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  • CPI(M) leader Mohammad Lahek Ali arrested in Baruipur mob violence case

    The West Bengal Police arrested CPI(M) leader Mohammad Lahek Ali Sunday night for allegedly inciting violence in the wake of the rape and murder of a minor girl in Baruipur, taking the number of arrests in the case to ...

    14 July 2026 Indian Express
    Baruipur lynching: Man ‘seen dragging’ Indrajit Mondal among 2 more arrested

    The police arrested two more people on Saturday in connection with the incident in which a mob lynched a man after a minor girl’s body was found in a pond at Baruipur in West Bengal’s South 24 Parganas district ...

    13 July 2026 Indian Express
    Amid Baruipur fallout, Kolkata Police tightens SOPs for handover of Zero FIR

    Amid severe public outrage and intense political turmoil across West Bengal following the brutal rape and murder of a minor girl in Baruipur, the Kolkata Police has issued strict guidelines to overhaul the processing of ‘Zero FIRs’ in the ...

    13 July 2026 Indian Express
    ‘Ritabrata-TMC real party’: Rebel Trinamool leader cites ‘court order’

    Rebel Trinamool Congress leader Ritabrata Banerjee claimed Sunday that the TMC faction led by him, the ‘Ritabrata-TMC’, is the real TMC, while citing a purported court order. However, the Mamata Banerjee camp said it was only an interim order ...

    13 July 2026 Indian Express
    Tied to pole, beaten: Woman alleges assault by TMC goons in Narendrapur

    Days after the rape and murder of a Class VI student in Baruipur, a woman in her 30s has alleged that she was assaulted, her head partially shaven and tied to a lamp post by a group of men ...

    13 July 2026 Indian Express
    ‘Special 26’ in Kolkata: Fake cops loot Rs 2 crore from businessman’s office

    Robbers posing as police officers allegedly looted Rs 2 crore under the guise of a raid at a businessman’s office in South Kolkata on Friday, much like in the Bollywood movie Special 26.According to the police, the robbers introduced ...

    13 July 2026 Indian Express
    ‘Don’t want another Nandigram, Singur’: Suvendu Adhikari announces direct land purchase policy in Bengal

    “We do not want another Nandigram or Singur,” Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari said on Saturday as he announced the government’s decision to rely on direct purchase of land, rather than acquisition, for industrial needs. He also said that his government ...

    13 July 2026 Indian Express
    Rebel TMC ‘draws in’ more Mamata loyalists to boost claim on party with EC. Here is the list

    In a bid to strengthen its case before the Election Commission of India to stake claim on the Trinamool Congress symbol and funds, the Ritabrata Banerjee-led faction claimed to have drawn in several Mamata-loyalists into its fold, including former ...

    13 July 2026 Indian Express
    ‘Attacked after being identified’: Suvendu rejects ‘lynching’ tag for man’s death in Baruipur violence

    Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Saturday refused to describe Indrajeet Mondal’s killing after the recovery of the 11-year-old girl’s body as lynching, saying his identity had been established before the “murder”. He also alleged that “those who lost the ...

    12 July 2026 Indian Express
    32 lakh cases pending: Why court foresees 21 years of wait at Bengal tribunals

    38,000 cases cleared, 32 lakh pending.Since March end, when tribunals were set up in West Bengal to tackle cases of “logical discrepancies” after the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise by the Election Commission was concluded, and long after the ...

    12 July 2026 Indian Express
    West Bengal Police freezes 12 more TMC accounts, Rs 1,000 crore locked

    The West Bengal Police on Friday froze 12 more bank accounts of the Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress (TMC), a day after the party was allowed to partially operate three accounts with an alleged corpus of Rs 440 crore.Senior police ...

    12 July 2026 Indian Express
    Baruipur case: Suvendu Adhikari visits victims’ families, orders crackdown on drug dens

    West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari Saturday met the families of the Baruipur rape-murder victim and the lynching victim while visiting the South 24 Parganas district to inaugurate a new police outpost.Handing over a cheque of Rs 25 lakh ...

    12 July 2026 Indian Express
    Kolkata Metro achieves Purple Line tunnel breakthrough at Victoria station

    Written by Subhosree ModakA major milestone was etched into the history of the Kolkata Metro Railway on Friday as the Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM) ‘Durga’ successfully made a breakthrough at the under-construction Victoria Metro station around 10.30 am.This engineering ...

