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This Durga Puja, a pandal in Kolkata’s South Dumdum looks to honour acid attack victims
Written by Anisha GhoshThe Dakshindari Youth Club, a puja committee in Kolkata, has decided to honour acid attack survivors this year. Instead of lights and decorations, the pandal will confront visitors with half-done structures covered in jute sacks justifying ...
13 September 2025 Indian ExpressJadavpur University student found dead in pond on campus; probe on
The body of a third-year English student of Jadavpur University (JU) in Kolkata was recovered from a pond on the campus on Thursday night, raising concerns about student safety and security. While the exact circumstances surrounding her death remain ...
13 September 2025 Indian ExpressAt least 4 dead in West Sikkim as incessant rain causes landslide; rescue ops on to trace missing people
A landslide in Upper Rimbi, West Sikkim, has killed four people and left three missing. Police, Armed Border Force (SSB) personnel, and villagers have conducted rescue operations, evacuating two injured women on a makeshift tree-log bridge over the flooded ...
13 September 2025 Indian ExpressBengal BJP leader tells youth ‘learn from Nepal’, TMC MP threatens to file FIRs across the state
Urging the youth of West Bengal to “learn from Nepal”, BJP leader Arjun Singh on Thursday said “without blood, no corrupt rule ends”, sparking a row. The TMC has threatened to file FIRs against the former MP across the ...
13 September 2025 Indian ExpressBengal BJP kicks off ‘Narendra Cup’ football on Vivekananda’s Chicago speech anniversary
Football is one of West Bengal’s favourite sports, and this time the BJP is banking on it to score political points ahead of the 2026 Assembly elections.On Thursday, Bengal BJP state president Shamik Bhattacharya inaugurated the “Narendra Cup” in ...
12 September 2025 Indian Express‘Who is the state to sit on High Court’s request?’: Calcutta HC slams Bengal govt over delay in funds for courts, jails
The Calcutta High Court came down heavily on the West Bengal government for not allocating funds for the infrastructure of the state’s jails and lower courts.The division bench of Justice Debangshu Basak and Justice Md. Shabbar Rashidi questioned state ...
12 September 2025 Indian Express9 minors among 11 rescued as Kolkata police bust prostitution racket; couple and 4 others held
In a major breakthrough against human trafficking, the Anti-Human Trafficking Unit of the Kolkata Police rescued nine minor girls and two women in a raid on a house in the Burtolla area on Wednesday night.Acting on a tip-off, the ...
12 September 2025 Indian ExpressProbe on into deaths of two tigresses in 24-hour span at Alipore Zoo
An air of mourning hangs over the Alipore Zoo following the deaths of two of its beloved tigress residents, Payal and Rupa, in a span of 24 hours. The close timings of the deaths to each other has also ...
12 September 2025 Indian Express‘Behind shutters, we heard gunshots’: Bengal and Tripura PhD scholars stranded amid Nepal unrest
Four agricultural scholars, including two from West Bengal’s Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya (BCKV), have been stranded in Kathmandu, Nepal, following violent protests.The group had travelled to Kathmandu on September 5 to participate in the World Congress on Climate Change ...
12 September 2025 Indian ExpressDeportation of Bengali-Speaking Migrants: Calcutta HC asks Centre to tell ‘method and manner’ of sending Bengali migrants to Bangladesh
The Calcutta High Court on Thursday directed the Centre to submit an affidavit stating the manner and method in which two families of Bengali migrant workers were sent from Delhi to Bangladesh.The Division Bench of Justice Tapabrata Chakraborty and ...
12 September 2025 Indian ExpressMamata slams BJP: ‘Bengal will be run by Bengal, not by Delhi’
Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday launched a scathing attack on the BJP-led Central Government, asserting that “Bengal will be run by Bengal, not Delhi.”Addressing a government distribution programme in Jalpaiguri, Banerjee criticised the centre’s policies and alleged that ...
11 September 2025 Indian ExpressA month after viral email, IIT-Kharagpur clarifies: ‘No segregation of veg, non-veg seats in dining hall’
The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kharagpur, on Wednesday said that the institute has not issued any official directive on separate seating arrangements for vegetarians and non-vegetarians in the dining hall.The clarification comes a month after an email circulated ...
