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  • News from West Bengal | 22 May, 2025 | ৮ জ্যৈষ্ঠ, ১৪৩২
  • Year before Assembly polls, West Bengal BJP faces first test — who will be new state chief

    Who will be the next West Bengal BJP president? That is the question swirling around the state’s BJP circles as the party gears up for next year’s assembly polls.According to party leaders, a host of names are doing the ...

    22 March 2025 Indian Express
    ‘Abused for over 5 hours’: Jadavpur University PG student files ragging complaint, inquiry committee formed

    Kolkata’s Jadavpur University (JU) has initiated an inquiry hours after a fresh complaint of ragging was reported. Submitted on Tuesday, the complaint alleges that senior students “severely harassed” a second-year postgraduate student of film studies inside the university’s main ...

    22 March 2025 Indian Express
    Polls a year away, Congress tells party’s Bengal leaders to focus on organisation, Rahul-Priyanka may pitch in

    With Assembly elections in West Bengal a year away, the central Congress leadership, led by AICC president Mallikarjun Kharge, met state Congress leaders in New Delhi on Wednesday.Congress MPs Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and K C Venugopal were ...

    22 March 2025 Indian Express
    Budget Session concludes with BJP seeking Speaker’s resignation

    The Budget session of the West Bengal Assembly concluded on Thursday with BJP MLAs demanding the resignation of Speaker Biman Banerjee and calling him biased.BJP legislators were protesting over the alleged attack on Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari’s convoy ...

    22 March 2025 Indian Express
    Kolkata woman duped by Instagram offer of ‘discounted IPL ticket’: Police

    Discounted IPL tickets advertised online proved to be a costly trap for a 35-year-old Kolkata woman who fell victim to a sophisticated scam. A resident of the Girish Park area, she was lured by an Instagram advertisement that offered ...

    22 March 2025 Indian Express
    Before leaving for UK, Mamata urges Oppn not to ‘try to insult Bengal abroad’

    Just before leaving for the United Kingdom on a seven-day visit, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee warned the Opposition on Thursday not to insult “mother Bengal”.“We do not humiliate them. But it is most unfortunate that there are ...

    22 March 2025 Indian Express
    Kolkata IT professional, 50, dies after fall from office building: Police

    A 50-year-old IT professional died on Wednesday afternoon after he allegedly jumped off from the sixth floor of his office building in Newtown, Kolkata, police said.The deceased Dwaipayan Bhattacharya was working with a multinational IT company which has its ...

    21 March 2025 Indian Express
    Before leaving for UK, Mamata urges Oppn not to ‘try to insult Bengal abroad’

    Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday said that a task force comprising ministers and top-level officers will oversee the state’s daily affairs during her upcoming visit to Britain, which begins on March 21.To ensure smooth administration during her weeklong ...

    21 March 2025 Indian Express
    Mamata Banerjee slams violence in Nagpur, says India is known for unity in diversity

    West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday condemned the violence in Maharashtra’s Nagpur, asserting that India is known for unity in diversity.Speaking to reporters at the state secretariat, Banerjee refrained from making a detailed statement on the issue, ...

    21 March 2025 Indian Express
    Hail, thunderstorms likely in West Bengal throughout next 48 hours

    West Bengal is bracing for a spell of severe weather, with the IMD forecasting hailstorms, thunderstorms, and heavy rainfall across several districts until Saturday.“Thunderstorms and lightning accompanied by gusty wind (30-40kmph) and light to moderate rain are likely to ...

    21 March 2025 Indian Express
    Suvendu Adhikari says President rule must for free, fair polls

    After the BJP cancelled its protest march in Baruipur in South 24 Parganas district amid growing tension with rival TMC, Leader of Opposition in Assembly Suvendu Adhikari on Wednesday called for the imposition of President’s rule in West Bengal ...

    21 March 2025 Indian Express
    Govt picks ex-IRS officer and DGP’s wife as member of Information Committee, LoP skips selection meet

    The TMC government in West Bengal on Wednesday cleared the appointment of Sanchita Kumar, a retired IRS officer and wife of DGP Rajeev Kumar, and former MP from Purulia Mriganko Mahato as members of the State Information Commission.The names ...

