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  • Bengal STF on high alert after arms recovery near city airport

    Police have intensified security at Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport and its surrounding areas after receiving intelligence warnings about potential threats, arresting four suspected arms traffickers in a coordinated operation late Friday. Officials said the arrests were made ...

    11 May 2025 The Statesman
    Pakistan violates ceasefire, targets Pokaran; Indian air defence foils attack

    Within just three and a half hours of the ceasefire announcement, Pakistan violated the agreement and launched another air strike targeting Pokaran in Jaisalmer on Saturday night.Responding swiftly, the Indian Air Defence System intercepted the drone attack, successfully shooting ...

    11 May 2025 The Statesman
    RSS to mediate in solving dissent between state BJP leaders

    The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) has intervened in a simmering power tussle within the Bengal BJP, seeking to heal the growing rift between former state party president Dilip Ghosh and the current leadership helmed by state president Sukanta Majumdar ...

    10 May 2025 The Statesman
    Tagore birth anniversary celebrated across the state

    The 164th birth anniversary of Rabindranath Tagore was observed in the state with usual enthusiasm.Chief minister Mamata Banerjee paid tribute to the poet and garlanded his portrait at a function on Cathedral Road. State minister for Information and cultural ...

    10 May 2025 The Statesman
    ER and city port tightens security measures

    Following the ongoing tensions between India and Pakistan, the Eastern Railway has beefed up security arrangements over its jurisdiction.The zonal railway has enhanced the security with the help of railway protection forces, GRP and local police. The security personnel ...

    10 May 2025 The Statesman
    Critically thinking students find solutions to persistent problems

    Senior students of Mahadevi Birla Shishu Vihar collaborated to resolve major issues like combating mental health conditions, providing accessible transport options to differently-abled individuals, reduce wastage of water and redesign a floor of the school to reduce consumption of ...

    10 May 2025 The Statesman
    CM Golay reviews Sikkim’s emergency preparedness

    Amid ongoing concerns over potential crises, Sikkim chief minister Prem Singh Tamang (Golay) convened a high-level security and preparedness review meeting at Samman Bhawan in Gangtok on Friday. The meeting aimed to assess the state’s readiness and ensure coordinated ...

    10 May 2025 The Statesman
    BSF foils infiltration bid; suspected Tibetan held by SSB

    In a significant boost to national security efforts, the Border Security Force (BSF) has thwarted an infiltration attempt by nine Bangladeshi nationals, while the Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) has apprehended a suspected Tibetan trying to cross the Indo-Nepal border ...

    10 May 2025 The Statesman
    Gurudev’s stays at Chinsurah, Chandannagar homes remembered by locals

    The memories of the visit and stay of the Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore in Chandannagar and Chinsurah are still fondly cherished by the residents of both towns to this day.Regional historian Saptarshi Banerjee shared that the Tagore family of Jorasanko, ...

    10 May 2025 The Statesman
    City airport on high alert, CISF cancels all leave

    As military tensions escalate between India and Pakistan following the Pahalgam terror attack and India’s subsequent Operation Sindoor, Kolkata’s Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport has been placed on high alert.The Central Industrial Security Force (CISF), responsible for airport ...

    10 May 2025 The Statesman
    Mamata warns traders against exploitation, price hike

    Chief minister Mamata Banerjee, who chaired a meeting of the agro-marketing department at the state secretariat in Nabanna today, directed officials from various related departments not to lower their guard in monitoring alleged black-marketing and hoarding of essential commodities. ...

    10 May 2025 The Statesman
    Latest OCT-A technology at BR Singh hospital for better eye care

    Aiming to enhance the eye care treatment, Sealdah Division of Eastern Railway has introduced Advanced OCT-A Technology at BR Singh Hospital.The facility is the first such initiative in the eastern zone offering a comprehensive suite of OCT-A capabilities at ...

    10 May 2025 The Statesman
    CRPF DIG visits closed HCL closed factory in Rupnarayanpur

    The sudden visit and inspection of deputy inspector general (DIG) of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) at the closed factory and township of central public sector Hindustan Cables Limited (HCL) in Rupnarayanpur of West Burdwan district has rekindled fresh ...

