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  • Birbhum village awaits return of deported migrant labourer, family from B’desh

    Relatives of Sunali Bibi are anxiously waiting for her return to her native Paikar village in Birbhum district, following a directive issued yesterday by a Division Bench of the Calcutta High Court.Pregnant Sunali Bibi, along with her husband and ...

    28 September 2025 The Statesman
    Tribal girl rape & murder: Rampurhat police file charge sheet

    Rampurhat police on Friday filed a charge sheet in just 10 days against the main accused in the rape and murder of a Class VIII tribal girl. The charge sheet was placed before the Rampurhat Sub-Divisional Court, which fixed ...

    27 September 2025 The Statesman
    IMA seeks clarifications from Santanu Sen on bank transactions

    The national body of the Indian Medical Association (IMA) has written to Dr Santanu Sen, former Trinamul Congress MP, seeking his clarifications on opening of a bank account ‘JIMACON-Kolkata’ allegedly using the PAN of the IMA headquarters (HQ) in ...

    27 September 2025 The Statesman
    Puja special night trains by SER

    The South Eastern Railway (SER) also announced night Puja Special local EMUs for the upcoming festive period.The zonal railway is to operate six special trains to cater to the Puja rush from 27 September to 2 October. The special ...

    27 September 2025 The Statesman
    TMC exposes BJP’s ‘lies’ on Durga Puja

    Trinamul Congress leaders lambasted the BJP for sending Indian citizens speaking Bengali to Bangladesh and said the High Court has called such deportation as illegal. “We have been stating this for quite some time and today the Division Bench ...

    27 September 2025 The Statesman
    Four die in Bandwan, police probe on

    Purulia Police have launched an investigation following the recovery of four bodies from a house in Bandwan. The deceased have been identified as Piya Gorai (30) and her three daughters – Baisakhi Gorai (13), Pallavi Gorai (10) and Souravi ...

    27 September 2025 The Statesman
    Flavours finding favours with city’s foodies

    It is second nature to Bengalis to identify as khadyoroshik — the word being a distillation of sensibilities. Khadyo, simply means food, while roshik, stems from the Sanskrit ‘rasa,’ the word for essence, taste, and pleasure. To be a ...

    27 September 2025 The Statesman
    Shah should get state’s dues cleared before talking big: Abhishek

    Coming down heavily on Union home minister Amit Shah for his statement that the BJP will make Bengal a ‘sonar Bangla’ if voted to power in 2026, Abhishek Banerjee, Trinamul Congress national general secretary said he should clear dues ...

    27 September 2025 The Statesman
    Hooghly’s hunger eats into Serampore town, residents wary

    The Hooghly’s hunger has become markedly visible at Serampore. The river has eroded into its right bank on its way to the sea for a 6-km stretch from Siddheswaritala to Mahesh in the sub-divisional town, instilling fear among the ...

    27 September 2025 The Statesman
    Low pressure intensifies, heavy showers expected on Vijaya Dashami

    A low-pressure system that developed over the Bay of Bengal has intensified and is expected to bring widespread rainfall to eastern India over the weekend, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said Friday.The weather office warned that rain will coincide ...

    27 September 2025 The Statesman
    Bengal school job case: Calcutta HC to decide Partha Chatterjee’s bail plea today

    The single-judge bench of Justice Suvra Ghosh at Calcutta High Court will deliver a crucial verdict on Friday that will ultimately determine whether the former West Bengal Education Minister and Trinamool Congress Secretary General Partha Chatterjee will be able ...

    27 September 2025 The Statesman
    Musicians collaborate for fusion album

    Durga Puja is associated with songs and music.The Mahishasurmardini, scripted by Banikumar and composed by Pankaj Kumar Mullick and the strotra from Chandi by Birendrakrishna Bhadra has entertained the Bengalis for the past six decades. Every year, basic discs ...

    26 September 2025 The Statesman
    Rain leaves Kumartuli artisans in distress

    What do artisans at Kumartuli do, if in a single moment everything is submerged in water? The threat of a year’s sweat, toil, and earnings seem to be washed away. There is a tussle with nature to fight back. ...

