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  • News from West Bengal | 11 May, 2026 | ২৮ বৈশাখ, ১৪৩৩
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  • Jhalmuri seller weighs in on season’s flavour as Calcutta's long-loved snack reflects political shift

    The city has long loved its jhalmuri. Crisp puffed rice slightly softened by fresh vegetables and given crunch by nuts, with generous sprinkles of mustard oil strong enough to make the uninitiated sniff in discomfort.But Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ...

    10 May 2026 Telegraph
    Jorasanko to Kalighat: Suvendu Adhikari tours across Calcutta post swearing-in ceremony

    Bengal chief minister Suvendu Adhikari went landmark-hopping across the city after his historic swearing-in.It began at Tagore’s ancestral home in Jorasanko and ended at Kali’s abode in Kalighat.At Jorasanko, Suvendu garlanded Rabindranath Tagore’s bust on his 166th birth anniversary ...

    10 May 2026 Telegraph
    Chandranath killing: Bengal CID travels to UP following lead on Rath’s assassins; no arrests made

    A team from the Bengal CID that travelled to Uttar Pradesh following a lead on the assassins of Chandranath Rath — personal assistant to then chief minister-probable Suvendu Adhikari — failed to make any arrests on Saturday, sources said.Rath ...

    10 May 2026 Telegraph
    Suvendu over the years, from Opposition leader to Bengal’s new chief minister: A reporter’s diary

    Bengal’s new chief minister, Suvendu Adhikari, was once a minister in the Mamata Banerjee cabinet between May 2016 and November 2020. Journalist Kinsuk Basu recounts his interactions with the politician during reporting assignments over the years.Aapni ekdin Haldia aashbyen. ...

    10 May 2026 Telegraph
    Jobs to food freedom: Calcutta draws up wishlist for newly formed BJP government

    More jobs, faster completion of Metro projects, better services in state-run hospitals and improved school and college education — residents wanted the new BJP government to deliver on its promises and prevent polarisation among communities.The absence of direct international ...

    10 May 2026 Telegraph
    Rs 671 crore cleared for Blue Line upgrade; funds to boost infrastructure, cut train gaps

    The Centre has sanctioned ₹671.72 crore for the upgrade of electrical infrastructure on the north-south corridor (Blue Line) of Metro Railway.The upgrade is aimed at increasing train frequency. At present, the Blue Line has a peak-hour frequency of five ...

    10 May 2026 Telegraph
    Jobs, justice, borders and health on crowd's radar as citizens pin hopes from new government

    A cab driver expected justice for victims of the post-poll violence of 2021. A senior executive was confident Bengal would soon witness reverse brain drain. A small trader said the end of “infiltration” was imminent.Tens of thousands gathered at ...

    10 May 2026 Telegraph
    At noon, promise of a dawn; more than 50,000 people witness oath ceremony at Brigade

    A Prime Minister on course to paint India saffron; his lieutenant and the country’s home minister; 20 chief ministers. Bengal’s new chief minister and his cabinet.More than 50,000 people gathered to witness history.The oath ceremony at Brigade was India’s ...

    10 May 2026 Telegraph
    West Bengal CM Suvendu Adhikari focuses on governance continuity after oath, first administrative meet on May 11

    West Bengal chief minister Suvendu Adhikari, who was sworn in on Saturday, will hold his government's first administrative meeting on May 11, officials said.Superintendents of police and senior officials of all districts will take part in that meeting, the ...

    10 May 2026 Telegraph
    EC's special observer for SIR Subrata Gupta appointed advisor to West Bengal CM Suvendu Adhikari

    Retired IAS officer Subrata Gupta was on Saturday appointed the advisor to West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari, according to a notification.Gupta, an officer of the 1990 batch, was engaged by the Election Commission as the Special Roll Observer ...

    10 May 2026 Telegraph
    Mamata appeals for Left and other parties to unite against common 'enemy' BJP in Bengal

    Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee on Saturday appealed to all opposition parties in West Bengal to come together to form a "joint platform" to fight the BJP which came to power in the state after the recently held assembly ...

    10 May 2026 Telegraph
    Bengal CM Suvendu Adhikari to hold first meet at Nabanna, move to Writers' Buildings later

    Suvendu Adhikari, the new chief minister of Bengal, is likely to hold the first Cabinet meeting on Friday at the secretariat in Nabanna.The new government will move to Writers' Buildings after the repair work is completed.For the CMO to ...