    10 May 2025 The Statesman
    TMC leader arrested on anti-India campaign charge

    An influential Trinamul Congress leader was arrested on charges of anti-India campaign on social media in the wake up to the India-Pakistan war.The accused Shahjahan Sheikh is the former councillor of ward 23 under Santipur Municipality in Nadia district ...

    10 May 2025 The Statesman
    Police crackdown in Malda on fake currency smugglers

    With crimes steadily on the rise in Malda district, a sensitive region close to the Indo-Bangladesh border, law enforcement agencies, including the police and Special Task Force (STF), continue to tighten the net around illegal networks operating in the ...

    10 May 2025 The Statesman
    Private bus operators threaten strike

    Private and mini bus operators of five organisations have threatened to go on a three-day strike, if the state government does not address their ‘issues’ by 20 May.The bus operators unions have threatened to go on a 72-day strike ...

    10 May 2025 The Statesman
    ER urges male passenger not to enter ladies coaches

    Around 628 male passengers were apprehended for unauthorised travel in coaches reserved for women passengers by the Eastern Railway during 1 to 7 May.The zonal railway recently increased the number of coaches earmarked exclusively for lady passengers in local ...

    10 May 2025 The Statesman
    Coast Guard commander eastern seaboard visits district HQ

    Additional Director General Donny Michael, Coast Guard Commander, Eastern Seaboard made a maiden visit to Indian Coast Guard district headquarters (West Bengal) at Haldia from 7-8 May to review the holistic preparedness and readiness of assets under its command.During ...

    10 May 2025 The Statesman
    HS results: Districts outshine Kolkata yet again

    The results of the West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Examination (WBCHSE) were declared today, 50 days after the conclusion of the exams.At a Press conference held at Vidyasagar Bhavan in Kolkata, Council president Dr Chiranjib Bhattacharya announced that ...

    8 May 2025 The Statesman
    14 candidates from Hooghly in HS merit list

    Fourteen candidates from Hooghly district have secured ranks between 3 and 10th in the West Bengal Council for Higher Secondary Examination state merit list.These students, from various schools across the district, have made their institutions proud with their outstanding ...

    8 May 2025 The Statesman
    Cooch Behar: Son of vegetable vendor ranks second in state

    Cooch Behar district has emerged as the academic pride of north Bengal following the announcement of this year’s Higher Secondary Examination results.A wave of outstanding performances from students across the region has placed several names among the state’s top ...

    8 May 2025 The Statesman
    WBBSE announces Madhyamik exam schedule for 2026

    The West Bengal Board of Secondary Education has announced the dates for next year’s Madhyamik Pariksha (2026) on Tuesday.The dates for various subjects were announced through a notification for Madhyamik Pariksha (Secondary Examination), 2026.AdvertisementAS per the WBBSE, the examination ...

    8 May 2025 The Statesman
    Operation Sindoor brings justice, but grief remains: Families

    As news broke of India’s overnight military retaliation targeting terror camps across Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, the families of three West Bengal residents killed in the recent Pahalgam terror attack expressed a mix of grief, gratitude, and renewed calls ...

    8 May 2025 The Statesman
    Family of deceased IB officer happy with the strike

    Rahul Ranjan Mishra, younger brother of slain Central Intelligence Bureau (CIB) officer, Manish Rajan Mishra of Jhalda in Purulia town said that they are happy with the air strike in Pakistan terror camps by the Indian Army but wants ...

    8 May 2025 The Statesman
    Demand grows for Chandannagore being declared heritage city

    The residents of Chandannagar have urged the State Heritage Commission to declare the city as a heritage one.On 2 May, 1950 Chandannagar came under the Indian Republic following a referendum.AdvertisementTo commemorate the occasion, a function was held jointly by ...

    8 May 2025 The Statesman
    Bengali film teaser shown at prestigious WAVES in Mumbai

    The historical epic Devi Chowdhurani: Bandit Queen of Bengal was showcased as a teaser at WAVES 2025 (World Audio Visual & Entertainment Summit).The film is the first official Indo-UK co-production almost on the verge of completion under the Audio ...

