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  • News from West Bengal | 19 Aug, 2025 | ৪ ভাদ্র, ১৪৩২
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  • Amit Malviya’s 8 reasons why Mamata Banerjee is backing illegal infiltration

    BJP leader Amit Malviya, on Sunday, gave eight reasons why he feels that West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is the “biggest patron of illegal infiltrators, Bangladeshi nationals, and Rohingyas” and also “an ardent admirer of the Urdu language”.In ...

    28 July 2025 The Statesman
    CPI(M), Cong gasp for alternative narrative on rising political heat on ‘Bengali Pride’

    Amid the rising political heat in West Bengal over the issues of ‘Bengali Pride’ and ‘Bengalis in Danger’ with both Trinamool Congress and BJP weaponising their narratives and counter-narratives, the other two political forces in the state, namely CPI(M)-led ...

    28 July 2025 The Statesman
    Govt departments putting up ads need NOC from KMC: Mayor

    State and central government departments putting up advertisements hoardings will now have to mandatorily obtain no-objection certificate from Kolkata Municipal Corporation, informed mayor Firahd Hakim.The norm is to be henceforth strictly followed after the state government gave a nod ...

    28 July 2025 The Statesman
    Law college to deploy ex-Army personnel

    The governing body of the law college in Kolkata, where a student was allegedly gang-raped last month, has announced a major overhaul of its campus security, including the deployment of retired Army personnel in place of private security guards, ...

    27 July 2025 The Statesman
    Transovarial transmission lead to rise in dengue cases

    Dengue cases have been on the rise in parts of East Burdwan over the past week, affecting both urban and rural areas—particularly in the Purbasthali-II block.Health officials have identified transovarial transmission as a key factor contributing to the surge.AdvertisementAs ...

    27 July 2025 The Statesman
    TMC MP alleges Union minister is misleading Parl

    Rajya Sabha MP Ritabrata Banerjee on Saturday accused minister of state for heavy industries, Bhupathiraju Srinivas Varma, of making misleading statements in Parliament regarding the status of crèche facilities in Andrew Yule-run tea gardens in the Dooars.Mr Banerjee had ...

    27 July 2025 The Statesman
    Rs 2 lakh compensation for lightning death victims’ kin

    The East Burdwan administration today provided cash relief to six families of victims, who died in Thursday’s lightning.The dependents of the deceased were handed over Rs 2 lakh each. Most of the lightning victims were marginal farmers and farmland ...

    27 July 2025 The Statesman
    75-yr-old man served NRC notice, seeks CM’s help

    A 75-year-old resident of Mathabhanga II block in Cooch Behar, Nishikanta Das, has sought the intervention of chief minister Mamata Banerjee after receiving a notice from the Foreigners Tribunal in Kamrup, Assam, in connection with the National Register of ...

    27 July 2025 The Statesman
    Innovators, investors get together for start-up missions

    Bengal E-Summit 2025, the second edition of the IEM-UEM Group’s flagship entrepreneurial event, unfolded on 26-27 July, bringing together innovators, start-ups, investors, and thought leaders from across the country.Spearheading the inauguration was Dr Bandanna Sen, director general at DGCIS, ...

    27 July 2025 The Statesman
    Green move: Students labour to germinate, plant Asan tree

    The botany department of the state-aided Banowarilal Bhalotia (BB) College under Kazi Nazrul University (KNU) has come forward to plant about 5,000 saplings of the almost extinct species, Terminalia Elliptica (Asan tree), which were once found in abundance in ...

    27 July 2025 The Statesman
    TMCP sees conspiracy in exam schedule clash with its foundation day

    Trinamul Congress’ student wing, Trinamul Chhatra Parishad (TMCP), on Saturday criticised the University of Calcutta’s decision to hold undergraduate exams on 28 July, the day the students celebrate its foundation day. The university has scheduled BA LLB semester 4 ...

    27 July 2025 The Statesman
    Dilip Ghosh seeks police probe for viral video

    Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Dilip Ghosh, and erstwhile state president of the party, has filed a formal complaint with the cybercrime unit of Kolkata Police, alleging a conspiracy to defame him through the circulation of an alleged ...

