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  • News from West Bengal | 10 May, 2025 | ২৬ বৈশাখ, ১৪৩২
  • Passenger facilities get updated at Andal airport

    Almost a decade after its inauguration, India’s first privately-run airport Kazi Nazrul Islam Airport has launched a slew of passenger amenities including a full-fledged lounge of about 1,500 square feet and a dedicated help desk for Apollo Group of ...

    19 April 2025 The Statesman
    Opposition criticise Murshidabad MP for his absence

    On Saturday, Yusuf Pathan, Trinamul Congress MP from Berhampur in Murshidabad district, took to his Instagram handle to post three photos, one of which showed him sipping tea.The photo prompted a section of Pathan’s party leaders in Murshidabad to ...

    19 April 2025 The Statesman
    BJYM to hold ‘Save Bengali Hindus’ rally in Kolkata amid tensions over Murshidabad violence

    Against the backdrop of last week’s communal violence in West Bengal’s Murshidabad district in which three people were killed, the Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM), the youth wing of the BJP, is set to hold a ‘Save Bengali Hindus’ ...

    19 April 2025 The Statesman
    TMC unveils Jagannath Temple in Digha

    In an exciting unveiling, the Trinamul Congress has shared first glimpses of the highly anticipated Jagannath Temple in Digha, set to be inaugurated on 30 April, Akshaya Tritiya day. The temple, which is being hailed as an architectural marvel, ...

    19 April 2025 The Statesman
    Headmasters raise alarm over exclusion of non-teaching staff

    Headmasters of various government-run and government-aided schools, under the banner of the Advanced Society for Headmasters and Headmistresses (ASFHM), have expressed deep concern over the exclusion of qualified non-teaching staff in the education sector.They highlighted the crucial role these ...

    19 April 2025 The Statesman
    Dilip Ghosh ties knot with BJP’s Rinku Majumdar

    In a simple and intimate ceremony held at his residence in New Town, senior BJP leader and former MP Dilip Ghosh married BJP Mahila Morcha leader Rinku Majumdar on Friday evening.The wedding was attended by close family members. Few ...

    19 April 2025 The Statesman
    TMC slams Bengal BJP chief for call to hoard weapons

    West Bengal BJP president Sukanta Majumdar sparked major controversy after explicitly urging Hindus to hoard weapons. The remarks, especially made by a central minister, have been condemned as a gross violation of law and order and a direct incitement ...

    19 April 2025 The Statesman
    Commuters stir over extra space for ladies

    Around 15 local EMUs had to be cancelled following obstruction by a crowd of passengers. The agitating crowd protested at Uttar Radhanagar Halt from 6.26 a.m. to 9.16 a.m. and at a level crossing gate near Hotar from 8.40 ...

    19 April 2025 The Statesman
    Experts discuss tech innovations, responsible AI governance

    Institute of Engineering & Management (IEM), University of Engineering and Management (UEM), Kolkata, organised the international conference Innovate 2025 (World AI, Automation and Technology Forum) in Davos, Switzerland on 16-18 April.Innovate 2025 Davos forum brings together global experts to ...

    19 April 2025 The Statesman
    CM to inaugurate 2 thermal plants in Salboni on Monday

    Chief minister Mamata Banerjee announced that the state government would unveil two thermal power plants in Salboni for which she would be at Salboni, West Midnapore, on 21 April to lay the foundation stone, to be set up by ...

    19 April 2025 The Statesman
    Officials urge displaced families to return home

    Acting on the directives of chief minister Mamata Banerjee, administrative officials from Malda and Murshidabad districts jointly visited a relief camp at Parlalpur High School in Malda on Thursday to build confidence among families displaced by recent communal unrest.The ...

    19 April 2025 The Statesman
    Trinamul begins statewide voter verification drive

    Trinamul Congress has begun its ambitious voter verification exercise today, with BLA-2 representatives beginning door-to-door visits across West Bengal. The initiative operates through the newly-deployed Didir Doot app, which went live Wednesday.The verification drive was preceded by district-wise press ...

