A Kantha resource centre-cum-museum has come up at Agortor off Nanoor in Birbhum district.The land has been donated by Tajkira, a local kantha artist and Coal India has supported the construction of the centre and the museum.A kanta fair ...
17 October 2024 The StatesmanIn a development that has ignited optimism for the ecological restoration of the Jalangi river, the prized Hilsa fish has been spotted after a 20-year absence. Local fisherman Sujan Halder, from Hatisala Halder Para in Chapra, recently caught several ...
17 October 2024 The StatesmanUnion home minister Amit Shah is supposed to visit the state at a time when there have been protests of the R G Kar PGT student rape and murder.The Union minister’s scheduled visit on 24 October is critical also ...
17 October 2024 The StatesmanA Trinamul Congress leader and promoter was shot dead this morning in broad daylight. Police said the leader went out for his morning walk today, when the incident occurred.After walking for a while, a bike suddenly stopped in front ...
17 October 2024 The StatesmanThere was been massive bombing last night at Arati village after two rival groups clashed with each other over control of the area under Faridpur- Laudoha police station of West Burdwan.A huge police force from Asansol Durgapur Police Commissionerate ...
17 October 2024 The StatesmanSahadeb Roy (54) of Bagalia Village, under Para police station was allegedly murdered by unidentified miscreants while he went to watch buffalo fighting at Narra village last night.The sons of the victim lodged a missing complaint at Para police ...
17 October 2024 The StatesmanThere has been chaos at Asansol District and Super Speciality Hospital last evening after the death of a teenager as the angry relatives and family members agitated and demanded post-mortem to be conducted, alleging wrong treatment.Huge Police force from ...
17 October 2024 The StatesmanPeople’s mandate registered through a dedicated app to choose the ‘best three’ tableau in the Durgapur carnival was quashed by the ‘secret’ juries that kicked off controversy in the town last evening.Fourteen puja committees took part in this year’s ...
17 October 2024 The StatesmanChief minister Mamata Banerjee today congratulated Omar Abdullah on his being sworn in as the chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir today. In a tweet Miss Banerjee said, “This is the second stint at the helm of public life ...
17 October 2024 The StatesmanAt least 26 Palestinians were killed on Tuesday in Israeli attacks across the Gaza Strip, according to Palestinian medical and security sources.Medical sources said 11 Palestinians were killed in Israeli shelling near the al-Faluja area in Jabalia refugee camp, ...
17 October 2024 The StatesmanThe Calcutta High Court has sought a report from the state government on the recent coal mine blast case in Birbhum district, in which six miners were killed and two others are feared to have also died. Three persons ...
17 October 2024 The StatesmanExpressing solidarity towards the ongoing eight days of hunger strike by junior doctors to press their 10-point demands, the district doctors decided to cease work on 14-15 October.The outdoor services will remain suspended both in private and government hospitals, ...
16 October 2024 The StatesmanA ruckus broke out after people from Droh Carnival at Dorina Crossing suddenly forced the state minister and senior Trinamul Congress leader Sujit Bose’s car to halt this evening.Police said a truck carrying the idol was returning to the ...
16 October 2024 The StatesmanThe district carnival was held at Serampore on Monday. For the colourful carnival, 17 community puja committees from Uttarpara, Konnagar, Rishra, Serampore and Baidyabati took part. The colourful carnival originated from Mahesh Jagannath temple grounds and terminated at Serampore ...
16 October 2024 The StatesmanAt least 10 tea gardens in Darjeeling Hills have been completely shut down, with more closures likely if the ongoing agitation continues. Workers are demanding an additional 4 per cent bonus, despite the state government’s advisory to pay a ...
16 October 2024 The StatesmanThree flats in a multistoried residential building were looted by a gang of three, close to Durgapur town after the midnight hours today.Besides, another gang broke into a jewellery outlet at Jhanjra mine area in Laudoha PS area and ...
16 October 2024 The StatesmanIn a bizarre incident, a husband jumped from the rooftop into a high-tension electric wire and committed suicide after his wife accidentally fell from the rooftop of a house in Purulia while watching the display of fire crackers during ...
