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  • Trinamool Congress MPs protest outside Amit Shah’s office over ED raids, detained briefly

    A group of Trinamool Congress MPs protested outside Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s office in the national capital on Friday, accusing the Centre of using investigative agencies to target the opposition. The demonstration ended with police briefly detaining some ...

    9 January 2026 The Statesman
    ED–I-PAC raids: Calcutta High Court to hear three linked petitions today

    The Calcutta High Court will on Friday hear three connected petitions linked to the Enforcement Directorate’s searches at the India Political Action Committee (I-PAC) office and the residence of its co-founder Pratik Jain. The matters will be taken up together ...

    9 January 2026 The Statesman
    TMC protests ED raid at I-PAC office

    The Trinamul Congress took to the streets across different parts of Hooghly district on Thursday evening to protest against raids conducted by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) at the residence and office of I-PAC chief Pratik Jain in Kolkata’s Loudon ...

    9 January 2026 The Statesman
    Sealdah Division to get the first set of Amrit Bharat sleeper trains

    The Sealdah Division of the Eastern Railway is slated to get its first set of premium trains of the Amrit Bharat sleeper series. If all goes according to the plan, the division could get two new routes of Amrit ...

    9 January 2026 The Statesman
    Pratik Jain files counter-petition against ED over raids

    Pratik Jain, co-founder of Indian Political Action Committee (I-PAC), on Thursday afternoon, filed a counter petition at a single-judge Bench of the Calcutta High Court against the Enforcement Directorate (ED) challenging the latter’s raid and search operations earlier in ...

    9 January 2026 The Statesman
    MP Ritabrata writes to textiles minister, objects to use of plastic bags for food grains

    Ritabrata Banerjee, Trinamul Congress Rajya Sabha member on Wednesday wrote to Union minister of textiles Giriraj Singh, opposing the decision to permit the large-scale use of plastic bags for food grain procurement. In his letter, Mr Banerjee described the permission ...

    9 January 2026 The Statesman
    Assault on journalists: Main accused, 2 others nabbed

    Arambagh police have arrested the main accused along with two others in connection with the assault on two journalists inside the Kalipur College campus a few days ago. The incident took place during a protest at Kalipur College, when the ...

    9 January 2026 The Statesman
    ECI explains SIR notice to Amartya Sen, cites ‘age difference with mother’ in voter records

    The Chief Electoral Office (CEO) of West Bengal on Wednesday clarified that a notice issued to Nobel laureate Amartya Sen under the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls was triggered by a data inconsistency flagged by the Election ...

    8 January 2026 The Statesman
    Nadda expected to hold twin meetings on Today

    In a run-up to the crucial Assembly elections in West Bengal, Union health minister JP Nadda will attend two crucial meetings ~ one administrative and the other political today. Sources in the Bharatiya Janata Party said that the party president ...

    8 January 2026 The Statesman
    Sealdah division records high rate of punctuality in train running

    In what comes as an accomplishment for Sealdah, the divisional railway recorded significant improvements in punctuality in 2025. The division has achieved punctuality percentages of 95 in mail/ express trains and 94 per cent in suburban sections, both of ...

    8 January 2026 The Statesman
    Abhishek blames BJP for branding Bengali migrants as Bangladeshis

    Trinamul Congress (TMC) national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee on Wednesday launched a sharp attack on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). He was speaking at Balurghat during a public meeting. Abhishek held Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union minister of state for ...

    8 January 2026 The Statesman
    Mamata pays homage to the Netai martyrs

    Trinamul Congress chairperson Mamata Banerjee today paid homage to nine workers, who were brutally killed by the CPI-M goons at Netai in 2011. The workers were killed on 7 January, 2011. Trinamul Congress national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee also paid homage ...

    8 January 2026 The Statesman
    Matua delegation meets President over ‘selective deletion’ fears in electoral rolls

    A section of the Matua community on Wednesday approached President Droupadi Murmu, expressing concern over what they described as growing “fear and uncertainty” triggered by the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in West Bengal. Led by Union ...

