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  • News from West Bengal | 10 May, 2025 | ২৭ বৈশাখ, ১৪৩২
  • This shouldn’t have happened: TMC MP on Kalyan-Kirti spat

    A verbal spat between Trinamul Congress (TMC) MPs Kalyan Banerjee and Kirti Azad at the Election Commission of India (ECI) premises has sparked controversy, with the BJP releasing videos and screenshots of the alleged altercation. Reacting to the incident, ...

    9 April 2025 The Statesman
    Trinamul’s disciplinary committee meeting postponed

    The meeting of the internal disciplinary committee of Trinamul Congress, which was scheduled for Tuesday to decide on MLAs not attending Assembly sessions, has been postponed for an indefinite period amid internal rift in the party.The state parliamentary affairs ...

    9 April 2025 The Statesman
    Kolkata Fatafat Lottery Result Today, April 8, 2025: Check all eight round outcomes

    The Kolkata Fatafat lottery results for Tuesday, April 8, 2025, have been released. As with every day, the game unfolded in eight rounds, starting from early morning and continuing until evening. Thousands of participants followed the results closely throughout ...

    9 April 2025 The Statesman
    CM meet: Chaos outside indoor stadium over distribution of passes

    Chaos broke out outside the Netaji Indoor Stadium on Monday morning, just ahead of West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee’s scheduled meeting with sacked government Mamata Banerjee and non-teaching staff.A controversy erupted over the distribution of ‘passes’, which divided ...

    8 April 2025 The Statesman
    WBBSE’s fresh appeal to SC on allowing untainted teachers to continue

    The West Bengal Board of Secondary Education (WBBSE) on Monday made a fresh appeal to the court requesting it to ‘permit’ the untainted teachers and group C and D employees attached with government-aided secondary and higher secondary schools to ...

    8 April 2025 The Statesman
    Road mishap: Director Siddhanta Das sent to police custody

    In a shocking turn of events, Tollywood television director Siddhanta Das, popularly known in the industry as “Victo”, was remanded to 10 days’ police custody by the Alipore court today.Das has been accused of driving under the influence of ...

    8 April 2025 The Statesman
    Deserving, qualified candidates must be given jobs: Suvendu

    West Bengal Assembly Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari on Monday called for immediate job placements for deserving and qualified candidates who lost their jobs after the Supreme Court upheld the Calcutta High Court’s order to cancel the appointment of ...

    8 April 2025 The Statesman
    TMC protest against cancellation of school jobs on Wednesday

    Trinamul Congress (TMC) will protest against the recent order on cancellation of 25,753 school jobs.Trinamool has alleged that CPI-M and the BJP have conspired to ensure the termination of 25,753 teaching and non-teaching jobs in different state-run schools.AdvertisementTrinamul Congress’s ...

    8 April 2025 The Statesman
    “Won’t allow eligible ones lose their job: Mamata to jobless teachers

    Days after decrying the Supreme Court’s verdict on the appointment of 25,000 government school teachers in West Bengal, chief minister Mamata Banerjee today assured the affected candidates that she stands by all those who have lost their jobs. Nearly ...

    8 April 2025 The Statesman
    ‘Kansat’ sweets too vies for GI tagging, set to boost local economy

    The iconic “Kansat” sweets of Malda—renowned for their luscious, creamy texture and deep-rooted legacy—are inching closer to securing a Geographical Indication (GI) tag.The district administration has formally initiated the process under the “Food Stuff” category of the Geographical Indications ...

    8 April 2025 The Statesman
    Former SSC chairman denied entry in college

    Following the recent Supreme Court verdict on the 2016 SSC recruitment panel, which has sent shockwaves across West Bengal, the principal of a Bankura college is now facing mounting pressure as a local citizens’ committee has threatened legal action ...

    8 April 2025 The Statesman
    Eastern Railway organises 127th ZRUCC meeting

    The 127 Zonal Railway Users Consultative Committee (ZRUCC) meeting of Eastern Railway was held under the chairmanship of Milind Deouskar, general manager, Eastern Railway today. About 21 members of ZRUCC were present in the meeting The general manager upheld ...

