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  • Comments by Kalyan Banerjee inflammatory, irresponsible: Bengal Governor

    West Bengal Governor C.V. Ananda Bose on Sunday described the four-time Trinamool Congress Lok Sabha member, C.V. Ananda Bose ’s allegation that arms and ammunition were being distributed from the Raj Bhavan in Kolkata as “inflammatory, explosive and irresponsible”.Speaking ...

    17 November 2025 The Statesman
    Suvendu Adhikari releases audio clip, says Trinamool MLA running extortion racket from jail cell

    The Leader of Opposition (LoP) in the West Bengal Assembly, Suvendu Adhikari, on Sunday, released an audio clip and claimed that it substantiated that Trinamool Congress legislator Jiban Krishna Saha, who is in jail in connection with the multi-crore ...

    17 November 2025 The Statesman
    Partha Chatterjee seeks public opinion on his political leadership

    After getting released from judicial custody in connection with the cash-for-job case, former West Bengal Education Minister Partha Chatterjee has installed a box outside his party office in Kolkata to seek public opinions on his political leadership.Chatterjee, who is ...

    17 November 2025 The Statesman
    Bengal Governor orders FIR against Trinamool’s Kalyan Banerjee over Raj Bhavan weapon remarks

    The office of the West Bengal Governor, C.V. Ananda Bose, had directed the Kolkata Police to start an investigation into the allegations made by the four-time Trinamool Congress Lok Sabha member, Kalyan Banerjee’ that arms and ammunition were being ...

    17 November 2025 The Statesman
    Main accused in murder of minor child in Arambagh arrested

    A minor boy, Sheikh Reyan (10), a resident of Mayapur, under Arambagh 1 Gram Panchayat, went missing on Thursday evening. After an intensive search, the police recovered his body, wrapped in a blanket, from the house of a man ...

    16 November 2025 The Statesman
    ZSI scientists discover a new species of slender gecko in AP

    Scientists from the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) discovered a new species of slender gecko in Andhra Pradesh adding to the known biodiversity of the Eastern Ghats.According to the researchers, this is only the second species of the genus ...

    16 November 2025 The Statesman
    People will end TMC’s arrogance in 2026: BJP state president

    State BJP president Samik Bhattacharya on Saturday said that the 2026 West Bengal Assembly elections would be the last election of chief minister Mamata Banerjee’s political career.Speaking to reporters in Siliguri, Mr Bhattacharya said: “Even if the Special Intensive ...

    16 November 2025 The Statesman
    Six-week traffic curbs on Gouranga setu for repairs

    Movement between Krishnagar and Nabadwip is set to face significant disruption for over six weeks as the Nadia district administration has announced phased traffic restrictions on the Sri Gouranga Setu over the Bhagirathi.The decision follows an official communication from ...

    16 November 2025 The Statesman
    North Bengal’s largest job fair in Siliguri gets underway

    The The Darjeeling Welfare Society (DWS), led by its founder-president and Rajya Sabha MP Harsh Vardhan Shringla, inaugurated Rozgar Mela 2.0 in Siliguri on Saturday. The two-day job fair, held at Salesian College near Don Bosco School, is being ...

    16 November 2025 The Statesman
    Butter of sal seeds earns livelihood to Molandighi’s tribal families

    Sal seed butter, until now an untapped resource, has begun providing livelihood for marginalised tribal families in several villages within the Junglemahal forests near here. This has been made possible through a project initiated by a central scientific research ...

    16 November 2025 The Statesman
    Bee attack leads to 4 deaths in 5 years in Durgapur

    A retired teacher, who was attacked by a swarm of honeybees, died in hospital yesterday.Sixty-two-year-old Nirmal Dutta of Dhandabag was attacked by a large number of bees while taking his son to tuition on a two-wheeler last Sunday. Both ...

    16 November 2025 The Statesman
    Adhir writes to Shah, seeks ordinance to protect citizenship of Matuas

    Former Lok Sabha MP and Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Saturday forwarded a letter to Union minister of home affairs Amit Shah, urging for an ordinance for protecting the citizenship rights of people from the Matua community.Matuas are ...

