A fresh wave of political expectation has swept through the Darjeeling Hills after the Centre appointed former deputy National Security Adviser and retired IPS officer Pankaj Kumar Singh as the interlocutor for the Darjeeling Hills, Terai, and Dooars region.The ...
1 November 2025 The StatesmanRailway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw today approved the plan for developing passenger holding areas at 76 railway stations including Howrah, Sealdah, Shalimar and Asansol.According to a Press communiqué, the holding areas are to be constructed considering the local conditions in ...
1 November 2025 The StatesmanDirectorate General of Resettlement, department of ex-servicemen welfare, ministry of defence, organised a job fair for ESM of armed forces on 29 October at Vijay Durg (Fort William), Kolkata to bring ESM/retiring personnel seeking employment opportunities and the corporate ...
1 November 2025 The StatesmanBarely a week after the state government convened a high-level meeting to tighten security in hospitals, another shocking incident of harassment has been reported, this time from Kolkata Medical College and Hospital.According to hospital sources, a woman intern doctor ...
1 November 2025 The StatesmanAn all-party meeting was held in Asansol by the district magistrate of West Burdwan with representatives of all political parties recognised by the Election Commission of India.According to sources in the district administration, West Burdwan has a total of ...
1 November 2025 The StatesmanAs the morning arrives in Malopara, Krishnanagar, the soft sunlight spills over the rooftops and narrow lanes. The smell of flowers and burning incense floats in the air. It is Navami, the sacred day of Jagadhatri Puja.Before the day ...
1 November 2025 The StatesmanTrinamool Congress leader Abhishek Banerjee Friday paid a heartfelt tribute to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, the Iron Man of India, on his birth anniversary. In a post on his WhatsApp channel, Banerjee recalled Patel’s instrumental role in integrating the princely ...
1 November 2025 The StatesmanAfter wreaking havoc in parts of Andhra Pradesh, the cyclonic storm ‘Montha’ weakened into a depression today bringing rainfall in several districts of South Bengal during the day.According to the weather scientists of the Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC), the ...
31 October 2025 The StatesmanThe forest department, with financial support from a Japanese agency, is set to deploy artificial intelligence to monitor the real-time movement of migratory elephant herds in Bankura, aiming to reduce recurring human-elephant conflicts.High-resolution, solar-powered AI-enabled cameras are planned for ...
31 October 2025 The StatesmanEnforcement Directorate (ED) officers on Wednesday raided the house of a businessman in the Taratala area of Kolkata and recovered over Rs 1 crore and jewellery.Sources in the central investigation agency said that the raid was conducted as part ...
31 October 2025 The StatesmanAn engineering student of Jadavpur University (JU) allegedly committed suicide by jumping off a moving train, said the police on Wednesday.The incident occurred on Tuesday night near Kansai Halt station in Medinipur, West Midnapore district, when he was returning ...
31 October 2025 The StatesmanA single-judge bench of the Calcutta High Court, on Wednesday, granted interim protection to the Leader of the Opposition (LoP) in the West Bengal Assembly and senior BJP leader, Suvendu Adhikari, from the police on two FIRs registered against ...
31 October 2025 The StatesmanThe Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), on Wednesday, had launched a scathing attack against West Bengal government and Trinamool Congress over a reported incident of vandalisation and beheading of idols of Goddess Jagatdhatri at Mandirbazar under Diamond Harbour Lok Sabha ...
31 October 2025 The StatesmanA Customs Department officer has approached the Calcutta High Court seeking justice after allegedly being assaulted by a mob in the Sonarpur area of South 24 Parganas district, following a minor road accident.The officer, Pradeep Kumar, filed a petition ...
31 October 2025 The StatesmanThe Office of the West Bengal Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), on Wednesday, had set the deadline for all the booth-level officers (BLOs) to report for electoral duty by 12 noon on Thursday, officials said.The BLOs, who are yet to ...
31 October 2025 The StatesmanWest Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday sought the protection of the voting rights of all genuine voters in the state and the country, but avoided directly mentioning the special intensive revision (SIR) in the state, which was ...
