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Drawing inspiration from their roots, city Puja honours the spirit of social work
As Durga Pujas carefully work upon their themes, one of the popular Pujas South Kolkata, Samaj Sebi has gone back to their roots to make it their theme this year.In their 80th year, the Puja committee is honouring their ...
24 August 2025 The StatesmanCM Mamata congratulates Abhinav Shaw for winning shooting gold
Chief minister Mamata Banerjee has congratulated India’s teenage shooting sensation Abhinav Shaw of Asansol, on winning two gold medals and setting new world and Asian records at the 16th Asian Shooting Championship held in Kazakhstan.In the 10-metre air rifle ...
23 August 2025 The StatesmanDurgapur boy Trishanjit Dolui only one from West Burdwan in WBJEE top 5
Trishanjit Dolui, a student of Purv International School in Durgapur, is the only candidate from West Burdwan district to feature in the top five merit list of the West Bengal Joint Entrance Examination (WBJEE), securing the fifth rank.Dolui, who ...
23 August 2025 The StatesmanWest Bengal publishes delayed JEE results after SC order
The West Bengal Joint Entrance Examination board today released the results of a key engineering and medical entrance examination after a four-month delay caused by legal disputes over caste-based reservations.The results of the West Bengal Joint Entrance Examination (WBJEE), ...
23 August 2025 The StatesmanFacility created for 9L additional commuters
Kolkata, the city that introduced Metro services to India, is now entering a new era of connectivity. Soon, with openings and augmentation of three new lines, nearly 9.15 lakh passengers can travel by Kolkata Metro every day. This change ...
23 August 2025 The StatesmanMigrants taking jobs from Bengal’s youth, says Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said that unchecked infiltration was depriving Bengal’s youth of jobs, while promising large-scale tourism and infrastructure projects if the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) came to power in the state in 2026.Speaking at a ...
23 August 2025 The StatesmanLeft, Cong slam Modi’s anti-corruption rhetoric
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s fiery attack on corruption during his Bengal rally drew sharp counterattacks from the opposition Left and Congress, who accused him of hypocrisy and electioneering ahead of the 2026 state polls.CPI-M central committee member Sujan Chakraborty ...
23 August 2025 The StatesmanNot invited for PM rally, Dilip Ghosh leaves for Bengaluru
Former West Bengal BJP president Dilip Ghosh was not invited for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s rally yet again, making it three times in a row.The PM addressed a rally organised by the party’s state unit at Dum Dum Central ...
23 August 2025 The StatesmanIndustry leaders interact with students at technology institute
Academy of Technology (AOT) celebrated its Foundation Day on Friday at its Adisaptagram campus, Hooghly. The day-long event brought together eminent academicians, industry leaders, alumni, students and faculty members to commemorate the institute’s glorious journey and reflect its future ...
23 August 2025 The StatesmanTMC chagrin over Railways skipping Mamata mention
In a two-pronged reaction to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Kolkata and inauguration of new Metro lines, the Trinamul Congress today belittled BJP’s poll prospects next year as well as expressed dismay at the Railways’ neglecting Mamata Banerjee’s ...
23 August 2025 The StatesmanNawsad Siddique gets bail
As many as 84 Indian Secular Front (ISF) members, including its MLA Nawsad Siddique were granted bail on Thursday, a day after their arrest for staging a protest in Kolkata.Today, they were produced in a Bankshal court where a ...
23 August 2025 The StatesmanHC refuses to intervention in JEE merit list row
The Calcutta High Court’s division Bench today refused to interfere with a single-judge order directing the West Bengal Joint Entrance Examination Board to prepare a fresh merit list excluding certain Other Backward Classes (OBC) groups.The exam results, initially scheduled ...
23 August 2025 The StatesmanWorkshop on Python and AI at Kalyani varsity
A workshop titled “AI-Driven Biology through the Application of Python Programming” was conducted by the Bioinformatics Infrastructure Facility Center (BIF) at Kalyani University on 18-21 August. The BIF is funded by the department of biotechnology (DBT), government of India.The ...
23 August 2025 The StatesmanFather, 2 daughters killed in road mishap
A father and his two daughters were crushed to death after their scooter came under the wheels of a speeding passenger bus in Kalna on Thursday. Faraz Mallik (54) of Uttardighi village in Kalna was heading to Kalna Superspecialty ...
