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  • News from West Bengal | 21 May, 2025 | ৬ জ্যৈষ্ঠ, ১৪৩২
  • Bengal police summon 15 protesting teachers; none show up on first day of questioning

    The Bidhannagar North Police Station had summoned 15 protesting teachers to appear for questioning in connection with Thursday’s violence in front of Bikash Bhawan. However, on Monday, none of the summoned teachers turned up at the police station.Chinmoy Mondol, ...

    21 May 2025 Indian Express
    Mamata Banerjee announces four industrial parks, convention centre in North Bengal

    Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee announced on Monday that the state government will build four industrial parks and an international convention centre along with a 100-room hotel in North Bengal.Addressing a business synergy convention of industrialists and traders in Siliguri, ...

    20 May 2025 Indian Express
    Darjeeling Zoo welcomes cubs two of rare and vulnerable snow leopard

    Two snow leopard cubs were born at the Darjeeling Zoo, or Padmaja Naidu Himalayan Zoological Park (PNHZP), last month, officials said.The zoo, which houses seven female and four male snow leopards, in addition to the two cubs, holds the ...

    20 May 2025 Indian Express
    Calcutta HC issues rules against TMC leader Kunal Ghosh, 7 jobseekers for ‘objectionable comments’ against Justice Biswajit Basu

    The Calcutta High Court on Monday issued a rule, in connection with “objectionable remarks” against senior counsel Bikash Ranjan Bhattacharya, against Trinamool Congress leader Kunal Ghosh and seven job seekers who participated in the protest.The Police Commissioner has submitted ...

    20 May 2025 Indian Express
    21 arrested after Malda clash ‘over parking’; police rule out communal angle

    Two groups clashed over parking e-rickshaws at Ratua in West Bengal’s Malda district on Saturday evening, leading to property damage, police said while ruling out any communal angle to the incident even as the Opposition BJP made allegations to ...

    20 May 2025 Indian Express
    Kolkata couple grieving after daughter’s death attempt suicide in Ganga, saved

    Overcome with grief after the death of their 11-year-old daughter due to a kidney ailment, a couple attempted suicide while travelling in a launch in Kolkata on Saturday but were saved by its staff’s quick thinking and swift action.The ...

    20 May 2025 Indian Express
    Bengal: In ‘rarest of rare case’, Malda youth who killed 4 of his family gets death sentence

    Four years after Asif Mohammad, then 19, killed four members of his family – parents, sister and grandmother – in the Kaliachak area of Malda district in West Bengal, the trial court on Saturday sentenced him to death, calling ...

    20 May 2025 Indian Express
    Thunderstorms to lash Bengal from May 19 to May 22: IMD

    Written by Adrija Datta,The IMD in Kolkata has issued a special weather bulletin forecasting increased thunderstorm activity and heavy rainfall across several districts of West Bengal between May 19 and May 22.This development is attributed to the presence of ...

    20 May 2025 Indian Express
    See where Kumartuli’s Durga idols are destined for globally, four months ahead of the festival

    Written by Adrija DattaThe artisan lanes of Kolkata’s Kumartuli, renowned for their exquisite craftsmanship of Durga idols, are abuzz with early activity as international shipments have commenced as early as May—four months ahead of Durga Puja 2025, which falls ...

    19 May 2025 Indian Express
    Police send notice to 15 teachers over May 15 clashes

    The Bidhannagar North police have sent a notice to 15 teachers protesting in front of Bikash Bhavan, the headquarters of the state education department in Kolkata’s Salt Lake and summoned them for allegedly damaging government property and obstructing public ...

    19 May 2025 Indian Express
    Ahead of 2026 Assembly polls, CM Mamata going on a 3-day visit to North Bengal; TMC expects more Oppn leaders to join party

    To bolster Trinamool Congress’s (TMC) influence in North Bengal, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will be on a three-day visit to the region from May 19, especially when the 2026 Assembly election is barely a few months away.Days ...

    19 May 2025 Indian Express
    ‘I have already lost my job, now I am fighting to save my eyesight,’ says a sacked Bengal teacher assaulted in Thursday’s police lathi-charge

    “It is a long path we have to fight and travel, but we will not give up,” said Kiron Debnath, a protesting teacher who was lathi-charged by the Bengal Police outside the state School Education Department headquarters in Salt ...