31 October 2025 The StatesmanTrinamul Congress national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee visited the family of Pradeep Kar in Panihati, who died by suicide in fear of NRC on Tuesday.After visiting the deceased’s family, addressing the Media, Abhishek said, “With a day of the ...
31 October 2025 The StatesmanPratap Roy (38), a contractor, died today after falling from the rooftop of a private medical college hospital building in Rajbandh, under the jurisdiction of Kanksha Police Station.A resident of Shyampur Colony in Durgapur, Mr Roy was fixing glass ...
30 October 2025 The StatesmanJust four days after a migrant labourer from Birbhum, employed in Chennai, was found dead under mysterious circumstances in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, the family of another migrant worker has reported him missing.Debashish Bagdi (35), a resident of Sarama village ...
30 October 2025 The StatesmanIn a significant achievement, the Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port (SMP), in conjunction with India Maritime Week in Mumbai, has inked a series of landmark Memorandum of Understanding (MoUs) amounting to an investment of over Rs 48,000 crore across diverse ...
30 October 2025 The StatesmanSiliguri MLA and chief whip of the Opposition in the West Bengal Assembly, Dr Sankar Ghosh, has set up a Help Desk at his office to assist residents seeking guidance during the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral ...
30 October 2025 The StatesmanEven though cyclone ‘Montha’ was mainly restricted to the southern states of Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu, districts of South Bengal, including Kolkata and Howrah, could feel its rippling effect for the next few days. The Regional Meteorological Centre ...
30 October 2025 The StatesmanIn what comes as good news for the cinema lovers of the city, the much awaited mega annual event, 31st Kolkata International Film Festival (KIFF) is to be held from 6 to 13 November.Saptapadi (1961) by filmmaker Ajoy Kar, ...
30 October 2025 The StatesmanThe body of a missing tribal girl was fished out of an irrigation canal in Memari near here on Tuesday morning. Neela Murmu (14) of Chhinui village in Memari had taken cattle to the outskirts of the village for ...
30 October 2025 The StatesmanTragedy cast a pall of gloom during Chhath celebrations in Katwa after two young brothers drowned in the Bhagirathi River on Tuesday morning. The brothers – Shivam Saw (20) and Sujan Saw (23) – were residents of Nationalpara locality ...
30 October 2025 The StatesmanChief Minister Mamata Banerjee came down heavily on the BJP and the Election Commission of India after a 57-year-old person in North 24-Parganas committed suicide after failing to bear the anxiety following the declaration of NRC.Pradip Kar a resident ...
30 October 2025 The StatesmanAfter the Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a Centre’s petition that challenged the Calcutta High Court’s order directing the resumption of MGNREGA, a 100-day rural employment guarantee scheme, in the state, after over three years, the Trinamul Congress has ...
30 October 2025 The StatesmanUjjwal Chatterjee, chairman of Suri Municipality, has announced the opening of a legal aid centre at the civic body’s office to assist people during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the voters’ list.The Election Commission of India (ECI) has ...
30 October 2025 The StatesmanOne lakh people will surround the office of the Election Commission of India office in Delhi if the name of a genuine voter is dropped from the electoral roll, Abhishek Banerjee, Trinamul Congress national general secretary said today.Talking to ...
30 October 2025 The StatesmanSenior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and former state president Dilip Ghosh on Tuesday expressed full confidence in the impartial functioning of the Election Commission of India (ECI), asserting that the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls ...
30 October 2025 The StatesmanThe nephew of a BJP MLA was arrested early this morning more than five years after he allegedly raped the minor daughter of a party cadre at an amusement park here.Sahadeb Ghorui, the nephew of Durgapur (Paschim) MLA Lakshman ...
29 October 2025 The StatesmanTrinamul Congress will vehemently protest in Delhi if the name of a genuine voter is dropped during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR).“We are not against the SIR. But it has been used to benefit the BJP. We are not ...
29 October 2025 The StatesmanA fatwa by the local MLA to set BJP cadres on fire has ignited political controversy in Burdwan today, the day the Election Commission of India rolled out the second phase of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise.The MLA, ...
29 October 2025 The StatesmanThe 2nd year medical student who was allegedly gangraped on the night of October 10 not far from the college campus has identified Firdos Sheikh, a former employee of the college, as the rapist. This was revealed in the ...
