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2021 Nimtita explosion: Special court acquits 3
A special court on Wednesday acquitted three men accused in the 2021 Nimtita railway station blast in Murshidabad district of West Bengal, which left then-state labour minister Zakir Hossain and at least 22 others seriously injured.The court found no ...
25 September 2025 The 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 StatesmanFIR registered against woman WB Police officer for taking bribe, Calcutta HC told
The West Bengal government on Wednesday told the Calcutta High Court that it has taken strict action against a woman police officer accused of taking a bribe.An FIR has been registered against the female officer of Tarakeswar police station ...
25 September 2025 The StatesmanKolkata rain fury: Many areas remain waterlogged as city struggles to cope
Several areas in Kolkata continued to remain waterlogged on Wednesday, more than 24 hours after record rainfall. The capital city was struggling to return to normalcy after torrential rain left 10 people dead.City Mayor Firhad Hakim had said on ...
25 September 2025 The StatesmanHeavy rain in city leaves 9 die of electrocution
At least nine people were killed on Tuesday after coming into contact with live electrical wires submerged in flooded streets, officials said, as heavy overnight rainfall left much of the city under water.Waist-deep water on major roads turned into ...
24 September 2025 The Statesman255mm rainfall in city leaves life paralysed
Sixth heaviest downpour since 1888 crippled life in Kolkata and its adjoining areas that witnessed nine deaths due to electrocution and probable drowning today.An extreme heavy downpour of more than 255mm within 24 hours created mayhem in the city ...
24 September 2025 The Statesman18-km tall cumulonimbus over city caused 3-hour deluge: Weatherman
The description that has gone viral for the deluge that happened over the city since the early hours of Tuesday was: ‘Extreme weather event’. But what actually happened?In the weatherman’s version, the excessive precipitation was caused by a towering ...
24 September 2025 The StatesmanRecord rainfall paralyses city’s transport system
A record rainfall which was the third highest in September since 1978, paralysed the transport system of Kolkata today.From the city’s lifeline of north-south Metro corridor to suburban services in Sealdah and Howrah, the morning brought extreme difficulties for ...
24 September 2025 The Statesman7 pumps drain out water as 55 flights cancelled at city airport
Air traffic at Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport (CCU) was severely hit on Tuesday as 55 flights, including 28 arrivals and 27 departures, were cancelled between midnight and 1 p.m, officials said. Airport data showed most cancellations were ...
24 September 2025 The StatesmanSenior citizens remember rain horror from 1985, 2007
The heavy rainfall which the city experienced from Monday midnight till early Tuesday can be only comparable with the disaster which had hit Bengal in 1978.It was before the Durga Puja in September. The month had caused disasters in ...
24 September 2025 The StatesmanPujas count losses after downpour
The torrential rain, which had hit the city last night and continued till early today, has hit Durga Pujas organisers badly.The organisers felt it would be difficult for them to repair the affected portions of the pandal and the ...
24 September 2025 The StatesmanPolitical parties in Bengal cancel events as rain causes waterlogging in Kolkata
As waterlogging disrupted life in Kolkata following overnight incessant rain, political parties in West Bengal cancelled all their scheduled programmes on Tuesday.The Trinamool Congress did not hold a single political programme for the day.AdvertisementChief Minister Mamata Banerjee, too, announced ...
24 September 2025 The StatesmanCalcutta HC asks Bengal govt if there was administrative ban on screening of ‘The Bengal Files
A division bench of the Calcutta High Court, on Tuesday, sought clarification from the West Bengal government on whether there were any specific administrative directives banning the screening of Vivek Agnihotri-directed film ‘The Bengal Files’ at cinema halls and ...
24 September 2025 The StatesmanMamata Banerjee blames private power distribution utility for 7 electrocution deaths
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday blamed the private power generation-cum-distribution utility, CESC Ltd, for the seven electrocution deaths in Kolkata.The deaths occurred due to the exposed electrical wires submerged in accumulated floodwater in pockets of the ...
24 September 2025 The StatesmanSC order compels Bengal primary teachers to clear TET for job, promotion
Thousands of primary teachers in West Bengal face uncertainty after the Supreme Court ruled that clearing the Teacher Eligibility Test (TET) is mandatory not only to continue in service but also to secure promotions. Following the directive, the West ...
