Save the Teesta Movement committee, a group of social activists based in Kalimpong, has begun its second phase of communication with authorities to raise awareness about the current crisis caused by ‘mismanagement’ of the river.The committee has previously sent ...
11 July 2024 The StatesmanChief minister Mamata Banerjee has set a deadline of 10 days to bring down prices of vegetables. At a meeting in state secretariat Nabanna, she directed the state administration and the task force constituted by her to check prices ...
11 July 2024 The StatesmanAfter the central government introduced the Agniveer scheme, there has been considerable debate on the nature of the scheme and the future of the Agniveers, who leave the Indian Army or who die in the line of duty.But the ...
11 July 2024 The StatesmanThe Teesta river, currently swollen from heavy monsoon rains, has begun to engulf large portions of its banks in various areas of Jalpaiguri district since last night.As a result, approximately 36 families in Laltong village in Rajganj block have ...
11 July 2024 The StatesmanRaju Bista, the Member of Parliament from Darjeeling, today visited the Mahanadi area (63 Line) in Kurseong sub-division that was affected by a major landslide on 3 July. This disaster has greatly disrupted the lives of the local residents.MP ...
11 July 2024 The StatesmanAfter the coal scam, Coal India is now perturbed with the desperate pilferage of fund from its exchequer to the tune of several crores in the name of production and dispatch of processed overburden (POB), for which the senior ...
11 July 2024 The StatesmanIn order to improve punctuality by reducing asset failure, the signalling and telecommunications (S&T) department of Eastern Railway has replaced 143 outdated point machines and 60 Kilometre worn-out signalling cables taking the cumulative total to 110 kilometres in June ...
11 July 2024 The StatesmanBuoyed by the Supreme Court order on appointment of vice-chancellors’, members of The Educationists’ Forum in the state today issued a second legal notice to Governor C V Ananda Bose, who is also the chancellor of universities.The legal notice ...
11 July 2024 The StatesmanA motorbike rider was severely beaten up after he tried to take a school girl on his motorcycle at Kathapul in Canning yesterday afternoon. The youth was later handed over to the police. Police said that while returning home ...
10 July 2024 The StatesmanThe National Commission for Women (NCW) today has taken notice of an incident, in which four people were pinning a “woman” down and beating “her”. The video has gone viral. The NCW has demanded an investigation.A report on the ...
10 July 2024 The StatesmanMayor Goutam Deb announced on Tuesday that the Siliguri Municipal Corporation (SMC) is committed to transforming the town into a zero-waste area.After a meeting with members of the standing committee for solid waste management, mayor Deb revealed that several ...
10 July 2024 The StatesmanHospitals are running out of Factor-VIII and Factor-IX injections required for haemophilia patients.On 28 June, chief medical officer of health (CMOH) of Jhargram district wrote a letter to the state health department at Swasthya Bhaban requesting funds for procurement ...
10 July 2024 The StatesmanWill the BJP be able to retain the three Assembly seats, Ranaghat Dakshin, Bagdah and Raiganj amidst the ruling Trinamul Congress’ electrifying victory, winning 29 out of 42 seats in the recently-held Lok Sabha (LS) polls in West Bengal?Four ...
10 July 2024 The StatesmanChief minister Mamata Banerjee today hit out at the Centre for doing nothing to address the threat of floods in vast areas of north Bengal, which is facing a flood scare due to continuous rains there. In this contest, ...
10 July 2024 The StatesmanThe Bhadreswar Municipality has come up with a positive step to spread awareness on swimming and encourage school children and youth to take up swimming as part of games and sports.The civic body hosted the district age-group swimming championship, ...
10 July 2024 The StatesmanA fully air-conditioned crew lobby, rest rooms, biometric attendance, the crew lobby under the South Eastern Railway at Andul station is equipped with state-of-the-art amenities, claimed the zonal railway officials today.The crew lobbies, as emphasised by the SER ...
10 July 2024 The StatesmanWest Bengal Governor on Monday said that it has sought a report from the office of the Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on actions taken by the state government against the Commissioner of Kolkata Police Vineet Kumar Goyal and the ...