    27 July 2025 The Statesman
    CM to hold meeting with community Durga puja committees on 31 July

    Chief minister Mamata Banerjee will meet community Durga Puja committees on 31 July at the Netaji Indoor Stadium (NIS) and announce the amount of the grant to the organisers.The Durga Puja festival is scheduled during the end of September ...

    27 July 2025 The Statesman
    Durgapur engineering college holds HR conclave

    Dr B C Roy Engineering College organised a grand HR Conclave on Friday as a part of their yearlong silver jubilee celebration, bringing together HR professionals from core and software sectors.The theme of the event was “Workforce 2030: Shaping ...

    26 July 2025 The Statesman
    MGNREGA dues: After deprivation, Bengal removed from state-wise list

    Trinamul Congress MPs today came down heavily on the BJP after the concerned central minister refused to mention the pending MGNREGA dues of Bengal.Derek O’Brien, leader of Trinamul Congress in Rajya Sabha, raised a starred question to ...

    26 July 2025 The Statesman
    Overnight rains flood areas near city airport

    Heavy overnight rains triggered by a low-pressure system over the Bay of Bengal have caused waterlogging across several parts of Kolkata, including low-lying areas adjacent to the city’s international airport, officials said on Friday.Water has accumulated on the land ...

    26 July 2025 The Statesman
    City goes under water as low pressure build-up intensifies; red alert in 2 districts

    Heavy rains continued to batter parts of West Bengal on Friday, as a well-marked low-pressure area formed over the northern Bay of Bengal moved closer to the state and Bangladesh coast, triggering widespread alerts and disruptions.The India Meteorological Department ...

    26 July 2025 The Statesman
    ICC hosts Bengal rice conclave

    The Indian Chamber of Commerce (ICC) hosted the Bengal Rice conclave today. Themed “Enhancing Production, Crop Protection & Smart Irrigation Practices,” the conclave brought together eminent policymakers, agricultural experts, and stakeholders to chart a progressive roadmap for the future ...

    26 July 2025 The Statesman
    Cold storage members voices concerns over potato market price, losses

    The West Bengal Cold Storage Association today held a press conference at the Press Club, Kolkata, to draw the attention of the govt. consumers, and the general public to the large gap in price of potato at the wholesale ...

    26 July 2025 The Statesman
    ZSI finds a new species of wolf spiders at Sagar island

    In a significant discovery, researchers from the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) in Kolkata have found a new spider species at Sagar Island in the Sundarbans.The finding, as being anticipated by the researchers could be a source of innumerable ...

    26 July 2025 The Statesman
    ECI set to launch major voter roll overhaul

    The Election Commission of India (ECI) is set to begin a sweeping revision of its electoral rolls in Bengal, part of a planned nationwide exercise that has already triggered a political storm over the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) ...

    26 July 2025 The Statesman
    Pipeline, bridge collapse on Damodar triggers water crisis

    A severe drinking water crisis has gripped parts of Asansol and Raniganj after a structural bridge carrying a 40-year-old Public Health Engineering (PHE) pipeline collapsed in Kalajharia over the river Damodar two days ago.Areas affected include Mohishila Colony in ...

    26 July 2025 The Statesman
    Protests erupt in Belghoria over proposed merger of two post offices

    A large-scale protest broke out in Kolkata’s Belghoria area on Friday following reports of a proposed merger between the busy East Belghoria post office and the smaller, dilapidated Udaypur post office in nearby Nimta.The unrest prompted a significant deployment ...

    26 July 2025 The Statesman
    BJP protests by swimming in waterlogged Salt Lake streets

    Members of the BJP’s youth wing staged an unusual protest on Friday by swimming through waterlogged streets in Salt Lake, a planned township near Kolkata, to protest against civic failures following overnight rains.Led by local BJP Yuva Morcha leader ...

    26 July 2025 The Statesman
    KMC signs pact for iconic Roxy’s facelift

    The city’s iconic Roxy cinema hall is set to get an overhaul, restoring its glory of the yore.CREDAI Kolkata has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) for the renovation of the iconic Roxy ...