23 August 2025 The StatesmanParty symbol sacrosanct, work selflessly: Mamata to workers
Trinamul Congress chairperson Mamata Banerjee has cautioned some leaders who are running parallel administration within the party.“I have come across some party workers, who even do not know the symbol of the party and when I asked them they ...
23 August 2025 The StatesmanModi to meet senior BJP executives during his city visit
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate three new Metro corridors in Kolkata on Friday, marking a major boost to the city’s transport network, before addressing a political rally, where he is expected to sharpen attacks on West Bengal’s ruling ...
23 August 2025 The StatesmanRemote village lights up on solar power
V Teeja Deepak, sub-divisional officer of Kurseong recently inaugurated a project to instal solar lights in a remote village, an initiative of the Kolkata Society for Cultural Heritage (KSCH).The other dignitaries present at the function included Shyam Sherpa, Samsad ...
22 August 2025 The StatesmanHeavy rains forecast for Bengal, fishermen warned to stay ashore
There is a likelihood of adverse weather in Kolkata and most districts of South Bengal over the next three days. The weather office today has said that until Saturday, the southern districts may experience light to moderate rainfall accompanied ...
22 August 2025 The StatesmanDMC election delay: Minister blames ECI
“It is up to the State Election Commission to decide on the election of the Durgapur Municipal Corporation (DMC); the municipal affairs department has nothing to do with it,” said state municipal affairs and urban development minister Firhad Hakim.The ...
22 August 2025 The StatesmanPM Modi to inaugurate metro projects in Kolkata, infra works worth ₹13,000 crore in poll-bound Bihar
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will embark on a two-state visit to poll-bound Bihar and Kolkata on Friday, August 20.During his Kolkata visit, PM Modi will inaugurate several important metro rail projects and lay the foundation stone for the 6-lane ...
22 August 2025 The StatesmanEsplanade-Sealdah stretch: Commercial run may start today post 6 p.m.
With the clock ticking closer to the mega inauguration of 14km of Metro network, including three crucial lines, there is good news for the commuters. Commercial services in the Esplanade-Sealdah stretch of the Green Line could start after 6 ...
22 August 2025 The StatesmanTMC MP points out omission of Tagore’s works from UP text books
Trinamul Congress MP Ritabrata Banerjee, who has been consistently asking questions on West Bengal and subjects related to the culture of the state in the Parliament, had asked about omission of works of Rabindranath Tagore by Uttar Pradesh Board ...
21 August 2025 The StatesmanNew metro stations to have state-of-art facilities
The Jai Hind Biman Bandar station which would provide connectivity from the airport to the various parts of Kolkata, including Howrah and Sealdah railway stations, is equipped with travelators – a first-of-a-kind facility in the city’s metro network.The metro ...
21 August 2025 The StatesmanNew food outlet launched at Baguiati
The Yellow Turtle, a culinary destination, has been delighting food enthusiasts for the past four years with its vibrant flavours, warm ambience, and exceptional hospitality. The eatery announced the opening of its second outlet in Baguiati. The Yellow Turtle ...
21 August 2025 The StatesmanBengal names new street on Justice Radhabinod Pal
From a moment of reverence at a Tokyo shrine to the bustling streets of Kolkata, Trinamul Congress national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee has delivered on his word with stunning swiftness. On 23 May, during his visit to Japan as ...
21 August 2025 The StatesmanBengal to give fresh push for IT units in Durgapur: Firhad Hakim
The state government, responding to investor demand, is preparing to strengthen infrastructure in order to attract more information technology units to Durgapur, state municipal and urban development minister Firhad Hakim said here today.“I met a group of industrialists and ...
21 August 2025 The Statesman50L voices in 15 days, APAS gains momentum in Bengal
The government of West Bengal’s pioneering ‘Amader Para, Amader Samadhan’ (APAS) initiative has achieved an unprecedented milestone, with over 50 lakh citizens participating across the state in just 15 days since its launch.This remarkable feat has established the initiative ...
21 August 2025 The StatesmanCourt orders ED summons on Minister Chandranath Sinha after Governor approves chargesheet
West Bengal Governor C. V. Ananda Bose officially approved the chargesheet filed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) against Chandranath Sinha, minister in charge of correctional homes in the state, in connection with his alleged involvement in the primary teachers ...
21 August 2025 The StatesmanTeesta erosion threatens NH-10: Gadkari orders high-level probe, permanent solution
Darjeeling MP Raju Bista on Wednesday met Union road transport and highways minister Nitin Gadkari in New Delhi and submitted a detailed report on the worsening condition of National Highway 10 (NH-10), the lifeline connecting Sikkim with the rest ...