10 July 2024 The StatesmanRavi Gandhi, ADG, Border Security Force (BSF), Eastern Command, inspected the progress of construction of a Composite Border Outpost (BOP) at Kakmarichar in West Bengal’s Murshidabad district on Monday.The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has sanctioned the construction of ...
10 July 2024 The StatesmanThe Durga Puja at Serampore RMS Maidan is usually performed under the banner of 5 and 6 Palli Ghosti Babsayi Samity, however Kalyan Banerjee, soon after becoming MP of Serampore extended a helping hand towards the Durga ...
9 July 2024 The StatesmanAn elderly man allegedly died after a scuffle during a meeting related to Durga Puja arrangements at a Barrackpore Club last night. The incident has led to accusations against Barrackpore’s Ward 12 Trinamul Congress (TMC) councillor Mausumi Mukhopadhyay and ...
9 July 2024 The StatesmanChief minister Mamata Banerjee said road accidents have been successfully brought down after implementation of Safe Drive Save Life programme.Miss Banerjee in her X handle wrote: “Safe Drive Save Life is a programme designed by us to promote road ...
9 July 2024 The StatesmanBimal Gurung, the former chief executive of the Gorkhaland Territorial Administration (GTA) and current president of Gorkha Jan Mukti Morcha (GJMM), has written to chief minister Mamata Banerjee urging her to intervene and cancel the illegal lease deeds of ...
9 July 2024 The StatesmanUniversity has reinstated Dr Bibekananda Mukherjee as the head of the department of visual arts, despite serious allegations of rape made by a PhD student under his guidance. This decision (Ref no -R/Estab/Headship/Vis.Art./2024/DP-268 dated 5. 7. 2024) has prompted ...
9 July 2024 The StatesmanWest Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, on Monday, claimed that the renewal of the Indo-Bangladesh Farakka Treaty (1996) – which is set to expire in 2026 – will not only impact West Bengal but also the neighbouring statement of ...
9 July 2024 The StatesmanThe implementing agency of the Kavi Subhash- Airport Corridor of the Orange Line has completed the structural works of Gour Kishor Ghosh Metro station at Chingrighata Crossing. Once commissioned, the station, situated near Sukanta Nagar area and named after ...
8 July 2024 The StatesmanThe divine journey of Lord Jagannath which commenced 628 years back in Mahesh Serampore, took place once again today. Elaborate measures and steps were taken by the police and civic administration to conduct the Rath Yatra free from any ...
8 July 2024 The StatesmanThe Eastern Railway is aiming to run several trains at maximum speed of 130 kmph from 110, which would help in reducing the jou rney time of long-distance trains. According to the Eastern Railway which is working on improving ...
8 July 2024 The StatesmanDiya Mondal (20), a nursing student, hailing from Kanksha near Durgapur, is reported to have committed suicide by hanging herself in Bengaluru in Karnataka. She hails from a poor family and her father works as a cook to earn ...
8 July 2024 The StatesmanThe Jagannath temple at Digha will be inaugurated after Durga Puja this year, chief minister Mamata Banerjee announced today. She pulled the rope of the chariot to mark the beginning of the festival outside the ISKCON temple in south ...
8 July 2024 The StatesmanKolkata is in a better situation this year till now as far as dengue infections are concerned, informed the mayor of Kolkata Municipal Corporation, Firhad Hakim, today. According to the mayor, 30 per cent fewer dengue cases have been ...
8 July 2024 The StatesmanCentral BJP leaders are aiming to restructure the saffron party’s organisation at the state and district level ahead of the 2026 Assembly elections in view of the party’s poor performance in the Lok Sabha elections. According to sources, some ...
8 July 2024 The StatesmanA child fell to his death from the sixth floor of a building while playing last night in Ballygunge. The incident occurred on Saturday night at a servant’s quarters adjacent to the residences of military officers in Ballygunge. On ...
8 July 2024 The StatesmanA man was allegedly beaten to death on suspicion of theft near Bhangar market this morning. The incident occurred around 500 metres from Bhangar police station. The deceased was identified as Azgar Molla (50). In the early morning, the ...
