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Students argue on indirect discrimination at moot court
It was not only an intriguing fight for the right stand, but was also a show of team work to get the argument right before the judges. Students from 34 schools across India fought for and against the arguments ...
3 August 2025 The StatesmanTMC MPs protest in Parliament against SIR
The Trinamul Congress wrote on its X handle: “The fight is no longer just about politics, it’s about the soul of our Constitution. ‘Special Intensive Revision’ is a calculated tool of exclusion and oppression, a dangerous legislative backdoor to ...
2 August 2025 The StatesmanLady, B’deshi parner held for robbing man
A Bangladeshi national and a woman were arrested from the airport area of the city for allegedly robbing a man they had targeted through a matrimonial website, police said on Friday.The victim had recently created a profile on a ...
2 August 2025 The StatesmanRs 2.25 cr erosion protection plan for Bhagirathi banks
After the heavy rains paused for a bit, the district authorities began work to prevent further damage of the Bhagirathi riverbank in certain areas yesterday.At Kishoreganj in Kalna’s Purbasthali – 1 block, cage-like bamboo structures and large boulder rocks ...
2 August 2025 The StatesmanAmartya Sen backs migrant workers amid language row
Nobel Laureate Professor Amartya Sen has condemned the recent attacks on Bengali-speaking migrant workers and the Bengali language in states outside West Bengal. The veteran economist, who arrived in Santiniketan on Wednesday evening from the United States, told the media ...
2 August 2025 The StatesmanSIR, ECI BJP’s tools for silent rigging: TMC MP Ritabrata
Raising the opposition against Special Intensive Review (SIR) within the Parliament precincts, the Trinamul Congress MPS are protesting with banners and slogans. Today too the party MPs were vocal in their united stand against the SIR implementation in Bihar.TMC ...
2 August 2025 The StatesmanCM Mamata likely to visit Ghatal
Chief minister Mamata Banerjee is likely to visit a Ghatal in West Midnapore on 5 August to survey the flood-like situation there, said Nabanna sources.The visit, a day ahead of her proposed plan to visit Jhargram, on 6 August, ...
2 August 2025 The StatesmanCBI yet to conclude RG Kar probe, doctors’ forum demands answers
Members of Abhaya Mancha, a doctors’ forum formed after last year’s rape and murder at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, staged a protest rally outside the CBI office at the CGO Complex in Salt Lake on Friday.Holding broomsticks, ...
2 August 2025 The StatesmanStudents stir over delayed UG admissions at PU
Members of the Students’ Federation of India (SFI) continued their sit-in demonstration at Kolkata’s Presidency University on Friday, demanding the immediate commencement of undergraduate admissions and timely publication of entrance examination results.The protest, which began on Thursday, centred around ...
2 August 2025 The StatesmanTMC organisation meeting advanced by 3 days
The crucial organisation meeting of Trinamul Congress, convened by party general secretary and Lok Sabha member Abhishek Banerjee, has been advanced by three days.On Thursday, an information surfaced that the meeting, in virtual mode, will be organised on 8 ...
2 August 2025 The StatesmanStudent council polls: HC defers hearing in absence of govt counsel
A crucial hearing on the multiple public interest litigations seeking immediate conclusion of pending students’ union council elections in all colleges and universities in West Bengal was postponed on Friday as the state government counsel did not turn up ...
2 August 2025 The StatesmanTMC highlights another incident of atrocity against Bengalis in Surat
The Trinamul Congress has been highlighting atrocities to Bengali-speaking migrant labourers in BJP-ruled states and branding them as Bangladeshis.On Thursday another such incident was flagged by the TMC regarding residents from Pingla in West Midnapore at Surat in its ...
2 August 2025 The StatesmanCity gets no respite from rain till Tuesday: Met
A cyclonic circulation hovering over the northwestern Bay of Bengal and adjoining coastal regions of Gangetic West Bengal and Odisha triggered heavy rainfall across the city and parts of West Bengal on Thursday, with the India Meteorological Department (IMD) ...
1 August 2025 The StatesmanSpecial postage stamp unveiled to mark India’s 30-yr mobile journey
It has been three decades of mobile telephony in India with the historic first mobile call made on 31 July 1995 by then West Bengal chief minister Jyoti Basu to then telecom minister Sukh Ram using a Nokia handset ...
1 August 2025 The StatesmanKMC building dept asks engineers to look for old bldgs
The building department of Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) has asked all its engineers to keep a tab on old and dilapidated buildings in view of the ongoing heavy downpour which has lashed the city for the past couple of ...
