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  • A blade, a bucket, and a diary: How 2 Bengal schoolgirls plotted the murder of a 7-year-old to escape their hostel days

    A bone-chilling tragedy has unfolded in West Bengal’s Nadia district, where a dark plot allegedly hatched by two minor schoolgirls cut short the life of a seven-year-old Class I child. What initially appeared to be a mysterious tragedy inside ...

    9 June 2026 Indian Express
    TMC moves Calcutta High Court challenging Ritabrata Banerjee’s appointment as LoP

    The Trinamool Congress on Monday moved Calcutta High Court challenging the decision by the Assembly Speaker Rathindra Bose to appoint expelled TMC MLA Ritabrata Banerjee as the Leader of the Opposition (LoP) in the state Assembly.The petition seeks judicial ...

    9 June 2026 Indian Express
    With 179 officers, Bengal sees biggest police reshuffle under BJP

    In the single largest administrative realignment since the recent regime change in the state, the BJP government on Monday executed a sweeping overhaul of the state’s police machinery, transferring and promoting as many as 179 senior IPS and West ...

    9 June 2026 Indian Express
    Trinamool ‘rebel’ MPs at BJP minister’s home, Bengal Chief Minister too

    The stage of the meltdown in Trinamool Congress in the aftermath of the West Bengal Assembly election has shifted from Kolkata to Delhi. About 20 of the party’s 28 Lok Sabha MPs, sources have said, are holed up in ...

    9 June 2026 Indian Express
    TMC strongman Jahangir Khan arrested near Nepal border, his Falta office vandalised

    The Special Task Force (STF) of West Bengal Police on Monday arrested TMC strongman Jahangir Khan, who is facing a slew of FIRs related to extortion, murder, and criminal intimidation charges, from near the India-Nepal border.Khan was TMC’s candidate ...

    9 June 2026 Indian Express
    Trinamool Rajya Sabha MP Sukhendu Sekhar Roy resigns, says ‘I was unhappy in party’

    Amid the Trinamool Congress meltdown in the aftermath of the West Bengal Assembly election, its veteran leader, Sukhendu Sekhar Roy, has resigned from the party’s membership and also given up his Rajya Sabha seat.Asked why he had resigned, Roy ...

    9 June 2026 Indian Express
    Tremors felt in Kolkata, North Bengal districts as 5.8-magnitude earthquake hits Bhutan

    North Bengal and various parts of the state felt tremors after an earthquake struck neighbouring Bhutan on Sunday night.According to the National Centre for Seismology, an earthquake of magnitude 5.8 was felt at midnight in the Bhutan region with ...

    8 June 2026 Indian Express
    Kolkata hawker eviction: Tension in Jadavpur over midnight drive; Left supporters clash with police

    The hawker-eviction drive in the Jadavpur station area in Kolkata on the intervening night of Sunday and Monday turned violent with protesters clashing with the police.Local hawker unions, backed by left-wing trade organisations, political activists, and a large contingent ...

    8 June 2026 Indian Express
    ‘Messi fiasco’: Former TMC minister Aroop Biswas asked to appear before police tomorrow

    The Bidhannagar (South) Police has once again summoned former state sports minister Aroop Biswas in connection with the Messi event fiasco case, after he skipped to appear before the police on Friday.As per sources in the police, Biswas was ...

    8 June 2026 Indian Express
    ‘They’re screaming to kill me’: Mob hurls eggs at TMC MLA Madan Mitra’s car, drags driver out

    West Bengal Trinamool Congress MLA Madan Mitra narrowly escaped an aggressive midnight assault on Saturday as his vehicle was swarmed, vandalised, and pelted with eggs by an armed mob in Ward 14 of the Kamarhati municipality in North 24 ...

    8 June 2026 Indian Express
    West Bengal Yuva Shakti Bharosa Card scheme: Who can apply and what are the benefits

    The newly formed Bengal BJP government led by Suvendu Adhikari has initiated the process to fulfill the party’s pre-election promise of rolling out the ‘Yuva Shakti Bharosa Card’ – a welfare initiative for the state’s unemployed youth.What is the ...

    8 June 2026 Indian Express
    He hid in a pile of sarees to evade arrest, TMC worker held in ‘cut money’ case

    A policeman standing in a clothing warehouse… Rummaging through a pile of sarees. And emerges from beneath the pile, a man in a purple shirt: TMC worker Brahmananda Chakraborty. A video of his arrest is now viral on social ...