    19 April 2025 The Statesman
    Guv to visit Murshidabad, Sukanta meets Bose

    Governor C V Ananda Bose is likely to visit Murshidabad district on Friday to assess the situation on the ground following last week’s violent clashes that claimed three lives and left several injured. The violence, which erupted between two ...

    18 April 2025 The Statesman
    Mamata congratulates state’s NDA exam topper

    Chief minister Mamata Banerjee has extended congratulations to Imon Ghosh from Birbhum district for securing the top position in the National Defence Academy (NDA-II) examination 2024.“Glad and proud to know that our Birbhum boy Imon Ghosh has topped the ...

    18 April 2025 The Statesman
    Agitating teachers want permanent job not temporary relief

    The agitating teachers of government-aided secondary and higher secondary schools across the state, who have been rendered jobless after the Supreme Court verdict on 3 April, want permanent jobs and not any temporary relief.While reacting to a fresh directive ...

    18 April 2025 The Statesman
    Mamata urges Guv to postpone Murshidabad visit

    Chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday requested Governor C V Ananda Bose to postpone his planned visit to the violence-affected Murshidabad district.The chief minister said the situation was steadily improving and that efforts to restore public confidence were in ...

    18 April 2025 The Statesman
    Murshidabad violence: SIT begins probe, cops discuss intel lapse

    A Special Investigation Team (SIT) formed by the West Bengal police has begun its probe into the recent violence in Murshidabad which claimed three lives. The team, headed by ADG (South Bengal) Supratim Sarkar, held its first high-level meeting ...

    18 April 2025 The Statesman
    Fresh ED raids in Nadia in Bengal fake passport case

    Officials of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) have been conducting fresh raids and search operations since Thursday morning at Chakdaha in the Nadia district of West Bengal.The ED raids have been conducted in connection with an investigation in the money ...

    18 April 2025 The Statesman
    I’ll again raise Anish’s issue in Parliament: TMC MP

    City lad four-year-old Anish Sarkar after becoming world’s youngest-rated player by earning his first FIDE rating is a pride for the state and also the nation.The Kaikhali resident was recently discussed in Parliament for his skill set when Rajya ...

    17 April 2025 The Statesman
    Murshidabad violence: Sukanta leads protest outside Bhabani Bhavan

    Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) West Bengal president and Union minister Sukanta Majumdar, along with senior party leaders, including former TMC MLA and now BJP leader Tapas Roy, led a protest outside the state police headquarters at Bhabani Bhavan on ...

    17 April 2025 The Statesman
    Fortis hospital launches super-specialty lung failure clinic

    Fortis Hospital, Anandapur has launched the dedicated lung failure clinic, a first-of-its-kind super-specialty outpatient service tailored to patients battling chronic and progressive respiratory conditions. The clinic will operate twice a month, aimed at improving the quality of life for ...

    17 April 2025 The Statesman
    Mamata lays out plan for Jagannath Temple inauguration in Digha

    Chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday announced detailed preparations for the inauguration of the Jagannath Temple in Digha, scheduled on 30 April, Akshaya Tritiya day.During an administrative meeting with the chief secretary on Wednesday, district officials, and concerned stakeholders, ...

    17 April 2025 The Statesman
    Mahua posts on Waqf

    Trinamul Congress MP from Krishnanagar Mahua Moitra posted in her X-handle: “SC proposes to pass following interim order-“1. The existing properties declared as Waqfs should not be de-notified as Waqfs, whether they are by waqf-by-user or waqf by deed,Advertisement“2. ...

    17 April 2025 The Statesman
    Siliguri hosts national webinar on Waqf Amendment Act

    Amid rising tensions in parts of West Bengal over protests against the amended Waqf Act—particularly following communal clashes in Murshidabad and adjoining areas of North Bengal—the Haji Halima Foundation of Siliguri is taking a digital route to promote dialogue ...

