rangpo, in Pakyong district to review the ongoing progress of this strategically significant infrastructure initiative.He was accompanied by Lok Sabha MP Dr Indra ...

    15 October 2025 The Statesman
    CM demands compensation from Bhutan

    Chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday demanded that the Bhutan government compensate the flood-affected families in the Dooars region, alleging that water released from Bhutan has caused extensive damage to property and lives in north Bengal.Speaking at a flood ...

    15 October 2025 The Statesman
    NCW sends 11-point recommendation to CM

    The National Commission for Women (NCW) has issued an 11-point recommendation to West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee and Governor CV Ananda Bose in connection with the alleged gang-rape of a medical student in Durgapur. The commission, which has ...

    15 October 2025 The Statesman
    Monsoon withdraws from Bengal, dry spell ahead: IMD

    The southwest monsoon has completely withdrawn from West Bengal, marking the end of an unusually extended and rain-heavy season this year.The India Meteorological Department (IMD) confirmed the withdrawal on Monday, noting that the line of retreat now passes through ...

    15 October 2025 The Statesman
    BJP systematically, deliberately neglected Bengal: Abhishek

    Abhishek Banerjee, Trinamul Congress national general secretary urged party workers to put up a united fight against the BJP and ensure victory of the candidates in 2026 Assembly election.He was addressing a gathering to observe the Bijoya Sammelani in ...

    15 October 2025 The Statesman
    Congress lashes out at central govt for anti-constitutional policies

    The District National Congress organised a Bijoya Sammelani at Sheoraphuli. The event was attended by the State Pradesh Congress Committee vice-president Pritam Ghosh, District Congress President-1 Subrata Mukherjee, and all block-level Congress leaders.Mr Ghosh, who is also a member ...

    15 October 2025 The Statesman
    CP to meet Kali Puja organisers on Wednesday

    Kolkata Police (KP) commissioner Manoj Verma will hold a meeting with Kali Puja organisers in the city at Dhono Dhanyo auditorium on 15 October for a peaceful and pollution-free Kali Puja and Deepavali festivals.Sources at Lalbazar said that several ...

    14 October 2025 The Statesman
    Durgapur case: All five accused arrested within 48 hours

    All five accused in the alleged gang-rape of a second-year MBBS student from Odisha in Durgapur have been arrested by New Township Police Station (NTPS) under the Asansol Durgapur Police Commissionerate (ADPC).A temporary employee of Durgapur Municipal Corporation (DMC), ...

    14 October 2025 The Statesman
    Suvendu reports to Union home ministry on Durgapur incident

    The alleged gang-rape of a medical student in Durgapur has snowballed into a full-blown political storm in West Bengal, with the Opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) launching a sharp attack on the Trinamul Congress (TMC) government.Leader of the Opposition ...

    14 October 2025 The Statesman
    Govt launches dedicated portal for enrolment of e-rickshaws

    To facilitate the registration of totos, the state government has opened a dedicated portal for enrolment of the e-rickshaws. The portal ‘https:tten-wb.inportal’ would enable online registration within 30 November. Totos are categorised under e-rickshaws.AdvertisementAccording to the state transport minister, ...

    14 October 2025 The Statesman
    Guv visits medical college where survivor is recovering

    Bengal Governor CV Anand Bose visited the private medical college in Durgapur this evening, where the alleged gang-rape victim still under medical supervision.Bose, after a meeting with the Hospital’s physicians and the medical college’s administrative officials for nearly 45 ...

    14 October 2025 The Statesman
    Experts discuss mental wellness, stigmas attached with it

    Mental Health Society (MHS), a holistic mental wellness organisation, presented “Mindscape: Conversations for Change”. This one-of-a-kind initiative celebrated World Mental Health Day at the Indian Museum on Sunday. This daylong event sparked dialogue, promoted empathy and created ...

    14 October 2025 The Statesman
    College stands by students, deny violation of hostel rules

    Following serious accusations from chief minister Mamata Banerjee and veteran MP Saugata Roy regarding alleged violations of hostel regulations by students of a private medical college in Durgapur on the evening of 10 October, the college authorities have given ...

    14 October 2025 The Statesman
    NCW member slams West Bengal govt over misinterpretation of NCRB data

    National Commission for Women (NCW) member Archana Majumdar criticised the West Bengal government for “misrepresenting” NCRB data on crimes against women. She claimed over four lakh pending cases in 2023, the highest in India, with no convictions or actions ...

    13 October 2025 The Statesman
    Three arrested in alleged Durgapur gang rape case

    Officers of the New Township Police Station (NTPS) arrested three persons in connection with the alleged gang rape of a second year MBBS student of a private medical college in Shovapur on Friday night. The three were remanded in ...

    13 October 2025 The Statesman
    Mamata condemns Durgapur gang rape, orders strict action

    Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday strongly condemned the alleged gangrape of a medical student in Durgapur and directed the police to take strict action against the culprits. Before leaving for North Bengal, the Chief Minister expressed her anguish ...

