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CPCB directs WBPCB to submit report after PMO prod on silicosis in Burdwan
The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), acting on directives from the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO), has instructed the Member Secretary of the West Bengal Pollution Control Board (WBPCB) to submit a report on the rising cases of silicosis in ...
5 September 2025 The StatesmanHigh drama in Bengal Assembly: BJP chief whip Shankar Ghosh marshalled out
The West Bengal Assembly on Thursday witnessed uproar as Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee launched a fierce attack on the BJP, accusing it of being “anti-Bangla” and waging “linguistic terror” against Bengali-speaking people. During the session, BJP chief whip Sankar ...
5 September 2025 The StatesmanDalma herd enters Bankura ahead of time, villagers warned
A herd of 25 migratory elephants from the Dalma Range has entered the Bankura forests during the paddy cultivation season, unusually ahead of the harvest months.Meanwhile, six resident elephants lodged in the Barjora and Beliatore Range forests for the ...
4 September 2025 The StatesmanCity Durga Puja focuses on Hooghly ghats for inspiration
Durga Puja in Bengal tells the story of the long-cherished culture and heritage of the state.Durga Puja has received the Intangible Culture Heritage Tag from UNESCO. The colourful carnival, started by the chief minister, Mamata Banerjee, has attracted people ...
4 September 2025 The StatesmanSiliguri MLA seeks tribal university, sainik school in north Bengal
The BJP MLA from Siliguri, Dr Sankar Ghosh, has placed a series of proposals before Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan, urging the Centre to strengthen educational infrastructure in North Bengal.During his meeting with the minister, Dr Ghosh stressed the ...
4 September 2025 The StatesmanTribute to Prof Purushottama Lal
In his famous poem “Draupadi and Jayadratha”, professor Purushottama Lal draws his readers’ attention to a significant episode in The Mahabharata when the Pandavas passed the last year of their exile in a forest. As Pandavas went out for ...
4 September 2025 The StatesmanKolkata Police arrest absconding BJP leader in Congress office vandalism case
Kolkata Police have arrested absconding BJP leader Rakesh Singh on charges of vandalism at the headquarters of the West Bengal Pradesh Congress Committee in Kolkata last week.The police arrested him early on Wednesday morning from a flat in the ...
4 September 2025 The StatesmanMohta’s projects now under NKDA scanner
All pending and upcoming projects, but especially those of the Merlin group of Sushil Mohta, the Surekha group of Pradeep Sureka and the JB group of Prakash Bachhawat, in the New Town-Rajarhat area will be subjected to intense scrutiny, ...
4 September 2025 The StatesmanA helping hand for unknown artists of Kumartuli
As the frenzy of Durga Puja themes grips over the city, the role of artisans at Kumartuli, who shape the idols, gets overshadowed by the theme-makers, some of whom have now acquired celebrity status. After working tirelessly through many ...
4 September 2025 The StatesmanTwo more routes of AC locals from 5 Sep in Sealdah division
Commuters in Sealdah division are to get their Durga Puja gift from the railways soon. The Sealdah division of the Eastern Railway has decided to introduce two more routes of the air-conditioned rakes from 5 September.The decision comes after ...
3 September 2025 The StatesmanSPMP records 16 per cent growth in cargo handling during April-August
Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port has recorded a 16 per cent growth in cargo handling during April to August months of the current fiscal. During the period, the city port is said to have handled a total of 28.236 million ...
3 September 2025 The StatesmanMILIND K DEOUSKAR takes over as GM Metro railway
Milind K Deouskar has been appointed as the general manager of Kolkata Metro Railway by the ministry of railways. Mr Deouskar is an officer of Indian Railway Management Service and originally belonged to Indian Railway Stores Service (1987 batch). ...
3 September 2025 The StatesmanSuspension of special experimental night Metro services
On account of suspension of Kavi Subhash station and due to operational constraints and maintenance related issues it will not be possible to operate the special experimental night Metro services at 10.40 p.m. from Dum Dum and Shahid Khudiram ...