    19 May 2025 Indian Express
    ECI suspends West Bengal official for ‘dereliction in discharge of duties’

    The Election Commission of India (ECI) has suspended Arun Gorain, assistant system manager of Kakdwip subdivision in West Bengal’s South 24 Parganas district, for alleged gross misconduct after getting complaints from the district administration.Acting on the instructions of Chief ...

    19 May 2025 Indian Express
    How Kolkata improved its air quality within 6 years

    (Written By Adrija Datta)Over a span of six years, Kolkata has demonstrated a remarkable turnaround in its air quality, transforming from one of the most polluted cities in the country in 2019 to being nationally recognised for its improved ...

    18 May 2025 Indian Express
    Kolkata Corporation drafts rules for uniform standards for conservation, management of heritage structures in city

    Written by Sharadiya MitraKolkata city’s right architectural legacy stands poised for consistent preservation, as the civic body has recently drafted a set of updated rules to ensure uniform standards for the conservation and management of all listed heritage structures ...

    18 May 2025 Indian Express
    Sudip Banerjee, Anubrata Mondal dropped as TMC district unit chiefs in rejig

    IN THE run-up to the Assembly election in 2026, the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Friday reshuffled several of its district unit presidents, removing senior leaders Sudip Banerjee and Anubrata Mondal from the post in North Kolkata and Birbhum, ...

    17 May 2025 Indian Express
    Bengal man dies while descending from Mt Everest summit: ‘Refused to move’

    Subrata Ghosh, a 45-year-old mountaineer and teacher from Ranaghat in Nadia district in West Bengal, died on Thursday while descending from Mount Everest, the highest peak in the Himalayas, hours after successfully reaching the summit.Ghosh and another climber Rumpa ...

    17 May 2025 Indian Express
    Remunerate & restore all parties whose lives, properties affected in Murshidabad violence: Calcutta HC to govt

    THE CALCUTTA High Court on Thursday directed the TMC government in the state to “remunerate and restore” all parties whose lives and properties were affected during the clashes in Murshidabad last month during protests over the Waqf law.The court ...

    17 May 2025 Indian Express
    BJP MP Jyotirmay Mahato writes to Calcutta HC, requests it to take suo motu cognisance of ‘police brutality’ amid teachers’ protest

    BJP MP Jyotirmay Singh Mahato wrote to the Calcutta High Court Chief Justice on Saturday requesting the court to take suo motu cognisance of the alleged police brutality during the teachers’ protest in front of Bikas Bhavan in Kolkata ...

    17 May 2025 Indian Express
    Yaba tablets in dholak: Bengal STF seizes contraband worth Rs 20 lakh, 3 held

    The West Bengal Special Task Force (STF) achieved a significant breakthrough on Thursday, foiling a unique attempt to smuggle banned narcotics in the Chamta-Beparipara area under Tufanganj police station in Cooch Behar district.Acting on confidential information, the STF team ...

    17 May 2025 Indian Express
    Yellow alert in most North Bengal districts, thunderstorms also likely in Kolkata on May 16

    The IMD in Kolkata has issued a weather warning indicating the likelihood of rain accompanied by thunderstorms across several districts of North Bengal on May 16.A yellow alert has been issued for the districts of Alipurduar, Coochbehar, Darjeeling, Uttar ...

    17 May 2025 Indian Express
    Followed protocol before lathi-charging, respect their sentiments’: Bengal police on teachers protesting outside Bikash Bhawan

    Hours after police lathi-charged protesting teachers outside Bikash Bhawan on Thursday evening, the Bengal police defended their actions and asserted that all necessary protocols were followed.Addressing the media, Supratim Sarkar, Additional Director General (ADG) of South Bengal, stated, “The ...

    17 May 2025 Indian Express
    TMC’s march ‘for jawans’, BJP’s rally for ‘success of Operation Sindoor’: Bengal’s political battleground heats up after short break

    The on ground political battle between the Trinamool Congress (TMC) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is all set to return — after a brief hiatus over the India-Pakistan tensions — with both the parties planning rallies over the ...

    17 May 2025 Indian Express
    ‘Apologise for baseless allegations’: Bengal LoP Suvendu Adhikari sends notice to former BJP MP John Barla

    West Bengal’s Leader of Opposition in the Assembly, Suvendu Adhikari, has issued a legal notice to former BJP MP John Barla, demanding a public apology within 48 hours after the latter made “baseless allegations” against him.Barla, who recently switched ...