8 July 2024 The StatesmanDespite significant advancements in groundwater management, West Bengal continues to grapple with considerable challenges. On average, approximately 44 per cent of the region’s groundwater is extracted annually for agricultural, industrial, and domestic purposes. The highest groundwater extraction is recorded ...
7 July 2024 The StatesmanA year ago, in July, a couple’s only daughter had committed suicide. Fifteen days before the anniversary of their daughter’s death, the decomposed bodies of her parents were recovered. This incident occurred at Saptarshinagar in Barasat, on Friday morning.Neighbours ...
7 July 2024 The StatesmanA BJP worker, his wife and son were allegedly attacked in Sonarpur on early Saturday morning. It is alleged that they were assaulted with sharp weapons. Initially, all three were taken to MR Bangur Hospital, but later they were ...
7 July 2024 The StatesmanGoutam Goswami, a leader of Trinamul Congress, was presented before the Jalpaiguri District Court today after being arrested by the Siliguri Metropolitan Police in Delhi yesterday for his involvement in a land scam.The court has granted the police 10 ...
7 July 2024 The StatesmanThe Sikkim science and technology department has recently completed a scientific excursion to the East Rathong Glacier, which took place from 22 June to 4 July.According to an official, this trip was conducted as part of their ongoing studies ...
7 July 2024 The StatesmanThe mayor of Siliguri, Goutam Deb, inaugurated a two-day global conference titled “Collaboration between Advanced Technology and Education: Scope and Challenges”. The event was funded by the Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR) and hosted by Siliguri BEd ...
7 July 2024 The StatesmanPolice today busted an inter-state car lifting racket and arrested three members of the gang, allegedly from Bihar.The arrests follow a specific tip-off from an app-cab driver, who was looted midway and beaten up after three members of the ...
7 July 2024 The StatesmanThe legal advisor to RSS in Asansol, senior advocate Piyush Goswami has refuted the allegations made by chief minister Mamata Banerjee that the RSS building in Asansol has been set up on land after filling up a waterbody.Showing papers ...
7 July 2024 The StatesmanThe condition of the veteran politician Mukul Roy is still critical though there has been a slight improvement in his health status, according to doctors attending to him at the premier private hospital where he has been undergoing treatment ...
7 July 2024 The StatesmanSubodh Singh, the gangster, who is now in CID custody in Kolkata, allegedly told investigators, that though he hailed from Bihar, he had created a space in Bengal allegedly through his crime syndicate, which he had established from 2007, ...
7 July 2024 The StatesmanCPI(ML) Liberation has called for support for the Left and Democratic Alliance in the upcoming Assembly by-elections, which will be held 10 July.This decision was made at the party’s state committee meeting held recently at Moulali Youth Centre in ...
6 July 2024 The StatesmanThe temporary contract workers, under the contractor of the medicine department at Sagar Dutta Medical College and Hospital have gone on strike and protest due to not receiving their salaries for the past four months.Today marks the second day ...
6 July 2024 The StatesmanBiman Bandyopadhyay, Speaker of the state Assembly, on Friday administered the oath to the two newly-elected Trinamul Congress MLAs Sanyantika Banerjee and Reyat Hossain Sarkar. The Baranagar and Bhagwangola Assembly constituency winners were administered oath 31 days after the ...
6 July 2024 The StatesmanFollowing the arrest of Debasish Pramanik, Siliguri Metropolitan Police have also arrested Goutam Goswami, a Trinamul Congress leader, for his involvement in a land grabbing case.Goswami, who held positions in both the Siliguri Jalpaiguri Development Authority and the Dabgram ...
6 July 2024 The StatesmanTwo members of a family have been charred to death while the third member is battling for life at the hospital at Natungeet Village, under Bolpur police station of Birbhum district at wee hours today.The police are baffled as ...
6 July 2024 The StatesmanPower and youth services minister Aroop Biswas will inaugurate a 15-day residential workshop to identify budding jatra (open theatre) artists on 7 July, the day of Rath Yatra.The programme will be held at the Paschimbanga Jatra Academy in Bagbazar.A ...
6 July 2024 The StatesmanFor over a fortnight, an elderly couple and their son, thrashed allegedly at the whims of a local leader have fled their Jamalpur place fearing further attacks.The reason behind the fierce attack on them was their refusal to respond ...