    12 July 2026 Indian Express
    Kolkata braces for rainy weekend; yellow alert for South, North Bengal till July 15

    Written by Subhosree ModakKolkata is bracing for a sustained spell of inclement weather between July 10 and July 15, as a favourable monsoon trough and strong moisture incursion from the Bay of Bengal have triggered widespread rain across the ...

    12 July 2026 Indian Express
    Hours after joining BJP, 3 former TMC MPs fielded for Rajya Sabha bypolls in Bengal

    Three former Trinamool Congress (TMC) Rajya Sabha MPs, who resigned from their posts a month after the party’s defeat in the West Bengal Assembly elections, joined the BJP on Thursday. Hours later, the BJP announced them as candidates for ...

    11 July 2026 Indian Express
    Calcutta High Court allows Mamata Banerjee-led TMC to partially operate its bank accounts

    The Calcutta High Court on Thursday allowed the Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress (TMC) to partially operate three of its primary HDFC Bank accounts to meet day-to-day administrative and legal expenses. The accounts, which allegedly hold a combined corpus of ...

    11 July 2026 Indian Express
    Sushmita Dev, two other ex-Trinamool MPs join BJP in fresh trouble for Mamata

    In another major blow for the Trinamool Congress in West Bengal, former TMC Rajya Sabha MPs Sushmita Dev, Sukhendu Sekhar Ray and Prakash Chik Baraik joined the BJP in Kolkata on Thursday.The three leaders were inducted into the party ...

    11 July 2026 Indian Express
    Kolkata Metro likely to receive 14 new-generation rakes in FY27 to boost passenger capacity

    Kolkata Metro expansion: Kolkata Metro is likely to receive 14 new-generation rakes in the financial year 2026-27 to enhance passenger capacity and improve operational efficiency. These new trainsets are expected to provide better services to commuters by increasing fleet ...

    10 July 2026 Indian Express
    Baruipur violence: 12 more arrested as Bengal CID probes police encounter of rape accused

    The West Bengal Police conducted extensive overnight raids Wednesday, arresting 12 more people in connection with the violent unrest, arson, and mob lynching that erupted in Baruipur following the alleged rape and murder of a minor girl. With these ...

    10 July 2026 Indian Express
    From detention to homecoming: Woman, children return after year-long Bangladesh ordeal

    For 33-year-old Sweety Bibi and her two children, Qurban (6) and Imran (12), Wednesday marked the end of a year-long wait. The family crossed into India through the Malda border after spending over a year stranded in Bangladesh following ...

    10 July 2026 Indian Express
    ED freezes 3 bank accounts of TMC: ‘Used party corpus to invest in aviation firm to buy jet and chopper’

    The Enforcement Directorate (ED) said on Wednesday that it has frozen three bank accounts of the Trinamool Congress (TMC), holding deposits worth Rs 440.42 crore, under the PMLA (Prevention of Money Laundering Act), following searches in an alleged funds ...

    10 July 2026 Indian Express
    Accused in Baruipur minor girl’s rape and murder killed in Bengal police ‘encounter’

    Prabhash Mondol, the main accused in the gangrape and murder of an 11-year-old in West Bengal’s Baruipur, was shot dead in an encounter late Tuesday night.According to the police, Mondol had been taken to the crime scene to reconstruct ...

    9 July 2026 Indian Express
    ‘Never faced something like this’: FIR after under-construction church vandalised in Bengal

    The small community of Christian families in Buri Bot Tola in the Subhasgram area of West Bengal’s Sonarpur, about 30 kilometres from Kolkata, is on edge.On Sunday, a mob barged into an under-construction church here, threatened members of the ...

    9 July 2026 Indian Express
    Police resort to baton charge as BJP, TMC workers clash during protest over Baruipur rape

    Workers of the BJP and Trinamool Congress (TMC) clashed in Kolkata on Wednesday during a protest march organised by the Mamata Banerjee-led party over the alleged rape and murder of an 11-year-old girl in Baruipur, prompting police to resort ...

    9 July 2026 Indian Express
    ‘Got what he deserved’: Mother on Bengal rape-murder accused’s encounter

    Prabhash Mondol, the main accused in the gangrape-murder of an 11-year-old in West Bengal’s Baruipur, was shot dead in an encounter after midnight. According to a police statement, a police team took Mondol to the crime scene last night ...

    9 July 2026 Indian Express
    Baruipur rape-murder: Girl’s family welcomes police encounter: ‘Anyone will now think 10 times before committing such a crime’

    The father of the 11-year-old girl, who was raped and killed in Baruipur in South 24 Parganas district, on Wednesday said that he was satisfied with the progress of the police investigation.Speaking to The Indian Express following the death ...