    21 March 2025 Indian Express
    Mamata demands Bharat Ratna for Sunita Williams

    Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday said astronaut Sunita Williams should be conferred with Bharat Ratna for the challenges she faced while spending nearly nine months in space.  NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Sunita Williams returned to Earth on ...

    21 March 2025 Indian Express
    Ahead of Durga Puja and Eid, West Bengal govt announces hike in festive bonus for employees

    The West Bengal government announced a hike of Rs 800 in ad-hoc festival bonus and Rs 2,000 in festival advances without interest for government employees for Durga Puja and Eid.In a notification published on Tuesday, the state’s finance department ...

    20 March 2025 Indian Express
    Ahead of 2026 West Bengal polls, a poster war between TMC and BJP

    A year ahead of assembly elections in West Bengal, a poster war has erupted between the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) and the state’s Principal Opposition, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).It started when posters that went up in some parts ...

    20 March 2025 Indian Express
    Remarks Against Suvendu Adhikari: TMC panel pulls up Kabir, tells him to abide by party discipline

    The disciplinary committee of TMC on Tuesday pulled up MLA Humayun Kabir for his remarks on Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari, telling him to abide by the party ’s ethics and ideology.Kabir, who appeared before the four-member disciplinary committee ...

    20 March 2025 Indian Express
    Rain, thunderstorm likely in south Bengal from tomorrow, dry spell in north

    Rain and thunderstorm are likely to occur in several districts of south Bengal, including Kolkata, for four days starting Thursday and bring relief from recent high temperatures, the Indian Meteorological Department said.On the other hand, north Bengal may witness ...

    20 March 2025 Indian Express
    JU student arrested in arson case, ex-student held again over graffiti; protest erupts

    A second-year civil engineering student at Jadavpur University was arrested on Tuesday by the Kolkata Police in connection with an arson and vandalism case, officials said.“A student has been arrested for allegedly attacking the office of the Shikshabandhu Samiti ...

    20 March 2025 Indian Express
    BJP walks out from Bengal Assembly after Speaker refuses to accept demand for statement on internet suspension in Birbhum’s Sainthia

    The BJP walked out from the West Bengal Assembly after the Speaker denied their demand for a statement by the TMC-led government on why police suspended Internet services in Sainthia during Holi. On Tuesday, after the session started, BJP ...

    19 March 2025 Indian Express
    Thunderstorms predicted for Kolkata, South Bengal in next few days, temperature to drop by 2-4 degrees

    The IMD has forecast a partly cloudy sky for Kolkata on Tuesday, with maximum and minimum temperatures likely to hover around 34 and 25 degrees Celsius respectively.South Bengal is gearing up for a period of unsettled weather, with thunderstorms ...

    19 March 2025 Indian Express
    ‘A step forward in our pursuit of justice’: RG Kar victim’s family, colleagues welcome verdict

    The RG Kar Hospital rape and murder victim’s family and colleagues on Monday welcomed the Supreme Court order allowing them to pursue in the Calcutta High Court their petition for a further court-monitored CBI probe into the gruesome incident, ...

    19 March 2025 Indian Express
    Mamata at Furfura, hits out at Opp: ‘Not my first visit… here for harmony’

    In her first visit in nearly a decade to Furfura Sharif, a prominent Muslim pilgrimage site in Hooghly district, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday hit out at the Opposition parties for questioning her “true intentions”, saying ...

    19 March 2025 Indian Express
    Not satisfied with Humayun Kabir’s reply, TMC disciplinary committee summons him

    Stating that party MLA Humayun Kabir’s reply to a showcause notice over his remarks against BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari was not satisfactory, the TMC disciplinary committee has summoned the legislator for clarification.In his reply to the showcause notice, Kabir ...

    19 March 2025 Indian Express
    Certified copies of land, house deeds in Bengal to become available online only

    To put a stop to alleged corruption in the brokering process for land deeds in West Bengal, the state will now entirely digitise it from next month onwards, the finance department said.Currently, certified copies of land or house deeds ...

    19 March 2025 Indian Express
    Malda resident held ‘with cache of firearms’ near Sealdah station

    The Special Task Force (STF) of Kolkata Police on Monday morning arrested a 42-year-old man with a cache of firearms near Sealdah railway station.Two improvised single-shot firearms; four improvised 7mm semi-automatic pistols, each fitted with dual magazines; two live ...