11 September 2025 Indian ExpressBJP spent Rs 14-15 crore each to buy MPs in V-P polls, says TMCs Abhishek Banerjee
A day after the vice-presidential elections in which the Opposition INDIA bloc’s candidate got nearly a dozen votes less than what was claimed, TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee on Wednesday claimed that the BJP, which won the polls, “bought votes” ...
11 September 2025 Indian Express‘Sensitive case, probe all possible angles’: HC directs Kolkata Police to probe ‘injury’ caused to RG Kar victim’s mother during August 9 protest
The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday ordered Kolkata Police to reinvestigate the circumstances leading to the mother of the victim of the RG Kar rape-murder case allegedly getting injured during a protest in Kolkata last month.Calling it a “sensitive ...
11 September 2025 Indian ExpressHelpline launched, Governor visits border, Mamata assures to bring stranded people from Nepal
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday said her government was taking steps to ensure the safe return of people from the state who are stranded in Nepal.Speaking in Jalpaiguri, the chief minister assured that an initiative has ...
11 September 2025 Indian Express‘Saw buildings being burnt’: 82-year-old man visiting daughter in Nepal gets stuck, unsure return to Kolkata
An 82-year-old Indian national, Rajkumar Bothra, is stranded at his daughter’s home in Nepal amidst heightened unrest. Bothra, who travelled to Nepal a few months ago and was scheduled to return to Kolkata on September 11, is now reconsidering ...
11 September 2025 Indian ExpressKolkata ‘birthday’ rape case: police arrest first accused from Burdwan, looking for second man
The Kolkata police Tuesday arrested a man who allegedly raped a 20-year-old woman after being invited to a birthday celebration last week. The other accused is absconding.“The accused, Chandan Malik, was apprehended last night at Burdwan Station,” said a ...
11 September 2025 Indian ExpressNepal off Durga Puja vacation plans, trips go for a toss while Kolkata tour operators scramble for alternatives
Durga Puja is the time when many Bengali families pack their bags for vacations abroad. Nepal has long been a favourite — a short flight away, pocket-friendly, and no passport required, just a voter ID and a permit.But this ...
11 September 2025 Indian Express‘Deeply disturbed and worried, she did not say anything wrong’ — parents defend Venice winner Anuparna Roy, say she’s being ‘unfairly targeted’ over Palestine remarks
The international praise that followed Anuparna Roy’s historic win at the 82nd Venice Film Festival has been followed by a wave of social media criticism after the filmmaker voiced support for children in Palestine during her acceptance speech. According ...
11 September 2025 Indian ExpressWhy was Birbhum family deported to Bangladesh in 2 days: HC raps Delhi police
THE CALCUTTA High Court, while while hearing a habeas corpus plea filed by a relative of a family from West Bengal who had been pushed back into Bangladesh recently, questioned the Delhi Police over why the family of three ...
11 September 2025 Indian ExpressHilsa on the way: Bangladesh clears 1,200 tonnes for export to India ahead of Durga Puja
Bangladesh has approved the export of 1,200 metric tonnes of hilsa to India, issuing a notification on Monday just weeks before Durga Puja. The decision comes after weeks of anticipation and is likely to brighten menus as families prepare ...
10 September 2025 Indian ExpressPMLA complaint against 5 who posed as ED officials
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has filed a prosecution complaint under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002, against Sk Jinnar Ali alias Jinnar Ali, and four associates before the Special Court (PMLA). The complaint was lodged on August ...
10 September 2025 Indian ExpressFeaturing blood group and helpline number, Bengal’s migrant labourers start getting ID cards from NGO
Their blood group, a helpline number and personal details. Migrant workers from West Bengal have begun receiving identity cards with these features, issued by Paschim Banga Parijayi Sramik Aikya Manch (West Bengal Migrant Workers Unity Forum), an NGO.The initiative, ...
10 September 2025 Indian Express5-year-old writes to Bengal CM for mother’s transfer: ‘Dear Mamata didun, please bring her home’
“Dear Mamata didun (dear grandmother Mamata), I am five years old. I stay in Asansol and my mother is a primary teacher in Uttar Dinajpur. I stay with my father and grandfather, but I miss my mother a lot. ...
10 September 2025 Indian Express‘Lakhs of rupees’ unearthed in ED raids across 20 Bengal locations probing ‘illegal sand mining racket’
After extensive raids across West Bengal on Monday as part of an investigation into an alleged illegal sand mining racket, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) reportedly seized lakhs of rupees and other “crucial evidence”. Over 20 locations were searched, including ...