24 September 2025 The StatesmanCity hospitals waterlogged due to night-long deluge
With reports of highest ever 300 mm rainfall for five hours recorded in the city on Tuesday night leading to waterlogging in many hospitals throughout the day.Last time in 1978, Kolkata had recorded maximum rainfall.AdvertisementToday, nine deaths were reported ...
24 September 2025 The StatesmanGold medal winners in yoga felicitated
The Bharat Sevashram Sangha felicitated two competitors, Bhaskar Goluyi and Dipanita Sapoyi, both from Joynagar–Panchala in Howrah, who won gold medals in their respective age-group categories at an international yoga competition organised by the International Yoga Sports Federation (IYSF).International ...
23 September 2025 The StatesmanCalcutta Management Association holds its AGM
Calcutta Management Association (CMA) convened its 67th annual general meeting recently. The meeting, chaired by G M Kapur, president, CMA & advisor, Kolkata Centre, INTACH Conservation Institute, witnessed enthusiastic participation from members. At the AGM, the new Executive Committee ...
23 September 2025 The Statesman29 in judicial custody for attack on police officers
Purulia police have arrested 29 people for attacking officers during the rail roko agitation by the Adivasi Kurmi Samaj in Kotshila. Five police personnel were injured in the incident, including two senior IPS officers of the state – Dhruba ...
23 September 2025 The StatesmanMet issues rain alert in south Bengal districts
As Durga Puja draws closer, the likelihood of rain continues to rise in South Bengal, with the India Meteorological Department (IMD) warning of rough seas and heavy showers later this week.The sky of Kolkata on Monday is covered with ...
23 September 2025 The StatesmanCity Durga Puja depicts Kolkata’s untold history
Durga Puja of Bandhudal Club in northern suburbs is based on the theme: An Untold History Beyond Myth.The evolution of Kolkata has been portrayed through art, models and charts. The deed of Kolkata, the high court order, which stated ...
23 September 2025 The StatesmanPriced Out Talent
The latest decision by Washington to impose a staggering annual charge on skilled-worker visas marks a turning point in the global contest for talent. By attaching a six-figure fee to each new application, the United States is sending a ...
23 September 2025 The StatesmanFatal accidents rock Madhyamgram, New Town
Two separate accidents in Madhyamgram and New Town on Monday left two people dead, triggering public anger and police investigations. In Madhyamgram, a 52-year-old scooter rider was killed after being run over by a government bus on Jessore Road. ...
23 September 2025 The StatesmanClean overhead tanks to prevent any brain health scare cases: KMC
With increasing cases of brain-eating amoeba being reported from Kerala and the fear of ‘Naegleria fowleri’ (the amoeba’s scientific name) incidence crawling into the mindset of citizens of the city, the Kolkata Municipal Corporation has urged people to take ...
23 September 2025 The StatesmanShah to inaugurate Durga Puja in Kolkata on 26 Sep
Union home minister Amit Shah will visit West Bengal on 26 September to inaugurate Durga Puja celebrations, after his trip was pushed back from earlier dates of 22 or 23 September, party sources said Monday.Shah will formally inaugurate the ...
23 September 2025 The StatesmanPassion, devotion drives this Behala woman to carve out Durga idols
In a land where women are manifestations of shakti (power), the agomoni (arrival) of Goddess Durga on earth is a time for celebration.A middle-aged woman in Thakurpukur, Behala, driven by the passion of crafting Durga idols, is worshipping Ma ...
23 September 2025 The StatesmanTMC Leader Abhishek Banerjee extends Navratri greetings, emphasizes celebration of Shakti and triumph of good over evil
Trinamool Congress leader Abhishek Banerjee on Monday extended his warmest greetings to everyone across the country on the occasion of Navratri, highlighting the festival as a celebration of Shakti, the eternal power of the Divine Feminine.In a social media ...
23 September 2025 The StatesmanPeace can prevail in country only when there is unity: Mamata Banerjee
On the occasion of Mahalaya on Sunday, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee inaugurated multiple Durga Puja Pandals in the state, some physically and others virtually, and then stressed that only in an ambience of unity, peace can prevail ...