    7 January 2026 The Statesman
    3 dead, six hurt as buses collide head-on on NH-12

    In a road accident that sent shockwaves along national highway 12, two passenger buses collided head-on today around 4.15 p.m. near the Bahadurpur forest area under Dhubulia police station limits, claiming three lives and leaving six others injured. The buses, ...

    7 January 2026 The Statesman
    Cold wave warning for south Bengal districts

    The Meteorological Department today issued a three-day forecast warning for nine districts of South Bengal, cautioning against persistent cold wave conditions and dense fog that may reduce morning visibility to between 50 and 199 metres. The warning was issued at ...

    7 January 2026 The Statesman
    No threat can stop me, I’m more stubborn than BJP: Abhishek on chopper issue

    Trinamul Congress national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee today came down heavily on the BJP and held the saffron party responsible for the helicopter controversy. Mr Banerjee was scheduled to visit Birbhum by a chopper this morning. Mr Banerjee did not get ...

    7 January 2026 The Statesman
    Arambagh farmer promotes organic winter vegetable cultivation

    A farmer from Harinkhola No. 1 Gram Panchayat at Asarpur in Arambagh, Kashinath Ghosh, has been cultivating winter vegetables through organic farming and actively encouraging other farmers to adopt the same method. Mr Ghosh has been felicitated and awarded at ...

    7 January 2026 The Statesman
    As PM Modi’s Malda rally date comes closer, BJP ups poll push in North Bengal

    Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to address a major political rally in Malda on 17 January, BJP officials said on Tuesday. The Prime Minister is also expected to attend an official programme in Malda to lay foundation stones ...

    7 January 2026 The Statesman
    Clamour for Dilip as MLA candidate from Durgapur grows louder

    Repeated posts on social networks by a BJP district committee member in West Burdwan demanding Dilip Ghosh as a party candidate in Durgapur has embarrassed the saffron party that already has an elected MLA from the industrial town. The consecutive ...

    7 January 2026 The Statesman
    Alipurduar division earns first ‘Eat Right Campus’ honours

    The Alipurduar Division of Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) has achieved a significant milestone in food safety and hygiene, with one railway station and three institutional facilities earning the prestigious Eat Right Station and Eat Right Campus certifications from the ...

    7 January 2026 The Statesman
    Abhishek attacks ECI over notices to Amartya Sen, Shami & Dev

    Trinamul Congress (TMC) All India General Secretary Abhishek Banerjee on Monday criticised the Election Commission of India (ECI) for issuing notices under the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) to Nobel laureate Amartya Sen, cricketer Mohammed Shami and popular Tollywood ...

    7 January 2026 The Statesman
    City records coldest January day as min temp drops to 10.2°C

    Kolkata recorded its coldest January day of all time on Tuesday, with the minimum temperature plunging to 10.2 degrees Celsius, the lowest ever for the month in the city. The mercury dipped even further in some suburban and adjoining areas, ...

    6 January 2026 The Statesman
    South 24-Parganas to use water drones for rescue ops during Gangasagar fair

    In a major boost to safety and disaster preparedness, the South 24-Parganas district administration is set to deploy advanced water drones for underwater rescue operations during the Gangasagar Mela, coinciding with the holy dip at the confluence of the ...

    6 January 2026 The Statesman
    1 dead, 3 hurt after concrete slab falls on them

    One person died while three others were injured after chunks of a dilapidated structure fell on the residents at Park Circus this morning. The incident occurred at around 3 a.m. when four residents were asleep inside a room and chunks ...

    5 January 2026 The Statesman
    Abhishek visits Sebaashray 2 camp at Satgachia

    Trinamul Congress national general secretary and party’s MP from Diamond Harbour Abhishek Banerjee visited a Sebaashray 2 camp at Satgachia this afternoon. The camps at Satgachia began on 2 January and will continue till 8 January. Sebaashray 2 is the ...

    5 January 2026 The Statesman
    Seer urges PM Modi to visit Gangasagar, witness islands erosion

    Amid growing alarm over rapid coastal erosion at Sagar Island, the head of Bharat Sevashram Sangha (BSS) at Sagar, Swami Jitatmananda Maharaj, popularly known as Nemai Maharaj, has appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to visit the sacred Gangasagar ...