3 September 2025 The StatesmanHC rejects petition of ‘tainted, ineligible’ SSC candidates for fresh recruitment
The Calcutta High Court, on Tuesday, dismissed the petition of ‘tainted and ineligible’ School Service Commission (SSC) candidates, who moved the court a day before seeking to participate in the fresh recruitment process for school teachers. The high court ...
3 September 2025 The StatesmanAbhishek Banerjee tells Arambagh TMC leadership to forget differences and work unitedly
Keeping in mind that four of the seven seats in the Arambagh Lok Sabha constituency were won by the BJP in the 2021 Assembly elections, All India Trinamool Congress General Secretary Abhishek Banerjee today instructed the Arambagh organisational district ...
3 September 2025 The StatesmanTMC MP slams ECI for SIR through backdoor in Bengal
In the name Special Intensive Revision (SIR), the Election Commission of India (ECI) is trying to bring NRC through backdoor, INTTUC leader and Rajya Sabha MP Ritabrata Banerjee said today.He was addressing a gathering at Dharmatala crossing this afternoon.AdvertisementHe ...
3 September 2025 The StatesmanMan dies in road mishap involving MLA
South 24-Parganas witnessed two shocking incidents on Tuesday morning — one involving a fatal accident involving convoy of Trinamul Congress MLA Saokat Mollah, and the other a brutal mob lynching in Canning that triggered widespread outrage.In the first incident, ...
3 September 2025 The StatesmanLoP Suvendu suspended from Assembly for a day
The Leader of Opposition (LoP) in West Bengal Assembly Suvendu Adhikari, on Tuesday, was suspended from the Assembly on the second day of the special session of the House after he raised slogans in support of the Indian Army ...
3 September 2025 The StatesmanPrime accused in Krishnagar student murder nabbed near Nepal border
Deshraj Singh, the prime accused in the sensational murder of 19-year-old student Ishita (Isha) Mallik was arrested by Krishnagar district police, just short of the Nepal border on Sunday evening. Police sources said Singh, who had been on the ...
2 September 2025 The StatesmanMohta project illegality cannot be ‘mitigated’
A Division Bench of Calcutta High Court rejected virtually all arguments in mitigation advanced by the promoter of Elita Garden Vista, while holding that a 16th tower constructed illegally in its New Town project must be demolished. The court ...
2 September 2025 The StatesmanBarring CM no MLA’s security allowed inside Assembly: Speaker
Other than chief minister Mamata Banerjee, no MLA along with his/ her private security personnel, will be allowed inside the West Bengal Legislative Assembly from Monday.Only the chief minister along with her security guard provided by the state government ...
2 September 2025 The StatesmanWoman killed in Budbud, one arrested
Budbud police station recovered the headless body of Jyotsna Bagdi (36) beside a road at Maro village in West Burdwan district.The body was discovered beside national highway 19 near Kota village. The victim was a resident of Bagdipara in ...
2 September 2025 The StatesmanOnce filthy Dankuni irrigation canal undergoes renovation
After a prolonged movement, litigation, and court directives from environmental activists, the administration has recently removed illegal cattle sheds along the banks of the Dankuni canal, paving the way for its renovation at a cost of about Rs 18 ...
2 September 2025 The StatesmanCollege celebrates 25 Years of excellence in education
JIS College of Engineering (JISCE) celebrated its Silver Jubilee recently. The milestone event, held on the college campus, highlighted the institution’s legacy of innovation, leadership, and contribution to technical education.As an autonomous institution, JISCE has expanded its academic offerings ...
2 September 2025 The StatesmanChange makers in water conservation recognised
Electrosteel Castings Limited hosted the third edition of their award ceremony, Electrosteel Jal Sevak Samman 2025. This award recognises individuals and institutions driving impactful change in the water conservation space. Jal Sevak Samman 2025 has upheld its spirit of ...