    17 April 2025 The Statesman
    Murshidabad violence: CM Mamata Banerjee announces compensation for kin of victims

    Chief minister Mamata Banerjee, on Wednesday, announced compensation of Rs 10 lakh each to the families of the three victims of violence in Murshidabad during protests against the Waqf Act.“A total of three persons from two families have been ...

    17 April 2025 The Statesman
    Kolkata FF Lottery Result for April 16, 2025 OUT: Check all eight round outcomes!

    The Kolkata Fatafat lottery results for April 16, 2025, are out. As expected, the game continues to attract thousands of daily players from West Bengal, especially in Kolkata, where this form of fast-paced lottery remains highly popular.Known for its ...

    17 April 2025 The Statesman
    Amid Murshidabad violence CM Mamata Banerjee to meet Muslim leaders today on opposing Waqf Act

    Amid the violence in the minority-dominated Murshidabad district of West Bengal since last week during protests against the newly-promulgated Waqf (Amendment) Act, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will on Wednesday hold a meeting with the imams, muezzins, and religious leaders ...

    16 April 2025 The Statesman
    International Travelling Exhibition on vaccines inaugurated at Science City

    An international travelling exhibition “Vaccines Injecting Hope” was inaugurated by Prof Padma Shri Dr Balram Bhargava, a former director general of ICMR, at Science City today.Prof Partha P Majumder, national science chair (Scientific Excellence); Dr Roger Highfield, director, Science, ...

    16 April 2025 The Statesman
    Policeman arrested on kidnapping charges

    The Serampore police have arrested Ashok Das, an ASI at Chandannagar court on the charges of kidnapping Tarak Bhoumik (64), a resident of Padavati colony, Baidyabati. The policeman had demanded a ransom of Rs 30 lakh. Tarak runs a ...

    16 April 2025 The Statesman
    NHRC set to visit Murshidabad

    As Murshidabad turned into a flashpoint of unrest following violent protests against the Waqf Act, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has decided to send a team to investigate alleged human rights violations in the district, according to sources.Several ...

    16 April 2025 The Statesman
    Governor sends report to Centre on Murshidabad unrest

    Amid the unrest in Murshidabad over the Waqf (Amendment) Act, West Bengal Governor C V Ananda Bose has initiated official communication with the Union ministry of home affairs regarding the current situation in Murshidabad, Raj Bhawan sources said.Sources said ...

    16 April 2025 The Statesman
    Uneasy calm in Dhuliyan, Bhangar after violent protests

    Days after violent protests rocked Dhuliyan town in Murshidabad’s Jangipur sub-division over the Waqf (Amendment) Act, the situation is reportedly under control, according to officials.However, tension continues to grip the region despite the deployment of central forces, including the ...

    16 April 2025 The Statesman
    Nabanna meet ahead of Jagannath temple inauguration

    With just 15 days to go before the much-awaited Jagannath Dham at Digha, East Midnapore is unveiled and thrown open to the public, on 30 April, by chief minister Mamata Banerjee, a meeting has been called by the state ...

    16 April 2025 The Statesman
    Nine persons arrested in Bhangar violence

    Nine persons were arrested by police in connection with a violent protest against the amended Waqf Act in Bhangar of south 24-Parganas district on Monday.According to police sources, eight persons were held from Uttar Kashi while the other was ...

    16 April 2025 The Statesman
    State provide Rs 2 cr for Press Club building

    The Asansol Durgapur Development Authority today handed over the newly-built Durgapur Press Club building to the working journalists of Durgapur.Chief minister Mamata Banerjee in 2014 had declared the Press Club building during her visit to Durgapur and today the ...

    16 April 2025 The Statesman
    76th Foundation Day of Lake Kalibari temple

    On the occasion of Chaitra Sankranti, people pay homage to a confluence of faith, tradition, and divine grace. It was on this very auspicious day in 1949, under the spiritual guidance of the great tantric master Sri Haripada Chakraborty, ...

    16 April 2025 The Statesman
    Expert healthcare services in Kolkata

    Considering the significant number of people seeking treatment at Apollo Hospitals, Chennai and in response to the growing demand for advanced medical care closer to home, Healthcare Scan Diagnostics (HSD), a leading state-of-the-art diagnostic center in Kolkata, has announced ...

