Babita Sarkar who will be appointed as a higher secondary political science teacher in place of the daughter of a state minister, will donate the compensation money that she will receive for charitable work.As per the court order, Sarkar ...
26 June 2022 StatesmanWith reports of four medical students testing Covid-19 positive today, the novel coronavirus infection spread again in a medical college and hospital after a gap of around four months since February when there had been a steady decline in ...
26 June 2022 StatesmanIn a latest announcement which might not be pleasing to many of the tram lovers of Kolkata, the city"s iconic transport system is expected to have fewer routes only. The state transport department is considering plans to introduce trolley ...
26 June 2022 StatesmanThe people of Chandannagar and mountaineers have hailed the rare achievement by Piyali Basak (31), who conquered the summit of Mt Everest without any oxygen support.The state information and cultural affairs minister Indranil Sen today felicitated and handed over ...
26 June 2022 StatesmanThe Special CBI Court in Asansol today sent constable Sehgal Hussein, bodyguard of Trinamul Congress (TMC) Birbhum district president Anubrata Mondal to 14 days judicial custody.After being arrested, CBI has produced Sehgal Hussein twice before the court and on ...
26 June 2022 StatesmanAhead of chief minister’s Burdwan visit, two Trinamul Congress factions fought a pitched battle resulting in splinter and sword injuries to eight persons on Friday. Of them, four persons suffering from critical wounds were shifted to the Burdwan Medical ...
26 June 2022 StatesmanReacting on the ongoing political crisis in Maharashtra, chief minister Mamata Banerjee today accused the BJP of trying to topple the Uddhav Thackeray government in an "unethical manner" by money power and central agencies and apprehended that it will ...
25 June 2022 StatesmanTrain services were disrupted for a short while in the Sealdah South section of Eastern Railway after smoke billowing from the engine of a local train was noticed.The smoke was noticed at 10.28 am, according to the Eastern Railway ...
25 June 2022 StatesmanEnforcement Directorate (ED) probing the alleged money laundering in the Rs 1,300-crore illegal coal mining scam today interrogated Rujira Banerjee, wife of Trianmul Congress national general secretary and MP Abhishek Banerjee.The ED officials quizzed her on a bank account ...
25 June 2022 StatesmanThe state government is planning to take the Bengal Mango Utsav to an international level to make the consumers aware of the exotic varieties of the fruit available here, and explore the export possibilities of both fresh and processed ...
25 June 2022 StatesmanBarely few days before the visit of chief minister Mamata Banerjee to Durgapur, the West Bengal government has executed a lease agreement with London stock exchange-listed YK Modi Group"s Great Eastern Energy Corporation Limited (GEECL) for exploration of shale ...
25 June 2022 StatesmanChief minister Mamata Banerjee today announced a host of career advancement benefits for the officers of the West Bengal Police Services (WBPS) in order to give recognition for their efficiency.Now onwards, WBPS officers would get additional increment and special ...
25 June 2022 StatesmanCondition of the 92-year-old noted Bengali filmmaker Tarun Mazumder was stated to be critical, today. Chief minister Mamata Banerjee and CPM leaders Biman Bose, Md Salim and Sujan Chakraborty visited him during the day at SSKM Hospital, where he ...
25 June 2022 StatesmanIn a setback for the West Bengal government, the Calcutta High Court on Thursday refused to grant an interim stay on a Single-judge Bench order for a CBI enquiry in the alleged primary teachers’ recruitment scam.On 13 June, Single ...
25 June 2022 StatesmanAnother police station in Kolkata on Thursday issued notice to the suspended BJP leader Nupur Sharma in connection with her controversial comments about Prophet Muhammad, which created nationwide protest and violence.The fresh notice from Amherst Street police station, under ...
25 June 2022 StatesmanThe agony of passengers continued as several trains were cancelled by the railways even today amid protests against the central government"s Agnipath scheme.The rippling effects of the widespread agitation that has been raging in the country since the past ...
23 June 2022 StatesmanBharatiya Janata Party (BJP) state president and MP Sukanta Majumder today said that money should be recovered from Trinamul Congress’ tainted leaders, who accepted bribes from SSC candidates for giving them jobs.He also said that people may prepare a ...
23 June 2022 StatesmanThe Calcutta High Court today rejected the plea for CBI investigation into alleged murder of Anis Khan (27), a former alumnus of Aliah University at Amta, Howrah.In another ruling the court asked Manik Bhattacharya, Trinamul Congress MLA and now-sacked ...
23 June 2022 StatesmanThe district food safety department has initiated a drive against the use of prohibited ela mati (yellow ochre) on potatoes.Ochre is a natural clay earth pigment, a mixture of ferric oxide and varying amounts of clay and sand.In Hooghly ...
