Two senior officials of the Presidency correctional home were suspended by the state government on Friday, said chief minister Suvendu Adhikari.The suspensions came a day after police and the jail officials carried out a joint search operation inside the ...
16 May 2026 TelegraphRuby General Hospital inaugurated a dedicated stem cell and cellular therapy transplantation unit, known as a bone marrow transplant (BMT) unit in common parlance, on Friday.A bone marrow transplant is a specialised medical procedure in which damaged or diseased ...
16 May 2026 TelegraphThe arrested deputy commissioner of police, Santanu Sinha Biswas, allegedly operated in collusion with Behala-based realtor Joy S. Kamdar to grab land by leveraging political influence, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) told a city court on Friday.Sinha Biswas was arrested ...
16 May 2026 TelegraphRSS-affiliated teachers’ association Akhil Bharatiya Rashtriya Shaikshik Mahasangh (ABRSM) met Jadavpur University vice-chancellor Chiranjib Bhattacharjee on Friday and sought his response within a week on alleged irregularities in the recruitment of deans, placement officer and faculty secretaries.The association sought ...
16 May 2026 Telegraph“I am deeply saddened by the sudden demise of my dear friend Sabir. We belonged to the same gharana and shared a long family association. Sabir was an extraordinary tabla player whose greatest strength was the melodic beauty of ...
16 May 2026 TelegraphA thunderstorm on Friday evening brought formidable rain, providing much-needed relief to a city reeling under the twin assault of heat and humidity.The relief, however, will be short-lived, the Met office said.A thunderstorm alert for Calcutta, North 24-Paragnas and ...
16 May 2026 TelegraphThe giant excavator moved out of Tiljala on Friday.A locality terrorised by its presence heaved a sigh of relief after Calcutta High Court ordered a stay on a demolition drive that had continued for two days without any consultation ...
16 May 2026 TelegraphPatients should not be turned away from state-run hospitals or forced to move from one healthcare facility to another in search of a bed, chief minister Suvendu Adhikari said at a meeting with heads of medical colleges and health ...
16 May 2026 TelegraphMishandled probe, attempt to bribe, attitude problem — chief minister Suvendu Adhikari on Friday levelled a series of allegations against three IPS officers while announcing their suspension for alleged lapses in handling the 2024 RG Kar rape and murder ...
16 May 2026 TelegraphHailing the Bengal government's decision to widen the investigation into the RG Kar rape-and-murder case and suspend three senior IPS officers, the victim's parents on Friday said the move revived their hopes for justice and could lead to more ...
15 May 2026 TelegraphA CBI team on Friday questioned the family members of Raj Singh, accused of murdering Chandranath Rath, the aide of Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari, a police officer said. Superintendent of Police Omvir Singh told PTI that a CBI ...
15 May 2026 TelegraphThe Calcutta High Court on Thursday issued an interim stay on the demolition of alleged illegal constructions in Kolkata’s Topsia area under Tiljala Police Station, while withholding any immediate order on the rehabilitation of displaced residents.The court observed that ...
15 May 2026 TelegraphBJP Bengal chief minister Suvendu Adhikari suspends three IPS officers in RG Kar rape and murder caseAdhikari announced on Friday afternoon that the file of RG Kar rape and murder case of the doctor will be reopened."Bengal govt to ...
15 May 2026 TelegraphFormer West Bengal food minister Rathin Ghosh on Friday appeared before the ED in connection with the alleged civic recruitment scam case after skipping summons on five earlier occasions.The Trinamool Congress leader reached the ED office at the CGO ...
15 May 2026 TelegraphBengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Friday said proceedings of the West Bengal assembly will be telecast live so that people know what is happening inside the House.Addressing the newly constituted 18th West Bengal assembly after the Speaker election, ...
15 May 2026 TelegraphA total of 36 leaders and workers of the Trinamool Congress, Left parties and the Congress surrendered on Thursday in the Islampur subdivisional court of North Dinajpur in connection with the violence during the 2018 panchayat elections, and the ...
15 May 2026 TelegraphThe Malda district administration held a high-level meeting on Thursday with the Border Security Force (BSF) and the Central Public Works Department (CPWD) to accelerate the installation of barbed wire fencing along the porous border with Bangladesh across two ...