    8 May 2025 The Statesman
    TMC, BJP come together to laud Operation Sindoor

    The ruling party, Trinamul Congress and the opposition, BJP lauded Operation Sindoor that India launched against Pakistan on Wednesday midnight.Chief minister Mamata Banerjee wrote on her X-handle: “Jai Hind! Jai India!”AdvertisementOther Trinamul Congress leaders also hailed the forces for ...

    8 May 2025 The Statesman
    Feluda & friends talk on thalassemia

    8 May is celebrated as International Thalassemia Day. There is no cure for this disease, so to fight against it, it is necessary to increase awareness, so that no one is born with it. Apart from the government efforts, ...

    8 May 2025 The Statesman
    Thirty places in state set for mock drill today

    In order to boost preparedness against a ‘hostile attack’, 30 places in West Bengal are set for a civil defence mock drill on Wednesday.The Union home ministry Monday directed all states and Union Territories to conduct the mock drill ...

    8 May 2025 The Statesman
    Union minister visits Eastern Coalfields

    The Union minister of state for coal and mines, Satish Chandra Dubey visited Eastern Coalfields Limited on a two-day tour of Asansol, where he was welcomed by chairman-cum-managing director of ECL Satish Jha.As per schedule, the minister has visited ...

    8 May 2025 The Statesman
    WBBSE announces Madhyamik exam schedule for 2026

    The West Bengal Board of Secondary Education has announced the dates for next year’s Madhyamik Pariksha (2026) on Tuesday.The dates for various subjects were announced through a notification for Madhyamik Pariksha (Secondary Examination), 2026.AdvertisementAS per the WBBSE, the examination ...

    8 May 2025 The Statesman
    90-day programme to commemorate Pritilata’s birth anniversary

    Women’s College Calcutta (WCC) has taken a slew of programmes to commemorate the birth anniversary of Pritilata Waddedar, the first woman martyr of Bengal.The college observed the birth anniversary of Pritilata that falls on 5 May.AdvertisementWaddedar, a brilliant student ...

    8 May 2025 The Statesman
    KMC gears up for monsoons

    With monsoons round the corner, the Kolkata Municipal Corporation is gearing up to handle situations of water crisis.A high-level meeting was held at the civic body headquarters yesterday. According to mayor Firhad Hakim, the officials discussed the preparedness to ...

    8 May 2025 The Statesman
    Where are the terrorists: TMC questions central government

    Two weeks after the deadly terror attack at Pahalgam claimed 26 lives, the Trinamul Congress on Tuesday questioned the BJP-led Central government’s inability to track down the terrorists and show accountability to grieving families.The party also posed 14 questions ...

    8 May 2025 The Statesman
    ER organised Howrah & Sealdah divisional meet with MPs

    Eastern Railway held a high level divisional committee meeting with Members of Parliament over Howrah and Sealdah division network in presence of general manager Milind Deouskar on Tuesday to discuss various key issues and development initiatives in the two ...

    8 May 2025 The Statesman
    Kartik Maharaj fears arrest by state govt

    Amid rising political tensions in Murshidabad, Swami Pradiptananda alias Kartik Maharaj, the head of Bharat Sevashram Sangha’s Beldanga branch, has expressed apprehension over a possible arrest following a “veiled criticism” from chief minister Mamata Banerjee.The chief minister, while addressing ...

    8 May 2025 The Statesman
    NRI quota scam: ED raids city locations

    Kolkata awoke to a series of surprise raids by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday morning, as central officials fanned out across the city in connection with a high-stakes investigation into alleged corruption in medical college admissions under the ...

    8 May 2025 The Statesman
    Five persons, including father and two sons die in two separate road mishap

    Five persons, including two youths who cleared this year’s Madhyamik examination and their father died in two separate incidents of road accidents in the eastern part of Kolkata and Howrah district respectively.The victims in both incidents were riding two-wheelers ...