    8 June 2026 Indian Express
    Heavy rain alert for Bengal in next 7 days: Kolkata to see intense spells, heavy downpour in North

    By Aleesha EkkaHeavy rainfall, accompanied by thunderstorms and lightning, is expected in parts of West Bengal over the next seven days, said the India Meteorological Department (IMD) with temperatures across the state likely to remain near or slightly below ...

    8 June 2026 Indian Express
    Rs 1 lakh crore rail overhaul for Bengal: Vaishnaw, CM Adhikari review status of ongoing projects

    After their scheduled meeting at Nabanna on Saturday, Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw and Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari announced at a joint press conference that ongoing railway projects worth over Rs 1 lakh crore are set to completely overhaul ...

    8 June 2026 Indian Express
    ‘Identifying any irregularities or unlawful activities’: Bengal government orders survey of madrasas

    The Bengal government Friday asked district magistrates to conduct a detailed survey of all madrasas in the state.Releasing an order, the government stated that the purpose of the survey is to “obtain authentic district-wise data” as well as identify ...

    7 June 2026 Indian Express
    Trinamool Congress overhaul: Old-timers in, Abhishek Banerjee loyalists dropped

    Besieged by rebellions — first by the newly elected MLAs and followed by growing murmurs of an imminent split among her MPs — Trinamool Congress (TMC) chief Mamata Banerjee, in a desperate bid to keep her flock together, on ...

    7 June 2026 Indian Express
    Bengal STF recovers arms cache from pond near TMC leader’s house in Sandeshkhali

    The West Bengal Special Task Force (STF) on Saturday recovered a massive cache of weapons from a pond adjacent to the house of a Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader in Sandeshkhali in the North 24 Parganas district.The arms cache—17 weapons ...

    7 June 2026 Indian Express
    Kolkata to get water metro, will be the 18th city to be linked, says CM Adhikari

    Written by Paramita DattaThe Chief Minister of West Bengal, Suvendu Adhikari, in a press conference on Thursday, said that the government is considering separating the shipping sector from the transport department by creating a shipping wing of its own. ...

    7 June 2026 Indian Express
    From Rs 25 to Rs 40: How Kolkata LPG crisis triggered autorickshaw fare hikes, route cuts

    Written by Subhosree Modak/Antoreep DasAn escalating LPG crisis has pushed Kolkata’s autorickshaw transport network into a state of absolute instability. As fuel costs spiral, LPG autorickshaw operators spanning from the northern fringes of Dum Dum and Madhyamgram to deep southern transit ...

    6 June 2026 Indian Express
    TMC leader Firhad Hakim resigns as Kolkata mayor: ‘Can’t hold on to this chair and bring it into disrepute’

    Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Firhad Hakim resigned as Kolkata mayor on Friday, around six months before his term was to end, saying that “the dignity of the mayor’s chair was being undermined and he did not want that”.Addressing a ...

    6 June 2026 Indian Express
    Ex-TMC minister’s brother Swarup Biswas held after make-up artist accuses him of demanding sex for job

    TMC leader Swarup Biswas, a prominent face in Kolkata’s cultural and entertainment sectors and brother of former minister Aroop Biswas, was arrested from Sahapur Colony on Thursday night for alleged sexual harassment and extortion. The arrest followed a complaint ...

    6 June 2026 Indian Express
    Sonowal meets CM, discusses investments to make Bengal a maritime hub

    Union Minister for Ports, Shipping and Waterways Sarbananda Sonowal met West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari in Kolkata on Thursday to discuss the possibility of making West Bengal the maritime hub of eastern India, proposing a maritime investment pipeline ...

    6 June 2026 Indian Express
    Signature forgery case: CID now questions TMC’s Firhad Hakim

    Days after serving notice to Abhishek Banerjee, the Crime Investigation Department team on Thursday evening visited the residence of TMC MLA and Kolkata Mayor Firhad Hakim in connection with the signature forgery case.According to CID sources, the agency questioned ...

    6 June 2026 Indian Express
    Jobs to infra, government to focus on rural economy: Panchayat minister Dilip Ghosh

    From laying roads and constructing houses to filling job vacancies, the new BJP government will strengthen the rural economy in all spheres, state Panchayat Minister Dilip Ghosh said on Thursday.In his first press briefing as Panchayat Minister, Ghosh said ...