    8 April 2025 The Statesman
    SSC jobs case: BJYM protests against state govt

    Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM) on Monday protested against the West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee-led state government, following the job losses of over 25,000 staff in Bengal schools.On Thursday, the Supreme Court upheld the Calcutta High Court’s decision ...

    8 April 2025 The Statesman
    Ram Navami celebrations peaceful in Bengal, TMC leaders also participate in processions

    Ram Navami celebrations had been peaceful so far in West Bengal, with Trinamool Congress leaders in their own initiatives having organised processions on the auspicious occasion besides the ones already announced by the state BJP leaders as well as ...

    8 April 2025 The Statesman
    Bengal LoP participates in Ram Mandir stone laying ceremony at Bengal’s Nandigram

    The Leader of the Opposition in West Bengal Assembly, Suvendu Adhikari, on Sunday participated in the foundation stone laying ceremony for a Ram Temple in his constituency, Nandigram in East Midnapore district.The temple at Nandigram has been modelled after ...

    8 April 2025 The Statesman
    Bengal witnessed 11.43 pc GST growth: Mamata Banerjee

    West Bengal has witnessed an 11.43 per cent growth in Goods & Services Tax (GST) collection during the financial year 2024-25 over the corresponding figure achieved during the previous financial year of 2023-24, the Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee claimed ...

    8 April 2025 The Statesman
    Ignoring denial of permission, students celebrate Ram Navami in Bengal’s Jadavpur University

    Ignoring the denial of permission by the authorities, the activists of Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP), on Sunday, celebrated Ram Navami within the campus of Jadavpur University (JU), which is considered a stronghold of student wings affiliated to the ...

    8 April 2025 The Statesman
    Kolkata Fatafat FF Result Today April 7, 2025: Check the winning numbers now!

    Kolkata, April 7, 2025 — The results for today’s Kolkata Fatafat lottery have been announced as scheduled. As usual, eight rounds of results were released throughout the day, with thousands of participants checking to see if luck favored them.Kolkata ...

    8 April 2025 The Statesman
    Kolkata Fatafat FF Result Today April 6, 2025: Check the winning numbers now!

    Kolkata doesn’t just breathe history and culture—it throbs with the anticipation of luck every single day. And today, April 6, 2025, was no different for Kolkata Fatafat enthusiasts. From the break of dawn, tea stalls near Hatibagan to betting ...

    7 April 2025 The Statesman
    SC verdict: Purulia school loses its lone permanent teacher

    The lone teacher of Ahattore Junior High School in Kashipur block of Purulia has lost his job after the Supreme Court verdict. The school has only two guest teachers.The teacher was the only permanent staff of this school and ...

    6 April 2025 The Statesman
    Security tightened up for Ram Navami in city

    With Ram Navami scheduled for Sunday, security across West Bengal has been significantly ramped up. In Kolkata alone, between 3,500 and 4,000 police personnel will be deployed to maintain law and order, while 29 IPS officers have been assigned ...

    6 April 2025 The Statesman
    After sada bonde, Bishnupur’s motichoor laddu too gets GI tag

    World famous motichoor laddu of Bishnupur in Bankura district of south Bengal has bagged the Geographical Indicator or GI tag along with six other food items from West Bengal.The Bishnupur Mistanya Byabasayi Samiti is elated after getting the news ...

    6 April 2025 The Statesman
    Uncertainty over April salary of 25,752 invalidated teachers, staff

    Uncertainty looms over the salary for the month of April for 26,000 teachers, group C and D staff in government-aided secondary and higher secondary schools, whose appointments have been cancelled by the Supreme Court on Thursday on charge of ...

    6 April 2025 The Statesman
    Retired teachers offer voluntary service at schools

    The Supreme Court in a judgment on Thursday upheld a Calcutta High Court decision cancelling en bloc a “tainted” selection process that saw the appointments of nearly 25,000 teachers and non-teaching staff in government and aided schools across the ...