    5 January 2026 The Statesman
    BJP leaders inspect proposed site of PM Modi’s meeting at Singur

    In view of the proposed public meeting of Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Singur on 18 January, BJP Hooghly district president Gautam Chatterjee, along with state BJP secretary Dipanjan Guha and several other party leaders, today, inspected multiple plots ...

    5 January 2026 The Statesman
    Civic body rolls out hydraulic garbage vehicles to overcome manpower shortage

    Amid a politically sensitive retrenchment drive that has triggered sustained agitation by casual workers, the Krishnagar municipality has moved to overhaul its solid waste management system, announcing the induction of hydraulic container vehicles in all 25 wards with the ...

    5 January 2026 The Statesman
    Trinamool to reach out to Bengal personalities with Mamata govt’s report card of past 15 years

    All India Trinamool Congress leadership has started distributing ‘Unnayoner Panchali’, the state government’s report card for the past 15 years in power, to prominent personalities across West Bengal as part of their Banglar Samarthane Sanjog (outreach) initiative. State Minister Shashi ...

    5 January 2026 The Statesman
    CM Mamata writes to CEC over ‘procedural violations, administrative lapses’ in SIR process

    West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has written to Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar, expressing concern over alleged irregularities, procedural violations and administrative lapses during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process in the state. In a letter dated January ...

    5 January 2026 The Statesman
    Bengal LoP questions Mamata’s use of CM letterhead to raise Trinamool’s issues

    The Leader of the Opposition (LoP) in the West Bengal Assembly, Suvendu Adhikari, said on Sunday that how Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee could use her own letterhead in writing a letter to the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar, ...

    5 January 2026 The Statesman
    PM Modi extends birthday greetings to CM Mamata Banerjee, praying for her long life

    Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday extended birthday greetings to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and wished her good health and a long life. In his greeting message posted on his X handle, the Prime Minister wrote, “Birthday wishes ...

    5 January 2026 The Statesman
    BJP alleges Rs 100 crore scam in flood relief compensation in West Bengal

    he Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) alleged large-scale corruption in the distribution of flood relief compensation in West Bengal, accusing the Mamata Banerjee-led state government of being involved in a scam amounting to nearly Rs 100 crore in Malda district. Addressing ...

    4 January 2026 The Statesman
    NHRC sets 4-week deadline to W Burdwan DM, police on silicosis report

    The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has taken cognisance of the silicosis issue in the Dendua region of Salanpur block and has issued reminders to the District Magistrate (DM) of West Burdwan, S Ponnambalam, and the Commissioner of Police ...

    4 January 2026 The Statesman
    Tea growers seek urgent policy support to stabilise tea industry

    Calling for urgent policy support to protect the long-term sustainability of the Indian tea industry, Sandeep Singhania, President of the Tea Association of India (TAI), on Saturday outlined a comprehensive roadmap addressing production challenges, export bottlenecks, import misuse and ...

    4 January 2026 The Statesman
    TMC flags off 15-year development outreach from Ranaghat

    With an eye on the 2026 Assembly elections, the Trinamul Congress rolled out a state-wide mass outreach campaign aimed at taking its 15-year governance record directly to the people, blending political mobilisation with a detailed presentation of the state ...

    4 January 2026 The Statesman
    PM Modi likely to visit state this month, hold rallies

    Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to visit West Bengal again at the beginning of the new year, with the BJP stepping up its campaign ahead of the 2026 Assembly elections. According to sources, the Prime Minister is expected to ...

    4 January 2026 The Statesman
    Abhishek answers to tea garden workers’ issues

    Trinamul national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee Today met with tea garden workers, a first of its kind. In the meeting, Abhishek directly listened to the grievances of the garden workers and they got the opportunity to get their problems addressed ...