6 July 2024 The StatesmanA single-judge Bench of the Calcutta High Court, on Friday, directed the CBI to take the help of any specialised agency to recover the data regarding the optical mark recognition (OMR) sheets used in the written examination for the ...
6 July 2024 The StatesmanThe Balagarh river bank erosion is an alarming issue and no permanent steps have been taken to stop the alarming rate of erosion.More than 2-km stretch of river bank, from Guptipara Surya Mandir onwards is undergoing a massive erosion ...
6 July 2024 The StatesmanDarjeeling MP Raju Bista has raised concerns over the unequal distribution of central funds among gram panchayats and panchayat samitis.Mr Bista sought clarifications from the district magistrates of Darjeeling and Kalimpong following complaints from panchayat members.According to Mr Bista, ...
6 July 2024 The StatesmanChief minister Mamata Banerjee today met with prominent personalities, who supported her to continue her struggle for justice and the state government’s fight against the deprivation to the state by the Centre.In a message to her visitors, the chief ...
6 July 2024 The StatesmanThe Asansol Court has sent the dreaded gangster from Bihar to 14 days CID custody on Wednesday after he was produced before the court. He will be next produced before the court on 17 July.Subodh Singh was taken to ...
5 July 2024 The StatesmanThe Asansol Special CBI Court has released all the five arrested persons in the coal scam on bail, including the two former general managers of Eastern Coalfields Limited (ECL).Though three of the accused Anoop Majee, Joydeb Mondal and Narayan ...
5 July 2024 The StatesmanAfter facing incidents of misbehaviour by passengers, some of them even leading to police cases, a section of private online app cab operators have decided to fix cameras in their vehicles.Yesterday, an online app cab operator in north Kolkata ...
5 July 2024 The StatesmanSpeaker Biman Bandyopadhyay has called for a special session to discuss extensions of different standing committees. The session will be held at 2 pm on Friday. A meeting of the Business Affairs (BA) committee will also be held at ...
5 July 2024 The StatesmanThe Gorkha Gaurav Sansthan, a Kalimpong-based group, associated with the Save Teesta movement, has sent correspondence to multiple government officials, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union home minister Amit Shah.These letters address the Teesta disaster and its impact ...
5 July 2024 The StatesmanBombay Shirt Company has come back to the city and opened its stores on Shakespeare Sarani.This is the Company’s 22nd store in the country.Chippy (Aditya ) Mehta, COO of Bombay Shirt Company said, “We are thrilled to return to ...
5 July 2024 The StatesmanA non-government social welfare organization is trying to bring in some cheer in the districts by providing job opportunities and financial and know-how assistance to educated youth, egging them to be self-reliant.Tapasil Jati Adibasi Praktan Sainik Krishi Bikash Shilpa ...
5 July 2024 The StatesmanChief minister Mamata Banerjee today met with intellectuals, who supported her to continue her struggle for justice and the state government’s fight against the deprivation to the state by the Centre.In a message to the intellectuals, the chief minister ...
5 July 2024 The StatesmanAs per the historic evidence, the trio idols of Sri Jagannath, Balaram and Subhadra at Mahesh Jagannath temple are considered to be 628 years old.The Puri Jagannath temple and the trio deities within the temple are quite primitive but ...
5 July 2024 The StatesmanA pre-wedding lunch arranged for the block development officer within the panchayat samiti office triggered political controversy, especially after Leader of Opposition posted the photographs of the ceremony on his X-handle and also mocked at ‘the BDO’s political loyalty’ ...
5 July 2024 The StatesmanThe recent mob lynching incidents that took place in the district have not only shaken the common people but also alarmed the district police. The police are making announcements on the public address system warning people not to take ...
5 July 2024 The Statesman“Bangali’r 12 mashe, 13 parbon” (Bengalis have 12 months but 13 festivals) is a phrase that most of us Bongs are well attuned to. The grand festivals, the aesthetics, and the energy experienced in Bengal during these various festivals ...
5 July 2024 The StatesmanTrinamul Congress former MLA Arabul Islam is virtually sidelined in the party after he lost his room in the Bhangar-II panchayat samiti (PS) office in South 24-Parganas district, after 16 years.His nameplate in the PS office was removed a ...