    6 April 2025 The Statesman
    1 dead, 2 detained after parking dispute in Tangra

    What began as a minor altercation over parking, quickly escalated into a fatal incident in Tangra’s Mathurbabu Lane on Saturday afternoon, triggering widespread tension in the area.A 48-year-old man, Arun Kumar Gupta, died following a scuffle, allegedly with a ...

    6 April 2025 The Statesman
    Religion no bar for celebrations at this Durgapur colony

    Amidst apprehensions, the industrial city reflected the picture of traditional harmony today when the followers of Raheem offered serbat to the disciples of Ram during a Ram Navami procession here in the heart of Durgapur.Braving the hot weather, women ...

    6 April 2025 The Statesman
    TMC raises concern over Centre’s apathy for 4-yr-old chess prodigy

    At just 4 years, Anish Sarkar from Kolkata has made history by becoming the youngest chess player to earn an Elo Rating from the International Chess Federation (FIDE).However, the Centre’s silence and inaction in recognising and promoting such rare ...

    6 April 2025 The Statesman
    Kolkata Fatafat April 5 results! Did your luck shine?

    The anticipation meter is running 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 5 are making their way.The numbers ...

    6 April 2025 The Statesman
    Annapurna one of most enchanting forms of Durga

    Lake Kalibari in south Kolkata will be celebrating Annapurna Puja tomorrow.“Annapurna, you are the embodiment of beauty; devoid of food, you are terrifying…” Rabindranath Tagore had once written.AdvertisementTo the poet, she is earth or nature, but to the spiritual ...

    5 April 2025 The Statesman
    Fake medicines spark uproar in Sodepur after child falls ill

    A pharmacy was sealed and its owner arrested after widespread concern over illegal drug trade. A controversy erupted in Sodepur on Thursday night after a woman alleged that her child’s condition deteriorated upon consuming medicine purchased from a local ...

    5 April 2025 The Statesman
    Mystery death of a tourist in Digha hotel room

    The popular seaside town of Digha was rocked by yet another mysterious tourist death on Friday when a young woman was found hanging inside a hotel room.The incident has sparked widespread speculation, as the woman’s companions have gone missing.AdvertisementAccording ...

    5 April 2025 The Statesman
    Kamarpukur sada bonde awarded GI tag

    Swami Lokattaranda Maharaj, the adhyaksha of Kamarpukur Ramakrishna Mission and Math, expressed his delight upon learning that Sada Bonde, a sweet originating in Kamarpukur, has received the prestigious Certificate of Registration of Geographical Indication under Section 16(2).A GI (Geographical ...

    5 April 2025 The Statesman
    Schools offer internship to BEd students for running classes

    Some schools have started offering internship to the students of BEd colleges here to meet the sudden crisis of teaching staffs after the Supreme Court verdict that has scrapped appointment of dozens of teaching faculties across the South Bengal ...

    5 April 2025 The Statesman
    Executive committee meeting of ER promotee officers association held in city

    The executive committee meeting of the Eastern Railway Promotee Officers Association (ERPOA) was held at Fairlie Place in Kolkata today. Milind Deouskar, general manager, Eastern Railway; Sumit Sarkar, additional general manager; Sharat Bhatia, principal financial adviser; Ms Zarina Firdausi, ...

    5 April 2025 The Statesman
    City institute holds international conference in London

    Institute of Engineering and Management (IEM), University of Engineering and Management (UEM) along with Springer Nature organised an international conference IEMTRONICS 2025 (International IOT, Electronics and Mechatronics Conference) from 3rd-5th April, 2025 at the prestigious Imperial College London, United ...

    5 April 2025 The Statesman
    Trinamul urges ECI to suspend EPIC-aadhaar linking

    The Trinamul Congress formally urged the Election Commission of India (ECI) on Friday to suspend its recently proposed process of linking voter ID cards (EPICs) with aadhaar until the concerns surrounding it are addressed.A memorandum – signed by Derek ...

    5 April 2025 The Statesman
    Mamata praises state’s achievement

    Chief minister Mamata Banerjee today expressed happiness at the Central Electricity Authority (CEA), ministry of power naming Santaldih Thermal Power Plant as the best performing thermal power plant in the country.In a post on X, Miss Banerjee wrote: “The ...

