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  • News from West Bengal | 11 May, 2025 | ২৮ বৈশাখ, ১৪৩২
  • Governor visits India-Nepal border

    Governor Dr C V Ananda Bose, today visited the India-Nepal border areas to assess security measures, border management, and anti-smuggling operations.During his visit, he interacted with Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) personnel, local communities, and officials, emphasising the importance of ...

    13 March 2025 The Statesman
    Mamata hails state’s recognition in big industries sector

    Expressing happiness that the state has earned national acclaim on big industries sector also besides being in the top grade of MSME industries, Miss Banerjee in a tweet in her X-handle wrote: “Glad to share that we are now ...

    13 March 2025 The Statesman
    Bengal stands 3rd in India for attracting foreign tourists

    For two consecutive years, West Bengal has registered the third highest number of foreign tourist visits (FTV) in the country. Union minister of tourism and culture, Gajendra Singh Shekawat has released the latest data of the foreign tourist visits ...

    13 March 2025 The Statesman
    Pool car catches fire, 14 students escape unhurt

    A pool car carrying 14 school children narrowly escaped a major tragedy when it caught fire in Siliguri on Tuesday. The incident occurred in the Devidanga area of Champasari while the vehicle was returning from school.Eyewitnesses reported hearing a ...

    13 March 2025 The Statesman
    Burdwan civic body orders demolition of 8-storey building

    The Burdwan Municipality today issued a demolition order for a newly-erected eight-storey commercial building on the junction of a crowded market zone in the town.The civic body today asked the building promoter and owners either to raze the structure ...

    13 March 2025 The Statesman
    AIMIM to contest 2026 polls in state

    With eyes on the upcoming polls next year, the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) is gearing up to contest the 2026 West Bengal Assembly polls to fight in all 294 seats.Claiming to have a considerably strong footprint in the ...

    13 March 2025 The Statesman
    CBI arrests Malda Medical College facility manager in corruption case

    The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested Abhijit Das, the facility manager (ward master) of Malda Medical College, on charges of financial corruption. On Tuesday afternoon, a three-member CBI team, including a sub-inspector, apprehended Das and took him ...

    13 March 2025 The Statesman
    Darjeeling MP raises Bengal’s tea land policy in Parliament

    Darjeeling MP Raju Bista today raised critical concerns in Parliament regarding the West Bengal government’s controversial land policy, which he warned could displace indigenous communities in the Darjeeling Hills, Terai, and Dooars regions.Speaking during the session, Bista highlighted the ...

    13 March 2025 The Statesman
    TMC identifies ghost voters in West Burdwan

    During scrutiny in the voter’s list in Durgapur sub-division of West Burdwan district, it was found that a few voters have EPIC cards of two states or have similar numbers of EPIC cards in two different states.While one voter ...

    13 March 2025 The Statesman
    ER plans 2 AC EMU rakes

    Local train commuters could soon enjoy more comfortable journeys in air-conditioned rakes. Eastern Railway is considering plans to roll out two 12-car 3-phase AC EMU rakes in Sealdah Division. The rake will operate on 25 KV AC traction with ...

    13 March 2025 The Statesman
    Police bust international cybercrime racket

    In a significant breakthrough, Darjeeling Police have unearthed an international cybercrime network following the arrest of Md Saidur, a key operative from the Phansidewa police station area in Siliguri. Addressing the media, Darjeeling Superintendent of Police Praween Prakash revealed ...

    13 March 2025 The Statesman
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    13 March 2025 The Statesman
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    12 March 2025 The Statesman
    Jamuna railway bridge fare hike: Check the new prices!

    Bangladesh Railway (BR) is going to open the newly built Jamuna Railway Bridge fully on March 18, a big step towards enhancing rail connectivity in the country. But passengers riding trains over the bridge will have to pay extra ...

    12 March 2025 The Statesman
    Damaged school building poses life threat to students, teachers

    More than 120 students of Tilak Chowk Routh Primary School at Arandi No. 2 gram panchayat in Arambagh are continuously facing life-threatening conditions, as the school building is badly damaged and on the verge of total collapse.The headmaster of ...