    17 May 2025 Indian Express
    Now, a robot can self-detect crop diseases and spray pesticides, courtesy IIT KGP

    written by Sharadiya MitraAt IIT Kharagpur’s Mechanical Engineering department, a remarkable innovation in smart farming has taken shape: a machine that will deploy pesticides after detecting plant diseases.“This breakthrough aims to address key challenges faced by farmers and enhance ...

    17 May 2025 Indian Express
    Murshidabad riots: Kolkata HC flags ‘inadequate’ number of police personnel; Bengal counsel Kalyan Bandopadhyay rakes up Pahalgam terror attack

    The Kolkata High Court Thursday advised the West Bengal government to employ more police personnel, given the deaths of a father and son in the Dhulian riots in Murshidabad.A Division Bench comprising Justice Soumen Sen and Justice Raja Basu ...

    16 May 2025 Indian Express
    Sacked Bengal teachers lathi-charged during Kolkata protest, many injured

    The teachers who lost their jobs following a Supreme Court order over allegations of irregularities in their recruitment clashed with police during a protest on Thursday and broke open the main gate of Bikash Bhavan, the West Bengal Education Department ...

    16 May 2025 Indian Express
    Police strength less, now is the time to hire more: HC to govt on Murshidabad violence

    Releasing a petition seeking a CBI probe into the murder of a father-son duo, who were killed in the communal violence that had rocked parts of Murshidabad district in April, the Calcutta High Court on Thursday advised the state ...

    16 May 2025 Indian Express
    As Bengal’s Bikash Bhawan turns into a fortress, school job losers break barricades, continue protest

    Bikash Bhawan in Salt Lake, where the West Bengal Education department is housed, turned into a fortress on Friday morning with a heavy deployment of police, Rapid Action Force, and combat personnel guarding the entire building.Protesting teachers, who have ...

    16 May 2025 Indian Express
    Jobless teachers in Bengal break main gate of SSC headquarters: ‘Won’t sit for exam again’

    A massive protest broke out on Thursday between the Bidhannagar Police and jobless SSC teachers who had called for the “Bikash Bhawan Abhijan.”Over one thousand teachers — identified as “not specifically tainted” and allowed to return to schools until ...

    16 May 2025 Indian Express
    Former BJP MP John Barla joins TMC: ‘LoP Adhikari stopped me from building hospital’

    In a jolt to the West Bengal BJP ahead of the 2026 Assembly elections, ex Union minister, and Adivasi face of the party in North Bengal, John Barla, joined the Trinamool Congress (TMC) in Kolkata on Thursday.His induction comes ...

    16 May 2025 Indian Express
    Bengal tourism gets Digha temple booster: 20 lakh people visited Jagannath Dham in 15 days

    In a boost to tourism in West Bengal, the newly inaugurated Jagannath Dham in the coastal town of Digha is drawing massive crowds.In the first 15 days, an estimated 20 lakh people visited the temple, according to ISKCON (International ...

    16 May 2025 Indian Express
    Dilip Ghosh on stepson’s death: Was undergoing counselling, had drug-related issues

    A Day after his 26-year-old stepson, Srinjoy Dasgupta, was found dead at his New Town residence, senior BJP leader Dilip Ghosh on Wednesday publicly expressed concern over the use of drugs among young people.The BJP leader told media pesons ...

    16 May 2025 Indian Express
    Hooghly’s heritage takes to water: Kolkata port plans floating cafés and museums

    Wriiten by Sharadiya MitraThe Syama Prasad Mukherjee Port, Kolkata (SMPK), is offering a new opportunity to hospitality brands, tourism operators, and innovators to revolutionise tourism along the Hooghly river.The port invites proposals to repurpose three historic pilot launches—P.L. Rupsa, ...

    16 May 2025 Indian Express
    Our job is to bring him back from Bangladesh: CM on ‘abduction’ of a farmer in Dinhata

    Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday directed Chief Secretary Manoj Pant to look into the case of a 50-year-old farmer from Cooch Behar being allegedly abducted by a group of Bangladesh nationals and later arrested in the neighbouring country.Asserting ...

    15 May 2025 Indian Express
    Govt to allot 2,515 acres for setting up steel factories across the state

    The state Cabinet on Wednesday approved a proposal to allot 2,515 acres of land to different industrial parks for setting up steel production units across the state.Announcing the decision, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said the move would boost the ...