15 May 2026 TelegraphThe Darjeeling Himalayan Railway (DHR) will host the second edition of the DHR Literature Festival 2026 in Kurseong from Friday to Sunday.The three-day event is part of the hill railway’s annual summer festival and organised in association with Poets ...
15 May 2026 TelegraphBengal police on Thursday conducted raids on multiple properties linked to Trinamool Congress’s Bishnupur MLA Dilip Mondal following allegations that he had issued provocative and intimidating remarks against BJP workers during a public gathering that was livestreamed on ...
15 May 2026 TelegraphOne person died in an air burst that occurred inside an underground coal mine of the Eastern Coalfields Limited (ECL) in West Burdwan's Jamuria on Thursday morning. Sources said 40 coal miners, including contract workers, were engaged in the ...
15 May 2026 TelegraphThe Bar Council of India (BCI), the official regulator for lawyers and legal education in India, on Thursday sought an “urgent” detailed report from the State Bar Council of West Bengal, on Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee’s eligibility to ...
15 May 2026 TelegraphTrinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee on Thursday made her first public appearance outside her 30B Harish Chatterjee Street residence since the day of the Assembly poll results on May 4, showing up in lawyer's robes in Calcutta High Court ...
15 May 2026 TelegraphThe Gorkha National Liberation Front (GNLF) has intensified its demand to stop the collection of toll tax along the popular Rohini Road that connects Siliguri with Darjeeling.The demand gathered steam after the BJP government in the state issued an ...
15 May 2026 TelegraphThe BJP-led state government will introduce Ayushman Bharat — a centrally sponsored health insurance scheme — from June 1. The existing Swasthya Sathi, Mamata Banerjee’s flagship health scheme, will continue till all beneficiaries are brought under the new scheme.“Our ...
15 May 2026 TelegraphChief minister Suvendu Adhikari on Thursday proposed the name of Rathindra Bose, the first-time MLA from Cooch Behar Dakshin, as the Speaker of the 18th Bengal Assembly.The Bengal BJP’s decision to officially nominate Bose as its candidate for the ...
15 May 2026 TelegraphUnion home minister Amit Shah is expected to meet his party’s MLAs in Calcutta on Saturday to set the agenda for them and the new state government.“Amit Shahji will arrive on Friday night and probably hold the meeting on ...
15 May 2026 TelegraphAn earthmover stayed put for over five hours. It appeared not to be meant for use.The giant yellow machine stood as a symbol of fear while hammers chipped away at a five-storey building.More than one official supervising the demolition ...
15 May 2026 TelegraphA wave of excitement has spread over the township since the swearing in of the new government, and the buzz is twice as loud among neighbours who find themselves living in the same block as the representatives.Some 20 residents ...
15 May 2026 TelegraphGetting together with friends almost always revolves around food and drinks. But what if you could spice it up with fun activities too? Knockout, in Sector V, is a sports bar and lounge that has arrived to fill this ...
15 May 2026 Telegraph“Soundarjo nikuchi korechhe (To hell with aesthetics)!” This was the response of the councillor of Bangur Avenue when she was asked on Monday when a park in Block D, frequented by local residents, would be freed of a colony ...
15 May 2026 TelegraphAshwika PandeyResident of: Karunamoyee F BlockStudent of: Bhavan’s Gangabux Kanoria Vidyamandir Ashwika Pandey has got 499 out 500, in her CBSE Class X examination. But ask her and she states that she lost four ...
15 May 2026 TelegraphWhen Shelee Ganguly Burman had just adopted a Golden Retriever puppy, the little one needed feeding every couple of hours and could not be left at home unattended. “My office is full of dog-loving colleagues, but the office building ...
15 May 2026 TelegraphI am grateful that you have come for our show despite there being such an important ceremony today,” elocutionist Jagannath Basu told the audience at IPHE hall on Rabindrajayanti. He was referring to the swearing-in of the new chief ...
15 May 2026 TelegraphThe admission process for undergraduate courses to government and aided colleges will start on May 18 through the state-run centralised admission portal, the education department announced in a notice on Thursday.The announcement, made on a day the semesterised higher ...