    9 July 2026 Indian Express
    ‘Crimes against women should unite society, not divide it’: Students, football fans sound clarion call over Baruipur case

    By Antoreep Das “We do not believe in the politics of religion. Hindus, Muslims, Christians and Sikhs are standing together. Crimes against women should unite society, not divide it. Instead of politicising such incidents, governments must focus on protecting women and ...

    9 July 2026 Indian Express
    Hang him with others, if he is involved: Mother of accused in Bengal rape-murder case

    “If my son is involved, he should be hanged with the other accused,” said Sandhya Mondal, mother of one of the three men arrested in connection with the rape and murder of an 11-year-old girl in Baruipur in South ...

    9 July 2026 Indian Express
    17-year-old footballer hacked to death after match in Bengal’s Baruipur

    A 17-year-old football player was hacked to death by three youths in Baruipur in West Bengal’s South 24 Parganas on Monday following a dispute over a match result in which his team won, the police said. The deceased has been identified as Prasenjit Biswas, 17.The ...

    9 July 2026 Indian Express
    Bengal CM seeks report on ‘police lapses’ in Baruipur rape-murder probe, says lynched youth was ‘innocent’

    West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Tuesday told Director General of Police (DGP) Siddh Nath Gupta to submit a report within 72 hours on possible lapses in the police probe into the rape and murder of an 11-year-old ...

    9 July 2026 Indian Express
    ED raids 5 Kolkata locations over Trinamool funds, Abhishek Banerjee’s chartered flights

    The Enforcement Directorate (ED) Tuesday launched coordinated raids at five locations across Kolkata to investigate the source of massive financial transactions involving the Trinamool Congress’s (TMC) bank accounts and the funding of party general secretary Abhishek Banerjee’s chartered flight ...

    8 July 2026 Indian Express
    ‘Chor, gaddar, go back’ slogans greet Saayoni, Ritabrata during visit to Baruipur victim’s kin

    Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Saayoni Ghosh and MLA Ritabrata Banerjee, who recently broke away from the Mamata Banerjee-led faction, faced “go back”, “gaddar” (traitor), and “chor” (thief) slogans on Tuesday when they went to meet the family of the ...

    8 July 2026 Indian Express
    North Bengal on alert as IMD warns of very heavy rain, flash flood risk

    Written by Subhosree ModakA deep weather system over South Jharkhand and adjoining north interior Odisha has prompted weather alerts across West Bengal, with the Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC), Kolkata, Tuesday warning of heavy rain, thunderstorms, lightning, and gusty winds ...

    8 July 2026 Indian Express
    ‘Had police acted when we complained, she would be alive’: Mother of Bengal rape-murder victim

    “When we filed a missing person complaint at Baruipur police station, it was around 9 pm on Saturday. Had the police started a search operation then, went through CCTV footage, my daughter could have been found alive,” laments the ...

    8 July 2026 Indian Express
    11-year-old girl’s body in pond, then a lynching: Bengal’s Baruipur simmers

    Located about 30 km from Kolkata, Baruipur in West Bengal’s South 24 Parganas district is simmering after the body of a eleven-year-old girl was found dumped in a pond. Her family has alleged that she was raped and killed, ...

    7 July 2026 Indian Express
    Baruipur on edge, 3 arrested for rape-murder of girl child, CM says justice will be delivered

    Baruipur in West Bengal’s South 24 Parganas continued to be on edge on Monday, a day after a girl child was allegedly raped and murdered, and a youth was lynched on suspicion of being involved in the crime.Police have ...

    7 July 2026 Indian Express
    Article 370 abrogation fulfilled dream of Syama Prasad Mookerjee: PM Narendra Modi

    Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said the abrogation of Article 370 had fulfilled the dream of Bharatiya Jana Sangh founder Syama Prasad Mookerjee, while Union Home Minister Amit Shah, who was in Kolkata to mark the nationalist leader’s ...

    7 July 2026 Indian Express
    Crackdown against sand mafia: Birbhum Police arrests 32 in two weeks

    Birbhum district administration and police have launched a massive crackdown against illegal sand mining and stockpiling, making 32 arrests in a major multi-agency operation within the last two weeks. Besides, the police have registered 52 FIRs, and detected over ...