2 September 2025 The StatesmanECI should publish a list of false voters across nation: Trinamul
Trinamul Congress has demanded publication of a list by the Election Commission of India containing the names of false voters across the country after the names of close to two lakh false fresh names were revealed today in Bihar.Trinamul ...
2 September 2025 The StatesmanState launches Shramshree portal
Shramshree scheme portal, an online platform for registration of migrant workers in the state, as announced by chief minister Mamata Banerjee became operational from today after it was formally launched by the state labour minister Moloy Ghatak.Mr Ghatak, who ...
2 September 2025 The StatesmanBengali film explores the taboo of male fertility
A Bengali film, Ahana (The Light Within), which will have its special screening on Wednesday, is about breaking taboos. One such issue the film deals with is male infertility and its impact on society.The film with lead stars Joy ...
2 September 2025 The StatesmanMohta’s company in dock as HC orders demolition
In a ruling that shakes the foundations of Kolkata’s real estate sector and evokes memories of the Supertech demolition in Noida a few years ago, a Division Bench of the Calcutta High Court has ordered the demolition of a ...
1 September 2025 The StatesmanShocking and shameful: BJP on Mahua Moitra’s ‘anti-Hindu’, ‘casteist’ remarks
BJP leader Amit Malviya on Sunday slammed Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra for making anti-Hindu and casteist remarks against SC communities in West Bengal.Sharing a video clip of her speech made on August 28, the BJP’s IT cell chief ...
1 September 2025 The StatesmanBJP slams Mamata govt after names of Trinamool leaders’ relatives figure in ‘tainted’ candidates list
The BJP on Sunday slammed the Mamata government after the names of Trinamool Congress leaders’ relatives figured in the “tainted candidates” list published by the West Bengal School Service Commission (WBSSC).Following the release of the list, the BJP slammed ...
1 September 2025 The StatesmanWest Bengal Assembly special session from tomorrow to be marred by protests
The three-day special session in West Bengal Assembly beginning from Monday is set to be rocked by protests as the ruling Trinamool Congress has decided to bring a resolution against Election Commission’s Special Intensive Revision (SIR) and a censure ...
1 September 2025 The StatesmanDoctors’ group in Bengal seeks Mamata Banerjee’s intervention against police action on doctors protesting RG Kar incident
The Joint Platform of Doctors in West Bengal have written a letter to Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, seeking her intervention regarding police action against doctors and common citizens over protests regarding the RG Kar rape and murder incident which ...
1 September 2025 The StatesmanHospital performs complex robotic prostatectomy
HCG Cancer Hospital Kolkata recently performed a robot-assisted radical prostatectomy (RARP) for a 68-year-old gentleman, who had been diagnosed with an aggressive form of prostate cancer. He had earlier undergone a TURP with laser BNI at another hospital to ...
31 August 2025 The StatesmanCivic body staff shot dead in Kulti
Javed Rahaman, a land dealer and employee of the Asansol Municipal Corporation posted at the Kulti Borough office, was shot dead last night when two assailants opened fire on him at close range in Neamatpur, under Kulti police station.Police ...
31 August 2025 The StatesmanTeenage girl murder: Main culprit nabbed within 24 hours
Asansol South police station has arrested one Rahul Paswan, an estranged lover from Durgapur, for allegedly killing a Class 10 girl of Gopalmath, Durgapur.On Thursday, the girl went to school but did not return. On Friday, her body was ...
31 August 2025 The StatesmanRPF rescues minor girl at Asansol station
Asansol Division, under the initiative Operation Nanhe Farishte aimed at ensuring the safety and care of children in railway premises, successfully rescued a minor girl who was found alone at Asansol railway station.On 29 August, at around 6 p.m, ...
31 August 2025 The StatesmanTMC slams BJP for comment against Mahua Moitra
Trinamul Congress today condemned the derogatory statement made by BJP leader Ramesh Biduri against party’s MP Mahua Moitra and asked the saffron party leaders to explain their silence on the issue.The party on its X handle wrote: “When the ...