15 May 2026 TelegraphKolkata Police deputy commissioner Santanu Sinha Biswas was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate on Thursday night for his alleged involvement in multiple offences.Posted as deputy commissioner (Special Branch II) in Kolkata Police, Sinha Biswas has been accused in a ...
15 May 2026 TelegraphThe long-awaited raze-and-repair job at Kavi Subhash (New Garia) Metro station on the north-south corridor or Blue Line will begin this Sunday, said officials. Before the work starts at New Garia, a rake-reversal point will be installed at Shahid ...
15 May 2026 TelegraphCBI sleuths investigating the murder of Chandranath Rath are said to have found that ₹70 lakh was given to the assailants to carry out the strike, sources said. Three suspects were arrested till Thursday evening.It is suspected that at ...
15 May 2026 TelegraphThe demolition of a clock tower in Garia, inaugurated by then minister Aroop Biswas three years ago, started on Thursday. A court order in 2025 had declared the 56ft structure illegal. But it could not be pulled down because ...
15 May 2026 TelegraphChief minister Suvendu Adhikari on Thursday directed district police chiefs and commissionerates to ensure strict adherence to sound regulations during religious ceremonies and festivals.He also stressed that animal slaughter must comply with government rules.“It was emphasised that religious institutions ...
15 May 2026 TelegraphBengal’s Plus II-curriculum was divided into four semesters in an attempt to boost scores and help students compete with peers from other boards, often perceived to award marks more liberally.However, the first higher secondary (HS) results under the new ...
15 May 2026 TelegraphResidents of a Tiljala building at the centre of a demolition drive moved the high court seeking relief, alleging they were evicted without notice before men and machines arrived to raze their home.Saiqa Jannat, whose sister’s house is being ...
15 May 2026 TelegraphA payloader raided a minority-dominated pocket in Narkeldanga to raze an “illegal” building on Thursday afternoon. Only a portion of the five-storey building, at Kasai Basti Cross Lane, was demolished on Thursday, said sources in the Kolkata Municipal Corporation. ...
15 May 2026 TelegraphThe education department on Thursday issued an order making it mandatory for students in all government and aided schools across Bengal to sing Vande Mataram during morning assembly prayers, “in suppression of all previous orders and practices”.“It is hereby ...
15 May 2026 TelegraphWhen Anisha Ghosh first saw her Board result on a smartphone, she thought there was a glitch and the full marks in each paper got listed by mistake. “I was looking for my marks.” It was only when her ...
15 May 2026 TelegraphA 100 per cent score in his ISC Board examination is a belated 18th birthday gift that Anan Rami has given himself. “My birthday was on April 7 and the results came out on April 30.”While he scored full ...
15 May 2026 TelegraphThe Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday arrested Kolkata Police Deputy Commissioner Santanu Sinha Biswas in connection with a fraud and extortion case, officials said.Biswas was arrested after over 10 hours of questioning at the agency's office in the city, ...
15 May 2026 TelegraphSenior BJP leader and first-time MLA Rathindra Bose is set to become Speaker of the newly constituted 18th West Bengal Assembly unopposed after the ruling party backed his nomination and the TMC chose not to contest, clearing the way ...
15 May 2026 TelegraphThe Bar Council of India on Thursday asked the West Bengal Bar Council to furnish a detailed report within 48 hours regarding the enrolment and professional practice status of former Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.Earlier in the day, Banerjee, in ...
15 May 2026 TelegraphPolice on Thursday launched search operations at two houses of Trinamool Congress MLA Dilip Mondal in Bishnupur in West Bengal's South 24 Parganas district for making "provocative remarks and issuing threats" to BJP workers in a purported video, a ...
15 May 2026 TelegraphKolkata Police Deputy Commissioner Santanu Sinha Biswas on Thursday appeared before the Enforcement Directorate (ED) here in connection with its probe into alleged land-grabbing and extortion case, an officer said.Biswas, a former officer-in-charge of Kalighat Police Station, considered close ...