    16 April 2025 The Statesman
    No fresh violence in Murshidabad but villagers scared

    Tension in Murshidabad’s Jafrabad area subsided, said police but there were fresh reports of sporadic violence on Monday. While no major incident has been reported, locals claimed that miscreants attacked several homes under the jurisdiction of the local police ...

    16 April 2025 The Statesman
    ER replaces girders of bridge no.144A successfully

    The railways is committed to ensuring safe and smooth train operations by regularly upgrading its infrastructure. In line with this commitment, Asansol Division of Eastern Railway has successfully completed the replacement of girders of Bridge No. 114A on the ...

    16 April 2025 The Statesman
    Speaker suggests debate on Waqf Amendment Bill in Assembly

    West Bengal Speaker Biman Banerjee on Monday said that if the state government so wishes, a discussion on the amended Waqf Act can take place in the Assembly.He also mentioned that a resolution opposing the law could be passed, ...

    16 April 2025 The Statesman
    TMC trying to use protests to save face from teachers’ job losses: ISF MLA

    Trinamul Congress government in West Bengal is trying to use the Anti-Waqf Bill to save face from the job losses of 26,000 school teachers in the state, said Naushad Siddiqui, sole MLA from Bhangar constituency of the Indian Secular ...

    16 April 2025 The Statesman
    Kolkata FF Lottery Result for April 15, 2025 OUT: Check all eight round outcomes!

    The Kolkata Fatafat lottery results for today (April 15, 2025) are officially coming for eight rounds of the game. As always, players across the city eagerly awaited the results, checking the official Kolkata Fatafat websites like kolkataff (dot) tv ...

    16 April 2025 The Statesman
    Shubho Noboborsho: Wishes to spread the spirit of Bengali New Year 2025

    April 15 will mark a new chapter with the Bengali New Year. The day is celebrated as Pohela Boishakh or Poila Baisakh and as Noboborsho. The day marks the commencement of the Bengali New Year. Every year, it is ...

    15 April 2025 The Statesman
    Delhi Assembly accelerates NeVA adoption

    Speaker of the Delhi Legislative Assembly, Vijender Gupta, will embark on a three-day study tour to Odisha starting Tuesday, April 15, to assess and learn from the successful implementation of the National e-Vidhan Application (NeVA) in the Odisha Legislative ...

    15 April 2025 The Statesman
    Chhattisgarh BJP MP flags deteriorating law and order in letter to CM

    In a move that has stirred political circles, Raipur BJP MP Brijmohan Agrawal has penned a strongly worded letter to Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai, voicing grave concerns over the deteriorating law and order situation in the state ...

    15 April 2025 The Statesman
    BSF seizes country-made pistol, ganja along India-Bangladesh border

    The Border Security Force (BSF) foiled attempts to smuggle a single-shotter country-made pistol and 22 kg of Ganja across the Indo-Bangladesh Border (IBB) in separate incidents in the North 24-Parganas and Nadia districts of West Bengal on Saturday.“Troops of ...

    14 April 2025 The Statesman
    Bihar youth reunited with mother after 15 years

    A 21-year-old youth, missing from Bhagalpur district of Bihar for over 15 years now, was reunited with his mother by authorities in West Bengal through the efforts of amateur radio operators.In 2019, the police rescued an injured youth from ...

    14 April 2025 The Statesman
    Bengal Governor sends communique to Centre on Murshidabad situation

    West Bengal Governor C. V. Ananda Bose has sent a communique to the Ministry of Home Affairs giving updates on the current situation in Murshidabad, which has been on the boil for the last few days after protests against ...

    14 April 2025 The Statesman
    Two Bengal BJP MPs write to Amit Shah seeking intervention in Murshidabad situation

    Two BJP Lok Sabha members from West Bengal, on Sunday, wrote separate letters to Union Home Minister Amit Shah seeking intervention in the prevailing tension in Murshidabad district which has been on the boil for the last few days ...