    5 April 2025 The Statesman
    Shah visit likely around Bengali New Year as BJP ups ante over SSC row

    With an eye on the 2026 Assembly election, the BJP’s top brass is strategising how to leverage upcoming religious events — Ram Navami and Hanuman Jayanti — to consolidate its support base.In light of the developments, Union home minister ...

    5 April 2025 The Statesman
    Centre holds talks on Darjeeling issues, state govt absent

    Another round of talks was held in Delhi today to address the issues in the Darjeeling Hills and its adjoining areas. Notably, however, no representative from the West Bengal government attended the meeting.The discussions were chaired by Nityanand Rai, ...

    5 April 2025 The Statesman
    Any non-BJP govt will nullify Waqf (Amendment) Bill: Mamata

    West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has asserted that any non-BJP government at the Centre in the future would nullify the Waqf (Amendment) Bill proposed by the current central government.Addressing the media here on Thursday, Banerjee said, “We have ...

    5 April 2025 The Statesman
    Bengal youth arrested for leaving motorcycle on the way of train at level crossing

    A 23-year-old youth has been arrested by the Railway Protection Force (RPF) in West Bengal’s South 24 Parganas district for leaving his motorcycle at a level crossing between the Sonarpur and Champahati stations, leading to a train smashing into ...

    5 April 2025 The Statesman
    2016 recruited teachers, candidates left distraught after verdict

    After the Supreme Court’s ruling on Thursday to cancel jobs of close to 26,000 teachers in the SSC 2016 recruitment case, many of the teachers, along with the candidates are left distraught.Ratan Manna, has been teaching physics at Tiljala ...

    5 April 2025 The Statesman
    Schools face crisis as many Madhyamik, HS examiners lose jobs

    A number of teachers engaged as examiners for Madhyamik papers have been axed after the latest Supreme Court verdict.Besides, a number of secondary schools in both the Burdwan districts like other south Bengal districts have suffered the brunt of ...

    5 April 2025 The Statesman
    Bonus issue: Meet with minister inconclusive

    The meeting convened by labour minister Moloy Ghatak to resolve the bonus issue for tea workers in the Gorkhaland Territorial Administration (GTA) area ended inconclusively. Today’s meeting was a continuation of discussions held here on 16 November last year ...

    5 April 2025 The Statesman
    BJP, CPI-M trying to ensure collapse of education system in Bengal: CM Mamata

    West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday claimed that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) are trying to get the entire education system in the state collapsed.She said this while reacting to ...

    5 April 2025 The Statesman
    Calcutta HC seeks Centre’s stance on CAPF deployment in communal tension-struck Mothabari

    The Calcutta High Court on Thursday sought the Central government’s stance on the deployment of central armed police forces (CAPF) personnel at Mothabari in Malda district of West Bengal which has witnessed communal tensions in the recent past over ...

    5 April 2025 The Statesman
    Trinamool to conduct state-wide protests against price hike of essential medicines: Mamata Banerjee

    West Bengal’s ruling Trinamool Congress will conduct massive protest rallies and processions throughout the state on April 4 and April 5 against the price hike of 748 medicines, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee announced on Wednesday.“On April 4 and April ...

    5 April 2025 The Statesman
    Kolkata Fatafat FF Result Today 04-April, 2025: Check the winning numbers now!

    Kolkata Fatafat, April 04, 2025 Results – The city that never sleeps had its pulse racing again as the iconic Kolkata Fatafat lottery wrapped up another day of high-octane guessing, bold predictions, and dreams that tiptoe between chance and ...

    5 April 2025 The Statesman
    Mystery death of elderly couple

    Mystery shrouds over death of an elderly couple, whose bodies were recovered from the residence at Mukundapur of East Jadavpur, this morning. Police suspect it to be case of suicide but the daughter of the deceased claimed that her ...

    3 April 2025 The Statesman
    BJP MLAs urge naming of Bagdogra airport after Biswa Mahabir Chila Roy

    BJP MLA from Matigara-Naxalbari, Anandamay Barman, has urged Union civil aviation minister Kinjarapu Rammohan Naidu to name the under-construction terminal at Bagdogra airport after Biswa Mahabir Chila Roy.Notably, a delegation of 10 BJP MLAs from North Bengal is currently ...