    10 May 2026 Telegraph
    Abhishek Banerjee questions 'credibility' of Bengal polls, cites EC's 'partisan' behaviour

    Questioning the credibility of the electoral process in the West Bengal assembly polls, senior TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee on Saturday accused the Election Commission of acting in a "partisan" manner and alleged large-scale irregularities during the elections won by ...

    10 May 2026 Telegraph
    What the selection of first BJP Bengal chief minister Suvendu Adhikari’s team of five shows

    The selection of the five BJP leaders who took oath as Bengal ministers on Saturday showed a careful calibration to cater to the regions that gave the party electoral success in the past 10 years in the state.Suvendu Adhikari, ...

    10 May 2026 Telegraph
    Tangy jhalmuri is sweet taste of success for BJP as Suvendu Adhikari, five others take oath of office

    The humble jhalmuri took centre stage as Suvendu Adhikari on Saturday took oath as the first BJP chief minister of Bengal and soon after him senior leader and the party's former state unit chief Dilip Ghosh took oath as ...

    10 May 2026 Telegraph
    All India Yadav Mahasabha's Bengal unit slams Akhilesh over vote theft slur after Mamata’s Assembly poll defeat

    The Bangiya Yadav Mahasabha (BYM), the Bengal unit of the All India Yadav Mahasabha (AIYM), on Friday criticised Samajwadi Party president and MP Akhilesh Yadav for his allegation that Mamata Banerjee was defeated “through trickery” in the Bengal Assembly ...

    10 May 2026 Telegraph
    Trinamool showcauses five leaders for anti-party statements, few stick to stand

    The disciplinary committee of the Trinamool Congress on Friday showcaused five leaders, including two spokespersons, for allegedly making anti-party statements and sought their replies within the next 24 hours.Kohinoor Mazumdar, a state vice-president of the Trinamool Chhattra Parishad (TMCP) ...

    10 May 2026 Telegraph
    Vow to act on graft and atrocities on women, not 'I' but 'we' to run government: Suvendu sets message

    Suvendu Adhikari, who is set to become the first BJP chief minister of Bengal, on Friday said his government would be guided by two principles: it will function through “we” instead of “I”, and the cabinet will focus on ...

    10 May 2026 Telegraph
    Introspect on repeated failures in elections, don't blame EVMs: Shah to Rahul Gandhi

    Union home minister Amit Shah on Friday advised the Congress to go for a soul-search instead of making excuses for its repeated election defeats in the past years and raised questions about Rahul Gandhi’s leadership.“I feel that the Congress ...

    10 May 2026 Telegraph
    Kolkata: PM Modi, Shah pay tribute to hundreds of BJP activists 'killed by TMC workers'

    Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday paid tribute to the hundreds of BJP activists killed in alleged atrocities by the Trinamool Congress in the last few years and said their sacrifices will be ...

    10 May 2026 Telegraph
    RSS-affiliated teachers’ association reaffirms presence at Jadavpur University, meets vice-chancellor

    The RSS-affiliated teachers’ association, Akhil Bharatiya Rashtriya Shaikshik Mahasangh (ABRSM), reaffirmed its presence on the Jadavpur University campus on Friday, five days after the BJP came to power in Bengal.The teachers’ group met vice-chancellor Chiranjib Bhattacharjee and told him ...

    10 May 2026 Telegraph
    Mamata's Maa canteens offering meals at Rs 5 shut down across Kolkata amid uncertainty

    A state-funded Covid-era initiative that provided daily meals for a princely ₹5 is among the many schemes that are now uncertain. At least 50 “Maa” canteens across Calcutta have shut down.Those who ran these canteens and officials of the ...

    10 May 2026 Telegraph
    Chandranath Rath worked as 'technical tradesman' with Indian Air Force, says senior officer

    BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari’s aide Chandranath Rath was a “technical tradesman” with the Indian Air Force, an airman who carried out maintenance work on the ground.He served in the force for nearly two decades. “Rath was a technical tradesman ...

    10 May 2026 Telegraph
    SC clears final three full-term vice-chancellor appointments, closes prolonged case

    All 36 state universities in Bengal will now have full-term vice-chancellors after the Supreme Court on Friday approved the final set of appointments, ending a prolonged impasse between the governor — the ex-officio chancellor — and the state government.A ...