    4 January 2026 The Statesman
    ED files charge sheet in sand smuggling case

    The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Saturday filed a charge sheet in connection with the sand smuggling case, within 60 days of the arrest of Arun Saraf and other accused. The charge sheet was submitted before the ED’s special court at ...

    4 January 2026 The Statesman
    Increased Metro services on four Sundays in Green, Blue Lines

    The Kolkata Metro Railway is to run an increased number of services on four Sundays in the Green and Blue Line. Starting from tomorrow and continuing till 25 January, the city Metro is to operate special services for commuters in ...

    4 January 2026 The Statesman
    ECI says ‘logical discrepancies’ in voter list drop by over 41 lakh

    The Election Commission on Friday said the number of “logical discrepancies” detected in the electoral rolls of West Bengal during the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) has come down significantly, from 1.36 crore to 94.49 lakh, a reduction of ...

    4 January 2026 The Statesman
    ECI allows some tribal groups to be enrolled as voters on DMs’ consent

    Members of Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs) in West Bengal, including Birhor, Toto, Lodha Sabar and Kheria Sabar communities, will be enrolled in the electoral rolls without producing any documents during Special Intensive Revision (SIR) hearings, following a new ...

    3 January 2026 The Statesman
    Abhishek pitches for all 31 seats from South 24-Parganas at rally

    Trinamul Congress national general secretary and the party’s MP from Diamond Harbour Abhishek Banerjee urged party workers to ensure the victory for all the 31 candidates by 50,000 votes each in the forthcoming Assembly election in South 24-Parganas. He reiterated ...

    3 January 2026 The Statesman
    Missing BJP leader found dead in East Midnapore pond

    Tension gripped Sudampur under the Moyna Assembly constituency in East Midnapore after the body of a local BJP leader was recovered from a pond five days after he went missing. The deceased has been identified as Subrata Adhikari (33). His ...

    3 January 2026 The Statesman
    Confused trade unions seek W Burdwan DM’s intervention on SIR

    In the wake of the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, authorities of nationalised steel plants have issued fresh circulars asking workers to submit declarations, sharing details from the electoral rolls, including confirmation for deletion of their ...

    3 January 2026 The Statesman
    Bangladeshi player in IPL controversy: ‘We should not let politics come into this,’ says Shashi Tharoor

    Amid the row over Shahrukh Khan-owned Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR)’s decision to include Bangladeshi cricketer Mustafizur Rahman in their team for the IPL 2026, Congress MP Shashi Tharoor has defended the franchise, saying that it was a purely sporting ...

    3 January 2026 The Statesman
    Man dies in Swarupnagar following SIR hearing

    A man died on Thursday after suffering a heart attack on 27 December shortly after returning from a hearing related to the Election Commission of India’s Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process, the police said. The incident took place in the ...

    2 January 2026 The Statesman
    Deleted voters in final list will be far more than draft list: Suvendu

    Leader of Opposition (LoP) in West Bengal Assembly Suvendu Adhikari said on Friday that the total number of deleted voters in the final voters’ list in the state will be far more than the number of names already deleted ...

    2 January 2026 The Statesman
    ECI issues directive to ease voter enrolment for sex workers, marginalised groups during SIR

    In a significant move to prevent the exclusion of vulnerable voters during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, the Election Commission of India (ECI) has issued a fresh directive to facilitate the inclusion of sex workers and ...

    2 January 2026 The Statesman
    Tollywood approaches Lalbazar cyber cell over online harassment

    The issue of online harassment took centre stage in Kolkata on Friday, as leading members of theBengali film industry approached the police, even as BJP leader Dilip Ghosh and his wife Rinku Majumdar Ghosh lodged a separate cyber complaint ...

    2 January 2026 The Statesman
    ‘TMC ready to march to Delhi,’ warns Abhishek Banerjee, launches sharp attack on CEC and Amit Shah

    Trinamool Congress (TMC) National General Secretary and MP Abhishek Banerjee on Friday launched a scathing attack on the Union Home Minister Amit Shah and the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar, as he kicked off a statewide campaign ahead ...