29 October 2025 The StatesmanAhead of the 2026 Assembly elections in West Bengal, senior All India Congress Committee, (AICC) member and former Leader of Opposition in Parliament Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Monday extended a warm welcome to all “secular, educated, capable, and dedicated ...
29 October 2025 The StatesmanLeader of Opposition in West Bengal Assembly, Suvendu Adhikari today raised serious allegations about irregularities in the state’s electoral rolls, claiming that the lists contain a large number of dead and fake voters ahead of the Special Intensive Revision ...
29 October 2025 The StatesmanA ward boy of the Burdwan Medical College and Hospital was arrested by the police today on charges of molestation, assault and outraging the modesty of a patient’s daughter in the ward last night.The ward boy had allegedly switched ...
29 October 2025 The StatesmanChief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday expressed happiness over the completion of the alternative Hume Pipe Bridge (vented causeway) at Dudhia, restoring the crucial Mirik–Siliguri connectivity. Normal traffic has resumed over the new bridge from today.In a social media ...
29 October 2025 The StatesmanIn a significant decision, the state government today made a major revamp in the state administration by effecting transfers of around 64 IAS officers at one go, five WBCS officers and 10 district magistrates. The move comes on a ...
29 October 2025 The StatesmanCyclone Montha, brewing over the Bay of Bengal, is likely to trigger widespread rainfall across several districts of West Bengal between Tuesday and Friday, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said today.According to a special bulletin issued by the Met ...
29 October 2025 The StatesmanRotary Club of Calcutta is 107-year-old Service Club based in Kolkata and is the first Rotary Club set up in India way back in 1919. Referred to as The Old Number One, the club as part of its activities ...
28 October 2025 The StatesmanEvery person in India should be allowed to practice his own religion without any fear, said Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee this afternoon.She inaugurated Chhath Puja this afternoon. She also inaugurated an old temple after its renovation today.AdvertisementMiss Banerjee said: ...
28 October 2025 The StatesmanTrinamul Congress national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee Monday hailed the Supreme Court’s decision to dismiss the central government’s plea challenging the Calcutta High Court’s order to resume MGNREGA in Bengal as a “historic victory” for the people of Bengal.“Today’s ...
28 October 2025 The StatesmanThe idol of Goddess Jagadhatri at Chandannagar’s Helapukur this year has been adorned with gold and diamond jewellery, prompting devotees to name the deity “Sonar Maa” (golden mother) with due reverence and affection.But it is not just this glitter ...
28 October 2025 The StatesmanThe Eastern Railway has so far operated 46 unreserved special trains to facilitate the journey of passengers during the ongoing Chhath Puja. The Chhath special unreserved trains were operated connecting different stations, including the two major railway stations of ...
28 October 2025 The StatesmanTeam India’s young boxers continued their impressive run at the 3rd Asian Youth Games 2025, adding four more victories to their tally as Lamchemnba, Udham Singh, and Anant Deshmukh registered commanding wins on Saturday, following strong performances by Ahaana ...
28 October 2025 The StatesmanThe officer-in-charge of Chetla Police Station has been removed after a man was brutally murdered with a digging bar near the residence of Kolkata Mayor Firhad Hakim in south Kolkata, a senior state government official said on Sunday. Amitabh ...
28 October 2025 The StatesmanA private carrier resumed direct commercial passenger flights to China, connecting Kolkata to Guangzhou with daily nonstop flights, following recent diplomatic initiatives. IndiGo took off from the airport with 176 passengers, an official said.Direct flights operated between the two ...
28 October 2025 The StatesmanA district court in the industrial township of Asansol on Sunday remanded Tahsin Ahmed, son of Shakil Ahmed aka Master Shakil, co-president of the Trinamool Congress’s minority wing in West Burdwan district of West Bengal, to ten days of ...
28 October 2025 The StatesmanThe West Bengal School Service Commission (WBSSC) has allocated five marks for aspiring Group C and Group D candidates who have previous work experience, said an Education Department official on Sunday.Candidates with experience who will appear in the Group ...
28 October 2025 The StatesmanThe Trinamul Congress on Saturday slammed the BJP over its studied silence on the suicide of a woman doctor in Maharashtra following rape by police sub-inspector Gopal Badne and after being intimidated and threatened by an MP in the ...