4 July 2024 The StatesmanTrinamul Congress is leaving no stone unturned to ensure victory of its candidates for the by-election, scheduled to be held on 10 July.Of the four seats, Trinamul Congress had won the Maniktala seat. The seat fell vacant after Sadhan ...
4 July 2024 The StatesmanThe state government will set up an information bank regarding the condition of roads, both in rural and urban areas by using a geographic information system (GIS).It may be recalled that chief minister Mamata Banerjee in the recently held ...
4 July 2024 The StatesmanUtkala, the cultural wing of Sri Jagannath Seva Samiti, has announced the celebration of Ratha Yatra and Odisha Festival from 7-15 July.The festivities commence with Netrotsav, followed by a vibrant roadshow (Rath Yatra) on 7 July from Khidirpur Jagannath ...
4 July 2024 The StatesmanThe Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority would now be responsible for the upkeep of a part of Mahananda river. The KMDA has undertaken the responsibility of six kilometres of the Mahananda that was faced with an obstruction for the past ...
4 July 2024 The StatesmanThe Trinamul Congress leadership in Jalpaiguri district has rusticated Debasish Pramanik, a prominent party member based on accusations of illegally acquiring government land. This action was taken after receiving orders from the party’s state leaders. Recently, Mr Pramanik was ...
4 July 2024 The StatesmanA youth roaming aimlessly in front of the IIT Kharagpur was caught by some locals on the suspicion of being a mobile phone thief, last night. A local, Ariz Zalish, fearing a mob attack, called for help from two ...
4 July 2024 The StatesmanThe discovery of a mutilated body of an unidentified woman in an undressed state has caused a stir in the Garia area, adjacent to Kolkata city.Police sources reported that the body of the woman was found on Tuesday near ...
4 July 2024 The StatesmanSahitya Akademi, in collaboration with New Alipore College, organized Mulakat, a session of poems and short story reading sessions by budding Bengali writers.The initiative was by Sahitya Akademi to encourage vernacular literature.The programme was inaugurated by professor Jaydeep Sarangi, ...
4 July 2024 The StatesmanDrugs are allegedly sold near a school at Budge Budge in South 24-Parganas, which is just a stone’s throw from the local panchayat office and a police post.Allegations have surfaced that drugs were being sold on government land, right ...
4 July 2024 The StatesmanHospitals and nursing homes will have to take state health department’s approval if indoor patients availing Swasthya Sathi cards, suffering from common diseases, stay at these healthcare units for more than 10 days. Swasthya Sathi scheme is a pet ...
3 July 2024 The StatesmanThe Kolkata Municipal Corporation is considering plans to penalize the housing societies and residential complexes against dumping of solid waste into canals randomly.The civic body is said to have observed several instances of dumping of solid waste from highrises ...
3 July 2024 The StatesmanState agriculture minister Sobhandeb Chattopadhyay held a review meeting on organic farming at Nabanna this afternoon.Principal secretary of department OS Mina, along with senior officials of the department, attended the meeting. The officials in the districts and blocks joined ...
3 July 2024 The StatesmanConsidering the extra rush of passengers during the upcoming Rath Yatra, the Eastern Railway has announced running of Ratha Yatra special trains between Sealdah and Khurda Road and Malda Town and Malatipatpur to accommodate the increased number of passengers ...
3 July 2024 The StatesmanWest Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose, on Tuesday confirmed that he has filed a defamation suit against West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee at Calcutta High Court, allegedly for some slanderous comments made by her against him.“Anyone who will ...
3 July 2024 The StatesmanDue to continuous rainfall in the Himalayan region, several rivers in the Dooars area are overflowing and a few have even burst their banks, leading to flooding in low-lying areas.In the Malbazar block in Jalpaiguri, places like Bagrakote and ...
3 July 2024 The StatesmanKolkata We Care will instal food ATMs in five different zones to address food insecurity in the city.The ATMs will be placed outside local police stations for safety and security.The food ATM concept first began on 15 August, 2017 ...