10 September 2025 Indian Express‘Maintain peace near Nepal border’: Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday asked districts near the Nepal border to “maintain peace and ensure no one gets into any trouble”. She said she will not comment on the ongoing protests in the neighbouring country ...
10 September 2025 Indian Express5-year-old writes to Bengal CM for mother’s transfer: ‘Dear Mamata didun, please bring her home’
“Dear Mamata didun (dear grandmother Mamata), I am five years old. I stay in Asansol and my mother is a primary teacher in Uttar Dinajpur. I stay with my father and grandfather, but I miss my mother a lot. ...
10 September 2025 Indian Express‘He did it by mistake’: Trinamool Chhatra Parishad expels leader who ‘set Tagore poster on fire’
The Trinamool Chhatra Parishad (TMCP) on Monday expelled its leader who allegedly set on fire a portrait of Nobel Laureate Rabindranath Tagore as well as those of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah.The purported incident ...
10 September 2025 Indian ExpressPurulia to Venice: Anuparna’s story from overcoming parents’ objection to winning coveted film award
Initially, they had objected to their daughter Anuparna Roy’s foray into the “film world”. Today, Brahmananda Roy and his wife Manisha are the “proudest parents in the world”.Anuparna Roy on Sunday became the first Indian to receive the Best ...
9 September 2025 Indian Express‘Why should IO call autopsy doctor so many times’: Calcutta HC questions official’s role in BJP workers’ death
The Calcutta High Court on Monday questioned the role of the investigating officer (IO) in the case of death of two BJP workers in the Khejuri area of Purba Medinipur district on July 12, after call records showed that ...
9 September 2025 Indian ExpressPM to inaugurate Combined Commanders’ Conference in Kolkata on Sep 15
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the three-day Combined Commanders’ Conference (CCC), 2025, in Kolkata, on September 15 to discuss national security, strategic reforms and the future of the armed forces.The central theme for this year’s conference is “Year ...
9 September 2025 Indian ExpressKhejuri BJP workers’ deaths: Calcutta HC casts doubt on investigating officer
The Calcutta High Court on Monday questioned the role of the Investigating Officer (IO) in the alleged murder of two BJP workers in Khejuri on July 12, after call records showed that the officer had made several calls to ...
9 September 2025 Indian ExpressKolkata Metro services along North-South corridor partially disrupted for 1 hr
Services along both Up and Down lines of the North-South corridor of Kolkata Metro were disrupted for over an hour on Monday morning after a rake developed a mechanical snag, turning it dysfunctional.The rake got stranded at Kavi Nazrul ...
9 September 2025 Indian ExpressOver 31,000 candidates from outside Bengal line up for teacher recruit exam, TMC takes a dig at BJP’s ‘double-engine govts’ in UP, Bihar
As lakhs of aspirants queued up at over 600 centres across West Bengal on Sunday to take the teacher’s recruitment exam, there were several candidates from outside the state.After the conclusion of the exam, the West Bengal School Service ...
9 September 2025 Indian ExpressED raids 22 locations in West Bengal as part of probe into illegal sand mining network
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) began raids at 22 locations in and around Kolkata Monday in connection with a probe into alleged money laundering through illegal sand mining in West Bengal. The simultaneous raids began at 6 am, with multiple ...
9 September 2025 Indian ExpressSon of lynched couple among four arrested in child murder case in Bengal’s Nadia
A day after a couple was lynched by a mob after a missing boy was found dead in a pond near their house, Nadia police on Sunday arrested four persons – the son and wife of the lynched couple ...
9 September 2025 Indian ExpressInvited to a ‘birthday party’, 20-year-old ‘raped’ in a Kolkata flat
A 20-year-old woman was allegedly raped after she was invited to a birthday party in south Kolkata, police said on Sunday.Police said the woman, who filed the complaint on Saturday, alleged that she was invited by her friend to ...
8 September 2025 Indian ExpressHiring of Teachers In Bengal after 9 years: Over 3 lakh candidates in Bengal to take teacher’s recruitment exam today, but SSC is on test
As over 3 lakh candidates are set to appear in the school staff recruitment exam on Sunday, the West Bengal School Service Commission (WBSSC), which is conducting the exam after a gap of nine years, is leaving no stone ...