22 September 2025 The StatesmanSuvendu Adhikari accuses police of ‘unnecessarily obstructing’ RSS rally in Maheshtala
Leader of the opposition in the West Bengal Assembly, Suvendu Adhikari on Sunday, accused the West Bengal Police of unnecessarily obstructing a peaceful rally of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) earlier in the day to commemorate the completion of ...
22 September 2025 The StatesmanBefore 2026 polls Trinamool to partially implement ‘one person, one post’ within party
Before the crucial 2021 West Bengal Assembly polls scheduled next year, the Trinamool Congress will partially implement “one person, one post” police at the grassroots level leadership, a party insider aware of the development said.However, a member of the ...
22 September 2025 The StatesmanBengal CEO office begins process of creating database of polling booths
In order to help the voters of West Bengal to have a first-hand and detailed information about the polling booths where they will be supposed to caste their voters in the crucial state assembly elections scheduled next year, the ...
22 September 2025 The StatesmanFrom sultan’s court to modern Bengal: Enduring story of Durga worship
There was a time when the strains of a Baul gaan (songs) and a Murshidi gaan floated together over Bengal’s paddy fields, when Hindus and Muslims, bound by the same rhythms of harvest and hardship, sang the same ditties. ...
22 September 2025 The StatesmanSMPK organizes one-day capacity building workshop on preventive vigilance
As a part of the ongoing three-month Preventive Vigilance Campaign (18 August-17 November), Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port, Kolkata (SMPK) organised a one-day capacity building workshop on Friday, on preventive vigilance at its Kolkata Dock System. This event is a ...
22 September 2025 The StatesmanIEM Kolkata host global IEM-HEALS health summit
Kolkata welcomed an international gathering of scientists, innovators, and healthcare leaders as it hosts IEM-HEALS 2025, the international conference on advancing science and technologies in health science. The three-day event began on 19 September and will continue till 21 ...
22 September 2025 The StatesmanNepal tourism calls Indian tourists, promises safe travel
The Nepal Tourism Board (NTB), Nepal’s national tourism organisation, has announced that peace, stability and normalcy have been fully restored across the country following weeks of youth-led political protests and upheaval.Tourism, one of Nepal’s most vital economic sectors, was ...
22 September 2025 The StatesmanKurmi agitation affects train services in SER
At least 21 trains were cancelled while 24 others were regulated in different ways following agitation at various stations in the neighbouring states by the members of the Kurmi community.Till 5.30 p.m. around 46 trains were affected due to ...
22 September 2025 The StatesmanTwo registrars: VC visits police station to lodge complaint
The vice-chancellor of Burdwan University, Professor Shankar Nath, visited Burdwan police station this evening to lodge a formal complaint regarding workplace difficulties.Professor Nath was seen waiting at the station for nearly 30 minutes before submitting a written complaint to ...
22 September 2025 The StatesmanTMC leader found dead
Tension gripped a neighbourhood near Durgapur Steel Township this evening following the mysterious death of a Trinamul Congress leader at his garden bungalow.Nikhil Nayek, 63, had served as the trade union leader of the party’s unorganised workers’ wing for ...
22 September 2025 The StatesmanSenior citizens rally against noise pollution during festivities
Senior citizens and elderly residents took to the streets of Serampore last Friday under the banner of Baji o DJ Box Birodhi Manch, to raise awareness about the harmful effects of DJ sound systems and loud firecrackers. The demonstrators ...
22 September 2025 The StatesmanADPC chalks out traffic Plan for Durga Puja
The Asansol Durgapur Police Commissionerate (ADPC) has announced a comprehensive traffic management master plan to regulate the movement of heavy goods and commercial vehicles on national highway 19, between Barakar and Budbud, from 25 September onwards. The initiative aims ...
22 September 2025 The StatesmanRain, thunderstorms lash Kolkata, more likely during Puja
Heavy rain accompanied by thunderstorms drenched large parts of Kolkata and its suburbs on Saturday, inundating several roads and raising concerns ahead of Durga Puja celebrations.From early morning, dark clouds covered the sky, followed by spells of torrential rain. ...
22 September 2025 The StatesmanSAIL-ISP signs Rs 300 crore agreement for new sinter plant
The first major component of the upcoming Rs 35,000 crore integrated steel plant at Burnpur has been awarded to a consortium for Rs 300 crore. The IISCO Steel Plant (ISP) of the Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) will ...
