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 ExpressWritten 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 ExpressAam 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 ExpressThe 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 ExpressWhile 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 ExpressWest 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 ExpressA 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 ExpressVidyasagar 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 ExpressAfter 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“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 ExpressThe 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 ExpressAs 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 ExpressWith 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 ExpressThe 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 ExpressThe 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 ExpressThe 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 ExpressWith 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 ExpressWritten 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 ExpressAn ambulance after another cut through the packed compound, as the air echoed with muffled cries of the bereaved amid announcements on the loudspeakers asking people to clear the way for the victims. This was the scene outside the ...
26 June 2026 Indian ExpressIn the wake of the collapse of a warehouse in Kolkata’s Taratala area, killing at least five labourers, West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Wednesday ordered the suspension of all under-construction commercial projects in Kolkata till July 31.Soon ...
26 June 2026 Indian ExpressThe West Bengal Police Wednesday booked Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) former deputy mayor and former Trinamool Congress MLA Atin Ghosh, his daughter Priyadarshini Ghosh, her husband, and several associates for allegedly grabbing a prime piece of real estate. The ...
25 June 2026 Indian ExpressFive labourers were killed and 20 others injured after the roof of an under-construction warehouse caved in on Wednesday afternoon in Kolkata’s Taratala area. Rescue operations by the Army and NDRF stretched till late in the night to bring ...
25 June 2026 Indian ExpressThe West Bengal Criminal Investigation Department (CID) on Tuesday got permission to collect a voice sample from Trinamool Congress (TMC) national general secretary and MP Abhishek Banerjee in connection with a case related to his remark on DJs playing ...
25 June 2026 Indian ExpressThe Calcutta High Court on Tuesday questioned the practical implications of the dispute as it started hearing a petition filed by TMC MLA Sovandeb Chattopadhyay challenging the Assembly Speaker’s decision to recognise Ritobrata Banerjee as the Leader of Opposition ...
25 June 2026 Indian ExpressHeavy monsoon showers lashed large parts of North Bengal on Monday, while an intense thunderstorm accompanied by lightning and strong winds swept across Kolkata and neighbouring districts in the afternoon, as the India Meteorological Department (IMD) forecast more rain ...
25 June 2026 Indian ExpressIssuing a stern warning against corruption, Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari said his government is set to introduce a stringent law to confiscate and auction the assets of corrupt officials and politicians.Speaking in the Assembly on the final day of ...
24 June 2026 Indian Express“India’s warship-building capability is gaining new speed in modern technology, self-reliance, and self-confidence,” Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Krishna Swaminathan said on Saturday as the Navy commissioned three frontline platforms — INS Dunagiri, INS Sanshodhak and INS Agray — ...
24 June 2026 Indian ExpressTrinamool Congress national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee on Tuesday sought permission from the Calcutta High Court to travel abroad for medical treatment.Banerjee’s legal counsel has submitted an application with the single bench of Justice Saugata Bhattacharyya, seeking permission to ...
24 June 2026 Indian ExpressWritten by Antoreep DasIn view of Muharram, the Kolkata police have issued a notification outlining massive vehicular restrictions and route diversions across major arterial thoroughfares in the city for 10 days.The regulations, effective from the first day of Muharram, ...
24 June 2026 Indian ExpressHome kitchens across West Bengal may soon transform into formal revenue streams for women as the newly elected BJP government is set to unveil a comprehensive cloud kitchen policy alongside an array of welfare schemes targeted at women’s empowerment, ...
24 June 2026 Indian ExpressIn another major jolt to the Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress, the rebel party MLAs, led by Ritabrata Banerjee, held a meeting at a private hotel in Kolkata on Monday and named senior MLA Arup Roy as the chairperson of ...
24 June 2026 Indian ExpressThe BJP Government in West Bengal, in its first Budget presented Monday, announced plans to build a second greenfield airport near Kolkata to decongest the Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport and support the state’s economic growth.During his maiden ...
24 June 2026 Indian ExpressA 38 per cent dearness allowance for state government employees, recruitment to fill 1 lakh vacant posts, and a new airport near Kolkata are highlights of the budget announcements by West Bengal’s new Finance Minister, Swapan Dasgupta, today. Dasgupta ...