3 July 2024 The StatesmanIn the face of a series of lynching cases in the recent days, a worried state government today ordered the police to step up vigil and take appropriate steps, according to provisions entailed in 2019 anti-lynching law that was ...
3 July 2024 The StatesmanSubodh Singh, a dreaded inter-state gangster wanted by police in many cases in several states, who has been brought to Asansol by West Bengal CID has allegedly threatened the investigating officer and his family to face dire consequences.Subodh Singh ...
3 July 2024 The StatesmanGovernor, Dr C V Ananda Bose, stated on Tuesday that violence has become a customary occurrence in Bengal. Dr Bose emphasized that the home minister and police minister hold accountability for this situation, and it is the government’s duty ...
3 July 2024 The StatesmanCPM central committee stressed that a genuine review should emerge from the grassroots, without obstruction from mid-level leadership.After the disastrous results in the Lok Sabha election, the CPM’s central committee meeting began on Friday and concluded on Sunday. Sources ...
2 July 2024 The StatesmanChandrima Bhattacharya, state finance minister inaugurated a three-day 56th Garment Fair and B2B Expo this morning.The fair, which will continue till 3 July, is being held at the Milan Mela Ground. Mr Sujit Basu, state minister for fire and ...
2 July 2024 The StatesmanThe present situation resembles that of yesterday, as there have been no new occurrences of erosion or landslides. However, national highway 10 remains closed and traffic is being redirected through Lava Kalimpong to connect Siliguri and Gangtok.Specifically, the section ...
2 July 2024 The StatesmanA recent study has cast a spotlight on the escalating Urban Heat Island (UHI) phenomenon in Kolkata Metropolitan Corporation (KMC), its surrounding areas and other urban towns in West Bengal, revealing a significant rise in land surface temperature (LST) ...
2 July 2024 The StatesmanA group of more than five criminals hijacked a private bus by threatening the driver with a firearm. They then got off at a predetermined spot and took at least three bags from the driver’s cabin.The incident occurred during ...
2 July 2024 The StatesmanA large-scale effort to promote cleanliness was executed at Nathu La, the border between India and China, on Monday.The initiative was taken by the tourism and civil aviation department of Sikkim government in partnership with Swadesh Darshan 2.0, a ...
2 July 2024 The StatesmanTrinamul Congress is gearing up to make the Martyrs’ Day rally on 21 July a grand success.The day has been observed by the Trinamul Congress since its inception in 1998. Mamata Banerjee, who as Youth Congress president had organized ...
2 July 2024 The StatesmanMuchipara Police today conducted reconstruction of the crime scene with the 14 accused persons of lynching of a TV mechanic at Udayan hostel in Bowbazar.Meanwhile, a team of forensic experts also visited the murder site at the hostel today ...
2 July 2024 The StatesmanAfter encroachment by hawkers in city’s markets the state government is now gearing up for a similar crackdown on both sides of canals. The civic body has decided to evict business units from both sides of canals in and ...
2 July 2024 The StatesmanChief minister Mamata Banerjee congratulated the doctors, nursing staff and health workers of Bengal and the country on the occasion of National Doctors’ Day. She also mentioned how free treatment in state-run health care establishments and the Swasthya Sathi ...
2 July 2024 The StatesmanOfficers of the special Task Force of the state police today arrested one terror suspect of a banned Bangladeshi terror group from Chennai, state police sources said. The person arrested as terror suspect has been identified as Seikh Anwar.According to ...
1 July 2024 The StatesmanYet another youth was allegedly beaten to death in Salt Lake area on Saturday, a day after the incident of lynching of a 37-year-old man on Nirmal Chandra Street in Bowbazar, under the Muchipara police station area on Friday.Today, ...
1 July 2024 The StatesmanThe mayor of Asansol Municipal Corporation (AMC), Bidhan Upadhyay has announced withdrawal of hikes in water tax of highrise buildings and apartments in Asansol.Besides, he has also announced that Asansol Municipal Corporation is also not implementing the garbage tax ...
1 July 2024 The StatesmanSiliguri mayor Goutam Deb has urged those in need to apply for the housing programme. This decision was made by the mayor after a resident of Siliguri called during his ‘Talk to Mayor’ session today.The person, who made the ...
1 July 2024 The Statesman