15 May 2026 TelegraphBengal’s former chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday faced slogans of “chor” (thief) as she donned the lawyer’s robe and appeared before the Calcutta High Court to argue a case in connection with alleged violence and attacks on Trinamool ...
15 May 2026 TelegraphSharadwat Mukherjee, the BJP’s newly elected MLA from Bidhannagar, wants to upgrade Bidhannagar Sub-Divisional Hospital into a medical college.The oncologist also wants a roadmap to overhaul roads in Salt Lake and improve public health conditions in the township’s added ...
15 May 2026 TelegraphA senior fire department official has been suspended in connection with the devastating fire at a leather factory in Kolkata's Tiljala area that claimed two lives, even as civic authorities continued demolishing the illegal structure housing the unit on ...
15 May 2026 TelegraphPolice in Jalpaiguri and Cooch Behar arrested two Trinamool Congress leaders over the past 24 hours for their involvement in illegal activities.One leader was arrested for trying to extort money from people while promising them entry in the BJP ...
14 May 2026 TelegraphAhead of the 73rd anniversary of the first Mount Everest summit, representatives of adventure clubs have renewed their demand for the revival of the prestigious Tenzing Norgay Trophy, which was awarded to individuals and organisations for outstanding achievements in ...
14 May 2026 TelegraphPunjab police arrested three shooters linked to gangster Happy Jatt from Jaigaon along the Bhutan border in Alipurduar district on Wednesday morning in connection with a double murder case at Batala in the western state.Jatin Singh, Sajandeep Singh and ...
14 May 2026 TelegraphThe BJP government has ordered the immediate closure of unauthorised toll or grop gates as there were allegations that several local bodies levied tolls on district, urban and rural roads illegally during the tenure of the Mamata Banerjee government."All ...
14 May 2026 TelegraphThe alleged highhandedness of a section of Trinamool Congress leaders and criminals has come down in North Dinajpur district after a series of raids and enforcement drives over the past week led to the recovery of illegal firearms, the ...
14 May 2026 TelegraphThe Gorkhaland Territorial Administration (GTA) on Wednesday received an order from the state government for “termination of tenures”, but sources said the hill body is unable to act on it due to a lack of clarity on its ...
14 May 2026 TelegraphTwo from the Congress and one from the CPM took oath as MLAs on Wednesday, as both parties sent members to the Bengal Assembly after a five-year hiatus. The three lawmakers are from Murshidabad.CPM MLA from Domkal, Mostafijur Rahaman, ...
14 May 2026 TelegraphSeat No 300 in the Bengal Assembly had been reserved for the Bhabanipur MLA for the past 15 years. It remained the same on Wednesday.Around 11am on Wednesday, Suvendu Adhikari sat in the hot seat as the first BJP ...
14 May 2026 TelegraphTwo municipalities run by the Trinamool Congress in Malda district have reacted contradictorily to Urban development and municipal affairs minister Agnimitra Paul’s directive to halt the payment of dues.The office-bearers of the Englishbazar municipality have expressed concern over the ...
14 May 2026 TelegraphUrban development and municipal affairs minister Agnimitra Paul has directed officials of all 128 civic bodies, including the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC), to stop clearing pending payments, as the new government wants to examine whether the tenders were awarded ...
14 May 2026 TelegraphDiscarded tyres used as road dividers, garage markers, or shock absorbers behind trucks have turned north Bengal’s roads into breeding hotspots for dengue mosquitoes, scientists have cautioned after mapping 200km of highway corridors.While tyres are known mosquito breeding habitats, ...
14 May 2026 TelegraphChief minister Suvendu Adhikari on Wednesday asked officials of multiple departments to discard practices put in place by the previous Mamata Banerjee government that he felt spawned "corruption and irregularities" and assured bureaucrats that they could work freely. Suvendu ...
14 May 2026 TelegraphThe Bengal BJP government will roll out its flagship ‘Annapurna Bhandar’ scheme on June 1, promising Rs 3,000 monthly assistance to women, alongside a planned purge of fake and ineligible beneficiaries.Women and child development and social welfare minister Agnimitra ...
14 May 2026 TelegraphKolkata Police have prosecuted more than 3,000 two-wheeler riders in the past three days, sources said on Wednesday.The crackdown came within days of the new chief minister taking charge and instructing the police to lay emphasis on the prosecution ...
