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SC clears appointments of VCs to eight state universities
The Supreme Court today cleared the appointments of vice-chancellors (VCs) of eight universities in West Bengal, following a hearing today by a Division Bench of the apex court.Justices Surya Kant and Joymalya Bagchi asked the state to start the ...
7 October 2025 The StatesmanMamata slams attack on CJI Gavai
Chief minister Mamata Banerjee slammed the attack on the Chief Justice of India today.She wrote on her X-handle: “I condemn the attack today on the Chief Justice of India Justice BR Gavai ji in the Supreme Court premises. This ...
7 October 2025 The StatesmanBJP takes out procession in Kolkata, slams Mamata govt over electrocution deaths
BJP leaders and workers led Leader of Opposition in state Assembly Suvendu Adhikari led a procession in Kolkata on Sunday, targeting the West Bengal government over recent electrocution deaths in the city.Adhikari also slammed the state government for holding ...
6 October 2025 The StatesmanBJP leader asks CM Mamata to declare ‘North Bengal crisis’ a state disaster
Raju Bista, a two-time BJP Lok Sabha member from Darjeeling constituency in West Bengal, on Sunday, has written a letter to Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee requesting her to declare the ongoing crisis in the hills, Terai and Dooars regions ...
6 October 2025 The StatesmanNorth Bengal landslides: Death toll rises to 23; Governor’s office activates rapid action cell
The death toll in the devastating landslides triggered by torrential rain in North Bengal has reached 23, officials said on Monday.In view of the grave situation in the hills, Terai and Dooars regions, a rapid action cell has been ...
6 October 2025 The Statesman13 killed in landslides in North Bengal hills after torrential rain
At least 13 people have died in landslides in the North Bengal hills, following continuous overnight rain, causing widespread severe disruptions, said officials on Sunday.Among them, nine were killed when an iron bridge collapsed in Mirik in the Darjeeling ...
6 October 2025 The StatesmanTMC block president expels five, including district leader
Five Trinamul Congress leaders, including a former block president and the deputy chief of a panchayat, have been expelled by the party’s block committee in East Burdwan as part of a disciplinary measure.Joydev Banerjee, the deputy chief of the ...
5 October 2025 The StatesmanSpecial train services for Durga Puja carnival
As the city gears up for the grand farewell to the goddess Durga, preparations for Durga Puja Carnival at Red Road are in full swing. In order to facilitate movement of the visitors on Red Road, Kolkata Metro Railway ...
5 October 2025 The StatesmanMan found dead in Baranagar
An incident of alleged brutal murder took place in an ornament shop at Baranagar this afternoon.The deceased has been identified as Sankar Jana, a gold merchant, who was allegedly found dead in his own shop on Sambhu Das Lane, ...
5 October 2025 The StatesmanBoy crushed to death during immersion
A six-year-old boy was crushed to death in an immersion procession at a village in Kalna Friday night.Soumyajit Das, the victim, was crushed under the wheels of the mini-truck that was carrying the Durga idol at Dhitpur village in ...
5 October 2025 The StatesmanTheme on water release by DVC captures attention at Hooghly carnival
Chief minister Mamata Banerjee’s initiative of holding the Durga Puja Carnival on Red Road has gained more significance after the Durga Puja being declared an intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity by the UNESCO.Similar carnivals are replicated in many districts ...
5 October 2025 The StatesmanDVC further releases 70,000 cusec water as rains subside
Although rain has almost stopped over the past 24 hours in the industrial belt of West Burdwan, the Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC) has once again released 70,000 cusecs of water from its Panchet and Maithon dams.Of this, 37,500 cusec ...
5 October 2025 The StatesmanKolkata safest city in country: Report
The National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) report published in October 2025 has for the fourth straight year announced Kolkata as India’s safest city.The ruling Trinamul Congress has been highlighting the report data to emphasise what they have been saying ...
5 October 2025 The StatesmanAmit Mitra flags US tariffs threat
The principal chief advisor to the chief minister, Mamata Banerjee, Amit Mitra, has raised concerns over the growing uncertainty faced by Indian exporters due to recent US tariff measures.In a post on his X-handle, Mr Mitra highlighted that Indian ...
5 October 2025 The StatesmanBJP observers in city to meet state senior leaders
With West Bengal’s 2026 Assembly elections looming, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has stepped up preparations by dispatching senior leaders to Kolkata.Union environment minister Bhupender Yadav and former Tripura chief minister Biplab Deb, both appointed as central observers for ...
