The festive glow of lights and lamps in Midnapore this Diwali came veiled in a thick haze of smoke and suspended dust. As fireworks lit up the night sky, the air in the town and its suburbs turned increasingly ...
23 October 2025 The StatesmanTension gripped Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay Government Medical College and Hospital in Uluberia after a junior woman doctor was allegedly assaulted and threatened with rape by a traffic home guard and his neighbour inside the hospital premises on Monday evening.Police ...
23 October 2025 The StatesmanA fresh political storm has swept across the Hills following the Centre’s decision to appoint an interlocutor to hold discussions on Gorkha-related issues concerning Darjeeling, Terai, and Dooars.The move, which the central government says is aimed at addressing long-pending ...
23 October 2025 The StatesmanA month into the inaugural journey of Kolkata-Sairang Express, and the train has found popularity among travellers with the train getting around 120 per cent occupancy on several days in the first month of the commencement of commercial services ...
23 October 2025 The StatesmanThe South Eastern Railway is taking adequate steps so that extra rush of passengers can be taken care of during festival season, said Anil Kumar Mishra, general manager, South Eastern Railway during a Media briefing at SER Headquarters, Garden ...
23 October 2025 The StatesmanOn Tuesday morning, the Diamond Harbour MP visited Boro Maa Kali Puja in Naihati and offered puja and conducted aarati. The puja is thronged by many devotees from across the state. Abhishek was accompanied by Mr Partha Bhowmick, Trinamul ...
23 October 2025 The StatesmanThe Trinamul Congress today posted about migrant labourers being stranded in Oman.Of late, there have been many incidents concerning Bengal migrant workers, who are facing harassment in different states or are being pushed into Bangladesh on the charges of ...
22 October 2025 The StatesmanThieves robbed the houses of two managers and the cashier of a public sector bank’s branches here on Saturday night, taking away cash and jewellery worth more than Rs 5 lakhs.A gang of thieves raided three adjacent residential quarters ...
22 October 2025 The StatesmanA thick blanket of smoke engulfed Khardah’s Ishwaripur area on Tuesday morning after a massive fire broke out at a paint manufacturing unit, triggering panic among residents and nearby factory workers.The inferno, fuelled by large quantities of chemicals and ...
22 October 2025 The StatesmanIndia’s inland waterways are witnessing a defining transformation — one that promises to reshape the nation’s transport, trade, and logistics landscape from within. With a renewed thrust on developing ship repair and maintenance infrastructure, the government’s vision under Maritime ...
22 October 2025 The StatesmanThe Enforcement Directorate (ED), probing the multi-crore fake passport racket in West Bengal, is trying to trace the whereabouts of seven suspected Pakistani nationals who allegedly obtained fake Indian passports through the racket.According to ED officials, the passports were ...
21 October 2025 The StatesmanWest Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday extended Diwali greetings, urging people to uphold unity and communal harmony across the country.“Wishing everyone a very Happy Diwali! May the light of diyas and the spirit of this festival bring ...
21 October 2025 The StatesmanThe price of red hibiscus, an essential commodity for the rituals of the Kali Puja festival, has shot up almost five times in the retail markets of Kolkata on Monday, when the auspicious occasion coincides with Diwali.A garland of ...
21 October 2025 The StatesmanTo manage the heavy rush of passengers and devotees during Diwali and the upcoming Chhath Puja, the Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) has been operating 48 festival special trains for 613 trips (overall) in its jurisdiction between September and December, ...
21 October 2025 The StatesmanKolkaTrinamool Congress state general secretary in West Bengal, Kunal Ghosh, on Monday used the twin auspicious occasions of Kali Puja and Diwali to make a prediction that Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will either become the Prime Minister in 2029 ...
21 October 2025 The StatesmanFourteen fishermen from West Bengal have been detained by the Bangladesh Coast Guard (BCG) after they ventured into international waters, police said on Sunday.According to police sources, the fishermen are all residents of Kultali in the South 24 Parganas ...
20 October 2025 The StatesmanMore than 150 people fell sick after eating prasad during a puja in the Daspur area of West Bengal’s West Midnapore district, the police said on Sunday.According to police sources, there was a community ‘manasa puja’ in the area ...