1 August 2025 The StatesmanCPI-M alleges, YouTube, FB blocking their videos
The West Bengal unit of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) has accused social media giant Facebook of blocking the upload of a party-produced video highlighting the plight of migrant workers from the state, calling it a case of ...
1 August 2025 The StatesmanAfter Bolpur, Jhargram next stop for Mamata’s ‘Bhasha Andolan’ rally
After Bolpur in Birbhum district, tribal dominated Jhargram district would be the next destination for Mamata Banerjee’s protest rally on the issue of the alleged harassment of Bengali-speaking people in BJP-ruled states, which the chief minister had described as ...
1 August 2025 The StatesmanFinally, WBJEE results on 7 Aug
The results of the West Bengal Joint Entrance Examination (WBJEE) will be announced on 7 August, nearly three months after the engineering entrance test was held on 27 April, officials said on Wednesday.Sonali Chakraborty Banerjee, chairperson of the West ...
1 August 2025 The StatesmanNew space for e-two wheelers in city
After its recent global launch in Europe, Ultraviolette opened its state-of-the-art experience centre in Kolkata. This is part of its expansion plans across India and competing with other electric two-wheelers in India.The newly established UV Space Station will provide ...
1 August 2025 The StatesmanCrucial TMC meet on 8 Aug to set blueprint on SIR protest
Trinamul Congress general secretary and the party’s Lok Sabha member, Abhishek Banerjee, has convened a crucial virtual meeting on 8 August to finalise the party’s blueprint on two crucial issues.The first issue is on how to organise mass movements ...
1 August 2025 The StatesmanLive broadcast of surgeries not for promotion: NMC
In its strict advisory the National Medical Commission (NMC), sole regulatory body monitoring medical education and ethics across the country, says that live broadcasts of surgeries should not be used for promotion of the operating surgeon, hospital and product ...
1 August 2025 The StatesmanBengal gets connectivity boost with new Aluabari Rd–NJP line
West Bengal today got a connectivity boost as the cabinet approved railway projects worth over Rs 1,700 crore today.The approval was given by the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The committee today approved ...
1 August 2025 The StatesmanStop divide-and-rule politics: Firhad Hakim
Mayor Firhad Hakim today urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi and home minister Amit Shah to give up the divide-and-rule politics that will lead to disaster in future.Mr Hakim alleged that the Bengali-speaking poor migrant workers have been harassed in ...
1 August 2025 The StatesmanTMC leader murder case: Main accused nabbed in Birbhum
Birbhum Police have arrested Sagar Sheikh, the prime accused in the murder of Trinamul Congress (TMC) leader Sheikh Baitullah, which took place in Mallarpur on 19 July.Chief minister Mamata Banerjee, during her administrative meeting in Bolpur, criticised the Birbhum ...
31 July 2025 The StatesmanTram lovers set to protest decline of heritage network
A group of tram enthusiasts in Kolkata are set to stage a sit-in outside the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) headquarters on 1 August, accusing civic and state authorities of systematically phasing out the city’s iconic tram network under the ...
31 July 2025 The StatesmanState lodges complaint over illegal plant on govt land
The state land and land revenue department has filed a police complaint after the son of a local leader allegedly encroached upon vested government land in Ausgram, East Burdwan, to set up a fly-ash brick manufacturing unit. Officials from ...
31 July 2025 The StatesmanResidents urge CM to set up Durga Angan at Guptipara
The recognition of Bengal’s Durga Puja by UNESCO has drawn global attention to the region’s traditional art, culture, literature, and rituals, showcased vividly through thematic pandals and the Durga Puja carnival.During her address on 21 July, the chief minister ...
31 July 2025 The StatesmanSafety first: State mulls helpline for female passengers
The state transport department has decided to introduce helpline numbers for women travelling in buses, online app cabs and taxis.A high-level meeting on the subject was held by the department officials with the city police, officials of the city ...
31 July 2025 The StatesmanWe will not allow SIR in Bengal: Abhishek
Trinamul Congress national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee today said they [BJP] will desperately attempt to implement Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in Bengal, but it will only increase the trust and love people have for the TMC. If the ...
31 July 2025 The StatesmanAIIMS convocation: Prez urges young doctors to lead with compassion, integrity
In her address to young doctors, President Droupadi Murmu today asked them to uphold the highest ideals of service and lead the nation’s healthcare transformation with humility, dedication, and lifelong learning.Speaking at the first convocation ceremony of AIIMS Kalyani, ...
