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  • News from West Bengal | 06 Feb, 2023 | ২৪ মাঘ, ১৪২৯
  • Abhishek unveils his ‘new Trinamul’ mascots at Kehspur

    Trinamul national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee held his public rally at Anandapur High School Ground at Kehspur in West Midnapore. Thanking the bulging turnout of supporters, Abhishek gave a stern message to the party local leaders and in general ...

    5 February 2023 Statesman
    Kuntal used to decide on graft money: ED on teachers’ job scam

    Kuntal Ghosh, the arrested Trinamul youth Congress leader would call the shots in deciding the quantum of money needed to promote undeserving aspirants and identify the places for taking the same all by himself, claimed a source in the ...

    5 February 2023 Statesman
     Indranil Sen sings with students in Hooghly

    The Singur Mahamaya High School is celebrating its 125 years and on the occasion was present ministers Beccharam Manna, Indranil Sen, Haripal MLA Dr Karabi Manna and other dignitaries. The celebrations started from 2 February with cultural and awareness ...

    5 February 2023 Statesman
    Kuntal Ghosh got `30 crore in graft: ED 

    Enforcement Directorate (ED), probing the alleged money laundering link in the teachers"™ recruitment scam today claimed in court that lion"™s share of the proceeds, to the tune of Rs 30 crore allegedly taken for promoting undeserving candidates as teachers, ...

    4 February 2023 Statesman
    Trinamul wants ISF money trail probed

    Trinamul Congress has demanded investigation by police into the alleged transaction of huge money in the account of ISF leader Naushad Siddiqui and discussion between him and some BJP leaders through WhatsApp. Addressing a press conference, party"™s veteran leader ...

    4 February 2023 Statesman
    Aluminium-based air batteries from IOC

    State-run Indian Oil Corporation is set to launch first of its kind "aluminium-based air batteries" known for its costeffectiveness and a potential alternative to lithium-ion batteries for use in electric vehicles and other stationary applications, for which it has ...

    4 February 2023 Statesman
    Empowering Kanyashreegirls through skill development

    To empower and develop social awareness among the Kanyashree girls, innovative steps are being taken by the district magistrate Dr P Deepap Priya. An agreement is on the way between the district schools and Bethune college to train and ...

    4 February 2023 Statesman
    Season’s flavour: Calendar on Sandesh, graphic novel on Ray’s story

    Satyajit Ray"™s relevance among his readers has never gone down, across generations. His short stories have never ceased to amaze.It is now time to explore his works in yet another unexplored medium, a graphic novel. One of Ray"™s most ...

    4 February 2023 Statesman
    Central govt was on the verge of collapse: Mamata

    Don"™t move away from Bengal for jobs. Don"™t beg for jobs outside Bengal. Yesterday, the Centre presented the Union Budget, where not a single word was mentioned about the persistent unemployment issue, said chief minister Mamata Banerjee here this ...

    3 February 2023 Statesman
    Teachers’ job scam: High court seeks property details of CBI officers

    Justice Abhijit Gangopadhyay of the Calcutta High Court today frowned upon alleged "interest" of the now deposed president of the West Bengal Board of Primary Education and arrested Trinamul Congress legislator Manik Bhattacharya with the agency engaged in evaluation ...

    3 February 2023 Statesman
    Two Metro projects may get green funds for development 

    City"™s two crucial Metro projects are expected to see light at the end of the tunnel after the allocation in Union Budget 2023. The Metro corridors, including Joka-BBD Bagh via Majerhat and Dum Dum Airport-New Garia via Rajarhat are ...

    3 February 2023 Statesman
    Vehicular underpass to ease traffic at New Town

    New Town Kolkata Development Authority (NKDA) has taken elaborate measures to construct underpasses for smooth movement of vehicles and pedestrians at the busiest rotary in New Town, near Biswa Bangla gate. The vehicular underpass will provide uninterrupted traffic movement ...

    3 February 2023 Statesman
    Cartoons capture many hues of city 

    A stall displaying the cartoons of Sentoo titled Sentoor Cartoon is a crowd puller at the International Kolkata Book Fair which is being held at the Boimela Prangan at the Central Park in Salt Lake. Arijit Kar, popularly known ...