    16 November 2025 The Statesman
    Mamata, Abhishek pay homage to Birsa Munda

    On the birth anniversary of Birsa Munda as India celebrated Birsa Munda Jayanti, both Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and Trinamul Congress national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee paid respects to the iconic tribal leader.Mamata Banerjee wrote in Bengali on her ...

    16 November 2025 The Statesman
    Bihar results buoy BJP leaders in north Bengal

    Buoyed by the Bihar Assembly election results, BJP leaders in north Bengal are increasingly confident that they can wrest power in West Bengal in 2026—provided the Election Commission of India carries out a thorough Special Intensive Revision (SIR) to ...

    15 November 2025 The Statesman
    Bengal nears final line in SIR exercise, distributes over 93pc forms

    The Election Commission of India’s (ECI) extended deadline for distributing enumeration forms under the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) ends on Saturday, with around 70 lakh forms still left to be delivered across West Bengal.Officials in the office of the ...

    15 November 2025 The Statesman
    Developers grab graveyard in Burdwan, threaten complainant

    Six bighas of ‘vacant’ land in the heart of Burdwan town can be the target of any real estate shark, even if the land happens to be a burial ground. The machinations of one such developers’ company resulted in ...

    15 November 2025 The Statesman
    BJP’s Giriraj Singh’s remark triggers TMC reaction

    With the BJP and Nitish Kumar alliance securing victory in Bihar as early trends indicated a favourable mandate, Union minister Giriraj Singh on Friday turned his political gaze eastwards.Barely hours after the numbers began tilting towards the NDA, Mr ...

    15 November 2025 The Statesman
    Urgent need to boost healthcare for chronic diabetes patients

    With a quarter of the 21st Century almost over, diabetes remains a major global health concern among both young and old. The complexities from this non-communicable disease tear into the fabric of society, with problems ranging from costs of ...

    15 November 2025 The Statesman
    Bihar verdict signals shifting political winds in East, says Samik

    The resounding victory of the NDA in Bihar has sent a “clear political message for eastern India,” indicating that West Bengal could emerge as the next major centre of political change, West Bengal BJP president and Rajya Sabha MP ...

    15 November 2025 The Statesman
    Bihar results provide oxygen to BJP for 2026 West Bengal Assembly polls

    The trend of the results of the Bihar Assembly polls showing a thumping majority for the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) seems to have provided BJP leaders in West Bengal with extra oxygen for the crucial forthcoming Assembly elections in ...

    15 November 2025 The Statesman
    CBI had done everything to protect real culprits in R.G. Kar rape & murder case: Victim’s mother tells court

    The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) had done everything to protect the real culprits in the R.G. Kar rape and murder case, the victim’s mother told a trial court in Kolkata on Friday.“The CBI is supposedly India’s most high-profile ...

    15 November 2025 The Statesman
    Children with special needs present cultural show on NALSA Day

    The District Legal Services Authority (DLSA) celebrated NALSA Day with special needs children at Chinsurah Rabindra Bhavan on Wednesday.To mark the occasion, the entire celebration was organised with the participation of children with special needs from various government homes ...

    14 November 2025 The Statesman
    Law student found hanging in lawyer’s chamber, advocate absconding

    A 21-year-old law student was found hanging in the chamber of an advocate at Kakdwip in South 24-Parganas on Wednesday night, triggering tension and outrage in the area.The deceased, identified as Sonia Halder, a resident of Gandhinagar in Kakdwip, ...

    14 November 2025 The Statesman
    Name of Former Army Personnel Removed from Voter List, Enumeration Form Denied

    Shashikant, a resident of Kapasdanga Lichutala in Ward No. 8 of Chinsurah Municipality, served in the mechanical engineering department of the Indian Army for nearly three decades. He was also a member of the Shanti Sena, the peacekeeping force ...

    14 November 2025 The Statesman
    Boost to tourism expected after IndiGo’s direct flights to Cambodia

    As the winter travel season takes off, IndiGo has added a new international destination to its growing network, launching direct flights between Kolkata and Siem Reap, Cambodia — the gateway to the world-famous Angkor Wat.With this, IndiGo becomes the ...

