As an air of sadness prevailed with the arrival of idol immersion time at the end of Durga Puja this year, women in West Bengal on Saturday bid farewell to Goddes Durga with vermillion, betel leaf and sweetmeat offerings ...
13 October 2024 The StatesmanThe Calcutta High Court on Friday granted interim bail to all nine youths arrested by Kolkata Police for raising “Justice for R. G. Kar” slogans at a Durga Puja pandal.After their arrest on Wednesday evening, the nine were produced ...
13 October 2024 The StatesmanOne of the seven junior doctors who are sitting on a fast-unto-death demonstration here at Esplanade against the ghastly rape and murder of a fellow medic of R.G Kar Medical College and Hospital, was hospitalised around Thursday midnight after ...
11 October 2024 The StatesmanThe Border Security Force (BSF) raised concerns over the spate of infiltration attempts from Bangladesh at the recently concluded nodal-officer level Border Coordination Meeting (BCM) with the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) at Integrated Check Post (ICP) Petrapole.The BGB delegation ...
11 October 2024 The StatesmanFamilies visiting puja pandals barely yards away from home and had their valuables and cash stolen from four quarters in Durgapur town on Tuesday night. Three houses in E, F, J blocks of Sagarbhanga housing colony in Coke Oven ...
10 October 2024 The StatesmanThe Dengue detection centres, run by the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) will remain open during the pujas to serve people who might be suffering from fever for three to four consecutive days.There are 15 dengue detection centres in the ...
10 October 2024 The StatesmanGlobally acknowledging some of the most thought provoking and beautifully crafted Durga Puja pandals and idols this year, The Art of Living announced the results of the Majestic Pandal Contest, held for the first time.The results for the contest ...
10 October 2024 The StatesmanState power secretary Santanu Bose, DM of Birbhum, Bidhan Roy and sabhadhipati of Birbhum zilla parishad have handed over the compensation cheques to the six bereaved families of the coal mine blast in their homes yesterday evening.Chief secretary Manoj ...
10 October 2024 The StatesmanThe Kolkata Municipal Corporation today announced winners of Kolkata Shree Awards given to different puja committees under its limits.Two puja committees, including Tala Prattoy and Suruchi Sangha bagged the award as the ‘Serar Sera’ Puja for another year in ...
10 October 2024 The StatesmanA trust has been bringing hope, joy and warmth to underprivileged children, the needy and residents of old-age homes during Durga Puja for last few years.On their twelfth anniversary, the Sarodiya Charitable Trust is on a mission to reach ...
10 October 2024 The StatesmanThe Sarad Pushpanjali Samman 2024 concluded with remarkable enthusiasm and participation.This year’s celebration saw a visit to 240 puja pandals, showcasing the rich cultural tapestry and artistic brilliance of Kolkata’s most revered festival.The awards were presented to the following ...
10 October 2024 The StatesmanA section of the civil society on Wednesday wrote to chief minister Mamata Banerjee and chief secretary Manoj Pant requesting their interventions on the junior doctors’ ongoing fast-unto-death programme at Esplanade and demanding justice for the rape and murder.In ...
10 October 2024 The StatesmanThis year, till Maha Sasthi morning, West Bengal State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (WBSEDCL) has provided 50,550 temporary connections to puja committees throughout the state. For temporary connections, 337.15MVA extra load demand was met.For the said connections, an amount ...
10 October 2024 The StatesmanDurga Puja is not only the biggest festival for the Bengalis but it is also a source of income for millions of people. The state government too has been stressing on this point, time and again. Months ahead, the ...
10 October 2024 The StatesmanKolkata FF Fatafat result for October 9, 2024 is out! Kolkata Fatafat, commonly known as Kolkata FF, is a lottery game that has become immensely popular in the city of Kolkata. Played every day from Monday to Sunday, it ...
10 October 2024 The StatesmanThe Sepco Township Sarbojanin Durga Puja in Durgapur town this year is a glaring example of India’s unity in diversity as about thirteen Muslim youths have been entrusted to provide security in the mandap and is already been described ...
9 October 2024 The StatesmanCalcutta High Court today ordered CBI investigation against police ‘excesses’ and ‘physical assault’ against two women, who were arrested for making “indecent remarks” about Trinamul national general secretary and MP Abhishek Banerjee’s daughter.Two young women were arrested by the ...