16 October 2024 The StatesmanTwo-day international clown festival will be held in the city from 18 October.The venue of the unique event will be the Science City auditorium. The programme will be held at a time when the day-to-day stress has led to ...
16 October 2024 The StatesmanContinuous heavy rainfall has destroyed most of the flowering plants at the ‘valey of flowers’ at Hossainpur under Haroa in North 24-Parganas, one of the major flower supplier villages to cityThe village supplies flowers to its surrounding villages and ...
16 October 2024 The StatesmanWith mammoth crowds thronging the puja pandals, the Sealdah division of the Eastern Railway carried more than one crore commuters in the suburban section during the peak festive days between 8 October and 12 October.According to sources, the division ...
16 October 2024 The StatesmanThe Calcutta High Court on Tuesday allowed the representatives of the medical fraternity to conduct ‘Droh Carnival’, against the rape and murder of a junior doctor of R G Kar Medical College & Hospital. A single-judge Bench of Justice ...
16 October 2024 The StatesmanThe indefinite hunger strike by two junior doctors at North Bengal Medical College and Hospital entered its eighth day, with no signs of a resolution. The strike was initiated by postgraduate trainees, Souvik and Aloke, to press for the ...
16 October 2024 The StatesmanTension prevailed in the area after the bodies of Nirmalendu Banerjee (82) and Ila Banerjee (74) were recovered from a house in Sangar Bhanga village, under Coke Oven police station of Asansol Durgapur Police Commissionerate (ADPC) on Sunday afternoon.Locals ...
16 October 2024 The StatesmanFour persons have been killed in road accidents in Asansol and Durgapur in three separate incidents, while two others have drowned in Kulti of West Burdwan district in the four days of Durga Puja.In Asansol south police station limits ...
16 October 2024 The StatesmanA Kolkata Police employee was arrested on charges rape and murder from Barasat. The accused was produced before Barasat court yesterday and sent to police custody.Police said following pressure, the victim chose to go to the police station instead ...
16 October 2024 The StatesmanMithun Kandu, nephew of Purnima Kandu, the Congress councillor of Jhalda Municipality has alleged that she was killed after poison was mixed in her food and has demanded a CBI probe.The post-mortem of Purnima Kandu has been conducted at ...
16 October 2024 The StatesmanDuring the festival this year, for the first time pandal hoppers benefited from the recently-launched state government’s Yatri Sathi app got cab services in West Burdwan district.Over 22.64 lakh people in the state are using this app-based cab service ...
16 October 2024 The StatesmanFifteen Durga Pujas have taken part in the carnival at district headquarters, Asansol town today. Last year, 17 Durga Puja committees participated in the carnival in Asansol.This is the second year of Durga Puja carnival.This year, the route has ...
16 October 2024 The StatesmanThe fast-unto-death agitation by junior doctors over the rape and murder of a junior doctor at R.G. Kar Medical College and Hospital entered the 10th day on Monday. A crucial meeting of various doctors’ associations and the West Bengal ...
15 October 2024 The StatesmanThe Enforcement Directorate (ED), which is probing the multi-crore financial irregularities case in state-run R.G. Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata, is considering seeking the custody of Sandip Ghosh, the former and controversial principal of the hospital for ...
15 October 2024 The StatesmanThe Indian Medical Association (IMA) has announced a 24-hour nationwide hunger strike on October 15 to support doctors in West Bengal, seeking justice for the young doctor who was raped and murdered at R.G. Kar Medical College and Hospital ...
15 October 2024 The StatesmanIn wake of the protests against the rape and murder of a junior doctor of R.G. Kar Medical College & Hospital, West Bengal Chief Secretary Manoj Pant has convened an emergency meeting with different doctors’ associations including Indian Medical ...
14 October 2024 The StatesmanAnustup Mukhopadhyay, one of the eight junior doctors who were currently on a fast-unto-death protest at Esplanade in Kolkata in support of their demands over the horrific rape and murder of a junior doctor of R.G Kar Medical College ...
13 October 2024 The StatesmanNow doctors at different private hospitals in West Bengal have decided to join the protests by junior doctors against the ghastly rape and murder of a junior doctor of R.G. Kar Medical College & Hospital in Kolkata in August.A ...