    25 July 2025 The Statesman
    TMC MP raises question in Parl on Tagore’s statue in Jallianwala Bagh memorial

    In a written response to a question raised by Trinamul Congress MP Ritabrata Banerjee the ministry of culture has confirmed that there is no statue of Kobiguru Rabindranath Tagore at the Jallianwala Bagh memorial, and, more disappointingly, that there ...

    25 July 2025 The Statesman
    Burnpur-based ISP adds new European standard profile

    In a major boost to its product portfolio, the Universal Section Mill (USM) of IISCO Steel Plant (ISP), Burnpur, has successfully rolled a new structural profile — UB406X178X67.1 — which meets stringent European specifications.Developed in response to evolving market ...

    25 July 2025 The Statesman
    Police arrest local leader for alleged rape

    Park Street police station has arrested Mujibur Rahaman, a political leader of Birbhum district for allegedly raping a housewife in a hotel in Park Street about a month ago.The National Investigation Agency (NIA) had arrested one person from Birbhum ...

    25 July 2025 The Statesman
    Avoid three US-based universities: NMC to Indian students

    The National Medical Commission (NMC), sole body monitoring medical education across states and Union Territories (UTs) in India, has advised Indian students seeking admission to foreign medical institutes/ universities to strictly avoid admission in undergraduate medical courses in three ...

    25 July 2025 The Statesman
    Low pressure intensifies: IMD

    The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued heavy rainfall and thunderstorm warnings for several districts of southern West Bengal today as a low-pressure area intensifies over the northern Bay of Bengal.Cloudy skies and light rain were reported in Kolkata ...

    25 July 2025 The Statesman
    Railways plan smoother tracks, safer journeys

    In a significant step towards improving speed, safety, and operational efficiency, the engineering department of Eastern Railway’s Howrah Division executed a critical track realignment work between Cheragram Block Hut and Belmuri station on the Down Howrah – Burdwan Chord ...

    25 July 2025 The Statesman
    Bring in more Bengali songs in serials and films: Mamata

    Chief minister Mamata Banerjee urged the directors and producers to use more Bengali songs in films and tele-serials and regretted attacks on Bengali speaking workers in different states. She was addressing a gathering at Dhono Dhanyo Auditorium to pay ...

    25 July 2025 The Statesman
    New OBC list: HC extends stay on publication of final notification

    The Calcutta High Court on Thursday extended till 31 August its interim stay on the West Bengal government issuing the final notification for a fresh Other Backward Class (OBC) list.The matter will come up for hearing again on 5 ...

    25 July 2025 The Statesman
    TMC worker hacked to death in Murshidabad; Family alleges intra-party feud

    A 54-year-old Trinamul Congress (TMC) worker was allegedly hacked to death late Wednesday night in Bharatpur, Murshidabad district of West Bengal, sparking fresh allegations of intra-party rivalry within the ruling party.The victim, identified as Shasthi Ghosh, a resident of ...

    25 July 2025 The Statesman
    Cyclonic circulation, low pressure to trigger thunderstorms: IMD

    A cyclonic circulation is expected to form over the northern Bay of Bengal by Wednesday, prompting weather officials to issue heavy rainfall warnings for several districts in southern West Bengal.The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast widespread thunderstorms and ...

    25 July 2025 The Statesman
    Dengue cases may rise if people are not cautious: KMC

    The Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) authorities have urged people who are suffering from fever to get their blood samples tested as the current hot and humid weather is ideal for the multiplication of dengue-bearing Aedes mosquitoes.Senior civic officials of ...

    24 July 2025 The Statesman
    TMC wants Parl to discuss Bengali migrants’ discrimination, SIR

    Trinamul Congress MPs Wednesday submitted notices in both the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha, seeking discussions on two key issues including the alleged discrimination against Bengali-speaking migrants in various states and the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls.According to ...