    26 September 2025 The Statesman
    BJP picks Union minister, Tripura ex-CM to oversee Bengal polls

    The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has appointed Union environment and forest minister Bhupender Yadav to oversee preparations for next year’s Assembly elections in West Bengal, in a move signalling the party’s intent to sharpen its campaign strategy in the ...

    26 September 2025 The Statesman
    Purulia professors find place of pride among world’s top scientists

    In a remarkable recognition that places Purulia on the global academic map, two professors of Sidho-Kanho-Birsha University (SKBU) have been named in the Stanford University–Elsevier Top 2 per cent Scientists List for 2025.Dr Biswajit Bera of the department of ...

    26 September 2025 The Statesman
    Chandranath Sinha appears before ED

    West Bengal’s minister of jails and micro, small & medium enterprises, Chandranath Sinha, appeared before the Enforcement Directorate (ED) office this morning in connection with the primary school recruitment scam.Although the ED had sought his custody for questioning, a ...

    26 September 2025 The Statesman
    BJP, monks protest attacks on Durga idols in Bangladesh

    A series of attacks on Hindu idols and pandals in Bangladesh by irate mobs ahead of the Durga Puja festival has triggered concern in West Bengal, with political parties like BJP, monks and Hindu organisations staging a protest outside ...

    26 September 2025 The Statesman
    More Metro for More Convenience!

    During Durga Puja days (Panchami to Dashami) the Metro Railway, Kolkata will operate total 3021 number of special Metro services over it’s Blue, Green, Purple and Yellow Lines. In comparison to last year, 651 number of more services will ...

    26 September 2025 The Statesman
    Deaths of students used as a marketing tool: IIT Kharagpur Director on campus suicides

    Since January this year, there have been several incidents of suicide at IIT Kharagpur in West Bengal, one of the premier institutes of the country.Expressing concern, IIT Kharagpur Director Suman Chakraborty said on Thursday that several people are trying ...

    26 September 2025 The Statesman
    New low-pressure area developing over Bay of Bengal: Met

    The Meteorological office on Thursday said that a new low-pressure area is developing over the Bay of Bengal, which will bring rain to Kolkata from Saturday. According to the Meteorological Department, thunderstorms with lightning will continue in south Bengal ...

    26 September 2025 The Statesman
    Electrocution deaths: HC seeks reports from power utility

    The Calcutta High Court on Thursday sought a report from the Sanjiv Goenka-owned private power generation-cum-distribution utility, CESC Ltd, on multiple electrocution deaths in and around Kolkata.The deaths, a total of 10 in West Bengal, including eight in Kolkata, ...

    26 September 2025 The Statesman
    Electrocution deaths: CM Mamata considering religious factor in deciding compensation, alleges BJP

    After Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday announced a compensation of Rs 2 lakh each for the next of kin of those who lost their lives due to electrocution on Tuesday, BJP’s IT Cell Chief and the party’s special ...

    26 September 2025 The Statesman
    Kolkata limps back to normal after cloudburst horror; civic authorities, cops plan to prevent mishaps during Durga puja

    Days after a cloudburst wreaked havoc in Kolkata, the situation is now normal following receding of rain water in almost all places amid apprehensions of fresh inundation after heavy rain is forecast in a couple of days.A month’s worth ...

    26 September 2025 The Statesman
    2023 TET results announced, 2022 candidates block MP, MLA’s cars

    The West Bengal Board of Primary Education (WBBPE) on Wednesday announced the results of the Teachers’ Eligibility Test (TET) for primary schools, bringing relief to more than 300,000 applicants and intensifying calls for recruitment ahead of the Durga Puja ...

    25 September 2025 The Statesman
    CII launches digital clinic to support digital adoption amongst MSMEs

    As larger companies increasingly adopt technology and automation in their operations, MSMEs too must integrate digital solutions to stay competitive and support this shift. To facilitate this transition, CII Eastern Region today launched the Digital Clinic at ICT East ...