13 October 2024 The StatesmanOn the first day of immersion of Durga idols on Saturday, Assam witnessed no untoward incident and the entire ritual was peaceful so far across the state, police said.The immersion process began around 3 PM in Guwahati city, however, ...
13 October 2024 The StatesmanAs an air of sadness prevailed with the arrival of idol immersion time at the end of Durga Puja this year, women in West Bengal on Saturday bid farewell to Goddes Durga with vermillion, betel leaf and sweetmeat offerings ...
13 October 2024 The StatesmanThe Calcutta High Court on Friday granted interim bail to all nine youths arrested by Kolkata Police for raising “Justice for R. G. Kar” slogans at a Durga Puja pandal.After their arrest on Wednesday evening, the nine were produced ...
13 October 2024 The StatesmanOne of the seven junior doctors who are sitting on a fast-unto-death demonstration here at Esplanade against the ghastly rape and murder of a fellow medic of R.G Kar Medical College and Hospital, was hospitalised around Thursday midnight after ...
11 October 2024 The StatesmanThe Border Security Force (BSF) raised concerns over the spate of infiltration attempts from Bangladesh at the recently concluded nodal-officer level Border Coordination Meeting (BCM) with the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) at Integrated Check Post (ICP) Petrapole.The BGB delegation ...
11 October 2024 The StatesmanFamilies visiting puja pandals barely yards away from home and had their valuables and cash stolen from four quarters in Durgapur town on Tuesday night. Three houses in E, F, J blocks of Sagarbhanga housing colony in Coke Oven ...
10 October 2024 The StatesmanThe Dengue detection centres, run by the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) will remain open during the pujas to serve people who might be suffering from fever for three to four consecutive days.There are 15 dengue detection centres in the ...
10 October 2024 The StatesmanGlobally acknowledging some of the most thought provoking and beautifully crafted Durga Puja pandals and idols this year, The Art of Living announced the results of the Majestic Pandal Contest, held for the first time.The results for the contest ...
10 October 2024 The StatesmanState power secretary Santanu Bose, DM of Birbhum, Bidhan Roy and sabhadhipati of Birbhum zilla parishad have handed over the compensation cheques to the six bereaved families of the coal mine blast in their homes yesterday evening.Chief secretary Manoj ...
10 October 2024 The StatesmanThe Kolkata Municipal Corporation today announced winners of Kolkata Shree Awards given to different puja committees under its limits.Two puja committees, including Tala Prattoy and Suruchi Sangha bagged the award as the ‘Serar Sera’ Puja for another year in ...
10 October 2024 The StatesmanA trust has been bringing hope, joy and warmth to underprivileged children, the needy and residents of old-age homes during Durga Puja for last few years.On their twelfth anniversary, the Sarodiya Charitable Trust is on a mission to reach ...
10 October 2024 The StatesmanThe Sarad Pushpanjali Samman 2024 concluded with remarkable enthusiasm and participation.This year’s celebration saw a visit to 240 puja pandals, showcasing the rich cultural tapestry and artistic brilliance of Kolkata’s most revered festival.The awards were presented to the following ...
10 October 2024 The StatesmanA section of the civil society on Wednesday wrote to chief minister Mamata Banerjee and chief secretary Manoj Pant requesting their interventions on the junior doctors’ ongoing fast-unto-death programme at Esplanade and demanding justice for the rape and murder.In ...
10 October 2024 The StatesmanThis year, till Maha Sasthi morning, West Bengal State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (WBSEDCL) has provided 50,550 temporary connections to puja committees throughout the state. For temporary connections, 337.15MVA extra load demand was met.For the said connections, an amount ...
10 October 2024 The StatesmanDurga Puja is not only the biggest festival for the Bengalis but it is also a source of income for millions of people. The state government too has been stressing on this point, time and again. Months ahead, the ...
10 October 2024 The StatesmanKolkata FF Fatafat result for October 9, 2024 is out! Kolkata Fatafat, commonly known as Kolkata FF, is a lottery game that has become immensely popular in the city of Kolkata. Played every day from Monday to Sunday, it ...
10 October 2024 The StatesmanThe Sepco Township Sarbojanin Durga Puja in Durgapur town this year is a glaring example of India’s unity in diversity as about thirteen Muslim youths have been entrusted to provide security in the mandap and is already been described ...