    24 July 2025 The Statesman
    Police seize 12 sand-loaded tractors, arrest drivers, helpers

    Asansol South police have seized twelve illegal sand-loaded tractors during overnight raids in Damra, Kalipahari, within the Asansol Durgapur Police Commissionerate (ADPC) limits.Acting on the directives of Sunil Kumar Chaudhury, commissioner of Police, ADPC, regarding widespread illegal sand mining ...

    24 July 2025 The Statesman
    Metro to save Rs 350 cr by upgrading traction sub-station

    The Kolkata Metro Railway is aiming to save Rs 350 crore for the Blue Line by upgrading the traction substation at Belgachia Metro station.In order to upgrade the power supply network from the existing 11 KV to 33 KV ...

    24 July 2025 The Statesman
    Kanyashree: East Burdwan awaits state honour for scheme’s progress

    Years of sustained progress have secured East Burdwan—a district long plagued by the persistent menace of child marriage—a prominent place in the Kanyashree scheme’s successful implementation.On 14 August, the department of women & child development and social welfare will ...

    24 July 2025 The Statesman
    Med college PGT accused of sexual assault

    A postgraduate trainee with the Burdwan Medical College was accused of forcing physical relations with a girl from Bankura.The victim initially had lodged a complaint with the Chhatna police station in Bankura on 16 July in which she complained ...

    24 July 2025 The Statesman
    Rebel TMC MLA may float new party

    Rebel Trinamul Congress leader Humayun Kabir from Bharatpur constituency in Murshidabad may float a new political party, hardly 10 months ahead of the Assembly polls in West Bengal.Mr Kabir’s new party would contest in around 50 Assembly seats, mostly ...

    24 July 2025 The Statesman
    Trinamul highlights Centre’s economic blockade on Bengal

    Trinamul Congress today came down heavily on the NDA-led Centre for causing economic blockade to Bengal though only two fake job cards were found during investigation as against 58,826 fake cards under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee (MGNREGA ...

    24 July 2025 The Statesman
    Commuter sprays paint on metro door, authorities seek police help

    An unidentified commuter spraying black paint on a Metro door has alerted the city Metro authorities, who have approached the Kolkata Police for help.The incident has been captured in the CCTV camera of one of the coaches of a ...

    24 July 2025 The Statesman
    Police trying to suppress protests: CPI-M

    Tensions flared in the Molandi village of West Bengal’s Kaliganj since Monday night after a police crackdown on individuals allegedly involved in protests demanding a judicial probe into the death of a young girl named Tamanna. The Communist Party ...

    24 July 2025 The Statesman
    Mamata on attack on the Bengalis

    Chief minister Mamata Banerjee today lambasted the Centre after the Haryana government wrote letters to the district magistrates of several districts seeking information of 52 Bengali-speaking migrant workers living there.The letters have been sent to the DMs of Malda, ...

    23 July 2025 The Statesman
    Nandan to screen Uttam retrospective

    A 10-day retrospective of Uttam Kumar films will be held in Nandan to observe the 46th death anniversary of the matinee idol.Uttam Kumar died on 24 July, 1980 at the age of 54 years. The retrospective will be organised ...

    23 July 2025 The Statesman
    Metro trial runs continue at E-W corridor

    Citizens looking forward to the opening of the Metro link between Esplanade and Sealdah might have to wait for some more time. The authorities of Kolkata Metro Railway are considering the final commissioning of the remaining leg of the ...

    23 July 2025 The Statesman
    ECI wants autonomy for state CEO office

    The Election Commission of India (ECI) has sent a letter to the chief secretary Manoj Pant seeking autonomous status for the chief electoral officer (CEO) office in the state.The ECI has asked Mr Pant to take necessary initiatives so ...

    23 July 2025 The Statesman
    Belgachia traction sub-station upgraded

    More good news for Metro commuters! An additional drinking water supply facility has been inaugurated today at Mahatma Gandhi Road Metro station of Blue Line. K J Dev Mondal, AXEN/North inaugurated this additional source of supply in presence of ...