    11 March 2025 The Statesman
    School seminar discusses gender equality, societal change

    The internal complaints committee (ICC) and the internal quality assurance cell (IQAC) of Surya Sen Mahavidyalaya jointly organised a seminar recently to mark International Women’s Day. The event, cantered on the theme Accelerate Action: Thinking ‘Emancipation’ in an Indian ...

    11 March 2025 The Statesman
    Waqf Amendment Bill: Muslim bodies under Personal Law Board protest

    Members of Muslim community, under various organisations, led by the All-India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) in West Bengal staged their protest against the Centre’s Waqf Amendment Bill demanding active participation of TMC MPs against it during the voting ...

    11 March 2025 The Statesman
    NFR announces 15 pairs of special trains for Holi

    To cater to increased passenger demand during Holi, NF Railway will operate 15 pairs of special trains. Earlier, 13 pairs were announced on routes like Narangi-Gorakhpur, Kamakhya-Anand Vihar, and Dibrugarh-New Jalpaiguri. Now, two additional pairs have been introduced: Dibrugarh-Jaynagar ...

    11 March 2025 The Statesman
    Gorkha community backs Prakash Gurung as IGJF, moves HC for justice

    Emotions ran high in the Darjeeling Hills today as Ajoy Edwards, chief coordinator of the Indian Gorkha Janshakti Front (IGJF), appealed to the Hill people for support in demanding justice for his party leader, Prakash Gurung. Gurung, a prominent ...

    11 March 2025 The Statesman
    Defence minister replies to MP on pension for veterans

    The Union defence minister Sanjay Seth in a reply to Trinamul Congress MP Sagarika Ghose in Rajya Sabha today gave information on pension for the defence employees in West Bengal. His reply was: “As per records maintained on ...

    11 March 2025 The Statesman
    Fresh petition in Calcutta HC over police excesses

    A fresh petition at a division Bench of the Calcutta High Court was filed on Monday alleging police excesses against the students of Kolkata’s iconic Jadavpur University (JU) in the 1 March ruckus case.Two students were hospitalised after being ...

    11 March 2025 The Statesman
    Rajiv and Prabir stand united with Serampore MP

    A few of the TMC MLAs during the last 2021 elections then shifted to BJP; among them, the most notable faces were Rajiv Banerjee from Domjur and Uttarpara MLA Prabir Ghosal. However, both lost the election, and their political ...

    11 March 2025 The Statesman
    BJP MLA joins TMC, setback for Suvendu in Haldia

    Haldia BJP MLA Tapasi Mondal officially joined the Trinamul Congress (TMC) on Monday, delivering a significant blow to the state BJP and, more specifically, to Leader of Opposition in Bengal Assembly Suvendu Adhikari.Tapasi, who was a key member ...

    11 March 2025 The Statesman
    Bill to give more powers to GMs of railway zones gets Parliament’s nod with Rajya Sabha passage

    The landmark Railways (Amendment) Bill, 2025 on Monday received the Parliament’s nod with the Rajya Sabha clearing the provision, aimed at giving more financial powers to field officers for streamlining and modernising railway operations in India.The bill was passed ...

    11 March 2025 The Statesman
    Smuggler injured as BSF trooper opens fire in self-defence along Indo-B’desh Border

    An Indian national, claimed by the Border Security Force (BSF) to be a smuggler, was injured after a jawan fired a round from his Pump Action Gun (PAG) in self-defence along the India-Bangladesh Border (IBB), in the North 24-Parganas ...

    11 March 2025 The Statesman
    Planning elaborate agitation on JU crisis after higher secondary examination: Bengal LoP

    The BJP is planning an elaborate and larger agitation over the ongoing crisis at Kolkata’s Jadavpur University (JU) in the coming days after the ongoing higher secondary examinations are over, West Bengal Leader of the Opposition Suvendu Adhikari said ...

    11 March 2025 The Statesman
    Trinamool delegation to meet ECI on Tuesday over fake voter issue

    A ten-member delegation of Trinamool Congress will meet the Election Commission of India (ECI) in Delhi on Tuesday (March 11) on the issue of bogus voters in West Bengal.“We have sought appointment from the Commission in the matter, and ...