31 August 2025 The StatesmanHooghly MP lists her developmental initiatives
Hooghly MP Rachna Banerjee today inaugurated the first smart classroom in her constituency at Bani Mandir, Chinsurah.A smart classroom is a traditional classroom upgraded with technology such as interactive whiteboards, projectors, computers, and multimedia tools to create a more ...
31 August 2025 The StatesmanSC invalidated appointments of 26,000 teachers and non-teaching staff
The Supreme Court on 3 April had upheld the Calcutta High Court order invalidating the appointments of 25,753 teachers and non-teaching employees of West Bengal government-aided schools across the state calling the entire selection process “tainted beyond resolution”.The appointments ...
31 August 2025 The StatesmanTMC high command summons Krishnagar councillors to Kolkata
In a significant political move ahead of the 2026 Assembly election, the Trinamul Congress (TMC) high command has summoned its councillors from the troubled Krishnagar municipality to the party headquarters in Kolkata on 2 September.The development comes at a ...
31 August 2025 The StatesmanIllegal CAA camp in Burdwan, police launch hunt
An unauthorised ‘CAA camp’ jointly organised by two groups triggered a stir in parts of East Burdwan this afternoon.In several localities of Memari, organisations, ‘Desher Dak Foundation’ and ‘Memari Udvastu Manch’ – a refugee welfare body – held camps ...
31 August 2025 The StatesmanSC invalidated appointments of 26,000 teachers and non-teaching staff
As the West Bengal School Service Commission released the list of ‘tainted’ teachers on its website, the immediate chain of events go back to the 3 April verdict.The Supreme Court on 3 April had upheld the Calcutta High Court ...
31 August 2025 The StatesmanYouth who killed parents on Tuesday, dies
A youth who’d tried to kill his stepmother and stepbrother and stepsister and his father out of a grudge over property here, last Tuesday, died this morning at the Burdwan Medical College & Hospital.Babul Mistry (30), the accused, and ...
30 August 2025 The StatesmanSSC to publish list of ‘tainted’ candidates today
The West Bengal School Service Commission today told the Supreme Court during the hearing on “tainted” candidates that it would publish the list of about 1,900 such candidates tomorrow.The Commission also assured the court it would ensure that no ...
30 August 2025 The StatesmanChandrima raises voice against BJP’s anti-Bengal stance
State minister Chandrima Bhattacharya today attended the TMC Mahila Karmi Sabha at Haripal, where she energised party’s women workers and urged them to prepare for the forthcoming Assembly elections.She instructed them to strengthen contact and communication with the common ...
30 August 2025 The StatesmanCoal India celebrates National Sports Day
On the occasion of National Sports Day, Coal India Limited paid a heartfelt tribute to legendary hockey icon Major Dhyan Chand at its corporate headquarters in Kolkata. The tribute was led by Director (HR) Dr Vinay Ranjan, director (finance) ...
30 August 2025 The StatesmanAmphan-ravaged Anganwadi Centre lies in neglect, classes suspended
The Anganwadi centre at Khoyramari Char in Zirat gram panchayat, which was severely damaged during the cyclone Amphan, continues to stand as a stark reminder of the destruction left behind. Even today, the centre remains in a deplorable state: ...
29 August 2025 The StatesmanClass VI student killed in leopard attack at Nagrakata
In a tragic incident, an eleven-year-old boy, identified as Alamin Rahman, was killed in a leopard attack at Uttar Angrabhasha in Nagrakata, Jalpaiguri, on Wednesday evening.According to locals, the leopard pounced on Alamin around 6.30 p.m. and dragged him ...
29 August 2025 The StatesmanAnother migrant labourer from state dies in Odisha
Arup Singh Sardar (35), a resident of Pirgoria village under Manbazar police station in Purulia district, died after falling from the rooftop of his rented house in Odisha.He had been working as a migrant labourer in a private factory ...