    14 November 2025 The Statesman
    International conference on natural hazards starts in Sikkim

    The three-day 2nd International Conference on Natural Hazards: Risk Analysis & Mitigation – Down to Earth 2025 — jointly organised by the department of civil engineering, Sikkim Manipal Institute of Technology (SMIT) and the Sikkim State Disaster Management Authority ...

    14 November 2025 The Statesman
    TMC women’s wing to take up twin missions to saving Indian Constitution

    A special emergency meeting of the Trinamul Congress women’s wing at Trinamul Bhavan yesterday decided on two important programmes, which will be carried out throughout the state over the next two months, ahead of the Assembly elections next year.The ...

    14 November 2025 The Statesman
    Festive cheer at NSCBI Airport with cake mixing

    The Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International (NSCBI) Airport, welcomed the winter season with a heart-warming celebration. The Airports Authority of India (AAI) hosted a symbolic Cake Mixing Ceremony at the Airport Travel Club Lounge on Thursday, marking the onset ...

    14 November 2025 The Statesman
    Mamata urges world filmmakers to collaborate with Bengali cinema

    After a week’s entertainment for cinephiles, with 215 handpicked movies from 39 countries across the globe, the 31 Kolkata International Film Festival ended today.Cuban film, To The West in Zapata by filmmaker David Bim won the Golden Royal Bengal ...

    14 November 2025 The Statesman
    HC disqualifies Mukul Roy from Assembly, overturns Speaker’s decision

    The Calcutta High Court on Thursday disqualified senior political leader Mukul Roy from the West Bengal Legislative Assembly for violating the anti-defection law.The verdict overturns the earlier decision of Assembly Speaker Biman Banerjee, who had declined to act on ...

    14 November 2025 The Statesman
    TMC leaders hold street corners, rallies to allay SIR fears

    Debangshu Bhattacharya along with local leaders of Nadia (Ranaghat) met the family of late Shyamal Santra, who died due to SIR fear on Thursday, whereas Senior TMC leader and minister Dr Shashi Panja spoke at a public rally against ...

    14 November 2025 The Statesman
    SIR in Bengal: Details of 43 lakh dead voters already locked in ECI database

    The Election Commission of India (ECI) has locked in its database the details of the 43 lakh dead voters in West Bengal whose names continue to figure in the state’s electoral roll as on October 27.Sources in the office ...

    14 November 2025 The Statesman
    Drowning deaths in WB nearly 3 x higher than estimated: Study

    Drowning deaths across the state of West Bengal, India, are almost three times higher than previous estimates, according to results of one of the largest community-based surveys to date, published today in the BMJ Global Health.The survey, supported by ...

    13 November 2025 The Statesman
    Hooghly gaining momentum in MSME development: Minister

    A Synergy and Business Conclave was held at Rabindranath Bhavan in Chinsurah with entrepreneurs associated with small and medium industries from Hooghly, Kolkata and South 24-Parganas.The conclave aims to boost entrepreneurship by providing a platform for Micro, Small and ...

    13 November 2025 The Statesman
    ECI’s new guideline on BLAs sparks political slugfest

    The Election Commission of India’s (ECI) latest directive allowing flexibility in the appointment of booth level agents (BLAs) has triggered a sharp political debate in West Bengal, with the ruling Trinamul Congress (TMC) accusing the Commission of favouring the ...

    13 November 2025 The Statesman
    Bengali, Polish cinema connect over social issues: Polish filmmaker

    Eminent filmmaker Michal Kwiencinaki from Poland drew a parallel between Bengali and Polish cinema saying that movies of both countries share a connection as they highlight serious social subjects rather than just being a commercial content.The noted filmmaker is ...

    13 November 2025 The Statesman
    TMC questions ECI move to take 2002 as base year for roll revision

    The Trinamul Congress (TMC) has sharply reacted to the new Election Commission of India (ECI) rule on booth level agent (BLA appointments). Trinamul MP Kalyan Banerjee held a Press conference at Trinamul Bhavan highlighting how the ECI move helps ...