20 October 2025 The StatesmanLeader of Opposition in the state Assembly Suvendu Adhikari on Sunday faced protests from a section of people at Raidighi in West Bengal’s South 24 Parganas district.People banged their hands on the car he was travelling in and shouted ...
20 October 2025 The StatesmanTrinamool Congress’ massive victory margin of over seven lakh votes from Diamond Harbour Lok Sabha constituency in South 24 Parganas district of West Bengal in the 2024 elections is “an indictment of West Bengal’s electoral process”, the BJP claimed ...
20 October 2025 The StatesmanThe News9 Global Summit 2025—Germany Edition, concluded recently in Stuttgart, Germany, successfully reaffirming the strategic, economic, and cultural partnership between India and Germany.Held under the overarching theme of Democracy, Demography, Development: The India-Germany Connect, the summit brought together policymakers, ...
20 October 2025 The StatesmanIn order to facilitate the devotees to visit Dakshineswar and Kalighat Temples on Kali Puja night the Kolkata Metro Railway has decided to run extended special services in the Blue Line. The city Metro is to operate 144 services ...
20 October 2025 The StatesmanSukharia, a serene village in Hooghly district, preserves the remnants of Bengal’s rich temple heritage. Once home to the prominent Mitra Mustafi family about three centuries ago, the village now sees the present generation return only during Durga Puja ...
20 October 2025 The StatesmanIn the heart of Nadia district, not far from Krishnagar, lies a village where time still breathes through the cracked walls of ancient homes and the faint aroma of incense that once filled every courtyard. Belpukur — a name ...
20 October 2025 The StatesmanPathuriaghata Barokali is celebrating its 98th edition of Kali Puja, making it most likely one of the oldest Kali Pujas of Kolkata.The Puja, steeped in history and heritage, traces its association with freedom fighters Bagha Jatin and Netaji. A ...
20 October 2025 The StatesmanAfter the horrific abduction, rape, and murder of a Class VII tribal schoolgirl in Rampurhat, the Birbhum district child protection department has decided to instal ‘Moner Kotha’ (mind’s speech) boxes in every school in the district, where students can ...
20 October 2025 The StatesmanCity police arrested eight persons on Saturday allegedly involved in operating a racket producing fake vehicle number plates, after making a breakthrough in the case with the arrest of a man who was reportedly riding a scooter with a ...
20 October 2025 The StatesmanBJP leader and Union Minister Mr Sukanta Mazumdar attended a party conference in Baidyabati on Saturday. He warned district BJP leaders and workers not to fall into the “provocation trap” allegedly laid by the TMC and said damaging public ...
20 October 2025 The StatesmanThe convoy of BJP’s Darjeeling MP Raju Bista was attacked by miscreants on Saturday evening by miscreants in the Sukhia Pokhari area of north Bengal.Taking to his social media handle, the BJP MP shared the information regarding the attack.Advertisement“In ...
19 October 2025 The StatesmanMystery shrouds over the death of a female doctor of the Contai Sub-Divisional Hospital in East Midnapore district on Friday. Police have started investigations.According to police sources, Dr Salini Das, a resident of Dum Dum in Kolkata, along with ...
19 October 2025 The StatesmanCity-based anaesthesiologist Dr Diptashree Ray this week saved a co-passenger’s life after he suffered a cardiac arrest at Mumbai airport, administering prompt cardiopulmonary resuscitation.In another incident, a middle-aged passenger suffered a sudden cardiac arrest mid-air on a Kolkata-bound flight ...
18 October 2025 The StatesmanAs chief minister Mamata Banerjee wrapped up her visit to Mirik and Darjeeling, discussions on disaster relief quietly gave way to renewed hopes of political resolution in the Hills.The buzz follows the central government’s decision to appoint Pankaj Kumar ...
18 October 2025 The StatesmanDespite a directive from the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) to ensure that airfares remain affordable during the festive season, ticket prices on key routes to Kolkata have skyrocketed ahead of Kali Puja.Airlines were advised to increase the ...
18 October 2025 The StatesmanThe Directorate General Resettlement (DGR) under the defence ministry, is organizing a job fair for ex-servicemen (ESM) on 29 October, starting from 7.00 a.m, at Suryodaya Auditorium, Vijay Durg (Fort William), Kolkata.This initiative aims to provide a platform for ...