    18 March 2025 Indian Express
    Firing near TMC MLA’s residence in Malda, 1 injured

    A man was injured in a firing incident in front of Trinamool Congress (TMC) Manikchak MLA Sabitri Mitra’s residence in English Bazar of the Malda district on Sunday, police said.Two rounds of gunfire were shot in the Sadarghat Puratuli ...

    18 March 2025 Indian Express
    Kolkata: Man held for tampering with ATM, duping people using fake helpline

    Kolkata Police’s cyber unit arrested a 37-year-old man on Saturday for allegedly defrauding people by tampering with ATMs.The accused identified as Mohammad Sahil, of Gulshan Colony, Anandapur, was arrested by a team of officers of the cyber police station. Sahil, ...

    18 March 2025 Indian Express
    Kolkata woman diagnosed with human coronavirus HKU1 infection

    A 45-year-old woman in Kolkata has been diagnosed with an infection caused by the human coronavirus HKU1, and she is currently receiving treatment at a private hospital in South Kolkata. The woman from Garia has been suffering from a ...

    18 March 2025 Indian Express
    Kolkata and South Bengal brace for intense heat; thunderstorms expected towards weekend

    With temperatures soaring significantly above normal, Kolkata and other South Bengal districts are experiencing severe heat, signalling an early and harsh onset of summer, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has said.“The people of South Bengal, including Kolkata, are already ...

    17 March 2025 Indian Express
    West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee to visit Furfura Sharif days after meeting with ISF leader Naushad Siddique

    West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is expected to visit Furfura Sharif, a village in the Hooghly district considered a holy place for Muslims, on Monday. According to sources in the state secretariat Nabanna, there may be a meeting ...

    17 March 2025 Indian Express
    Bengal: 21 arrested, internet suspended after clash between 2 groups in Birbhum’s Sainthia

    Twenty-one people were arrested in connection with a clash between people of two communities during Holi celebrations in Sainthia of Birbhum district, the police said on Saturday.A few people from both sides suffered minor injuries during the Friday evening ...

    17 March 2025 Indian Express
    In virtual meet, Abhishek chalks out TMC plan: Panels at each level, training camps

    Trinamool Congress (TMC) national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee on Saturday said that the party would form district-level core committees within the next five days to focus on scrutiny of the voters’ list in the state as part of its ...

    17 March 2025 Indian Express
    BJP names 25 organisational district presidents in West Bengal; 17 new faces part of list

    The West Bengal unit of the BJP on Friday released a list of 25 organisational district presidents, bringing in 17 new faces ahead of the 2026 Assembly elections.The BJP has 43 organisational districts in West Bengal, which cover the ...

    16 March 2025 Indian Express
    Domestic help found murdered at former Indian football captain P K Banerjee’s house, driver held

    A domestic help at the house of former Indian football captain the late Pradip Kumar Banerjee was allegedly murdered at his house in Salt Lake City here late on Friday, the police said.The police on Saturday arrested the driver ...

    16 March 2025 Indian Express
    Former Bengal minister Partha Chatterjee’s son-in-law turns approver in school jobs scam case

    A special ED court has granted permission to Kalyanmoy Bhattacharya, the son-in-law of former West Bengal education minister Partha Chatterjee, to become an approver in the multi-crore teacher recruitment scam case.According to sources, Bhattacharya had put in a petition ...

    16 March 2025 Indian Express
    ‘Some may try to create trouble’: Mamata asks ministers to stay alert

    Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday directed all her Cabinet colleagues to stay alert during the festival of Holi which coincides with the second Friday prayers of Ramzan, expressing apprehensions that some “miscreants may try to create trouble at ...

    16 March 2025 Indian Express
    Bengal passport scam: Police chargesheet names 130 accused, including 120 Bangladesh nationals

    In the West Bengal fake passport case, the detective department of the Kolkata Police submitted a 140-page chargesheet on Thursday to an Alipore court.The chargesheet names 130 persons, including those of 120 Bangladesh nationals, for allegedly obtaining Indian passports ...

    16 March 2025 Indian Express
    Ensure students’ safety, Calcutta High Court tells Jogesh Chandra Chaudhuri college principals

    The Calcutta High Court on Thursday ordered the principals of Jogesh Chandra Chaudhuri Day College and Jogesh Chandra Chaudhuri Law College in Kolkata to ensure the safety and security of their students. The court also directed the West Bengal ...