    5 June 2026 Indian Express
    Bhangar bomb blast: NIA raids ex-TMC MLA Saokat Molla’s residence, party office; another held

    The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Thursday conducted searches at premises linked to former Trinamool Congress MLA Saokat Molla, including his residence in Jibantala in West Bengal’s South 24 Parganas district.Saokat was not at home at the time, and ...

    5 June 2026 Indian Express
    Kolkata Airport expands terminal space by 4,000 square metres to ease congestion

    In a major move to tackle peak-hour crowds and streamline travel, Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International (NSCBI) Airport in Kolkata has rolled out significant terminal expansions. The structural upgrades are designed to enhance passenger comfort, optimise operational speed, and ...

    5 June 2026 Indian Express
    Kolkata weather forecast: IMD predicts rain, thunderstorms over next 7 days

    Written by Debadrita BasuThe India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast a week of light to moderate rainfall and scattered thundershowers across West Bengal. While the incoming rain offers brief relief to daily commuters, a combination of high temperatures and ...

    5 June 2026 Indian Express
    TMC leader Jay Prakash Majumdar held over ‘grabbing’ woman’s house

    The police on Wednesday arrested Trinamool Congress spokesperson and state vice-president Jay Prakash Majumdar over allegedly illegally occupying a woman’s house for several years and allegedly harassing her.As per the sources, locals were staging a protest against Majumdar outside ...

    5 June 2026 Indian Express
    TMC fault lines in the open: 58 of 80 MLAs back rebel as Leader of Opposition

    The divide in the Trinamool Congress (TMC) was out in the open Wednesday after a group of 60 rebel MLAs seized control of its legislature party in West Bengal, elected expelled legislator Ritabrata Banerjee as the Leader of Opposition ...

    5 June 2026 Indian Express
    Trouble mounts for TMC MP: CID notice pending, ED summons Abhishek Banerjee in teacher recruitment scam

    The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday summoned Trinamool Congress national general secretary and MP Abhishek Banerjee, asking him to appear before it on June 15 in connection with the primary school recruitment irregularities case.On Wednesday evening, a team of ...

    4 June 2026 Indian Express
    2025 murder of gold merchant: HC asks DGP to take action against absconding BDO, orders action against investigation officer

    The vacation bench of the Calcutta High Court has directed the West Bengal Director General of Police to take necessary action against ‘absconding’ Block Development Officer Prashant Barman and ensure that the accused is brought under the course of ...

    4 June 2026 Indian Express
    Bengal government rolls out Annapurna Yojana: 28 lakh women get Rs 3,000 each

    The West Bengal government on Wednesday launched the Annapurna Yojana under which 2,825,769 women beneficiaries will receive Rs 3,000 each in the first phase.Launching the scheme at a press conference at Nabanna, Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari said once the ...

    4 June 2026 Indian Express
    Key Mamata aide Firhad Hakim resigns as Kolkata Mayor as TMC crisis deepens

    Senior Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Firhad Hakim resigned as the mayor of Kolkata on Wednesday. Party supremo Mamata Banerjee accepted his request to step down, TMC MLA Kunal Ghosh said.Hakim, one of the party’s most prominent leaders and a ...

    4 June 2026 Indian Express
    From BSF land transfer to ‘Maa Ahar’ expansion: Bengal Cabinet greenlights major decisions

    The West Bengal Cabinet Wednesday approved a series of major administrative, security, and welfare decisions. These include a significant push for international border infrastructure, the massive expansion of the state’s subsidised food programme, designated state-day celebrations, and a top-tier ...

    4 June 2026 Indian Express
    ABVP leader to lawyer, now minister at 32: Who’s Biraj Biswas, youngest member of Team Suvendu

    At 32, Biraj Biswas became the youngest person inducted into West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari’s Council of Ministers. Biswas was among the 35 new ministers sworn in by Governor R N Ravi at the Lok Bhavan on Monday.He ...

    4 June 2026 Indian Express
    Termite-infested cash and firearm found inside Surendranath College room: Day later, TMC leader booked

    A day after two suitcases packed with bundles of termite-infested cash and a firearm were allegedly recovered from an almirah inside the union room of Surendranath College in Kolkata, the police on Wednesday booked Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Debashish ...