    15 May 2025 Indian Express
    CM Mamata Banerjee announces financial assistance to jobless Group C and D employees

    In a relief to the Group C and Group D employees whose appointments were terminated by the Supreme Court in the wake of the cash-for-jobs scam in state-run schools. Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday announced payment of monthly ...

    15 May 2025 Indian Express
    India, Pak exchange paramilitary men in each other’s custody

    A BSF constable, who was in Pakistani custody for three weeks, returned to India Wednesday after the two countries swapped a prisoner each at the Wagah-Attari border.Officials said Constable Purnam Kumar Shaw, from Rishra in West Bengal’s Hooghly district, ...

    15 May 2025 Indian Express
    ‘Their deaths weren’t in vain’: Families of jawans killed in J&K attacks on India’s strikes, conflict and loss

    When Gangadhar Doloi was selected as a sepoy in the Indian Army in 2014, his poverty-stricken family in Howrah was overjoyed. Two years later, Gangadhar was among the 18 soldiers killed in a fidayeen attack on an Army camp ...

    15 May 2025 Indian Express
    When and where you can observe ‘zero shadow day’ in Bengal

    Written by Adrija Datta Several districts across West Bengal are set to witness the rare and scientifically significant phenomenon of Zero Shadow Day (ZSD) during the months of June and July this year.“In Kolkata, Zero Shadow will occur on June ...

    15 May 2025 Indian Express
    FIR filed after horse found abandoned in Kolkata dies, probe on

    A case of “cruelty to animals” has been registered against the owner of a horse which died on Monday after it was found abandoned in a critical condition at the Bridge Parade Ground in Kolkata on May 7, police ...

    15 May 2025 Indian Express
    Bengal fake passport probe: Arrested ‘Pak national’ also made fake visas, ED tells court

    Seeking court’s permission to question Ahammed Hossain Azad, who has been arrested in connection with the ongoing probe into the fake passport racket, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday said that the 53-year-old was also involved in making fake ...

    15 May 2025 Indian Express
    ‘Can’t believe it’: Elated Bengal family celebrates as Pakistan hands over BSF jawan Purnam Shaw to India

    Amid the recent ceasefire between India and Pakistan, a wave of immense relief swept through the family of BSF jawan Purnam Shaw. On Tuesday morning, Bholenath Shaw, Purnam’s father, received official confirmation from BSF Headquarters that his son had ...

    15 May 2025 Indian Express
    HC allows plea alleging ‘irregularities’ in functioning of Digha Jagannath temple

    The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday granted permission for filing a petition alleging “irregularities” in the administration and functioning of the newly inaugurated Jagannath Dham temple in West Bengal’s Digha.The matter was “mentioned” before the division bench of Justices ...

    14 May 2025 Indian Express
    Track Kolkata buses on your phone: State govt introduces new app feature

    Written by Sharadiya Mitra To ensure smooth travel, the Government of West Bengal has introduced a new feature to its cab-based app services. Passengers can now get real-time information about public buses through the newly launched “Where Is My Bus” ...

    14 May 2025 Indian Express
    Dilip Ghosh’s stepson found dead at home, police file case of unnatural death

    Senior BJP leader Dilip Ghosh’s 26-year-old stepson was found dead at his New Town residence on Tuesday morning.Srinjoy Dasgupta worked with an IT firm. Sources said the family cook discovered him “unconscious”. He was rushed to a nearby private ...

    14 May 2025 Indian Express
    Rain, thunderstorms expected across Bengal on May 13; orange alert on in North Bengal districts

    Written by Adrija DattaThe India Meteorological Department (IMD) in Kolkata has issued a weather warning indicating the likelihood of rain and thunderstorms across several parts of North and South Bengal on May 13, Tuesday.An orange alert was issued for ...

    14 May 2025 Indian Express
    Bengal: EC begins verification of unrecognised parties

    West Bengal Chief Electoral Officer has ordered verification of addresses of political parties that are registered with the Commission but are unrecognised, ahead of the 2026 Assembly elections. Sources in the Election Commission say there are eight recognised political ...

    14 May 2025 Indian Express
    Amid Indo-Pak tensions, Bengal task force keeps check on vegetable, meat prices in state

    Written by Sharadiya MitraKolkata, May 12Amid rising tensions on the western front of India, the West Bengal government has intensified its monitoring of local markets to curb illegal hoarding and artificially inflated prices of essential goods, such as vegetables, ...