9 October 2024 The StatesmanState police today formed a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe the Class IV student rape and murder case. The team will investigate the incident under the leadership of SP Baruipur and eight other police officials. Meanwhile, Kultali in ...
9 October 2024 The StatesmanEastern Railway recorded about 494.87 million suburban passengers up to September in the current fiscal, informed official sources today.According to the Eastern Railway office, in the last fiscal of 2023-24, the zonal railway registered an impressive 964.62 million passengers ...
9 October 2024 The StatesmanTwo community pujas have been warned not to allow the pandal hoppers within the premises by the East Burdwan district administration for safety reasons.The move has irked the Durga Puja coordination committee and declared a boycott of the carnival. ...
9 October 2024 The StatesmanConsidering the huge rush of passengers, the Kolkata Metro Railway has decided to take host of initiatives to manage the mammoth crowd of commuters.According to the city Metro office, higher rank officials of Metro railway would be present at ...
9 October 2024 The StatesmanThey were like Neelkanth (Lord Shiva consumed poison and became blue throated to save the universe), bearing the poison of society for years, and now they have grown old. There’s no certainty in life or livelihood anymore. For them, ...
9 October 2024 The StatesmanThe district magistrate and collector of Namchi, Sikkim, Amapa Tamilng has raised concerns about a growing number of students spending time in hotels, restaurants, snooker rooms, and similar venues during school hours. To curb this, Ms Tamilng issued a ...
9 October 2024 The StatesmanFormer Rajya Sabha member from Darjeeling, Shanta Chhetri, along with the current Darjeeling MP Raju Bista, have voiced their concerns regarding the ‘Nepal Tea menace.’In response, they have taken proactive steps by writing letters to the relevant authorities at ...
9 October 2024 The StatesmanThe Calcutta High Court has allowed a PIL seeking NIA investigations in the Birbhum coal mines blast case yesterday. The hearing will take place on 14 October.Advocate Anindya Sundar Das has filed a case on behalf of one Dipak ...
9 October 2024 The StatesmanAhead of Durga Puja, political leaders have stepped forward to support the fire victims of Bidhan Market in Siliguri with financial help.After chief minister Mamata Banerjee’s initiative, Darjeeling MP Raju Bista made his way to the market today, allotting ...
9 October 2024 The StatesmanKolkata’s vibrant lottery scene continues to captivate players with the exciting Kolkata FF Fatafat game, where numbers between 1 and 99 hold the promise of substantial cash prizes. On October 8, 2024, the thrill of Kolkata Fatafat is palpable ...
9 October 2024 The StatesmanThe prices of the national flower of India will be very high this year during the peak season of Durga Puja festival due to huge losses in lotus cultivation after the recent floods in the south Bengal districts.The lotus ...
8 October 2024 The StatesmanThe popular Sonajhuri Haat in Shantiniketan will remain closed for five days from 9 October for the Durga Puja festival, Birbhum Police has notified.Sonajhuri Haat is an open market set up by local artisans in Santiniketan. Most of the ...
8 October 2024 The StatesmanPurulia police have arrested the father of a new-born after he allegedly beat the attending doctor of a health centre in the district on Sunday afternoon.Rana Pratap Kumar of Cheka Village in Kotshila police station area had admitted his ...
8 October 2024 The StatesmanIn preparation for the upcoming 50th anniversary of Sikkim’s Statehood, Anupa Tamling, the district collector (DC) of Namchi, chaired a crucial meeting today at the District Administrative Centre.The meeting focused on detailed plans to celebrate the rich history, heritage, ...
8 October 2024 The StatesmanWith yet another processions scheduled on Tuesday in the city agitating junior doctors have threatened to intensify their protest programme till their 10-point demands, including justice for brutal rape and murder of the woman doctor at R G Kar ...
8 October 2024 The StatesmanSeven coal miners were killed and three others critically injured after a series of explosions in the coal mine and the explosives vehicle in the captive coal mine of West Bengal Power Development Corporation Limited (WBPDCL) in Bhadulia village, ...