    13 October 2025 The Statesman
    ‘Shame, Mamata Banerjee, shame’: BJP’s Suvendu Adhikari slams West Bengal CM over remarks on Durgapur gangrape

    BJP MLA and Leader of Opposition in West Bengal Assembly, Suvendu Adhikari, slammed Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee over her controversial remarks on the Durgapur gangrape case, and said, “shame, Mamata Banerjee, shame.”Speaking to ANI on Sunday, Suvendu Adhikari said, ...

    13 October 2025 The Statesman
    Can’t find a country where this doesn’t take place: Trinamool MP on Durgapur gang-rape case

    Trinamool Congress MP Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar, speaking about the Durgapur gang-rape case on Monday, said that there isn’t any society or nation where such cases do not happen.This statement came a day after West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee ...

    13 October 2025 The Statesman
    Bengal: NCW takes suo motu cognisance of Durgapur medical student rape case

    The National Commission for Women (NCW) has taken a suo motu cognisance of the gangrape of a second-year medical student from Odisha.The gagarape took place outside a private medical college at Durgapur in the West Burdwan district of West ...

    12 October 2025 The Statesman
    Govt takes registration route to streamline toto proliferation

    With the number of e-rickshaws, popularly known as toto, rising uncontrollably in various parts of West Bengal, the state government has now decided to rein in the three-wheelers and discipline them. The state transport department has decided to make ...

    12 October 2025 The Statesman
    Mental health awareness programme at Chandannagar

    On the occasion of World Mental Health Day, a special mental health awareness programme was organised last Friday at St. Joseph’s Convent, Chandannagar. The event was jointly organised by the Hooghly District Legal Services Authority (DLSA), Hooghly, and the ...

    12 October 2025 The Statesman
    Raj-era monastery caves in due to neglect in Burdwan

    Yet another structure of Mohantasthal — a monastery dating back to the Raj era — caved in this morning in Burdwan town.The 200-year-old structure, which once served as a monastery, was located within the Burdwan Homoeopathy College premises and ...

    12 October 2025 The Statesman
    TMC to get more seats in coming polls: Indranil Sen

    The Trinamul Congress (TMC) Bijoya Sammelani was held on Friday evening in Chandannagar amid a packed gathering of party leaders, workers and supporters. Present on the stage were state minister Indranil Sen, Arambagh MP Ms Mitali Bag, Chandannagar Corporation ...

    12 October 2025 The Statesman
    Odisha CM demands exemplary action

    Odisha chief minister Mohan Charan Majhi condemned the Durgapur gang-rape incident. He urged West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee to take exemplary action against the perpetrators. In a social media post Mr Manjhi described the incident as unfortunate. AdvertisementThe ...

    12 October 2025 The Statesman
    Birbhum soldier’s last rites performed, CM offers condolences

    The mortal remains of Lance Naik Sujay Ghosh (28), the martyred jawan of the Indian Army from Birbhum, were flown to the Arjan Singh Airbase in Panagarh, West Bengal, from Jammu and Kashmir.He, along with another para commando from ...

    12 October 2025 The Statesman
    Trinamool accuses BJP of politicising rape incident in Bengal’s Durgapur

    The Trinamool Congress on Saturday blamed the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led government over the recent rape of a woman college student in Odisha following the gang rape of a second-year medical student outside a private medical college at Durgapur ...

    12 October 2025 The Statesman
    The Bengal Police must ensure transparent, impartial probe: Malviya

    The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) had claimed on Saturday that the West Bengal Police should not mishandle the investigation of the gang-rape of a second-year medical student from Odisha outside the private medical college at Durgapur in West Burdwan ...

    12 October 2025 The Statesman
    Efforts intensify across hills and plains to rebuild lives after devastation

    As the mist-laden hills of Darjeeling slowly recover from the scars left by the devastating landslides of 4 October, efforts toward rebuilding lives and restoring hope have begun across the region.From Bijanbari to Mirik, from Kalchini to Nagrakata, officials, ...

    12 October 2025 The Statesman
    West Bengal: Student from Odisha alleges rape in Durgapur, police launch probe

    The New Township Police Station (NTPS), under the Asansol Durgapur Police Commissionerate (ADPC), launched an investigation following a complaint of alleged rape of a second-year MBBS student of a private medical college in Durgapur lodged last night.The victim’s family ...

    12 October 2025 The Statesman
    Passenger falls ill mid-air

    Goutam Bauri, a leukaemia patient from Burdwan town, fell seriously ill mid-air while travelling from Kazi Nazrul Islam Airport in Andal to Mumbai and the flight had to make an emergency landing at Raipur Airport.Airport authorities rushed him to ...

    11 October 2025 The Statesman
    Trinamul bets big on Bijoya Sammelani across districts

    Trinamul Congress will pull up the leaders where the attendance of party workers and local people will be thin.The party is using the platform to build an intense relationship with the people. It is leaving no stone unturned to ...