    6 May 2025 The Statesman
    Abduction sparks border awareness drive

    Following the recent abduction of an Indian farmer by Bangladeshi miscreants, Indian authorities have launched an awareness campaign for villagers living along the Indo-Bangladesh border in Cooch Behar district, West Bengal.The Incident occurred on 16 April, when Ukil Barman, ...

    6 May 2025 The Statesman
    Serampore school celebrates good show in ICSE, ISC examinations

    Amidst the celebration of 40 years of completion of Serampore Holy Home School, the good performance of the students for the ICSE and ISC has added a new dimension. The school was established by renowned professor late Swaraj Mukherjee.Ankush ...

    6 May 2025 The Statesman
    Two die in flyover crash

    Two young men lost their lives and two others were critically injured early Monday morning in a high-speed motorcycle crash on the Ultadanga flyover, reigniting concerns about reckless driving in Kolkata.According to police, the accident occurred around 5.30 a.m. ...

    6 May 2025 The Statesman
    Call for district-level study on migration, school dropouts

    With chief minister Mamata Banerjee currently touring Murshidabad, the United Guardian Council, West Bengal, has urged her to initiate a district-level study on the twin issues of migration and rising school dropout rates in the region.In a letter addressed ...

    6 May 2025 The Statesman
    Be more active in public interaction: Mamata tells party MLAs

    Chief minister Mamata Banerjee, on a two-day tour to the state’s Murshidabad district, which was hit by communal violence last month, on Monday advised her party legislators from the district in becoming more active in public interaction keeping in ...

    6 May 2025 The Statesman
    ‘Dham’ signage removed from site of Digha Jagannath temple

    Amid controversies on whether the Lord Jagannath Temple at Digha in the East Midnapore can be described as “dham”, the signage of “Jagannath Dham” has been removed from the site of the said temple.Local Trinamul legislator Akhil Giri had ...

    6 May 2025 The Statesman
    State-sponsored abuse on wife of navy officer: TMC

    The Trinamul Congress came out strongly in support of Himanshi Narwal, widow of Navy officer Lieutenant Vinay Narwal, who was killed in the Pahalgam terror attack on 22 April. After speaking out against the communal backlash in the aftermath ...

    6 May 2025 The Statesman
    BJP urges TMC to rein in on its leaders

    As chief minister Mamata Banerjee visited Murshidabad on Monday, the BJP launched a sharp attack on the ruling Trinamul Congress (TMC), urging the party to restrain its senior leaders Siddiqullah Chowdhury and Humayun Kabir from making provocative statements that ...

    6 May 2025 The Statesman
    Trains delayed as level-crossings fail to close on time

    Punctuality of trains in Eastern Railway division has been affected reportedly due to traffic congestion along roads near various level-crossings. According to sources in Eastern Railway, in 2024-25, on average 31 trains per day could not maintain punctuality because ...

    6 May 2025 The Statesman
    Mamata govt curbed LWE terror but failed to tackle communal violence, says Bengal Governor

    The West Bengal government failed to curb the communal violence in the state despite successfully handling the Left-Wing Extremist (LWE) terror in the past, observed West Bengal Governor C.V. Ananda Bose in a report that he recently forwarded to ...

    5 May 2025 The Statesman
    Bengal: SMP Port emerges as fastest-growing dock in the country in April

    The Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port (SMP), Kolkata, one of the 12 major ports in the country, has reported a remarkable 45.32 per cent year-on-year increase in cargo throughput for April 2025.SMP, Kolkata, known as the Kolkata Port Trust earlier, ...

    5 May 2025 The Statesman
    BSF seizes gold valued at Rs 1.56 crore along Indo-B’desh border, one held

    The Border Security Force (BSF) said on Sunday that they have seized 12 gold biscuits weighing 1.662 kg from the Nadia district of West Bengal, and arrested an Indian smuggler at Tarali in the North 24-Parganas district with 10.83 ...

    5 May 2025 The Statesman
    Using surplus Puri temple wood to carve deities at Digha against ethics, morality: Suvendu Adhikari

    Using leftover timber meant for Puri’s Jagannath Temple for carving deities in Jagannath Temple in Digha of East Midnapore district of West Bengal, officially referred to as Jagannath Dham Cultural Central Centre, is against “ethics” and “morality”, observed BJP ...