    3 April 2025 The Statesman
    VBU VC opens seminar to mark Tagore’s journey to China

    China and India, as the largest developing nations and key members of the Global South, must collaborate to foster development and contribute to global peace and stability, carrying the legacy of Rabindranath Tagore, said Xu Wei, Consul General of ...

    3 April 2025 The Statesman
    ‘Collision of goods trains on private line, not related to railways ‘

    The incident of head-on collision of two goods trains reported yesterday occurred on a private line operated by NTPC, claimed the Eastern Railway. According to the zonal railway, the privately-owned line is run by NTPC on a track connecting ...

    3 April 2025 The Statesman
    BSNL announces April as customer service month

    Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) announced April as “Customer Service Month” – a nationwide initiative dedicated to enhancing customer experience and building stronger connections with its users under the unifying theme “Connecting with Care.As part of BSNL’s renewed focus ...

    3 April 2025 The Statesman
    Metro carries 13.30 pc more passengers this year than last fiscal

    Emerging as one of the choicest modes of transport, the city’s lifeline Kolkata Metro Railway carried 13.30 per cent more passengers in 2024-2025 as compared to the financial year 2023-24.According to the data shared by the city Metro office, ...

    3 April 2025 The Statesman
    New passenger-friendly features added in Metro app

    The Kolkata Metro Railway is also to introduce some new passenger-friendly features in the Metro Ride Kolkata App tomorrow.According to the city Metro office, commuters would now be able to purchase a single QR code ticket for multiple passengers ...

    3 April 2025 The Statesman
    Punishment for Trinamool leaders including minister for ignoring party whip to be decided on April 8

    The internal disciplinary committee of Trinamool Congress’ legislative party in West Bengal assembly will decide on April 8 the quantum of punishment for 30 party legislators including one member of the state Cabinet, for being absent on the last ...

    3 April 2025 The Statesman
    Firecracker unit blast: Arrested owner attended cracker safety session a week ago

    Chandrakanta Banik, prime accused in the series of firecracker blasts at his residential premises at Dakshin Raipur under Dholahat police station in south 24-Parganas district, had attended a training programme on crackers safety awareness at Batanagar on 24 March.Chandrakanta ...

    3 April 2025 The Statesman
    Controversy over vandalised hoardings

    As thousands in Siliguri prepare for Ram Navami celebrations on 6 April, a controversy has emerged after a group allegedly vandalised several hoardings. The hoardings, displayed in the name of Siliguri mayor Goutam Deb, featured Mahatma Gandhi and lines ...

    3 April 2025 The Statesman
    7 gram panchayats nominated for Centre’s e-governance award

    Kashipur gram panchayat, under Kashipur block in Purulia district has been nominated for the central government’s prestigious national e-governance award along with six other gram panchayats in the state.The seven gram panchayats selected from West Bengal for the National ...

    3 April 2025 The Statesman
    TMC worker shot dead in Belgharia

    Tension flared up in Belgharia after a Trinamul Congress (TMC) worker was shot dead point-blank late on Tuesday night. Police said that the deceased, identified as Rehan Khan (aged between 30 and 35). The victim was reportedly a close ...

    3 April 2025 The Statesman
    Tribute by city ATCOs for Myanmar colleagues

    The Air Traffic Controllers (ATCOs) of Kolkata airport, under the aegis of ATC Guild (I) ER, paid tribute to their counterparts from Naypyidaw ATC Control Tower, Myanmar, who tragically lost their lives during a recent earthquake in Myanmar’s new ...

    2 April 2025 The Statesman
    DGP Rajiv Kumar meets senior officers at Nabanna

    The state government has ordered a full-fledged inquiry into the Patharpratima cracker factory blast and also sought a report from the South 24-Parganas district magistrate in which eight people, including children were killed.A high-level meeting today was held at ...