9 October 2024 The StatesmanCalcutta High Court today ordered CBI investigation against police ‘excesses’ and ‘physical assault’ against two women, who were arrested for making “indecent remarks” about Trinamul national general secretary and MP Abhishek Banerjee’s daughter.Two young women were arrested by the ...
9 October 2024 The StatesmanState police today formed a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe the Class IV student rape and murder case. The team will investigate the incident under the leadership of SP Baruipur and eight other police officials. Meanwhile, Kultali in ...
9 October 2024 The StatesmanEastern Railway recorded about 494.87 million suburban passengers up to September in the current fiscal, informed official sources today.According to the Eastern Railway office, in the last fiscal of 2023-24, the zonal railway registered an impressive 964.62 million passengers ...
9 October 2024 The StatesmanTwo community pujas have been warned not to allow the pandal hoppers within the premises by the East Burdwan district administration for safety reasons.The move has irked the Durga Puja coordination committee and declared a boycott of the carnival. ...
9 October 2024 The StatesmanConsidering the huge rush of passengers, the Kolkata Metro Railway has decided to take host of initiatives to manage the mammoth crowd of commuters.According to the city Metro office, higher rank officials of Metro railway would be present at ...
9 October 2024 The StatesmanThey were like Neelkanth (Lord Shiva consumed poison and became blue throated to save the universe), bearing the poison of society for years, and now they have grown old. There’s no certainty in life or livelihood anymore. For them, ...
9 October 2024 The StatesmanThe district magistrate and collector of Namchi, Sikkim, Amapa Tamilng has raised concerns about a growing number of students spending time in hotels, restaurants, snooker rooms, and similar venues during school hours. To curb this, Ms Tamilng issued a ...
9 October 2024 The StatesmanFormer Rajya Sabha member from Darjeeling, Shanta Chhetri, along with the current Darjeeling MP Raju Bista, have voiced their concerns regarding the ‘Nepal Tea menace.’In response, they have taken proactive steps by writing letters to the relevant authorities at ...
9 October 2024 The StatesmanThe Calcutta High Court has allowed a PIL seeking NIA investigations in the Birbhum coal mines blast case yesterday. The hearing will take place on 14 October.Advocate Anindya Sundar Das has filed a case on behalf of one Dipak ...
9 October 2024 The StatesmanAhead of Durga Puja, political leaders have stepped forward to support the fire victims of Bidhan Market in Siliguri with financial help.After chief minister Mamata Banerjee’s initiative, Darjeeling MP Raju Bista made his way to the market today, allotting ...
9 October 2024 The StatesmanKolkata’s vibrant lottery scene continues to captivate players with the exciting Kolkata FF Fatafat game, where numbers between 1 and 99 hold the promise of substantial cash prizes. On October 8, 2024, the thrill of Kolkata Fatafat is palpable ...
9 October 2024 The StatesmanThe prices of the national flower of India will be very high this year during the peak season of Durga Puja festival due to huge losses in lotus cultivation after the recent floods in the south Bengal districts.The lotus ...
8 October 2024 The StatesmanThe popular Sonajhuri Haat in Shantiniketan will remain closed for five days from 9 October for the Durga Puja festival, Birbhum Police has notified.Sonajhuri Haat is an open market set up by local artisans in Santiniketan. Most of the ...
8 October 2024 The StatesmanPurulia police have arrested the father of a new-born after he allegedly beat the attending doctor of a health centre in the district on Sunday afternoon.Rana Pratap Kumar of Cheka Village in Kotshila police station area had admitted his ...
8 October 2024 The StatesmanIn preparation for the upcoming 50th anniversary of Sikkim’s Statehood, Anupa Tamling, the district collector (DC) of Namchi, chaired a crucial meeting today at the District Administrative Centre.The meeting focused on detailed plans to celebrate the rich history, heritage, ...
8 October 2024 The StatesmanWith yet another processions scheduled on Tuesday in the city agitating junior doctors have threatened to intensify their protest programme till their 10-point demands, including justice for brutal rape and murder of the woman doctor at R G Kar ...
8 October 2024 The StatesmanSeven coal miners were killed and three others critically injured after a series of explosions in the coal mine and the explosives vehicle in the captive coal mine of West Bengal Power Development Corporation Limited (WBPDCL) in Bhadulia village, ...