    4 June 2026 Indian Express
    PM Modi likely to visit West Bengal on June 20 for Foundation Day: Kolkata yoga event on the cards

    Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to attend the West Bengal Foundation Day celebrations in the state on June 20, according to sources. This will mark his first visit to Bengal after the BJP government was sworn in last ...

    4 June 2026 Indian Express
    Trinamool dissolves party units after rebels’ defiance show, says will introspect

    The Trinamool Congress leadership, stunned by the defiance of 60 of its 80 MLAs in the West Bengal Assembly on Wednesday, has decided to dissolve all party committees and frontal organisations. The party leadership has said that it will ...

    4 June 2026 Indian Express
    Grandson of Nandalal Bose, who fought to get his name back in electoral roll, dies at 88

    Suprabuddha Sen, the grandson of celebrated modern artist Nandalal Bose, passed away on Monday morning, days after he was admitted to a hospital in Durgapur with breathing difficulties. He was 88.Suprabuddha Sen and his wife, 82-year-old Deepa Sen, were ...

    3 June 2026 Indian Express
    Halima & Gudiya, in queue at Bengal tribunals as cloud darkens over citizenship

    On May 27, upholding the legal validity of the Election Commission’s Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, the Supreme Court directed that those excluded from the list will face “adjudication of their citizenship”.“… the (Election) Commission shall refer ...

    3 June 2026 Indian Express
    TMC leaders forced to return ‘cut money’ to villagers

    Following the defeat of their party in the Assembly elections, TMC leaders have reportedly started returning “cut money” to people under pressure from the residents and BJP workers.On Sunday, two TMC leaders in Pachagarh gram panchayat under the Mathabhanga-1 ...

    3 June 2026 Indian Express
    ‘Stall is our only source of income’: Fear of eviction triggers panic in Kolkata’s famed College Street book market

    Written by Antoreep Das and Subhosree ModakA cloud of deep uncertainty has gripped College Street, the heart of Kolkata’s book trade, as widespread rumors of an impending eviction drive targeting roadside book stalls spread through the area. Coming on ...

    3 June 2026 Indian Express
    Signature forgery row: Abhishek Banerjee moves Calcutta High Court against CID summons

    Trinamool Congress (TMC) general secretary and MP Abhishek Banerjee Wednesday approached the Calcutta High Court to challenge a summons notice issued to him by the state Criminal Investigation Department (CID). The notice is tied to an ongoing probe into ...

    3 June 2026 Indian Express
    Bengal: TMC panchayat chief found dead at home

    A Trinamool Congress panchayat chief was found hanging inside his house in West Bengal’s North 24 Parganas district on Tuesday, police said.The deceased has been identified as Jahidul Haque Baidya, the chief of Jadurhati Uttar Gram panchayat in Baduria ...

    3 June 2026 Indian Express
    Mamata vows to defeat BJP: Jiyeenge toh BJP ko hataake jayenge

    Back on the streets of Kolkata to protest after the party’s shocking and humiliating defeat in the Assembly elections, Trinamool Congress (TMC) chief Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday launched a fierce political counter-offensive, accusing the ruling BJP of trying to ...

    3 June 2026 Indian Express
    NIA files chargesheets against 31 over blockade, illegal detention of judicial officers during West Bengal’s SIR exercise

    A total of 31 accused persons have been named in chargesheet filed by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) in four separate cases in connection with the road blockades and illegal detention of judicial officers engaged in the Special Intensive ...

    3 June 2026 Indian Express
    From Shakhas to Cabinet: The RSS Loyalists in Camp Suvendu Adhikari

    Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari’s major Cabinet expansion on Monday saw the induction of several key leaders with RSS links into the new Council of Ministers.By filling key Cabinet slots with leaders who rose straight through the ranks of its ...

    3 June 2026 Indian Express
    TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee’s parents move Calcutta High Court to quash KMC notice on ‘unauthorised construction’

    Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Abhishek Banerjee’s parents have approached the Calcutta High Court, seeking to quash a notice issued by the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) over alleged unauthorised construction at their residence.The case is listed to be heard by ...

    3 June 2026 Indian Express
    In Suvendu Adhikari’s Team 40, veterans rub shoulders with first-timers

    Three weeks after taking charge as the first BJP chief minister of West Bengal, Suvendu Adhikari, on Monday expanded his Council of Ministers to 41, by inducting 35 new members. There were no big surprises, but a few small ...