18 October 2025 The StatesmanPolitical uncertainty within Bengal’s Opposition deepened on Friday after ISF MLA Naushad Siddiqui revealed that he had not received any response from the Left Front chairman regarding his proposal for an alliance ahead of the 2026 Assembly polls.Speaking to ...
18 October 2025 The StatesmanChief minister Mamata Banerjee urged people to maintain peace and make Kali Puja and Diwali a grand success.She inaugurated some important Kali Pujas in central and north Kolkata.AdvertisementShe inaugurated Janbazar Sammelito Kali Puja Samity this evening. The key person ...
18 October 2025 The StatesmanA day after the chief minister and Trinamul Congress chairperson Mamata Banerjee held meeting a marathon meeting for more than two hours with Sovan Chatterjee in Darjeeling on Thursday, the former Kolkata mayor was appointed chairman of the ...
18 October 2025 The StatesmanAs the Bijoya Sammelani gatherings by the Trinamul Congress come to an end, starting after the Durga Pujas, party national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee met with Media persons in Alipore over snacks and tea on Thursday.Abhishek chatted with the ...
18 October 2025 The StatesmanHealth workers are on their toes in Hooghly’s Polba block after four cases of chikunguniya have been detected over the past week. At least 30 others have shown symptoms of the disease, spread by mosquitoes, and await confirmatory blood ...
18 October 2025 The StatesmanThe Election Commission of India (ECI) has threatened Mackintosh Burn, a state PWD undertaking for civil, engineering and structural works, for its ‘inability’ to execute assured minimum facilities (AMF) and others infrastructures at around 85,000 polling stations in West ...
18 October 2025 The StatesmanThe Asansol Durgapur Police have sought the assistance of a cyber law expert to appear as the Special Public Prosecutor in the alleged gang-rape case of a medical student in Durgapur.The Commissioner of Police, Asansol Durgapur Police Commissionerate, had ...
18 October 2025 The StatesmanThe emergency medical officer of state-run R.G. Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata, Tapas Pramanik, who became the face of the movement against the R.G. Kar rape and murder case, has tendered his resignation from health services.Pramanik is ...
18 October 2025 The StatesmanMystery surrounding the Durgapur gang-rape incident deepens as the police on Thursday recovered a condom from the crime scene, while at least 11 condoms have also been recovered from the hostel room of Wasif Ali, the arrested male friend ...
18 October 2025 The StatesmanThe Trinamul Congress has decided to go all out against the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in West Bengal with a mega rally in Kolkata in the first week of November, said sources in the party.This, the party has planned ...
18 October 2025 The StatesmanA section of Booth Level Officers (BLOs) on Thursday wrote a letter to the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of West Bengal, seeking deployment of paramilitary forces after receiving threats to include “false names” in the voter’s list.The BLOs, as ...
17 October 2025 The StatesmanThe Leader of the Opposition in the West Bengal Assembly, Suvendu Adhikari, has ridiculed Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee over the latter’s suggestion for the plantation of mangrove saplings in the hills to prevent floods in the northern part of ...
17 October 2025 The StatesmanA youth was arrested and sent to police custody for seven days in connection with the rape of a six-year-old girl in the Suti Police Station area of Murshidabad district.The accused allegedly took the girl behind a bush and ...
17 October 2025 The StatesmanPolice on Thursday further expanded the cordoned off area of the gang-rape crime scene in West Bengal’s Durgapur as part of its investigation into the matter.The original crime scene, in a forested area outside the private medical college and ...
17 October 2025 The StatesmanAmid the crucial West Bengal Assembly polls scheduled next year, Trinamool Congress, on Thursday, has launched its digital outreach programme with an aim to involve common people in that initiative.An announcement was made by the Trinamool Congress National General ...
17 October 2025 The StatesmanThe Leader of the Opposition (LoP) in West Bengal Assembly, Suvendu Adhikari, on Thursday, sought the attention of the Election Commission of India (ECI) on an instance that booth level officers (BLOs) are being introduced at the dais of ...
17 October 2025 The StatesmanPolice in West Bengal’s Murshidabad district on Thursday arrested eight individuals in connection with the kidnapping of a local grocery merchant, Lal Chand Mandal, in Domkal.Among the accused are a civic volunteer and a known associate of a deceased ...
17 October 2025 The StatesmanThe Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday conducted search operations at eight places across West Bengal in relation to a sand-smuggling racket running in the state.Sleuths of the central investigation agency have raided Jhargram, Asansol, Lalgarh and Gopiballavpur areas. It ...