    13 May 2025 Indian Express
    Cakes, sarees, and a cricket tifo: Kolkata’s tributes to Operation Sindoor

    The S-400 defense system, fighter jets, and “Operation Sindoor” on the western frontier against Pakistan have found prideful representation in an unexpected place: cakes, baked at a confectionery at Kolkata’s Entally Market, for the Indian Army.Taste & Bite, a ...

    13 May 2025 Indian Express
    Hawker beaten up by BJP workers for ‘anti-India post’, arrested for promoting enemy

    A hawker from Murshidabad was arrested by police in Bankura for allegedly sharing “anti-India posts” on social media.Imran Sheikh, who is in his 20s, was beaten up by local BJP workers before he was handed over to the police.Sources ...

    13 May 2025 Indian Express
    Kolkata Metro to increase rides between Joka and Majerhat from May 13

    Written by Adrija Datta In a significant development for commuter convenience, Kolkata Metro Railway has announced an increase in the number of services on the Purple Line between Joka and Majerhat, beginning May 13.According to the Metro Railway authorities, a ...

    13 May 2025 Indian Express
    Free coaching for JEE, NEET, other competitive exams: Bengal HS board’s landmark initiative ‘particularly for rural students’

    In a landmark initiative, the West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education (WBCHSE) has launched a free competitive exam coaching program for Class XII science students. This is the first such move by the Council in its 50-year history, ...

    13 May 2025 Indian Express
    Promise of ‘quick stock market returns’ leads to Rs 1.4 crore loss for Kolkata woman; probe on

    A 51-year-old woman, residing in West Bengal’s Haridevpur police station area in Tollygunge, has reported a loss of Rs 1.4 crore after being lured into investing in “the stock market” with the promise of “rapid, multi-fold returns”.Having lost a ...

    13 May 2025 Indian Express
    West Bengal chief electoral officer orders verification of unrecognised political parties

    With the Assembly elections expected in 2026, West Bengal’s chief electoral officer (CEO) has ordered the verification of the addresses of political parties that are registered with the commission but are unrecognised.According to sources in the Election Commission, there ...

    12 May 2025 Indian Express
    Mysterious drone found in Murshidabad near Bangladesh border, BSF sources say it’s likely a consumer device

    The Border Security Force (BSF) in the Murshidabad district of West Bengal Saturday night recovered a drone near the sensitive India-Bangladesh border.The discovery in the Durgapur-Barojdihi village, more than 2,000 metres inside the Indian territory from the border, raised ...

    12 May 2025 Indian Express
    Ceasefire brings hope to wife of BSF jawan held by Pak: ‘I’m hopeful of his return now’

    For Rajani, the wife of BSF jawan Purnam Singh held by Pakistan Rangers for nearly three weeks, the news of a ceasefire between India and Pakistan has come as a relief.“I had lost all hope… But yesterday, after the ...

    12 May 2025 Indian Express
    Metro links Kolkata airport to city and suburbs, seamless connections ahead

    Commuters tired of battling Kolkata’s traffic to reach Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport can soon breathe a sigh of relief.The first-phase of the Metro link, connecting the airport to the city, and suburbs is almost ready, with officials ...

    12 May 2025 Indian Express
    Mother dies 4 months after being given ‘expired saline’ by West Bengal govt-run hospital

    Four months after allegedly being administered contaminated saline in the West Bengal government-run Midnapore Medical College, 20-year-old Nasrin Khatun – a new mother – died on Sunday night.According to her family, her condition had remained critical since the saline ...

    12 May 2025 Indian Express
    ‘My husband will soon be back’: wife of Poornam Shaw, BSF jawan detained in Pakistan, hopeful after call from Mamata Banerjee

    West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee called the wife of Poornam Kumar Shaw, who has been detained in Pakistan since April 23, and informed her that he was in good health, the woman said on Sunday.“I am extremely thankful ...

    12 May 2025 Indian Express
    Teachers protesting outside Bikash Bhavan in Kolkata not ready to disperse despite police directive

    Teachers protesting in front of Bikash Bhavan in Kolkata’s Salt Lake have refused to vacate the site despite the Bidhannagar Police Commissionerate sending them a notice seeking the same, citing the “war-like situation” in the country in the wake ...

    12 May 2025 Indian Express
    IIT Kharagpur forms committee to look into ways to prevent campus suicides

    IIT Kharagpur on Saturday said that it has constituted a 10-member committee to look into ways to ensure the well-being of students in the campus.The committee comprising psychologists, legal experts and police professionals, educationists, counsellors, and alumni members will ...