5 October 2025 The StatesmanMetro carries record passenger count of 2.25 cr in September
The festive month proved to be a boon for the Kolkata Metro Railway that emerged as one of the choicest modes of transport for the Puja revellers. Registering a record footfall, the public carrier transported more than 2.25 crore ...
5 October 2025 The StatesmanCarnival: Congress questions DM over invitations
The Congress leadership today questioned why only MLAs from the ruling party have been invited to the state-organised Durga Puja Carnival.Burdwan, following the model of Kolkata’s much-hyped Red Road parade, has been hosting its own Durga Puja Carnival for ...
5 October 2025 The StatesmanIndiGo announces direct link to China
IndiGo Airlines announced it will launch direct flight services to China later this month, marking a major step in strengthening air connectivity between the two Asian neighbours. Starting 26 October, IndiGo will operate a daily non-stop service on the ...
4 October 2025 The StatesmanCity braces for cloudy skies, light to moderate showers expected
Kolkata and its surrounding areas are likely to witness a generally cloudy sky with spells of light to moderate rain or thundershowers through Friday, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) official said.A low-pressure system over the Bay of Bengal is ...
4 October 2025 The StatesmanDVC water release leads to flood-like situation, CM unhappy
Incessant rainfall over the past 48 hours in the upper catchment area of the Damodar basin has forced the Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC) to release a huge volume of water from its Panchet and Maithon dams.Subsequently, a large quantity ...
4 October 2025 The StatesmanAll med colleges to launch face-based mobile Aadhaar authentication for teachers’ attendance
The National Medical Commission (NMC), the organisation that replaced the Medical Council of India in 2020 to oversee, monitor and improve medical education in India, has directed health departments of all states and Union Territories to launch face-based mobile ...
4 October 2025 The StatesmanCarnival at West Burdwan gets bigger with addition of Pujas
A joint team of Asansol Municipal Corporation (AMC) and the West Burdwan district civil administration visited the venue for the final inspection ahead of the Durga Puja Carnival in Asansol, today.S Ponnambalam, district magistrate of West Burdwan, along with ...
4 October 2025 The StatesmanAbhishek discusses poll roadmap with party leaders
With the Assembly election just six months away, Abhishek Banerjee, Trinamul Congress national general secretary, today held a meeting to discuss the roadmap for the election.He held meetings with the senior party leaders at Kalighat.AdvertisementMr Banerjee has said over ...
4 October 2025 The StatesmanRemembering values of Gandhi, ex-PM LB Shastri
On the occasion of the 156th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi and the 121st birth anniversary of former Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri, Coal India Limited paid solemn tribute to two of India’s most revered leaders.Coal India’s chairman, PM ...
4 October 2025 The StatesmanDurga Pujas peaceful, Abhishek visits pandals
Durga Puja festivities passed off peacefully with lakhs of people coming out on the streets to witness the biggest spectacle in the world.Both CM Mamata Banerjee and TMC national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee greeted all the party leaders who ...
4 October 2025 The StatesmanYouth electrocuted during immersion
One person died in electrocution during immersion of a Durga idol at a village in East Burdwan late on Friday afternoon.Nearly fifty persons were marching towards the Damodar river for immersion of a community puja idol of Gopikantapur in ...
4 October 2025 The Statesman60-feet-tall Ravana effigy burnt on Dussehra
The city witnessed a dazzling celebration of the eternal triumph of good over evil, as Salt Lake Sanskritik Sansad presented Dussehra at Central Park, Salt Lake. The 13th edition culminated in the burning of a towering 60-feet Ravana effigy, ...
4 October 2025 The StatesmanAfter greeting her as ‘goddess’, Bengal women bid farewell to Maa Durga as ‘daughter’
At the beginning of the current week, when the four-day Durga Puja started with Maha Saptanmi, the common Bengali women greeted Maa Durga as a “goddess”, coming to the earth to destroy the evil spirits.However, just four days later, ...
4 October 2025 The StatesmanIndiGo to resume flights between India and China after five years
Low-cost carrier IndiGo on Thursday announced the resumption of its flight services to China, marking the return of direct air connectivity between the two countries after more than five years.The airline will launch daily non-stop flights from Kolkata to ...
4 October 2025 The StatesmanKolkata Police, KMC make special arrangements for smooth idol immersion in view of inclement weather
In view of the inclement weather coinciding with idol immersion in the river Hooghly on Dashami day on Thursday, the Kolkata Police and the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) have taken several steps to ensure no untoward incident occurs during ...