    3 February 2023 Statesman
    Visionless & without any direction to job creation: CM on budget 

    Calling the Union Budget anti-poor, chief minister Mamata Banerjee said it did not throw any light on the country"™s economy and there was absolute darkness.Miss Banerjee was addressing a gathering in connection with the distribution of various benefits offered ...

    3 February 2023 Statesman
    Twin rallies of Amit Shah in Bengal on 12 February  

    Keeping in mind polls for the three-tier panchayat system in West Bengal, Union Home Minister Amit Shah will attend two rallies in two districts in West Bengal on February 12. Out of the two rallies, the first one will ...

    3 February 2023 Statesman
    Govt lens on fake pollution testing centres  

    The state transport department is gearing up to tighten its grip on the fake vehicles pollution testing centres in the state. The department is mulling to launch a software for pollution testing and suspend the testing centres found involved ...

    3 February 2023 Statesman
    Medical panel for strong action against colleges for non compliance 

    Many state-run teaching hospitals in the city and districts are yet to implement NIC Aadhaar enabled biometric attendance system (AEBAS), despite repeated reminders of the National Medical Commission (NMC), highest body monitoring medical education in the country. Worried about ...

    3 February 2023 Statesman
    Nazrul as a journalist: Book brings to light little-known facet of the legend

    Kazi Nazrul Islam"™s Journalism: a critique published by Bloomsbury is a star attraction at the International Kolkata Book Fair.Edited by Arka Deb, a well known journalist, the book deals with many unknown facts associated with Kazi Nazrul"™s life.Few people ...

    3 February 2023 Statesman
    Siliguri concerned over rising Dengue cases in winters

    Three dengue cases were reported in the Siliguri Municipal Corporation (SMC) area this month, raising concerns over such cases in the winters. Many residents said mosquito bites had increased sharply in the last few days. Sources said two persons ...

    2 February 2023 Statesman
    Vedanta literature gets popular at book fair

    Ramakrishna Mission has given six stalls in the International Kolkata Book Fair in view of the fast popularity of Ramakrishna-Vivekananda Vedanta literature. Ramakrishna Mission Institute of Culture, Gol Park, has opened its stall (409) at the fair which is ...

    2 February 2023 Statesman
    Burdwan farmers get ` 825cr benefit

    East Burdwan, one of the pioneering paddy and potato cultivating districts, has given several crores of rupees as benefits to the farmers under the Bengal government’s flagship Krishak Bandhu scheme. "Our listed farmers, farmland labourers and their families have ...

    2 February 2023 Statesman
    CRS inspection between New Garia and Ruby

    If everything goes according to the plan, Kolkatans could get a new Metro line operational in a few weeks. An inspection on the stretch between New Garia and Ruby was conducted by the commissioner of railway safety today.The 5.4km ...

    1 February 2023 Statesman
    VBU land dispute: Mamata stands by Amartya Sen

    Chief minister Mamata Banerjee handed over official papers of the land deed of Pratichi Bhawan to Nobel laureate Amartya Sen. As expected, the CM during his three-day Birbhum district tour arrived here this afternoon in a helicopter and went ...

    1 February 2023 Statesman
    Govt measures to check pollution

    West Bengal Pollution Control Board is working tirelessly for the last couple of years to put a leash on the menace of pollution which had allegedly witnessed an unbridled upward swing due to existence of high SPM in air ...

    1 February 2023 Statesman
    Traders want MP to work for new train tracks

    Members of the West Dinajpur Chamber of Commerce, a trade body of both North Dinajpur and South Dinajpur districts, has said they want BJP MP of Raiganj Debasree Chaudhuri to take steps for the construction of railway tracks between ...

    31 January 2023 Statesman
    West Bengal: 2 dead, several injured in bus accident in Malda

    Two persons died and 39 others were injured after a bus met with an accident at NH34 in the Pandua area of Malda, informed officials on Tuesday.State Minister and Kolkata Mayor Firhad Hakim, after meeting the injured persons at ...

    31 January 2023 Statesman
    Out on bail, B’deshi man still ‘untraced’

    As Sheikh Sohel Rana, a Bangladeshi national who had entered India illegally and who has been granted bail by courts in India, still remains “untraced,” the Mekhliganj Police Station in Coochbehar has inquired with the Superintendent of the SubDivisional ...