    3 June 2026 Indian Express
    TMC will be stronger, says Mamata Banerjee as she sits on dharna today

    Former chief minister and TMC chief Mamata Banerjee on Monday slammed the BJP for “attacks on her party leaders and MLAs” and said the TMC will emerge stronger after these incidents.“The way you assaulted the MP (Abhishek Banerjee) of ...

    2 June 2026 Indian Express
    Minutes after CM Suvendu’s claim on ‘forged’ signatures, TMC expels MLAs Ritabrata Bandyopadhyay, Sandipan Saha

    The Trinamool Congress (TMC) Monday expelled two MLAs – Ritabrata Bandyopadhyay (Uluberia-Purba) and Sandipan Saha (Entally) – on grounds of anti-party activities. The Opposition party wrote a letter to Speaker Rathindra Bose communicating its decision.The decision was announced minutes ...

    2 June 2026 Indian Express
    Suvendu Adhikari’s team 40: Who are Bengal’s new Cabinet ministers?

    In a Cabinet expansion just three weeks after taking charge, Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Monday expanded the Bengal Council of Ministers to 41, by inducting 35 new members. This is said to be part of the BJP’s effort ...

    2 June 2026 Indian Express
    First Bengal Cabinet expansion signals North Bengal push, social balancing act

    Twenty-seven days after assuming office, West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari expanded his Cabinet with 35 new ministers Monday, signalling the BJP’s effort to balance regional, caste, and gender representation in its first government in the state.The Bengal Council ...

    2 June 2026 Indian Express
    Lionel Messi statue to be relocated amid ‘safety concerns’, dismantling begins in Kolkata’s Lake Town

    Preparations began on Monday to dismantle and relocate the towering statue of football legend Lionel Messi in Kolkata’s Lake Town after authorities declared the structure a potential public safety hazard.Engineers and workers were seen carrying out preliminary operations at ...

    2 June 2026 Indian Express
    Zero-value tickets, priceless smiles: Inside the first day of West Bengal’s free bus rides for women

    For Maya Som, 67, a change in government in West Bengal has translated into immediate financial relief. She regularly commutes from Rathtala near Dunlop to the bustling markets of Burrabazar to source women’s apparel, which she resells in her ...

    2 June 2026 Indian Express
    Nearly 60 out of 80 TMC MLAs skip Mamata meeting, party blames attack on its MPs

    Nearly 60 of the 80 newly elected TMC MLAs on Sunday failed to turn up at party supremo Mamata Banerjee’s Kalighat residence in Kolkata on Sunday, forcing the party to cancel the scheduled meeting.With only a handful of MLAs ...

    1 June 2026 Indian Express
    West Bengal cabinet expansion: Full list of ministers inducted into the BJP government

    The BJP government in West Bengal expanded its Cabinet on Monday, adding 35 ministers, three weeks after CM Suvendu Adhikari and five others were sworn in.Governor RN Ravi administered the oaths of the newly elected ministers at Nabanna at ...

    1 June 2026 Indian Express
    ‘I was made a scapegoat’: Satadru Dutta after FIR against former minister Aroop Biswas in Messi Kolkata event case

    Following a preliminary inquiry into the Lionel Messi event controversy, the Bidhannagar police have registered a First Information Report (FIR) against former West Bengal Sports Minister and senior Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Aroop Biswas. The formal complaint was lodged ...

    1 June 2026 Indian Express
    ‘You should be ashamed’: Mamata’s heated hospital exchange hours after Abhishek Banerjee faces stone pelting

    Former West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee has alleged that a private hospital was pressured into not admitting TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee after he faced stone-pelting on Saturday in Sonarpur, South 24 Parganas, where he went to meet the ...

    1 June 2026 Indian Express
    Free bus travel for women in West Bengal to begin from June 1, check details

    Free bus travel for women in West Bengal: The women in West Bengal will be able to travel free of cost on all state-run buses from Monday (June 1). It was one of the key promises made by the ...

    1 June 2026 Indian Express
    Kalyan Banerjee alleges head injury in stone pelting day after assault on fellow TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee

    Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Kalyan Banerjee staged a sit-in protest on Sunday morning, alleging that he was attacked and injured while arriving at the Chanditala police station to submit a memorandum against the arrest and detention of party workers.The ...