21 September 2025 The StatesmanFrom Mughals, British to the Centre, Durga Puja supported by all realms
More than five centuries old, a tradition and custom that has braved the vagaries of time, its intrinsic nature winning the support of one leader after another, no matter the allegiance. That, succinctly, sums up the Ghoshal Bari Durga ...
21 September 2025 The StatesmanPHE Contractors raises concern over non-payment of dues
The All Bengal PHE Contractors’ Association (Civil), representing contractors who have been serving the Public Health and Technical Department of West Bengal for over three to four decades, has expressed deep concern over the prolonged issue of pending payments ...
21 September 2025 The StatesmanMed commission advisory on rabies management to colleges
With timely administration of post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) immediately after an animal bite rabies is 100 per cent preventable and at the same time it’s also 100 per cent fatal, the National Medical Commission (NMC) states while issuing on advisory ...
21 September 2025 The StatesmanBJP worker brutally murdered in his Nadia home, TMC denies links
A BJP worker was dragged out of bed and bludgeoned to death inside his own home at Prachin Mayapur in Nabadwip on Vishwakarma Puja night, in an attack that has reignited the bitter feud between the ruling Trinamul Congress ...
21 September 2025 The StatesmanSER strengthens security to counter Kurmi rail blockade
With the Kurmi community announcing a widespread rail blockade tomorrow in the South Eastern Railway jurisdiction, the zonal railway has identified 52 locations as ‘sensitive’ and decided to strengthen security personnel deployment there.The members of the Kurmi community had ...
21 September 2025 The StatesmanShowers threaten to spoil festive mood
As the countdown to Durga Puja begins, Bengal finds itself caught in the grip of late monsoon showers that show no signs of retreating. The weather office has warned that the rain clouds are likely to shadow Mahalaya, the ...
21 September 2025 The StatesmanDam breached in Malda, HC asks for report
There is a flood-like situation in Manikchak and Ratua areas of Malda district due to the breaching of embankments of Fulahar river. Twice the banks have been breached in the last one month, leading to major resentment amongst the ...
21 September 2025 The StatesmanState police to deploy 15,000 extra personnel for Durga Puja
With just nine days left before Durga Puja, West Bengal Police said Friday that it is prepared to manage massive crowds expected across the state during the biggest festival for Bengalis.Additional 10,000 to 15,000 police personnel will be deployed ...
21 September 2025 The StatesmanPuja at Belur Math enters 125th year
Ramakrishna Math and Mission will celebrate the 125th year of Durga Puja in 2025.Swami Vivekananda started the Durga Puja in 1901. As Ramakrishna Mission was run by the monks, the sankalpa was held in the name of Ma Sarada. ...
20 September 2025 The StatesmanTMC leader accuses BJP of misleading people on citizenship
Senior Trinamul Congress leader and Bongaon Municipality chairman Gopal Seth has today alleged that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is misleading people on the issue of citizenship under the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA), triggering a fresh war of words ...
20 September 2025 The StatesmanPuja theme traces the evolution of Bengali language
The theme of Chaltabagan Sarbojanin Durga Puja Committee is the history, evolution and development of Bengali language over decades.The committee is celebrating the Puja for the 81st year in 2025. Chaltabagan is one of the most popular community Puja ...
20 September 2025 The StatesmanNew EMU local from Bidhannagar to ease passenger rush
As a part of the plan to handle the increasing footfall brought by the full stretch operation of the Green Line Metro corridor, the Sealdah Division has decided to run one pair of new local EMU from Bidhannagar station ...
20 September 2025 The StatesmanMore Metro Services in Green Line
Good News for Metro commuters! Metro Railway is going to increase services on the Green Line from today (Saturday). On this line, 226 services will be operated daily from Monday to Saturday instead of 186 services. In the morning ...
20 September 2025 The StatesmanTMC leader gets bail within 12 hr of arrest
Trinamul Congress leader Tridib Barui on Thursday was granted bail within 12 hours after his arrest by police on Wednesday evening for allegedly thrashing the acting headmaster Milankanti Pal of Birendra Vidyaniketan School in Kakdwip of South 24-Parganas district.Barui’s ...