    31 January 2023 Statesman
    Two Bihar men killed, five hurt in Naxalbari car collision

    Two residents of Bihar died and five others were injured in a head-on collision of two cars coming from opposite directions on Asian Highway-II at Naxalbari near Siliguri today.The injured are undergoing treatment in the North Bengal Medical College ...

    31 January 2023 Statesman
    More names surface in teachers’ recruitment scam

    Kuntal Ghosh, the general secretary of the Trinamul Youth Congress is believed to have given out the ED investigators several names as agents, who had allegedly raised money, made transactions and would contact the alleged aspirants all by themselves.The ...

    29 January 2023 Statesman
    VBU land dispute: Trinamul leaders support Amartya Sen

    Three senior Trinamul Congress leaders for the first time came out in support of Nobel laureate Amartya Sen in the ongoing land dispute issue after a desperate Visva-Bharati University (VBU) issued a second notification urging returning a portion of ...

    29 January 2023 Statesman
    MGNREGA workers demand wages from central team

    A five-member central team visited rural settlements of Bewa-I gram panchayat, under Farakka block in Murshidabad district, today. The team members met villagers and talked about the benefits of centrally-funded rural development works.The villagers, however, had mixed reactions while ...

    29 January 2023 Statesman
    BJP hurdle for Didir Suraksha Kawach: Abhishek

    The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) workers, who have been let loose by the party leaders, are trying to spoil Trinamul Congress"™ Didir Suraksha Kawach, alleged party"™s national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee. Mr Banerjee held a review meeting this afternoon ...

    29 January 2023 Statesman
    Civic body to plant 25 lakh saplings to check pollution

    Setting its foot forward to curb air pollution in the city, the Kolkata Municipal Corporation is to plant 25 lakh saplings on the city’s footpaths. According to the mayor, the city"™s air quality is at dangerous levels. Considering the ...

    28 January 2023 Statesman
    Amartya Sen never got any Nobel prize: Visva-Bharati VC

    Economist Amartya Sen has been misleading the people and has not received any Nobel Prize and will never move court challenging our notice. He clearly knows the fact, Visva-Bharati University (VBU) vice-chancellor professor Bidyut Chakraborty said today, triggering fresh ...

    28 January 2023 Statesman
    CM to open govt cancer hospital in Burdwan

    On 2 February, South Bengal districts will have its first government-run dedicated tertiary cancer care hospital and the Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee is scheduled to inaugurate the first phase of the facilities in Burdwan town on the day.On ...

    28 January 2023 Statesman
    KMC exploring bringing small promoters under RERA

    The Kolkata Municipal Corporation is exploring options to bring small promoters under the Real Estate Regulatory Authority (RERA) Regulation and Development Act. The civic body is also planning to stop the registration of flats without completion certificates. The decision ...

    28 January 2023 Statesman
    Masterminds will be nabbed: Kuntal

    Trinamul Congress youth leader Kuntal Ghosh, who was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on 21 January in connection with the multi-crore teacher recruitment scam, told mediapersons on Wednesday that he is confident that someday the masterminds of the ...

    27 January 2023 Statesman
    VBU notice to Amartya Sen on unauthorised land

    Visva-Bharati University (VBU) has served a notice to Nobel laureate and Bharat Ratna, Amartya Sen urging him to return the "˜unauthorisedly occupied"™ 13 decimals of land parcel and has also offered a joint inspection of the said land.On 24 ...

    27 January 2023 Statesman
    Smart bins for PET bottles

    Taking a step ahead in reducing carbon footprint, Kolkata is soon to get smart bins for disposing of PET bottles. The decision was announced during the launching event of smart bins yesterday. The initiative was taken by a private ...

    27 January 2023 Statesman
    FPOs are future of agriculture, says minister

    State agriculture minister Sovandeb Chatterjee today said that Farmer producer Organisations (FPO) are the future of agriculture in the state because huge parcels of lands are hardly available and fragmented ones that are largely visible, on which FPOs are ...

    26 January 2023 Statesman
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