    12 May 2025 Indian Express
    Heatwave predicted in West Bengal for next 3 days, mercury level likely to cross 40 degrees

    Written by Adrija DattaThe Regional Meteorological Centre in Kolkata has forecast heatwave conditions and isolated thunderstorm activity across parts of West Bengal from May 11 to May 13.According to the bulletin, heatwave conditions are likely to prevail at one ...

    11 May 2025 Indian Express
    Bengal STF arrests 4 with arms near Kolkata airport

    The Bengal Special Task Force (STF) conducted a raid at Purba Beraberi under the jurisdiction of the Narayanpur police station close to Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport, Thursday night.According to STF sources, four people were arrested during the ...

    11 May 2025 Indian Express
    West Bengal to open immigrant cell to address complaints of overseas workers, students

    The West Bengal Government is set to open an immigrant cell to help migrant labourers working abroad, based on the advisory of the External Affairs Ministry and the Union Home Ministry to all states, officials said.According to the state ...

    11 May 2025 Indian Express
    West Bengal man arrested in Mumbai for pro-Pakistan Facebook post

    A man from West Bengal’s Purba Bardhaman district was arrested in Mumbai for allegedly supporting Pakistan on social media, police officials said on Saturday.The Purba Bardhaman police identified the man as Sarif Sheikh and said that he hails from ...

    11 May 2025 Indian Express
    As Indo-Pak border tensions escalate, summer vacations of govt-run schools in Bengal extended

    The West Bengal school education department has extended the summer vacations of state government-run schools till May 31 in light of the escalating tensions between India and Pakistan. Government schools in the state will now open on June 2.“Considering ...

    11 May 2025 Indian Express
    ‘Not taking bookings’, ‘tourists cancelling without care for refunds’: West Bengal travel operators share impact of Indo-Pak tensions

    West Bengal’s travel operators are feeling impacts on their businesses from the ongoing conflict between India and Pakistan — with trip cancellations now being multiplied across the country.The initial impact, in the fallout of the April 22 terror attack ...

    10 May 2025 Indian Express
    2 linked to Bangla terror outfit held, were planning recruitment drives: Police

    The Special Task Force (STF) of the West Bengal Police conducted raids at Nalhati and Murarai in Birbhum district and arrested two persons — Ajmol Hossain (28) of Nalhati and Saheb Ali Khan (28) — in the intervening night ...

    10 May 2025 Indian Express
    Kolkata Port enhances security protocols, cancels leave of staff

    THE Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port (SMPK) in Kolkata has enhanced its security protocols and operational vigilance in the wake of the ongoing military conflict with Pakistan, port officials said on Friday. As per the directives from the Ministry of ...

    10 May 2025 Indian Express
    Bengal CPIM seeks to float ‘alternative schools’, tuition centres, health camps ahead of 2026 Assembly polls

    In its first letter of the year to its ranks, the CPIM has called for the formation of grassroots-level “alternative” schools, tuition centres, and health camps to reach out to the people of West Bengal.Named “Mission 360”, the party’s ...

    10 May 2025 Indian Express
    Anti-trafficking drives, running tuition centres: Children of sex workers in India’s largest red-light area fight back against stigma

    Written by Sharadiya Mitra,From conducting anti-trafficking drives to running tuition centres, children of sex workers formed an organisation in 1995 to help their peers and fight stigma in the country’s largest red-light area.In the narrow lanes of Sonagachi — ...

    10 May 2025 Indian Express
    Alleged JMB members arrested in Bengal: ‘Were plotting attacks, recruitment drives,’ say police

    In the intervening night of May 8 and 9, teams of the Special Task Force of West Bengal conducted simultaneous raids at Nalhati and Murarai in the Birbhum district and arrested two persons — Ajmol Hossain (28) of Nalhati ...

    10 May 2025 Indian Express
    BSF on high alert: Eastern border with Bangladesh, Nepal ‘stable’

    Amid heightened tensions and security alerts in the western regions bordering Pakistan, Border Security Force (BSF) officials in West Bengal have stated that the eastern border shared with Bangladesh and Nepal remains relatively stable.“Despite the relative calm compared to ...