    14 April 2025 The Statesman
    Communal violence perpetrators in Murshidabad mainly outsiders, says Trinamool MP

    Trinamool Congress MP Khalilur Rahaman from the Jangipur constituency said on Sunday that initial findings indicate the perpetrators of communal violence in certain areas of the minority-dominated Murshidabad district of West Bengal, which has been tense in recent days ...

    14 April 2025 The Statesman
    Bengal govt’s measures to control unrest in Murshidabad not adequate: Calcutta HC

    The measures, taken by the West Bengal government to control communal unrest in Murshidabad district during the last few days over protests against the newly promulgated Waqf (Amendment) Act turning violent, were not adequate, observed a special division bench ...

    14 April 2025 The Statesman
    Governor Bose warns against violence

    Governor C V Ananda Bose on Friday issued a stern warning against violence erupting across several districts of the state during protests against the recently-implemented Waqf Amendment Act. “Protests are acceptable in a democracy, but violence and lawlessness are ...

    13 April 2025 The Statesman
    ER prepares DPR for coal movement

    Eastern Railway has taken a major step forward in facilitating coal movement for the upcoming expansion of the Sagardighi Thermal Power Station (SgTPS) by The West Bengal Power Development Corporation Limited (WBPDCL). The zonal railway has prepared a detailed ...

    13 April 2025 The Statesman
    Education dept top officials get contempt notice

    Several petitioners in the West Bengal School Service Commission (WBSSC) recruitment scam sent contempt notice to top brasses of the state education department, including its principal secretary Vinod Kumar, commissioner Arup Sengupta, WBSSC chairman Siddhartha Majumder, West Bengal Board ...

    13 April 2025 The Statesman
    3 dead in separate incidents

    At least three people have lost their lives in separate incidents across the district since Friday. In Shamsherganj, a father and son duo, identified as Hargobind Das and Chandan Das, were brutally murdered at their residence, local sources said. ...

    13 April 2025 The Statesman
    Minister convenes meeting to resolve minimum wages for tea workers

    In a renewed effort to address the long-pending issue of minimum wages for tea plantation workers, labour minister Moloy Ghatak convened a crucial meeting on Saturday.The demand for minimum wages, pending for over a decade, has gained fresh momentum ...

    13 April 2025 The Statesman
    Darjeeling MP visits Khoribari accusing police of inaction

    At a time when communal tensions have been rising in the region—before Eid, during Ram Navami, and amid protests against the amended Waqf Act —Darjeeling MP Raju Bista, along with BJP MLAs from Siliguri and Dabgram-Fulbari, visited the Khoribari ...

    13 April 2025 The Statesman
    Some people want set Bengal to burn: Abhishek on violence

    After failing to fight us politically on the issue of development, many are trying to spread unrest in Bengal by sowing divisions in the name of religion. I appeal to all today to maintain peace and uphold Bengal’s legacy ...

    13 April 2025 The Statesman
    HC orders central forces to assist state police in Murshidabad

    Calcutta High Court today in a ruling asked the state government to deploy central forces in violent-hit Murshidabad with immediate effect.A special division Bench of justice Soumen Sen and Justice Raja Basu Chowdhury of Calcutta High Court, which was ...

    13 April 2025 The Statesman
    TMC blames opposition for violence

    The Trinamul Congress in its X-handle wrote: “@WBPolice has made it unequivocally clear that no miscreant will be spared. The State Police is committed to taking the strongest possible action against anyone indulging in violence. Those attempting to exploit ...

    13 April 2025 The Statesman
    Man gets life for murdering neighbour

    A fast track court in Asansol has sentenced a person to life imprisonment in a murder case of his neighbour in presence of his mother about three years ago.On 18 January 2022, one Fajal Imam of Charbi Mohalla in ...

    13 April 2025 The Statesman
    Kolkata Fatafat April 12 results OUT! Check your numbers HERE

    The curiosity is reaching a new high as the Kolkata Fatafat results continue to perplex the people of the city. As players try their luck with their strategy and intuition, the results of April 12 have started to come ...