17 October 2025 The StatesmanAt a time when chief minister Mamata Banerjee has appealed to citizens to contribute to a public disaster relief fund for rebuilding flood- and landslide-hit North Bengal, Darjeeling MP Raju Bista has raised serious questions about the state’s handling ...
16 October 2025 The StatesmanMarching a step forward in crowd management during the upcoming festive season and thereafter, the Sealdah Division of the Eastern Railway has decided to withdraw stoppages of Mail/Express trains at Bidhannagar Road railway station.After the full stretch of the ...
16 October 2025 The StatesmanSenior BJP leader and Leader of Opposition in the West Bengal Assembly, Suvendu Adhikari, on Tuesday urged e-rickshaw (locally known as toto) owners across the state not to pay registration and monthly fees, recently imposed by the state government, ...
16 October 2025 The StatesmanAs the West Bengal Chief Electoral Officer’s (CEO) office fast-tracks the booth mapping process under the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR), opposition parties, including the Trinamul Congress, CPI-M-led Left Front, and Congress, have raised questions over the “hasty implementation” ...
16 October 2025 The StatesmanAs the mist hung low over the Darjeeling Hills on Wednesday morning, chief minister Mamata Banerjee began her administrative review meeting with a heavy heart — announcing that 32 people have lost their lives and thousands have been displaced ...
16 October 2025 The StatesmanWest Bengal State Fishermen’s Cooperative Federation (BENFISH) has gone green by introducing e-vehicles to carry cooked fish items in the city.Nine vehicles were flagged off by the state fisheries minister Biplab Roy Chowdhury this afternoon in presence of Chandrima ...
16 October 2025 The StatesmanTwo assistant sub inspectors (ASI) of police from Mohammad Bazar Police Station in Birbhum district have been suspended for allegedly collecting bribes from truck drivers.The District Truck and Trippers’ Association of Birbhum had also submitted a memorandum to Birbhum district ...
16 October 2025 The StatesmanSafety being the foremost priority of Indian Railways, continuous monitoring and evaluation of safety systems are integral to ensuring the highest standards of railway operation. In this context, Hari Shankar Verma, director general (safety), Railway Board, conducted a comprehensive ...
16 October 2025 The StatesmanKolkata Metro services were partially disrupted yet again on Wednesday afternoon, causing immense hardship to office-goers and daily commuters on the city’s busy Blue Line.The snag occurred after a crack was detected on the tracks near MG Road Metro ...
16 October 2025 The StatesmanThe Election Commission of India (ECI) has directed district electoral officers (DEOs), who are also district magistrates (DMs), to complete mapping and matching process of electoral rolls in West Bengal by Thursday, hardly weeks before special intensive revision (SIR) ...
16 October 2025 The StatesmanTwenty-three-year old Wasif Ali, the boyfriend is also a second year medical student at the same medical college and had taken out the survivor to the jungle about a km away from the college campus after 9 p.m. on ...
15 October 2025 The StatesmanCommissioner of Police (CP) of Asansol Durgapur Police Commissionerate (ADPC), Sunil Kumar Choudhury, at a press conference in Durgapur late last evening, said that the ADPC is fully prepared to provide all possible support and security to the family ...
15 October 2025 The StatesmanIn a sharp attack on chief minister Mamata Banerjee and Trinamul Congress over the alleged rape of a medical student in Durgapur, BJP state general secretary and former MP Locket Chatterjee on Tuesday said that if justice had been ...
15 October 2025 The StatesmanThe Trinamul Congress recently posted on its official X handle: “Bengal Leads, India follows. Tamil Nadu has launched ‘Namma Ooru, Namma Arasu’, inspired by Bengal’s Amader Para Amader Samadhan (APAS).”This may be something to cheer about for the Bengal ...
15 October 2025 The StatesmanFor the first time, the state agriculture department is setting up cold storages with the necessary infrastructure to store and preserve bumper crops of onion and garlic.State minister with independent charge of the agricultural marketing department, Becharam Manna, said ...
15 October 2025 The StatesmanA late-night drunken driving spree turned fatal in Murshidabad on Sunday when a speeding car mowed down three cyclists on the Berhampore-Islampur state highway near Bardah, under Daulatabad police station.One person died on the spot, while two others sustained ...