31 July 2025 The StatesmanMetro’s repair & reconstruct of affected areas of Kavi Subhash station
The Kolkata Metro Railway is considering plans to repair and reconstruct the affected parts of Kavi Subhash Metro station at a cost of around Rs 9 crore.The city Metro is said to have floated an e-tender for the work ...
31 July 2025 The StatesmanTMC highlights resident certificate to a tractor in Bihar
Strange things are happening in Bihar where the Assembly election will be held later this year.After a dog, now a tractor has been issued a residential certificate.AdvertisementTrinamul Congress leadership in the party’s X handle wrote: “These very certificates ...
31 July 2025 The StatesmanCommuters face traffic disruptions over Murmu’s visit
President Droupadi Murmu’s two-day visit to Kolkata has brought large parts of the city to a standstill, with widespread traffic restrictions and road closures causing severe inconvenience to commuters, particularly air passengers.Several travellers missed or nearly missed flights on ...
31 July 2025 The StatesmanMonsoon intensifies in city, heavy rains likely in south Bengal
The monsoon regained momentum in Kolkata with the city recording 69.3 millimetres of rainfall between Monday and Tuesday morning, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD).Skies are expected to remain mostly overcast over the next 24 hours, with the ...
30 July 2025 The StatesmanJhalda martyr’s family finds closure after terrorists killed in Kashmir
The family of Intelligence Branch (IB) officer Manish Ranjan Mishra (33), who was martyred in the Pahalgam terror attack, expressed relief and a sense of justice after assailants reportedly linked to the incident were gunned down by security forces ...
30 July 2025 The StatesmanAnubrata appointed convenor of TMC’s Birbhum core committee
Following a meeting with Trinamul Congress (TMC) chairperson Mamata Banerjee at Ranga Bitan Guest House in Bolpur, Anubrata Mondal, former Birbhum district president of the party, has been appointed convenor of the district’s core committee.The post had previously been ...
30 July 2025 The StatesmanBJP MP urges Delhi police to probe assault claim on Bengali-speaking woman
BJP MP Soumendu Adhikari has lodged a police complaint in Delhi against West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee, alleging the dissemination of fabricated and communally provocative content through social media.Mr Adhikari urged the Delhi Police to register an FIR ...
30 July 2025 The StatesmanSuvendu alleges massive voter list manipulation, writes to EC
Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari today alleged that I-PAC, the consultancy firm working with the Trinamul Congress (TMC), has inserted numerous fake names into the electoral rolls of every Assembly constituency in West Bengal.According to him, these voters do ...
30 July 2025 The StatesmanNew devices on highways to check over speeding
In a bid to control the speed of vehicles and avert accidents along the Kalyani Expressway, the Barrackpore Commissionerate today installed speed laser guns, a device that can detect speed of vehicles instantly.Stern action against the errant drivers and ...
30 July 2025 The StatesmanCM lays foundation stone, opens projects worth Rs 1,142 cr
Chief minister Mamata Banerjee has laid foundation stones of over 1,000 projects virtually throughout the state worth Rs 1,142 crore from her meeting in Birbhum district today afternoon.Bridges, roads, water projects, primary health unit, community hall, boundary wall of ...
30 July 2025 The StatesmanOfficials meet over proposed export hub
A proposal to establish an export hub for the twin districts of East and West Burdwan was discussed at a preliminary meeting held here today.Chief minister Mamata Banerjee recently announced that four such hubs would be set up across ...
29 July 2025 The StatesmanMetro completes first phase of replacement in Blue Line
The city Metro achieved a milestone last Saturday with the completion of the phase of replacement of the 38-year-old steel third rail with aluminium in the Blue Line.The change is anticipated to reduce 84 per cent energy loss amounting ...
29 July 2025 The StatesmanCommission helping BJP to win elections: Mamata
Mamata Banerjee, Trinamul Congress chairperson, coming down heavily on the Election Commission of India (ECI) for training of BLOs (booth level officers), in New Delhi, without intimating her, said: “The Commission is helping the BJP to win the election. ...
29 July 2025 The StatesmanAbhishek points out discrepancies in Bihar SIR
Coming down heavily on the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) by the Election Commission of India (ECI), Abhishek Banerjee, national general secretary of Trinamul Congress said a dog has been included in the voters’ list in Bihar at the cost ...