    1 June 2026 Indian Express
    Annapurna Bhandar Yojana in West Bengal: Rs 3,000 to be credited – How to link Aadhaar with bank account

    Annapurna Bhandar Yojana West Bengal: The application process for the Annapurna Yojana in West Bengal will start on Monday (June 1, 2026). On May 27, Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari-led state government launched the application form to provide eligible women ...

    1 June 2026 Indian Express
    Abhishek Banerjee roughed up on way to meet violence victim; Opposition claims vendetta

    TMC general secretary Abhishek Banerjee was heckled and eggs thrown at him at Sonarpur in South 24 Parganas on Saturday when he was on his way to meet the family of a victim killed allegedly in the post-poll violence ...

    31 May 2026 Indian Express
    0ver 400 alleged Bangladeshi migrants detained in holding centres across Bengal

    In the first seven days after opening holding centres across the state, the West Bengal administration has so far apprehended around 400 alleged Bangladeshi citizens for deportation.According to the state administration, the highest number of detentions are from the ...

    31 May 2026 Indian Express
    Abhishek Banerjee assault: 5 arrested, 2 detained in Sonarpur after overnight raids

    The West Bengal police have picked up seven people in connection with the assault on Trinamool Congress (TMC) national general secretary and MP Abhishek Banerjee in Sonarpur.According to senior police officials, a suo motu case was registered, following which ...

    31 May 2026 Indian Express
    From clean classrooms to toilets: West Bengal schools told to complete reopening preparations by May 31

    The West Bengal School Education Department has issued a set of instructions to ensure that the school environment, infrastructure, and quality of education meet the requisite standards before June 1.The state government schools will reopen on June 1 after ...

    31 May 2026 Indian Express
    Eggs thrown, shirt torn: TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee comes under attack at Bengal’s Sonarpur hours after getting CID summons

    Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP and National General Secretary Abhishek Banerjee was heckled and pelted with eggs on Saturday evening while visiting Sonarpur to meet the family of a TMC worker who was allegedly a victim of post-poll violence.The incident ...

    31 May 2026 Indian Express
    Adopt mandatory family planning to bring population under control: BJP Bengal chief to CM

    Stating that it was imperative to control population growth of West Bengal, state BJP president Samik Bhattacharya on Saturday asked Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari to adopt effective policies, including mandatory family planning.Sharing the stage with the chief minister during ...

    31 May 2026 Indian Express
    Free vaccination drive against HPV begins in Bengal’s health centres for girls aged 14 years

    Newly-elected West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari Saturday launched a statewide vaccination campaign against the human papillomavirus (HPV), that aims to protect adolescent girls against cervical cancer, news agency PTI reported.The vaccination drive will be conducted at 881 government ...

    31 May 2026 Indian Express
    Abhishek Banerjee summoned by West Bengal CID amid Assembly signature row

    The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of the West Bengal Police Saturday summoned Trinamool Congress MP and former West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee’s nephew Abhishek Banerjee.A four-member team from the detective department first went to Abhishek Banerjee’s Harish Mukherjee Road ...

    31 May 2026 Indian Express
    On fast lane, Dilip Ghosh rides superbike without a helmet, some in awe, others criticise

    Panchayat Minister Dilip Ghosh turned heads on Thursday morning when he was spotted riding a luxury superbike without a helmet outside Eco Park in New Town.Cruising down the road with a pillion behind him, the senior BJP leader stopped ...

    31 May 2026 Indian Express
    Census in Bengal from Aug 1, Adhikari says ‘not linked to politics’

    Accusing the previous TMC government of changing West Bengal’s demographic composition by “encouraging infiltration,” Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Friday said the Census was “extremely necessary” and should not be linked to politics.“Because of the Census, a large number ...

    30 May 2026 Indian Express
    Massive storm, 88 kmph wind hit Kolkata: 7 dead, widespread damage reported

    Heavy rain lashed Kolkata and other parts of West Bengal on Friday, leaving seven people dead and causing widespread damage. Flight operations were also hit, with several diverted or delayed.The weather office said a squall passed over Alipore in ...