4 October 2025 The StatesmanKolkata records heavy rain on Vijayadashmi, may affect Durga idols’ immersion
Kolkata recorded heavy showers on Thursday afternoon and more rain has been forecast later in the day, which may cause inconvenience to Durga Puja committees which will carry out idol immersion in river Hooghly on Vijayadashmi, the last day ...
4 October 2025 The StatesmanRG Kar victim’s parents call for resurrection of mass movement till ‘justice is attained’
As Thursday marks the end of the four-day Durga Puja festival in West Bengal without a single protest demonstration on the R.G. Kar rape and murder tragedy, the parents of the victim have called for resurrection of the mass ...
4 October 2025 The StatesmanBengal: Speeding car kills three, injures seven others in Jalpaiguri
A tragic road accident occurred on the evening of Dashami as a car entered a shop amidst the crowd, killing three people and injuring seven others when the reckless car hit them, who had come out to visit Durga ...
3 October 2025 The StatesmanOn Gandhi Jayanti, Bengal CM stresses on communal harmony
On the occasion of Gandhi Jayanti on Thursday, which coincides with Dussehra, West Bengal Chief Minister, Mamata Banerjee, has stressed on the importance of implementing the Mahatma’s messages on communal harmony and unity in the country, in the true ...
3 October 2025 The StatesmanProtest movements over RG Kar doctor’s rape-murder disappear from Kolkata streets this Durga Puja
The palpable public anger that defined Durga Puja last year, following the gruesome rape and murder of a junior doctor at Kolkata’s R.G Kar Medical College Hospital, has been replaced this year by resurgent scenes of gleeful pandal hopping ...
2 October 2025 The StatesmanBihar businessman’s murder: Police probe reveals Suresh Yadav had criminal cases against him
Police investigation into the murder of Bihar businessman Suresh Yadav revealed that he had his own flat in Howrah and he regularly visited Bengal during Durga puja. It was also learnt that a criminal case was filed against him ...
2 October 2025 The StatesmanMet office forecast heavy rain in Kolkata on Dashami, likely to disrupt idol immersion
The Met department on Wednesday forecast rain accompanied by thunderstorms in Kolkata, which is likely to dampen the festive mood in the city as a large number of people will throng puja mandaps on the penultimate day of Durga ...
2 October 2025 The StatesmanBengal polls: Left Front to meet on seat-sharing with Congress after festive season
A crucial meeting of the different allies of CPI(M)-led Left Front in West Bengal is expected to take place after the ongoing festive season on seat-sharing arrangement with Congress and All India Secular Front (AISF) ahead of the assembly ...
2 October 2025 The StatesmanWith SIR soon, Bengal gets new Additional CEO and Joint CEO
With the Election Commission of India (ECI)’s Special Intensive Revision (SIR) likely to take place in West Bengal immediately at the end of this month, the office of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) has a new Additional CEO and ...
2 October 2025 The StatesmanPolice make special arrangements to protect Durga idols’ jewellery in Kolkata mandaps
In a bid to protect the jewellery adorned by goddess Durga in several puja mandaps across Kolkata from theft, the police have made special arrangements this year.The police have deployed two policemen with rifles in 11 of those 13 ...
1 October 2025 The StatesmanTension in Bengal’s Jagatdal after bomb blast, shootout in front of ex-BJP MP’s residence
Tension prevailed at Jagatdal in North 24 Parganas district of West Bengal on Tuesday morning following shootouts and bomb blasts in phases in front of the residence of the former BJP MP from Barrackpore Lok Sabha constituency, Arjun Singh.“The ...
1 October 2025 The StatesmanDurga Puja: Sourav Ganguly offers prayers along with his family
On the occasion of Ashtami, former Indian team captain and Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) president Sourav Ganguly offered Anjali at the Durga Puja of Barisha Players Corner in the Behala area of south Kolkata.He was accompanied by his ...
1 October 2025 The StatesmanSuvendu Adhikari shares photos of ‘Azaan’ timings on Durga Puja pandal in Bengal, slams Mamata govt
Leader of the Opposition in the West Bengal Assembly, Suvendu Adhikari, on Tuesday shared the videos and photos showing the scheduled ‘Azaan Timings’ on the wall of a community Durga Puja Pandal in minority-dominated Murshidabad district, and slammed the ...
1 October 2025 The StatesmanED likely to delay Bengal Minister’s release from judicial custody
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) in the coming days is likely to delay the release of the former West Bengal Education Minister and Trinamool Congress Secretary General Partha Chatterjee from his continuing judicial custody since July 2022 for another indefinite ...