    10 May 2026 Telegraph
    Ayushman Bharat talks begin, health department officials explore merger with Swasthya Sathi

    From Swasthya Sathi to Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana, Bengal’s health department officials are holding discussions with central agencies and administrators in other states to understand how to implement the social health schemes following the change of ...

    10 May 2026 Telegraph
    Blind teachers’ group challenges EC action in PIL over visually impaired government staff

    The All Bengal Blind Teachers’ Association filed a public interest litigation in Calcutta High Court on Friday, challenging the Election Commission’s steps against the visually impaired government employees who could not perform election duties. Sources said nearly 2,000 visually ...

    10 May 2026 Telegraph
    Suvendu aide murder case: Bengal Police recover second bike, SIT reaches UP

    Investigators on Friday recovered the second motorcycle allegedly used in the murder of Chandranath Rath, a close aide of senior BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari, even as the West Bengal Police intensified search for a car suspected to have been ...

    9 May 2026 Telegraph
    Nandigram strongman Suvendu Adhikari promises ‘trust era’ as BJP set to form Bengal government

    West Bengal chief minister-designate Suvendu Adhikari on Friday said the first BJP government in the state would fulfil all promises made in the party’s election manifesto and work in coordination with the Centre to realise the aspirations of the ...

    9 May 2026 Telegraph
    Infiltration, cow smuggling will become impossible in Bengal under BJP govt, says Amit Shah

    Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday asserted that infiltration and cattle smuggling would become “impossible” in West Bengal after he announced Suvendu Adhikari's election as the leader of the BJP legislature party and its chief ministerial face.Addressing the ...

    9 May 2026 Telegraph
    Suvendu Adhikari's journey from Trinamool Nandigram strongman to first BJP chief minister of Bengal

    Once the poster boy of the Trinamool Congress and a frontline face of Mamata Banerjee’s anti-land acquisition movement in Nandigram, Suvendu Adhikari’s evolution into a formidable BJP rival poised to wrest the state’s administrative helm is as dramatic as ...

    9 May 2026 Telegraph
    Bengal CM 2026: Amit Shah announces Suvendu Adhikari as chief minister after Assembly poll win

    Senior BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari was on Friday elected the leader of the BJP legislature party in West Bengal, paving the way for him to become the first BJP chief minister of the state.BJP sources said Adhikari's name was ...

    9 May 2026 Telegraph
    TMC demands court-monitored CBI probe into post-poll violence in Bengal

    Trinamool Congress leader Saugata Roy on Friday demanded a court-monitored CBI investigation into the killing of party workers and incidents of vandalism in post-poll violence in West Bengal. Speaking to PTI Videos, Roy said that many party leaders and ...

    9 May 2026 Telegraph
    Ex-Calcutta High Court Chief Justice TS Sivagnanam resigns from SIR appellate tribunal

    Former Calcutta High Court Chief Justice TS Sivagnanam has resigned from the appellate tribunal constituted to hear challenges against the exclusion of names from electoral rolls following the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise.Justice (retd) Sivagnanam was among the 19 ...

    9 May 2026 Telegraph
    Suvendu Adhikari's personal assistant murder probe reaches Uttar Pradesh, Odisha in search of killers

    The special investigation team probing the murder of Chandranath Rath, the personal assistant of BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari, is looking at gangsters in Uttar Pradesh and Odisha to find the killers, who have evaded the police net for more ...

    9 May 2026 Telegraph
    Surveillance intensified in Bengal border districts after murder of Suvendu Adhikari’s aide Chandranath Rath

    Security and surveillance have been stepped up across West Bengal’s border districts as investigators suspect that professional shooters from neighbouring states may have been involved in the murder of BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari’s close aide Chandranath Rath, police said ...

    9 May 2026 Telegraph
    Injured driver’s family seeks strict punishment, tougher law and order measures after murder of Suvendu’s aide

    The family of Buddhabeb Bera, the driver injured in the shooting that killed BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari's close aide Chandranath Rath, demanded exemplary punishment for those responsible and urged the new government to ensure such incidents do not happen ...

    9 May 2026 Telegraph
    Bengal tops crimes by foreigners among states in 2024: Latest NCRB report

    Bengal recorded the highest number of crimes committed by foreigners (992) among states in 2024, while Delhi topped union territories in both crimes committed by foreigners and crimes against them, according to the latest National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) ...