    11 October 2025 The Statesman
    Boulders, sandbags guard against riverbank erosion in Serampore

    Riverbank erosion at Serampore has become severe along the Hooghly, stretching from Siddheswari Tala to Mahesh over a distance of about six kilometres.The erosion was first detected around four years ago, with signs including the collapse of river ghats ...

    11 October 2025 The Statesman
    Three migrant workers from Murshidabad die in Bengaluru fire

    Three out of seven injured migrant workers from Murshidabad district in West Bengal died in Bengaluru on Friday. The four others who had sustained severe burn injuries are undergoing treatment in a city hospital in the IT city.According to ...

    11 October 2025 The Statesman
    Interactive session on jute use at Puja pandals

    National Jute Board NJB organised an interactive workshop on Friday at Patsan Bhawan, Kolkata on Jute Design Resource Centre, facilitating bank credit linkages to jute MSME units and awarding prize winners of eco-friendly Jute Durga Puja pandals with over ...

    11 October 2025 The Statesman
    Minister leads protest against DVC at Panchet office

    After staging a protest at the Maithon office of the Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC) a few days ago, the Trinamul Congress (TMC) today gheraoed the Panchet office of the DVC in Jharkhand, alleging that the corporation has been releasing ...

    11 October 2025 The Statesman
    Student alleges rape, culprit absconding

    A 21-year-old engineering student was allegedly raped in the Anandapur area by a boyfriend of the survivor’s classmate on 26 September.Police have started an inquiry on the basis of a complaint lodged by the survivor with the Anandapur police ...

    11 October 2025 The Statesman
    Heavy showers derail city as pockets report waterlogging

    The cloud cover over the city through the day today turned ominously dark in the late afternoon and, by 4 p.m, flashes of lightning followed by thunder could be seen and heard, especially over central and south Kolkata. The ...

    11 October 2025 The Statesman
    Bengal: School teacher with pistol detained near CM Mamata’s residence, later released

    The teacher of a reputed missionary-run school in Kolkata was detained by the Kolkata Police on Friday after he was moving through the road carrying an air pistol in his bag.The policemen apprehended the teacher, being suspicious of his ...

    11 October 2025 The Statesman
    Bengal to witness violence if genuine voter names deleted after SIR: Trinamool leader

    Trinamool Congress Lok Sabha member and former West Bengal Minister, Partha Bhowmick, said on Friday that the state will witness violence if the name of a single genuine voter is deleted from the voters’ list after the Election Commission ...

    11 October 2025 The Statesman
    Municipality recruitment scam: ED raids West Bengal Minister Sujit Bose’s residence, 10 other places

    The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Friday conducted searches at the residence and offices of West Bengal Minister Sujit Bose, among 11 locations across West Bengal, in connection with the alleged municipality recruitment scam.The raids have continued since early Friday ...

    11 October 2025 The Statesman
    Suvendu flags rise in population in border districts, illegal influx

    Leader of Opposition in the West Bengal Assembly, Suvendu Adhikari, on Thursday launched a scathing attack on the Trinamul Congress government, alleging large-scale illegal infiltration from Bangladesh and irregularities in the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral ...

    10 October 2025 The Statesman
    Police seize illegal firearm, crackers in pre-Diwali raid

    The district rural police, acting on a tip-off, conducted a raid at Malpara in Haripal on Wednesday evening and seized 515 kg of prohibited illegal firecrackers. Four persons were arrested in connection with the seizure.The circle inspector of Tarakeswar ...

    10 October 2025 The Statesman
    SIR process likely to start in first week of November

    Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in West Bengal may start on and from the first week of November beginning the countdown for the assembly elections in the state scheduled to be held during April-May.The officials of the ...

    10 October 2025 The Statesman
    TMC memorandum to Tripura Guv on office vandalism

    Trinamul Congress (TMC) has demanded immediate arrest of the BJP leaders involved in vandalising its party office in Tripura after 48 hours have passed since the incident took place.Trinamul Congress leaders, camping in Tripura, submitted a memorandum in this ...

    10 October 2025 The Statesman
    Study finds rising stress levels among elephants of south Bengal

    A new scientific study has revealed that Asian elephants inhabiting the fragmented forest landscapes of south Bengal are experiencing significantly higher physiological stress compared to their counterparts in Northeast and Southern India.The findings, published in Scientific Reports, a Nature ...

    10 October 2025 The Statesman
    Railways see enhanced connectivity in suburban stations

    If the idea proves fruitful, suburban commuters of two crucial lines in Sealdah Division in districts of North 24-Parganas and South 24-Parganas could see enhanced rail connectivity soon.The Champapukur – Hasnabad and Lakshmikantapur – Namkhana sections in Sealdah Division ...

    10 October 2025 The Statesman
    Jalpaiguri DM visits attack site of BJP leaders, overseas relief work

    Jalpaiguri district magistrate Shama Parveen on Thursday visited Bamondanga village, where North Malda MP Khagen Murmu and Siliguri MLA Sankar Ghosh were attacked earlier this week. Acting on the directives of chief minister Mamata Banerjee, the district magistrate reviewed ...

    10 October 2025 The Statesman
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