    25 September 2025 The Statesman
    Lawyers-police clash outside Barasat Court, several injured

    Tension flared outside the Barasat court complex in North 24-Parganas on Tuesday afternoon, after a clash broke out between a group of lawyers and police, leaving a policeman and several journalists injured. The incident occurred when two men, accused ...

    25 September 2025 The Statesman
    The Trinamul Congress hits back at Amit Malviya over his comments

    Debangshu Bhattacharya, state spokesperson of TMC, said: “A 300 mm rainfall has occurred in Kolkata in 4 hours. Does Amit Malviya, the BJP’s ‘two-rupee troll,’ know this? Has he forgotten the situation in Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore, Pune, and Surat ...

    25 September 2025 The Statesman
    2021 Nimtita explosion: Special court acquits 3

    A special court on Wednesday acquitted three men accused in the 2021 Nimtita railway station blast in Murshidabad district of West Bengal, which left then-state labour minister Zakir Hossain and at least 22 others seriously injured.The court found no ...

    25 September 2025 The Statesman
    Anubrata inspects preparations for family Durga Puja

    The ancestral house of Anubrata Mondal in Hatserandi village, Birbhum district, is receiving a fresh coat of paint ahead of the upcoming Durga Puja festival. The celebrations were held in 2022 and 2023 in Mondal’s absence. Although he was ...

    25 September 2025 The Statesman
    Commuters suffer as 250 govt buses lie unused, around 50 go off roads after deluge

    Around 45 to 50 buses, including the AC fleet, run by the West Bengal Transport Corporation (WBTC), went off the roads in different parts of the city, owing to incessant rainfall since Tuesday midnight.The state government claimed that Kolkata ...

    25 September 2025 The Statesman
    Heavy rain disrupts train services, daily life in Hooghly

    An overnight spell of very heavy rain caused waterlogging across most suburban towns of the district, including Uttarpara, Konnagar, Rishra, Baidyabati, Hooghly, Chinsurah and Bandel. Low-lying areas were inundated, forcing people to wade through knee-deep water, while many railway ...

    25 September 2025 The Statesman
    Calcutta HC bars Kunal Ghosh from making comments on Mithun Chakraborty for 3 months

    A single-judge bench of the Calcutta High Court, on Wednesday, directed the Trinamool Congress state general secretary in West Bengal, Kunal Ghosh, from making any sort of “public comment” about superstar and BJP leader, Mithun Chakraborty, for the next ...

    25 September 2025 The Statesman
    FIR registered against woman WB Police officer for taking bribe, Calcutta HC told

    The West Bengal government on Wednesday told the Calcutta High Court that it has taken strict action against a woman police officer accused of taking a bribe.An FIR has been registered against the female officer of Tarakeswar police station ...

    25 September 2025 The Statesman
    Kolkata rain fury: Many areas remain waterlogged as city struggles to cope

    Several areas in Kolkata continued to remain waterlogged on Wednesday, more than 24 hours after record rainfall. The capital city was struggling to return to normalcy after torrential rain left 10 people dead.City Mayor Firhad Hakim had said on ...

    25 September 2025 The Statesman
    Heavy rain in city leaves 9 die of electrocution

    At least nine people were killed on Tuesday after coming into contact with live electrical wires submerged in flooded streets, officials said, as heavy overnight rainfall left much of the city under water.Waist-deep water on major roads turned into ...

    24 September 2025 The Statesman
    255mm rainfall in city leaves life paralysed

    Sixth heaviest downpour since 1888 crippled life in Kolkata and its adjoining areas that witnessed nine deaths due to electrocution and probable drowning today.An extreme heavy downpour of more than 255mm within 24 hours created mayhem in the city ...

    24 September 2025 The Statesman
    18-km tall cumulonimbus over city caused 3-hour deluge: Weatherman

    The description that has gone viral for the deluge that happened over the city since the early hours of Tuesday was: ‘Extreme weather event’. But what actually happened?In the weatherman’s version, the excessive precipitation was caused by a towering ...