    7 July 2026 Indian Express
    West Bengal weather: Bay depression triggers heavy rain, Kolkata under thunderstorm alert

    Written by Antoreep DasA depression over the northwest Bay of Bengal has intensified monsoon activity across West Bengal, prompting the India Meteorological Department (IMD) to issue heavy rainfall and thunderstorm warnings for large parts of the state over the ...

    7 July 2026 Indian Express
    Rs 313-cr special package for Bengal’s tea garden workers gets panel nod: CM Suvendu Adhikari

    Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari said Sunday a state-level committee had finalised the implementation plan for the ‘Pradhan Mantri Cha Shramik Protsahan Yojana’ (PMCSPY) scheme, aimed at upliftment of the tea garden workers in the state.The implementation of the Central ...

    7 July 2026 Indian Express
    Unrest in Bengal’s Baruipur over minor’s ‘rape-murder’; youth lynched

    Violent protests erupted at Baruipur in West Bengal’s South 24 Parganas district on Sunday morning after a minor girl, missing since Saturday afternoon, was found dead in a pond. A mob allegedly lynched a local man suspected of being ...

    6 July 2026 Indian Express
    Missing funds, ‘shell firm’ under lens in case against TMC’s Debraj Chakraborty

    A Special Investigation Team (SIT) inquiring into extortion and land-grabbing allegations against former Trinamool Councillor Debraj Chakraborty is now looking into the “disappearance” of money from his bank accounts after the party lost the Assembly elections.Chakraborty’s five bank accounts—some ...

    6 July 2026 Indian Express
    ‘Samajhdaro ke liye ishara hi kaafi hai’: Bengal CM Suvendu Adhikari lists govt measures in address to Bhabanipur voters

    Addressing a section of voters in Bhabanipur, the former stronghold of ex-chief minister and TMC leader Mamata Banerjee, which he wrested for the BJP in the Assembly elections earlier this year, Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari highlighted his government’s crackdown ...

    6 July 2026 Indian Express
    Syama Prasad Mookerjee statue vandalised in Kolkata hours before Amit Shah’s visit

    The pedestal of a newly installed statue of Bharatiya Jana Sangh founder Dr Syama Prasad Mookerjee was desecrated on Sukiya Street in North Kolkata early Sunday morning. The incident occurred just hours before Union Home Minister Amit Shah was ...

    6 July 2026 Indian Express
    173-year-old Howrah railway station to get new platform this month to handle rising train traffic

    Howrah railway station upgradation: The Ministry of Railways has planned to commission a new platform at Howrah railway station to handle rising train traffic. With this, the total number of platforms at the 173-year-old railway station will rise to ...

    5 July 2026 Indian Express
    Mamata Banerjee aide, TMC Bengal president Chandrima Bhattacharya resigns from all posts

    In a fresh setback to the Mamata Banerjee-led faction of the Trinamool Congress (TMC), former minister and the group’s state president Chandrima Bhattacharya resigned from all party posts except primary membership on Saturday.In her resignation letter addressed to Mamata ...

    5 July 2026 Indian Express
    72nd annual convocation: Minister calls for IIT-Kharagpur’s ‘mentoring role’ in shaping Bengal’s educational landscape

    Calling for a mentoring role of IIT Kharagpur in “modernising” the state’s educational landscape and nurturing the visions of new institutions, West Bengal Higher Education Minister Jagannath Chattopadhyay said it’s time for the “best practices” of the country’s first ...

    5 July 2026 Indian Express
    IIT Kharagpur announces double major, gets first batch of B Tech pass degree grads

    IIT Kharagpur is all set to celebrate its 72nd convocation on Saturday, where the institute will confer degrees to 3,936 students of undergraduate, postgraduate, doctoral, and professional programmes.This year will also mark the graduation of the institute’s first batch ...

    5 July 2026 Indian Express
    ‘Raises questions of collusion’: Kakoli targets Mamata, asks Bengal CM to make panel report on 1993 firing public

    Highlighting “serious questions of collusion to protect the guilty” during the previous regime, rebel Lok Sabha MP Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar has written to Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari demanding that the findings of Justice Sushanta Chatterjee Commission on the police ...

    5 July 2026 Indian Express
    Rebel TMC bloc takes over state party office; Mamata faction lodges police complaint

    A day after the rebel Trinamool Congress (TMC) faction met the Election Commission of India (ECI) in New Delhi, the bloc, led by Leader of the Opposition in West Bengal Assembly Ritabrata Banerjee, took possession of the state party ...