    9 May 2026 Telegraph
    Multi-layered mafiagiri stole mandate, elections took place at gunpoint in Bengal: Akhilesh meeting Mamata

    Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav met Trinamool Congress chairperson Mamata Banerjee at her residence here on Thursday and said a “multi-layered mafiagiri”, allegedly spearheaded by the BJP and the Election Commission, oversaw the “theft” of the Bengal mandate.“The ...

    9 May 2026 Telegraph
    28-year-old youth hacked to death in Malda over card game dispute, three arrested

    A 28-year-old was hacked to death on Wednesday night at Maheshpur Baganpara, within the Englishbazar police station limits in Malda, over a dispute related to card games.A police source said the deceased is Kishan Haldar. Three people have been ...

    9 May 2026 Telegraph
    Jalpaiguri TMC leader arrested for ‘assault’, ‘bullying’ of woman, later granted bail

    A Trinamool Congress leader from Jalpaiguri was arrested on Wednesday after a woman accused him of intimidation and assault.Abhijit Sinha, a district general secretary of the Trinamool, was produced in court on Thursday and granted bail.A source said residents ...

    9 May 2026 Telegraph
    Chandranath Rath murder case: Suvendu Adhikari, Samik Bhattacharya float two theories

    Suvendu Adhikari on Thursday claimed that had he not defeated Mamata Banerjee from Bhabanipur, his personal assistant Chandranath Rath would not have been murdered, appearing to imply a Trinamool hand in the assassination.Some other BJP leaders suggested a possible ...

    9 May 2026 Telegraph
    BGPM president Anit Thapa to hold 'peace march' on May 14 to counter gherao call

    Bharatiya Gorkha Prajantrik Morcha (BGPM) president Anit Thapa on Thursday announced a “peace march” on May 14, the very day the Bimal Gurung-led Gorkha Janmukti Morcha was slated to lay siege to Lal Khoti, the headquarters of the Gorkhaland ...

    9 May 2026 Telegraph
    BJP landslide sparks lotus wave; garlands, bouquets with party symbol

    Move over, roses. It’s lotus season now.The change of guard in Bengal has effected a poriborton in the pecking order of flowers. The BJP’s landslide victory in these Assembly elections has sent the demand for lotuses soaring across Raiganj ...

    9 May 2026 Telegraph
    Chandranath Rath moved to Madhyamgram flat four years ago, lived a low-key life: Neighbours

    Chandranath Rath, 41, had moved into his Madhyamgram flat about four years ago but led such a low-key life that neighbours never found out he was Suvendu Adhikari’s personal assistant until Wednesday night, when he was assassinated inside an ...

    9 May 2026 Telegraph
    Grade fall: Overall results improve, but fewer students cross 90% in three Madhyamik papers

    The number of students who scored above 90% has dipped in three subjects — mathematics, physical science and geography — in Madhyamik compared with last year. The results of the Bengal board’s Class X exams, declared on Friday, show ...

    9 May 2026 Telegraph
    Chandranath Rath murder case: Directorate of Forensic Sciences team from Gujarat joins investigation

    A team from the Directorate of Forensic Sciences (DFS), Gujarat, visited the Madhyamgram crime scene on Friday where Chandranath Rath, personal assistant to chief minister-designate Suvendu Adhikari, was gunned down on Wednesday night.A special investigation team (SIT), comprising officers ...

    9 May 2026 Telegraph
    Maidan decked up for power show, Bengal awaits rare political spectacle

    Bengal awaits a spectacle it has rarely witnessed.A new government, the BJP’s first in Bengal, will be sworn in from a corner of the Maidan that has hosted many historic political events.But rarely has there been a gathering bringing ...

    9 May 2026 Telegraph
    Saffron-themed sweets flood shops across Calcutta ahead of swearing-in ceremony

    Some Calcuttans are buying laddoos weighing 50 kilos or more as offerings to mark wish fulfilment.The BJP has placed orders running into thousands of boxes of laddoos and assorted cashews.At 4pm on Friday, Gokul Sweets on Lord Sinha Road ...

    9 May 2026 Telegraph
    Work on Chingrighata section of Kolkata Metro's orange line to begin from May 15

    Work on the long-pending Chingrighata section of Kolkata Metro’s Orange Line is expected to begin from May 15, with officials hopeful that Metro and railway infrastructure projects in the city will gather momentum following the formation of the new ...