    24 September 2025 The Statesman
    Record rainfall paralyses city’s transport system

    A record rainfall which was the third highest in September since 1978, paralysed the transport system of Kolkata today.From the city’s lifeline of north-south Metro corridor to suburban services in Sealdah and Howrah, the morning brought extreme difficulties for ...

    24 September 2025 The Statesman
    7 pumps drain out water as 55 flights cancelled at city airport

    Air traffic at Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport (CCU) was severely hit on Tuesday as 55 flights, including 28 arrivals and 27 departures, were cancelled between midnight and 1 p.m, officials said. Airport data showed most cancellations were ...

    24 September 2025 The Statesman
    Senior citizens remember rain horror from 1985, 2007

    The heavy rainfall which the city experienced from Monday midnight till early Tuesday can be only comparable with the disaster which had hit Bengal in 1978.It was before the Durga Puja in September. The month had caused disasters in ...

    24 September 2025 The Statesman
    Pujas count losses after downpour

    The torrential rain, which had hit the city last night and continued till early today, has hit Durga Pujas organisers badly.The organisers felt it would be difficult for them to repair the affected portions of the pandal and the ...

    24 September 2025 The Statesman
    Political parties in Bengal cancel events as rain causes waterlogging in Kolkata

    As waterlogging disrupted life in Kolkata following overnight incessant rain, political parties in West Bengal cancelled all their scheduled programmes on Tuesday.The Trinamool Congress did not hold a single political programme for the day.AdvertisementChief Minister Mamata Banerjee, too, announced ...

    24 September 2025 The Statesman
    Calcutta HC asks Bengal govt if there was administrative ban on screening of ‘The Bengal Files

    A division bench of the Calcutta High Court, on Tuesday, sought clarification from the West Bengal government on whether there were any specific administrative directives banning the screening of Vivek Agnihotri-directed film ‘The Bengal Files’ at cinema halls and ...

    24 September 2025 The Statesman
    Mamata Banerjee blames private power distribution utility for 7 electrocution deaths

    West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday blamed the private power generation-cum-distribution utility, CESC Ltd, for the seven electrocution deaths in Kolkata.The deaths occurred due to the exposed electrical wires submerged in accumulated floodwater in pockets of the ...

    24 September 2025 The Statesman
    SC order compels Bengal primary teachers to clear TET for job, promotion

    Thousands of primary teachers in West Bengal face uncertainty after the Supreme Court ruled that clearing the Teacher Eligibility Test (TET) is mandatory not only to continue in service but also to secure promotions. Following the directive, the West ...

    24 September 2025 The Statesman
    City hospitals waterlogged due to night-long deluge

    With reports of highest ever 300 mm rainfall for five hours recorded in the city on Tuesday night leading to waterlogging in many hospitals throughout the day.Last time in 1978, Kolkata had recorded maximum rainfall.AdvertisementToday, nine deaths were reported ...

    24 September 2025 The Statesman
    Gold medal winners in yoga felicitated

    The Bharat Sevashram Sangha felicitated two competitors, Bhaskar Goluyi and Dipanita Sapoyi, both from Joynagar–Panchala in Howrah, who won gold medals in their respective age-group categories at an international yoga competition organised by the International Yoga Sports Federation (IYSF).International ...

    23 September 2025 The Statesman
    Calcutta Management Association holds its AGM

    Calcutta Management Association (CMA) convened its 67th annual general meeting recently. The meeting, chaired by G M Kapur, president, CMA & advisor, Kolkata Centre, INTACH Conservation Institute, witnessed enthusiastic participation from members. At the AGM, the new Executive Committee ...

    23 September 2025 The Statesman
    29 in judicial custody for attack on police officers

    Purulia police have arrested 29 people for attacking officers during the rail roko agitation by the Adivasi Kurmi Samaj in Kotshila. Five police personnel were injured in the incident, including two senior IPS officers of the state – Dhruba ...

    23 September 2025 The Statesman
    Met issues rain alert in south Bengal districts

    As Durga Puja draws closer, the likelihood of rain continues to rise in South Bengal, with the India Meteorological Department (IMD) warning of rough seas and heavy showers later this week.The sky of Kolkata on Monday is covered with ...