    5 July 2026 Indian Express
    Bengal school boy dies after gulping down hot tea; family alleges negligence

    A Class 12 student of Ramakrishna Mission Vidyalaya in West Bengal’s Narendrapur died as his condition deteriorated after accidentally drinking a hot liquid, triggering allegations of negligence, delayed medical response, and administrative lapses at the reputed residential school.Diptanshu Mahato, ...

    4 July 2026 Indian Express
    ‘Put family above fear’: A year after being pushed into Bangladesh and brought back, they seek to rebuild lives

    “Sonsar dekhbo na bhoy? Sonsar dekhlam (Should I put my family first, or my fear? I chose family).”It has been one year since Mehbub Sheikh, who belongs to Bhagabangola in Murshidabad, was picked up from Mumbai, kept in detention ...

    4 July 2026 Indian Express
    ED probes ex-TMC councillor Debraj Chakraborty’s ‘Rs 1300 crore’ properties

    The Enforcement Directorate has filed an Enforcement Case Information Report (ECIR) against former Trinamool Congress councillor Debraj Chakraborty, who was arrested Wednesday, and launched a probe into the properties allegedly owned by him.ED sources said Thursday the investigation has ...

    4 July 2026 Indian Express
    ‘Cybercrime now an epidemic’: CM Suvendu Adhikari says need dedicated unit, launches Durga Squad

    Expressing concern over the sharp rise in cyber crime, Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Thursday said that the state would build a dedicated cyber police network, warning that cybercrime has “effectively taken on the form of an epidemic”.Launching cyber ...

    4 July 2026 Indian Express
    NIA joins cartridges, white SUV dots: Shakir Ali ‘key conspirator’ in Ram Navami violence case

    The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Wednesday said arrested TMC councillor Shakir Ali was the “main conspirator who instigated the mob” during the Ram Navami violence in Rishra in 2023. The agency added that they have recovered 36 rounds ...

    4 July 2026 Indian Express
    Won’t use you for political interests: CM Suvendu Adhikari to West Bengal Civil Service officers

    Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Wednesday assured West Bengal Civil Service (WBCS) officers that his government would not use the administration for political interests, while keeping the state’s administrative structure neutral and free from political influence.Addressing WBCS officers for ...

    3 July 2026 Indian Express
    ‘Those not in voters’ list can’t get govt money’: Bengal CM Suvendu Adhikari says 26 lakh applications for women cash transfer scheme rejected

    Launching the Annapurna Yojana, a direct cash transfer scheme for women in West Bengal, Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Wednesday said that 26 lakh applications for the scheme were rejected because the applicants’ names were not on the voters’ ...

    3 July 2026 Indian Express
    First tranche of funds credited to 1.1 crore Annapurna Yojana beneficiaries: Kolkata CM Suvendu Adhikari

    The first tranche of funds disbursed by the state government under the Annapurna Yojana, a direct cash transfer scheme for women, was credited to the accounts of nearly 1.1 crore beneficiaries, Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari said on Wednesday.While about ...

    2 July 2026 Indian Express
    His party leaders getting attacked, Abhishek Banerjee relaunches TMC helpline

    In the wake of Trinamool Congress (TMC) workers being reportedly paraded with ropes around their waist, hurled with stones and eggs, and subjected to “harassment and intimidation” across the state, party’s national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee on Tuesday relaunched ...

    2 July 2026 Indian Express
    Stones hurled at Abhishek Banerjee’s home; BJP says he is trying to stay relevant

    Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee Wednesday shared CCTV footage on his social media account showing a man on a motorcycle allegedly throwing stones at the gate of his house in Kolkata. Banerjee said the person seen in the footage ...

    2 July 2026 Indian Express
    ‘Rain of eggs’: Mahua Moitra alleges attack, gets a taunt from minister

    Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Mahua Moitra became the target of an aggressive protest Wednesday after a mob allegedly comprising BJP workers bombarded her local transit party office along the National Highway in the Nadia district of West Bengal with ...

    2 July 2026 Indian Express
    Day after police promise swift resolution, ex-editor’s passport renewal process begins

    A day after the Kolkata Police promised a swift resolution, the passport renewal process of former editor of The Telegraph, R Rajagopal has been initiated, sources said, adding that the District Control Security Cell (DCSC), Kolkata, has submitted a ...

    2 July 2026 Indian Express
    Calcutta High Court seeks government report on steps taken to prevent ‘attacks’ on Opposition leaders

    The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday directed the state government to file a comprehensive report regarding the steps taken to prevent the alleged attacks on political leaders and workers and directed police officers to register FIRs in all instances ...