    13 April 2025 The Statesman
    Now Sourav Ganguly’s AI digital avatar to greet people

    AI-driven digital experiences provider Ikonz has announced the launch of AI digital avatar of cricket legend Sourav ‘Dada’ Ganguly on the holographic extended reality (HXR) device, marking a new era in digital representation and intellectual property management.Hyderabad-based Ikonz said ...

    12 April 2025 The Statesman
    Controversial SI seen kicking on camera removed from probe duty

    The controversial sub-inspector (SI) Ritan Das, who was seen reportedly kicking a jobless teacher Amit Ranjan Bhuniya of a high school in South 24-Parganas district on Wednesday, was removed on Friday as an investigating officer (IO) probing the Kasba ...

    12 April 2025 The Statesman
    Teachers attacked police first: CP

    Showing solidarity with his force, Kolkata Police (KP) commissioner Manoj Verma on Friday claimed that it was the teachers who attacked cops first during the vandalism at the district inspector (DI) of schools office at Kasba on Wednesday.While speaking ...

    12 April 2025 The Statesman
    TMC red flags BJP MLA’s call to stock weapons

    A shocking video has come to fore today where BJP MLA Dibakar Gharami can be seen instigating people to keep weapons at home and spark violence on the ground. Showing scant regard towards law and order along with provoking ...

    12 April 2025 The Statesman
    Mamata wishes success to yoga and naturopathy examinees

    Ahead of the yoga and naturopathy examinations scheduled to begin on 13 April across the state, chief minister Mamata Banerjee extended her best wishes to all examinees. In a message of encouragement, the chief minister expressed hope that the ...

    12 April 2025 The Statesman
    BJP trains guns on TMC in Malda after Mothabari violence

    The Bharatiya Janata Party leadership on Friday launched a multi-pronged campaign in Malda against the ruling Trinamul Congress, focusing on issues ranging from communal unrest to corruption.In a show of strength, senior BJP leaders Dilip Ghosh and Suvendu Adhikari ...

    12 April 2025 The Statesman
    Protests across state over Waqf Amendment Act

    Protests against the Waqf Amendment Act continued across various parts of West Bengal on Friday. In Kolkata, large crowds gathered at Park Circus and Esplanade to voice their dissent. Similar scenes of agitation were witnessed in several locations in ...

    12 April 2025 The Statesman
    Govt agreed to publish eligible, ineligible candidates’ list: Jobless teachers

    Education minister Bratya Basu on Friday said that the state government would soon file a review petition regarding the dismissed candidates in the SSC recruitment case.He expressed hope that the matter would be resolved within the next 10 days.Advertisement“We ...

    12 April 2025 The Statesman
    Mamata to launch Kalighat skywalk on Poila Boishakh Eve

    The city of joy is set to welcome a new architectural landmark as the much-anticipated Kalighat skywalk is slated to open on 14 April, just a day before Poila Boishakh, the Bengali New Year.The grand inauguration will be led ...

    12 April 2025 The Statesman
    Doctors discuss technological invasion in healthcare

    Technology in health care is unable to replace the empathy of a clinician, said Dr Sunil Chandi, chief medical officer of ITC, India and former director and senior cardiologist, CMC, Vallore on Friday.He was speaking at a seminar organised ...

    12 April 2025 The Statesman
    Kolkata FF Fatafat Lottery Result Today (April 11, 2025): Check all eight round outcomes!

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    12 April 2025 The Statesman
    Jobless teachers begin relay hunger strike near SSC office

    Jobless teachers and non-teaching staff of government-aided schools across the state intensified their protests on Thursday, a day after they had a skirmish with the police in front of the district Inspector (DI) schools office at Kasba on Wednesday.Today, ...

    11 April 2025 The Statesman
    Bankura blast: NIA seizes 600 kg of Ammonium Nitrate

    The National Investigation Agency while investigating a Bankura blast seized 600 kg Ammonium Nitrate, along with other explosives raiding three locations in Bengal adjacent Dhanbad last evening.The NIA sleuths from Kolkata, based on a tip-off raided three locations in ...