    2 January 2026 The Statesman
    MP Ritabrata seeks urgent Centre intervention for the deepening jute crisis

    Singh, warning that the raw jute sector is sliding into a serious economic and social crisis, with the worst impact being felt in West Bengal’s jute-growing and jute-mill regions. West Bengal once had a thriving jute industry, with the state ...

    2 January 2026 The Statesman
    Serampore MP urges party unity ahead of 2026 polls

    Serampore MP Kalyan Banerjee, speaking on the Trinamul Congress (TMC) foundation day in Serampore on Wednesday, urged party leaders and workers to remain united to face what he described as a very tough fight ahead. The MP called upon the ...

    2 January 2026 The Statesman
    Face of doctor’s stir Aniket quits SR-ship, alleges political vendetta

    Despite repeated court directives, junior doctor Aniket Mahato is yet to receive his posting at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital. Citing continued uncertainty and what he described as “political vendetta”, Mahato on Friday announced his decision to opt out ...

    2 January 2026 The Statesman
    TMC leaders visit Rampurhat hospital, assure Sunali of all help

    Anubrata Mondal, chairperson of the Birbhum District Core Committee of Trinamul Congress, along with Labhpur MLA Abhijit Sinha, visited Rampurhat Medical College Hospital on Sunday to meet Sunali Biwi. The district leadership handed over her fruits, clothes and other ...

    9 December 2025 The Statesman
    Bharatpur MLA to move HC, to seek security after alleged death threats

    Suspended Trinamul Congress MLA from Bharatpur, Humayun Kabir, on Monday said he will “very soon” approach the Calcutta High Court seeking enhanced security cover, claiming he has been receiving repeated death threats over the phone.Kabir, who has recently triggered ...

    9 December 2025 The Statesman
    60 pc voters missing in Asansol railway colony

    Nearly 60 per cent of voters are missing from the various railway colonies under the Asansol North Assembly constituency during the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral roll by the Election Commission of India (ECI).Booth Level Officers ...

    9 December 2025 The Statesman
    Ilambazar woman treated at SSKM after correction of rare blood disorder

    A 68-year-old woman from Ilambazar in Birbhum district underwent successful surgery at state-run SSKM hospital after a rare blood disorder complicated what would otherwise have been a routine orthopaedic intervention.Hospital officials said the patient, Anjana Chattaraj, had been admitted ...

    9 December 2025 The Statesman
    Dava Dost outlets for medical needs of passengers in Sealdah Division

    Passengers availing a journey from Sealdah station would now be able to travel hassle-free without worrying about packing their medicines. The Sealdah Division authorities have signed a contract for opening of Dava Dost outlets at Sealdah and Dum Dum ...

    9 December 2025 The Statesman
    Five senior IAS officers deployed as special observers to WB

    In a bid to ensure that the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls proceeds without irregularities, the Election Commission of India (ECI) has deputed five senior Joint Secretary rank IAS officers as Special Observers for West Bengal.Commission sources ...

    9 December 2025 The Statesman
    Sebaashray 2 camps start at Metiabruz

    After Maheshtala, Sebaashray 2 camps will now be held at Metiabruz, which falls under the Diamond Harbour Lok Sabha seat.The initiative has been taken by Abhishek Banerjee, Trinamul Congress MP from Diamond Harbour and party’s national general secretary. In ...

    9 December 2025 The Statesman
    Mamata blames centre for Indigo disruptions

    Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday launched a sharp attack on the BJP-led central government over the ongoing Indigo flight disruptions, accusing it of enforcing new aviation rules without any contingency planning and pushing thousands of passengers into chaos.Speaking ...

    9 December 2025 The Statesman
    CM prays for peace & communal harmony at Madan Mohan temple

    Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday evening said that the sacred land of Bengal should be blessed with peace and harmony through the unity of all faiths.After concluding an administrative meeting in Cooch Behar, the Chief Minister visited the ...

    9 December 2025 The Statesman
    CM’s claim on PHE funds countered by Darjeeling MP

    Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, at an administrative review meeting in Cooch Behar on Monday, alleged that the central government had not provided adequate funds for Public Health Engineering (PHE) projects, particularly for drinking water supply. Her remarks drew a ...