    23 July 2025 The Statesman
    AMC to establish 93 health and wellness centres

    Asansol Municipal Corporation (AMC) has received approval to establish 93 health and wellness centres within its jurisdiction. Land has already been identified for 61 of these proposed centres.A high-level meeting was held in Asansol, attended by Biswajeet Bhattacharya, sub-divisional ...

    23 July 2025 The Statesman
    Contract labour killed in mishap

    A contractual labourer fell from 40 feet above and was killed in National institute of Technology (NIT), Durgapur. The incident occurred on Monday, when one Kanai Barua, a contractor labourer who was working in NIT Durgapur fell from a ...

    23 July 2025 The Statesman
    Midnapore rises to defend its revolutionary legacy

    Defying steady rains, a spirited gathering of residents, academicians, lawyers, and civic leaders convened near the historic Midnapore Collegiate School on Sunday, rallying under umbrellas and tarpaulins not just to escape the downpour—but to defend the dignity of their ...

    23 July 2025 The Statesman
    PIL in HC on NRC in Bengal

    Amid mounting controversy over the alleged introduction of the National Register of Citizens (NRC) in West Bengal through the backdoor by the ruling Trinamul Congress, a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking the implementation of NRC in the state was ...

    23 July 2025 The Statesman
    Husband kills wife, cooks up story to confuse police

    A man in Nadia’s Nakashipara has been arrested for shooting dead his wife and then staging a story of a miscreant attack to mislead the police — a desperate ploy that collapsed under interrogation.The murder, which occurred on Monday ...

    23 July 2025 The Statesman
    Veteran communist thinker Azizul Haque no more

    Azizul Haque, a prominent leftist intellectual, writer and one of the early leaders of the Naxalite movement in India, died on Monday at a private hospital in Salt Lake after a prolonged illness.He was 85.AdvertisementHaque, best known for his ...

    23 July 2025 The Statesman
    Tarsem Singh Zira takes over as Central Bank of India’s zonal head

    Tarsem Singh Zira assumed the role of zonal head, Kolkata, Central Bank of India on Monday. Prior to this appointment, Mr Zira served as zonal head in Bhopal and also as SLBC convenor in the state of Madhya Pradesh.With ...

    22 July 2025 The Statesman
    Stop harassing Bengali migrant workers: Cong

    Senior Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, urging immediate intervention over what he described as growing instances of harassment, detention, and abuse of Bengali-speaking migrant workers in various Indian states, including Odisha and ...

    22 July 2025 The Statesman
    Jobless teachers to move Delhi, meet civil society members

    As West Bengal’s ruling Trinamul Congress took out its annual Martyrs’ Day rally Monday, over 200 jobless school teachers — previously selected through the state’s School Service Commission (SSC) — are supposed to leave for Delhi tonight to protest ...

    22 July 2025 The Statesman
    Inauguration of Dr RKM CoEM at IMU Kolkata campus

    Dr Ravi K Mehrotra Centre of Excellence in Maritime (CoEM) is being established at lMU, Kolkata Campus, as a consequence of an endowment from Dr Ravi K Mehrotra, an alumnus of the lndian Maritime University Kolkata Campus [erstwhile Directorate ...

    22 July 2025 The Statesman
    English Bazaar overcomes water woes with smart makeover

    Not too long ago, residents of English Bazaar town in Malda would brace themselves whenever dark clouds gathered overhead. Even a short spell of rain meant flooded streets, stranded vehicles, and waterlogged homes. But today, that reality has changed ...

    22 July 2025 The Statesman
    Attacks on BJP MLAs: Suvendu plans stir in Cooch Behar on 4 Aug

    Leader of Opposition in the West Bengal Assembly, Suvendu Adhikari, on Monday announced a protest programme in Cooch Behar on 4 August, condemning recent attacks on BJP MLAs in the district.Addressing a political rally at Chunavatti, near Uttarkanya, the ...

    22 July 2025 The Statesman
    BJP launches simultaneous 2026 polls campaign in north Bengal

    Leader of Opposition in the West Bengal Assembly, Suvendu Adhikari, on Monday demanded that a special intensive revision (SIR) of the electoral rolls be conducted in West Bengal, similar to the ongoing process in Bihar.Addressing a rally at Chunavatti ...