21 August 2025 The StatesmanThe new Bill aims to confuse people: Abhishek
Abhishek Banerjee, national general of Trinamul Congress said “to do constitutional amendment, a two-third majority is required. “We had earlier cautioned people that the BJP will try to change the Constitution. With 240 MPs they are dreaming of changing ...
21 August 2025 The StatesmanThree-month campaign by SMP
Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port, Kolkata on Tuesday inaugurated a three-month campaign to Vigilance Awareness Week 2025, to be observed from 18 August to 17 November, in line with the directives of the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC).The inaugural programme was ...
21 August 2025 The StatesmanTrinamul MPs continue protests outside Parliament
Trinamul Congress MPs continued to stage demonstrations outside Parliament today to protest against the attack and humiliation of Bengali speaking migrant workers in BJP ruled states. In its X handle, Trinamul Congress wrote, “The continuous attacks on Bengalis and the ...
21 August 2025 The StatesmanBoy from Raniganj declared joint topper in NEET-UG
Kalyan Chattopadhyay, a resident of J K Nagar in Raniganj, West Burdwan district, has been declared joint first in the country in the NEET (UG) examinations following a review of his results.The results were originally announced in June this ...
21 August 2025 The StatesmanCry over abnormally high veggie prices
The All Bengal Citizens Forum has raised its voice against the exorbitant prices of vegetables in the urban markets of the district.The president of the forum, Sailen Parbat, said that from 14 August, without any justification, prices of vegetables ...
21 August 2025 The StatesmanEast Burdwan DM, SP politically biased, says Adhikari, writes to CEC
The Leader of the Opposition in the state Assembly Subhendu Adhikari has brought charges of ‘unholy nexus’ and ‘political affiliation’ against the District Magistrate and Superintendent of Police of East Burdwan, and has sought the intervention of the Chief ...
21 August 2025 The StatesmanCity braces for more rains, thunderstorms
Kolkata is bracing for days of stormy weather as a deep depression that intensified over the Bay of Bengal made landfall near Odisha’s Gopalpur on Tuesday, triggering heavy rains, gusty winds, and warnings of rough seas.The system, expected to ...
21 August 2025 The StatesmanElection petition case: HC unhappy with MP’s absence in court
The Calcutta High Court has warned Congress leader and MP Abhishek Banerjee that it may pass an ex-parte order against him if he fails to respond to an election petition challenging his 2024 Lok Sabha victory from Diamond ...
21 August 2025 The StatesmanGuv recommendations to MHA on Bengali migrant workers’ welfare
Governor C V Ananda Bose has sent an eight-page recommendation to the Union home ministry for the benefit of Bengali migrant workers, who are facing harassment across the country and returning to the state.Sources in Raj Bhavan said the ...
21 August 2025 The StatesmanCounseling for admissions in MBBS and BDS courses postponed indefinitely
The state health department headed by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has postponed the NEET UG 2025 counseling process for admissions in MBBS and BDS courses for an indefinite period. The announcement yesterday came just two days before the scheduled release ...
20 August 2025 The StatesmanCentre approves new border check-posts
The Union government has cleared a major expansion of border infrastructure in West Bengal, approving seven new Integrated Check Posts (ICPs) along the frontier with Bangladesh and Nepal.Officials say the move is aimed not only at boosting cross-border trade ...
20 August 2025 The StatesmanMinister accuses local leader of encroachment on govt land
Library minister Siddiqullah Chowdhury has levelled charges of land encroachment against the sabhapati of the Trinamul Congress-led Monteswar panchayat samiti.Mr Chowdhury, who is the local MLA of Monteswar, today visited the East Burdwan district magistrate’s office and lodged a ...
20 August 2025 The StatesmanBank of Maharashtra opens 63rd branch in West Bengal
Bank of Maharashtra (BOM) inaugurated its 63rd Branch at West Bengal and 65th in Kolkata zone The branch would offer state-of-the-art banking services and will also contribute to the overall development of the local economy.Bank aims to further strengthen ...
20 August 2025 The StatesmanCommercial services for Sealdah-Esplanade section likely from 22 August
Commuters in the city could enjoy a ride between Howrah Maidan and Sector V in a metro this Friday. Commercial services in the remaining leg of the East-West metro corridor between Sealdah and Esplanade are likely to begin from ...