    9 December 2025 The Statesman
    Suspended TMC MLA Humayun Kabir to form his party on Dec 22

    A day after laying the foundation stone of controversial new Babri Masjid in his Muslim dominated home district of Murshidabad in West Bengal, suspended Trinamool Congress MLA Humayun Kabir on Sunday announced that he will form his new party ...

    9 December 2025 The Statesman
    TMC’s Ritabrata emphasises the importance of Bengali language, demands Bengali New Years Day as state’s foundation day

    Trinamul Congress MP Ritabrata Banerjee raised the topic of Poila Baisakh being declared as the Foundation Day.He was speaking during the Zero Hour.AdvertisementThe state Assembly had passed a resolution in September 2023 to celebrate Bengali New Year’s Day as ...

    9 December 2025 The Statesman
    Bengal Guv likens Hindi to ‘mother’, English to ‘midwife mother’ at mega Gita recital event

    West Bengal Governor C.V. Ananda Bose on Sunday said that the Hindi language is like a mother while English is like a midwife mother. Speaking at the Gita recital at the Brigade Parade Ground, Governor Bose also said that ...

    8 December 2025 The Statesman
    Suspended Trinamool leader Humayun Kabir backtracks, says he will stay on as Bharatpur MLA

    Taking a clear U-turn, suspended Trinamool Congress leader Humayun Kabir on Sunday said that he won’t be resigning as an MLA. The announcement by Kabir came just days after he had said that he would step down as the ...

    8 December 2025 The Statesman
    POCSO prisoner missing from Serampore jail

    There is no trace of an undertrial prisoner imprisoned since June at the Serampore Correctional Home. He was detected missing during the routine roll call of prisoners at the Home this afternoon.The missing middle-aged prisoner, Rajesh Haati, hails from ...

    8 December 2025 The Statesman
    The case of the missing voters of Asansol’s railway colonies

    As much as 60 per cent of the approximately 33,000 voters in the railway colonies of Asansol North Assembly constituency are missing. This is the conclusion that 30 Booth Level Officers entrusted with the enumeration of residents at 30 ...

    8 December 2025 The Statesman
    Will ally with AIMIM after launching my party on Dec 22: Suspended Trinamool leader Humayun Kabir

    Suspended Trinamool Congress leader Humayun Kabir on Sunday expressed his desire to form an electoral alliance with All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) once he launches his new political outfit on December 22.He also invited the CPIM, Congress and Indian ...

    8 December 2025 The Statesman
    Birbhum’s Sunali returns home after 100 days in Bangladesh jail

    After securing bail from a Judicial Magistrate Court in Chapainawabganj, Bangladesh, Sunali Khatun, a nine-month pregnant resident of Birbhum, returned to India through the Mahadipur Immigration Check Post on Friday.She had spent nearly 100 days in a correctional facility ...

    7 December 2025 The Statesman
    TMC area president killed in Birbhum, no arrests yet

    Rashbihari Sardar (50), alias Dodon, Thupsura anchal president of the Trinamul Congress, was killed and five others were injured after two rival groups clashed at Nanoor in Birbhum district today.He was attending a meeting with villagers at the local ...

    7 December 2025 The Statesman
    Housewife, partner booked with cannabis worth Rs 60 lakh

    On hot pursuit, cops of two police stations intercepted the vehicle loaded with psychotropic substances and booked a housewife and her ‘business partner’ on a state highway in Kalna on Saturday.Thirty three-year-old Babli Mallik of Balagarh, Hooghly was accompanying ...

    7 December 2025 The Statesman
    Indigo crisis: ER, SER operate special trains to address surge in passenger demand

    Amid the ongoing crisis brought by cancellation of numerous flights by Indigo, the railways has come forward to the rescue of thousands of stranded passengers in various parts of the country.The Eastern and South Eastern Railway have decided to ...