    2 July 2026 Indian Express
    In Jahangir ‘Pushpa’ Khan’s Falta fall, his wife’s arrest is a surprising blow

    Little symbolises the change in fortunes of Trinamool Congress strongman Jahangir Khan, since the West Bengal Assembly election results, as the arrest of his wife Sarika Bibi.In Falta where the couple live, the neighbours say 37-year-old Sarika, who has ...

    1 July 2026 Indian Express
    Intel on ‘violent demonstrations’, prohibitory orders kick in Central Kolkata till Aug 30

    (Written by Antoreep Das)Kolkata Police has imposed prohibitory orders under Section 163 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023, across parts of central Kolkata, including the traditional venue of TMC’s July 21 Martyrs’ Day rally, for 60 days, ...

    1 July 2026 Indian Express
    3 years after Ram Navami violence in Hooghly, NIA arrests local TMC councillor Shakir Ali

    Three years after clashes in Hooghly district of West Bengal during Ram Navami, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Tuesday arrested local TMC councillor Shakir Ali in connection with the violence in Rishra.A team of NIA officials reached the ...

    1 July 2026 Indian Express
    From Darjeeling Tea to Baluchari Saree, West Bengal ranks 3rd in GI tags

    Written by Subhosree ModakFrom the unique muscatel-flavoured tea leaves dotting the hilly slopes of Darjeeling to the intricate jacquard weaves of Baluchari Saree, West Bengal has emerged as one of India’s leading states in Geographical Indication (GI) registrations. The ...

    1 July 2026 Indian Express
    More than 15 injured in naphtha pipeline fire at Haldia Petrochemicals plant in Bengal

    At least 16 to 17 people were injured after a massive fire broke out at a Haldia Petrochemicals plant in West Bengal’s East Midnapore district on Tuesday after an alleged rupture in a naphtha pipeline triggered a blaze that ...

    1 July 2026 Indian Express
    FIR against TMC’s Kunal Ghosh, Dola Sen for ‘traffic disruption’ during Martyrs’ Day stage survey

    The Kolkata Police on Monday registered an FIR against TMC MLA Kunal Ghosh, Rajya Sabha MP Dola Sen and senior leader Baiswanar Chatterjee for allegedly blocking traffic in central Kolkata during a site inspection for their flagship July 21 ...

    1 July 2026 Indian Express
    Kolkata Police seeks ex-editor’s passport application file; Kerala CM seeks Suvendu’s intervention

    The Special Branch of Kolkata Police has sought details of the passport application of former editor of The Telegraph, R Rajagopal, after he alleged that his passport had not been renewed following the deletion of his name from the ...

    1 July 2026 Indian Express
    In Bengal, Suvendu sets the ball rolling for UCC, but says: ‘We are not in a rush’

    Asserting that the newly elected BJP government is committed to implementing the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) in West Bengal, Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Monday said he was “not in a hurry” and that a draft Bill pertaining to ...

    30 June 2026 Indian Express
    Mamata Banerjee era’s OBC quota law amended, but passage of Bills exposes chinks in rebel TMC group

    The West Bengal Assembly on Monday passed two Bills amending the laws enacted by the previous TMC government on OBC reservation in the state.With the passage of the two Bills – The West Bengal Backward Classes (Other than Scheduled ...

    30 June 2026 Indian Express
    Inside Bengal’s new anti-‘goonda’ Bill: District ban, 1-year detention without trial

    The recently elected BJP government in West Bengal passed a new Bill in the Assembly on Monday to prevent and control “anti-social activities” in the state.The West Bengal Public Safety and Control of Anti-Social Activities Bill, 2026, would significantly ...

    30 June 2026 Indian Express
    ‘Will ensure he thinks 25 times before speaking’: Suvendu’s warning to Humayun Kabir over ‘provocative remarks’

    Lashing out at Aam Janata Unnayan Party (AJUP) chief Humayun Kabir for allegedly making provocative remarks, Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Monday warned him against such “reckless statements” and said he will ensure the Nowda MLA “thinks 25 times” ...

    30 June 2026 Indian Express
    Bengal sets the ball rolling for UCC, sets up panel under retd Supreme Court judge to look into draft Bill

    Asserting that the newly elected BJP government is committed to implementing the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) in West Bengal, Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Monday said that a draft Bill pertaining to it will be taken up by the ...