27 October 2025 The StatesmanThe Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), Traffic, of Asansol Durgapur Police Commissionerate, V.G. Satish Pasumarthi, inspected all the ghats in Asansol and Durgapur for the ensuing Chhath Puja tomorrow. As in previous years, the Traffic Police and all the ...
27 October 2025 The StatesmanThe hectic schedule of Dr Biplabendu Talukdar has not diminished his childhood passion for making and sculpting idols of deities. His family members and relatives have played a major role in helping Dr Talukdar nurture this lifelong interest.A tragedy ...
26 October 2025 The StatesmanThe Malda Merchants’ Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MMCCI) has urged Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman to extend the deadline for filing Income Tax Returns (Audit) for the Assessment Year 2025-26.In a letter addressed to the finance minister, MMCCI ...
26 October 2025 The StatesmanTwo men from Siliguri were killed and another seriously injured after an ambulance they were travelling in, lost control and fell off a culvert in the Mandsaur district of Madhya Pradesh in the wee hours of Saturday.According to the ...
26 October 2025 The StatesmanTension gripped Panihati on Friday night after a local Trinamul Congress (TMC) youth leader allegedly assaulted four residents during a Kali Puja idol immersion.The accused, identified as Bubai Mallik, reportedly attacked a group of youths with a pistol butt, ...
26 October 2025 The StatesmanThe Chandannagar Jagadhatri Puja procession, which began 70 years ago with just seven puja committees under the central committee, has now grown to include 180 puja committees this year.Earlier, the Jagadhatri idol immersion took place on Dashami itself. However, ...
26 October 2025 The StatesmanThe Communist Party of India (Marxist) has launched a pilot exercise in select areas of the Jadavpur Assembly constituency, claiming to have uncovered a large number of deceased voters still listed on the rolls.Addressing a press conference in Jadavpur ...
26 October 2025 The StatesmanThree potters died in a road mishap on the national highway-19 early this morning.The potters were returning back to Kolkata from Asansol on a small truck after finishing work there. The truck they were travelling in, as the police ...
26 October 2025 The StatesmanThe state government has failed to replace the ball bearings of the Durgapur Barrage bridge, and many lock gates remain unchanged even after two recent disasters, alleged Union minister of state for education Sukanta Majumdar, in Durgapur.“What work has ...
26 October 2025 The StatesmanIn a significant step toward strengthening India-China relations, regular direct air connectivity between the two neighbouring nations is set to resume after more than five years from tomorrow.IndiGo will restart its flight service connecting Kolkata and Guangzhou from 26 ...
26 October 2025 The StatesmanThe incident of two Australian women cricketers, taking part in the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup, being allegedly stalked and molested in Madhya Pradesh’s Indore has been widely criticised by the Trinamul Congress. The incident, which occurred on Thursday ...
26 October 2025 The StatesmanThe medical student survivor of the 10 October night alleged gang rape went through the process of identifying the accused at the Durgapur Sub-Correctional Home this afternoon. The scheduled Test Identification (TI) Parade of five of the six accused ...
26 October 2025 The StatesmanIn a bizarre incident that has sent ripples through the university town of Kalyani in Nadia district, police on Friday detained a vagrant after hundreds of voter identity cards were found stuffed inside his bag. The discovery — made ...
26 October 2025 The StatesmanThe inaugural session of the 16th IEEE UEMCON organised by IEM and UEM commenced at the IBM Louis V. Gerstner, Jr. Centre for Learning, New York, USA, from 22 to 24 October, marking a vibrant start to the international ...
26 October 2025 The StatesmanTension gripped Uluberia Sub-Divisional Hospital on Friday after a junior woman doctor was allegedly assaulted and threatened with rape inside the hospital premises, prompting widespread outrage among medical staff.In protest, senior resident doctors observed a five-hour “pen-down” strike, suspending ...
25 October 2025 The StatesmanAfter traversing 41 long years, Kolkata Metro Railway’s Blue Line is all set to embark on a new journey. The country’s oldest Metro is set for a revamp with the installation of the advanced signalling system of Communications-Based Train ...