    15 March 2025 Indian Express
    Chit Fund Scam: ED asks states to remove encroachments in Rose Valley properties

    Highlighting encroachment of properties owned by Rose Valley Group, which allegedly defrauded lakhs of people through a chit fund scheme, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) has written to nine states, including West Bengal, to free the properties so that they ...

    15 March 2025 Indian Express
    Tight security in place in Kolkata as Holi celebrations, Ramadan’s second Friday prayers coincide

    Security has been tightened in Kolkata as Holi celebrations and Ramadan’s second Friday prayers coincide tomorrow.The Commissioner of Police has stressed on the importance of communal harmony in celebrating the events without hurting anyone’s sentiments. Police stations have received ...

    15 March 2025 Indian Express
    Jadavpur University student arrested in connection with March 1 vandalism on campus

    Police arrested a Jadavpur University (JU) student in connection with the March 1 unrest and vandalism on the campus, taking the total number of arrests in the case to two.A leader of the JU SFI unit told PTI on ...

    14 March 2025 Indian Express
    Police Harassment Charge: No relief to JU student, HC says ‘probe to go on’

    Days after a Jadavpur University (JU) student moved a petition in the Calcutta High Court alleging harassment by police personnel, the court on Wednesday did not grant any relief to the student.Justice Tirthankar Ghosh, who presided over the matter, ...

    14 March 2025 Indian Express
    After Saraswati Puja, Bengal college student alleges ‘Holi harassment’, moves HC for security

    A student from Jogesh Chandra Law College moved the Calcutta High Court on Wednesday seeking security for all students, alleging that outsiders are entering the campus, forcefully applying colours and throwing water on students, and the police are not ...

    14 March 2025 Indian Express
    Police reject custodial torture charge: ‘Medical reports don’t concur’

    The police on Wednesday rejected the allegations of torture levelled by woman student protesters at Vidyasagar University in Paschim Medinipur, saying the medical reports show otherwise.A day ago, the High Court had directed Inspector General (IG) Muralidhar Sharma to ...

    14 March 2025 Indian Express
    Kolkata police asks Jadavpur University for ‘location suggestions’ on campus for permanent police outpost

    The Kolkata police have formally requested Jadavpur University to identify suitable locations on campus for the establishment of a permanent police outpost. This move comes in the wake of escalating tensions after West Bengal Education Minister Bratya Basu was ...

    13 March 2025 Indian Express
    Mamata Banerjee slams Suvendu Adhikari for ‘threatening’ Muslim legislators: ‘Don’t play Hindu card’

    Lashing out at BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari for threatening to “throw out Muslim MLAs” from the Assembly, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday warned the BJP against playing the “Hindu card” and accused the main Opposition party ...

    13 March 2025 Indian Express
    Police recover body from cab after driver raises alert in Bengal, 2 arrested

    Police recovered the body of a man packed in a trolley bag from a cab, along the Kalyani Expressway, on the intervening night between Tuesday and Wednesday. The body was recovered after an app-based driver became “suspicious” of his ...

    13 March 2025 Indian Express
    Kolkata Metro to run only 124 trains on Holi, none on Orange and Purple line

    The Kolkata Metro Railway has drastically cut down the number of trains running across the Blue Line, Green Line-1, and Green Line-2 on Friday (March 14). No metro trains will be plying on the Orange Line and Purple Line ...

    13 March 2025 Indian Express
    The 16 steps to end caste discrimination — in West Bengal village, 5 Dalits enter temple for first time in history

    It’s 10 am, and the village of Gidhagram under Katwa subdivision in Purba Bardhaman district, some 150 kms from Kolkata, has turned into a fortress as it prepares for a historic, never-before-seen event: in a few minutes, a group ...

    13 March 2025 Indian Express
    With #CleanCabPromise, govt aims to transform city travel experience

    To enhance travel experience, the West Bengal government on Tuesday launched the #CleanCabPromise initiative, focusing on improving hygiene in cabs across the state.The initiative, spearheaded by Yatri Sathi app, began at Kolkata airport and Howrah railway station, the two ...

    13 March 2025 Indian Express
    West Bengal Budget Session: No paper for BJP MLAs, orders Speaker after torn documents tossed at him

    West Bengal Assembly Speaker Biman Banerjee on Tuesday directed officials to not give documents to BJP MLAs after opposition legislators allegedly tossed torn papers at the Speaker for the second consecutive day.On Monday, the Speaker had suspended a BJP ...