    11 March 2025 The Statesman
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    BJP slams Mamata Banerjee over deteriorating law and order in Bengal, compares chaos to Bangladesh violence

    BJP leader Amit Malviya has raised alarm over what he perceives as the deteriorating law and order situation in West Bengal, pointing out a string of recent violent incidents that have left the state’s residents in fear.In a sharply ...

    10 March 2025 The Statesman
    “Not weaker than anyone, nor are we inferior”: West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee on International Women’s Day

    On the occasion of International Women’s Day, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said that every woman owns the strength and power to shape her world, as she is not weaker than anyone or inferior.“There should never be just ...

    9 March 2025 The Statesman
    JU crisis: Former SFI state secretary in Bengal summoned for interrogation

    The Kolkata Police have summoned CPI(M)’s youth leader and former state secretary of the Students’ Federation of India (SFI), Srijan Bhattacharya, for interrogation regarding the March 1 ruckus at Jadavpur University.The incident left two students severely injured and hospitalised ...

    9 March 2025 The Statesman
    Virtual meeting by Abhishek Banerjee on voters’ list verification postponed

    The virtual meeting convened by All India Trinamool Congress (AITMC) General secretary and the party Lok Sabha member Abhishek Banerjee with the party’s district presidents and chairmen on the verification of voters’ list in West Bengal has been postponed ...

    9 March 2025 The Statesman
    Bengal: Second phase of Budget session from March 10 set to be stormy

    The second round of the West Bengal Assembly’s Budget session, set to begin on March 10, is expected to be quite stormy over several issues, including the Jadavpur University crisis.One of the major issues is the crisis at Jadavpur ...

    9 March 2025 The Statesman
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    9 March 2025 The Statesman
    Will discuss with CM on rising incidents of campus violence: Bengal Guv tells VCs

    West Bengal Governor C.V Ananda Bose, on Friday, assured the vice-chancellors of state-run universities to speak to Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on the issues of increasing incidents of campus violence in the state.One of the participants in the meeting ...

    8 March 2025 The Statesman
    Special court grants bail to Ayan Sil in Bengal school job case

    A special court in Kolkata on Friday granted bail to private promoter Ayan Sil in the cash-for-school job case.The special court granted Sil bail in the CBI-registered case against a personal bond of Rs 1,00,000.AdvertisementEarlier, Sil was also granted ...

    8 March 2025 The Statesman
    JU violence row: Calcutta HC questions lapses in Bengal Minister’s security

    A single judge bench of the Calcutta High Court, on Friday, raised questions about the lapses and inadequacies in the security arrangements of West Bengal Education Minister Bratya Basu as he was injured during a ruckus in the Jadavpur ...

    8 March 2025 The Statesman
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    8 March 2025 The Statesman
    Empowering journeys illuminate Women’s Day

    On the occasion of International Women’s Day, Dr Minu Budhia was facilitated by St, Xavier’s College for her Exemplary work in mental health. The citation and the award was given by Principal, Rev, Father, Dominic Savio.Dr Budhia shared her ...

    7 March 2025 The Statesman
    NFR to run 8 pairs of Holi special trains

    To cater to the increased passenger demand during the Holi festive season, the Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) will operate eight pairs of special trains on key routes.These trains will connect major destinations, including Narangi, Gorakhpur, Katihar, Amritsar, Kamakhya, Anand ...

    7 March 2025 The Statesman
    ‘Inspiring’ mothers sit for HS exams in Bankura

    Five housewives, who missed out on their education due to family problems, are appearing in this year’s Higher Secondary examination. This marks a significant milestone in Bankura, ahead of International Women’s Day.One of the women, Mandira Pramanik’s son Ayush ...

    7 March 2025 The Statesman
    OBC cancellation: HC summons to chief secy

    Calcutta High Court today issued summons to the state chief secretary Manoj Pant on charges of alleged contempt of court for not implementing the high court order over cancellation of OBC certificates and also asked the chief secretary to ...

    7 March 2025 The Statesman
    School resumes classes after new teacher appointment

    The Swaspur Sisu Siksha Kendra in Kalna that had suspended operation after its lone teacher superannuated on 28 February, resumed classes yesterday.Shobha Das Saha, the lone teacher for 50 pupils of Swaspur Ramkrishna Pally SSK retired from her services ...