    22 July 2025 The Statesman
    Comicverse 2025 at IEM

    On 19-20 July, the Institute of Engineering and Management (IEM), Kolkata set a remarkable precedent by hosting Comicverse 2025 — the first educational institution in Eastern India to launch a comics and cartoon culture, ai based art, creativity, and ...

    22 July 2025 The Statesman
    In 10 months’ we will make them to say ‘Joy Bangla’: Abhishek on BJP

    Abhishek Banerjee, Trinamul Congress national general secretary reiterated that the BJP will not get more than 50 seats in the Assembly election in 2026.“I am not a soothsayer but when I say something I analyse the situation, trust people ...

    22 July 2025 The Statesman
    HC praise for city police for traffic control

    City police today came in for some lavish praise from the Calcutta High Court for its conduct during Martyrs’ Day event in the state capital.The Calcutta High Court judge, Justice Tirthankar Ghosh had asked the Kolkata Police to ensure ...

    22 July 2025 The Statesman
    Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury writes to PM Modi on harassment of migrant workers in Odisha and Maha

    Former state Congress president in West Bengal and former five-time Lok Sabha member Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, on Sunday, asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi, expressing concern over harassment, humiliation, and physical torture being allegedly faced by Bengali-speaking migrant workers in ...

    22 July 2025 The Statesman
    Five more accused detained in connection with Bihar gangster’s murder

    A joint team of Patna Police and Special Task Force (STF) of Kolkata Police, on Saturday, detained five more accused in connection with the murder of a gangster at a Patna hospital in Bihar.The detention of these five accused ...

    21 July 2025 The Statesman
    Bengal rape case: Accused gets bail as victim’s non-cooperation continues

    A trial court in Kolkata, on Saturday, granted an interim bail to the accused in connection with the case of rape of a woman within the campus of the Indian Institute of Management-Calcutta (IIM-C) earlier this month.As hinted by ...

    21 July 2025 The Statesman
    NSG conducts counter-hijack exercise at Kolkata Airport

    The National Security Guard (NSG) conducted a full-scale joint counter-hijack and counter-terrorist exercise at the Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport (NSCBI) in Kolkata.The exercise, conducted on the intervening night of July 18-19, was meticulously planned and coordinated with ...

    21 July 2025 The Statesman
    Patna hospital murder case: Main accused among 4 arrested in Kolkata

    The Patna Police, on Sunday, have shown as arrested four of the ten people, who were detained from two different places in Kolkata in connection with the murder of a gangster, Chandan Mishra, in a Patna hospital recently.The four ...

    21 July 2025 The Statesman
    Bengal: Police announces traffic restrictions for Trinamool’s ‘Martyrs’ Day’ rally

    The Kolkata Police, on Sunday, announced major restrictions on vehicular traffic movements in and around Kolkata amid the Trinamool Congress’s annual Martyrs’ Day rally scheduled for July 21.A traffic advisory notification issued by Kolkata Police Commissioner Manoj Kumar Verma ...

    21 July 2025 The Statesman
    Trinamool burning midnight oil for opposition unity against SIR in different states

    Trinamool Congress is making all-out efforts to unite the opposition bloc INDIA’s allies in raising a cohesive opposition to the Special Intensive Review (SIR) by the Election Commission of India (ECI), which started in Bihar and is scheduled in ...

    21 July 2025 The Statesman
    Mamata Banerjee sets tone for Martyrs’ Day rally tomorrow, to stress on ‘Bengali harassment’ issue

    West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, on Sunday, set the tone for Trinamool Congress’s annual Martyrs’ Day rally slated for Monday and made it clear that the issue of alleged harassment of Bengali-speaking people in BJP-ruled states would be ...

    21 July 2025 The Statesman
    Fake currency notes worth Rs 9 cr seized, 2 nabbed

    Fake currency notes of around Rs 9 crore were seized at Dhamakhali ferry-ghat by police on Friday night. Two persons Debobrata Chakraborty and Sirajuddin Molla were arrested in connection with the incident.According to police sources in North 24-Parganas, the ...