20 September 2025 The StatesmanMamata mentions about release of inmates from correctional homes
The state government will set free 45 convicts serving life terms in different correctional homes in the state.They will be released following their “good conduct”. The correctional administration department watched them closely and expressed its satisfaction following which the ...
20 September 2025 The StatesmanCabinet clears hand over of 193.7 acres of land to WBIDC
The state cabinet, which met at Nabanna today under the leadership of chief minister Mamata Banerjee, decided in principle to hand over about 193.7 acres of land to West Bengal Industrial Development Corporation (WBIDC) for setting up the Tajpur-Dankuni-Raghunathpur ...
20 September 2025 The StatesmanAspirants from SFI, Kurmi Samaj apply for Cong spokesperson’s post
In a surprising development, members of the Students’ Federation of India (SFI), a Left-wing students’ organisation, and representatives of the Adivasi Kurmi Samaj appeared for interviews to select Congress spokespersons for south Bengal.Forty shortlisted candidates were interviewed today by ...
19 September 2025 The StatesmanLPG cylinder explodes, shop owner critically injured
An LPG cylinder explosion at a cycle repair shop during Vishwakarma Puja triggered a fire that left the shop owner critically injured in a village near Durgapur last evening.Two fire tenders brought the blaze under control within an hour ...
19 September 2025 The StatesmanFirst female surgeon from north Bengal to receive FRCS from RCS, Glasgow
In a landmark achievement for the region, Dr Neela Bhattacharya has been conferred the prestigious Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Glasgow (FRCS), becoming the first female surgeon from north Bengal to receive this international honour.Currently serving ...
19 September 2025 The StatesmanKumartuli: A concoction of traditions & contradictions
As the lanes of Kumartuli prepare for another season of Durga Puja, the centuries-old neighbourhood of idol-makers remains both indispensable and precarious. For the artisans, who are at the heart of the city’s most-celebrated festival, commercial sustenance has always ...
19 September 2025 The StatesmanYoung minds from city school win laurels at IIT-Guwahati
Two Class XI boys from Pramila Memorial Advanced School, an ISC school in Baguiati, were crowned champions of Technothlon 2025, organised by IIT Guwahati.The theme was “That’ll Spark Your Curiosity”.AdvertisementTechnothlon is an international school championship and a flagship event ...
19 September 2025 The StatesmanTourist smart cards for Durga Puja
Anticipating a footfall that could cross the one million mark during peak Durga Puja days, the Kolkata Metro Railway has decided to introduce Tourist Smart Cards. According to the city Metro office, to facilitate the travel of large ...
19 September 2025 The StatesmanAdhikari meets Shah, talks about BJP’s rise in Bengal
West Bengal Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari met Union home minister Amit Shah in New Delhi on Monday and a day later, made a strong pitch for the BJP’s prospects in the 2026 Assembly elections.He declared that the party’s ...
19 September 2025 The StatesmanWork together to win all Birbhum seats, Abhishek tells district leaders
Trinamul Congress All India General Secretary Abhishek Banerjee has directed the Birbhum district party leadership to stop factional feuds and work together, setting a target to win all the Assembly seats in the district in next year’s polls.Leaders of ...
19 September 2025 The StatesmanDepicting goddess Durga in different mediums
A unique three-day exhibition on Ma Durga depicted through various mediums will be held at the Ramakrishna Mission Institute of Culture from 18 September.The exhibition titled Mahamaya will showcase Ma Durga in old coins, lithographs among others. Three hundred-year-old ...
19 September 2025 The StatesmanSMPK signs concession agreement with JSW Infra
In a landmark development for maritime infrastructure, Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port on Monday signed a concession agreement with JSW Infra Ltd. for the mechanisation and modernisation of Berths 7 and 8 at Netaji Subhas Dock (NSD) under the Kolkata ...
19 September 2025 The StatesmanPIL in HC for intervention in peaceful screening of ‘The Bengal Files’
A public interest litigation was filed on Tuesday at the Calcutta High Court, seeking the court’s intervention in ensuring a smooth and peaceful screening of the Vivek Agnihotri-directed ‘The Bengal Files’ in cinema halls and multiplexes in West Bengal.At ...
19 September 2025 The StatesmanMamata’s Rs 10 lakh gift for get together programme at SSKM
Chief minister Mamata Banerjee, who also heads the state health department on Tuesday announced to give a financial gift of Rs 10 lakh to SSKM Hospital for a ‘get together’ programme among its doctors, administrative officials and other employees.The ...