    7 March 2025 The Statesman
    SBI organises cultural programme

    State Bank of India, Global Markets Unit, Kolkata organised a cultural programme on the occasion of International Mother Language Day Silver Jubilee. The programme was presided over by Biresh Kumar, general manager. On this occasion, senior SBI officials Chiranjeev ...

    7 March 2025 The Statesman
    Suman Kumar takes charge as director Indian Oil

    Suman Kumar has assumed charge as director (planning & business development) on the Board of Indian Oil. Prior to this appointment, he was heading the exploration & production vertical as executive director at corporate office.A seasoned professional with over ...

    7 March 2025 The Statesman
    BJP MLA raises concerns over delays in MLA LAD fund projects

    Bharatiya Janata Party MLA from the Darjeeling Assembly constituency, Neeraj Tamang Zimba, has publicly highlighted the “unjustified” and “deliberate” delays in the implementation of several development projects proposed under his MLA Local Area Development (LAD) Fund.Mr Zimba issued a ...

    7 March 2025 The Statesman
    TMC holds first core committee meeting, discusses ghost voters

    Today, the first committee meeting of the ruling Trinamul Congress was held to discuss findings from the door-to-door scrutiny of the voters’ lists across the state at the Trinamul Bhavan.While addressing in the organisational meeting at Netaji Indoor Stadium ...

    7 March 2025 The Statesman
    International certifier in France to certify new stretch: City Metro

    After intensive tests with two upgraded rakes, the East-West Metro Corridor is slated for another round of extensive trials of the integration of the newly launched advanced signalling system with various interfaces.In the previous phase of the traffic block ...

    7 March 2025 The Statesman
    Crocodile dies at Burdwan zoo

    A male crocodile in a fight against three other male partners died inside the Burdwan Zoological Park enclosure today.“It’s a case of infighting as it appears from multiple wounds along its entire body,” said Sanchita Sharma, divisional forest officer, ...

    7 March 2025 The Statesman
    Students’ body condemns police action

    AIDSO demanded for punishment of all the guilty police officers, including the OC of Midnapore Kotwali women’s police station involved in the brutal atrocities committed in police custody of students, who supported the college-university student strike.The All India Democratic ...

    6 March 2025 The Statesman
    Rhino census begins at Jaldapara National Park

    The forest department launched a comprehensive rhino census at Jaldapara National Park this morning, aiming to assess the population of the endangered one-horned rhinoceros.The census, conducted with the help of nearly several trained elephants, is being carried out by ...

    6 March 2025 The Statesman
    ER enjoys high passenger patronisation

    Eastern Railway registered a nine per cent growth in passenger volume compared to last year. The ER is said to have recorded a passenger volume of 1144.962 million from April to February in the financial year 2024-25 compared to ...

    6 March 2025 The Statesman
    National Safety Week observed at Kolkata port

    The 54 National Safety Week was kicked off at Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port, Kolkata (SMP Kolkata). The programme inaugurated by chairman, SMP Kolkata, Rathendra Raman at the Netaji Subhas Dock of SMP Kolkata today is to last till 10 ...

    6 March 2025 The Statesman
    Darjeeling aims to revive orange glory

    Once renowned for its high-quality Mandarin oranges, Darjeeling has seen a decline in orange cultivation over the past few years due to climate change and pest attacks. Frustrated by mounting losses, many local farmers abandoned orange farming.However, a renewed ...

    6 March 2025 The Statesman
    HC directs police to register FIR on plaint filed by JU student

    Calcutta High Court on Wednesday directed Kolkata Police to register an FIR based on the complaint filed by Indranuj Roy, the student of Jadavpur University (JU) during the ruckus within the university campus on 1 March after being hit ...

    6 March 2025 The Statesman
    Yatri Sathi app cab offers service with mobile-free booking at airport

    In a groundbreaking move to enhance passenger convenience, the West Bengal government has launched the Yatri Sathi app cab service at Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International (NSCBI) Airport, Kolkata.The initiative aims to assist international and domestic passengers who often ...

    6 March 2025 The Statesman
    Shah likely to visit city this month, set roadmap for polls

    With the 2026 West Bengal Assembly elections in sight, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has begun its preparations to strengthen its foothold in the state. Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat has recently visited Bengal, and now Union ...