    12 March 2025 Indian Express
    Barred entry, Dalits to offer prayers at Bengal temple under police cover today

    The administration in West Bengal’s Purba Bardhaman district on Tuesday said members of the Dalit community from Gidhagram village in Katwa sub-division would perform puja at the local Shiva temple under police protection on Wednesday.So far, they were barred ...

    12 March 2025 Indian Express
    ‘Muslims in state over 40% now’: AIMIM says will contest all seats

    The All India Majlis-e-Ittehad-ul-Muslimeen (AIMIM) said on Tuesday it would contest the 2026 West Bengal Assembly elections from all the seats “with full force”, claiming that Muslim population in the state at present was well over 40 per cent.At ...

    12 March 2025 Indian Express
    Calcutta High Court directs IG to probe charges of torture at women police station

    The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday directed Inspector General (IG) Muralidhar Sharma to investigate allegations of custodial torture levelled by some Left-leaning female student activists at a women police station in Paschim Medinipur district and submit a report by ...

    12 March 2025 Indian Express
    West Bengal: As Speaker suspends BJP MLA, party to take protest to his Baruipur home

    As the second leg of the Budget Session began on Monday, the West Bengal Assembly witnessed chaotic scenes as opposition BJP MLAs protested over Speaker Biman Banerjee’s decision to suspend party MLA Dipak Barman for the rest of the ...

    12 March 2025 Indian Express
    After woman alleges rape at TMC office, accused leader files counter complaint

    A day after a man in a police complaint alleged that his wife was raped by a local TMC panchayat leader at the party office in Narayangadh area of Paschim Medinipur district, district Superintendent of Police Dhritiman Sarkar said ...

    12 March 2025 Indian Express
    75 heritage vehicles light up Kolkata’s Dalhousie Institute

    Dalhousie Institute in Kolkata where old-world charm effortlessly embraces the present, a spectacle unfolded on Sunday with a curated display of automotive artistry — a tribute to the golden age of motoring by EIMG.Seventy-five hand-picked heritage vehicles, each a ...

    12 March 2025 Indian Express
    Police will now need permission before entering campus, Jadavpur University official says after meeting with students

    The police force will need the permission of the varsity authorities before entering the Jadavpur University campus, a senior official said after a meeting between the administration and the students on Monday night.The meeting, that went past 11 pm, ...

    12 March 2025 Indian Express
    Police file FIR against student outfit in Jadavpur University over ‘hate’ posters

    In a suo motu action, Kolkata Police on Sunday registered an FIR against a student body, PDSF, over graffiti and posters on the Jadavpur University campus, saying they were intended to incite hatred and disrupt public peace.The graffiti and ...

    12 March 2025 Indian Express
    ‘Great relief, hope to recover the rest’: Bidhannagar police returns over Rs 2 crore to victims of cyber fraud

    Last September, 75-year-old Subhash Chandra Sarkar, a retired petrochemical company employee, became a victim of cyber fraud, losing his life savings and fixed deposits. A phone call originating from Jharkhand led to the theft of Rs 13.5 lakh. With ...

    11 March 2025 Indian Express
    Sunny Holi expected in Kolkata; city sees 33 degrees with no rain

    Southern West Bengal is expected to have dry weather during Holi (on Friday), with no rain in most areas. Kolkata will have sunny and dry conditions throughout the week. The city’s temperatures are gradually rising, with the maximum reaching ...

    11 March 2025 Indian Express
    2 BJP MLAs expelled from West Bengal Assembly session, another suspended for a month

    The BJP-led Opposition walked out from the West Bengal Assembly after Speaker Biman Banerjee asked a marshal to escort BJP MLAs Manoj Oraon and Shankar Ghosh out of the session and suspended another party MLA, Dipak Barman, for a ...

    11 March 2025 Indian Express
    In the run-up to Assembly Polls: BJP MLA No. 12 joins TMC, setback to Adhikari on home turf

    Two-time Haldia MLA and BJP leader Tapasi Mondal on Monday joined the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) — her second switch in the last five years.Mondal, who was previously with the Communist Party of India (Marxist), is considered close to ...