    7 December 2025 The Statesman
    TMC MP Samirul thanks CM, Abhishek for support to Sunali’s family

    After Sunali Khatun and her 8-year-old son walked into India, the Trinamul Congress, which had been pursuing the case and backing the hapless family from Birbhum, claimed victory.Sources said that both TMC chairperson Mamata Banerjee and party’s national general ...

    7 December 2025 The Statesman
    Study links child undernutrition to multidimensional poverty

    Child undernutrition in India remains overwhelmingly concentrated in districts weighed down by multidimensional poverty, according to a new study that warns of deepening vulnerabilities unless targeted district-level interventions are urgently adopted.Published in the November 2025 edition of BMC Public ...

    7 December 2025 The Statesman
    Kolkata records sharp drop in temperature as winter sets in

    Kolkata experienced a significant drop in temperature on Saturday morning, indicating that winter may be firmly settling over south Bengal.The minimum temperature dropped by three degrees in a single day, sliding from 17 degrees Celsius on Friday to 14 ...

    7 December 2025 The Statesman
    TMC tears into Centre’s ‘conspiracy’

    Ministers Chandrima Bhattacharya and Dr Shashi Panja held a press conference today on the atrocities being meted out to Birbhum residents Sunali Khatun and her family in Bangladesh and the ‘anti-Bengal sentiments’ of the Centre. They said that ...

    7 December 2025 The Statesman
    Critical patients get help at Sebaashray camps

    Just days into its launch, Sebaashray 2 is already scripting success stories with many getting medical benefits. Under the leadership of Diamond Harbour MP Abhishek Banerjee, the Maheshtala Sebaashray 2 camp has facilitated life-saving, super-speciality treatment for three patients ...

    7 December 2025 The Statesman
    Babri Mosque foundation ceremony brings NH-12 to a standstill

    The proposed Babri Mosque’s foundation stone was laid at Beldanga in Murshidabad on Saturday by suspended Trinamul Congress MLA Humayun Kabir, exactly as he had announced.But the large-scale mobilisation for the event triggered severe traffic disruption on national highway ...

    7 December 2025 The Statesman
    Parveen Sultana gets lifetime achievement award at ITC Sangeet Sammelan

    Noted Indian classical vocalist Begum Parveen Sultana was given a lifetime achievement award at the ITC Sangeet Sammelan this evening.Sultana received her initial training from Pandit Chinmay Lahiri and stayed in the city. She has taken part in musical ...

    6 December 2025 The Statesman
    Sealdah Division resumes MEMU services with toilets

    In what comes as a major relief to the passengers availing passenger trains between Kolkata and Lalgola, the Sealdah Division today resumed the services of the MEMU train with toilets in the route.Before the Mahakumbh Mela held last year, ...

    6 December 2025 The Statesman
    Abhishek demanded publication of white paper

    Trinamul Congress MP and party’s national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee today challenged the Centre to publish a white paper detailing every rupee allocated to Bengal since 2021.Trinamul Congress MPs today protested at the parliament House demanding release of the ...

    6 December 2025 The Statesman
    Factional tussle in Cooch Behar TMC ahead of CM visit

    A section of the Trinamul Congress leadership has begun preparations to welcome Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who is tentatively scheduled to visit Cooch Behar on 9 December.It may be noted that the Chief Minister has launched her campaign on ...

    6 December 2025 The Statesman
    BSF opts for newly-designed fencing system on India-B’desh border

    Border Security Force (BSF) has introduced a newly-designed border fencing system along the India–Bangladesh frontier in the vulnerable Chicken’s Neck region to bolster national security, Inspector General Mukesh Tyagi of the North Bengal Frontier said today.Addressing the media, Mr ...

    6 December 2025 The Statesman
    More than 7k people visit Sebaashray camps by Day 4

    Sebaashray 2 camps at Maheshtala in southern suburbs have left a great impact on the people living under Diamond Harbour Lok Sabha constituency with the number of people visiting the camps going up steadily.Sabaashray 2 camps, which provide free ...

    6 December 2025 The Statesman
    BSF nabs smuggler, seizes gold worth over Rs 5.47 crore

    The Border Security Force (BSF) apprehended a smuggler and seized gold biscuits valued at over Rs 5.47 crore from his possession along the India-Bangladesh Border (IBB) in West Bengal’s Nadia district, an official said on Friday. This is considered ...