    20 July 2025 The Statesman
    Exhibition to spotlight east India’s aluminium extrusion sector

    India’s ambition to achieve self-reliance in critical manufacturing sectors is set to gain a major boost with ALUMEX India 2025, the nation’s first and only dedicated platform for the aluminium extrusion industry.The three-day event will take place in New ...

    20 July 2025 The Statesman
    CP visits rally site as party workers arrive in city from districts

    Hectic work is on to complete the stage opposite Victoria House where the annual Martyrs’ Day meeting on 21 July will be held.Manoj Kumar Verma, city police commissioner, along with senior officers visited the site and inspected the security ...

    20 July 2025 The Statesman
    Aditi Chaudhary takes charge as CEO of ADDA, commissioner of AMC

    Aditi Chaudhary has assumed charge as the new Commissioner of Asansol Municipal Corporation (AMC), the second-largest civic body in the state after Kolkata.She succeeds fellow IAS officer Raju Mishra, who previously held the dual roles of commissioner of AMC ...

    20 July 2025 The Statesman
    BJP-TMC lock horns: Uttarkanya Abhiyan gets Court nod

    As the Trinamul Congress (TMC) gears up for its annual Martyrs’ Day rally in Kolkata on 21 July, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is preparing for a counter-political event in north Bengal—the Uttarkanya Cholo Abhiyan—on the same day.Organised by ...

    20 July 2025 The Statesman
    Music helps in overall growth of children: Monk

    Swami Mahadevananda of the Bharat Sevashram Sangha has emphasised the importance of learning music from an early age, citing its multifaceted benefits.In the spiritual realm, music can serve as a powerful catalyst for awakening, helping individuals connect with their ...

    20 July 2025 The Statesman
    TMC lambasts BJP-led govts on women safety

    Taking a serious note of the death of students at academic institutions in Odisha and Uttar Pradesh, both of which have BJP-led governments, the Trinamul Congress leaders have criticised the saffron party for not ensuring the safety of the ...

    20 July 2025 The Statesman
    Jackal terror in Burdwan: Four Injured

    A jackal has been causing panic in a locality within the Burdwan Municipality area, near the Damodar river for over a week. The animal severely injured a young boy last evening.In Edilpur, within Ward 24 of Burdwan town, a ...

    20 July 2025 The Statesman
    City police issues guidelines for traffic movement

    In compliance with the order of the Calcutta High Court imposing strict restrictions on Trinamul Congress’s annual Martyrs’ Day rally on 21 July, the Kolkata Police, on Saturday, has come out with a detailed guideline on traffic restrictions in ...

    20 July 2025 The Statesman
    Weatherman spies more rains from Wednesday

    Twin trough lines coupled with a brewing low pressure over Bay of Bengal is likely to bring heavy rainfall to the districts of south Bengal from 23 July to 25 July.According to the local weather office, the monsoon trough ...

    20 July 2025 The Statesman
    WBSSC jobs: Deserving teachers move SC, challenge HC directives

    A section of jobless untainted teachers on Friday moved the Supreme Court challenging the Calcutta High Court (HC) directives on West Bengal School Service Commission (WBSSC) notification for fresh recruitment of teachers in state government-aided schools.The aggrieved teachers have ...

    20 July 2025 The Statesman
    Court rejects bail of police personnel

    A city court today remanded four police personnel to jail custody in connection with the killing of BJP activist from Kankurgachi, Abhjit Sarkar, in 2021, after Assembly polls.The court today also rejected the petition of anticipatory bail by the ...

    20 July 2025 The Statesman
    Congress too plans 21 July rally in Murshidabad

    The Congress has announced a counter-rally in Murshidabad’s Palashi on 21 July, same day the ruling Trinamul Congress (TMC) is scheduled to hold its annual Martyrs’ Day rally in Kolkata, and the BJP has called for a protest march ...