23 June 2026 Indian ExpressKolkata experienced an hour of torrential rain and storm activity on Sunday, leading to widespread waterlogging across several neighborhoods.A tree collapsed in Chandni Chowk, snagging an electric wire. Workers from the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) and Calcutta Electric Supply ...
22 June 2026 Indian ExpressIn a first since the BJP came to power in West Bengal, Kolkata’s Suhrawardy Avenue, a prominent arterial road in the city’s heart, has been renamed Gopal Mukherjee Road, after “Gopal Patha”, a polarising figure associated with the 1946 ...
22 June 2026 Indian ExpressMore trouble awaits the Trinamool Congress (TMC), which is facing charges of corruption during its 15 years of rule in West Bengal, as the new BJP government is likely to table the CAG reports of the last four years ...
22 June 2026 Indian ExpressAs the world marked the 12th International Yoga Day on Sunday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said yoga has become the largest global community celebration, binding people across countries and cultures.Kicking off the day’s celebrations at Kolkata’s iconic Red Road, ...
22 June 2026 Indian ExpressPrime Minister Narendra Modi inducted three new indigenously built naval vessels into the Indian Navy during his visit to Kolkata on Sunday, while remarking that India is no longer just a buyer but also a manufacturer and seller of ...
22 June 2026 Indian ExpressWritten by Subhosree ModakThe India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast active monsoon conditions across West Bengal over the next two weeks.According to the IMD’s weather outlook for the period from June 19 to July 2, widespread light to moderate ...
22 June 2026 Indian ExpressThe India-Bangladesh border in Malda district witnessed tension Saturday after hundreds of people tried to cross over from the Bangladesh side and were thwarted by Border Security Force personnel.Sources said that the people tried to make their way in ...
22 June 2026 Indian ExpressKolkata suburban rail network: The Eastern Railway (ER) has announced that all local trains in the Howrah and Sealdah divisions will operate on June 21 to facilitate the travel of students appearing for the NEET UG 2026 re-examination. According to ...
21 June 2026 Indian ExpressThe Trinamool Congress (TMC) Saturday claimed that BJP workers had gathered at the Kolkata airport a day earlier with the intention to attack TMC general secretary Abhishek Banerjee upon his return to the city.The Opposition party raised the pitch ...
21 June 2026 Indian ExpressWritten by Antoreep DasKolkata commuters are likely to face significant traffic disruptions on Sunday as the city hosts the national observance of the 12th International Day of Yoga at Red Road, where Prime Minister Narendra Modi is leading the ...
21 June 2026 Indian ExpressPrime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday will unveil a grand development package worth approximately Rs 820 crore for West Bengal, on the sidelines of the ‘Paschimbanga Divas’ function in Hooghly.PM Modi, who is on a two-day visit to the ...
21 June 2026 Indian ExpressA TMC MLA approached the cyber crime police station under the Bidhannagar Police Commissionerate, seeking registration of an FIR and a detailed investigation into certain bank accounts allegedly linked to the party, highlighting “a reasonable suspicion” over “commission of ...
20 June 2026 Indian ExpressThe West Bengal Police have arrested Rejina Bibi, alias Sarina, wife of Trinamool Congress (TMC) strongman Jahangir Khan, for allegedly planning to storm Falta police station. Her arrest comes days after Khan was arrested by a Special Task Force ...
20 June 2026 Indian ExpressWith the BJP government’s free bus travel scheme for women rolled out earlier this month, the number of women commuters in private buses has reportedly declined, with private operators in Kolkata claiming a drop in daily collections.The Joint Council ...
20 June 2026 Indian ExpressWritten by Aleesha EkkaContinuous showers from the early hours of Friday brought much relief to Kolkata and adjacent districts after days of hot and humid weather. The rain also led to waterlogging in several low-lying areas in the city, ...
20 June 2026 Indian ExpressEven as Trinamool Congress (TMC) national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee is scheduled to meet Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla in Delhi Friday regarding the split in the party, it faced fresh turbulence at home, with two former ministers resigning ...
20 June 2026 Indian ExpressHeavy rainfall across the state on Thursday night, which continued till Friday afternoon, disrupted life in several parts of north Bengal and inundated many areas in Kolkata and adjoining southern districts, causing traffic pangs across the region.Torrential rainfall in ...