1 October 2025 The StatesmanOn Matangini Hazra’s death anniversary, Mamata Banerjee highlights Bengal’s legacy in freedom struggle
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday paid homage to freedom fighter Matangini Hazra on her death anniversary, while underlining Bengal’s historic role in India’s independence movement.Since the time the Chief Minister and her party, Trinamool Congress, had ...
30 September 2025 The StatesmanForecast for likely rain in Kolkata from Wednesday
The Meteorological (MeT) office on Monday forecast mostly clear skies for the next two days, lifting the festive spirit of Kolkata, which has been experiencing a prolonged spell of rains during Durga Puja.However, the MeT department warned that the ...
30 September 2025 The StatesmanPrices of food items at Bengal’s retail markets skyrocket as festive season begins
The prices of fresh vegetables, fish and meat, the most staple items in any Bengali dish, are skyrocketing in the retail markets of West Bengal, especially in the state capital of Kolkata, on Monday, which is the occasion of ...
30 September 2025 The StatesmanWest Bengal: Harsh Vardhan Shringla inaugurates Durga Puja Pandal of Bagdogra Bibadi Natya Bohumukhi Sangstha
Rajya Sabha MP and former Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla inaugurated the Durga Puja pandal of the Bagdogra Bibadi Natya Bohumukhi Sangstha and noted the pictures related to Operation Sindoor and Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s birthday celebrations displayed in ...
30 September 2025 The StatesmanAmid festive season, Bengal BJP chief is busy with two key organisational assignments
Amid the beginning of the Durga Puja, the most popular festival in West Bengal, from Monday, top state leadership of the BJP, especially the party’s state president, Samik Bhattacharya, is busy with two crucial organisational assignmentsThe first assignment is ...
30 September 2025 The Statesman‘Durga Puja a Celebration of Compassion and Justice’: Abhishek Banerjee
Trinamool Congress leader Abhishek Banerjee Monday extended his warm greetings to the people of Bengal on the occasion of Saptami, a significant day of the Durga Puja celebrations. “With Nabapatrika immersed in ritual sanctity, Saptami awakens the divine presence ...
30 September 2025 The StatesmanTrinamool leader sparks row with social media post, issues clarification
Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar, the new Chief Whip of Trinamool Congress in the Lok Sabha and four-time MP from Barasat constituency in North 24 Paragans district of West Bengal, has sparked a row by making a controversial social media post ...
29 September 2025 The StatesmanWoman found dead under mysterious circumstances in Kolkata
A woman has been found dead under mysterious circumstances in Kolkata on Sunday. The deceased has been identified as Namita Pal.According to local residents, the woman died while wiping the back of the fridge in her room on the ...
29 September 2025 The StatesmanMet office rules out heavy rain on first two days of Durga Puja in Bengal, revellers throng puja mandaps
In a relief to Durga Puja revellers in Kolkata, the Met office on Sunday ruled out heavy rain for the next two days, though there is the possibility of isolated light showers in a few areas of the state ...
29 September 2025 The StatesmanSpecial menu for prisoners in Bengal for four days of Durga Puja
A special menu has been planned for prisoners in correctional homes across West Bengal during the four days of Durga Puja.A state government official said on Sunday that arrangements have been made to change the menu for the prisoners ...
29 September 2025 The StatesmanPolitical slugfest erupts over Kolkata Durga Puja pandal inaugurated by Amit Shah
A political slugfest erupted over excessive police restrictions for the Durga Puja pandal inaugurated by Union Home Minister Amit Shah in Kolkata.BJP leader Sajal Ghosh has questioned the role of Kolkata Police in the Durga Puja at Santosh Mitra ...
29 September 2025 The StatesmanSuvendu Adhikari requests Centre to take action against IAS officer for floating ‘baseless allegations’ against DVC
Leader of Opposition in the West Bengal Assembly, Suvendu Adhikari, on Saturday drew the attention of the Cabinet Secretary, Department of Personnel & Training (DOPT), while accusing a senior IAS officer of creating false narratives against Damodar Valley Corporation ...
29 September 2025 The StatesmanBirbhum girl’s rape-murder: Police file charge sheet against school teacher
The police have filed the charge sheet in a rape and murder case of a minor girl in Birbhum district of West Bengal, nine days after the accused school teacher was arrested, an official said on Saturday.Superintendent of Police ...