23 June 2022 StatesmanThe governor of West Bengal, Jagdeep Dhankhar today said those protesting against the Agnipath scheme are not "true Indians". His comment comes at a time when several states in India are witnessing arson and violent protests, demanding to scrap ...
23 June 2022 StatesmanRenu Begum, whose hand was hacked off from her wrist by her husband on 5 June midnight to restrain her from joining as a government staff nurse, however assumed charge as a nursing staff with the state health services ...
23 June 2022 StatesmanA single-judge bench of the Calcutta High Court has taken strong objection against the West Bengal government not maintaining enough funds for ‘victim compensation’, which is mandatory under Section 357 (A) of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC), 1973.A single-judge ...
23 June 2022 StatesmanWest Bengal Police on Tuesday filed an FIR against several Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) officers, including the one who is heading the central probe agency’s ongoing probe in the coal smuggling case in the state. The name of ...
23 June 2022 StatesmanWith a steep rise in the number of Covid-19 cases after a gap of about four months since February in the state, there has been a steady rush of novel coronavirus-affected patients reported again in many private healthcare units ...
22 June 2022 StatesmanAbout eight houses in the Cossipore area have developed sudden cracks, forcing about 40 inhabitants of these residences to shift out to a nearby school as the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) engineers probe the cause and complete repairs of ...
22 June 2022 StatesmanSuspended Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Nupur Sharma on Monday sought four week’s time to appear before the Kolkata Police in connection with her recent controversial comments on Prophet Muhammad.Sharma, who was supposed to be present at Narkeldanga Police ...
22 June 2022 StatesmanAs the protests against the Agnipath scheme continue to rage, thousands of trucks from the state carrying perishable items are stranded in various parts of the country.Truckers under the Federation of West Bengal Truck Operators" Association (FWBTOA) and All ...
22 June 2022 StatesmanThe Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) team probing the coal and cattle smuggling cases in West Bengal have got crucial links about the trail of money transfer by Trinamul Congress strongman Anubrata Mandal’s bodyguard Sehgal Hossain.Hossain, a constable of ...
22 June 2022 StatesmanMid-day meal (MDM) kitchens at the schools in Galsi 1 block in East Burdwan were yet to be refurbished, the funds allocated for the purpose however have already been disbursed in favour of a civil contractor by the local ...
22 June 2022 StatesmanTrinamool Congress national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee while campaigning for Tripura by-election today urged the voters to vote for Trinamool Congress.“You have voted for Congress, have seen CPM rule for 25 years and the double-engine government of BJP for ...
22 June 2022 StatesmanThe Calcutta High Court on Monday asked the West Bengal government to file an affidavit on the death of the popular playback singer, Krishnakumar Kunnath, popularly known as KK, who died on late May 31, 2022 after his stage ...
21 June 2022 StatesmanThe differences between West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee and other opposition parties over selection of a unanimous opposition candidate for the Presidential polls, seem to be widening, as she, in all probability, will skip ...
20 June 2022 StatesmanAbhishek Banerjee, MP from Diamond Harbour, extended his citizen outreach by launching a helpline number. He also released a report card of his achievements over the last eight years.In what comes as a big initiative by the party"s national ...
20 June 2022 StatesmanWith apprehensions over global market heading for a possible recession and which may affect the Indian economy, Sanjeev Sanyal, member, economic advisory council to the Prime Minister (EAC-PM), today assured that India may not remain totally unaffected but it ...
20 June 2022 StatesmanAt a time when a number of panchayat pradhans in the state are blamed for erecting double-story glossy houses, riding on expensive cars within years of assuming office, pradhan of Bijur-1 Panchayat in East Burdwan is an exception.Jharna Roy ...
20 June 2022 StatesmanA maternity patient of Murshidabad Medical College and Hospital alleged that the hospital staff handed her a baby girl a couple of hours after she delivered a male child yesterday there.A written complaint was lodged with Berhampore Police, said ...
20 June 2022 StatesmanSenior citizens and the aged are finding it difficult to avail the Covid-19 booster dose. Senior citizens are blaming the local administration for not taking appropriate steps for their booster dose without any harassment and stress.The All Bengal Citizens ...
20 June 2022 StatesmanAgitations surrounding the Agnipath scheme today rocked several districts of the state with protestors burning tyres and blocking roads, demanding the scheme be scrapped. The CPM state unit too demanded scrapping and compared the scheme with the recruitment of ...
19 June 2022 StatesmanA total of 98.5 per cent of students recorded a splendid performance by clearing their papers successfully in the West Bengal Joint Entrance Examinations (WBJEE) results declared today.According to the board officials, for the first time, the top two ...
19 June 2022 StatesmanThe health department is yet to speed up vaccination of booster dose as well as cumulative vaccination precaution dose though the state records worrying surge in number of Covid-19 cases since last week with daily positivity rate close three ...
18 June 2022 Statesman