14 May 2026 TelegraphThe Kolkata Police commissioner has instructed all police stations to put a curb on illegal constructions, smuggling of illegal arms and the menace of syndicate raj. Ajay Nand, the city’s police commissioner, held a meeting with the senior officers ...
14 May 2026 TelegraphKolkata Police will start disciplinary parades every 15 days in all police divisions to instil discipline and improve teamwork.All divisions of the city police have been asked to organise a muster parade every fortnight, to be attended by personnel ...
14 May 2026 TelegraphKolkata Police on Wednesday announced traffic diversions at Chingrighata on EM Bypass for Metro work.The first phase of work will begin Friday night and continue till 8 am on Monday. The second phase will take place between May 22 ...
14 May 2026 TelegraphThe mother of the postgraduate trainee who was raped and murdered at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in August 2024 filed a petition before a Sealdah court on Wednesday, naming three persons — including a former Trinamool Congress ...
14 May 2026 TelegraphThe state government on Tuesday terminated the tenures of the presidents and other nominated members of the governing bodies of all government-aided colleges, with immediate effect.A deputy secretary of the higher education department issued an order to college heads ...
14 May 2026 TelegraphThe Bengal government on Wednesday granted the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) sanction to prosecute state government officials allegedly involved in corruption cases linked to recruitment scams in state-aided schools, civic bodies and the cooperative sector.Chief minister Suvendu Adhikari ...
14 May 2026 TelegraphThe heart of south Calcutta erupted in frenzy on Wednesday evening as chief minister Suvendu Adhikari led a roadshow to celebrate his stunning victory against his former boss.Around 6.50pm, the victor’s vehicle — with Suvendu standing atop an open, ...
14 May 2026 TelegraphThe school average in several CBSE schools remained steady like last year, several principals said after the publication of the CBSE Class XII results on Wednesday. Some schools noted a dip in the number of high scorers in the ...
14 May 2026 TelegraphThe state government on Wednesday extended the summer vacation for government and aided schools, reversing a decision taken by the erstwhile Mamata Banerjee government.The commissioner of school education said in an order: “The school education department has decided to ...
14 May 2026 TelegraphThe education department on Tuesday made the singing of Vande Mataram during morning assembly mandatory in government and government-aided schools.“All students in all schools in the state” have to sing Vande Mataram in the morning “with immediate effect”, says ...
14 May 2026 TelegraphThe cancellation of the NEET undergraduate medical entrance exam by the National Testing Agency amid allegations of irregularities has pushed thousands of students back to their books and a demanding routine that leaves little time for recreation.The cancellation on ...
14 May 2026 TelegraphThe state government on Wednesday made it mandatory to obtain a fit-for-slaughter certificate before slaughtering bulls, bullocks, cows, calves, buffaloes, buffalo calves and castrated buffaloes.The notice barred public slaughter of these animals and said officials carrying out inspections to ...
14 May 2026 TelegraphIllegal construction and rampant fire-safety violations have long proved a recipe for disaster in Calcutta, from Burrabazar to Garden Reach and Anandapur.Tuesday’s fire in an illegal Tiljala building, which killed two people, showed once again how little has changed ...
14 May 2026 TelegraphChief minister Suvendu Adhikari announced on Wednesday that power utility CESC had been told to conduct an audit to identify illegal buildings housing factories and disconnect their power supply. He named four places in Calcutta — Kasba, Tiljala, Mominpore ...
14 May 2026 TelegraphA pocket of Calcutta, notorious for congestion, looked like a curfew had been clamped.Shops were shut, roads were deserted, paramilitary personnel were on patrol and scared onlookers peeped through closed windows and terrace parapets.All residents within 200 metres of ...
14 May 2026 TelegraphThe Supreme Court on Wednesday said it would hear in July a plea concerning the alleged killing of three BJP workers in West Bengal after the 2018 local bodies elections in the state."What remains in this matter now?" a ...