29 July 2025 The StatesmanDefence ministry confirms defence land and encroachment in Bengal
The state BJP today expressed grave concern over the encroachment of the defence land in several parts of Bengal. BJP state president and Rajya Sabha MP Shamik Bhattacharya said that the defence ministry today confirmed that more than 1,500 ...
29 July 2025 The StatesmanProtest over sale of waqf land in Burdwan
Around 3.59 acres of Waqf property, situated beside the old Grand Trunk Road in Burdwan town, have allegedly been illegally sold to private individuals, leading to the construction of various commercial establishments, the All Bengal Save Waqf Committee claimed ...
29 July 2025 The StatesmanTMC MP questions govt on security breach in Pahalgam
Abhishek Banerjee, national general secretary of Trinamul Congress again posted his pointers over the Pahalgam terror attack. He wrote this on the day when a couple of terrorists falling to security forces’ bullets. He posed on X: “It has ...
29 July 2025 The StatesmanIIM-C allows rape-accused student to resume classes
The Indian Institute of Management Calcutta (IIM-C) has allowed a second-year student, who was arrested earlier this month on charges of rape and is currently out on bail, to resume attending classes from Monday, an institute official said.The decision ...
29 July 2025 The StatesmanCity to get heavy rains in next few days: Met
The Regional Meteorological Centre in Alipore has forecast continued rainfall across Kolkata and parts of south Bengal due to a well-marked low-pressure area over central India and associated weather systems.The system will bring in rains in the city till ...
29 July 2025 The StatesmanCracks on Metro station platform columns
The city Metro decided to withdraw services after few cracks were observed in some columns on the UP platform of Kavi Subhash Metro station today. According to Kolkata Metro Railway, the cracks are suspected to have resulted from uneven ...
29 July 2025 The StatesmanEC helping BJP to win elections: Mamata
Mamata Banerjee, Trinamul Congress chairperson, coming down heavily on the Election Commission of India (ECI) for training of BLOs (booth level officers), in New Delhi, without intimating her, said: “The Commission is helping the BJP to win the election. ...
29 July 2025 The StatesmanMamata Banerjee targets BJP over ‘attack’ on Bengali migrant family in Delhi
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, on Sunday, launched a fresh attack against the BJP, accusing a state administration run by it of harassing and torturing a Bengali-speaking migrant family there.Her fresh target is the BJP-run Delhi government and ...
28 July 2025 The StatesmanFresh drive to free Kolkata footpaths of vagrants
The Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) has decided to launch a fresh drive to free Kolkata’s roads, passenger waiting areas, and footpaths of vagrants.A source at the KMC said on Sunday that the drive will be held in three phases ...
28 July 2025 The StatesmanCM Mamata Banerjee to start ‘Bhasha Andolan’ from Birbhum on Monday
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will on Monday kick off her “weekly protest movement” against the alleged harassment of Bengali-speaking people in BJP-ruled states.She will lead a protest rally there in Birbhum district. The reason for choosing Birbhum ...
28 July 2025 The StatesmanDepression moves out of West Bengal but more rain on the radar, says Met office
The depression that triggered widespread rain in Kolkata and south Bengal districts moved past Jharkhand and was over Chhattisgarh.However, the Met Office on Sunday said that scattered rain will continue to occur in Kolkata and its adjoining areas, and ...
28 July 2025 The StatesmanBengal LoP accuses Mamata govt of appointing temporary employees as BLOs
The Leader of the Opposition in West Bengal Assembly, Suvendu Adhikari, on Sunday, alleged that the Mamata Banerjee-led West Bengal government appointed undeserving candidates as booth-level officers (BLOs).Speaking to media persons on Sunday, Adhikari claimed that despite having permanent ...
28 July 2025 The StatesmanKolkata Police arrest four in cyber fraud case, recover items worth Rs 17 lakh
Four persons were arrested and items worth Rs 17 lakh recovered following multiple raids in the city, said Kolkata Police on Sunday. The raids were carried out as part of the police investigation into a cyber-fraud case, which was ...
28 July 2025 The StatesmanAmit Malviya’s 8 reasons why Mamata Banerjee is backing illegal infiltration
BJP leader Amit Malviya, on Sunday, gave eight reasons why he feels that West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is the “biggest patron of illegal infiltrators, Bangladeshi nationals, and Rohingyas” and also “an ardent admirer of the Urdu language”.In ...