    5 May 2025 The Statesman
    Chandannagar celebrates its Independence from French rule

    Chandannagar commemorated the 75th anniversary of its Independence from French rule, which it achieved on 2 May 1950. At the time, Chandannagar was a French colony, even after India gained Independence from British rule on 15 August, 1947.Three years ...

    4 May 2025 The Statesman
    CM praises successful students as girls dominate High Madrasah merit list

    Giving its tell-tale signs of shifting educational dynamics in India’s hinterland, West Bengal’s High Madrasah examination results, published on Saturday, revealed a stunning dominance by female students, both in numbers and performance.The exams are conducted by the West Bengal ...

    4 May 2025 The Statesman
    West Burdwan DM forms special team to check pollution

    The district magistrate of West Burdwan, S Ponnambalam, has formed a special team to monitor rising pollution levels in the Durgapur and Asansol Sadar sub-divisions.The team comprises officials from the West Bengal Pollution Control Board (WBPCB), the Divisional Forest ...

    4 May 2025 The Statesman
    Media persons discuss freedom of press in the age of misinformation

    The department of media science of Techno Main Salt Lake, in collaboration with the Press Club, Kolkata hosted the third edition of its flagship annual media seminar – Media Central 3.0, aligning with the global observance of World Press ...

    4 May 2025 The Statesman
    TMC MP pushes for stricter wildlife protection laws

    The Union government has responded positively today to Trinamul Congress MP June Maliah, who raised serious concerns in Parliament over the twin threats to India’s wildlife: rampant poaching and large-scale destruction of forest habitats. In a strong plea made ...

    4 May 2025 The Statesman
    Ensure safety of Bengali-speaking citizens: TMC RS MP

    In an effort to safeguard Bengali migrant workers allegedly facing harassment across multiple states, Trinamul Congress Rajya Sabha MP Samirul Islam has submitted a strongly-worded letter to Union home minister Amit Shah today, demanding immediate intervention to protect Bengali-speaking ...

    4 May 2025 The Statesman
    Mamata Banerjee will get zero in 2026 polls, says Amit Malviya

    BJP Information Technology cell chief and the party’s special observer for West Bengal, Amit Malviya, on Saturday said West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee will get zero in the 2026 Assembly polls, scheduled next year, ...

    4 May 2025 The Statesman
    Dilip Ghosh admits his ‘growing distance’ with Bengal leadership of BJP

    BJP’s former national vice president and the ex-chief of the party’s West Bengal unit, Dilip Ghosh, who had recently been in the midst of controversy over attending the inauguration of the Lord Jagannath Temple at Digha in East Midnapore ...

    4 May 2025 The Statesman
    ‘Stampedes common in BJP-ruled states’: Abhishek Banerjee on Shree Devi Lairai Temple tragedy

    Trinamool Congress General Secretary and Lok Sabha member Abhishek Banerjee, on Saturday, slammed the BJP government in Goa over the Shree Devi Lairai temple tragic stampede, saying that stampedes are common in BJP-ruled states.“Deeply anguished by the tragic loss ...

    4 May 2025 The Statesman
    Kolkata Fatafat May 3 lottery results! Check all 8 rounds HERE

    The curiosity is high as the Kolkata Fatafat results perplex the people of the city. As players try their luck with their strategy and intuition, the results of May 3 have started to come in.The numbers are coming in ...

    4 May 2025 The Statesman
    Resource centre at Jadavpur varsity gets visually-impaired friendly

    For visually impaired students at Jadavpur University, accessing academic resources has never been easy and smooth. Converting important textbooks can take up to eight months with one ‘outdated’ Braille printer. Critical technologies like audio book players, digital magnifiers, and ...

    3 May 2025 The Statesman
    Mobile unreserved ticketing system launched at Asansol stn

    In a significant move towards modernisation and improving passenger convenience, the Asansol Division of Eastern Railway has introduced the mobile unreserved ticketing system (M-UTS) at Asansol Station.This initiative aims to offer a more efficient and user-friendly ticketing experience, helping ...