8 September 2025 Indian ExpressBengal SSC exam today | POCSO undertrial to take exam, but from jail after HC’s nod
Among the 5 lakh candidates to take the teacher recruitment exam in West Bengal is Abdus Sattar, who is facing trial in a POCSO case. Sattar, who has been issued admit cards for both the September 7 and September ...
8 September 2025 Indian ExpressThis Durga Puja, get a feel of Maha Kumbh in Kolkata
With Durga Puja round the corner, Kolkata is in a rush with everyone making last-minute arrangements before the most coveted time of the year arrives. People are busy ticking off their shopping list while the Puja clubs are readying ...
8 September 2025 Indian ExpressSchool headmaster dies by suicide in Bengal, TMC leader held for demanding Rs 35 lakh from him
A Trinamool Congress (TMC) panchayat samiti member has been arrested in connection with the death of a school headmaster, who died allegedly by suicide in Murshidabad district on Wednesday.Police said TMC leader Ainul Haque had allegedly threatened to frame ...
7 September 2025 Indian ExpressMob lynches couple in Bengal village after boy’s body found in pond near their house
A couple was dragged out of their house and beaten to death by villagers at Nischintapur in the Tehatta area of Nadia district in West Bengal on Saturday morning after the body of an eight-year-old missing boy was found ...
7 September 2025 Indian ExpressLight to moderate rain with thunderstorms likely across Bengal this week amid Durga Puja preparations
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast light to moderate rain with thunderstorms in many districts in West Bengal this week. Warnings of gusty winds and lightning have been issued for several areas, raising concerns about waterlogging, traffic jams, ...
7 September 2025 Indian Express‘Assembly polls tickets for cash’: Man held in Kolkata for using TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee’s name, cheating people
The Kolkata police arrested a man late on Friday evening for allegedly cheating people using the name of Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Abhishek Banerjee by promising to get them party tickets for the upcoming Assembly polls.The police identified the ...
7 September 2025 Indian ExpressHow this Durga Puja in Kolkata ignites debate on two sides of Artificial Intelligence
Durga Puja in Kolkata is not only about worship and celebration, it is also about new ideas and creative themes. Every year, puja committees choose unique concepts to decorate their pandals. This year, Jagat Mukherjee Park puja committee led ...
7 September 2025 Indian Express‘Confidential security features on question papers,’ West Bengal School Service Commission says on eve of fresh teacher recruitment exam
With just a few hours left for the West Bengal School Service Commission (WBSSC) State Level Selection Test (SLST) for Classes 9 and 10 (Secondary), both candidates and WBSSC are busy making last-minute preparations.This year, the WBSSC has taken ...
7 September 2025 Indian ExpressCentury-old gun shop’s 3 owners arrested for ‘illegal arms trading’ in Kolkata
The West Bengal Special Task Force (STF) on Friday arrested three owners of century-old gun shop N C Daw and Company for allegedly engaging in illegal arms trading.Abir Daw, Subir Daw and Subrata Daw were arrested after an arsenal ...
6 September 2025 Indian ExpressBJP MLA Agnimitra Paul suffers brain stroke, hospitalised
Written by Anisha GhoshBJP MLA Agnimitra Paul suffered a brain stroke and was admitted to a private hospital in Kolkata late Thursday night.Doctors said her condition is stable now.The 52-year-old fell ill at home hours after she returned from ...
6 September 2025 Indian ExpressPro-TMC Matua outfit asks Mamata to censure Mahua for remarks on SC community
After BJP leaders filed police complaints against TMC MP Mahua Moitra for her remark on Matuas, it’s now the TMC-backed Matua outfit, which has written a letter to Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to censure the Krishnanagar MP.The All India ...
6 September 2025 Indian ExpressArrested TMC MLA used Gramin Bank accounts to launder scam money, says ED
TMC MLA Jiban Krishna Saha, arrested in connection with the corruption in recruitment of government teachers, allegedly operated 12 accounts in a Gramin Bank branch in Murshidabad to launder money collected from the candidates, Enforcement Directorate (ED) officials said.Saha ...