20 June 2026 Indian ExpressHeavy rainfall, accompanied by thunderstorms and lightning, is expected across West Bengal over the weekend, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD). Favourable atmospheric conditions and strong moisture incursion from the Bay of Bengal is expected to keep the ...
20 June 2026 Indian ExpressThe West Bengal Police have intensified their crackdown on Rejina Bibi, alias Sarina, the wife of arrested Trinamool Congress leader Jahangir Khan, slapping fresh charges against her under the Arms and Explosives Acts. The action comes on the heels ...
20 June 2026 Indian ExpressChief Minister Suvendu Adhikari has appealed to people to participate in large numbers in the International Yoga Day 2026, with 35,000 registrations already received for Kolkata’s Red Road event on June 21, scheduled to be attended by Prime Minister ...
20 June 2026 Indian ExpressBy Antoreep Das & Debadrita BasuThe West Bengal Joint Entrance Examinations Board (WBJEEB) on Thursday announced the results of the WBJEE 2026 with an overall qualifying success rate of 97.74%.Of the 1,20,856 candidates registered for the examination, 94,901 appeared, ...
20 June 2026 Indian ExpressA group of TMC legislators loyal to Mamata Banerjee on Thursday urged for a separate room and dedicated speaking time in the state Assembly after meeting Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari, party leaders said.Veteran party MLA Sovandeb Chattopadhyay and former ...
19 June 2026 Indian ExpressThe Calcutta High Court on Thursday refused to issue an interim order on the West Bengal Assembly Speaker Rathindra Bose’s decision to appoint breakaway TMC group MLA Ritabrata Banerjee as the Leader of Opposition.TMC MLA Sobhandeb Chattopadhyay moved the ...
19 June 2026 Indian ExpressThe West Bengal Police on Wednesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Rashtriya Raksha University in presence of Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari to create necessary infrastructure, modernise, and enhance the capabilities of the state police.Speaking at a ...
19 June 2026 Indian ExpressFormer TMC councillor Susanta Ghosh, who had been absconding after cases of extortion, corruption and forgery were registered against him, was arrested from Odisha’s Puri on Wednesday, an officer said.He was nabbed in a joint operation conducted by the ...
19 June 2026 Indian ExpressFormer Bengal sports minister and Trinamool treasurer Aroop Biswas has written to a private bank, asking it to immediately freeze all of the party’s accounts. The bank received the letter on Wednesday.In the letter, he has cited major internal ...
19 June 2026 Indian ExpressThe 23rd instalment of ‘PM-KISAN’ – where farmers get Rs 2,000 thrice a year – is likely to be sent out by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in West Bengal on Saturday, Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said.“Prime Minister Shri Narendra ...
19 June 2026 Indian ExpressGovernor R.N. Ravi on Thursday outlined the initiatives and priorities of the newly elected BJP government, emphasising crackdown on corruption, border security, women’s safety and industrialisation, in his inaugural address on the first session of the newly constituted Assembly.In ...
19 June 2026 Indian ExpressTrinamool Congress (TMC) supremo Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday led a protest march in central Kolkata against the eviction of hawkers, asserting that rehabilitation must precede any drive to remove roadside vendors.The Trinamool Congress chief, accompanied by leaders, including Beleghata ...
19 June 2026 Indian ExpressBy Debadrita Basu & Aleesha Ekka For the last 15 days, Amal Purkait has been without work. Yet every day, he returns to Platform No. 2 of Dum Dum railway station, only to stare at the rubble that once used to ...
18 June 2026 Indian ExpressFormer Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s personal Security Officers were allegedly moved out from her house in Kolkata on Wednesday night. Posting a video of the alleged incident, Trinamool Congress MP Derek O’Brien said the PSOs had been in ...
18 June 2026 Indian ExpressA day after tension erupted in Falta in South 24 Parganas over the arrest of TMC strongman Jahangir Khan, West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Wednesday said stringent action would be taken against those who allegedly tried to ...
18 June 2026 Indian ExpressTMC leader Swarup Biswas is in fresh trouble after being embroiled in another extortion case. The New Alipore Police on Tuesday registered a new criminal case against Swarup based on the complaint of a woman entrepreneur who alleged extortion ...
18 June 2026 Indian ExpressThe first Budget Session of the 18th West Bengal Legislative Assembly will commence June 18 with the inaugural address of Governor R N Ravi. On June 22, the newly inducted Finance Minister, Swapan Dasgupta is expected to table in ...