    2 April 2025 The Statesman
    Hindu monk attacked in Ghatal, BJP condemns incident

    An incident in Raghunathpur, under Ghatal’s Block 1, has triggered outrage after Hindu monk Hiranmoy Goswami Maharaj was brutally assaulted on Monday evening.Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari condemned the attack and demanded immediate arrest of miscreants. Police said that ...

    2 April 2025 The Statesman
    BJP state chief demands NIA probe into Dholahat blast

    Union minister of state for education Sukanta Majumdar today said that he would urge Union home minister Amit Shah to order an NIA investigation into the gas cylinder and firecracker blast in Dholahat, Patharpratima, which killed eight members of ...

    2 April 2025 The Statesman
    GTA chief pledges support to protesters after toy train accident

    Hundreds of people staged a dharna (demonstration) in Kurseong since morning, protesting the death of a 15-year-old girl, who was hit by a toy train.Gorkhaland Territorial Administration (GTA) chief executive Anit Thapa extended his support to the protesters and ...

    2 April 2025 The Statesman
    Firecracker factory blast: Two arrested after 8 die

    Police probing the incident of massive blasts in a firecracker manufacturing factory-cum-store in Patharpratima area of South 24-Parganas district on Monday night have arrested two persons on Tuesday.While speaking to reporters at Bhabani Bhaban, state police headquarters, Supratim Sarkar, ...

    2 April 2025 The Statesman
    Nakshatra Samman honouring real-life heroes

    The second season of the prestigious TV9 Bangla Nakshatra Samman has honoured individuals who have illuminated Bengal’s legacy on national and international platforms.The grand ceremony was meticulously planned and executed under the leadership of Barun Das, MD, TV9 Network, ...

    2 April 2025 The Statesman
    North Bengal BJP MLAs in Delhi to push for development

    A delegation of 10 BJP MLAs from north Bengal is currently in Delhi, engaging with Union ministers to push for development initiatives and address key regional concerns. Their visit is seen as part of the party’s strategic preparations for ...

    2 April 2025 The Statesman
    Six of a family killed in firecracker blaze

    Six people have died, including three infants after a devastating fire broke out in an illegal firecracker manufacturing unit on Monday night in the Dakshin Raipur No. 3 Bheri area, under Patharpratima police station of South 24-Parganas. The incident, ...

    2 April 2025 The Statesman
    Kolkata FF Fatafat April 1, 2025: New month, new hopes – Check today’s winning numbers!

    The first day of April 2025 is here, and Kolkata’s beloved Fatafat lottery game is back to kick off the month with excitement, anticipation, and a promise of big wins. With a reputation for delivering quick results and turning ...

    2 April 2025 The Statesman
    Govt avoiding action against those spreading communal hatred: CPI-M

    The CPI-M leadership on Monday accused the West Bengal government of not taking any concrete action against those who are responsible for “spreading communal hatred” and “communal tension” in the state.Indirectly hinting at a clandestine understanding between the ruling ...

    1 April 2025 The Statesman
    BJP’s central leadership plans strong Hindutva message

    Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari has announced the start of construction for a Ram temple on 3.5 bighas of land in Sonachura, Nandigram on the occasion of Ram Navami, 6 April.He also planned to organise a grand Ram Navami ...

    1 April 2025 The Statesman
    Abhishek addresses people on Eid

    “We believe in unity and diversity. We believe in ‘dhormo jaar jaar, utsav sobar’ (religion is personal and celebrations are for all). You all have fasted for one whole month and I pray to almighty Allah to accept your ...

    1 April 2025 The Statesman
    ER crossed 100 million tonne mark of freight loading

    Eastern Railway has achieved the highest-ever freight loading in the current financial year (2024-25) since its inception. Eastern Railway has already crossed the 100 million tonne mark by recording 100.28 million tonnes of originating freight loading, which is an ...

    1 April 2025 The Statesman
    BSF, BGB strengthen bonds with Eid celebrations on border

    The Border Security Force (BSF) and the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) are making concerted efforts to foster stronger ties and ensure peace along the India-Bangladesh border.Despite some sections of Bangladesh’s population having reservations about India, the two forces celebrated ...