20 August 2025 The StatesmanSBSTC chairman selling vegetables in village haat
Former MLA Subhas Mondal, currently serving as chairman of a state-run transport undertaking, was seen selling vegetables at a village haat yesterday.Mondal, a three-time MLA, hails from a farming family and now heads the South Bengal State Transport Corporation, ...
19 August 2025 The StatesmanImpeachment against CEC in next Parl session: Abhishek
Abhishek Banerjee, Trinamul Congress national general secretary said the Election Commission of India is not impartial and is working at the behest of the BJP.“The fight against the ECI will continue, both inside and outside the Parliament. If the ...
19 August 2025 The StatesmanTrinamul challenges ECI on BLA information
The ruling Trinamul Congress in West Bengal has moved the Calcutta High Court (HC) challenging Election Commission of India (ECI) directing political parties to submit credentials of booth level agents (BLAs) hardly eight/nine months ahead of the Assembly elections ...
19 August 2025 The StatesmanTMC steadfast on defending attempts to defeat it
Trinamul Congress leaders today categorically said they will not allow any attempt to defeat the party by hook or by crook.The party on its X handle wrote: “Not an inch of Bengal’s land has ever been surrendered. With Smt. ...
19 August 2025 The StatesmanTMC delegation meets Jal Shakti minister in Delhi
Trinamul Congress MPs submitted a letter to the to the minister of Jal Shakti, C R Patil, raising matters on matters like state’s dues on Jal Jeevan Mission, unprecedented release of water by Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC) and progress ...
19 August 2025 The StatesmanNBSTC bus catches fire, narrow escape for passengers
Passengers of a North Bengal State Transport Corporation (NBSTC) bus had a narrow escape on Monday after the vehicle suddenly caught fire near Morgram in Murshidabad.Panic gripped the moving bus as flames spread rapidly, forcing passengers to rush out. ...
19 August 2025 The StatesmanSchool jobs case: SC grants bail to ex-minister
The Supreme Court on Monday granted bail to former West Bengal education minister and Trinamul Congress secretary general Partha Chatterjee in a corruption case linked to the alleged multi-crore cash-for-school job scam.A Bench of Justices M M Sundresh and ...
19 August 2025 The StatesmanKMC identifies ward for dengue and malaria
The Kolkata Municipal Corporation has identified seven wards under its limits as ‘vulnerable areas to dengue.’The seven wards include wards 66, 67, 69, 70, 77, 93 and 108. The health wing of the KMC has also alerted the citizens ...
19 August 2025 The Statesman3 types of metro stations in focus during PM visit
The upcoming stretch of the Yellow Line between Noapara and Jai Hind Biman Bandar which is all set for inauguration by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 22 August is to include three kinds of stations, including underground, elevated and ...
19 August 2025 The StatesmanHC grants JU alumnus bail
Jadavpur University (JU) alumnus Hindol Majumdar, an accused in the incident of alleged attack on the education minister Bratya Basu’s convoy inside the JU campus during March, was granted bail by the Alipore court on Monday.He was produced before ...
19 August 2025 The StatesmanSuvendu Adhikari slams Trinamool MLA for ‘scolding’ govt official in public
Leader of the Opposition in West Bengal Assembly Suvendu Adhikari on Sunday slammed a Trinamool Congress MLA for allegedly scolding a government official in public.Taking to the social media platform X, Adhikari shared a video in which Trinamool’s Pandabeswar ...
19 August 2025 The StatesmanTrinamool leader threatens to push back BJP leaders to Bangladesh for targeting Bengalis in country
A Trinamool Congress leader has courted a controversy after he threatened to push back BJP leaders to Bangladesh for targeting Bengali-speaking people in the country.Trinamool’s Malda district president, Abdur Rahim Bakshi, at a party meeting on Sunday, said that ...
18 August 2025 The StatesmanAfter 1.5 years, PM Modi to take Metro ride in Kolkata again on Aug 22
After one and a half years, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is going to take a Metro ride again in Kolkata. On August 22, the Prime Minister will inaugurate three new Metro lines in and around the city. He will ...
18 August 2025 The StatesmanTheft in Calcutta University Girls’ Hostel, students raise questions on safety
A theft was reported from Calcutta University Girls’ Hostel, triggering panic among the boarders. The police said that an unidentified youth entered the room of a female boarder and stole her mobile phone and bag.Terrified by the incident, Sayantani ...