15 October 2025 The StatesmanMohan Charan Majhi, the chief minister of Odisha called upon the mother of the victim today over phone and had assured that the state government will create pressure on all fronts.The CM spoke to the mother of the victim ...
15 October 2025 The StatesmanA mob assaulted a policeman and tore his uniform in protest against the alleged negligence death of a two-month-old in the state-run Egra Sub-Divisional Hospital in East Midnapore on Tuesday.Incident rocked the hospital complex and with the intervention of ...
15 October 2025 The StatesmanChief minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday handed over appointment letters to 11 family members of those who lost their lives in the devastating landslides that struck Mirik on 4-5 October following incessant rainfall.The chief minister also distributed pending compensation ...
15 October 2025 The StatesmanTrinamul Congress has come down heavily on the BJP for its silence over the assault on a woman inside the South Asian University campus in Delhi, yesterday.The security guard of the university along with a staff and two students ...
15 October 2025 The StatesmanThe Governor of Sikkim, Om Prakash Mathur, on Monday inspected the Sivok–Rangpo railway project at Khanikhola, Rangpo, in Pakyong district to review the ongoing progress of this strategically significant infrastructure initiative.He was accompanied by Lok Sabha MP Dr Indra ...
15 October 2025 The StatesmanChief minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday demanded that the Bhutan government compensate the flood-affected families in the Dooars region, alleging that water released from Bhutan has caused extensive damage to property and lives in north Bengal.Speaking at a flood ...
15 October 2025 The StatesmanThe National Commission for Women (NCW) has issued an 11-point recommendation to West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee and Governor CV Ananda Bose in connection with the alleged gang-rape of a medical student in Durgapur. The commission, which has ...
15 October 2025 The StatesmanThe southwest monsoon has completely withdrawn from West Bengal, marking the end of an unusually extended and rain-heavy season this year.The India Meteorological Department (IMD) confirmed the withdrawal on Monday, noting that the line of retreat now passes through ...
15 October 2025 The StatesmanAbhishek Banerjee, Trinamul Congress national general secretary urged party workers to put up a united fight against the BJP and ensure victory of the candidates in 2026 Assembly election.He was addressing a gathering to observe the Bijoya Sammelani in ...
15 October 2025 The StatesmanThe District National Congress organised a Bijoya Sammelani at Sheoraphuli. The event was attended by the State Pradesh Congress Committee vice-president Pritam Ghosh, District Congress President-1 Subrata Mukherjee, and all block-level Congress leaders.Mr Ghosh, who is also a member ...
15 October 2025 The StatesmanKolkata Police (KP) commissioner Manoj Verma will hold a meeting with Kali Puja organisers in the city at Dhono Dhanyo auditorium on 15 October for a peaceful and pollution-free Kali Puja and Deepavali festivals.Sources at Lalbazar said that several ...
14 October 2025 The StatesmanAll five accused in the alleged gang-rape of a second-year MBBS student from Odisha in Durgapur have been arrested by New Township Police Station (NTPS) under the Asansol Durgapur Police Commissionerate (ADPC).A temporary employee of Durgapur Municipal Corporation (DMC), ...
14 October 2025 The StatesmanThe alleged gang-rape of a medical student in Durgapur has snowballed into a full-blown political storm in West Bengal, with the Opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) launching a sharp attack on the Trinamul Congress (TMC) government.Leader of the Opposition ...
14 October 2025 The StatesmanTo facilitate the registration of totos, the state government has opened a dedicated portal for enrolment of the e-rickshaws. The portal ‘https:tten-wb.inportal’ would enable online registration within 30 November. Totos are categorised under e-rickshaws.AdvertisementAccording to the state transport minister, ...
14 October 2025 The StatesmanBengal Governor CV Anand Bose visited the private medical college in Durgapur this evening, where the alleged gang-rape victim still under medical supervision.Bose, after a meeting with the Hospital’s physicians and the medical college’s administrative officials for nearly 45 ...
14 October 2025 The StatesmanMental Health Society (MHS), a holistic mental wellness organisation, presented “Mindscape: Conversations for Change”. This one-of-a-kind initiative celebrated World Mental Health Day at the Indian Museum on Sunday. This daylong event sparked dialogue, promoted empathy and created ...