    11 April 2025 The Statesman
    CP ordered inquiry to probe Kasba vandalism

    The Kolkata police commissioner Manoj Verma has ordered an inquiry to probe the incident of vandalism at the district inspector (DI) of schools office premises at Kasba in the southern part of the city on Wednesday.Sources at Lalbazar, city ...

    11 April 2025 The Statesman
    TMC women wing protest hike in prices of cooking gas

    The West Bengal Trinamul Mahila Congress held a rally near the Sri Chaitanya Gaudiya Math on Thursday in Kolkata to protest against the increase in cooking gas prices, a daily necessity for people. The Mahila Congress members said the ...

    11 April 2025 The Statesman
    Coal India launches Lakshya initiative

    Coal India Limited (CIL) has launched the ‘Lakshya’ initiative aimed at empowering girl students from the Scheduled Caste community at the Government Ambedkar Residential School, Gaighat, Patna. This initiative will provide focused coaching, comprehensive study material, and personality development ...

    11 April 2025 The Statesman
    Counselling for frontline staff

    In an effort to enhance Sealdah Division’s operational efficiency, senior divisional commercial manager Jasram Meena conducted a comprehensive counselling session today for frontline staff of the commercial department.The session included checking staff as well as goods and booking clerks, ...

    11 April 2025 The Statesman
    HC directs Bengal Police to submit report on FIR against VHP over Ram Navami procession

    A single judge bench of the Calcutta High Court, on Thursday, directed the West Bengal Police to submit a detailed report justifying why an FIR was registered against Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) over a Ram Navami procession. The VHP ...

    11 April 2025 The Statesman
    School job losers hunger strike underway in front of WBSSC office

    A hunger strike by a section of the job losers, including teaching and non-teaching staff, in state-run schools in West Bengal is underway in front of the West Bengal School Service Commission’s office at Salt Lake in Kolkata. The ...

    11 April 2025 The Statesman
    Calcutta HC grants Bengal LoP to conduct Hanuman Jayanti rally on April 12

    A single judge bench of the Calcutta High Court, on Thursday, has given permission to the leader of the opposition in West Bengal Assembly Suvendu Adhikari to conduct a rally in Kolkata on April 12 on the occasion of ...

    11 April 2025 The Statesman
    Mamata gets contempt of court notice for remarks on SC verdict over school jobs matter

    A Delhi-based advocate, on Thursday, served the West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee with contempt of court notice over her recent comments on the verdict of the Supreme Court last week upholding a previous order by Calcutta High Court, ...

    11 April 2025 The Statesman
    Updated salary portal of Bengal govt schools continues showing names of 25,753 job losers

    The salary portal for the teaching and non-teaching staff in West Bengal Government schools continues to show on the payrolls the names of the 25,753 staff members whose jobs were terminated following an order by a Division Bench of ...

    11 April 2025 The Statesman
    Kolkata FF Fatafat Lottery Result Today (April 10, 2025): Check all eight round outcomes!

    The results for the popular Kolkata FF Fatafat lottery draw on April 10, 2025, have been officially declared. Known for its rapid-fire format and daily engagement, the Kolkata FF game continues to draw participation from thousands across the city.With ...

    11 April 2025 The Statesman
    Situation under control in Jangipur: Police

    Parts of Jangipur and adjoining areas in Murshidabad remained tense on Wednesday following violent protests over the amended Waqf Act. Heavy police deployment, suspension of internet services, and imposition of Section 163 BNS until 10 April reflect the administration’s ...

    10 April 2025 The Statesman
    Unrest after job-losers storm DI offices, clash with police

    Tension gripped various districts across West Bengal on Wednesday as large-scale protests erupted over the issue of job losses in the school education sector.Agitated job-seekers, many of whom have been affected by the Supreme Court’s recent ruling on recruitment ...