    9 May 2026 Telegraph
    Jadavpur University postpones executive council meeting amid Bengal government transition

    The authorities of Jadavpur University have postponed the executive council (EC) meeting scheduled for Friday following advice from the governor’s office amid the political transition in West Bengal, where a BJP government is set to be sworn in on ...

    9 May 2026 Telegraph
    Amit Shah reaches Kolkata ahead of BJP legislature party meeting, Bengal govt swearing-in

    Union Home Minister Amit Shah arrived in Kolkata on Friday for the BJP legislature party meeting and the swearing-in ceremony of the party’s first government in West Bengal following its historic victory in the recently concluded assembly elections.Shah, who ...

    9 May 2026 Telegraph
    Baisakhi bazar vendors get mall entry

    The vendors of Baisakhi Market, who so long squatted under a rundown shed in an empty plot, started operations from AMP Vaisaakkhi mall on April 26. The day came after nearly two decades of wait.Some of these vendors first ...

    9 May 2026 Telegraph
    FD Block unveils Puja theme...

    The first organiser off the khuti puja block this year is FD Block Sarbojanin. The block also unveiled its theme-maker and theme caption.Prasanta Pal, a well-known name in the Puja circuit, will be helming the puja in its 42nd ...

    9 May 2026 Telegraph
    FD Block sets up CCTV vigilance in lanes using private funds

    FD Block has joined the limited number of blocks in Salt Lake which have installed CCTV cameras in their lanes using private funds.“We have installed 100 cameras so far with a few more spots left to be covered. We ...

    9 May 2026 Telegraph
    Rallies rise above poll pitch: 2 days of court action at Shuttle Battle 2026 in Siddha Town

    Aseat in the Assembly wasn’t the only prize over which the battlelines were drawn recently. At Siddha Town Rajarhat, nearly 100 badminton players served, rallied and smashed over two days to win the trophy. The housing complex near the ...

    9 May 2026 Telegraph
    My garden: Arnab Bhattacharjee’s colourful Orchids bright enough to clear dark skies

    He has a huge mango tree that bears very many fruits, along with foliage, bonsais and cacti, but it’s Arnab Bhattacharjee’s Orchids that are bright enough to clear dark skies. Their colours, shapes and textures can make you gaze ...

    9 May 2026 Telegraph
    The Asha Bhosle awareness test

    1. When the music director presented a particularly acrobatic tune to Asha Bhosle, she did what any sensible artist would—retreated to practise with missionary zeal. So intense was her rehearsal (even in the car) that her driver, deeply alarmed, ...

    9 May 2026 Telegraph
    Small greens, big gains: Microgreens take root

    Microgreens is the new buzz-word among both nutritionists and gourmet chefs so Bidhannagar Horticultural Society organised a seminar to teach members how to grow them.Microgreens are tender, young vegetable saplings that are harvested at a very early age stage ...

    9 May 2026 Telegraph
    Brace for more turbulent weather ahead; wet weekend swearing-in predicted by Met

    Multiple thunderstorms struck Calcutta and neighbouring areas on Thursday morning, afternoon and evening.More such spells are likely across Bengal in the coming days. Rain is likely in Calcutta on all days till May 10. The intensity is likely to ...

    9 May 2026 Telegraph
    Fallen branch disrupts Metro services on north-south corridor for over an hour

    A giant branch of a tree fell on the elevated Metro tracks between Tollygunge and Kudghat stations during a thunderstorm on Thursday afternoon, disrupting Metro services on the north-south corridor (Blue Line) for over an hour. The branch of ...

    9 May 2026 Telegraph
    Saffron tilak on icons' portraits at Asutosh College to mark BJP's win in Assembly polls

    Some students of Asutosh College marked the BJP’s rise to power in Bengal on May 5 by applying saffron tilaks on portraits of Sister Nivedita, Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar, Raja Ram Mohan Roy and other eminent personalities.The students entered the ...

    9 May 2026 Telegraph
    Friends and BJP colleagues remember ‘soft-spoken’, 'meticulous' Chandranath Rath

    The man who handled much of the back-office work for Suvendu Adhikari during the Bengal elections was remembered on Thursday by friends and party colleagues as “soft-spoken”, “dependable” and “meticulous”.Chandranath Rath, 42, was shot on Wednesday night while travelling ...