19 September 2025 The StatesmanJU, Carring Minds International collaborate on seminar on suicide prevention, mental health
Suicide and mental health are no longer conversations that can be delayed – they are urgent realities that cut across age, gender, and social backgrounds. Recognising this, Jadavpur University’s Centre for Studies in Cultural Diversity and Wellbeing and Carring ...
18 September 2025 The StatesmanEx-Army man dies in freak accident
A 52-year-old former Army jawan, now employed as a security guard at Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport, died in a freak accident on Wednesday afternoon when a stray Chinese kite string slit his throat as he rode his ...
18 September 2025 The StatesmanCoal India’s blood donation drive
In a spirited display of social responsibility, Coal India Limited (CIL) successfully organised a Blood Donation Camp at its corporate headquarters as part of the nationwide Raktadan Amrit Mahotsav 2.0 initiative. The event, conducted in association with ABTYP, witnessed ...
18 September 2025 The StatesmanDocumentary on Durga to be shown at Times Square, London
For the first time a Bengali documentary on Durga Puja will be shown at Time Square, New York this year.The documentary titled, Durgotsav 432, will be screened on the day of Mahanabami on 1 October. The duration of the ...
18 September 2025 The StatesmanFliers rush for selfies with PM Modi’s cut-out
Hundreds of passengers at Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International (NSCBI) Airport jostled to take selfies beside a life-size cut-out of Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday, coinciding with his 75th birthday.Airport authorities said the rush of passengers eager to ...
18 September 2025 The StatesmanCuffs on school teacher on suspicion of murder
A school teacher was arrested in Birbhum district after the dismembered remains of a missing Class VII pupil were recovered from a forest near Kullakata village early this morning.The accused, Manoj Kumar Pal, a physical science teacher, was taken ...
18 September 2025 The StatesmanState to give early salaries to its employees this month
With the Pujas just around the bend, the state government has announced an advance disbursal of current month salaries for its employees between 24 and 25 September, this year.A government notification to this effect was issued by the state ...
18 September 2025 The StatesmanFirst consignment of 38 MT Hilsa from B’desh reaches state
First consignment of Bangladeshi Hilsa reached West Bengal through Petrapole border on Wednesday eight days after the interim government of the Prime Minister Md Yunus on 8 September decided to export 1,200 MT silver fish of the Padma to ...
18 September 2025 The StatesmanAbhishek comes to rescue of migrant worker stuck in Odisha
Ek dake Abhishek, an initiative taken by Abhishek Banerjee, national general secretary of Trinamul Congress has helped rescue a migrant Bengali-speaking worker, who was confined by the police and later brutally assaulted in Odisha.Family members of the migrant worker ...
18 September 2025 The Statesman‘Petition by industrialists against Bengal govt’s incentive scheme withdrawal was inevitable’
Leader of the Opposition in West Bengal Assembly, Suvendu Adhikari, on Wednesday, observed that the decision by a group of industrialists to approach the Calcutta High Court against the decision of the state government to revoke an industry incentive ...
18 September 2025 The StatesmanGST reforms: Mother Dairy cuts prices of packaged milk, dairy products
Mother Dairy on Tuesday announced a reduction in the prices of its packaged milk and several dairy products by up to Rs 2, following changes in the Goods and Services Tax (GST) structure.The revised prices will come into effect ...
17 September 2025 The StatesmanTrishakti warriors conquer high-altitude route march in Sikkim
Troops of the Indian Army’s Trishakti Corps have successfully completed a gruelling high-altitude route march across Sikkim’s rugged terrain, reaffirming their operational readiness in one of the country’s most strategically sensitive regions.Conducted from 9-15 September, the six-day exercise saw ...
17 September 2025 The StatesmanAAI airports to mark Yatri Seva Diwas for passengers
Airports Authority of India (AAI) will observe Yatri Seva Diwas on 17 September across its airports with a range of passenger-focused initiatives, officials said Wednesday.Nivedita Dubey, regional executive director of AAI’s eastern region, said the day will celebrate the ...