25 October 2025 The StatesmanThe Communist Party of India (Marxist) has thrown its full support behind the Mahagathbandhan in Bihar, with the party’s central leadership preparing for a major campaign drive ahead of the first phase of Assembly polls next week.The CPI-M politburo ...
25 October 2025 The StatesmanSandip Karra, deputy commissioner of police (DCP) West of Asansol Durgapur Police Commissionerate (ADPC) has been appointed as the new superintendent of police (SP) of Cooch Behar in a new notification released from the home department in Nabanna.He will ...
25 October 2025 The StatesmanTrinamul Congress lambasted the BJP for its silence over the alleged rape and abuse of a doctor of a state-run hospital in Maharashtra, who recently committed suicide, unable to bear the shame and social stigma.The unfortunate incident occurred at ...
25 October 2025 The StatesmanThe 3rd Lidderwat Trail Run was conducted by Jawahar Institute of Mountaineering & Winter Sports (JIM&WS), recently. The run, spanning approximately 17 kilometers of rugged terrain, covered the rugged valley between Aru and Pahalgam.Besides promoting fitness and mental resilience, ...
25 October 2025 The StatesmanBhim Charan Barik, a 45-year-old resident of Birulia, Nandigram-II block, devoted years of his life working as a mason in Kerala to support his family. A tragic workplace accident claimed his life, leaving his loved ones grappling with unimaginable ...
25 October 2025 The StatesmanIn a major setback for Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari, the Calcutta High Court withdrew the legal protection granted to him in 2022, today, paving the way for the state police to file FIRs against him without seeking prior ...
25 October 2025 The StatesmanHarishchandrapur in North Malda, the home turf of minister of state and local MLA Tajmul Hossain, turned into a battlefield on Thursday night following a violent clash between two rival factions of the Trinamul Congress (TMC).According to sources, followers ...
25 October 2025 The StatesmanPatton International Limited has been awarded the Rotary National CSR Award (Eastern Region) in the water, sanitation and hygiene (Large Category) for its pioneering community impact. The award was received by Preeyam Budhia (president, Patton Group), who spearheads the ...
25 October 2025 The StatesmanThe police, on early Friday morning, detained a 14-year-old boy on charges of raping a five-year-old girl at Kolaghat in East Midnapore district in West Bengal.The accused, a minor, will be presented at a Juvenile Justice Court in the ...
25 October 2025 The StatesmanThe Calcutta High Court on Friday withdrew the protection enjoyed by the Leader of the Opposition in the West Bengal Assembly, Suvendu Adhikari, from future FIRs against him by police without the prior permission of the court.To recall, in ...
25 October 2025 The StatesmanBhai Phonta, the festival celebrating the bond between brothers and sisters, was observed across West Bengal on Thursday with much enthusiasm and devotion.The occasion, which marks the culmination of the state’s post-Diwali festivities following Kali Puja, saw homes, temples ...
24 October 2025 The StatesmanGood news for aspiring medical students in the state — the Medical Council of India (MCI) has approved an additional 50 MBBS seats at Deben Mahato Government Medical College (DMGMC) in Purulia from the current academic year.According to college ...
24 October 2025 The StatesmanIndian Railways continues its unwavering commitment to ensuring safe and comfortable travel for passengers during the ongoing festive season, reflecting the spirit of “Seva, Suraksha, Sankalp” — service, safety, and commitment. The Asansol Division of Eastern Railway has implemented ...
24 October 2025 The StatesmanA fire broke out in a two-storey building housing a printing press and several small shops on Amherst Street in central Kolkata on Thursday morning, triggering panic in the congested locality and a political blame game soon after.According to ...
24 October 2025 The StatesmanSpecial director general (SDG) Anupama Nilekar Chandra conducted an official visit to the Bhatgaon Company headquarters and Border Outpost (BOP) to review security preparedness along the India–Nepal border on Wednesday.The SDG began her visit with an inspection of the ...
24 October 2025 The StatesmanGovernor Dr C V Ananda Bose, will be the chief guest at the two-day Academia–Industry and Alumni Interaction Summit to be held at the National Institute of Technology (NIT), Durgapur, from tomorrow.Union minister of state for education, Dr Sukanta ...