    11 March 2025 Indian Express
    Section of JU students move Calcutta High Court alleging ‘police harassment’

    A section of students from the Jadavpur University on Monday moved a petition in the Calcutta High Court alleging harassment by police personnel.The counsel of the petitioners submitted in court that the police are repeatedly issuing summons to some ...

    11 March 2025 Indian Express
    Over a year before RG Kar case, former principal was under scanner over ‘illegal’ movement of bodies from mortuary

    MONTHS BEFORE the RG Kar rape and murder case of a junior doctor in Kolkata sent shockwaves throughout the state in August last year, the former principal of RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, Dr Sandip Ghosh, was already ...

    11 March 2025 Indian Express
    TMC labour union leader shot at in Kolkata’s Belgharia, onlooker also injured

    A Trinamool Congress-backed labour union leader was shot at by unidentified assailants in Belgharia in the northern suburbs of Kolkata late Saturday evening, said the police. The incident led to injury to another man having tea with his wife ...

    10 March 2025 Indian Express
    Bengal: Suvendu hits out at CPM and TMC over ‘setting’ on Jadavpur University campus

    The West Bengal Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Sunday held a protest rally from Nabina Cinema to Jadavpur Police Station, against the violence that occurred inside the Jadavpur University campus on March 1 after the visit by State Education ...

    10 March 2025 Indian Express
    ‘Drunk’ Kolkata Police constable collapses while on duty outside hospital emergency department

    An on-duty Kolkata Police constable, who was allegedly heavily inebriated at the time, collapsed outside the emergency department of the Calcutta Medical College on Saturday night, police sources said.The incident occurred between 10 pm and 10:30 pm, when the ...

    10 March 2025 Indian Express
    20 shops gutted in fire at Kolkata slum

    Nearly 20 shops were destroyed in a fire that broke out at Santoshpur Railway Station’s platform number 2 on Sunday, an official said.Three fire engines soon reached the spot, and after a 90-minute operation, firefighters were able to contain ...

    10 March 2025 Indian Express
    TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee to review progress in identifying ‘fake voters’, hold virtual meeting on March 15

    Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP and party general secretary Abhishek Banerjee would soon take stock of the progress in identifying ‘fake’ voters in Bengal.According to sources, a virtual meeting in this regard will take place on March 15 at 4 ...

    10 March 2025 Indian Express
    Jadavpur University violence: Police begin probe after Calcutta HC order, record statements of injured student, TMC leader

    Three days after a Calcutta High Court directive, the Kolkata Police on Saturday began an investigation in an FIR against State Education Minister Bratya Basu in connection with the recent violent protests at Jadavpur University on March 1- during ...

    10 March 2025 Indian Express
    Bengal: Muslim groups to protest against Waqf Amendment Bill on Monday

    MUSLIM ORGANISATIONS of West Bengal, under the aegis of All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB), will on Monday organise a protest against the Waqf Amendment Bill, at Kolkata’s Metro Channel.In a press conference on Saturday, representatives of several ...

    10 March 2025 Indian Express
    Centre clears appointment of three advocates as additional judges to Calcutta High Court

    Union Law and Justice Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal Saturday announced the appointment of three advocates as additional judges to the Calcutta High Court. Smita Das De, Reetobroto Kumar Mitra and Om Narayan Rai were among the five recommended for ...

    10 March 2025 Indian Express
    Murdered Bengal woman’s body returns home from Portugal, family waiting for answers

    The body of Shobha Ray Hazra, 44, arrived in a coffin Friday at her residence in Shantipur under Bengal’s Nadia district almost 20 days after she was murdered in Portugal.Speaking to The Indian Express, Shobha Ray Hazra’s elder daughter ...

    9 March 2025 Indian Express
    Kolkata parking row: Cab driver dies days after ‘attack’

    A 38-year-old cab driver who was allegedly beaten up by a group of unidentified persons in Bijoygarh, Kolkata, on Wednesday late evening died at a hospital on Saturday, police said. Police identified the deceased as Jayanta Sen.On Wednesday evening, ...

    9 March 2025 Indian Express
    Bengal govt to launch more Bangla Sahayata Kendra outlets this year: Sources

    The Bengal government has decided to increase the number of Bangla Sahayata Kendra (BSK) outlets across the state, government sources said.They informed that the decision was taken after the state earned Rs 303 crore revenue from BSK centres last ...