8 October 2024 The StatesmanThe newly-assigned DM, East Burdwan, Ayesha Rani A today visited flood hit areas of Jamalpur block and extended food packets, garments ahead of the Durga Puja festival.She, accompanied by Buddhadev Pan, SDM, Burdwan (South), local BDO and panchayat samiti ...
8 October 2024 The StatesmanWith the rush of passengers during the festive season, the Railway Protection Force (RPF) of Eastern Railway has increased vigil to ensure enhanced safety to women passengers while traveling. During the strengthened vigil, the zonal railway RPF arrested 335 ...
8 October 2024 The StatesmanIndia’s defence minister Rajnath Singh is all set to visit Sikkim to inaugurate a special memorial, dedicated to honouring the brave soldiers who made the ultimate sacrifice during the devastating flash floods last year.This tribute, named the Prerna Sthal, ...
8 October 2024 The StatesmanKumari Puja will be held at Belur Math and other centres of Ramakrishna Math and Mission, including in Bangladesh.Some people with vested interest have been circulating the news that Kumari Puja will not be held at Ramakrishna Mission this ...
8 October 2024 The StatesmanKolkata FF Fatafat is a popular lottery game that has captured the interest of many in India, especially in West Bengal. Known for its simplicity and the excitement it brings, this game relies purely on chance, where participants pick ...
8 October 2024 The StatesmanCalcutta High Court, in a specially convened hearing on Sunday, has ordered a second post mortem of the body of the school girl who was alleged raped and murdered at Joynagar in South 24-Parganas. Justice Tirthankar Ghosh of Calcutta ...
7 October 2024 The StatesmanAmid the ongoing hunger strike by junior doctors, that started yesterday, senior doctors have decided to join the protest in solidarity. The senior doctors have also condemned the recent alleged rape and murder of a Class IV student in ...
7 October 2024 The StatesmanAmong the traditional handlooms in Bengal, Begumpur handloom, Santipur handloom, and Dhaniakhali handloom sarees have earned worldwide recognition. The well-known Dhaniakhali sarees, Baluchuri katkol, Mata, Jakart, and others are in great demand in both the national and international markets ...
7 October 2024 The StatesmanThe local truck owners association has urged the police administration to reconsider its decision to prohibit the entry of commercial vehicles on the national highway in Birbhum district for thirteen consecutive days, beginning today, due to the upcoming Durga ...
7 October 2024 The StatesmanIn a significant development, people’s representatives from both Sikkim and northern West Bengal have come together to demand tribal status for at least 12 left-out communities in the region. The initiative is being spearheaded by Sikkim Chief Minister Prem ...
7 October 2024 The StatesmanCalcutta High Court, in a specially convened hearing on Sunday, has ordered a second post mortem of the body of the school girl who was allegedly raped and murdered at Joynagar in South 24-Parganas. Justice Tirthankar Ghosh of Calcutta ...
7 October 2024 The StatesmanChief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday asked police to register a case under the POCSO Act in the alleged rapemurder of a 10-year-old girl in Kultali in Joynagar in South 24-Parganas istrict, and ensure that the culprits get capital ...
7 October 2024 The StatesmanTo stay up-to-date with the latest Kolkata FF Fatafat results for October 6, 2024, is easier than ever, and you can do it in just a few minutes. Here’s a quick guide on how to check the results effortlessly:1. ...
7 October 2024 The StatesmanThe Asansol Durgapur Police Commissionerate (ADPC) has released the road guide map of Asansol and Durgapur for the upcoming Durga Puja festival in West Burdwan district.From 6-12 October, 21 roads in Durgapur and Asansol sub-divisions from 4 pm to ...
6 October 2024 The StatesmanOn allegations of negligence from police officers on rape and murder of a 9-year-old school girl, a mob set a police outpost and vehicles on fire at Mahishmari Joynagar in South 24-Parganas, this morning.The incident caused widespread commotion in ...
6 October 2024 The StatesmanConsidering the sudden increase of dengue cases, the district administration has assigned folk artists to spread the message on prevention measures through mass awareness campaigns in the localities.Kalna and Katwa sub-divisions of East Burdwan have recorded the maximum number ...