    30 May 2026 Indian Express
    3 months to mend habits, then fine for violations: Bengal cracks down on littering

    In a significant move against littering, the West Bengal government is set to impose strict fines from September 1 for throwing plastic waste or garbage on roads.Agnimitra Paul, Minister for Urban Development and Municipal Affairs, has said that a ...

    30 May 2026 Indian Express
    Chingrighata cleared, VIP Road next: When will Orange Line reach Kolkata airport?

    For residents living along VIP Road in Kolkata, a direct Metro ride has long been a distant dream. While the northern and southern suburbs of Kolkata gradually wove themselves into the city’s rapid transit network, this bustling corridor has ...

    30 May 2026 Indian Express
    Bengal CID probes ‘fake signature’ charge in TMC MLAs’ letter of support to Shobhandeb for LoP post

    The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of West Bengal Police is probing the allegations of fake signatures of TMC MLAs in its letter to the Assembly Secretariat for backing Shobhandeb Chattopadhyay as the Leader of Opposition – a Cabinet Minister-rank ...

    30 May 2026 Indian Express
    Court reserves order on former Bengal DCP’s plea for Grade 1 status in jail

    A vacation court in Kolkata on Thursday rejected the bail plea of history-sheeter and real estate developer Biswajit Poddar alias Sona Pappu and sent him and former Deputy Commissioner of Police Santanu Sinha Biswas to judicial custody till June ...

    30 May 2026 Indian Express
    Kolkata Metro completes Aluminium third rail upgrade on underground Blue Line for faster train operations

    Kolkata Metro aluminium third rail upgrade: The Kolkata Metro railway has completed the Aluminium third rail upgrade across the entire underground section of its Blue Line. With this upgrade, the 40-year-old conventional Steel third rail system has been replaced with ...

    30 May 2026 Indian Express
    Parambrata Chattopadhyay moves Calcutta High Court over FIR linked to 2021 social media post

    Actor-director Parambrata Chattopadhyay moved the Calcutta High Court Wednesday, seeking to quash an FIR registered against him at the Gariahat police station last week. The matter has been scheduled for a hearing on May 29 before the vacation bench ...

    30 May 2026 Indian Express
    TMC in disarray, Mamata Banerjee targets turncoats with ‘Girgit’ poem

    Amid turmoil in the Trinamool Congress (TMC) following its defeat in the West Bengal Assembly elections, Mamata Banerjee has penned a satirical poem, titled ‘Girgit’ (chameleon), targeting turncoats in her party.“Koto nebe choritro bodlate/ chorontole koto utkoch dhon/ ar ...

    30 May 2026 Indian Express
    Annapurna Yojana: From land to children’s education, what the 11-page form asks for

    The West Bengal Government Wednesday released the application form for those who want to avail themselves of the benefits under the Annapurna Yojana, which will replace the Lakshmir Bhandar scheme launched by the previous government led by Mamata Banerjee.The ...

    29 May 2026 Indian Express
    ‘Misogyny, verbal abuse’: TMC’s Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar writes to Lok Sabha Speaker against Kalyan Banerjee

    Trinamool Congress MP Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar Thursday wrote to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla seeking permission to lodge a formal complaint against party colleague and lawmaker Kalyan Banerjee, alleging that he had repeatedly verbally abused her inside Parliament.In her ...

    29 May 2026 Indian Express
    Bengali filmmaker Anik Dutta’s death: Police find note addressed to daughter; last rites today

    Acclaimed Bengali filmmaker Anik Dutta, who allegedly died by suicide on Wednesday, left behind a note addressed to his daughter Oishi, stating that nobody was responsible for his death, the police said, adding that they are verifying the handwriting. ...

    29 May 2026 Indian Express
    West Bengal Annapurna Yojana form 2026 released: How to download and apply offline

    West Bengal Annapurna Yojana: The West Bengal government on Wednesday launched the ‘Annapurna Yojana’ application form to provide eligible women in the state with monthly financial assistance of Rs 3,000. The scheme will replace the Lakshmir Bhandar scheme, which ...

    28 May 2026 Indian Express
    Calcutta High Court acquits professor who was sentenced to 20 years in jail in POCSO case, slams probe, asks govt to compensate

    Slamming the police for “total ignorance of basic investigative protocols,” the Calcutta High Court has overturned the conviction of a college professor, who was sentenced to 20 years in prison by a lower court under the POCSO Act in ...