29 August 2025 The StatesmanSSC to face consequences even if a single ‘tainted’ candidate sits for exam: SC
The Supreme Court on Thursday reprimanded the School Service Commission in West Bengal (WBSSC) for allowing “ineligible candidates” to appear in the recruitment examinations. A division bench of Justices Sanjay Kumar and Satish Chandra Sharma told the SSC’s lawyer ...
29 August 2025 The StatesmanRailways looks at connecting Aizawl with Kolkata soon
Citizens of Aizawl are likely to have direct rail connectivity with Kolkata soon. The Bairabi-Sairang railway route, bringing Aizawl to the map of the Indian Railways, could have train services connecting Kolkata in the near future.The 51.3km stretch is ...
29 August 2025 The StatesmanProvision of TETRA communication in tunnel section of Blue Line
Metro Railway, Kolkata, has successfully commissioned the TETRA (Terrestrial Trunked Radio) communication system on the Blue Line (Belgachia to Rabindra Sarovar underground tunnel section) and the Yellow Line on 26 August. P Uday Kumar Reddy, GM, Metro Railway inaugurated ...
29 August 2025 The StatesmanBU suspends exam abruptly, cites poor attendance
After the controversial Ganesha Puja held within the office complex, Burdwan University today abruptly suspended the semester examinations without prior notice.The university suspended the viva-voce test of the Community Engagement term paper without citing any valid reason. The SFI ...
29 August 2025 The StatesmanRainy weather to continue over next two days
Isolated heavy to very heavy rainfall is very likely to occur in some districts of North Bengal over the next two days due to favourable wind patterns and moisture incursion from the Bay of Bengal, according to a weather ...
29 August 2025 The StatesmanGunman still at large 72 hours after daylight murder in Krishnagar
Seventy-two hours after a college girl was shot dead in broad daylight barely 500 metres from the office of the Superintendent of Police and a cluster of top administrative officers’ residences, the alleged killer, Debraj Singh, continues to elude ...
29 August 2025 The StatesmanStudents should also evolve as social engineers: Cal HC CJ
T S Sivagnanam, Chief Justice of Calcutta High Court today stressed on the need for the students to be flexible enough to broaden their career from the confines of the courtroom to evolve as “social engineers”.The CJ of Calcutta ...
29 August 2025 The StatesmanBaguiati Puja showcases Ganesha’s protective side through Op Sindoor theme
The Executive Palace Apartment Owners’ Association on VIP Road, Baguiati, mixed devotion with patriotism as its Ganesh Chaturthi theme – ‘Veer Ganesha – Raksha ke Devta’.Celebrating its fifth year of festivities, the complex paid tribute to the bravehearts of ...
29 August 2025 The StatesmanAmphan-ravaged Anganwadi Centre lies in neglect, classes suspended
The Anganwadi centre at Khoyramari Char in Zirat gram panchayat, which was severely damaged during the cyclone Amphan, continues to stand as a stark reminder of the destruction left behind. Even today, the centre remains in a deplorable state: ...
29 August 2025 The StatesmanCentral Bank of India hosts Town Hall meeting
Central Bank of India, Zonal Office Kolkata, hosted a Town Hall Meeting at The Bengal Lounge, bringing together staff from the Kolkata metropolitan area. The event was graced by the presence of chief general manager, Poppy Sharma.During the interactive ...
29 August 2025 The StatesmanCEO tells CS to hurry up filling vacant poll officials’ posts
The state Chief Electoral officer (CEO), Manoj Kumar Agarwal, today shot off a letter to the state chief secretary, Manoj Pant, urging him to expedite the filling up of the vacant posts of Electoral Registration Officers (ERO) and Assistant ...
29 August 2025 The StatesmanVC holds Ganesha Puja within BU office, students protest
A Ganesha Puja organised by the vice-chancellor himself within the Burdwan University office compound sparked controversy today.The BU authorities are already grappling with a series of irregularities, including the failure to publish examination results and the pilferage of Rs ...