24 October 2025 The StatesmanThe West Bengal Police held a Press briefing today on Ma Kali idol desecration in Kakdwip yesterday. The WB Police had posted on its X handle clarifications regarding the incident, which had led to mob mobilisation on national highways ...
24 October 2025 The StatesmanThere was tension at Guskara civic town in East Burdwan last evening after an elderly man accompanied his married daughter to the police to lodge a complaint of rape against an influential local Trinamul Congress leader.However, based on the ...
24 October 2025 The StatesmanA sizable number of migrant families from the predominantly Hindi-speaking states of Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand and Bihar live in Hooghly district, especially along the industrial belts alongside the Hooghly River. Colloquially referred to as Hindustani families, they could number ...
24 October 2025 The StatesmanBhai Phonta, a festival where the sisters pray for good health, peace and prosperity of their brothers, was held in the city with usual enthusiasm.Chief minister Mamata Banerjee gave phonta to her brothers at her residence on Harish Chatterjee ...
24 October 2025 The StatesmanAir pollution levels in Asansol have reached an alarming high, while Durgapur’s air quality remains comparatively better. According to the National Air Quality Monitoring Network (NAQMN) report released by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), Asansol’s Air Quality Index ...
24 October 2025 The StatesmanThe 175-year-old confectionery at Rishra has earned a reputation not only in India but also abroad. For those seeking variety and superior quality in sweets, ‘Felu Modak’ has become a household name among sweet lovers in Hooghly district—and now, ...
24 October 2025 The StatesmanCoal India Limited (CIL), on Wednesday, signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras) to establish the “Centre for Sustainable Energy” at the IIT Madras. The MoU was signed by Achyut Ghatak, ...
24 October 2025 The StatesmanSourav Mukherjee, who is engaged in the preservation of nature and sustainable development in Sunderbans, will get the prestigious Peace Ambassador Award in community development.The award will be handed over to him at the 15th Peace Achievers International Award ...
24 October 2025 The StatesmanThe prompt alertness of a team of police officers from the Chandannagar Commissionerate, Serampore police station, led to the recovery of a stolen newborn from Serampore Walsh Hospital within an hour of its disappearance.The swift action has earned wide ...
24 October 2025 The StatesmanIn a bid to cater to the surge in passenger count during Chhath Puja, the Eastern and South Eastern Railways have made elaborate arrangements for the festive season crowd management.The Eastern Railway is dealing with more than 1,300 trips ...
24 October 2025 The StatesmanThe West Bengal Police has warned people spreading misinformation on Kakdwip temple, that its Kali idol has been damaged on Wednesday morning. The ‘misinformation’ led to a public outcry and protests on national highway.The state police have warned of ...
24 October 2025 The StatesmanThe BJP on Wednesday accused the Trinamul Congress (TMC)-led government of converting West Bengal’s state institutions into a “party-controlled ecosystem” over the past 14 years of its rule. “For the last 14 years, Mamata Banerjee has deliberately avoided recruiting ...
24 October 2025 The StatesmanThe Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) have started chalking out an early roadmap for the 2026 West Bengal Assembly elections.With the year drawing to a close, the saffron camp intends to complete its groundwork ...
24 October 2025 The StatesmanThe political atmosphere in West Bengal has turned increasingly volatile over the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral rolls, as the office of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) has issued show-cause notices to nearly 1,000 Booth-Level Officers ...
24 October 2025 The StatesmanThe police on Tuesday night arrested another accused, identified as Sheikh Samrat, in connection with the alleged assault and rape threat on a junior woman doctor at Uluberia Hospital in Howrah district.With this, the number of arrests in the ...
23 October 2025 The StatesmanDespite restrictions and time limits imposed by the administration, the city reverberated with the deafening sound of firecrackers well past midnight on Diwali night, defying the law and repeated appeals for restraint.From Dum Dum to New Town, Jadavpur to ...
23 October 2025 The StatesmanDespite strict directives from the West Bengal Pollution Control Board (WBPCB) and the Calcutta High Court, there were large-scale violations of sound and air pollution norms across Hooghly district during Kali Puja and Diwali.Two social welfare organisations — Baji ...
23 October 2025 The Statesman