    13 November 2025 The Statesman
    NIA raids locations as Murshidabad link to Delhi blast surfaces

    The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Wednesday conducted extensive searches in West Bengal’s Murshidabad district in connection with Monday’s car explosion near Delhi’s Red Fort.Within 48 hours of the blast, an NIA investigation team arrived in Bengal after a ...

    13 November 2025 The Statesman
    Former TMC MLA Amal Acharya returns to Congress

    In yet another political homecoming ahead of the Assembly elections, former Trinamul Congress MLA and BJP leader Amal Acharya rejoined the Congress on Wednesday.The induction took place at the state party headquarters, Bidhan Bhavan, in the presence of AICC ...

    13 November 2025 The Statesman
    Photo problem Young women shine in ‘Best Face, Best Dress’ finale on 14 Nov

    The Statesman and Dainik Statesman will host the final round of Best Face, Best Dress on 14 November. Twelve young women have been selected for the event after impressing judges in the pre-final round.The qualified finalists are Aakriti Singh, ...

    13 November 2025 The Statesman
    CM praises NDITA earning top spot in national ranking

    Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee expressed happiness over the top spot being attained by Nabadiganta Industrial Township Authority (NDITA – Sector V) for its urban management.In a post on X handle, Miss Banerjee wrote: “A proud moment for West Bengal ...

    13 November 2025 The Statesman
    Maulana symbol of national unity: CM Mamata

    West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday paid rich tributes to Maulana Abul Kalam Azad on his birth anniversary, recalling his immense contribution to India’s freedom struggle and his enduring legacy as a champion of education and communal ...

    13 November 2025 The Statesman
    SC issues notice on SIR petitions

    The Supreme Court today issued notice to the Election Commission of India on the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) now underway in West Bengal and other states and asked the petitioners to file their affidavits entailing details of their alleged ...

    13 November 2025 The Statesman
    SC seeks ECI’s reply on petitions challenging SIR in Bengal, other states

    The Supreme Court on Tuesday sought a response from the Election Commission of India (ECI) on petitions questioning the constitutional validity of its 27 October notification directing the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Tamil Nadu and ...

    13 November 2025 The Statesman
    Singaporean filmmaker makes a case against Israeli oppression of Palestine

    Jason Soo, a Singaporean independent filmmaker who documented an attempted voyage to Gaza in 2018 with several other activists, called for collective action from the people of the world against the Israeli oppression on Palestine. His film, Al Awda ...

    12 November 2025 The Statesman
    Protesters renew agitation for land compensation in Siliguri

    The Porajhar Bhumi Raksha Committee has decided to renew its agitation, demanding proper compensation from the state government for land acquired in the Kawakhali area.On Monday, Siliguri Police detained several demonstrators — including 11 women — who had gathered ...

    12 November 2025 The Statesman
    Govt’s responsibility to bring Delhi blast perpetrators to book: CPI-M

    Left front including the Communist Party of India (Marxist), CPI, Forward Bloc on Tuesday strongly condemned the bomb blast near Delhi’s Red Fort Metro station, describing it as a “dastardly” attack and expressing deep anguish over the loss of ...

    12 November 2025 The Statesman
    BJP BLA bashed up allegedly by TMC while distributing forms in Durgapur

    A Booth Level Assistant (BLA) for the BJP was assaulted yesterday afternoon allegedly by Trinamul Congress supporters when he refused to leave the area assigned to him while accompanying the Booth Level Officer (BLO) in carrying out enumeration work. ...

    12 November 2025 The Statesman
    MP seeks Governor’s intervention for disaster fund release, CAG audit

    Darjeeling MP Raju Bista has written to West Bengal Governor Dr CV Ananda Bose, seeking his immediate intervention for the release of State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF) allocations to aid victims of the devastating landslides and floods that hit ...

    12 November 2025 The Statesman
    Finance dept scrutiny on state-run projects to prevent fund misuse

    The West Bengal finance department has tightened its vigilance noose around the ongoing and upcoming development projects of the state government to prevent misuse of funds and ensure speedy progress of work.The state finance department has issued a notification ...