    6 December 2025 The Statesman
    EC tells DEOs, EROs to probe deeper for verifying deceased voters

    The Election Commission (EC) today cracked the whip on the District Election Officers (DEOs) and Electoral Registration Officers (EROs) over the proper verification of deceased voters, asking both to dig deeper in order to get the correct information ...

    6 December 2025 The Statesman
    HC declines to stop Babri Masjid foundation work, state forces on alert

    The Calcutta High Court on Friday declined to intervene in the proposed foundation-laying ceremony of a Babri Masjid in Murshidabad, effectively clearing the way for suspended Trinamul Congress MLA Humayun Kabir to go ahead with his 6 December programme ...

    6 December 2025 The Statesman
    IndiGo flight chaos triggers massive passenger distress at city airport

    Flight disruptions by IndiGo have triggered widespread passenger distress across major airports in the country, with Kolkata witnessing the brunt of the crisis over the past three days.Protests broke out at Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport on Friday ...

    6 December 2025 The Statesman
    Fire at chemical godown in Kolkata

    A major fire broke out at a chemical godown on the ground floor of a multi-storied building in the densely populated Gulshan Colony area of Anandapur in eastern Kolkata on Thursday night. No casualties were reported, official sources said.According ...

    6 December 2025 The Statesman
    Echoes of India in faraway Greece

    Academically, I am from a science background. Dates, years and odd names of emperors were never my cup of tea. Still, some interesting stories stayed etched in my memory, one of which was of King Porus, telling the victorious ...

    5 December 2025 The Statesman
    Chaos at KNI airport as IndiGo flights get cancelled, delayed

    The Durgapur-Chennai flight of IndiGo Airlines was cancelled today, while other services faced delays due to operational issues. At Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport and across the country, services of India’s leading low-cost carrier have been disrupted. AdvertisementKailash ...

    5 December 2025 The Statesman
    Bengal medical student among four killed in road mishap

    A medical student from West Bengal was among four MBBS trainees killed in a horrific road accident on the Delhi-Lucknow national highway late on Wednesday.The tragedy occurred near Amroha in Uttar Pradesh, casting a pall of grief over Belgharia, ...

    5 December 2025 The Statesman
    Special Metro services in Blue & Green line on Sunday for judicial service exam

    The Kolkata Metro Railway has announced special services in Blue Line and Green Line on 7 December for the aspirants of the West Bengal Judicial Service Preliminary Examination, 2023. In the Blue Line where services will start from 8 ...

    5 December 2025 The Statesman
    Rs 117 cr project for platform extension in Sealdah division

    Aiming to enhance train operations, Sealdah Division of the Eastern Railway has undertaken a project worth Rs 117 crore for platform extension across its jurisdiction.According to official sources, presently, platform length is posing a hurdle at several stations hindering ...

    5 December 2025 The Statesman
    Sebaashray now to be replicated in Barrackpore

    Abhishek Banerjee’s vision expanded further as MP Partha Bhowmick announced the launch of Sebaashray in Barrackpore.Inspired by the vision and successful implementation of Sebaashray 2 in Diamond Harbour under the leadership of MP Abhishek Banerjee, Barrackpore MP Partha Bhowmick ...

    5 December 2025 The Statesman
    ECI flags 30 booths for major voter data mismatches

    The Election Commission of India has primarily identified 30 booths across 30 Assembly constituencies where widespread discrepancies in parental information have been detected in the 2025 electoral rolls, prompting an urgent order for progeny mapping at all polling booths.The ...

    5 December 2025 The Statesman
    Trainee pilot found dead at ancestral home in Girish Park

    A 21-year-old aspiring pilot was found hanging in a deserted section of his family’s ancestral property near Girish Park on Thursday morning, triggering widespread sensation in the locality.The deceased, identified as Soumyaditya Kundu, had reportedly returned home only a ...

    5 December 2025 The Statesman
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