17 September 2025 The StatesmanCM inaugurates Woodburn 2 ‘Ananyo’ complex at SSKM
Chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday inaugurated Woodburn 2 block ‘Ananyo’ inside the SSKM Hospital complex facing the Victoria Memorial with lush greeneries and Race course along the A J C Bose Road Flyover to provide corporate healthcare facilities ...
17 September 2025 The StatesmanEconomist Prasenjit Bose joins Congress
Economist and social activist Prasenjit Bose, once a prominent Left student leader at Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), formally joined the Congress party in Kolkata on Monday, declaring that he was aligning with the fight to protect the Constitution and ...
17 September 2025 The StatesmanKolkata Police issues guidelines to stop crime during Durga Puja
Kolkata Police have taken special measures to ensure law and order across the city ahead of Durga Puja, with Police Commissioner Manoj Verma recently issuing several guidelines in this regard in the monthly crime meeting, a senior police official ...
17 September 2025 The StatesmanCalcutta HC concludes hearing on Partha Chatterjee’s bail plea in crucial school job case, reserves order
The Calcutta High Court on Monday concluded hearing on the bail petition by former West Bengal Education Minister and Trinamool Congress Secretary General Partha Chatterjee in a crucial case registered against him by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) ...
17 September 2025 The StatesmanArtists push for dying hand-painted art at Tala Park
Once upon a time, painters were much in demand for using their imagination to bring to life art works. Brushes and paints were their tools. Art was not only an expression of creativity, but also an important means of ...
16 September 2025 The StatesmanTaking steps to an advanced life
With Durga Puja less than a fortnight away, hectic activities are on to give final touches to the clay idols and decorate the pandals with definite themes.The theme of 41 Palli Durga Puja Committee is Sopan, meaning staircase. With ...
16 September 2025 The StatesmanTrinamul lambasts MP govt over alleged gang-rape
Trinamul Congress has lambasted the BJP-led Madhya Pradesh government after two minor girls were abducted and subsequently allegedly gang-raped in Singrauli.Trinamul Congress leaders said for the BJP Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao is just a slogan.AdvertisementThe party in its X ...
16 September 2025 The StatesmanUnion minister alleges humiliation by state police during PM visit
Union minister of state for education and development of North Eastern Region Sukanta Majumdar on Monday accused police authorities at Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International (NSCBI) Airport in Kolkata of deliberately humiliating him by blocking his convoy, while allegedly ...
16 September 2025 The StatesmanTeenager drowns in pond
A 13-year-old boy, Ansh Prasad, drowned in a pond at Prabhas Nagar, Ward 29 of Serampore Municipality, on Sunday.Ansh, a Class VII student of Rishra Vidyapith Hindi High School, had gone to bathe in the Tarapukur pond when he ...
16 September 2025 The StatesmanDakshineswar incident: Metro upgrades security at stations
In the aftermath of the alleged stabbing and brutal murder of a student at Dakshineswar station on Friday, the Kolkata Metro Railway authorities have decided to strengthen security arrangements across its network.The city Metro is to induct 800 additional ...
16 September 2025 The StatesmanPM Modi to visit Bihar, West Bengal today, unveil development projects worth over Rs 3600 Cr
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is on a high-profile visit to West Bengal and Bihar on Monday, where he is inaugurating key infrastructure and developmental projects aimed at enhancing India’s military preparedness, regional connectivity, and economic growth.Starting his day in ...
15 September 2025 The Statesman3-century-old Seoraphuli Rajbari Durga Puja ‘bodhan’ held six days ahead of Mahalaya
The three-century-old Durga Puja of Seoraphuli Rajbari has held fast to its unique traditional rituals and culture over the years. It does not run parallel with the usual Durga Puja rites and appearances. The uniqueness of this Puja has ...
15 September 2025 The StatesmanAbhishek sets age bar for TMC youth wing leaders
Trinamul Congress national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee has said leaders above 40 years cannot head the youth wings anymore. However, those who reach 40 years will be absorbed in the main organisation. Also, the party is principally against the ...
15 September 2025 The StatesmanDRI crack down on drug racket, seizes narcotics worth Rs 26 cr
The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI), Kolkata zonal unit, in its fight against illegal drug trafficking conducted a multi-pronged operation on 12 September.The DRI has seized narcotics worth around Rs 26 crore and arrested 10 persons including the mastermind.Advertisement“In ...
15 September 2025 The Statesman