    12 November 2025 The Statesman
    Red Fort blast: Abhishek slams Centre, seeks court-monitored SIT probe

    Barely hours after a large cache of explosives was recovered from Faridabad on Monday morning, a powerful explosion rocked the vicinity of Delhi’s historic Red Fort in the evening, leaving at least eight people dead and several others injured.Trinamul ...

    12 November 2025 The Statesman
    After Delhi blast, Bengal Guv asks people to have faith in Centre

    A day after a blast in Delhi which claimed eight lives, West Bengal Governor C.V. Ananda Bose, on Tuesday, asked people to have faith in the Central government and all measures will be taken to ensure safety and security ...

    12 November 2025 The Statesman
    BJP women workers protest against ‘halting’ of monthly aid under Bengal govt scheme

    Hundreds of women BJP workers, on Tuesday, held a protest outside a Block Development Office (BDO) in Moyna of West Bengal’s East Midnapore district, alleging that they have stopped receiving benefits of state government’s ‘Lakshmir Bhandar’ scheme due to ...

    12 November 2025 The Statesman
    Alcaraz battles past Fritz to stay on course for year-end No. 1 at ATP Finals

    Carlos Alcaraz kept his bid for a second year-end No. 1 ranking alive with a hard-fought comeback win over Taylor Fritz at the ATP Finals in Turin on Tuesday.The five-time Grand Slam champion recovered from a set down to ...

    12 November 2025 The Statesman
    Three-tier security cordon for India-South Africa Test match in Kolkata after Delhi car blast

    Security arrangements have been strengthened at the Eden Gardens stadium and across Kolkata ahead of the first Test match between India and South Africa, following the fatal car explosion near Delhi’s Red Fort on Monday.Kolkata Police Commissioner Manoj Verma ...

    12 November 2025 The Statesman
    Filmmaker focuses on Bishnupur’s lost art and craft

    The scion of the Faujdar family in Bishnupur has lost all hopes of revival of the vanishing craft. With the struggling art on the verge of extinction, the last craftsman of the famous ‘Bishnupur Dashavatar Tash’ was reluctant to ...

    11 November 2025 The Statesman
    TMC MP O’Brien raises alarm over Bengal deaths

    Trinamul Congress MP Derek O’Brien Monday alleged that 17 deaths have occurred in Bengal in the name of “Silent Invisible Rigging” (SIR) over 14 days, questioning the credibility of the electoral process.“17 deaths in 14 days in the name ...

    11 November 2025 The Statesman
    Suvendu promises to bring back Tata Group

    In a sharp attack on the ruling Trinamul Congress, Leader of Opposition in Bengal Assembly, Suvendu Adhikari today vowed that if the BJP forms the next government in West Bengal, the Tata Group will be invited to return and ...

    11 November 2025 The Statesman
    Mamata, Abhishek remember Nandigram, draws parallels between Left & BJP

    The Singur and Nandigram movements that hastened the end of the Left Front’s 34-year rule in West Bengal once again echoed in the political discourse on Monday as the Trinamul Congress (TMC) marked Nandigram Day with tributes and sharp ...

    11 November 2025 The Statesman
    ECI removes BLO in Bandwan after opposition complaint

    Baurilal Murmu, a TMC panchayat member of Bandwan Gram Panchayat, has been removed from his post as booth level officer (BLO) after the BJP lodged a complaint against him with the Election Commission of India (ECI).Nisipada Saha, a BJP ...

    11 November 2025 The Statesman
    BJP readmits suspended leader Ritesh Tiwari

    In a calculated move ahead of the 2026 Assembly elections, the West Bengal unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has revoked the suspension of its expelled leader Ritesh Tiwari.Party insiders confirmed that the decision came under the directive ...

    11 November 2025 The Statesman
    CM announces cricket stadium in Siliguri after Richa Ghosh

    Fulfilling a long-standing demand of the people of Siliguri, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday announced the construction of an international-standard cricket stadium in the city.Addressing administrative officials and reporters at Uttarkanya, the state’s branch secretariat in Siliguri, Miss ...

    11 November 2025 The Statesman
    PMO flags delay in relief distribution in Darjeeling

    The Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) has flagged an undue delay in the submission of the verified list of victims affected by last month’s landslides and floods in the Darjeeling region, holding up the release of ex-gratia assistance from the ...