    10 April 2025 The Statesman
    Deserving teachers urge Suvendu to appeal to President

    The untainted, deserving teachers who lost their jobs following the Supreme Court verdict held a protest rally today. The demonstrators began by blocking the road, then moved to the District Inspector of Schools (DI) office at Pipulpati, Hooghly, where ...

    10 April 2025 The Statesman
    TMC calls out at BJP’s ‘double standard’

    The Trinamul Congress has hit out at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for double standards. The ruling party has exposed how a peon in Madhya Pradesh was checking answer scripts.The Trinamul Congress has come down heavily on the BJP ...

    10 April 2025 The Statesman
    TMC accuses BJP of distorting Mamata’s statement on Waqf

    Trinamul leader Kunal Ghosh has slammed the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for twisting CM Mamata Banerjee’s Comments on Waqf Amendment Bill.“The comments made by CM Mamata Banerjee on Waqf are being distorted by the BJP to create a baseless ...

    10 April 2025 The Statesman
    Illegal to hold up bodies till bills are paid: WBCERC chief

    The West Bengal Clinical Establishment Regulatory Commission (WBCERC), sole body monitoring treatment infrastructure in private hospitals and nursing homes across the state, plans to frame rules to streamline these healthcare facilities allegedly withholding release of dead bodies till relatives ...

    10 April 2025 The Statesman
    Minister, CS ask job losers to be patient, not resort to violence

    The, today urged the dismissed teachers—rendered jobless by the Supreme Court verdict—to exercise restraint and refrain from taking the law into their own hands.“The government is working tirelessly to validate their appointments. It has already moved the Supreme Court ...

    10 April 2025 The Statesman
    BJP pokes fun at TMC’s infighting

    The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has seized on the internal ‘rift’ within the Trinamul Congress (TMC) parliamentary party, sharing alleged WhatsApp screenshots of TMC MPs trading barbs, to launch a fresh political offensive.On Tuesday, BJP IT cell chief Amit ...

    9 April 2025 The Statesman
    BJP MP urges disqualified teachers to intensify protest

    BJP MP and former judge ofp on Tuesday advised the aggrieved teachers, group C and D candidates, whose appointments have been cancelled by the Supreme Court (SC) on Thursday, to intensify their protests against the Mamata Banerjee government otherwise ...

    9 April 2025 The Statesman
    Girl Child: Family welcomes newborn with enthusiasm

    The birth of the first girl child in 50 years in a family led to scenes of joy and celebration, as relatives arrived at Memari Rural Hospital in East Burdwan with a car decorated like one used in a ...

    9 April 2025 The Statesman
    Isro to train Memari school’s Class X students

    Two students of a high school in Memari have been offered to undergo a special training programme by ISRO.The Indian Space Research Organization has chosen Class X students of Memari Crystal Model School, Kushari Chakraborty and Saptak Ghosh for ...

    9 April 2025 The Statesman
    Howrah division completes 127 km track renewal in a year

    The Howrah Division of the Eastern Railway completed track Renewal (CTR), tamping and deep screening works on critical routes, ensuring smoother and safer train operations in one year.Over 127 km of track was renewed, 97 km plain track and ...

    9 April 2025 The Statesman
    Cabinet clears way to set up fertilizer factory at Panagarh

    In a fillip to the farming community and farming above all in the state, the state government today cleared in-principle the proposal for setting up a fertiliser factory in the state to make fertiliser cheaper.Informing this, Chandrima Bhattacharya, the ...

    9 April 2025 The Statesman
    Cars set on fire, several injured in Jangipur violence

    Violence broke out in Bengal’s Murshidabad district over the Waqf (Amendment) Act. Chaos erupted in Jangipur as a protest over the passage of the Waqf Bill in Parliament turned violent.The violence purportedly began when the road along the protest ...

    9 April 2025 The Statesman
    1 dead, 33 injured as speeding bus topples

    Thirty three passengers suffered injuries and one died after a speeding bus suddenly toppled on Kalna – Pandua road this morning while trying to give passage to an electric rickshaw.At around 8 a.m. today, the loaded passenger bus heading ...

    9 April 2025 The Statesman
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