28 July 2025 The StatesmanCPI(M), Cong gasp for alternative narrative on rising political heat on ‘Bengali Pride’
Amid the rising political heat in West Bengal over the issues of ‘Bengali Pride’ and ‘Bengalis in Danger’ with both Trinamool Congress and BJP weaponising their narratives and counter-narratives, the other two political forces in the state, namely CPI(M)-led ...
28 July 2025 The StatesmanGovt departments putting up ads need NOC from KMC: Mayor
State and central government departments putting up advertisements hoardings will now have to mandatorily obtain no-objection certificate from Kolkata Municipal Corporation, informed mayor Firahd Hakim.The norm is to be henceforth strictly followed after the state government gave a nod ...
28 July 2025 The StatesmanLaw college to deploy ex-Army personnel
The governing body of the law college in Kolkata, where a student was allegedly gang-raped last month, has announced a major overhaul of its campus security, including the deployment of retired Army personnel in place of private security guards, ...
27 July 2025 The StatesmanTransovarial transmission lead to rise in dengue cases
Dengue cases have been on the rise in parts of East Burdwan over the past week, affecting both urban and rural areas—particularly in the Purbasthali-II block.Health officials have identified transovarial transmission as a key factor contributing to the surge.AdvertisementAs ...
27 July 2025 The StatesmanTMC MP alleges Union minister is misleading Parl
Rajya Sabha MP Ritabrata Banerjee on Saturday accused minister of state for heavy industries, Bhupathiraju Srinivas Varma, of making misleading statements in Parliament regarding the status of crèche facilities in Andrew Yule-run tea gardens in the Dooars.Mr Banerjee had ...
27 July 2025 The StatesmanRs 2 lakh compensation for lightning death victims’ kin
The East Burdwan administration today provided cash relief to six families of victims, who died in Thursday’s lightning.The dependents of the deceased were handed over Rs 2 lakh each. Most of the lightning victims were marginal farmers and farmland ...
27 July 2025 The Statesman75-yr-old man served NRC notice, seeks CM’s help
A 75-year-old resident of Mathabhanga II block in Cooch Behar, Nishikanta Das, has sought the intervention of chief minister Mamata Banerjee after receiving a notice from the Foreigners Tribunal in Kamrup, Assam, in connection with the National Register of ...
27 July 2025 The StatesmanInnovators, investors get together for start-up missions
Bengal E-Summit 2025, the second edition of the IEM-UEM Group’s flagship entrepreneurial event, unfolded on 26-27 July, bringing together innovators, start-ups, investors, and thought leaders from across the country.Spearheading the inauguration was Dr Bandanna Sen, director general at DGCIS, ...
27 July 2025 The StatesmanGreen move: Students labour to germinate, plant Asan tree
The botany department of the state-aided Banowarilal Bhalotia (BB) College under Kazi Nazrul University (KNU) has come forward to plant about 5,000 saplings of the almost extinct species, Terminalia Elliptica (Asan tree), which were once found in abundance in ...
27 July 2025 The StatesmanTMCP sees conspiracy in exam schedule clash with its foundation day
Trinamul Congress’ student wing, Trinamul Chhatra Parishad (TMCP), on Saturday criticised the University of Calcutta’s decision to hold undergraduate exams on 28 July, the day the students celebrate its foundation day. The university has scheduled BA LLB semester 4 ...
27 July 2025 The StatesmanDilip Ghosh seeks police probe for viral video
Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Dilip Ghosh, and erstwhile state president of the party, has filed a formal complaint with the cybercrime unit of Kolkata Police, alleging a conspiracy to defame him through the circulation of an alleged ...
27 July 2025 The StatesmanCM to hold meeting with community Durga puja committees on 31 July
Chief minister Mamata Banerjee will meet community Durga Puja committees on 31 July at the Netaji Indoor Stadium (NIS) and announce the amount of the grant to the organisers.The Durga Puja festival is scheduled during the end of September ...
27 July 2025 The StatesmanDurgapur engineering college holds HR conclave
Dr B C Roy Engineering College organised a grand HR Conclave on Friday as a part of their yearlong silver jubilee celebration, bringing together HR professionals from core and software sectors.The theme of the event was “Workforce 2030: Shaping ...
26 July 2025 The StatesmanMGNREGA dues: After deprivation, Bengal removed from state-wise list
Trinamul Congress MPs today came down heavily on the BJP after the concerned central minister refused to mention the pending MGNREGA dues of Bengal.Derek O’Brien, leader of Trinamul Congress in Rajya Sabha, raised a starred question to ...