    11 November 2025 The Statesman
    Court summons govt officials in Durgapur rape case, bail pleas rejected

    The Block Land & Land Reforms Officer, the Assistant Regional Transport Officer and one online quick-commerce platform were summoned by the Special Additional District Judge (Session)’s Court Lokesh Pathak today to appear as witnesses of the Durgapur medical student’s ...

    11 November 2025 The Statesman
    ISSF World C’ships: Samrat Rana creates history with gold in men’s 10m air pistol in Cairo

    Samrat Rana etched his name into the history books by winning the men’s 10m air pistol gold medal at the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Championship Rifle/Pistol in Cairo on Monday, becoming the first Indian ever to clinch ...

    11 November 2025 The Statesman
    Minister, Durgapur official assure omitted names will be reinstated in voters’ rolls

    State Panchayat minister Pradip Majumdar has assured all support to the 41 persons from the Durgapur area whose names are not on the portal of the Election Commission but were there in the 2002 voters’ list.Many of these people are ...

    10 November 2025 The Statesman
    Bengal: Youth arrested on charges of extortion posing as Kolkata Police cop

    The police have caught a youth, posing as a ‘Special Branch Officer’ of Lalbazar, the Kolkata Police headquarters, on charges of extorting money from villagers threatening to arrest them, police officials said on Saturday.The youth was arrested by officers ...

    10 November 2025 The Statesman
    SIR in Bengal: ECI crackdown on BLAs, BLOs over ‘irregularities’

    The Election Commission of India has launched a crackdown against booth-level officers (BLOs) over the alleged gross irregularities and violations of prescribed norms related to enumeration forms for the Special Intensive Revision in West Bengal.To begin with, sources in ...

    10 November 2025 The Statesman
    Four-year-old ‘sexually assaulted’; BJP says females unsafe in Bengal

    A four-year-old girl was allegedly sexually assaulted in West Bengal’s Hooghly district, after which the BJP criticised the Mamata government for the “deteriorating” law and order in the state.In a social media post late Saturday night, Union Minister of ...

    10 November 2025 The Statesman
    BJP criticises Trinamool for ‘corruption’ after ED recovered huge cash in raids

    The BJP on Sunday flayed the Trinamool Congress for “corruption” after a huge amount of cash and luxury cars were recovered from the house of its functionary in the raids by the Enforcement Directorate (ED).BJP’s IT cell chief and ...

    10 November 2025 The Statesman
    Cash for school job case: Trinamool MLA was main conspirator, say ED sources

    The Enforcement Directorate (ED) investigation into the School Service Commission (SSC) recruitment case has revealed that arrested Trinamool Congress MLA Jiban Krishna Saha and his associates demanded money in exchange for jobs not only from ineligible jobseekers but also ...

    10 November 2025 The Statesman
    Undertrial SSC candidate to move Calcutta HC after name missing from SLST results

    A teaching job aspirant, who appeared in State Level Selection Test (SLST) conducted by West Bengal School Service Commission (WBSSC) in September, has decided to move the Calcutta High Court after his name did not feature in the SSC ...

    10 November 2025 The Statesman
    SIR tragedy: Bengal BLO dies of brain stroke under pressure to distribute enumeration forms

    A woman Booth Level Officer (BLO) has died during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise in West Bengal, the police said on Sunday.The family of the deceased claimed that she died of brain stroke due to work pressure.AdvertisementThe incident ...

    10 November 2025 The Statesman
    SIR acting as carbolic acid on infiltrators: Subhendu

    Leader of the Opposition in the State Assembly, Subhendu Adhikari, today threatened to take on the Trinamul Congress after the 2026 polls.Adhikari today joined Parivartan Sankalpa Yatra programme of his party that kicked off from the Curzon Gate crossing ...

    10 November 2025 The Statesman
    First oncology unit comes up at Serampore Sramajibi Hospital

    The new oncology ward of Serampore Sramajibi Hospital, located in a rural panchayat area, was officially inaugurated by cancer winners, patients who have successfully battled the disease.At the event, 22 cancer survivors who had received treatment at the hospital ...