    9 May 2026 Telegraph
    Gunshots and speeding bikes jolt ‘safe’ locality after Chandranath's murder case

    The crackle of gunfire and the roar of motorcycles drew several residents of Doharia, a neighbourhood off Jessore Road in Madhyamgram, to their balconies on Wednesday night.They saw an SUV parked in the middle of the road with its ...

    9 May 2026 Telegraph
    Airport, Barasat, parked and waiting... tracing ambush car’s trail to kill point

    The Nissan Micra that blocked Chandranath Rath’s Mahindra Scorpio before he was gunned down entered the city at least five hours before the “operation” and moved through parts of Barasat and New Barrackpore before heading towards the “crime scene”, ...

    9 May 2026 Telegraph
    No Section 144 anywhere in Kolkata: Police deny social media rumours

    Kolkata Police on Thursday issued a statement on social media stating that several fake and misleading posts were being circulated online claiming that Section 144 has been imposed in parts of Kolkata. The police said no such order under ...

    8 May 2026 Telegraph
    BJP links Adhikari aide’s 'pre-planned' murder to TMC’s ‘khela hobe’ politics; Rath cremated in native village

    The BJP on Thursday accused the Trinamool Congress of fostering a "mafia culture" and "maha jungle raj" in West Bengal following the killing of an aide of BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari, alleging that the incident reflects the "institutionalised" post-poll ...

    8 May 2026 Telegraph
    Akhilesh Yadav meets Mamata Banerjee after TMC setback, claims Bengal polls followed 'UP model'

    Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Thursday met TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee at her Kalighat residence and expressed solidarity with the party leadership following its defeat in the West Bengal assembly polls, while alleging that the elections in the ...

    8 May 2026 Telegraph
    ‘TMC chor’: Mahua Moitra alleges harassment onboard IndiGo flight, calls for action

    Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Mahua Moitra on Thursday posted a video on her X handle where she alleged that while travelling to Delhi via IndiGo, four to six men onboard the flight harassed her by chanting slogans such as ...

    8 May 2026 Telegraph
    One of two bikes used in murder of Suvendu Adhikari’s aide found with fake number plate, chassis scrubbed

    One of the two motorbikes used in Wednesday night’s murder of Bengal BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari’s personal assistant Chandranath Rath has been recovered from near a tea shop nearly 4 km from the scene of crime in North 24-Parganas’ ...

    8 May 2026 Telegraph
    Five BJP workers injured in Panihati bomb attack hours after murder of Suvendu Adhikari's personal assistant

    Five BJP workers were injured in a crude bomb attack in West Bengal's North 24 Parganas district late on Wednesday, police said, hours after the killing of a close aide of BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari triggered a fresh political ...

    8 May 2026 Telegraph
    Post-poll violence slur on TMC nominee: Krishna Das and aides ‘attacked BJP workers’ day after his defeat in polls

    Police are in search of Krishna Das, Jalpaiguri's unsuccessful Trinamool Congress candidate, in connection with a case of post-poll violence against him. “We are in search of him, and he will be arrested as there is a specific complaint ...

    8 May 2026 Telegraph
    New government back to Writers’ Building? Saffron at red gates

    The second floor of Writers’ Buildings is “most suited” to house the office of Bengal’s next chief minister, and could be readied in weeks if the BJP decides to shift the state secretariat back to the heart of the ...

    8 May 2026 Telegraph
    Snow in May casts white spell on Darjeeling and Sikkim, tourist numbers expected to swell

    Summer snowfall in the upper ridges of Darjeeling and Sikkim in early May brought cheer to stakeholders in the tourism industry, who noted that tourist activity was picking up after the Bengal polls.Tourism stakeholders are positive that the number ...

    8 May 2026 Telegraph
    CPM-led Left Front returns to Assembly after five years, vote share stays above 5%

    The CPM-led Left Front returned to the Assembly after a gap of five years with one seat, but the total vote share remained stagnant at 5.07 per cent despite efforts to shore up its electoral fortunes by fielding several ...

    8 May 2026 Telegraph
    ‘Cold-blooded murder’, says Suvendu Adhikari after Chandranath Rath killing, family awaits autopsy report

    The family of Chandranath Rath, personal assistant of Suvendu Adhikari, will decide on his last rites after the post-mortem examination is completed on Thursday, even as his killing in North 24 Parganas has triggered a political storm and heightened ...