13 May 2026 TelegraphRealtors on Wednesday welcomed the West Bengal BJP’s stated support for repealing the Urban Land Ceiling (ULC) Act and enabling easier land aggregation for industry, saying the move could help attract large-scale investments to the state.Industry players have long ...
13 May 2026 TelegraphSuvendu Adhikari on Wednesday said the government had cleared the way for the CBI to take action against officials accused in corruption cases related to recruitment irregularities in schools and civic bodies, emphasising that the administration would maintain a ...
13 May 2026 TelegraphNew elected West Bengal legislators, including Chief Minister Sivendu Adhikari, took oath in the Assembly on Wednesday. Pro tem Speaker Tapas Roy administered the oath.Newly appointed state ministers -- Agnimitra Paul, Dilip Ghosh, Ashok Kirtania, Kshudiram Tudu, and Nisith ...
13 May 2026 TelegraphThe West Bengal government has ordered demolition of an illegal factory in Kolkata’s Tiljala area and directed disconnection of power and water supply after a fire at the unit killed two people and injured three others, chief minister Suvendu ...
13 May 2026 TelegraphBengal chief minister Suvendu Adhikari announced on Wednesday that he will retain the Bhabanipur Assembly segment and give up Nandigram.He won both the Bhabanipur and Nandigram seats in the recently-concluded assembly polls and took oath in the state Assembly ...
13 May 2026 TelegraphSwapan Sadhan Bose, the former president of Mohun Bagan Super Giant and one of the most influential figures in Indian football administration, passed away late on Tuesday after suffering a cardiac arrest. He was 78 and had been undergoing ...
13 May 2026 TelegraphA housewife was gang-raped on Sunday night while attending a wedding ceremony as part of the groom’s party in the Falakata police station area of Alipurduar district.Police have arrested three accused in connection with the case.A source said the ...
13 May 2026 TelegraphJalpaiguri Government Medical College & Hospital (JGMCH) has introduced intra-articular platelet-rich plasma (PRP) therapy for osteoarthritis at its pain clinic, becoming the first hospital in north Bengal to offer the service.The treatment was earlier introduced at the RG Kar ...
13 May 2026 TelegraphChopra, a block in the North Dinajpur district long known for frequent political clashes, has been stirred after police started taking action against people with old criminal cases pending against them following the change of government in Bengal.Despite the ...
13 May 2026 TelegraphThe Gorkhaland Territorial Administration (GTA) is staring at an administrative disruption after the state government ordered the termination of nominated members and officials whose services had been extended, with certain departments already initiating compliance.Sources said the order was implemented ...
13 May 2026 TelegraphPrime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday hailed the first decisions of the Suvendu Adhikari government in Bengal, asserting that the welfare of the people here was "supreme".Citing a post by the chief minister on X, the Prime Minister issued ...
13 May 2026 TelegraphThe Opposition has accused the first BJP government in Bengal and the Election Commission of operating in “collusion” after former chief electoral officer Manoj Kumar Agarwal was appointed the state’s new chief secretary and EC's former special roll observer ...
13 May 2026 TelegraphChief minister Suvendu Adhikari will hold a meeting with officials of 41 departments that report to him at Nabanna Sabhaghar on Wednesday.The meeting is significant as these departments need direction from the new government.“So far, five ministers have been ...
13 May 2026 TelegraphThe BJP government banked on Dilip Ghosh, the minister with three important portfolios, including the panchayat and rural development department, to revive Bengal’s rural economy, while Agnimitra Paul was assigned two departments, including urban development, to restructure the urban ...
13 May 2026 TelegraphTwo out of 18 tribunals are currently hearing in-person appeals by deleted Bengal voters seeking restoration of their rights, sources at the Joka centre from where all the tribunals were supposed to work said on Tuesday. The 18 SIR ...
13 May 2026 TelegraphThe RSS has been spearheading initiatives to ensure the rule of law in Bengal in the aftermath of the Assembly polls, sources in the ideological fountainhead of the BJP said.Sources said RSS activists had launched a silent drive to ...
13 May 2026 TelegraphThe BJP-led Bengal government is set to take up a major challenge — introduce a new policy, discarding the hands-off land stance of the previous Mamata Banerjee government — in a bid to attract big-ticket investments to the state.“We ...
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