    9 November 2025 The Statesman
    Horror in Hooghly: 4-year-old girl found bleeding near Tarakeshwar railway drain after midnight rape

    Trigger warning: In a shocking incident, a four-year-old girl was kidnapped from her sleep late Friday night in Tarakeshwar, Hooghly, near Kolkata, and later found severely injured. Police have confirmed the child was sexually abused.The little girl, who is ...

    9 November 2025 The Statesman
    BJP MP meets local leaders in Darjeeling, discusses poll preparedness

    Member of Parliament and former Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb held a meeting with the Darjeeling district BJP committee’s organisational leaders on Saturday in Darjeeling town, as part of the party’s preparations for the upcoming West Bengal Assembly ...

    9 November 2025 The Statesman
    Significance and religious practices associated with Kartik Purnima

    In the Hindu religious tradition, the month of Kartik is regarded as highly sacred. The bright full-moon day of this month is known as Kartik Purnima. This day holds special significance for its various rituals, vows, and fairs. It ...

    9 November 2025 The Statesman
    Minister complains duties, functioning of BLOs

    After the Opposition, now a state cabinet minister has raised his voice against the functioning of booth level officers (BLOs) engaged by the Election Commission of India.State library minister Siddiqullah Chowdhury today alleged: “The BLOs, in many places, are ...

    9 November 2025 The Statesman
    TMC MP O’Brien accuses Modi Govt of ‘Parliament-Phobia’

    The TMC MP Derek O’Brien Saturday accused the Narendra Modi-led government of suffering from “Parliament-phobia” after the announcement of a shortened Winter Session of Parliament, scheduled to run from 1 to 19 December, with only 15 working days.TMC Rajya ...

    9 November 2025 The Statesman
    TMC writes to CEO on ECI’s definition of ‘relative’ in SIR

    Trinamul Congress has written to the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), West Bengal, pointing out that the Election Commission of India’s (ECI) definition of the ‘relative’ in the ongoing special intensive revision (SIR), is inconsistent.In the letter to the CEO, ...

    9 November 2025 The Statesman
    EC show causes 8 BLOs, files FIRs against 5 BLAs over roll revision irregularities

    The Election Commission of India (ECI) has showcased eight booth level officers (BLOs) and filed FIRs against five booth level agents (BLAs) for alleged irregularities in the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in West Bengal.The action ...

    9 November 2025 The Statesman
    SIR deaths: TMC leaders visit families of deceased persons

    Trinamul Congress national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee formed a team where the leaders will visit the houses of those who died due to Special Intensive Revision (SIR). On Saturday, the leaders, Samirul Islam and Partha Bhowmick visited the family ...

    9 November 2025 The Statesman
    Rebel TMC leader Humayun Kabir to launch new party

    Rebel Trinamul Congress legislator Humayun Kabir from the Bharatpur Assembly constituency in Murshidabad district on Saturday announced that he will officially launch his own political party and reveal its name on 22 December.“There is no possibility of going back ...

    9 November 2025 The Statesman
    SIR in Bengal: ECI warns strong disciplinary action against BLOs skipping door-to-door visits

    The Election Commission of India (ECI) has warned that booth-level officers (BLOs) in West Bengal skipping door-to-door visits while distributing enumeration forms for the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in the state will face strong disciplinary action.The commission has directed ...

    9 November 2025 The Statesman
    ‘Mamata invokes Bengali pride whenever she is faced with political crisis’: Sukanta on ‘state anthem’ row

    Union Minister Sukanta Majumdar on Saturday criticised West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s move to promote a ‘state anthem’, alleging that she invokes Bengali pride whenever she faces political crises. He termed the anthem a “political song,” adding that ...

    9 November 2025 The Statesman
    ICC hosts dialogue on GST 2.0, commends simplified and resilient tax ecosystem

    The Indian Chamber of Commerce (ICC) hosted a special session in Kolkata on “GST 2.0: Impact & Way Forward”, focusing on the next phase of India’s indirect tax reforms. Senior officials from the Central GST administration and industry leaders ...