    3 May 2025 The Statesman
    District students make their mark, city schools fail to make impression

    District students outperformed their Kolkata counterparts in the West Bengal Board of Secondary Education results declared today. Of the total 66 candidates securing the top 10 ranks, only one student from the city could make it to the list.Abantika ...

    3 May 2025 The Statesman
    Another fire incident in Sec V

    Right after the devastating fire at a hotel at Mechua that claimed 14 lives recently, another fire broke out today at a chemical factory in Salt Lake Sector V. There was no news of any injury or fatality so ...

    3 May 2025 The Statesman
    2 students hang themselves over cellphones

    Two students, scolded by their mothers for wasting time over mobile phones, felt insulted and committed suicide by hanging at their respective homes in East Burdwan today.Nibha Tewari (19) of Kantapukur locality in Burdwan town was scolded by her ...

    3 May 2025 The Statesman
    Bengal BJP chief questions Abhishek Banerjee’s absence at Digha Jagannath temple inauguration

    West Bengal unit BJP president and Union Minister of State Sukanta Majumdar on Friday questioned the absence of Trinamool Congress general secretary and the party’s Lok Sabha member, Abhishek Banerjee, who also happens to be the nephew of Chief ...

    3 May 2025 The Statesman
    Dilip’s Digha visit: Party leaders discuss its implications

    Former West Bengal BJP president Dilip Ghosh has stirred the political cauldron once again, this time by visiting the Jagannath temple in Digha and paying a courtesy call on chief minister Mamata Banerjee.Sources close to Ghosh describe the move ...

    3 May 2025 The Statesman
    HC asks police chief to probe heckling of lawyers inside court

    The Calcutta High Court on Friday directed Manoj Verma, commissioner of Kolkata Police (KP) to probe the incident of defacing judge’s photo and heckling lawyers inside the court premises.The HC has also instructed the city police chief to identify ...

    3 May 2025 The Statesman
    CM congratulates Madhyamik toppers

    Chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday extended her heartfelt congratulations to students, who passed the Madhyamik 2025 examination.The results of the Class 10 board exam were officially declared earlier in the day by the West Bengal Board of Secondary ...

    3 May 2025 The Statesman
    Use of ‘Jagannath Dham’ for Digha temple sparks outrage in Puri

    Servitors of the Puri Jagannath Temple, along with several others, including Padma Shri awardee and renowned sand artist Sudarshan Patnaik, have strongly objected to the use of the term ‘Jagannath Dham’ for a recently inaugurated temple in Digha, West ...

    3 May 2025 The Statesman
    Bengal school job scam: Governor sanctions prosecution of Partha Chatterjee, Manik Bhattacharya in ED case

    West Bengal Governor C.V. Ananda Bose’s office on Thursday announced that he has sanctioned the prosecution of two heavyweight Trinamool Congress leaders in the case registered by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in the multi-crore cash-for-school job scam.The two whose ...

    3 May 2025 The Statesman
    Kolkata fire: Hotel owner and manager arrested; 2 victims yet to be identified

    The Kolkata Police, on Thursday, arrested the owner and the manager of the hotel at Madan Mohan Burman Street in central Kolkata, where a devastating fire claimed 15 lives.The arrested persons have been identified as Akash Chawla (owner) and ...

    2 May 2025 The Statesman
    Differences in Bengal BJP after Dilip Ghosh attends CM’s Jagannath temple event

    Bengal unit of the BJP have aggravated further as senior party leader and former state president Dilip Ghosh on Thursday, vehemently criticised his colleagues for attacking him after he attended the inauguration ceremony of the Lord Jagannath temple at ...

    2 May 2025 The Statesman
    ‘Deeply disgraceful’, Amit Malviya flags Bengal govt’s ad on Jagannath Cultural Complex event

    BJP’s Information Technology Cell chief and the party’s central observer for West Bengal Amit Malviya, on Thursday raised question on why the West Bengal government had officially described the Lord Jagannath temple at Digha in East Midnapore district as ...