8 October 2024 The StatesmanThe newly-assigned DM, East Burdwan, Ayesha Rani A today visited flood hit areas of Jamalpur block and extended food packets, garments ahead of the Durga Puja festival.She, accompanied by Buddhadev Pan, SDM, Burdwan (South), local BDO and panchayat samiti ...
8 October 2024 The StatesmanWith the rush of passengers during the festive season, the Railway Protection Force (RPF) of Eastern Railway has increased vigil to ensure enhanced safety to women passengers while traveling. During the strengthened vigil, the zonal railway RPF arrested 335 ...
8 October 2024 The StatesmanIndia’s defence minister Rajnath Singh is all set to visit Sikkim to inaugurate a special memorial, dedicated to honouring the brave soldiers who made the ultimate sacrifice during the devastating flash floods last year.This tribute, named the Prerna Sthal, ...
8 October 2024 The StatesmanKumari Puja will be held at Belur Math and other centres of Ramakrishna Math and Mission, including in Bangladesh.Some people with vested interest have been circulating the news that Kumari Puja will not be held at Ramakrishna Mission this ...
8 October 2024 The StatesmanKolkata FF Fatafat is a popular lottery game that has captured the interest of many in India, especially in West Bengal. Known for its simplicity and the excitement it brings, this game relies purely on chance, where participants pick ...
8 October 2024 The StatesmanCalcutta High Court, in a specially convened hearing on Sunday, has ordered a second post mortem of the body of the school girl who was alleged raped and murdered at Joynagar in South 24-Parganas. Justice Tirthankar Ghosh of Calcutta ...
7 October 2024 The StatesmanAmid the ongoing hunger strike by junior doctors, that started yesterday, senior doctors have decided to join the protest in solidarity. The senior doctors have also condemned the recent alleged rape and murder of a Class IV student in ...
7 October 2024 The StatesmanAmong the traditional handlooms in Bengal, Begumpur handloom, Santipur handloom, and Dhaniakhali handloom sarees have earned worldwide recognition. The well-known Dhaniakhali sarees, Baluchuri katkol, Mata, Jakart, and others are in great demand in both the national and international markets ...
7 October 2024 The StatesmanThe local truck owners association has urged the police administration to reconsider its decision to prohibit the entry of commercial vehicles on the national highway in Birbhum district for thirteen consecutive days, beginning today, due to the upcoming Durga ...
7 October 2024 The StatesmanIn a significant development, people’s representatives from both Sikkim and northern West Bengal have come together to demand tribal status for at least 12 left-out communities in the region. The initiative is being spearheaded by Sikkim Chief Minister Prem ...
7 October 2024 The StatesmanCalcutta High Court, in a specially convened hearing on Sunday, has ordered a second post mortem of the body of the school girl who was allegedly raped and murdered at Joynagar in South 24-Parganas. Justice Tirthankar Ghosh of Calcutta ...
7 October 2024 The StatesmanChief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday asked police to register a case under the POCSO Act in the alleged rapemurder of a 10-year-old girl in Kultali in Joynagar in South 24-Parganas istrict, and ensure that the culprits get capital ...
7 October 2024 The StatesmanTo stay up-to-date with the latest Kolkata FF Fatafat results for October 6, 2024, is easier than ever, and you can do it in just a few minutes. Here’s a quick guide on how to check the results effortlessly:1. ...
7 October 2024 The StatesmanThe Asansol Durgapur Police Commissionerate (ADPC) has released the road guide map of Asansol and Durgapur for the upcoming Durga Puja festival in West Burdwan district.From 6-12 October, 21 roads in Durgapur and Asansol sub-divisions from 4 pm to ...
6 October 2024 The StatesmanOn allegations of negligence from police officers on rape and murder of a 9-year-old school girl, a mob set a police outpost and vehicles on fire at Mahishmari Joynagar in South 24-Parganas, this morning.The incident caused widespread commotion in ...
6 October 2024 The StatesmanConsidering the sudden increase of dengue cases, the district administration has assigned folk artists to spread the message on prevention measures through mass awareness campaigns in the localities.Kalna and Katwa sub-divisions of East Burdwan have recorded the maximum number ...
6 October 2024 The StatesmanThe world is their home too’ is the theme of this year’s World Animal Day observed globally on Friday. The West Bengal forest department has recently undertaken a conservation, research and breeding work understanding the immense ecological importance of ...