29 August 2025 The StatesmanTrump’s tariffs: Bengal to be among hardest-hit in terms of exports
The 50 per cent tariffs imposed by US President Donald Trump on most US imports from India, came into effect on Wednesday. The tariffs could inflict significant damage on the Indian economy and further disrupt global supply chains.AdvertisementExporters said ...
29 August 2025 The StatesmanMamata hails Koyel Bar for record-breaking win at Commonwealth Championships
Chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday congratulated young weightlifter from Howrah, Koyel Bar, who broke youth world records at the Commonwealth Weightlifting Championship in Ahmedabad. The chief minister called her ‘Bengal’s daughter’ while complimenting her achievement.Advertisement“Our Bengal’s daughter, Koyel ...
29 August 2025 The StatesmanRituparna screens her film at Raj Bhavan
Senior actor Rituparna Sengupta recently showcased her film Goodbye Mountain at Raj Bhavan, where Governor C V Ananda Bose, his wife and a select few guests were witness to the film. Shot in Wayanad, Kerala, the Indrasis Acharya film ...
28 August 2025 The StatesmanDNA testing identifies dead body of Birbhum School girl recoverted last month
In the DNA test conducted at Rampurhat Government Medical College Hospital, the dead body has been identified as of class nine student of Papuri Village under Nanoor Police Station. On 19 July the class nine student went ...
28 August 2025 The StatesmanMajor signalling upgrade at Andal Up Yard
The Asansol Division of Eastern Railway has successfully completed a major infrastructure upgrade at Andal Up Yard by replacing the decades-old mechanical signalling system with a modern electronic interlocking (EI) system. This state-of-the-art technology was commissioned in a planned ...
28 August 2025 The StatesmanKey TRD work at Andal for safer, smoother train operations
The Asansol Division of Eastern Railway has carried out a series of important works through its traction distribution (TRD) department as part of the ongoing yard remodelling and non-interlocking (NI) programme at Andal. All works were completed during the ...
28 August 2025 The StatesmanDM, CP office buildings inaugurated, give Asansol a new look
Eight years after the formation of the new district, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee virtually inaugurated from Burdwan the new office building of the District Magistrate and Collector of West Burdwan district today. She also inaugurated the office of the ...
28 August 2025 The StatesmanPattas and cycles given away in Hooghly
A special programme was organised today by the department of land and land reforms and refugee relief and rehabilitation. Around 7,033 agricultural pattas, forest pattas, residential pattas, and unconditional documents for refugees were distributed simultaneously across 14 districts of ...
28 August 2025 The StatesmanHealth worker attacked with acid in Sankrail during survey
A female health worker in Sankrail of Howrah sustained serious burn injury when an owner of a house poured acid on her head when she along with her other team members were conducting a door-to-door campaign on vector borne ...
28 August 2025 The StatesmanKrishnagar residents in shock after girl murder within 500m of SP office
Even 24 hours after the daylight killing of 19-year-old student Isha Mallik in the heart of Krishnagar, the town remains gripped by disbelief and fear. That a youth could walk into a house situated barely 500 metres from the ...
28 August 2025 The StatesmanCitizen-centric governance in Bengal through digital platforms is a revolution: CEO One India
Criticisms from her political opponents notwithstanding, West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee’s various citizen-oriented initiatives that are being implemented through use of digital technology have gone down well among the stakeholders of digital world.Ravanan N, executive director of the ...
28 August 2025 The StatesmanMamata highlights success of Sabuj Sathi
Chief minister Mamata Banerjee expressed satisfaction over the success of Sabuj Sathi project that has won global recognition.She distributed cycles to the students of Class IX of state-run schools at a distribution programme in East Burdwan.AdvertisementAround 12.50 lakh students ...
28 August 2025 The StatesmanAnandapur area records 3 mysterious deaths
Three mysterious deaths in three separate incidents were reported from Anandapur area in the southern part of Kolkata, according to police.In the first incident, a bar dancer Shreya Verma, a resident of Ludhiana, Punjab, was found unconscious in a ...