6 September 2025 Indian ExpressLife After Metro: Displaced by tunnelling work, affected families in north Kolkata yearn to return home
As Kolkata celebrates its expanded Metro network, the residents of Durga Pithuri Lane and Shyakra Para Lane in the northern part of the city continue to grapple with the devastating aftermath of the construction — a project that has ...
6 September 2025 Indian ExpressAs Mithun files Rs 100 cr defamation suit, TMC’s Kunal Ghosh says will expose in court
Actor and BJP leader Mithun Chakraborty has filed a defamation case of Rs 100 crore against TMC spokesperson Kunal Ghosh in the Calcutta High Court.According to sources, Mithun has claimed that Ghosh purposefully made untrue and malicious comments against ...
6 September 2025 Indian Express‘How did SSC give them admit cards?’: HC dismisses petition of 350 ‘tainted’ candidates in School Jobs Case
The Calcutta High Court on Thursday dismissed the plea of 350 ‘tainted’ candidates seeking permission to appear in the upcoming West Bengal School Service Commission (WBSSC) examination, which are to be held on September 7 and September 14 for ...
6 September 2025 Indian Express‘Dishonourable’: Gopal Mukherjee’s grandson moves Calcutta HC for stay on release of ‘The Bengal Files’
Shantanu Mukherjee, the grandson of Gopal Mukherjee, popularly known as ‘Gopal Patha’, has moved the Calcutta High Court demanding a stay on the release of the movie ‘The Bengal Files’, slated to hit movie halls on Friday in West ...
5 September 2025 Indian ExpressChaos in Bengal House again: 5 BJP MLAs suspended, 2 fall ill
On the concluding day of the special session, the West Bengal Assembly on Thursday witnessed chaotic scenes again after BJP legislators disrupted Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s speech, leading to the suspension of five BJP MLAs and the collapse of ...
5 September 2025 Indian ExpressSeeking legal opinion to recruit ‘tainted’ candidates for non-teaching posts: Mamata
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday said her government was mulling legal options to recruit those 1,806 sacked teachers, who have been labeled “tainted”, for non-teaching posts.The state government has already initiated recruitment of nearly 24,000 “untainted” ...
5 September 2025 Indian Express‘Army is insulted, hurt’: Former Armyman moves Calcutta HC for permission to hold dharna against Mamata remarks
A former army personnel approached the Calcutta High Court to seek permission for a dharna at Mayo Road in protest of comments made by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee regarding the Indian Army.The petitioner moved court on Thursday after Kolkata ...
5 September 2025 Indian ExpressPolice officer ‘kills parents’, critically injured from ‘self-inflicted gunshot’ in Bengal’s Jhargram
A 32-year-old Sub-Inspector (S-I) allegedly shot his parents dead inside their rented home in Jhargram town before he tried to shoot himself. S-I Joydeep Chatterjee of the Junglemahal Battalion allegedly used his service revolver to kill his parents, said police, ...
5 September 2025 Indian ExpressFake e-challans on SMS and WhatsApp are draining bank accounts, police warn
Bengal and Kolkata Police on Tuesday warned vehicle owners across the state about a sophisticated scam in which fraudsters send fake traffic-violation notices via SMS and Whatsapp that contain malicious links. Authorities say clicking the links can install malware ...
4 September 2025 Indian Express‘Your govt should have stepped in’ : Civil society to Bengal CM as Urdu Academy rolls back invite to Javed Akhtar
A group of intellectuals, comprising mostly Muslim scholars, from the state have written to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee expressing dismay over the postponement of eminent lyricist Javed Akhtar’s programme in Kolkata.In an open letter to the chief ...
4 September 2025 Indian ExpressTMC MLA Jiban Krishna Saha ‘used state-run Gramin Bank to siphon teachers’ recruitment scam money’: ED
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) had arrested TMC MLA Jiban Krishna Saha on allegations of corruption in the recruitment of assistant teachers in classes IX and X carried out by the West Bengal School Service Commission (WBSSC) on August 25. ...
4 September 2025 Indian ExpressKhejuri BJP workers’ death: Calcutta HC seeks call records of 2 cops, doctor who conducted first post-mortem
The Calcutta High Court Wednesday sought the call detail records (CDR) of the investigating officer, the officer in charge of Khejuri police station, and the doctor who conducted the first post-mortem in the case pertaining to the alleged murder ...