6 October 2024 The StatesmanThis year the district Durga Puja carnival will be held at Serampore, instead of Chinsurah as per the directive of chief minister Mamata Banerjee.The district administration is taking all possible steps to make the carnival a great success.The Serampore ...
6 October 2024 The StatesmanThe office of the Liquidator of Calcutta High Court has set to disburse adhoc money to the former workers of the Durgapur-based Mining and Allied Machinery Corporation (now a closed PSU) and their dependents, which is slated to continue ...
6 October 2024 The StatesmanA day after withdrawing 58-day long cease-work programme completely in government medical colleges and hospitals across West Bengal from Friday night, agitating junior doctors on Saturday threatened to continue their sit-in-protest at Esplanade though Kolkata Police denied them permission.This ...
6 October 2024 The StatesmanPurulia Mufassil police station has arrested one Sanjay Daasandi, a relative of a patient’s family, who allegedly threatened a nurse from Purulia’s Deben Mahato Medical College Hospital to face dire consequences like R G Kar medical college PGT doctor.A ...
6 October 2024 The StatesmanPuja committees, who are making an endeavor to make their pandals friendly for senior citizens and the disabled will be awarded. Around 250 Durga Puja committees would be participating for the awards.An education & cultural centre for the blind ...
6 October 2024 The StatesmanA floating body of a woman was fished out of Damodar river by the police near Burdwan town this morning.Sahana Das (32) was a resident of Boronilpur locality in Burdwan town, the police have identified. The body was first ...
6 October 2024 The StatesmanBank of India has entered into an MoU with the Coal India Limited, a Maharatna Company for providing Salary account facilities to the employees of Coal India Limited and its subsidiaries.The signing ceremony was held on Friday at the ...
5 October 2024 The StatesmanAsansol Municipal Corporation (AMC) has given away awards for best Durga Pujas of Asansol sub-division at a function in Rabindra Bhawan at Asansol town for the Durga Puja Awards 2023.Mayor of Asansol Municipal Corporation, Bidhan Upadhyay said that due ...
5 October 2024 The StatesmanHilsa in the Damodar may sound bizarre but at least one trapped in a fisherman’s net has surprised the residents of the land of Mihidana- Sitabhog late this afternoon.The Hilsa weighing 1 kg, after a quick bidding, was sold ...
5 October 2024 The StatesmanIn order to provide ease of travel to pandal-hoppers, the Sealdah and Howrah Divisions of the Eastern Railway have arranged for night-long local EMU services on peak puja days. The Sealdah division had earlier decided to provide stoppages of ...
5 October 2024 The StatesmanChief minister Mamata Banerjee today said that she had been making efforts for the last 10 years for attaining the classical tag for Bengali.Addressing an assembly following the inauguration of Durga Puja at Ekdalia Evergreen today, the chief ...
5 October 2024 The StatesmanA day after the arrest of Dr Ashish Pandey, a house staff of R G Kar Medical College Hospital and TMCP leader on Thursday evening, Trinamul Congress leader Kunal Ghosh on Friday demanded arrests of five junior medics, who ...
5 October 2024 The StatesmanThe deputy Speaker of West Bengal Assembly, Dr Ashis Banerjee held a high-level meeting for taking administrative measures on Durga Pujadays to ensure that there is no further waterlogging due to rainfall in six civic areas of Birbhum district.Bidhan ...
5 October 2024 The Statesman“So, the doctors won’t travel? Would they visit jail like Kunal Ghosh?”, reacted Dr Subarna Goswami, a leader of service doctors association this afternoon after Trinamul Congress leader Kunal Ghosh claimed that the senior doctors have set to visit ...
5 October 2024 The StatesmanThe Juvenile Justice Board will prescribe a penalty and jail term for the headmaster arrested on charges of failing to provide juvenile care that caused the death of a student in snakebite in Katwa.Indrajeet Majhi, a Class V student ...
5 October 2024 The StatesmanAgitating junior doctors on Friday night withdrew cease-work in government medical colleges after prolonged 58 days since 9 August but threatened to go for fast unto death if the state government does not meet their 10-point demands within 24 ...