26 July 2025 The StatesmanOvernight rains flood areas near city airport
Heavy overnight rains triggered by a low-pressure system over the Bay of Bengal have caused waterlogging across several parts of Kolkata, including low-lying areas adjacent to the city’s international airport, officials said on Friday.Water has accumulated on the land ...
26 July 2025 The StatesmanCity goes under water as low pressure build-up intensifies; red alert in 2 districts
Heavy rains continued to batter parts of West Bengal on Friday, as a well-marked low-pressure area formed over the northern Bay of Bengal moved closer to the state and Bangladesh coast, triggering widespread alerts and disruptions.The India Meteorological Department ...
26 July 2025 The StatesmanICC hosts Bengal rice conclave
The Indian Chamber of Commerce (ICC) hosted the Bengal Rice conclave today. Themed “Enhancing Production, Crop Protection & Smart Irrigation Practices,” the conclave brought together eminent policymakers, agricultural experts, and stakeholders to chart a progressive roadmap for the future ...
26 July 2025 The StatesmanCold storage members voices concerns over potato market price, losses
The West Bengal Cold Storage Association today held a press conference at the Press Club, Kolkata, to draw the attention of the govt. consumers, and the general public to the large gap in price of potato at the wholesale ...
26 July 2025 The StatesmanZSI finds a new species of wolf spiders at Sagar island
In a significant discovery, researchers from the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) in Kolkata have found a new spider species at Sagar Island in the Sundarbans.The finding, as being anticipated by the researchers could be a source of innumerable ...
26 July 2025 The StatesmanECI set to launch major voter roll overhaul
The Election Commission of India (ECI) is set to begin a sweeping revision of its electoral rolls in Bengal, part of a planned nationwide exercise that has already triggered a political storm over the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) ...
26 July 2025 The StatesmanPipeline, bridge collapse on Damodar triggers water crisis
A severe drinking water crisis has gripped parts of Asansol and Raniganj after a structural bridge carrying a 40-year-old Public Health Engineering (PHE) pipeline collapsed in Kalajharia over the river Damodar two days ago.Areas affected include Mohishila Colony in ...
26 July 2025 The StatesmanProtests erupt in Belghoria over proposed merger of two post offices
A large-scale protest broke out in Kolkata’s Belghoria area on Friday following reports of a proposed merger between the busy East Belghoria post office and the smaller, dilapidated Udaypur post office in nearby Nimta.The unrest prompted a significant deployment ...
26 July 2025 The StatesmanBJP protests by swimming in waterlogged Salt Lake streets
Members of the BJP’s youth wing staged an unusual protest on Friday by swimming through waterlogged streets in Salt Lake, a planned township near Kolkata, to protest against civic failures following overnight rains.Led by local BJP Yuva Morcha leader ...
26 July 2025 The StatesmanKMC signs pact for iconic Roxy’s facelift
The city’s iconic Roxy cinema hall is set to get an overhaul, restoring its glory of the yore.CREDAI Kolkata has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) for the renovation of the iconic Roxy ...
25 July 2025 The StatesmanTMC MP raises question in Parl on Tagore’s statue in Jallianwala Bagh memorial
In a written response to a question raised by Trinamul Congress MP Ritabrata Banerjee the ministry of culture has confirmed that there is no statue of Kobiguru Rabindranath Tagore at the Jallianwala Bagh memorial, and, more disappointingly, that there ...
25 July 2025 The StatesmanBurnpur-based ISP adds new European standard profile
In a major boost to its product portfolio, the Universal Section Mill (USM) of IISCO Steel Plant (ISP), Burnpur, has successfully rolled a new structural profile — UB406X178X67.1 — which meets stringent European specifications.Developed in response to evolving market ...
25 July 2025 The StatesmanPolice arrest local leader for alleged rape
Park Street police station has arrested Mujibur Rahaman, a political leader of Birbhum district for allegedly raping a housewife in a hotel in Park Street about a month ago.The National Investigation Agency (NIA) had arrested one person from Birbhum ...
25 July 2025 The StatesmanAvoid three US-based universities: NMC to Indian students
The National Medical Commission (NMC), sole body monitoring medical education across states and Union Territories (UTs) in India, has advised Indian students seeking admission to foreign medical institutes/ universities to strictly avoid admission in undergraduate medical courses in three ...