    10 May 2025 Indian Express
    Bengal: In case of ‘Pakistan national’ who ‘made fake Indian passports’, ED seeks 5 more days of custody

    The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday sought an additional five-day custody of Ahammed Hossain Azad (53), initially arrested in a fake passport case as an alleged Bangladeshi national, but later allegedly found to be a Pakistani national.Azad was arrested ...

    9 May 2025 Indian Express
    Several private schools in Bengal to close for summer from May 9, following CM’s appeal 

    Written by Adrija DattaIn response to an urgent appeal by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, several private schools in Kolkata and other parts of West Bengal have decided to advance their summer vacation and shut down from May 9, instead ...

    9 May 2025 Indian Express
    Jadavpur University’s library for visually challenged turns ‘barrier-free’

    In a stride toward inclusive education, Jadavpur University has taken a major leap forward for its visually challenged students.While the university had already established its Accessible Library back in 2018 with institutional funding, this year it has transformed into ...

    9 May 2025 Indian Express
    ‘Should ensure no arms, ammunition smuggled into Bengal’ — CM Mamata amidst India-Pakistan conflict

    The West Bengal government has cancelled leaves of all its employees, citing the need to maintain public services amid the escalating tensions with Pakistan.A notification dated May 7 and circulated on Thursday stated: “In view of the prevailing situation ...

    9 May 2025 Indian Express
    ‘Ready for emergencies’: Kolkata airport on alert, officials ask passengers to verify flight status after 12 flights get cancelled in 24 hours

    After the temporary closure of 18 airports across seven states in India after a recent airstrike on a Pakistan terrorist setup, authorities at Kolkata’s Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport are urging passengers to verify their flight status before ...

    9 May 2025 Indian Express
    Rooftops must be treated as common areas: West Bengal govt issues 20-point guidelines after Burrabazar hotel fire

    The West Bengal government’s Department of Urban Development and Municipal Affairs issued a memorandum on May 6, following the tragic fire at a hotel in Burrabazar that claimed 14 lives. The memorandum includes 20 guidelines aimed at preventing similar ...

    9 May 2025 Indian Express
    BSF constable in Pakistan custody: Family worried by rising tension, pin hope on CM

    The family of Border Security Force (BSF) constable Purnam Kumar Shaw (40) in Hooghly’s Rishra is increasingly anxious, due to the recent escalating border tensions following “Operation Sindoor.”Purnam was held captive by Pakistan Rangers on April 23 after he ...

    9 May 2025 Indian Express
    Operation Sindoor shouldn’t stop till terrorism is wiped out: Victims’ wives

    The news of India carrying out strikes on the headquarters of Lashkar-e-Taiba and Jaish-e-Muhammad in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir brought a sense of relief to the families of those killed in the Pahalgam terror attack on tourists two weeks ...

    9 May 2025 Indian Express
    West Bengal HS results out: Three districts outperform Kolkata, 90.79% of students pass

    The West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education (WBCHSE) on Wednesday announced the results of the Higher Secondary (Class 12) examinations for 2025.According to the Council, the results have been available online from 2 pm onwards for students to ...

    8 May 2025 Indian Express
    Mamata reviews security situation, says we are together in war on terror

    West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday asserted that everyone is together in the war on terror, and there should not be any differences among people.Her comments came after Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s urgent meeting of chief ...

    8 May 2025 Indian Express
    West Bengal HS topper Rupayan Pal says he studied 12-13 hours a day, wants to be a doctor 

    Rupayan Pal of Burdwan CMS High School is this year’s topper in the West Bengal Higher Secondary Examination, scoring 497 (99.4%).The moment the news broke that Rupayan is this year’s topper, their residence was busy with his school teachers ...

    8 May 2025 Indian Express
    Operation Sindoor ‘brings emotional relief but can’t replace lost son’: Family of IB officer who died in Pahalgam attack

    The news of “Operation Sindoor” by the Indian government has brought a mix of relief and enduring sorrow to the family of Manish Ranjan, the IB officer from West Bengal who tragically lost his life in the militant attack ...

    8 May 2025 Indian Express
    ‘We wanted this’: Families of 2 Kolkata men killed in Pahalgam terror attack on Operation Sindoor

    Two residents of Kolkata — Bitan Adhikari and Sameer Guha — had been tragically killed in the terrorist attack in Kashmir’s Pahalgam.India on Wednesday hit nine sites in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, targeting terrorist infrastructure there. The strike, dubbed ...