    2 May 2025 The Statesman
    Regulatory frameworks must build trust in our systems: FM Sitharaman

    The regulatory frameworks must not only safeguard good governance but also enable enterprises, encourage formalisation and build trust in our systems, Union Finance Minister said on Thursday.FM Sitharaman, who inaugurated the ‘Corporate Bhavan’ in New Town, Kolkata, said that ...

    2 May 2025 The Statesman
    Don’t vote for me, but do not play with your life: Mamata Banerjee on Kolkata hotel fire

    West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday visited the fire-ravaged Rituraj hotel at Madan Mohan Burman Street in central Kolkata where a devastating fire broke out on Tuesday night killing 15 people and appealed to the people residing ...

    2 May 2025 The Statesman
    Calcutta HC Chief Justice’s bench says will not hear any new PILs

    In an unprecedented development in the history of the Calcutta High Court, its Chief Justice T.S. Sivagnanam on Thursday announced that the division bench headed by him will no longer hear public interest litigations filed in the court.However, it ...

    2 May 2025 The Statesman
    WBSSC recruitment case: Calcutta HC concludes hearing on contempt of court petition, reserves verdict

    The Calcutta High Court on Thursday concluded a detailed hearing on the contempt of court petition filed against the West Bengal government and West Bengal School Service Commission (WBSSC) for not implementing the Supreme Court order earlier this month ...

    2 May 2025 The Statesman
    Kolkata hotel fire mishap: Owner, manager remanded to police custody till May 8

    The two accused of culpable homicide in the devastating fire at a hotel at Madan Mohan Burman Street in central Kolkata where a devastating fire broke out on Tuesday night, killing a total of 15 people were remanded to ...

    2 May 2025 The Statesman
    CM congratulates ICSE, ISC toppers; twin success for Sodepur school

    The Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE) announced the Indian Certificate of Secondary Education (ICSE, Class X) and Indian School Certificate (ISC, Class XII) examination results in just 25 days after the conclusion of the exams. The ...

    1 May 2025 The Statesman
    Senior district officials watch Digha temple inauguration live at Mahesh Jagannath temple

    The grand inauguration, led by the chief minister Mamata Banerjee, was broadcast live in towns across various districts. At the district level, the ceremony was screened on a giant screen within the premises of the historic Mahesh Jagannath Temple. ...

    1 May 2025 The Statesman
    Digital access intrinsic to right to life and liberty of visually impaired, acid attack victims: SC

    In an important ruling, the Supreme Court said on Wednesday that the access to digital KYC (Know Your Customer) to avail of online services, including banking, is a fundamental right intrinsic to Article 21 of the constitution, of the ...

    1 May 2025 The Statesman
    ER holds meet with MPs at Asansol

    Eastern Railway holds a high-level meeting with Members of Parliament over Asansol and Malda divisions in presence of Milind Deouskar, general manager, Eastern Railway at Asansol today.In the divisional committee meeting, discussions were held on various key issues and ...

    1 May 2025 The Statesman
    Dilip Ghosh visits Jagannath Temple, meets Mamata

    On a politically charged Wednesday, while Leader of Opposition in Bengal Assembly Suvendu Adhikari held a counter-programme in Contai, former BJP state president Dilip Ghosh took a divergent path by honouring an invitation from the state government and visiting ...

    1 May 2025 The Statesman
    14 dead in Kolkata hotel fire, SIT formed to investigate tragedy

    A devastating fire at a hotel in the Mechhua Fruit Market area of Burrabazar claimed 14 lives last night, shaking central Kolkata.Among the deceased are 11 men, one woman, and two children, police sources confirmed. Thirteen others were injured, ...

    1 May 2025 The Statesman
    Abhishek mourns loss of lives

    Diamond Harbour MP and Trinamul national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee wrote in his X-handle: “Shocked and deeply saddened by the tragic loss of lives in the devastating fire at Mechhua. My heartfelt condolences to the bereaved families and I ...

    1 May 2025 The Statesman
    NIA team visits home of slain IB Officer in Jhalda

    Officials from the National Investigation Agency (NIA) visited the residence of the late Central Intelligence Bureau officer Manish Ranjan Mishra at Ward 7 in Jhalda town, where they spoke with his wife and children.The NIA team, which had come ...