14 October 2025 The StatesmanFollowing serious accusations from chief minister Mamata Banerjee and veteran MP Saugata Roy regarding alleged violations of hostel regulations by students of a private medical college in Durgapur on the evening of 10 October, the college authorities have given ...
14 October 2025 The StatesmanNational Commission for Women (NCW) member Archana Majumdar criticised the West Bengal government for “misrepresenting” NCRB data on crimes against women. She claimed over four lakh pending cases in 2023, the highest in India, with no convictions or actions ...
13 October 2025 The StatesmanOfficers of the New Township Police Station (NTPS) arrested three persons in connection with the alleged gang rape of a second year MBBS student of a private medical college in Shovapur on Friday night. The three were remanded in ...
13 October 2025 The StatesmanChief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday strongly condemned the alleged gangrape of a medical student in Durgapur and directed the police to take strict action against the culprits. Before leaving for North Bengal, the Chief Minister expressed her anguish ...
13 October 2025 The StatesmanBJP MLA and Leader of Opposition in West Bengal Assembly, Suvendu Adhikari, slammed Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee over her controversial remarks on the Durgapur gangrape case, and said, “shame, Mamata Banerjee, shame.”Speaking to ANI on Sunday, Suvendu Adhikari said, ...
13 October 2025 The StatesmanTrinamool Congress MP Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar, speaking about the Durgapur gang-rape case on Monday, said that there isn’t any society or nation where such cases do not happen.This statement came a day after West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee ...
13 October 2025 The StatesmanThe National Commission for Women (NCW) has taken a suo motu cognisance of the gangrape of a second-year medical student from Odisha.The gagarape took place outside a private medical college at Durgapur in the West Burdwan district of West ...
12 October 2025 The StatesmanWith the number of e-rickshaws, popularly known as toto, rising uncontrollably in various parts of West Bengal, the state government has now decided to rein in the three-wheelers and discipline them. The state transport department has decided to make ...
12 October 2025 The StatesmanOn the occasion of World Mental Health Day, a special mental health awareness programme was organised last Friday at St. Joseph’s Convent, Chandannagar. The event was jointly organised by the Hooghly District Legal Services Authority (DLSA), Hooghly, and the ...
12 October 2025 The StatesmanYet another structure of Mohantasthal — a monastery dating back to the Raj era — caved in this morning in Burdwan town.The 200-year-old structure, which once served as a monastery, was located within the Burdwan Homoeopathy College premises and ...
12 October 2025 The StatesmanThe Trinamul Congress (TMC) Bijoya Sammelani was held on Friday evening in Chandannagar amid a packed gathering of party leaders, workers and supporters. Present on the stage were state minister Indranil Sen, Arambagh MP Ms Mitali Bag, Chandannagar Corporation ...
12 October 2025 The StatesmanOdisha chief minister Mohan Charan Majhi condemned the Durgapur gang-rape incident. He urged West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee to take exemplary action against the perpetrators. In a social media post Mr Manjhi described the incident as unfortunate. AdvertisementThe ...
12 October 2025 The StatesmanThe mortal remains of Lance Naik Sujay Ghosh (28), the martyred jawan of the Indian Army from Birbhum, were flown to the Arjan Singh Airbase in Panagarh, West Bengal, from Jammu and Kashmir.He, along with another para commando from ...
12 October 2025 The StatesmanThe Trinamool Congress on Saturday blamed the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led government over the recent rape of a woman college student in Odisha following the gang rape of a second-year medical student outside a private medical college at Durgapur ...
12 October 2025 The StatesmanThe Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) had claimed on Saturday that the West Bengal Police should not mishandle the investigation of the gang-rape of a second-year medical student from Odisha outside the private medical college at Durgapur in West Burdwan ...
12 October 2025 The StatesmanAs the mist-laden hills of Darjeeling slowly recover from the scars left by the devastating landslides of 4 October, efforts toward rebuilding lives and restoring hope have begun across the region.From Bijanbari to Mirik, from Kalchini to Nagrakata, officials, ...
12 October 2025 The StatesmanThe New Township Police Station (NTPS), under the Asansol Durgapur Police Commissionerate (ADPC), launched an investigation following a complaint of alleged rape of a second-year MBBS student of a private medical college in Durgapur lodged last night.The victim’s family ...
12 October 2025 The Statesman