25 July 2025 The StatesmanLow pressure intensifies: IMD
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued heavy rainfall and thunderstorm warnings for several districts of southern West Bengal today as a low-pressure area intensifies over the northern Bay of Bengal.Cloudy skies and light rain were reported in Kolkata ...
25 July 2025 The StatesmanRailways plan smoother tracks, safer journeys
In a significant step towards improving speed, safety, and operational efficiency, the engineering department of Eastern Railway’s Howrah Division executed a critical track realignment work between Cheragram Block Hut and Belmuri station on the Down Howrah – Burdwan Chord ...
25 July 2025 The StatesmanBring in more Bengali songs in serials and films: Mamata
Chief minister Mamata Banerjee urged the directors and producers to use more Bengali songs in films and tele-serials and regretted attacks on Bengali speaking workers in different states. She was addressing a gathering at Dhono Dhanyo Auditorium to pay ...
25 July 2025 The StatesmanNew OBC list: HC extends stay on publication of final notification
The Calcutta High Court on Thursday extended till 31 August its interim stay on the West Bengal government issuing the final notification for a fresh Other Backward Class (OBC) list.The matter will come up for hearing again on 5 ...
25 July 2025 The StatesmanTMC worker hacked to death in Murshidabad; Family alleges intra-party feud
A 54-year-old Trinamul Congress (TMC) worker was allegedly hacked to death late Wednesday night in Bharatpur, Murshidabad district of West Bengal, sparking fresh allegations of intra-party rivalry within the ruling party.The victim, identified as Shasthi Ghosh, a resident of ...
25 July 2025 The StatesmanCyclonic circulation, low pressure to trigger thunderstorms: IMD
A cyclonic circulation is expected to form over the northern Bay of Bengal by Wednesday, prompting weather officials to issue heavy rainfall warnings for several districts in southern West Bengal.The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast widespread thunderstorms and ...
25 July 2025 The StatesmanDengue cases may rise if people are not cautious: KMC
The Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) authorities have urged people who are suffering from fever to get their blood samples tested as the current hot and humid weather is ideal for the multiplication of dengue-bearing Aedes mosquitoes.Senior civic officials of ...
24 July 2025 The StatesmanTMC wants Parl to discuss Bengali migrants’ discrimination, SIR
Trinamul Congress MPs Wednesday submitted notices in both the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha, seeking discussions on two key issues including the alleged discrimination against Bengali-speaking migrants in various states and the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls.According to ...
24 July 2025 The StatesmanPolice seize 12 sand-loaded tractors, arrest drivers, helpers
Asansol South police have seized twelve illegal sand-loaded tractors during overnight raids in Damra, Kalipahari, within the Asansol Durgapur Police Commissionerate (ADPC) limits.Acting on the directives of Sunil Kumar Chaudhury, commissioner of Police, ADPC, regarding widespread illegal sand mining ...
24 July 2025 The StatesmanMetro to save Rs 350 cr by upgrading traction sub-station
The Kolkata Metro Railway is aiming to save Rs 350 crore for the Blue Line by upgrading the traction substation at Belgachia Metro station.In order to upgrade the power supply network from the existing 11 KV to 33 KV ...
24 July 2025 The StatesmanKanyashree: East Burdwan awaits state honour for scheme’s progress
Years of sustained progress have secured East Burdwan—a district long plagued by the persistent menace of child marriage—a prominent place in the Kanyashree scheme’s successful implementation.On 14 August, the department of women & child development and social welfare will ...
24 July 2025 The StatesmanMed college PGT accused of sexual assault
A postgraduate trainee with the Burdwan Medical College was accused of forcing physical relations with a girl from Bankura.The victim initially had lodged a complaint with the Chhatna police station in Bankura on 16 July in which she complained ...
24 July 2025 The StatesmanRebel TMC MLA may float new party
Rebel Trinamul Congress leader Humayun Kabir from Bharatpur constituency in Murshidabad may float a new political party, hardly 10 months ahead of the Assembly polls in West Bengal.Mr Kabir’s new party would contest in around 50 Assembly seats, mostly ...
24 July 2025 The StatesmanTrinamul highlights Centre’s economic blockade on Bengal
Trinamul Congress today came down heavily on the NDA-led Centre for causing economic blockade to Bengal though only two fake job cards were found during investigation as against 58,826 fake cards under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee (MGNREGA ...
24 July 2025 The Statesman