6 October 2024 The StatesmanThe world is their home too’ is the theme of this year’s World Animal Day observed globally on Friday. The West Bengal forest department has recently undertaken a conservation, research and breeding work understanding the immense ecological importance of ...
6 October 2024 The StatesmanThis year the district Durga Puja carnival will be held at Serampore, instead of Chinsurah as per the directive of chief minister Mamata Banerjee.The district administration is taking all possible steps to make the carnival a great success.The Serampore ...
6 October 2024 The StatesmanThe office of the Liquidator of Calcutta High Court has set to disburse adhoc money to the former workers of the Durgapur-based Mining and Allied Machinery Corporation (now a closed PSU) and their dependents, which is slated to continue ...
6 October 2024 The StatesmanA day after withdrawing 58-day long cease-work programme completely in government medical colleges and hospitals across West Bengal from Friday night, agitating junior doctors on Saturday threatened to continue their sit-in-protest at Esplanade though Kolkata Police denied them permission.This ...
6 October 2024 The StatesmanPurulia Mufassil police station has arrested one Sanjay Daasandi, a relative of a patient’s family, who allegedly threatened a nurse from Purulia’s Deben Mahato Medical College Hospital to face dire consequences like R G Kar medical college PGT doctor.A ...
6 October 2024 The StatesmanPuja committees, who are making an endeavor to make their pandals friendly for senior citizens and the disabled will be awarded. Around 250 Durga Puja committees would be participating for the awards.An education & cultural centre for the blind ...
6 October 2024 The StatesmanA floating body of a woman was fished out of Damodar river by the police near Burdwan town this morning.Sahana Das (32) was a resident of Boronilpur locality in Burdwan town, the police have identified. The body was first ...
6 October 2024 The StatesmanBank of India has entered into an MoU with the Coal India Limited, a Maharatna Company for providing Salary account facilities to the employees of Coal India Limited and its subsidiaries.The signing ceremony was held on Friday at the ...
5 October 2024 The StatesmanAsansol Municipal Corporation (AMC) has given away awards for best Durga Pujas of Asansol sub-division at a function in Rabindra Bhawan at Asansol town for the Durga Puja Awards 2023.Mayor of Asansol Municipal Corporation, Bidhan Upadhyay said that due ...
5 October 2024 The StatesmanHilsa in the Damodar may sound bizarre but at least one trapped in a fisherman’s net has surprised the residents of the land of Mihidana- Sitabhog late this afternoon.The Hilsa weighing 1 kg, after a quick bidding, was sold ...
5 October 2024 The StatesmanIn order to provide ease of travel to pandal-hoppers, the Sealdah and Howrah Divisions of the Eastern Railway have arranged for night-long local EMU services on peak puja days. The Sealdah division had earlier decided to provide stoppages of ...
5 October 2024 The StatesmanChief minister Mamata Banerjee today said that she had been making efforts for the last 10 years for attaining the classical tag for Bengali.Addressing an assembly following the inauguration of Durga Puja at Ekdalia Evergreen today, the chief ...
5 October 2024 The StatesmanA day after the arrest of Dr Ashish Pandey, a house staff of R G Kar Medical College Hospital and TMCP leader on Thursday evening, Trinamul Congress leader Kunal Ghosh on Friday demanded arrests of five junior medics, who ...
5 October 2024 The StatesmanThe deputy Speaker of West Bengal Assembly, Dr Ashis Banerjee held a high-level meeting for taking administrative measures on Durga Pujadays to ensure that there is no further waterlogging due to rainfall in six civic areas of Birbhum district.Bidhan ...
5 October 2024 The Statesman“So, the doctors won’t travel? Would they visit jail like Kunal Ghosh?”, reacted Dr Subarna Goswami, a leader of service doctors association this afternoon after Trinamul Congress leader Kunal Ghosh claimed that the senior doctors have set to visit ...
5 October 2024 The StatesmanThe Juvenile Justice Board will prescribe a penalty and jail term for the headmaster arrested on charges of failing to provide juvenile care that caused the death of a student in snakebite in Katwa.Indrajeet Majhi, a Class V student ...
5 October 2024 The Statesman