5 October 2024 The StatesmanBraving inclement weather and intermittent rain, chief minister Mamata Banerjee inaugurated a slew of Durga Pujas in the city from north to south of the city.Miss Banerjee said, “I thank the organisers of the community puja committees that despite ...
5 October 2024 The StatesmanJust a century ago, a college in Bankura, run by Irish Missionaries, had introduced chemistry as a subject in 1924.The subject, as the authorities said, was introduced to cater to the needs of medical students as medical schools didn’t ...
5 October 2024 The StatesmanBirbhum police seized about 145 kilograms of marijuana from a vehicle during naka checking and have arrested three persons along with another 25 kilogram of marijuana in two separate cases of drug seizure in Bolpur.In the first incident about ...
5 October 2024 The StatesmanThe heart-wrenching incident of rape and murder of the trainee doctor at R G Kar hospital, which brought questions on women safety to the fore, is also making puja organisers of the city take the subject as one of ...
5 October 2024 The StatesmanThe golden jackal, a critical predator in Bengal’s rural ecosystem, is facing a growing threat from road accidents, particularly in East Midnapore district.A recent study reveals that 154 golden jackals were killed on a 12-kilometer stretch of highway in ...
5 October 2024 The StatesmanKolkata FF Fatafat is an intriguing lottery game that has captured the imagination of many in India, particularly in West Bengal. This game is centered around pure chance, where players select random numbers with the hope of striking it ...
5 October 2024 The StatesmanFar away from the modern world of artificial items, the Serampore Aat-er Palli has come up with an innovative idea to uphold the ancient way of paddy cultivation followed by Bengal’s traditional Nabanna Utsav.The jute-made pandal carries one back ...
5 October 2024 The StatesmanThe Durga Puja at Belur Math will be telecast live in DD Bangla channel.This will benefit lakhs of devotees, who cannot visit Belur Math.The puja at Belur Math was started by Swami Vivekananda in 1901 and the puja enters ...
4 October 2024 The StatesmanA huge bamboo structure, meant for the electric light decoration gate of a Durga Puja in Panagarh Bazar, under Kanksha police station of West Burdwan collapsed during heavy rains and fell upon six people today afternoon.All the six people, ...
4 October 2024 The StatesmanSikkim officials, accompanied by local representatives, carried out a joint inspection today in Pakyong, following the devastation caused by an intense cloudburst, late last night.The cloudburst, which struck around 11.30 pm, severely impacted the area around Krishna Mandir and ...
4 October 2024 The StatesmanContinuous rain since last night has brought life to a standstill in the Darjeeling Hills, triggering multiple landslides, road damage and significant infrastructural losses.Several areas have been affected, including the collapse of the road connecting Rock Garden and damage ...
4 October 2024 The StatesmanEntire family of Sheikh Rasu, a resident of Muslim Para in booth 118 of Nabagram panchayat, under Pandaveswar block of West Burdwan have taken shelter in the local ICDS centre after subsidence in their house.“At wee hours today, when ...
4 October 2024 The StatesmanDaily local train passengers of down 37824 Burdwan locals, inspired to serve people in distress, assembled and formed an organization: ‘We are family welfare society’.The joint president of the organization, Somnath Ghosh, said, “During our local train journey, we ...
4 October 2024 The StatesmanThe Hooghly rural police have introduced three pink patrol mobile vans and twenty five e-cycles for the police women winners’ team.The move is to ensure safety and security of women during the festive season.Superintendent of police, district rural, Kamanasish ...
4 October 2024 The StatesmanFormer MP and BJP leader Rupa Ganguly was arrested by police on Thursday morning when she was demanding release of her party colleague Rubi Das, who was rounded up by police on Wednesday on charge of instigating violence, which ...
4 October 2024 The StatesmanPanic gripped Chandannagar hospital when a fire broke out due to short circuit, which developed in an air conditioner installed in the OT. Sources said that an operation was going to be conducted and the OT was being prepared ...
4 October 2024 The StatesmanOn 30 September, the Supreme Court during hearing had put on record that “… all doctors have resumed duties and shall perform essential services including IPD and OPD”.But couple of days later the agitating junior doctors, demanding justice for ...