    1 April 2025 The Statesman
    Celebrating music maestro’s centenary year

    The Anandapur Salil Chowdhury Birth Centenary Society (ASCBCS) has announce a grand four-day event, ‘Jibon Ujjibon’ – a pictorial exhibition and seminar dedicated to commemorating the birth centenary year of legendary composer and poet Salil Chowdhury.The event will take ...

    1 April 2025 The Statesman
    Political leaders extend Eid greetings in Hooghly

    Leaders from all political parties gathered at Rishra Wellington Ground today to exchange Eid greetings after the namaz.Serampore MP Kalyan Banerjee, Serampore MLA Dr Sudipto Roy, Rishra Municipality chairman Vijay Sagar Mishra and Serampore Municipality chairman-in-council (CIC) Santosh Singh ...

    1 April 2025 The Statesman
    RG Kar: Kolkata Police’s case diary errors under CBI lens

    The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is closely examining errors in the case diary of the initial probe conducted by the Kolkata Police’s special investigation team in the RG Kar rape and murder case.The CBI is probing whether these ...

    1 April 2025 The Statesman
    Road journey to become costlier as NHAI hikes toll

    Travelling by road from Kolkata to New Delhi will be costlier as the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) has decided to hike new tariffs in toll plazas. There are several toll plazas starting from Dankuni, Palsit (in the ...

    1 April 2025 The Statesman
    Toto driver found dead

    A toto driver was brutally murdered at New Town on Sunday night allegedly over a tiff on non-payment of the sum.The toto driver had lent money to the couple, it is reported. The couple had been detained for interrogation.AdvertisementThe ...

    1 April 2025 The Statesman
    Communal tension continues in Bengal’s Mothabari, 57 arrested

    Tension continued in Mothabari in West Bengal’s Malda district, where communal attacks took place last week. The state police have claimed to have made 57 arrests in this connection so far.While the state police continued to make claims, even ...

    1 April 2025 The Statesman
    Kolkata FF Fatafat March 31, 2025: Big wins – Check who hit the jackpot today?

    Kolkata wakes up every morning to the thrill of one of its most popular lottery games—Kolkata Fatafat. The fast-paced, unpredictable nature of this game makes it a daily ritual for many, where a lucky guess can turn a small ...

    1 April 2025 The Statesman
    Bengal youth killed in Odisha train accident was sole earning member of his family

    Suvankar Roy (22), the lone casualty in the derailment of the Bengaluru-Kamakhya Superfast Express near Cuttack in Odisha on Sunday, was the sole earning member in his family, as per one of his relatives.A resident of Netaji Road-Madhyapara in ...

    31 March 2025 The Statesman
    Kolkata Fatafat March 30, 2025: Who got lucky today? Check winning numbers now!

    Kolkata Fatafat, the city’s most thrilling lottery game, has once again drawn thousands into the excitement of quick wins and unpredictable outcomes. The results of Kolkata Fatafat for March 30, 2025, are now officially out, and hopeful players are ...

    31 March 2025 The Statesman
    Wife of undertrial arrested for smuggling SIM cards into prison

    The Kotwali police arrested a woman on charges of attempting to smuggle multiple unauthorised mobile SIM cards to her husband, an undertrial at the Krishnagar District Correctional Home.The accused, identified as Sarmina Bibi, hailing from Sagarpara police station area ...

    30 March 2025 The Statesman
    Chair used by Tagore to be displayed at Canning station

    The upcoming building at Canning railway station is set to carry a slice of Bengal’s glorious past. A chair, used by the Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore will be displayed at the station. This piece of history will add a ...

    30 March 2025 The Statesman
    Chinsurah hospital instals liquid medical oxygen system

    The installation of a liquid medical oxygen (LOX) system at Chinsurah Imambara Hospital ensures a steady and uninterrupted supply of oxygen to patients at their bedsides.Patients requiring supplemental oxygen can access it through terminal units connected to the piped ...

    30 March 2025 The Statesman
    Chambers appeal for revised signboard policy, extended deadline

    Honorary General Secretary, Federation of Chamber of Commerce and Industries of Eastern India, Surajit Paul, has formally requested mayor Goutam Deb to reconsider certain aspects of the recent mandate requiring Bengali-language displays on business signboards.While welcoming the decision as ...