    6 March 2025 The Statesman
    Adhir writes to railway minister for special trains during Eid

    Senior Congress leader and erstwhile Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha, Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, has urged today railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw to introduce special trains on the Malda, Murshidabad, and Dinajpur (North and South) routes ahead of Eid-ul-Fitr to ...

    6 March 2025 The Statesman
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    6 March 2025 The Statesman
    Kolkata Fatafat (Kolkata FF) March 5, 2025 result announced: Check winning numbers now

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    Woman arrested with 123 rare species turtles

    Barrackpore police and forest department officials seized a large number of turtles being smuggled from Dhanbad to Majdia and arrested a woman in connection with the incident.The seizure took place on Tuesday afternoon in the Dhobighat area of Barrackpore ...

    6 March 2025 The Statesman
    Central minister advocates one nation one election

    Union coal minister G Kishan Reddy on Tuesday advocated strongly for “one nation one election”. He said that too many and too frequent elections across the country stand in the way of the development process.Speaking at the 124th AGM ...

    6 March 2025 The Statesman
    Holi special trains by ER, SER

    With the Holi festival round the corner, the Eastern Railway and South Eastern Railway have decided to run Holi special trains in different directions.To cater to the huge rush, the Eastern Railway is to run seven Holi special trains. ...

    5 March 2025 The Statesman
    EW Metro to effect second round of service cancellation for two days

    Commuters availing the Green Line metro services would have to explore other options of transport this Saturday and Sunday. The Kolkata Metro Railway has decided to cancel commercial services in the operational stretches of the East-West Metro corridors on ...

    5 March 2025 The Statesman
    Cycle expedition to boost public confidence in coastal areas

    India’s ministry of home affairs will launch a 6,553-kilometer cycle rally (cyclothon) comprising CISF jawans from Bakkhali in South 24-Parganas in West Bengal on 7 March in a bid to raise awareness to prevent infiltration, smuggling, coastal security breaches, ...

    5 March 2025 The Statesman
    Highway chase death: Driver of victim’s car arrested

    In a twist in the mysterious death on the highway, Kanksa police, under Asansol Durgapur Police Commissionerate, have arrested Rajdeo Sharma, the driver of the vehicle in which event management company owner Sutandra Chatterjee was travelling.She was killed after ...

    5 March 2025 The Statesman
    Leopard rescued after entering Cooch Behar village

    A leopard had entered Patlakhawa village, under Cooch Behar block II on Tuesday, causing panic among locals. The big cat, reportedly hunting for goats, was chased away by the villagers. The animal took refuge in a temple after fleeing ...

    5 March 2025 The Statesman
    Traffic pain for tourists & locals alike in Darjeeling

    Darjeeling, the queen of hills, is grappling with a persistent and worsening traffic crisis, especially during the peak tourist season. Visitors and locals alike are facing excruciating delays, with vehicles stuck in long queues stretching from popular tourist spots ...

    5 March 2025 The Statesman
    Siliguri Mahakuma Parishad Rs 130 cr budget focuses on education, healthcare

    The Siliguri Mahakuma Parishad, which serves as an alternative to the zilla parishad following the formation of the Darjeeling Gorkha Hill Council (now Gorkhaland Territorial Administration), presented its budget for the fiscal year 2025-26 today.With a strong emphasis on ...

    5 March 2025 The Statesman
    Retired jawans, smart cards to strengthen varsity security

    Besides intensifying CCTV surveillance, the Burdwan University (BU) is set to engage retired lady jawans and introduce a smart card entry system in the hostel zones and the executive council of the BU has approved the plan.The students in ...

    5 March 2025 The Statesman
    MoU to promote livestock, rural economy

    State Bank of India (SBI) today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with West Bengal Livestock Development Corporation Ltd. (WBLDCL) to promote livestock development and rural prosperity in West Bengal.The MoU was signed by Alok Jain, DGM (ABU & ...

    5 March 2025 The Statesman
    JU campus impasse: VC proposes judicial probe

    Jadavpur University (JU) on Tuesday afternoon virtually woke up to take initiatives to probe the Saturday’s incident of violence inside the university campus causing bleeding injuries to two protesting students.The protests erupted following campus violence on 1 March, when ...