    23 September 2025 The Statesman
    City Durga Puja depicts Kolkata’s untold history

    Durga Puja of Bandhudal Club in northern suburbs is based on the theme: An Untold History Beyond Myth.The evolution of Kolkata has been portrayed through art, models and charts. The deed of Kolkata, the high court order, which stated ...

    23 September 2025 The Statesman
    Priced Out Talent

    The latest decision by Washington to impose a staggering annual charge on skilled-worker visas marks a turning point in the global contest for talent. By attaching a six-figure fee to each new application, the United States is sending a ...

    23 September 2025 The Statesman
    Fatal accidents rock Madhyamgram, New Town

    Two separate accidents in Madhyamgram and New Town on Monday left two people dead, triggering public anger and police investigations. In Madhyamgram, a 52-year-old scooter rider was killed after being run over by a government bus on Jessore Road. ...

    23 September 2025 The Statesman
    Clean overhead tanks to prevent any brain health scare cases: KMC

    With increasing cases of brain-eating amoeba being reported from Kerala and the fear of ‘Naegleria fowleri’ (the amoeba’s scientific name) incidence crawling into the mindset of citizens of the city, the Kolkata Municipal Corporation has urged people to take ...

    23 September 2025 The Statesman
    Shah to inaugurate Durga Puja in Kolkata on 26 Sep

    Union home minister Amit Shah will visit West Bengal on 26 September to inaugurate Durga Puja celebrations, after his trip was pushed back from earlier dates of 22 or 23 September, party sources said Monday.Shah will formally inaugurate the ...

    23 September 2025 The Statesman
    Passion, devotion drives this Behala woman to carve out Durga idols

    In a land where women are manifestations of shakti (power), the agomoni (arrival) of Goddess Durga on earth is a time for celebration.A middle-aged woman in Thakurpukur, Behala, driven by the passion of crafting Durga idols, is worshipping Ma ...

    23 September 2025 The Statesman
    TMC Leader Abhishek Banerjee extends Navratri greetings, emphasizes celebration of Shakti and triumph of good over evil

    Trinamool Congress leader Abhishek Banerjee on Monday extended his warmest greetings to everyone across the country on the occasion of Navratri, highlighting the festival as a celebration of Shakti, the eternal power of the Divine Feminine.In a social media ...

    23 September 2025 The Statesman
    Peace can prevail in country only when there is unity: Mamata Banerjee

    On the occasion of Mahalaya on Sunday, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee inaugurated multiple Durga Puja Pandals in the state, some physically and others virtually, and then stressed that only in an ambience of unity, peace can prevail ...

    22 September 2025 The Statesman
    Suvendu Adhikari accuses police of ‘unnecessarily obstructing’ RSS rally in Maheshtala

    Leader of the opposition in the West Bengal Assembly, Suvendu Adhikari on Sunday, accused the West Bengal Police of unnecessarily obstructing a peaceful rally of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) earlier in the day to commemorate the completion of ...

    22 September 2025 The Statesman
    Before 2026 polls Trinamool to partially implement ‘one person, one post’ within party

    Before the crucial 2021 West Bengal Assembly polls scheduled next year, the Trinamool Congress will partially implement “one person, one post” police at the grassroots level leadership, a party insider aware of the development said.However, a member of the ...

    22 September 2025 The Statesman
    Bengal CEO office begins process of creating database of polling booths

    In order to help the voters of West Bengal to have a first-hand and detailed information about the polling booths where they will be supposed to caste their voters in the crucial state assembly elections scheduled next year, the ...

    22 September 2025 The Statesman
    From sultan’s court to modern Bengal: Enduring story of Durga worship

    There was a time when the strains of a Baul gaan (songs) and a Murshidi gaan floated together over Bengal’s paddy fields, when Hindus and Muslims, bound by the same rhythms of harvest and hardship, sang the same ditties. ...