    9 March 2025 Indian Express
    ‘The Golden Voice of Sikkim’: 1,300 sign up for Army-backed singing competition in Sikkim

    The Indian Army’s 33 Corps, under ‘Operation Sadbhavna’, has organised “The Golden Voice of Sikkim,” a large-scale singing talent hunt that has drawn an overwhelming response from aspiring singers across the state.Nearly 1,340 singers from Sikkim’s four districts registered ...

    9 March 2025 Indian Express
    ‘Remove stagnant water, report high fever’: Bengal School Education Department issues circular to schools on dengue prevention

    The Bengal School Education Department recently issued a directive to all schools asking them to maintain cleanliness and remove stagnant water from campuses to prevent the spread of dengue.The circular comes ahead of the pre-monsoon season when the Aedes ...

    9 March 2025 Indian Express
    Days after JU unrest, Governor calls for action on campus violence

    A meeting convened on Friday by Governor C V Ananda Bose, who is also Chancellor of all universities in the state, days after the violent protests on the Jadavpur University (JU) campus in Kolkata, was marked by the notable ...

    9 March 2025 Indian Express
    Bengal chemists’ association flag ‘47% rise’ in fake medicines post-Covid

    The Bengal Chemists & Druggists Association (BCDA) has expressed concen over figures that indicate a 47 per cent increase in counterfeit drug circulation in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, with chemists attributing the surge to the implementation of ...

    9 March 2025 Indian Express
    Bengal schools jobs case: CBI transcript of ‘phone calls’ between accused mentions ‘Abhishek’ 70 times

    The CBI, along with its supplementary chargesheet in connection with its probe into “iregularities” in the Teachers’ Eligibility Test (TET) 2014, has submitted a transcription of a purported conversation between several of the accused, including Sujoy Krishna Bhadra, Kuntal ...

    8 March 2025 Indian Express
    Kolkata set to sizzle at temperatures higher than 35°C soon, could reach 38°C in the districts: IMD

    Southern West Bengal is expected to experience a significant temperature surge with weather experts predicting extreme heat in March, potentially peaking before the Dol Yatra and Holi festivals. Kolkata’s temperature is expected to surpass 35 degrees Celsius, while temperatures ...

    8 March 2025 Indian Express
    Indian Air Force’s AN-32 craft crash lands in West Bengal’s Bagdogra airport, crew safe

    An Indian Air Force (IAF) AN-32 transport aircraft crash landed at the Bagdogra Airport in West Bengal on Friday. Officials have confirmed that there has been no death in the incident and the crew members are unharmed.“There is no ...

    8 March 2025 Indian Express
    Denied entry to Bengal village temple, 130 Dalit families wage battle for rights

    “We don’t even have the right to climb the steps, let alone enter the temple and pray. Even a meeting with the administration couldn’t change that,” said 50-year-old Ekkori Das, standing in Daspara area of Gidhagram village in West ...

    8 March 2025 Indian Express
    Sourav Ganguly’s cameo in Netflix series Khakee? Dada responds as rumour sets fans buzzing

    Amidst speculation that he has a cameo in the upcoming web series Khakee: The Bengal Chapter, former Indian cricketer Sourav Ganguly said he is promoting the series, but not acting in it.Filmmaker Neeraj Pandey is all set to return ...

    8 March 2025 Indian Express
    ‘No point staying’: After JU fiasco, worker of theatre group where WB minister Bratya Basu is chairman resigns

    A theatre worker and member of the Minerva Repertory Theatre group, Swagata Chakraborty resigned and said that after the incident at Jadavpur University, where students’ protests against the group’s Chairman and state education minister Bratya Basu turned violent, “there ...

    8 March 2025 Indian Express
    ‘Meeting not for any conclusion’: Joint River Commissions of India, Bangladesh meet in Kolkata to discuss Ganga Water Treaty

    A 11-member Bangladeshi delegation of the Joint Rivers Commission arrived in Kolkata on Monday morning to attend the 86th meeting of the India-Bangladesh Joint River Commission.The delegation led by Md. Abul Hossan visited the Farakka barrage in Bengal to ...