    5 March 2025 The Statesman
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    5 March 2025 The Statesman
    Cong leader sprays Kumbh water on municipality, faces action

    The Burdwan Municipality slapped charges of criminal trespass, mischief causing damage, intentional insult provoking breach of trust and causing obstruction to on-duty public servants against a Pradesh Congress leader today and the local Burdwan PS has registered a specific ...

    4 March 2025 The Statesman
    Bank of India opens 111 New Branches

    Bank of India, a leading public sector bank of the nation, announces sizable expansion of its branch network by opening 111 new branches on Monday. Out of these 111 branches, 6 new branches (5 in the state of West ...

    4 March 2025 The Statesman
    Indian Army’s Trishakti Corps conducts month-long T-90 Tank live-firing exercise

    The Trishakti Corps of the Indian Army, tasked with securing Sikkim and the strategically crucial Siliguri Corridor, successfully conducted a month-long live-firing exercise featuring T-90 tanks. The drill aimed to enhance combat preparedness, validate armoured warfare strategies, and reinforce ...

    4 March 2025 The Statesman
    11-member Bangladeshi team in Bengal for Ganga water treaty

    A high-level 11-member delegation from the ministry of irrigation in Bangladesh reached West Bengal by train on Monday to hold talks on the renewal of crucial Ganga Water Treaty (GWT).The delegation, led by Mohammad Abdul Hossain, a member of ...

    4 March 2025 The Statesman
    Jadavpur varsity violence: Protests match by students in city, Delhi

    Kolkata and several other parts of West Bengal witnessed intense student protests today as left-wing student organisations, including SFI, DSO, and AISF, called for a strike following the violent incident at Jadavpur University, involving state education minister Bratya Basu.Students ...

    4 March 2025 The Statesman
    JU violence: Clashes between students’ body amid HS exams in north Bengal

    On the first day of the Higher Secondary examination, unusual scenes unfolded across North Bengal, with clashes between student organisations reported from Siliguri to Cooch Behar, including tensions at North Bengal University.The first confrontation broke out at Baghajatin Park ...

    4 March 2025 The Statesman
    Chief minister lays stress on employment generation, speedy industrial projects

    Chief minister Mamata Banerjee met with industry leaders on Monday and stressed on speedy implementation of various industrial projects, which are in pipeline in the state. The meeting was also attended by concerned departmental bureaucrats. This meeting with ...

    4 March 2025 The Statesman
    Navy’s car rally on east coast flagged off from city

    Indian Navy’s Motor Car Rally Expedition on the East Coast was flagged off by Naval Officer-in-Charge (West Bengal) from INS Netaji Subhas, Kolkata on Monday. The car rally would traverse the route from Kolkata to Chennai and onto Kanyakumari ...

    4 March 2025 The Statesman
    Sebasahray camps complete 2 months

    The Sebaashray initiative which provides free medical assistance to people living the areas under Diamond Harbour Lok Sabha seat enters the 60th day today.The camps are being held for 10 days in each Assembly constituency which started on 2 ...

    4 March 2025 The Statesman
    Civic body staff appointed without govt’s concurrence not entitled for benefits: HC

    The contractual staff employees associated with the different municipalities in West Bengal whose appointments were made without the prior concurrence of the state government will not be entitled to retirement benefits, Calcutta High Court ordered on Monday.The single-judge Bench ...

    4 March 2025 The Statesman
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    Leftists & liberals greatest antagonists for Hindus: Assam CM

    Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, on Sunday, said in Kolkata that not the Muslims but the Leftists and liberals are the biggest antagonists for Hindus in India.“The liberals and Leftists are playing pivotal roles in weakening the Hindu ...

    3 March 2025 The Statesman
    Bengal Minister’s vehicle had no pollution control certificate, claims SFI

    Student’s Federation of India (SFI) on Sunday claimed that the vehicle of the West Bengal Education Minister Bratya Basu which had hit two students inside the Jadavpur University (JU) campus, had an expired pollution control validity.Quoting a portal that ...