    8 May 2026 Telegraph
    Retired officers reemployed by Mamata Banerjee govt asked to skip office ahead of BJP takeover

    All retired officers reemployed by the Mamata Banerjee administration have been asked not to come to office until the new government takes over in a purported bid to avert the destruction of the documentary evidence of alleged corruption, sources ...

    8 May 2026 Telegraph
    Morcha decides to gherao Gorkhaland Territorial Administration headquarters over alleged corruption

    The Bimal Gurung-led Gorkha Janmukti Morcha has decided to gherao Lal Khoti, the headquarters of the Gorkhaland Territorial Administration (GTA), on May 14 to protest against alleged corruption at the hill body.Noman Rai, the president of the Gorkha Janmukti ...

    8 May 2026 Telegraph
    He is solely responsible for party’s defeat across Bengal: Malda TMC leaders target Abhishek Banerjee

    Senior Trinamool leaders in Malda, including a former cabinet minister, have openly targeted the party’s national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee, holding him responsible for the party’s massive defeat in the Assembly elections.Krishnendu Narayan Choudhury, a former Trinamool MLA and ...

    8 May 2026 Telegraph
    CBSE issues admit cards for second board exam

    CBSE schools have started downloading admit cards for the second Class X board examinations scheduled to begin on May 15. The board released the admit cards on Tuesday. They are to be downloaded by the schools and handed over ...

    8 May 2026 Telegraph
    Academic stress behind IIT Kharagpur student death: Report

    A third-year IIT Kharagpur student who jumped from the seventh-floor terrace of a hostel on April 18 was facing “academic issues” while simultaneously preparing for the CFA (chartered financial analyst) examinations, according to a report by a fact-finding committee.The ...

    8 May 2026 Telegraph
    Rs 671 crore cleared for Kolkata Metro blue line; funds to boost infrastructure, cut train gaps

    The Centre has sanctioned ₹671.72 crore for the upgrade of electrical infrastructure on the north-south corridor (Blue Line) of Metro Railway.The upgrade is aimed at increasing train frequency. At present, the Blue Line has a peak-hour frequency of five ...

    8 May 2026 Telegraph
    BJP team, flown in from across India, steers north Calcutta backroom drive

    Away from public view, a team of election-hardened BJP leaders from north India camped in the northern fringes of Calcutta to micro-manage the party’s campaign, reshaping its organisational approach in a state where elections are driven by local units.These ...

    8 May 2026 Telegraph
    Bulldozer entry raises fear in New Market, demolition drive targets Muslim-owned stalls

    A bulldozer was paraded through New Market on Tuesday evening, an area lined with shops and roadside stalls, many of them run by Muslim owners, less than 24 hours after the BJP secured a brute majority in the Bengal ...

    8 May 2026 Telegraph
    CRPF chief orders curbs on Bengal post-poll violence

    The CRPF’s national chief instructed election and police observers on Tuesday night to ensure there is no post-poll violence in Bengal.Directives were issued, including a ban on the use of bulldozers in BJP victory rallies and an immediate halt ...

    8 May 2026 Telegraph
    BJP teachers’ cell warns against file removal from Kolkata school council office

    Members of the BJP teachers’ cell visited the Kolkata District Primary School Council’s office in Kasba and asked officials to ensure that no file was smuggled out of the building on Wednesday.The members went to Shiksha Bhavan in Kasba ...

    8 May 2026 Telegraph
    Bengal schoolteacher recruitment process stalls after change in state leadership

    A change in leadership in Bengal has brought a time-bound Supreme Court–mandated schoolteacher recruitment process to a halt.The school service commission (SSC) had planned to resume counselling for recommending candidates for higher secondary (Classes XI and XII) teaching posts ...

    8 May 2026 Telegraph
    What Kolkatans want changed and what they want protected under new government

    Tejash Doshi, 50 BusinessmanConstituency: BhabanipurWhy I wanted a change: It has become suffocating. There are political interferences and directives that we have to abide by. Why should a businessman be told how to run his business? When we see ...

    8 May 2026 Telegraph
    Jadavpur University postpones EC meeting after objection from governor’s office

    Jadavpur University postponed an executive council meeting on Friday following objections from the governor’s office, an official said.The governor’s office is said to have called JU vice-chancellor Chiranjib Bhattacharjee on Wednesday evening and told him not to hold the ...