18 August 2025 The StatesmanA village that refused to stay illiterate
A remote West Midnapore village with a population of just 1,603 people, that had no educational infrastructure whatsoever until 2007, today boasts of doctors and engineers being produced from the village, thanks to a unique initiative that started back ...
18 August 2025 The StatesmanBengal CM Mamata meets Governor Bose at Raj Bhavan on I-Day
West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday, on the occasion of Independence Day, joined the tea ceremony at Raj Bhavan hosted by Governor C V Ananda Bose.CM Banerjee reached Raj Bhavan at 5 p.m. on Friday along with ...
18 August 2025 The StatesmanMetro probes body inside Blue Line tunnel
The Kolkata Metro Railway is trying to find out how the incident of the body being found inside the tunnel of the Blue Line on Friday night, took place, informed official sources in the city Metro today.In the wee ...
18 August 2025 The StatesmanRG Kar victim’s parents may meet President
The parents of the deceased doctor from RG Kar Medical College and Hospital have got an email from Rashtrapati Bhavan assuring a likely meeting, said sources.According to sources, the family received a response on 14 August to an email ...
18 August 2025 The StatesmanCLW achievement of rolling out 300 locos in fiscal 2025-26
West Bengal-based Chittaranjan Locomotive Works (CLW), has manufactured 302 electric locomotives in 115 working days in the financial year 2025-26. The 300th electric locomotive was rolled out on Thursday from CLW workshop premises. A total of 302 locomotives were ...
18 August 2025 The StatesmanMamata praises progress in sports in state
Chief minister Mamata Banerjee today welcomed and congratulated all the sportspersons, sports lovers and the three big clubs of Kolkata Maidan on Khela Hobe Divas today.In a message posted on her X-handle, Miss Banerjee said that a big development ...
18 August 2025 The StatesmanER, Kolkata Metro celebrate 79 Independence Day
The Eastern Railway and Kolkata Metro Railway celebrated the 79 Independence Day yesterday.In Eastern Railway, Milind Deouskar, general manager of Eastern Railway, led the 79 Independence Day Celebration at Eastern Railway’s headquarters. The ceremony began with Mr Deouskar hoisting ...
17 August 2025 The StatesmanPromo launch of ‘The Bengal Files’ disrupted
The promotional trailer launch of filmmaker Vivek Agnihotri’s upcoming film, The Bengal Files, ran into controversy on Saturday after a luxury hotel in Kolkata abruptly halted the event soon after it began, citing no official reason. Agnihotri, known for ...
17 August 2025 The StatesmanSPARSH outreach for defence pensioners on Aug 22
In a significant step towards resolving pension-related grievances of ex-servicemen and defence civilian pensioners, a SPARSH Outreach and Grievance Redressal Programme will be held at Bengdubi Military Station on 22 August. The event is being organised with the support ...
17 August 2025 The StatesmanAcclaimed swimmer in tears after awards and trophies stolen from home
Internationally acclaimed Indian swimmer Bula Chowdhury broke down upon discovering that her Padma Shri, Arjuna Award, and other valuable medals and trophies had been stolen from her ancestral residence in Hindmotor, Hooghly district.Although Chowdhury, who also served as a ...
17 August 2025 The StatesmanSingur nurse’s body taken to the AIIMS
The body of a 22-year-old nurse of a private nursing home in Singur of Hooghly district was taken to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Kalyani in Nadia on Saturday for post-mortem amidst controversy.The mysterious death ...
17 August 2025 The StatesmanIllegal Bangladeshi infiltrator arrested from Howrah station in Bengal
On the occasion of Independence Day, the officials of Howrah Police Commissionerate, on Friday, arrested an illegal Bangladeshi infiltrator from Howrah station, the main railway connecting point between Kolkata and the rest of India.The arrested person has been identified ...
16 August 2025 The StatesmanBengal CM Mamata meets Governor Bose at Raj Bhavan on I-Day
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday on the occasion of Independence Day joined the tea ceremony at Raj Bhavan hosted by Governor C.V. Ananda Bose.CM Banerjee reached Raj Bhavan at 5 p.m. on Friday along with West ...
16 August 2025 The StatesmanMamata hits BJP over harassment of Bengali migrants
West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday reiterated her allegations that Bengali-speaking people were being harassed in the BJP-ruled states.“Those who are trying to discriminate against Bengalis do have any idea of the language that icons like Gurudev ...