28 August 2025 The StatesmanTrump’s 50% tariffs come into force, Bengal to be among hardest hit in terms of exports
US President Donald Trump’s decision to slap 50 per cent tariffs on most US imports from India came into force on Wednesday, in what is likely to inflict significant damage on the Indian economy and further disrupt global supply ...
28 August 2025 The StatesmanStudents told about relevance of libraries in Smartphone era
The Balagarh Bijoy Krishna College Library Committee organised a discussion to mark the 150th birth anniversary of Kumar Munindra Debroy, widely known as the father of the library movement.During the event, teachers and students highlighted the relevance, importance, and ...
26 August 2025 The StatesmanED raids in-laws’ house of school job scam accused in Purulia
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has conducted raids and search operations at the father-in-law’s house of Prasanna Roy, the alleged middleman in the primary school job scam case, at Purulia today. There are allegations against him that he had also provided ...
26 August 2025 The StatesmanSSC recruitment case: ED arrests TMC MLA from Murshidabad
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Monday arrested Trinamul Congress MLA Jiban Krishna Saha after conducting a raid at his house in Burwan of West Bengal’s Murshidabad district in connection with the SSC recruitment corruption case.The arrest was made after ...
26 August 2025 The StatesmanAction soon against med college using fake papers for NRI quota: Govt
Many private medical colleges, including several from West Bengal, have allegedly offered huge numbers of admissions in several thousands in the MBBS course under Non-Resident Indians (NRI) to students, who used fake documents.The Enforcement Directorate (ED) probing the irregularities ...
26 August 2025 The StatesmanCollege girl shot dead at home in Krishnagar, 500m from SP office
In a brazen daylight crime that has shaken Nadia district, a 19-year-old college student was shot dead inside her home at Manikpara in Krishnagar on Monday afternoon—barely 500 metres from the office of the Superintendent of Police (SP).The victim ...
26 August 2025 The StatesmanPM Modi, HM Shah likely to visit Bengal ahead of Durga Pujas
Ahead of Durga Puja, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union home minister Amit Shah are likely to visit West Bengal, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) sources said on Sunday.PM Modi is expected to hold a public meeting in Ranaghat of ...
26 August 2025 The StatesmanBJP runs on an E2 policy: Abhishek
Coming down heavily on the BJP, Abhishek Banerjee, Trinamul Congress national general secretary said the saffron party is actually selling India and the Indian Constitution to get more votes.In his X handle Mr Banerjee wrote: “BJP4India Runs on an ...
26 August 2025 The StatesmanECL to now produce packaged drinking water
A nationalised coal major, besides producing coal, will also start producing packaged drinking water within a year for markets in Bengal and Jharkhand. The company’s environment unit has already given the go-ahead for the project.Aiming to reduce the water ...
26 August 2025 The StatesmanKMC advisory to Puja bodies caution against mosquito breeding
The Kolkata Municipal Corporation has issued an advisory for Durga Puja Committees outlining the preventive measures for mosquito breeding during the ongoing monsoon season.The health wing of the civic body has sent the list of dos and don’ts in ...
26 August 2025 The StatesmanDesperate, spirited commuters cheer start of yellow, orange line services
Commercial services in the Yellow and Orange Lines of the Kolkata Metro kicked off today with a lot of enthusiasm among the commuters. The two stretches were inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 22 August.Commuters queued up in ...
26 August 2025 The StatesmanAbhishek Banerjee in Calcutta HC, files counter affidavit to plea challenging his 2024 LS win
Trinamool Congress leader Abhishek Banerjee on Monday filed a counter affidavit at the Calcutta High Court against an election petition in connection with his massive electoral victory from Diamond Harbour constituency in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls.Banerjee appeared in ...
26 August 2025 The StatesmanCBI raids Trinamool MLA Sudipto Roy’s house in RG Kar corruption case
Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) officers on Saturday raided the house of Trinamool Congress MLA Sudipto Roy in connection with the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital corruption case.It is learnt that two officers of the central intelligence agency ...