4 October 2024 The StatesmanChief minister Mamata Banerjee said on Wednesday that West Bengal celebrates the festivals of all communities with a spirit of inclusiveness, even as Durga Puja is the biggest festival of the state, for which Bengalis wait throughout the year. ...
4 October 2024 The StatesmanIn Kolkata, the FF Fatafat lottery has carved a niche for itself as a favorite pastime for many. This daily lottery attracts thousands of hopeful participants eager for a shot at cash prizes. With its unique format, players place ...
4 October 2024 The StatesmanSheikh Maniruddin (22), a youth in Sontsal area, under Mohammad Bazar police station in Birbhum district was stabbed to death when he tried to nab the truck hijackers beside a petrol pump in the wee hours today. However, he ...
3 October 2024 The StatesmanTension erupted at Tollygunge’s Karunamoyee crossing after Trinamul Congress workers allegedly attacked protesters during the ‘raat dakhal’ (Reclaim the Night) programme last night.Trinamul Congress workers and supporters have been accused of assaulting protesters and an FIR has been lodged ...
3 October 2024 The StatesmanThousands of people on Wednesday joined the mega protest rally organised by the West Bengal Junior Doctors’ Forum (WBJDF), in support of their demands over the brutal rape and murder of a trainee doctor at R G Kar Medical ...
3 October 2024 The StatesmanRailway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw urged the state government for cooperation in railway projects for delivering justice to the people of West Bengal.Mr Vaishnaw was in the city today to attend host of programmes, including the flagging off of a ...
3 October 2024 The StatesmanThe death of a student following a road accident has caused unrest in Bansdroni in Tollygunge area with locals putting up roadblocks for several hours.People in the area took to the streets since Wednesday morning, questioning who is responsible ...
3 October 2024 The StatesmanHigher education is currently experiencing a transformation to respond to global trends. NEP-2020 provides a guiding light for this transforming journey. In a world characterised by rapid change, complexity, the skills of the past are no longer sufficient for ...
3 October 2024 The StatesmanA principal of a state-aided college has brought charges of unleashing ‘threat culture’ against the Trinamul Congress affiliated student’s union in Burdwan town that has sparked off sensation. Niranjan Mondal, principal of Burdwan Raj College has forwarded his complaint ...
3 October 2024 The StatesmanStudents of Techno India Group today unveiled a 7-ft high eco-friendly Durga idol, created by them, at Techno Main Campus, Salt Lake.Crafted entirely from 35 packets of tissue paper, fabric and vibrant paints, the idol showcases the artistry and ...
3 October 2024 The StatesmanThe National Investigation Agency (NIA) have simultaneously raided seven places in West Bengal today in connection with a suspected Maoist funding case in Ranchi.From early morning yesterday several teams from NIA Ranchi Branch in Jharkhand have fanned out in ...
3 October 2024 The StatesmanDespite the labour department’s advisory recommending a 16 per cent bonus, the coordination committee of trade unions in the Darjeeling Hills staged a massive demonstration today, demanding a 20 per cent bonus.Hundreds of tea workers took to the streets, ...
3 October 2024 The StatesmanRetail inflation for industrial workers stood at 2.44 per cent in the month of August, as compared to 6.91 per cent in the same month last year – a significant decrease of about 65 per cent (year-on-year) — according ...
3 October 2024 The StatesmanWest Bengal Junior Doctors’ Forum (WBJDF), the umbrella body of junior doctors protesting against the R G Kar Medical College and Hospital rape-murder case, announced the resumption of complete cease-work throughout the state from Tuesday.In a press statement issued ...
2 October 2024 The StatesmanCentral BJP leaders has instructed its state unit to launch movement in city and districts regarding R G Kar female PGT rape and murder issue after the Pujas.To outline the next organisational strategy of the state BJP in the ...
2 October 2024 The StatesmanThree mining labourers have been killed after a portion of the roof collapsed on them at a stone quarry in Nalhati in Birbhum district today. One more labourer was critically injured and was admitted at Rampurhat Medical College Hospital.The ...
2 October 2024 The StatesmanChief minister Mamata Banerjee is likely to inaugurate Durga Puja at Sreebhumi in Lake Town on Tuesday.One of the main organisers of the puja is state minister for fire and emergency services Sujit Bose.Miss Banerjee usually inaugurates important Durga ...
2 October 2024 The Statesman