    22 September 2025 The Statesman
    SMPK organizes one-day capacity building workshop on preventive vigilance

    As a part of the ongoing three-month Preventive Vigilance Campaign (18 August-17 November), Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port, Kolkata (SMPK) organised a one-day capacity building workshop on Friday, on preventive vigilance at its Kolkata Dock System. This event is a ...

    22 September 2025 The Statesman
    IEM Kolkata host global IEM-HEALS health summit

    Kolkata welcomed an international gathering of scientists, innovators, and healthcare leaders as it hosts IEM-HEALS 2025, the international conference on advancing science and technologies in health science. The three-day event began on 19 September and will continue till 21 ...

    22 September 2025 The Statesman
    Nepal tourism calls Indian tourists, promises safe travel

    The Nepal Tourism Board (NTB), Nepal’s national tourism organisation, has announced that peace, stability and normalcy have been fully restored across the country following weeks of youth-led political protests and upheaval.Tourism, one of Nepal’s most vital economic sectors, was ...

    22 September 2025 The Statesman
    Kurmi agitation affects train services in SER

    At least 21 trains were cancelled while 24 others were regulated in different ways following agitation at various stations in the neighbouring states by the members of the Kurmi community.Till 5.30 p.m. around 46 trains were affected due to ...

    22 September 2025 The Statesman
    Two registrars: VC visits police station to lodge complaint

    The vice-chancellor of Burdwan University, Professor Shankar Nath, visited Burdwan police station this evening to lodge a formal complaint regarding workplace difficulties.Professor Nath was seen waiting at the station for nearly 30 minutes before submitting a written complaint to ...

    22 September 2025 The Statesman
    TMC leader found dead

    Tension gripped a neighbourhood near Durgapur Steel Township this evening following the mysterious death of a Trinamul Congress leader at his garden bungalow.Nikhil Nayek, 63, had served as the trade union leader of the party’s unorganised workers’ wing for ...

    22 September 2025 The Statesman
    Senior citizens rally against noise pollution during festivities

    Senior citizens and elderly residents took to the streets of Serampore last Friday under the banner of Baji o DJ Box Birodhi Manch, to raise awareness about the harmful effects of DJ sound systems and loud firecrackers. The demonstrators ...

    22 September 2025 The Statesman
    ADPC chalks out traffic Plan for Durga Puja

    The Asansol Durgapur Police Commissionerate (ADPC) has announced a comprehensive traffic management master plan to regulate the movement of heavy goods and commercial vehicles on national highway 19, between Barakar and Budbud, from 25 September onwards. The initiative aims ...

    22 September 2025 The Statesman
    Rain, thunderstorms lash Kolkata, more likely during Puja

    Heavy rain accompanied by thunderstorms drenched large parts of Kolkata and its suburbs on Saturday, inundating several roads and raising concerns ahead of Durga Puja celebrations.From early morning, dark clouds covered the sky, followed by spells of torrential rain. ...

    22 September 2025 The Statesman
    SAIL-ISP signs Rs 300 crore agreement for new sinter plant

    The first major component of the upcoming Rs 35,000 crore integrated steel plant at Burnpur has been awarded to a consortium for Rs 300 crore. The IISCO Steel Plant (ISP) of the Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) will ...

    21 September 2025 The Statesman
    From Mughals, British to the Centre, Durga Puja supported by all realms

    More than five centuries old, a tradition and custom that has braved the vagaries of time, its intrinsic nature winning the support of one leader after another, no matter the allegiance. That, succinctly, sums up the Ghoshal Bari Durga ...

    21 September 2025 The Statesman
    PHE Contractors raises concern over non-payment of dues

    The All Bengal PHE Contractors’ Association (Civil), representing contractors who have been serving the Public Health and Technical Department of West Bengal for over three to four decades, has expressed deep concern over the prolonged issue of pending payments ...

    21 September 2025 The Statesman
    Med commission advisory on rabies management to colleges

    With timely administration of post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) immediately after an animal bite rabies is 100 per cent preventable and at the same time it’s also 100 per cent fatal, the National Medical Commission (NMC) states while issuing on advisory ...