4 September 2025 Indian ExpressPartha Chatterjee, TMC MLA Paresh Adhikari and daughter Ankita granted bail in SSC recruitment cases
A Special CBI court at Alipore on Wednesday granted bail to former state education minister Partha Chatterjee on charges related to the School Service Commission (SSC) recruitment cases. The court released Chatterjee on a personal bond of Rs 7,000 ...
4 September 2025 Indian Express‘Hooliganism’: A Bengali band takes on Left, Right and Centre with a song, a BJP leader files complaint
It was a nine-minute performance by Bengali rock band Hooliganism, taking a dig at all the political parties – from Left to Right to Centre – that has now gone viral and has led to a police complaint, filed ...
4 September 2025 Indian ExpressBack-up question paper to tackle leaks, zig-zag distribution: What’s in store for West Bengal HS semester 3 exams
For the first time, the West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education (WBCHSE) will keep a back-up set of question papers ready in case of a confirmed paper leak during the upcoming Higher Secondary (HS) Semester III examinations.The exams, ...
4 September 2025 Indian Express233 apartments, parking space for 269 cars: Calcutta HC orders demolition of 26 storey tower in Kolkata
The Calcutta High Court has ordered the demolition of a 26-storey tower in a residential housing project in Kolkata’s New Town area within two months, citing violations of the “statutory provisions” of construction.The high-rise building in the Elita Garden ...
4 September 2025 Indian ExpressKolkata police arrest absconding BJP leader Rakesh Singh in Congress HQ vandalism case
The Kolkata police on Tuesday night arrested BJP leader Rakesh Singh, who had been absconding for five days, in connection with the recent vandalism of the West Bengal Pradesh Congress Committee headquarters in the city.Singh, who was caught from ...
4 September 2025 Indian ExpressHC orders demolition of 26-storey tower in Kolkata over ‘construction violations’
The Calcutta High Court has ordered the demolition of a 26-storey tower in a residential housing project in Kolkata’s New Town area within two months, citing violations of the “statutory provisions” of construction.The high-rise building in the Elita Garden ...
4 September 2025 Indian ExpressHeavy rainfall likely in Bengal in next 2 days, yellow alert in some districts
Written by Anisha GhoshHeavy rainfall accompanied by thunderstorms and gusty winds is likely in several districts of West Bengal for the next two days, the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) said.A yellow alert has been issued by the department for ...
3 September 2025 Indian ExpressKolkata: Youth dies after car in TMC MLA’s convoy hits motorbike
A man was killed after his motorbike was hit by a car in Trinamool Congress MLA Saokat Molla’s convoy in South 24 Parganas district of West Bengal on Tuesday, police said.The accident occurred in Bamanghata area in the morning ...
3 September 2025 Indian ExpressRVNL floats Rs 377 crore tender for IIM station, viaduct on Kolkata Metro’s Purple line
Kolkata Metro Purple Line Update: In recent years, Kolkata Metro has expanded its network by leaps and bounds. Last month, the country’s oldest metro network commissioned three new lines, significantly improving connectivity across the ‘City of Joy’, while reducing ...
3 September 2025 Indian ExpressOver two-thirds of women in Kolkata pay 10% of daily income to use toilet: Study
More than two-thirds (72%) of women have to pay nearly 10% from their daily income to use public toilets, a study has revealed.Yet, what they pay for what often “lacks dignity” as 61% of respondents reported no soap or ...
3 September 2025 Indian ExpressBJP leader Suvendu Adhikari suspended for day after uproar in Bengal assembly
Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari was on Tuesday suspended for a day by Speaker Biman Banerjee for allegedly disrupting proceedings during a special session of the West Bengal Assembly convened to debate a motion condemning the alleged harassment of ...
3 September 2025 Indian Express‘Enough is enough’: Calcutta HC dismisses petition of over 300 SSC candidates deemed ‘tainted’
The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday dismissed the petition of nearly 350 “tainted” teachers wanting to appear in the fresh recruitment exam, saying “enough is enough” and directed them to move the Supreme Court. The sacked teachers, whose names ...
3 September 2025 Indian ExpressBengal school jobs case: Over 300 named in ‘tainted’ list seek HC nod to appear in fresh recruitment
Nearly 350 sacked teachers have filed a petition in the Calcutta High Court, claiming that their names have been erroneously put in the list of ‘tainted’ candidates, and, therefore, they should be allowed to retake the next week’s teachers’ ...