    8 November 2025 The Statesman
    Middle-aged woman dies by suicide; SIR panic says TMC

    Acting on information, police at Sheoraphuli broke open the door of a house in the Garbagan area after suspecting something unusual and found the body of a middle-aged woman, Biti Das (49), hanging inside. The body was recovered and ...

    8 November 2025 The Statesman
    Tech glitch at Delhi airport leads to flight delays at Kolkata

    A massive technical glitch in the Air Traffic Control (ATC) system at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGI) on Friday morning threw flight schedules across the country into disarray.The glitch severely affected operations at Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International ...

    8 November 2025 The Statesman
    HC directs Centre to file affidavit on release of MGNREGA funds

    A Division Bench of the Calcutta High Court on Friday directed the Centre to file an affidavit detailing how the latter had planned to release the pending funds to the West Bengal government for the 100-day job scheme under ...

    8 November 2025 The Statesman
    Coal India board reaffirms commitment to employee well-being

    Eastern Coalfields Limited, hosted the 54th meeting of the Coal India Limited Welfare Board here today, underscoring its continued commitment to employee welfare and inclusive growth through a sustained approach to workforce development across the coal sector.Dr Vinay Ranjan, ...

    8 November 2025 The Statesman
    Number of admin board members reduced in DMC

    The Municipal Affairs department has further trimmed the five-member Board of Administrators of the Durgapur Municipal Corporation (DMC) by scrapping three of its members.On Saturday, the department had removed Amitabha Banerjee from his post as vice-chairman of the Board, ...

    8 November 2025 The Statesman
    Abhishek launches ‘Sebashray 2’ in Diamond Harbour

    After the overwhelming success of the first phase of Sebashray earlier this year, Diamond Harbour MP and Trinamul Congress (TMC) national general secretary and party’s second in command, Abhishek Banerjee on Friday announced the relaunch of the health outreach ...

    8 November 2025 The Statesman
    CM Mamata scheduled to visit Siliguri on 10 Nov

    Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is scheduled to visit Siliguri on 10 November for a daylong trip and is expected to return to Kolkata the following day, 11 November.Although an official confirmation is yet to be received from the Chief ...

    8 November 2025 The Statesman
    After four-day battle, patient with wrongly transfused blood dies

    Namita Bagdi, a woman in her mid-40s who had to be transferred to the intensive care unit of Burdwan Medical College & Hospital after she was transfused with blood meant for another patient, died last night after a four-day ...

    8 November 2025 The Statesman
    TMC slams BJP MP for ‘insult’ to Tagore, Bengalis over national anthem

    The Trinamul Congress on Friday launched a blistering attack on the BJP after Karnataka MP Vishweshwara Kageri claimed that India’s National Anthem Jana Gana Mana was composed to please the British.Calling it a “planned insult” to Rabindranath Tagore, the ...

    8 November 2025 The Statesman
    RG Kar rape & murder case: Calcutta HC’s bench judge recuses himself

    Justice Debangshu Basak, the ‘lead judge’ or a ‘senior judge’ of a Division Bench of the Calcutta High Court hearing the RG Kar rape and murder case, on Thursday, recused from hearing the matter.However, it is not yet clear ...

    8 November 2025 The Statesman
    Sukanta slams TMC for spreading false information on CAA camps

    Union minister and BJP state president Sukanta Majumdar on Thursday launched a scathing attack on the West Bengal government, accusing Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee of being “anti-Hindu” and of “conspiring against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019.”Addressing a public gathering ...

    8 November 2025 The Statesman
    No eligible voter can be left out: CEO Manoj Kumar Agrawal in Alipurduar

    Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of West Bengal Manoj Kumar Agrawal on Thursday reiterated that no eligible voter would be left out during the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls.Speaking to reporters in Alipurduar after a detailed review ...

    8 November 2025 The Statesman
    KIFF: Shatrughan Sinha, Arati Mukherjee conferred BangaBibhushan

    The 31st Kolkata International Film Festival (KIFF) was inaugurated at Dhono Dhanyo Auditorium by veteran actor Shatrughan Sinha in the presence of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and host of other stars, including former cricketer Sourav Ganguly, singer Arati Mukherjee, ...

    8 November 2025 The Statesman
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