    21 September 2025 The Statesman
    BJP worker brutally murdered in his Nadia home, TMC denies links

    A BJP worker was dragged out of bed and bludgeoned to death inside his own home at Prachin Mayapur in Nabadwip on Vishwakarma Puja night, in an attack that has reignited the bitter feud between the ruling Trinamul Congress ...

    21 September 2025 The Statesman
    SER strengthens security to counter Kurmi rail blockade

    With the Kurmi community announcing a widespread rail blockade tomorrow in the South Eastern Railway jurisdiction, the zonal railway has identified 52 locations as ‘sensitive’ and decided to strengthen security personnel deployment there.The members of the Kurmi community had ...

    21 September 2025 The Statesman
    Showers threaten to spoil festive mood

    As the countdown to Durga Puja begins, Bengal finds itself caught in the grip of late monsoon showers that show no signs of retreating. The weather office has warned that the rain clouds are likely to shadow Mahalaya, the ...

    21 September 2025 The Statesman
    Dam breached in Malda, HC asks for report

    There is a flood-like situation in Manikchak and Ratua areas of Malda district due to the breaching of embankments of Fulahar river. Twice the banks have been breached in the last one month, leading to major resentment amongst the ...

    21 September 2025 The Statesman
    State police to deploy 15,000 extra personnel for Durga Puja

    With just nine days left before Durga Puja, West Bengal Police said Friday that it is prepared to manage massive crowds expected across the state during the biggest festival for Bengalis.Additional 10,000 to 15,000 police personnel will be deployed ...

    21 September 2025 The Statesman
    Puja at Belur Math enters 125th year

    Ramakrishna Math and Mission will celebrate the 125th year of Durga Puja in 2025.Swami Vivekananda started the Durga Puja in 1901. As Ramakrishna Mission was run by the monks, the sankalpa was held in the name of Ma Sarada. ...

    20 September 2025 The Statesman
    TMC leader accuses BJP of misleading people on citizenship

    Senior Trinamul Congress leader and Bongaon Municipality chairman Gopal Seth has today alleged that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is misleading people on the issue of citizenship under the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA), triggering a fresh war of words ...

    20 September 2025 The Statesman
    Puja theme traces the evolution of Bengali language

    The theme of Chaltabagan Sarbojanin Durga Puja Committee is the history, evolution and development of Bengali language over decades.The committee is celebrating the Puja for the 81st year in 2025. Chaltabagan is one of the most popular community Puja ...

    20 September 2025 The Statesman
    New EMU local from Bidhannagar to ease passenger rush

    As a part of the plan to handle the increasing footfall brought by the full stretch operation of the Green Line Metro corridor, the Sealdah Division has decided to run one pair of new local EMU from Bidhannagar station ...

    20 September 2025 The Statesman
    More Metro Services in Green Line

    Good News for Metro commuters! Metro Railway is going to increase services on the Green Line from today (Saturday). On this line, 226 services will be operated daily from Monday to Saturday instead of 186 services. In the morning ...

    20 September 2025 The Statesman
    TMC leader gets bail within 12 hr of arrest

    Trinamul Congress leader Tridib Barui on Thursday was granted bail within 12 hours after his arrest by police on Wednesday evening for allegedly thrashing the acting headmaster Milankanti Pal of Birendra Vidyaniketan School in Kakdwip of South 24-Parganas district.Barui’s ...

    20 September 2025 The Statesman
    Mamata mentions about release of inmates from correctional homes

    The state government will set free 45 convicts serving life terms in different correctional homes in the state.They will be released following their “good conduct”. The correctional administration department watched them closely and expressed its satisfaction following which the ...

    20 September 2025 The Statesman
    Cabinet clears hand over of 193.7 acres of land to WBIDC

    The state cabinet, which met at Nabanna today under the leadership of chief minister Mamata Banerjee, decided in principle to hand over about 193.7 acres of land to West Bengal Industrial Development Corporation (WBIDC) for setting up the Tajpur-Dankuni-Raghunathpur ...