    1 May 2025 The Statesman
    Three migrant workers from Bengal detained in Gujarat

    Three migrant labourers from West Bengal — two from Birbhum district and one from East Burdwan — have been detained in Gujarat on suspicion of being illegal Bangladeshi immigrants.The families of the two labourers from Birbhum have filed a ...

    1 May 2025 The Statesman
    Suvendu questions CM’s response on hotel fire

    The Leader of Opposition in Assembly Suvendu Adhikari, on Wednesday, questioned the initial reluctance of chief minister Mamata Banerjee to give her reactions on the devastating fire at a six-story hotel building in central Kolkata, which left several people ...

    1 May 2025 The Statesman
    BJP mulls new state president, corruption charges against 2 leaders

    With allegations of corruption mounting against two key leaders of the West Bengal BJP—a prominent woman leader and a state general secretary — the party’s top leadership is reportedly considering a major overhaul.Sources suggest that the BJP high command ...

    1 May 2025 The Statesman
    STF cracks down on illegal arms trade, 2 held Basirhat

    In the aftermath of the deadly terror attack in Pahalgam, the West Bengal Special Task Force (STF) has intensified its vigilance across the state’s border regions, particularly in sensitive zones like Bongaon and Basirhat and other India Bangladesh borders ...

    1 May 2025 The Statesman
    Fake passport racket: 1 Pakistani arrested from Birati

    Azad Mullick, who was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) from Birati in North 24-Parganas district during the middle of this month in connection with the fake passport racket scam, is a Pakistani, said officials.The central investigating agency claimed ...

    1 May 2025 The Statesman
    Pahalgam attack: Purulia IB officer tried to save at least 10 tourists, says widow

    Slain central Intelligence Bureau (IB) officer Manish Ranjan Mishra of Jhalda in Purulia was killed while trying to push at least a dozen tourists to safe places while the terrorists were spraying bullets indiscriminately in Pahalgam in Kashmir, said ...

    1 May 2025 The Statesman
    TMC volunteers send 3,003 lotuses, holy water for temple inauguration

    With just a day to go before the much-anticipated inauguration of the Jagannath Temple in Digha, 3,003 lotus flowers and holy water from the Susunia Hills have been dispatched from Bankura district.The water, collected from the Susunia waterfalls – ...

    1 May 2025 The Statesman
    Religion doesn’t need any sermon to propagate: Mamata

    Religion does not need any sermon to be propagated. Religion is something which touches the heart, said chief minister Mamata Banerjee alluding to the Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari, who on Wednesday would hold a grand convention on religion ...

    1 May 2025 The Statesman
    Hydrostatic pressure at Durgapur barrage threatens new causeway

    Within hours of an inspection by the state irrigation minister, his department has halted trial traffic movement along the newly-constructed causeway across the Durgapur barrage on the Damodar river today.Irrigation minister Dr Manas Bhunia, accompanied by senior engineers and ...

    1 May 2025 The Statesman
    DVC signs power purchase agreements with SJVN

    DVC and SJVN Limited have signed Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) for procurement of power from the Sunni Dam Hydro Project and the Luhri Stage-I Hydro Project of SJVN Limited. This is in addition to the five power purchase agreements ...

    1 May 2025 The Statesman
    Calcutta HC permits Suvendu Adhikari’s ‘Sanatani’ rally at Contai tomorrow

    The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday permitted Leader of the Opposition in the West Bengal Assembly, Suvendu Adhikari, to hold a rally of “Sanatani” Hindus in East Midnapore district on the occasion of Akshaya Tritiya.Significantly, on this day, the ...

    1 May 2025 The Statesman
    Suspected Bangladeshi held in fake passport case is Pakistani in reality: ED tells Kolkata court

    Azad Mullick, a suspected illegal Bangladeshi infiltrator who was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) officials in connection with a fake Indian passport case, is a citizen of Pakistan, the agency’s counsel informed a special court in Kolkata on ...

    1 May 2025 The Statesman
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