25 August 2025 The StatesmanHome tutor thrashed for protesting against public drinking near Kolkata
A home tutor was brutally assaulted by a group of youths, including a woman, after he objected to them consuming alcohol in public on Saturday morning in Belgharia, on the northern outskirts of Kolkata.The victim has been identified as ...
25 August 2025 The StatesmanWeather department forecasts week-long rain in Bengal
The Meteorological (MeT) Department has forecast week-long rain in Kolkata and south Bengal districts as another depression is likely to form in the Bay of Bengal on Monday. The new system, along with the present low-pressure area over Gangetic ...
25 August 2025 The StatesmanKasba Law College case: Police file charge sheet
Kolkata Police have filed a charge sheet after 58 days in the Kasba Law College gang rape case.The 170-page main charge sheet, along with a total of 650 pages of documents, contains allegations against a total of four people, ...
25 August 2025 The StatesmanJuvenile Justice Committee meets at Durgapur
Under the aegis of the Juvenile Justice Committee of the Calcutta High Court, a Cluster V meeting was held today at the office of the Sub-Divisional Magistrate in Durgapur, with participation from four districts of South Bengal.The districts represented ...
25 August 2025 The StatesmanFoundation day celebrated at Raja Narendra Lal Khan Women’s College
The Raja Narendra Lal Khan Women’s College (Autonomous), one of the oldest institutions dedicated to women’s education in West Bengal, marked its 69th Foundation Day on Friday with a series of academic and cultural events that recalled its enduring ...
25 August 2025 The StatesmanMinister addresses APAS in Burdwan
Former cricketer and state sports & youth welfare minister Manoj Tiwari claimed that the BJP would make a carbon copy of chief minister Mamata Banerjee’s Amader Para, Amader Samadhan (APAS) campaign and implement it in other states, just as ...
25 August 2025 The StatesmanFolklore day at Kalyani University celebrates north-east culture
Folklore is not just a relic of the past but a living testament to the imagination, identity, and resilience of communities across the world. On Friday, the department of folklore, University of Kalyani, marked World Folklore Day 2025 with ...
25 August 2025 The StatesmanUnrelenting rains worsen situation in Burdwan town
Heavy rains have flooded residential areas across several wards of Burdwan Municipality and parts of Kalna subdivision, further worsening the situation.Neighbourhoods including Subhaspally, Mithapukur, Rasikpur, Bajepratappur, Shulipukur, Khaluibilmath, Nilpur, Becharhat and Amtala in Burdwan town were waterlogged following continuous ...
25 August 2025 The StatesmanVidyasagar Setu will remain shut for traffic for 16 hrs on Sunday
Vidyasagar Setu, city’s prime lifeline connecting Kolkata and many south Bengal districts and neighbouring state Jharkhand will remain closed for vehicular traffic movement for prolonged 16 hours between 5 a.m. and 9 p.m. on Sunday for critical repair work.The ...
24 August 2025 The StatesmanCraftsmen use shola as an eco-friendly alternative to thermocol
Shola refers to the sholapith plant, also known as Aeschynomene aspera or Indian cork. This plant thrives in marshy and waterlogged areas, particularly in the wetlands of Bora–Singur, Katwa, Santipur and neighbouring districts.The sholapith craft, practised by artisans known ...
24 August 2025 The StatesmanGreen Line to have commercial services all days a week
Becoming a crucial mode of connectivity for the people of the three cities of Howrah, Kolkata and Salt Lake, the East-West Metro corridor is to be operated seven days a week.Like the Blue Line, which serves as the lifeline ...
24 August 2025 The StatesmanLessons on human-elephant conflict from south Bengal
For countless villagers across south Bengal, the night often brings fear instead of rest—fear of an elephant herd straying into their fields, crushing the year’s harvest, toppling mud houses, or leaving behind a trail of grief.For the elephants too, ...
24 August 2025 The Statesman