2 September 2025 Indian ExpressBengal Urdu Academy cancels literary event over invitation to lyricist Javed Akhtar, draws backlash
A literary event being organised by the West Bengal Urdu Academy in Kolkata was called off at the last minute following opposition from some Islamic groups over invitation to poet and lyricist Javed Akhtar, triggering a backlash from the ...
2 September 2025 Indian ExpressCalcutta HC puts interim stay on sale of a portion of Alipore Zoo
The Calcutta High Court on Monday put an interim stay on the sale of a portion of the Zoological Garden in Alipore.The Division Bench of Justice Sujoy Pal and Justice Smita Das De ordered that no action related to ...
2 September 2025 Indian ExpressBengal school jobs case | Will back govt if it brings ordinance or Bill to retain ‘untainted’ teachers: BJP
Backing the demand of the “untainted” candidates of the 2016 school teachers recruitment exam, the BJP on Monday said that it would back the TMC government if it brings a Bill or ordinance to retain the “untainted” teachers in ...
2 September 2025 Indian ExpressAs Army dismantles TMC’s Kolkata dharna stage over permission lapse, Mamata reaches spot, sees ‘Centre’s hand’
The Army on Monday dismantled the Trinamool Congress’ dharna manch, a dais set up at Kolkata’s Mayo Road to protest against alleged humiliation of Bengalis in the BJP-ruled states, sparking a political controversy with West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata ...
2 September 2025 Indian ExpressKey face in SSC teacher protest accuses police of manhandling him ahead of protest
Days after the Supreme Court ordered the contentious 2016 West Bengal School Service Commission (SSC) teacher recruitment examinations to be held anew, a prominent leader of “untainted” teachers alleged he was assaulted by some policemen while on his way ...
2 September 2025 Indian ExpressBengal college girl murder case: Prime accused arrested from UP-Nepal border; police suspect he was victim’s ex-boyfriend
In the murder case of a college student in West Bengal, the police late Sunday arrested prime accused, Deshraj Singh, near the Uttar Pradesh-Nepal border. The arrest follows the earlier apprehension of Deshraj’s maternal uncle, Kuldeep Singh, in Gujarat.Deshraj ...
2 September 2025 Indian ExpressBengal school jobs case: Day after ‘tainted’ list of 1,806, charges of it being incomplete; TMC names say will challenge in HC
The release of the list of 1,806 ‘tainted’ candidates from the 2016 State Level Selection Test (SLST) by the West Bengal School Service Commission (WBSSC) on the direction of the Supreme Court seems not to have put the controversy ...
2 September 2025 Indian ExpressMamata claims hunger eradicated in Bengal: ‘Children bathing in milk and rice is true now’
Paying tribute to the “martyrs” of the 1959 Food Movement, including Nurul Islam, who was the face of the Left movement, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee hit out at the CPI(M) as well as the BJP, accusing them ...
1 September 2025 Indian ExpressFresh cyclonic trough may intensify rain, landslides in Bengal: Met
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Sunday warned of widespread rainfall across the state for next week due to the influence of the active monsoon trough and a cyclonic circulation over the Bay of Bengal.A fresh low-pressure area is ...
1 September 2025 Indian ExpressYellow alert issued for north, south districts of Bengal: IMD
The IMD on Saturday issued a yellow alert for north and south Bengal districts for Sunday due to the influence of an active monsoon trough stretching from northwest India to the Bay of Bengal.North Bengal districts of Darjeeling, Kalimpong, ...
1 September 2025 Indian ExpressBengal school jobs case | Days after apex court directive, SSC releases list of 1,804 ‘tainted’ teachers
AFTER A four-month wait, the West Bengal School Service Commission (WBSSC) on Saturday released the list of 1,804 ‘tainted’ teachers from the 2016 State Level Selection Test (SLST).The move follows a directive from the Supreme Court on August 28, ...
1 September 2025 Indian ExpressOrange alert sounded for Jalpaiguri, several other Bengal districts remain under yellow alert
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) Saturday issued warnings for West Bengal as heavy rainfall continues across the state under the influence of an active monsoon trough stretching from northwest India to the Bay of Bengal. An orange alert has ...