    3 March 2025 The Statesman
    Mobile SIMs secured through fake documents a new headache for security agencies: Official

    Mobile SIM cards secured through forged Indian identity documents by the cross-border criminals active along India’s international borders with Bangladesh, especially in West Bengal’s Murshidabad district, have become a new headache for the security agencies.Sources from the state police ...

    3 March 2025 The Statesman
    Cops, NHAI agree to install speed guns on highways to check reckless driving

    In response to recent racing among vehicles on highways and the reckless driving by some drivers, the district administration, police, and the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) have agreed to install speed guns and traffic sensing technology equipment ...

    3 March 2025 The Statesman
    New Indo-Bhutan railway link

    In a major step toward enhancing regional connectivity, Indian Railways has proposed a new railway line connecting Kokrajhar in Assam to Gelephu in Bhutan. This cross-border project, announced by Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw at the Advantage Assam 2.0 Investment ...

    3 March 2025 The Statesman
    Bangladeshi nationals on voter list sparks political uproar in Cooch Behar

    Following Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s instructions, Trinamul Congress (TMC) leaders, including MP and MLAs, have begun scrutinising electoral rolls in their respective areas in Cooch Behar. In the process, at least five individuals, who now reside in Bangladesh, were ...

    3 March 2025 The Statesman
    Bogus voters: Mamata, ECI duel set to intensify in run-up to 2026 Bengal Assembly polls

    Ahead of the 2026 Assembly elections, three-time West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s allegation on the addition of names of bogus voters to the state electoral roll may have been refuted by the Election Commission of India, but the ...

    3 March 2025 The Statesman
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    3 March 2025 The Statesman
    Brands discuss business growth, roadmap to success

    The recently concluded third season of Brands of Bengal, TV9 Bangla’s flagship property, brought together established brands and retail chains on a common platform to discuss business growth, development, and the roadmap to success. This flagship event brings ...

    2 March 2025 The Statesman
    Durgapur team scores high after designing robots

    Team Pegasus for ROBOCON from NIT Durgapur, which participated in Robocon 2025, a national robotics hackathon organised by IIT Delhi and sponsored by Doordarshan, cleared its 1st stage with an exceptional score of 97 out of 100 in the ...

    2 March 2025 The Statesman
    Father, autistic daughter die by suicide in Behala

    Kolkata again was shaken on Friday night after a father and his 22-year-old autistic daughter were found hanging in their home in Behala’s Parnasree.The police suspect that the father, overwhelmed by financial difficulties and his daughter’s medical condition, may ...

    2 March 2025 The Statesman
    Mother-daughter found dead in Madhyamgram

    A mother and her six-year-old daughter were found dead in their rented house in Madhyamgram. The incident occurred on Friday night, and the police are investigating the cause of death.According to sources, the mother, Priyanka Roy (26), and her ...

    2 March 2025 The Statesman
    TMC notices to 4 councillors

    The Trinamul Congress has issued show cause notices to four sitting councillors for anti-party activities and directed to reply within seven days of Raghunathpur Municipality in Purulia district. Four councillors of Trinamul Congress of Raghunathpur Municipality are Mrityunjoy Pramanaik, Pronob ...

    2 March 2025 The Statesman
    Silicosis cases: Multi departmental team inspects factories in Salanpur block

    A high multi-departmental team of the state government visited the stone crushing and silica crushing units in Salanpur Block and inspected the mode of operations and the kind of pollution control measures undertaken by the factory owners. This follows ...

    2 March 2025 The Statesman
    Bratya Basu’s car attacked, Trinamul office vandalised as students demand campus polls

    Demanding immediate holding of students’ union elections in Jadavpur University (JU) SFI and other left-backed students’ organisations allegedly damaged the education minister’s car and set fire on the Trinamul Shiksha Bandhu Samiti office inside the university campus on Saturday.The ...

    2 March 2025 The Statesman
    GTA chief Anit Thapa highlights holistic development in hills

    Gorkhaland Territorial Administration (GTA) chief Anit Thapa on Saturday reaffirmed his commitment to holistic development in the Hills, citing multiple infrastructural projects initiated in ward 45 under GTA’s jurisdiction.Speaking at the event, Mr Thapa stated that his party, the ...

    2 March 2025 The Statesman
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