    8 March 2025 Indian Express
    ‘I want to confess my crime’: Prasun Dey, accused in killing three of his family, says in open court in Kolkata

    Prasun Dey, the arrested accused in the Tangra triple murder case, on Thursday told the Sealdah court that he wants to “confess to my crime”, in connection with the murder of his wife, sister-in-law and teenage daughter last month.The ...

    8 March 2025 Indian Express
    Kasba family deaths: Primary probe points to suicide pact, boy’s murder; police investigate abetment and financial strain

    Preliminary police investigations into the Kasba family deaths in Kolkata, supported by initial post-mortem examinations, suggested that the couple died by suicide. However, the exact circumstances surrounding their son’s death remained unclear, particularly regarding which parent was responsible for ...

    7 March 2025 Indian Express
    785 phone numbers under the name of a 24 year old housewife: Police crack down SIM card racket in Bengal

    Deblina Chakraborty, 24, who was recently arrested by the Kolkata Police, has a unique ‘identity’. In fact, she apparently has several – with nearly 800 SIM cards in her name. According to the police, she changed her addresses frequently ...

    7 March 2025 Indian Express
    TMC seeks unique ID for voter cards, claims BJP ‘manipulating’ voter rolls

    A DELEGATION of the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Thursday met the chief electoral officer (CEO) of West Bengal, demanding that “unique ID” be introduced on voter cards to prevent the induction of fake voters in the electoral rolls.Earlier ...

    7 March 2025 Indian Express
    2026 Assembly polls in sight, Amit Shah to visit West Bengal this month to chalk out strategies

    Union Home Minister Amit Shah is likely to visit West Bengal in the last week of March to chalk out a blueprint for the 2026 Assembly elections in the state, sources said. Though the final date of Shah’s visit ...

    7 March 2025 Indian Express
    Bratya Basu gets ‘Z’ category security; protests enter third day

    Days after a protest broke out in Jadavpur University during state education minister Bratya Basu’s visit to the campus, the West Bengal government on Wednesday decided to upgrade his security to the “Z” category.A senior official of the state ...

    7 March 2025 Indian Express
    Mamata likely to visit London, give lecture at Oxford University this month

    Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is likely to visit London for a week and deliver a lecture at the University of Oxford later this month.According to the state administration sources, CM Banerjee has been invited by the Oxford University in ...

    7 March 2025 Indian Express
     Kolkata 76 year old loses ₹11 lakh after ‘digital arrest’, accused nabbed in Rajasthan

    A 20-year-old man was arrested in Rajasthan’s Alwar on Tuesday by Kolkata’s Laketown police station officials in connection with a cyber fraud case, said police.The man identified as Mahesh Kumar belongs to Baskripalnagar, Kishangarh in Rajasthan.Last year, in December ...

    7 March 2025 Indian Express
    ‘Reluctance to work’: Calcutta HC pulls up police over ‘one-sided investigation’ in JU fiasco

    The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday said that Kolkata police’s intelligence branch may have had a “failure” while handling the protests against Bengal Education Minister Bratya Basu in Jadavpur University last Saturday while hearing a matter of alleged police ...

    6 March 2025 Indian Express
    Bengal Panagarh Accident Case: Family of victim moves Calcutta HC, seeks detailed probe

    Week after a 27-year-old woman Sutandra Chattopadhyay was killed after her car met with an accident, allegedly while trying to flee from inebriated men in the Panagarh area of in Paschim Bardhaman district, the mother of the deceased woman ...

    6 March 2025 Indian Express
    ZSI scientists discover soil nematode species in Odisha

    Scientists from the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI), Kolkata, have announced the discovery of a species of soil-dwelling nematode in the Deccan Peninsular biogeographic zone of Odisha’s Keonjhar district.The newly identified species, Crassolabium dhritiae, is named in the honour ...

    6 March 2025 Indian Express
    Cigarette butts, audio clip unravel 2020 Habra double murder, three get life term

    A DNA analysis of cigarette butts recovered from the crime scene led the police to three persons behind the 2020 double murder of a couple, Ram Krishna and Lila Rani Mondal, officers said.On March 3, a court in Barasat ...

    6 March 2025 Indian Express
    Car crash death: Victim car driver held after mom’s complaint

    In a turn of events, police have arrested the driver of the head of an event management firm who died after a high-speed car chase in Paschim Bardhaman district’s Panagarh on February 24.The driver, identified as Rajdeo Sharma. was ...

    6 March 2025 Indian Express
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