1 September 2025 Indian ExpressEC mulls setting up polling booths in Bengal’s housing societies; won’t allow on private premises, says TMC
The Election Commission (EC) has proposed to set up polling booths in housing societies and high-rises in the state which have over 400 voters, a move opposed by West Bengal’s ruling Trinamool Congress stating that they will not allow ...
1 September 2025 Indian ExpressMahua’s remarks on Shah over ‘infiltration’ sparks row; BJP files police complaint
TMC MP Mahua Moitra has sparked a fresh political controversy after her remarks against Union Home Minister Amit Shah, accusing him of failing to check infiltration from Bangladesh.The BJP hit out at Moitra for her “distasteful and objectionable remarks”.According ...
31 August 2025 Indian ExpressKolkata: 6 held for posing as central agency officials, extorting businessmen
By Raajnandini MukherjeeThe Diamond Harbour Police cracked down on a fraud racket and arrested six persons who impersonated central agency officers to dupe people and threaten and extort money from businessmen.The accused were produced before a court in Diamond ...
31 August 2025 Indian ExpressCong says its state headquarters ransacked by ‘BJP supporters’, 6 held
THE CONGRESS on Friday alleged that a group of “BJP supporters” vandalised its Bengal headquarters in Kolkata on Friday during a protest against recent remarks by party leader Rahul Gandhi on Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the former’s ‘Voter ...
30 August 2025 Indian ExpressDarjeeling teen still missing, police hunt for leads
Six days after a 14-year-old boy went missing, the Darjeeling police are no closer to finding him, despite a large-scale search operation and a public appeal and the announcement of a Rs 2 lakh reward for any credible information ...
30 August 2025 Indian ExpressBengal: Submit suggestions on booth rationalisation by September 8, says CEO to political parties
AFTER AN all-party meeting on Friday, Bengal’s Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Manoj Agarwal asked all parties to submit suggestions on booth rationalisation within September 8.Agarwal told mediapersons later, “After getting specific suggestions, our officials will meet representatives of political ...
30 August 2025 Indian ExpressRG Kar Hospital corruption case: CBI raids TMC MLA Atin Ghosh’s house, records statements
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) officers raided the residence of Trinamool Congress (TMC) MLA and Kolkata Municipal Corporation Deputy Mayor Atin Ghosh Friday afternoon and questioned him for nearly two and a half hours over the alleged financial ...
30 August 2025 Indian ExpressRG Kar rape and murder case: Calcutta HC judge releases victim’s family’s appeal for further investigation
A SINGLE bench comprising Justice Tirthankar Ghosh of the Calcutta High Court on Thursday released the RG Kar rape and murder case from the bench.A writ petition filed by the victim’s family in December last year has sought further ...
30 August 2025 Indian ExpressNUJS Silver Jubilee: Law has become an integral part of life, says Calcutta HC Chief Justice
The West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences (WBNUJS) marked its silver jubilee celebrations on Thursday with the release of a Special Cover Cancellation with My Stamp at Town Hall, Kolkata. Chief Justice of Calcutta High Court, T S ...
30 August 2025 Indian ExpressKolkata: Focus on safety as rooftop restaurants set to reopen for festive season
Ahead of the Durga Puja festivities, Kolkata’s rooftop restaurants and bars are set to reopen after a prolonged shutdown. Mayor Firhad Hakim announced the decision after a high-level meeting where city officials finalized a comprehensive set of fire safety ...
30 August 2025 Indian ExpressAt rally, Mamata accuses BJP of using SIR to ‘omit voters from list’ – ‘Don’t give them any information’
The Trinamool Congress won’t give an inch when it comes to the Special Intensive Exercise, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said Wednesday as she accused the rival Bharatiya Janata Party of trying to “omit names” from voter lists.Speaking ...
29 August 2025 Indian ExpressFestive season preparations: Police restrict leaves for personnel, power dept expects high demand
In preparation for the upcoming festival season, the Kolkata Police and the West Bengal Power Department are taking measures to ensure public safety and uninterrupted services.The Kolkata Police has restricted routine leave for all personnel from September 21 to ...
29 August 2025 Indian ExpressProduce medical records of RG Kar victim’s mother injured in rally: HC tells pvt hospital
The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday ordered a private hospital in Kolkata to submit medical records of the deceased trainee doctor’s mother, who sustained injuries during the Nabanna Abhijan rally earlier this month, which was taken out to protest ...
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