    8 May 2025 Indian Express
    Heatwave to hit South Bengal from May 8: IMD

    Written by Adrija Datta,The India Meteorological Department (IMD) in Kolkata has said an impending heatwave is likely to affect several districts of South Bengal from May 8. The condition is expected to persist until May 12.The forecast indicates a ...

    8 May 2025 Indian Express
    ‘Jewellery, valuables missing or stolen’: Tamil Nadu family who lost 2 children, senior citizen in Kolkata hotel fire

    A Tamil Nadu family, whose vacation ended in tragedy after a fire at Kolkata’s Rituraj Hotel, has now contacted the Kolkata Police regarding missing ornaments from the bodies of their loved ones who perished in the blaze.T Prabhu and ...

    8 May 2025 Indian Express
    Mamata Banerjee gives job, financial aid to wife of soldier killed in J&K

    West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday gave an appointment letter for the job of a home guard and Rs 10 lakh as financial compensation to the wife of Havildar Jhantu Ali Sheikh who was killed in an ...

    7 May 2025 Indian Express
    Mock drills to be held at 31 locations in 23 Bengal districts

    Mock drills will be conducted at 31 locations in 23 districts of West Bengal on Wednesday as part of a nationwide civil defence preparedness after the Union Home Ministry issued directions to the states to be ready for “hostile ...

    7 May 2025 Indian Express
    From Dudh shukto to Hemkonikar payesh: Tagore’s Thakurbari’s recipes brought alive again in 3-day festival

    (Written by Sharadiya Mitra)Long before restaurant menus and fusion trends, Bengal’s culinary identity was crafted in homes like that of Rabindranath Tagore.Dishes such as uchchhe bori diye dudh shukto, bhaja muger dal pora, hemkonikar payesh, and kochi pathar jhol ...

    7 May 2025 Indian Express
    West Bengal higher secondary exam results to be announced tomorrow: Here’s how to view yours

    The West Bengal Council Higher Secondary Education (WBCHSE) announced that the Higher Secondary examination results for 2025 will be declared on May 7.Students will be able to view and download the results from various websites and apps, including result.wb.gov.in, ...

    7 May 2025 Indian Express
    ‘Resist instigation by BJP and fundamentalist orgs’: Mamata meets families of Murshidabad riot victims

    Emphasising that Murshidabad has been known for religious harmony and did not witness communal violence even after the demolition of Babri Masjid in 1992, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday urged people of the region to resist ...

    7 May 2025 Indian Express
    Row over idols at Digha Jagannath Dham: After Mamata says no wood stolen from Puri, Odisha minister concurs

    West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday hit out at the Odisha government over alleged attacks on Bengali migrant workers in the neighbouring state in the wake of the controversy over the Digha “Jagannath Dham” and rejected the ...

    7 May 2025 Indian Express
    Mamata should say sorry to people of Murshidabad: Adhir

    Alleging that the law and order situation in West Bengal has “deteriorated immensely”, senior Congress leader and former Berhampore MP Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Monday asked Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to apologise to the people of Murshidabad for the ...

    7 May 2025 Indian Express
    Rain, thunderstorms to bring West Bengal brief respite from heat till May 7: IMD

    (Written by Adrija Datta)West Bengal is set to get some relief from the heat, with light rain and thunderstorms forecast by the IMD on Monday across several districts until Wednesday, May 7.The ongoing spell of pre-monsoon activity is expected ...

    6 May 2025 Indian Express
    Calcutta High Court stays demolition of rooftop restaurant amid KMC crackdown

    The Calcutta High Court imposed a stay on the Kolkata Municipal Corporation order directing the demolition of a rooftop restaurant in the city. While posting the matter for hearing on Thursday, the HC urged the KMC not to take ...

    6 May 2025 Indian Express
    In violence-hit Murshidabad, Mamata targets BJP, Centre: ‘Stop spreading communal virus’

    Nearly a month after protests against the Centre’s Waqf law led to violence in parts of Murshidabad district of West Bengal, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday reached Berhampore, the administrative headquarters of the district, and accused the BJP ...

    6 May 2025 Indian Express
    Mamata appeals to Centre to ‘bring arrested BSF jawan back from Pakistan’

    West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee appealed to the Central Government to bring back BSF jawan Purnam Kumar Sahu, who has been arrested by the Pakistani army.Constable Purnam Kumar Shaw, 40, who hails from Hooghly in West Bengal, was ...

    6 May 2025 Indian Express
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