    30 June 2026 Indian Express
    Kolkata ex-mayor Firhad Hakim’s aide Shams Iqbal arrested in Rs 70-lakh extortion case

    The Kolkata police arrested former Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) councillor Shams Iqbal Monday morning in connection with a 2023 extortion case. Iqbal, who previously represented Ward No. 134 (Metiabruz) and is considered a close associate of former Kolkata mayor ...

    30 June 2026 Indian Express
    Prime accused in Bagnan BJP worker murder arrested day after CM visits family

    In a joint operation, the Howrah district police and the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) on Sunday arrested the prime accused in the Bagnan BJP worker Prasanta Dey murder case.The arrest of the prime accused, identified as Sheikh Saifuddin, came ...

    30 June 2026 Indian Express
    Radharamn Das, who defended veg mid-day meals, dropped as ISKCON spokesperson

    Kolkata vice-president and spokesperson Radharamn Das, on Sunday said that he has been relieved of all the responsibilities within ISKCON and was “directed not to represent or speak on behalf of the organisation” before the media, government authorities or ...

    30 June 2026 Indian Express
    Indian Railways to permanently close reservation counters at 8 Sealdah Division stations from July 1 – Full list

    Closure of railway reservation counters over Sealdah Division: Indian Railways (IR) has decided to permanently close computerised reservation counters, also known as Passenger Reservation System (PRS) counters, at eight stations under the Sealdah Division from July 1. These counters ...

    29 June 2026 Indian Express
    Dola Sen accuses rival leaders of forgery and impersonation as Trinamool rift deepens

    Rajya Sabha MP and Trinamool Congress national joint secretary Dola Sen filed a criminal complaint against key leaders of the rival party faction, accusing them of forgery, cheating, and criminal impersonation.Sen, representing the Mamata Banerjee-led faction of the party, ...

    29 June 2026 Indian Express
    From Fariapukur murals to tea stalls, Kolkata’s unmatched FIFA World Cup frenzy

    Written by Antoreep DasAs the FIFA World Cup 2026 crosses the halfway mark with more than 50 matches completed, football conversations have spilt out from television screens onto tea stalls, college campuses and neighbourhood clubs across Kolkata.In Fariapukur, a ...

    29 June 2026 Indian Express
    Complaint against Firhad Hakim over Kolkata warehouse collapse alleges ‘criminal plot’

    The Bharatiya Janata Mazdoor Cell (BJMC), linked to the ruling BJP, has filed a police complaint against former Kolkata mayor Firhad Hakim and two councillors in connection with the Taratala warehouse collapse, which killed 16 people.In the complaint, filed ...

    29 June 2026 Indian Express
    Kolkata warehouse collapse: Kin identify victims, survivor recounts why he took the job

    The Taratala warehouse collapse toll rose to 16 on Saturday as rescue teams continued clearing the debris to look for signs of life. At the SSKM Hospital morgue, families identified the victims from tattoos, old injuries, clothes and personal ...

    29 June 2026 Indian Express
    West Bengal to mark Syama Prasad Mookerjee’s 125th birth anniversary with year-long events

    Written by Debadrita BasuThe Suvendu Adhikari-led West Bengal government has announced year-long celebrations to mark the 125th birth anniversary of Bharatiya Jana Sangh founder Dr Syama Prasad Mookerjee.The decision, taken following a Cabinet resolution earlier this month, aims to ...

    28 June 2026 Indian Express
    MLA Humayun Kabir under fire after threatening BJP workers at Murshidabad rally

    Aam Janata Unnayan Party (AJUP) chief Humayun Kabir Friday sparked a controversy after threatening to beat up BJP workers in Murshidabad district.Addressing a public meeting in Murshidabad’s Rejinagar, Humayun Kabir said, “I told (Chief Minister) Suvendu Adhikari, it is ...

    28 June 2026 Indian Express
    Kolkata warehouse collapse: Kin identify victims, survivor recounts why he took the job

    The Taratala warehouse collapse toll rose to 16 on Saturday as rescue teams continued clearing the debris to look for signs of life. At the SSKM Hospital morgue, families identified the victims from tattoos, old injuries, clothes and personal ...

    28 June 2026 Indian Express
    ‘Won’t apply to STs’: Samik Bhattacharya as BJP govt plans to table UCC Bill 

    While the new BJP government is planning to bring in a Bill on implementing the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) in the state during the ongoing Assembly session, the party state president Samik Bhattacharya clarified that “nothing in the code ...