16 August 2025 The StatesmanTMC rebuts BJP’s Anurag Thakur’s claims on Abhishek
Kunal Ghosh, Trinamul Congress state secretary today criticised Anurag Thakur for making false and baseless statements.A representative from the office of Abhishek Banerjee also visited Mr Thakur’s house in New Delhi to deliver a pen drive with all the ...
16 August 2025 The StatesmanSalt Lake mishap death: Killer driver of car arrested
Police in Kolkata have arrested the man accused of causing a crash leading to the death of a 22-year-old food delivery boy yesterday. The suspect, identified as Binod Roy, was detained from Malipanchghara in Howrah after allegedly going into ...
15 August 2025 The StatesmanPM Modi’s city visit a step in BJP’s push for Bengal pie
As West Bengal edges closer to its 2026 Assembly elections, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is sharpening its political focus on the state. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Kolkata on 22 August for a series of administrative and ...
15 August 2025 The StatesmanJanmashtami at ISKCON
ISKCON Mayapur is celebrating Janmashtami on 16 August, marking the 5252nd divine appearance day of Lord Sri Krishna. The celebrations will continue the following day, 17 August, with a double festival: Nandotsav, the jubilant day when Nanda Maharaj joyfully ...
15 August 2025 The StatesmanMigrant labourer from Birbhum files FIR, alleges ears were severed
A migrant labourer from Nalhati in Birbhum has alleged that both his ears were severed by the private contractor he was working for in Mumbai, after he expressed a wish to return home. He has lodged an FIR at ...
15 August 2025 The StatesmanPM to inaugurate 3 metro stretches on 22 Aug
Finally, there is cheer and huge relief amongst the Metro riders. They are especially thrilled to get this pre-Puja gift. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is to inaugurate three Metro stretches on 22 August during his upcoming visit to West ...
15 August 2025 The StatesmanBengal seeks a week from ECI on suspension of poll officials
West Bengal chief secretary Manoj Pant has requested seven days time from the Election Commission of India (ECI) to decide on suspending four state officials and a data entry operator accused of irregularities in the revision of electoral rolls.Mr ...
15 August 2025 The StatesmanPurulia triple murder: Two accused in police custody
The Purulia District Court today remanded two persons, accused in a sensational triple murder case, to police custody to enable further investigations.The Government Railway Police (GRP) had earlier arrested the duo for allegedly murdering three women in Purulia and ...
15 August 2025 The StatesmanProtest over delay in publishing of merit list
The AIDSO took out a rally demanding the merit list of students applying for graduation be published quickly, college admissions begin and joint entrance results be published quickly.They said 95 days have passed since the publication of the Higher ...
15 August 2025 The StatesmanDelivery boy dies in Salt Lake road mishap, protests erupt
A delivery worker died on Wednesday evening after getting trapped between a roadside railing and a burning car following a collision in Salt Lake, triggering violent protests by local residents that led to clashes with police.The incident occurred near ...
15 August 2025 The StatesmanArmed with corporate affairs ministry data, TMC exposes canard
The Trinamul Congress has demolished the BJP’s claim that there is a steady flight of industries from Bengal to other states in the last decade.In response to a question raised by Bapi Halder, Trinamul Congress MP, the ministry of ...
14 August 2025 The StatesmanSIR should be implemented across India: Abhishek
Abhishek Banerjee, Trinamul Congress national general secretary has demanded that Lok Sabha should be dissolved immediately if the Centre agrees to the Election Commission of India’s statement that in 2024, the voter list on the basis of which general ...
14 August 2025 The StatesmanMidnight protests on 14 Aug, marking a year of crime
Kolkata and its surrounding districts are preparing for fresh midnight rallies and candlelight vigils on 14 August, marking one year since the brutal rape and murder of a postgraduate trainee doctor at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital.The crime, ...
14 August 2025 The StatesmanCivic volunteer among five held for Rs 1-crore robbery
In a bizarre crime that has exposed the dark underbelly of India’s lucrative human hair export trade, a truck laden with 1,500 kg of hair worth nearly Rs 1 crore was hijacked in Nadia district, its driver abducted, and ...
14 August 2025 The StatesmanGovt notifies halls to mandatorily show Bengali films
The state government has made screening of Bengal films mandatory in cinema halls and multiplexes across Bengal.A notification in this regard was issued by the information and cultural affairs department today.AdvertisementThe notification read: “In every cinema hall, and in ...