29 September 2025 The Statesman‘May this sacred beginning bring peace, strength, and boundless hope’: Abhishek Banerjee’s Durga Puja wishes
Trinamool Congress leader Abhishek Banerjee extended warm greetings to the people of Bengal on the occasion of Shoshti, marking the beginning of Durga Puja celebrations.“The first invocation of the Mother fills Bengal with joy and reverence. On Shoshti, our ...
29 September 2025 The StatesmanInstitute creates idol with PLA material
In a ground-breaking initiative that beautifully blends culture with cutting-edge technology, the 3D printing lab of the department of mechanical engineering at the Institute of Engineering & Management (IEM), Kolkata, has fabricated a fully three-dimensional model of Goddess Durga ...
28 September 2025 The StatesmanTiny tots captivate audience with talent show
The tiny tots of play group preparatory at Delhi Public School (Joka), South Kolkata, participated in a cultural extravaganza “Samanvyay” that celebrated the beautiful cultural harmony of India at the school auditorium. Principal of the school Writuparna Chatterjee lighted ...
28 September 2025 The StatesmanTwo customs officials, four others jailed in Rs 40 lakh cash loot case
The Asansol–Durgapur Police Commissionerate (ADPC) has arrested six persons in connection with the Rs 40-lakh cash loot from a vehicle travelling from Patna to Kolkata near the Banskopa Toll Plaza on national highway 19, under the jurisdiction of Kanksha ...
28 September 2025 The StatesmanSix DSP workers fall ill after toxic gas leak
Six workers of Durgapur Steel Plant (DSP) fell ill today following a toxic gas leak from a blast furnace, with two reported to be in a critical condition.Panic gripped the raw materials handling plant around 11.30 a.m. when several ...
28 September 2025 The StatesmanAnother electrocution death in Kolkata, toll 11
A 66-year-old woman died of electrocution in the southern outskirts of Kolkata on Saturday, taking the total number of such deaths in and around the city to 11 since Tuesday.The deceased woman has been identified as Srabanti Debi (66), ...
28 September 2025 The StatesmanThree dead, 3 critical in road mishap in Hooghly
Three people were killed and three others seriously injured in a road accident on Friday night while members of the Barwari Durga Puja Committee of Shankarbati village in Polba were transporting their Durga idol to the puja pandal.The idol ...
28 September 2025 The StatesmanDurga Puja in London pays tribute to Bengal’s matinee idol Uttam Kumar
This is the first time that a Wall of Fame is being organised at the London Sharad Utsav (LSU). On the birth centenary of Uttam Kumar, the walls of the puja premises are being decorated with film posters of ...
28 September 2025 The StatesmanIMA questions Dr Sen over ‘ghost’ account
The headquarters of the Indian Medical Association (IMA) has interrogated former Trinamul Congress Rajya Sabha MP and IMA West Bengal branch secretary, Dr Santanu Sen, over the opening of a bank account with the headquarters’ PAN number and withdrawing ...
28 September 2025 The StatesmanHC orders repatriation of Birbhum residents from B’desh
In a blow to the Centre’s alleged attempt to push back migrant workers from Bengal for speaking in Bengali branding them as Bangladeshi nationals, Calcutta High Court today faulted the Centre in connection with the alleged push back of ...
28 September 2025 The StatesmanMohta’s Barisha project under PIL cloud
A Division Bench of the Calcutta High Court comprising Justice Sujoy Paul and Justice Smita Das De has issued notice to Kolkata Municipal Corporation, the Block and Land Reforms Officer, Behala and the Airports Authority of India on a ...
28 September 2025 The StatesmanBirbhum 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 StatesmanTribal 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 StatesmanIMA 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 StatesmanPuja 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 StatesmanTMC 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 StatesmanFour 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 StatesmanFlavours 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 StatesmanShah 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 StatesmanHooghly’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 StatesmanLow 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 StatesmanBengal 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 StatesmanMusicians 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 StatesmanRain 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 StatesmanBJP 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 StatesmanPurulia 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 StatesmanChandranath 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 StatesmanBJP, 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 StatesmanMore 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 StatesmanDeaths 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 StatesmanNew 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 StatesmanElectrocution 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 StatesmanElectrocution 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 StatesmanKolkata 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 Statesman2023 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 StatesmanCII 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 StatesmanLawyers-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 StatesmanThe 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 Statesman2021 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 StatesmanAnubrata 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 StatesmanCommuters 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 StatesmanHeavy 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 StatesmanCalcutta 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