    28 June 2026 Indian Express
    West Bengal eases diesel container ban; relief for agriculture and healthcare

    West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari Sunday announced the partial lifting of the ban on diesel supply in containers that was imposed by the Union Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas earlier this year amid the West Asia conflict.Making ...

    28 June 2026 Indian Express
    Racket granting building permits- Firhad Hakim’s aide sent to police custody

    A Kolkata court on Friday remanded Kalicharan Bandyopadhyay, former Officer on Special Duty (OSD) to ex-Kolkata Mayor Firhad Hakim, to police custody till July 4 in connection with a warehouse collapse in the city that left 15 people dead.Bandyopadhyay, ...

    28 June 2026 Indian Express
    Vidyasagar Setu to remain closed for 12 hours on Sunday; Kolkata Police issues traffic advisory, lists alternate routes

    Vidyasagar Setu closed: Vidyasagar Setu in Kolkata will remain closed for 12 hours on Sunday, June 28, due to repair and rehabilitation work, including the replacement of stay and holding-down cables and bearings. Thus, vehicular movement will be completely ...

    28 June 2026 Indian Express
    Warehouse Collapse: How govt will audit G+5 building projects even beyond Kolkata

    After ordering the suspension of all under-construction commercial projects in Kolkata till July 31 in the wake of the death of at least 15 labourers in a warehouse collapse in Kolkata’s Tartala area, West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari ...

    28 June 2026 Indian Express
    Kolkata warehouse collapse: Among the dead, a teen’s first trip to city, a migrant from Bihar

    “Machine chala rahein hai. Baad mein baat karenge (Right now running the machine, will talk later).” This was the last time 36-year-old Neha Devi heard from her husband Navin Singh on Wednesday morning, hours before the roof of the ...

    27 June 2026 Indian Express
    Kolkata warehouse collapse toll reaches 15, rescue op enters third night

    The death toll in the Kolkata warehouse collapse reached 15 on Friday with the recovery of two more bodies from the rubble and the death of two injured persons, even as the round-the-clock rescue and search operations stretched to ...

    27 June 2026 Indian Express
    How many are still trapped in rubble? No clarity as contractors didn’t maintain logbook of labourers

    As rescue operations continued for the second night on Thursday at the site of the warehouse collapse in Kolkata’s Taratala area, hindered by rain and thunderstorms, it was still not clear how many labourers were still trapped inside the ...

    27 June 2026 Indian Express
    Suvendu Adhikari blames Firhad Hakim, ‘TMC-era sins’ for Taratala warehouse collapse

    With the death toll in the Taratala warehouse collapse rising to eleven, Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Thursday targeted the previous Trinamool Congress government over allegedly approving faulty and unsafe construction plans, while assuring that “nobody will be spared”.Waving ...

    27 June 2026 Indian Express
    In Bengal, BJP government to bring UCC Bill this Assembly session

    The new BJP government in West Bengal is planning to bring in a Bill on implementing the Uniform Civil Code in the state during the ongoing Assembly session.During the Assembly elections in the state, the BJP had promised to ...

    27 June 2026 Indian Express
    Calcutta High Court expresses displeasure over investigation by SIT in RG Kar case

    The Calcutta High Court on Thursday expressed dissatisfaction over the progress of investigation by the Special Investigation Team (SIT) in the alleged conspiracy in the rape and murder of an on-duty doctor at state-run RG Kar Medical College and ...

    26 June 2026 Indian Express
    Kolkata warehouse collapse death toll rises to 11; police arrest 5, form SIT

    The Kolkata police said Thursday they have arrested five people, including a structural engineer and a site supervisor, in connection with the Taratala warehouse collapse, even as the death toll in the accident rose to 11. The case has ...

    26 June 2026 Indian Express
    Suvendu blames Firhad, ‘TMC-era sins’ for warehouse collapse

    With the death toll in the Taratala warehouse collapse rising to eleven, Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Thursday targeted the previous Trinamool Congress government over allegedly approving faulty and unsafe construction plans, while assuring that “nobody will be spared”.Waving ...

    26 June 2026 Indian Express
    Kolkata weather alert: IMD issues orange alert for thunderstorms

    Written by Subhosree ModakKolkata is likely to witness thunderstorms, lightning, and strong gusty winds over the next several days, with the India Meteorological Department (IMD) issuing an Orange Alert for the city and surrounding districts.According to a special bulletin ...

    26 June 2026 Indian Express
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