    30 March 2025 The Statesman
    Working for 11 years, maid ACJM Court gold, silver & cash from engineer’s house

    A domestic maid serving at an engineer’s residence at City Centre for 11 years fled with 250 grams of gold jewellery, worth Rs 25 lakh, 1 kg of silver and Rs 2 lakh in cash and one iPhone, last ...

    30 March 2025 The Statesman
    Suvendu letter to EAM on Bengal CM’s foreign trips

    Leader of Opposition (LoP) in state Assembly Suvendu Adhikari on Friday urged the external affairs minister S Jaishankar to deny permission to chief minister Mamata Banerjee for future foreign trips.Mr Adhikari also urged the Union minister to ensure “she ...

    30 March 2025 The Statesman
    After CM prod, BA to resume Kolkata-London direct flight

    As chief minister Mamata Banerjee urged British Airways(BA) to resume direct London-Kolkata flights, BA is all set to resume its direct flights between Kolkata’s Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport and London’s Heathrow Airport.British Airways operated flights to Kolkata ...

    30 March 2025 The Statesman
    TMC, DYFI stages rally demanding jobs for local youth

    The DYFI, youth wing of the CPI-M staged a rally demanding employment opportunities of local jobless people and contractors in the modernisation project work of IISCO steel plant in Burnpur, on the same day Trinamul Congress councillors of Asansol ...

    30 March 2025 The Statesman
    BDA chairperson’s conviction leads to end of political rivalry

    A Burdwan fast track court, after four days of conviction, pronounced judgment against the chairperson, Burdwan Development Authority and 12 of her political colleagues today, pushing the convicted persons behind bars.This possibly has put an end to a recurrent ...

    30 March 2025 The Statesman
    BJP harps on Hindutva wave ahead of Ram Navami

    With Ram Navami just days away, the BJP in West Bengal has intensified its Hindutva rhetoric, signalling a clear shift towards religious polarisation ahead of the 2026 Assembly elections.Sangh Parivar leaders have planned around 2,000 processions, a significant increase ...

    30 March 2025 The Statesman
    Just 4 days before retirement, JU’s acting VC relieved

    The acting vice-chancellor of Jadavpur University (JU), Bhaskar Gupta, has been relieved of his duties from that chair just four days before his retirement.The order directing the removal of Gupta from the chair was issued on Thursday by the ...

    30 March 2025 The Statesman
    Trespassing at rail gates a hurdle in train operations: ER

    Trespassing at rail gates is posing a hurdle in train operations resulting in disruptions in services.The Eastern Railway conducts frequent extensive campaigns for creating awareness among masses against trespassing over the Railway lines. According to the ER, in almost ...

    30 March 2025 The Statesman
    Are the odds in your favour? Kolkata Fatafat March 29 results!

    The adrenaline rush is 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 March 29 have started to come in.The numbers ...

    30 March 2025 The Statesman
    Book on world heritage sites in India

    A book titled Bharater Bishwa Oitihyasthal – Ananya Sanskriti, Ananya Prakriti’ about World Heritage Sites within India, was launched at the Paschimbanga Bangla Academy in Kolkata recently. The event featured discussions on India’s recognised World Heritage Sites and the ...

    29 March 2025 The Statesman
    Baidyabati waste management plant to daily process 250 tonne of garbage from Belgachia

    At a meeting, chaired by urban development minister Firhad Hakim, it was decided that the Howrah Municipal Corporation will transport the solid waste to dumping grounds in Kolkata and Baidyabati.Howrah generates about 600 tonne of solid waste daily.AdvertisementThe Baidyabati ...

    29 March 2025 The Statesman
    Bangladeshi sailors receive Eid gifts

    Twelve Bangladeshi sailors stranded in India for over a month, received Eid gifts from the South 24-Parganas district administration. On Friday, the sailors were invited to a gathering in the presence of officials from the Sagar police station and ...

    29 March 2025 The Statesman
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