18 June 2026 Indian ExpressTrinamool Congress leader Udayan Guha on Wednesday became the third minister from the Mamata Banerjee government to be arrested after the BJP came to power in West Bengal. The police have yet to reveal details of his arrest, but ...
18 June 2026 Indian ExpressThe organiser of Argentinian football star Lionel Messi’s India tour on Wednesday said that his communication team has written to the Bidhannagar police, holding former Sports Minister Aroop Biswas responsible for the fiasco at Kolkata’s Salt Lake Stadium last ...
18 June 2026 Indian ExpressTrinamool Congress (TMC) Rajya Sabha MP Derek O’Brien on Wednesday alleged that security cover outside the Kalighat residence of party supremo Mamata Banerjee was withdrawn by the state government. The party also posted a video on their X handle ...
18 June 2026 Indian ExpressNearly a month-and-a-half after her defeat in the Bhabanipur Assembly constituency, Trinamool Congress (TMC) chief and former West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday filed an election petition in the Calcutta High Court, challenging the election result.The TMC ...
18 June 2026 Indian ExpressWest Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Tuesday said that his government has prepared a comprehensive roadmap for the development of north Bengal, including the Darjeeling Hills, and that the people of the state would benefit from the BJP’s ...
18 June 2026 Indian ExpressWritten by Debadrita BasuWith Prime Minister Narendra Modi and West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari slated to attend an International Yoga Day event in Kolkata on Sunday, the police have closed Red Road for eight days beginning June 14 ...
17 June 2026 Indian ExpressThe Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of West Bengal Police will investigate the death of actor Rahul Arunoday Banerjee, who died allegedly from drowning at Talsari near the border with Odisha on March 29 while shooting a TV series.Chief Minister ...
17 June 2026 Indian ExpressChief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Monday announced that elections to the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) would be held by December 7 this year, signalling the BJP government’s intent to restore an elected civic board days after dissolving the TMC-controlled ...
17 June 2026 Indian ExpressTrinamool Congress (TMC) MP Abhishek Banerjee is facing more trouble as a Pashchim Medinipur court in West Bengal Monday issued an arrest warrant against his personal assistant Sumit Roy. The police had petitioned the court for a warrant against ...
16 June 2026 Indian ExpressThe West Bengal government rolled out its mega three-day administrative outreach programme, the Jan Kalyan Shivir (JKS), on Monday. Designed as a convergent, single-window platform, the JKS camps aim to bridge the gap between intended beneficiaries and various welfare ...
16 June 2026 Indian ExpressTrinamool Congress strongman Jahangir Khan was paraded on the streets of Falta in West Bengal’s South 24 Parganas district Sunday, second time in a week, by the local police as they continued investigations into multiple cases registered against him.According ...
16 June 2026 Indian ExpressTrinamool Congress (TMC) General Secretary Abhishek Banerjee appeared before the West Bengal Criminal Investigation Department (CID) on Sunday morning at Bhabani Bhawan. This is his second round of questioning in connection with the Assembly signature forgery case, following a ...
16 June 2026 Indian ExpressRebel Trinamool Congress (TMC) leaders flew out to Delhi and huddled together at the residence of a Union Minister, with one dissident MP claiming that more parliamentarians had switched over to their side, further weakening party chief Mamata Banerjee. ...
16 June 2026 Indian ExpressThe West Bengal Police have arrested five people and apprehended two minors for lynching a man from Kerala on suspicion of being a thief in the Kultali area of the South 24 Parganas district recently.According to local sources, a ...
15 June 2026 Indian ExpressIn a fresh twist to the turmoil within the Trinamool Congress (TMC), rebel party MP Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar’s son Saturday sent a legal notice to former Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee.Dr Baidyanath Ghosh Dastidar, a psychiatrist by profession, has accused ...
15 June 2026 Indian ExpressKolkata’s iconic Red Road is gearing up to host the 12th International Yoga Day on June 21, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi expected to lead the celebrations.The state administration and the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) have kicked off extensive ...
15 June 2026 Indian ExpressAs the Trinamool Congress moves closer to a split each passing day, with several of its MPs and MLAs dissociating themselves from the party, TMC MP Mahu Moitra on Sunday lashed out at senior party leader Sudip Bandyopadhyay, saying ...