    8 May 2026 Telegraph
    Kolkata Police issue fake news warning after violence erupts in Topsia area

    Kolkata Police issued an advisory on Wednesday against the spread of fake news in connection with the violence reported in Topsia late on Tuesday. Referring to a purported document that was in circulation asking people in areas around Rippon ...

    8 May 2026 Telegraph
    BJP Bengal CM probable Suvendu Adhikari's assistant shot dead in Madhyamgram near Kolkata

    Chandra Nath Rath, who was the personal assistant of Suvendu Adhikari while the BJP Bengal chief minister probable was leader of Opposition in the outgoing Assembly, was shot dead on Wednesday night. An ex-serviceman originally from East Midnapore, Rath ...

    7 May 2026 Telegraph
    TMC workers with saffron scarves, BJP flags behind post-poll violence: Sambit Patra

    BJP national spokesperson Sambit Patra alleged that the Trinamool Congress (TMC) in West Bengal was attempting to incite post-poll violence by disguising its workers as BJP supporters using symbols of the saffron party to malign it.Patra asserted that its ...

    7 May 2026 Telegraph
    Two ministers under outgoing Bengal govt skip ED appearances for job scam case

    Two outgoing West Bengal ministers under the ED scanner in a recruitment scam case skipped their scheduled appearance before the central agency on Wednesday, citing separate reasons and seeking more time, officials said.An ED official said the two Trinamool ...

    7 May 2026 Telegraph
    Yes, a 'loot', but of a promise: the larger implication of Bengal 2026 verdict for Mamata Banerjee

    On May 2, 2021, Mamata had lost her own contest in Nandigram but led her party from the front to a resounding victory against heavy odds. On Monday, 1,828 days later, she had failed to prevent a BJP sweep ...

    7 May 2026 Telegraph
    Hooligans shouted slogans outside my house, left after police came: TMC leader Sobhandeb Chattopadhyay

    Tension flared in south Kolkata’s Bhabanipur area past midnight on Tuesday after a mob gathered outside the residence of TMC MLA-elect and senior leader Sobhandeb Chattopadhyay, before dispersing following police intervention.The senior minister in the outgoing Mamata Banerjee cabinet ...

    7 May 2026 Telegraph
    Bengal CM oath May 9; Suvendu Adhikari leads race, BJP weighs choice amid post-poll violence

    The oath-taking ceremony of the new chief minister of West Bengal would take place on May 9, 10 am at the Brigade Parade Ground, BJP state president Samik Bhattacharya has confirmed.Answering to post-poll violence, Samik Bhattacharya, in a news ...

    7 May 2026 Telegraph
    Abhishek Banerjee security scaled back: Police withdraw extra deployment outside Kolkata residence, office

    Additional police deployment and area security arrangements outside Trinamool Congress leader and Diamond Harbour MP Abhishek Banerjee’s residence and office in Kolkata have been withdrawn following a review, even as his Z-category security cover remains unchanged.The changes took effect ...

    7 May 2026 Telegraph
    Bulldozer in New Market to ‘Jai Shri Ram’ in schoolbus, clashes, threats amid BJP appeals

    Incidents of threats, assault and killings have continued in Bengal after the Assembly election results despite appeals by BJP leaders such as Suvendu Adhikari and Samik Bhattacharya.At least four people have died in the state since the Assembly poll ...

    7 May 2026 Telegraph
    After BJP's rise to power in Bengal, industry pins fresh hope on long-awaited Tajpur port project

    The BJP’s ascent to power in West Bengal has revived industry expectations around the long-delayed Rs 25,000 crore Tajpur deep sea port project, with stakeholders hopeful that improved coordination between the state and the Centre will accelerate progress on ...

    7 May 2026 Telegraph
    Mamata Banerjee’s top advisors Alapan Bandyopadhyay, HK Dwivedi resign after BJP win

    In the aftermath of a political shift in West Bengal, two key advisors to outgoing Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee have stepped down, signalling administrative changes following the BJP’s decisive electoral victory.Two former chief secretaries – Alapan Bandyopadhyay and H ...

    7 May 2026 Telegraph
    CEC Gyanesh Kumar orders immediate arrests over Bengal post-poll violence after deaths, vandalism

    Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar has directed immediate arrests of those involved in post-poll violence in West Bengal after at least three deaths and widespread vandalism raised serious law and order concerns.CEC Gyanesh Kumar instructed the state’s top administrative ...

    6 May 2026 Telegraph
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