    19 July 2025 The Statesman
    Dilip Ghosh skips Modi rally, flies out to Delhi

    Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Dilip Ghosh did not attend Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s rally in Durgapur on Friday, signalling deepening tensions between the former West Bengal party chief and the state leadership.Ghosh, currently a national vice-president of ...

    19 July 2025 The Statesman
    Bihar model: Bengal to get clean electoral rolls before 2026 polls

    The BJP state president, Shamik Bhattacharya today hinted at the adoption of a ‘Bihar model’ for preparing the electoral rolls ahead of the 2026 West Bengal Assembly elections.Speaking in Durgapur, he said: “The new electoral roll will not allow ...

    19 July 2025 The Statesman
    Engg college hosts international conference on computing

    The department of computer science and engineering of Dr B C Roy Engineering College (BCREC), Durgapur, hosts CIACON 2025 – International Conference on Computing, Intelligence and Application. The two-day conference was inaugurated today by chief guest Prof Raghunath K. ...

    19 July 2025 The Statesman
    KMC awaits 5-6 day dry spell for road repairs

    The Kolkata Municipal Corporation is waiting for a five-day dry spell for repair of roads that have been battered by heavy downpour recently.According to mayor Firhad Hakim, the civic body just needs five to six days of dry spell ...

    19 July 2025 The Statesman
    North Bengal unit of TMC mobilises for 21 July

    Trinamul Congress (TMC) leaders across north Bengal are in full swing, holding a series of intensive meetings from Malda to Cooch Behar and preparing to descend on Kolkata for the party’s annual Martyrs’ Day rally on 21 July.The event, ...

    19 July 2025 The Statesman
    30 years on, Kangsabati shifts course, engulfs homes

    Where the Kangsabati once nourished fields and sustained generations, it now advances like a predator—gnawing away land, homes, and entire villages in Midnapore Sadar Block.In the last three decades, the river has redrawn its course, shifting by nearly 0.67 ...

    19 July 2025 The Statesman
    TMC slams Modi for silence on atrocities on Bengali migrant workers

    Trinamul Congress lambasted Prime Minister Narendra Modi for maintaining silence on the attack and harassment of Bengali migrant workers in BJP-led states.Chandrima Bhattacharya, finance minister and president of Trinamul Mahila Congres said in the states of Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, ...

    19 July 2025 The Statesman
    Expect fresh spell of thunderstorms from Saturday

    After a brief respite, parts of West Bengal are bracing for another round of thunderstorms and heavy rain beginning Saturday, with the India Meteorological Department (IMD) issuing yellow alerts for several districts in the southern region and warnings of ...

    19 July 2025 The Statesman
    Another IIT Kharagpur student found dead in hostel

    A 21-year-old mechanical engineering student of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur was found dead in his hostel room on Friday morning, with preliminary police investigations pointing to suicide.Writam Mandal, a fourth-year student and resident of Regent Park ...

    19 July 2025 The Statesman
    State to benefit from projects worth over Rs 5k cr

    Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lay the foundation stone, inaugurate, and dedicate to the nation multiple development projects valued at over Rs 5,000 crore during a visit to Durgapur, a government statement said on Thursday. The projects span key ...

    18 July 2025 The Statesman
    City airport launches New DigiYatra for domestic transfer flyers

    A dedicated New DigiYatra facility for domestic transfer passengers—those arriving at Kolkata and taking another domestic flight has been launched today. The facial recognition-based system for domestic flight passengers was inaugurated by passengers themselves, in the presence of Dr ...

    18 July 2025 The Statesman
    Nabanna bans entry of civic volunteers

    No civic volunteers (CV) will be allowed to enter into the state secretariat Nabanna complex.   Days after a woman CV from Tamluk in East Midnapore, braving the strict vigilance of high security arrangements at the Nabanna premises, reached the ...

    18 July 2025 The Statesman
    High Court flags traffic disruption ahead of TMC’s 21 July rally

    The Calcutta High Court on Thursday issued strong observations over possible disruption to public life due to the Trinamul Congress’s annual 21 July rally, prompting concerns over traffic management in the city. The remarks came during a hearing on ...

    18 July 2025 The Statesman
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