14 August 2025 The StatesmanAC local EMUs trains in two more lines soon
If all goes as anticipated, Sealdah Division could roll out air-conditioned local EMU trains in two more lines soon.The division launched the commercial services of the AC locals earlier this week. The train runs between Sealdah and Ranaghat stations ...
14 August 2025 The StatesmanMamata Banerjee’s ‘eviction’ lies busted by her party MP, says BJP
The BJP on Wednesday said that West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s claims on purported eviction of Bengali-speaking migrant workers from a colony in New Delhi have been busted by her party’s MP in Parliament.The BJP’s information technology cell ...
14 August 2025 The StatesmanCentre takes action on e-com platforms delivering Chinese walkie-talkies
The Centre, as part of its security measures and to curb unauthorised trade practices, has taken serious note of the indiscriminate home delivery of Chinese walkie-talkie devices by some e-commerce platforms. Notices have been issued to more than a ...
13 August 2025 The StatesmanHuman trafficking: CBI arrests couple from Asansol
The CBI raided Haji Nagar in the Railpar area under Asansol North police station in connection with a human trafficking case and arrested a couple last evening.The raids, conducted by the CBI team and supported by heavily armed CRPF ...
13 August 2025 The StatesmanTeesta fury: NH-10 closure sparks public, political anger
For the people of north Bengal and Sikkim, the national highway 10 has once again turned into a nightmare. The crucial road link — often called the lifeline of the hills — has been battered almost daily by landslides ...
13 August 2025 The StatesmanUP team to probe imposter cop actions in Bengal
Police in Noida have revealed that Bibhas Adhikari, arrested last week for allegedly running a fake police station and used to pose himself as the “officer in-charge” of that ghost police station, also served as a non-official director of ...
13 August 2025 The StatesmanThree women attempt suicide in front of Cal HC
Three women tried to set themselves on fire outside Gate ‘E’ of the Calcutta High Court on Tuesday, protesting alleged corruption and voter list manipulation by a cooperative society in West Bengal’s South 24-Parganas district, police said.The women, identified ...
13 August 2025 The StatesmanCong accuses Centre, state of ignoring riverbank erosion in Malda, Murshidabad
Senior Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) leader Soumya Aich Roy on Tuesday accused both Union and state governments of showing “recurrent apathy” toward large-scale riverbank erosion in Malda and Murshidabad districts, which has displaced thousands.Mr Roy said that despite repeated ...
13 August 2025 The StatesmanCops summons to BJP MLA for allegedly threatening on-duty policemen
The Kolkata Police on Tuesday issued summons to Ashok Dinda, BJP MLA from Moyna in East Midnapore district and former India cricketer, to appear before it for interrogations for allegedly threatening and abusing policemen during the march to Nabanna.The ...
13 August 2025 The StatesmanChairman railway board inspects various sections of the East-West corridor
The chairman of Railway Board, Satish Kumar visited and inspected various sections of the East-West Corridor of the Kolkata Metro Railway today.The Railway Board chairman spent a large part of the day inspecting various parts of the Green Line, ...
13 August 2025 The StatesmanECI should file FIR against former CEC Rajiv Kumar: Abhishek
Coming down heavily on the Election Commission of India (ECI), Abhishek Banerjee, Trinamul Congress national general secretary suggested it should dissolve the Lok Sabha and then go for countrywide Special Intensive Revision (SIR).“If the general election, which was held ...
13 August 2025 The StatesmanSuspension of four poll officers: ECI summons Bengal CS to Delhi tomorrow
A day after the West Bengal government intimated the Election Commission of India (ECI) that it would not currently comply with the order from the commission, to suspend four election officials on Tuesday, summoned chief secretary Manoj Pant to ...
13 August 2025 The StatesmanRecovery agent arrested, gets bail later
Rajiv Banerjee, a recovery agent for a public sector bank in Asansol, was arrested by the Asansol South Police Phari (outpost) under the Asansol Durgapur Police Commissionerate (ADPC) for allegedly threatening a person while demanding money over a loan ...
13 August 2025 The StatesmanThalassemia awareness
Rotary Club of Calcutta Majestic organised a Thalassemia Awareness Programme and Tree Plantation at its Interact School Techno India Group of Public School Garia.Rotary district Governor Dr Ramanendu Homchoudhury club president Kanta Sengupta, along with other members attended the ...
13 August 2025 The Statesman