    20 September 2025 The Statesman
    Aspirants from SFI, Kurmi Samaj apply for Cong spokesperson’s post

    In a surprising development, members of the Students’ Federation of India (SFI), a Left-wing students’ organisation, and representatives of the Adivasi Kurmi Samaj appeared for interviews to select Congress spokespersons for south Bengal.Forty shortlisted candidates were interviewed today by ...

    19 September 2025 The Statesman
    LPG cylinder explodes, shop owner critically injured

    An LPG cylinder explosion at a cycle repair shop during Vishwakarma Puja triggered a fire that left the shop owner critically injured in a village near Durgapur last evening.Two fire tenders brought the blaze under control within an hour ...

    19 September 2025 The Statesman
    First female surgeon from north Bengal to receive FRCS from RCS, Glasgow

    In a landmark achievement for the region, Dr Neela Bhattacharya has been conferred the prestigious Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Glasgow (FRCS), becoming the first female surgeon from north Bengal to receive this international honour.Currently serving ...

    19 September 2025 The Statesman
    Kumartuli: A concoction of traditions & contradictions

    As the lanes of Kumartuli prepare for another season of Durga Puja, the centuries-old neighbourhood of idol-makers remains both indispensable and precarious. For the artisans, who are at the heart of the city’s most-celebrated festival, commercial sustenance has always ...

    19 September 2025 The Statesman
    Young minds from city school win laurels at IIT-Guwahati

    Two Class XI boys from Pramila Memorial Advanced School, an ISC school in Baguiati, were crowned champions of Technothlon 2025, organised by IIT Guwahati.The theme was “That’ll Spark Your Curiosity”.AdvertisementTechnothlon is an international school championship and a flagship event ...

    19 September 2025 The Statesman
    Tourist smart cards for Durga Puja

    Anticipating a footfall that could cross the one million mark during peak Durga Puja days, the Kolkata Metro Railway has decided to introduce Tourist Smart Cards. According to the city Metro office, to facilitate the travel of large ...

    19 September 2025 The Statesman
    Adhikari meets Shah, talks about BJP’s rise in Bengal

    West Bengal Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari met Union home minister Amit Shah in New Delhi on Monday and a day later, made a strong pitch for the BJP’s prospects in the 2026 Assembly elections.He declared that the party’s ...

    19 September 2025 The Statesman
    Work together to win all Birbhum seats, Abhishek tells district leaders

    Trinamul Congress All India General Secretary Abhishek Banerjee has directed the Birbhum district party leadership to stop factional feuds and work together, setting a target to win all the Assembly seats in the district in next year’s polls.Leaders of ...

    19 September 2025 The Statesman
    Depicting goddess Durga in different mediums

    A unique three-day exhibition on Ma Durga depicted through various mediums will be held at the Ramakrishna Mission Institute of Culture from 18 September.The exhibition titled Mahamaya will showcase Ma Durga in old coins, lithographs among others. Three hundred-year-old ...

    19 September 2025 The Statesman
    SMPK signs concession agreement with JSW Infra

    In a landmark development for maritime infrastructure, Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port on Monday signed a concession agreement with JSW Infra Ltd. for the mechanisation and modernisation of Berths 7 and 8 at Netaji Subhas Dock (NSD) under the Kolkata ...

    19 September 2025 The Statesman
    PIL in HC for intervention in peaceful screening of ‘The Bengal Files’

    A public interest litigation was filed on Tuesday at the Calcutta High Court, seeking the court’s intervention in ensuring a smooth and peaceful screening of the Vivek Agnihotri-directed ‘The Bengal Files’ in cinema halls and multiplexes in West Bengal.At ...

    19 September 2025 The Statesman
    Mamata’s Rs 10 lakh gift for get together programme at SSKM

    Chief minister Mamata Banerjee, who also heads the state health department on Tuesday announced to give a financial gift of Rs 10 lakh to SSKM Hospital for a ‘get together’ programme among its doctors, administrative officials and other employees.The ...

    19 September 2025 The Statesman
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