14 June 2026 Indian ExpressShortly after news broke that Trinamool Congress leader Sudip Banerjee joined the rebel faction, he was Saturday removed from his organisational position within the party. He previously served as the party president for the North Kolkata organisational district. Sougata ...
14 June 2026 Indian ExpressFormer Minister of State for Tourism and Information and Culture, Indranil Sen and his wife, Madhuchanda Sen, moved to Calcutta High Court on Friday for anticipatory bail in connection with a case linked to alleged irregularities in Durga Puja ...
14 June 2026 Indian ExpressHigh drama unfolded at Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Abhishek Banerjee’s residence in Kolkata early Saturday morning after police teams and central forces arrived at the spot to search the premises in relation to a case allegedly linked to his ...
14 June 2026 Indian ExpressKolkata local train update: To further expand its reach for Kolkata suburban commuters, the AC local train service between Sealdah and Ranaghat will now stop at five more stations. Launched on August 10, 2025, West Bengal’s first AC local ...
14 June 2026 Indian ExpressThree days after the Calcutta High Court granted interim protection to Aroop Biswas while allowing the police to carry on with the investigation into the 2025 Lionel Messi chaos incident, the Kolkata police on Saturday issued its third summons ...
14 June 2026 Indian ExpressKolkata road closure, Kolkata Traffic Advisory: Vidyasagar Setu in Kolkata will remain closed for eight hours on Sunday, June 14, due to repair and rehabilitation work, including the replacement of stay and holding-down cables and bearings. Thus, vehicular movement ...
14 June 2026 Indian ExpressThe Enforcement Directorate (ED) has been conducting searches since Saturday morning at multiple premises linked to Kamarhati Trinamool Congress (TMC) MLA Madan Mitra in connection with the probe into the municipal recruitment scam.In a release, the ED stated, “ED ...
14 June 2026 Indian ExpressA Special Investigation Team (SIT) was formed to probe a massive fire that ripped through a 10-storey government building in Kolkata’s Alipore area on Wednesday morning, destroying around 4,000 Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs).While police said that no separate complaint ...
13 June 2026 Indian ExpressActor-turned-politician Shatrughan Sinha Thursday said he would remain with the Trinamool Congress and continue to support party chief Mamata Banerjee despite recent turbulence from the party.Earlier, speculation rose around Shatrughan Sinha’s move, but what set the ball rolling? Sinha’s ...
13 June 2026 Indian ExpressTMC national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee was questioned for over five hours by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of West Bengal Police on Thursday evening in connection with the MLAs’ signature forgery case.The Diamond Harbour MP, who had skipped ...
13 June 2026 Indian ExpressThe Calcutta High Court on Thursday questioned whether the state Assembly Speaker can recognise someone as the Leader of the Opposition ( LoP) without the consent of the political party.The court was hearing the plea by TMC’s Sobhandeb Chattopadhyay, ...
13 June 2026 Indian ExpressAn FIR was registered against former West Bengal Chief Minister and TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee for allegedly making provocative remarks during the last Assembly election campaign, a senior officer said on Friday.According to police, the FIR was registered at ...
13 June 2026 Indian ExpressAn alleged financial scam at a private school in Kanchrapara in West Bengal’s North 24 Parganas district has come to light after the local police seized Rs 1.77 crore in unaccounted cash, along with computer systems and incriminating documents, ...
13 June 2026 Indian ExpressAhead of the new West Bengal government’s first budget, newly appointed Finance Minister Swapan Dasgupta arrived in North Bengal on Thursday morning for crucial pre-budget consultations with local stakeholders.“North Bengal has been deprived for a long time. But North ...
13 June 2026 Indian ExpressThe police arrested Kolkata Municipal Corporation councillor Swapan Samaddar of the Trinamool Congress on Wednesday based on a complaint filed by a woman on Tuesday night. The FIR was registered under charges including attempted murder and molestation.As the police ...
12 June 2026 Indian ExpressThe Narkeldanga police on Wednesday arrested Kolkata Municipal Corporation councillor Swapan Samaddar on alleged charges of extortion, threats and post -poll violence dating back to the 2021 Assembly election.The TMC leader is also one of the accused in the ...
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