    28 May 2026 Indian Express
    Absconding TMC MLA Dilip Mondal arrested from Puri hotel in BJP workers’ threat case

    The West Bengal Special Task Force (STF) on Wednesday arrested Trinamool Congress MLA Dilip Mondal from Puri in Odisha in connection with cases registered against him for allegedly threatening BJP workers at a rally. The Bishnupur MLA had been ...

    28 May 2026 Indian Express
    As flow to border outpost in Bengal continues, Border Guard Bangladesh hinder entry

    While the flow of people seeking to cross over into Bangladesh continued at Hakimpur border outpost in North 24 Parganas Wednesday, the “pushback” will not be easy. Sources said the Bangladesh Border Guards has raised objections to people coming ...

    28 May 2026 Indian Express
    Kakoli Ghosh quits all party posts, but says ‘not leaving TMC’

    Once one of the closest aides of TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee, Lok Sabha MP Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar resigned from all party posts, including chairperson of TMC’s women wing, on Wednesday.This comes a day after the Barasat MP and six ...

    28 May 2026 Indian Express
    How PWD plans to cut and lift Kolkata’s giant Lionel Messi statue in one piece for relocation

    The 70-foot statue of football icon Lionel Messi installed on the busy VIP Road corridor in Kolkata’s Lake Town will first be secured with heavy-duty cables as part of its relocation, according to authorities. Then, a 40-tonne crane will ...

    28 May 2026 Indian Express
    Boy feels sick at Kolkata school, dies after fall; father alleges negligence

    The death of a Class 3 student due to injuries he suffered in a fall at a school in Kolkata has triggered protests and allegations of negligence. On Tuesday, several parents staged a protest outside Maharishi Vidya Mandir in ...

    28 May 2026 Indian Express
    Half-clad, handcuffed accused paraded through Howrah streets; videos go viral

    In a crackdown that has sparked debate over policing methods, the Howrah police Monday publicly paraded a former Trinamool Congress leader accused in post-poll violence, a dismissed Home Guard arrested for extortion, and a local alleged gangster through the ...

    28 May 2026 Indian Express
    FIR against Mamata Banerjee in Siliguri for ‘provocation, hurting religious sentiment’

    An FIR has been registered against former West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee in Siliguri for alleged criminal intimidation and hurting religious sentiments for her remarks in the Assembly poll campaign in North Bengal earlier this year.The cybercrime unit ...

    28 May 2026 Indian Express
    NIA arrests 15 in Malda over blockade, detention of judicial officers during West Bengal SIR

    The National Investigation Agency (NIA) Monday arrested 15 people from West Bengal’s Malda district in connection with the road blockades and illegal detention of judicial officers engaged in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise of electoral rolls ahead ...

    27 May 2026 Indian Express
    Annapurna Yojana verification: Who may lose eligibility under West Bengal’s new welfare scheme

    Annapurna Yojana verification: With less than a week left for the launch of the Annapurna Yojana portal,  preparations are underway to accommodate new applicants for the scheme. The scheme will replace the Lakshmir Bhandar scheme launched in 2021 by ...

    27 May 2026 Indian Express
    Visva-Bharati to set up AIIMS-standard medical college in Santiniketan, invites DPR bids

    Medical science may soon be taught at Visva-Bharati, West Bengal’s only central university and a UNESCO World Heritage institution. The university authorities have initiated plans to establish an All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS)-standard medical college and hospital ...

    27 May 2026 Indian Express
    Rift in TMC? MP Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar, 2 MLAs attend BJP government meeting

    Days after she revolted against the Trinamool Congress (TMC) leadership, party MP Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar on Tuesday attended an administrative meeting held by West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari. Two TMC MLAs also joined the meeting held at Kalyani ...

    27 May 2026 Indian Express
    2 days after government order, 1 detention facility opens in Bengal, another on way

    Within 48 hours of the West Bengal BJP government ordering establishment of holding centres in all districts across the state for essentially Bangladeshis and Rohingya, a detention facility was opened in Murshidabad, while preparations are on to set up ...

    26 May 2026 Indian Express
    Kolkata’s 70-ft Messi statue has ‘structural deficiencies’, could be removed

    Kolkata’s iconic 70-foot statue of Lionel Messi, unveiled last year by the football superstar himself, could now be removed after an inspection, following a complaint by the locals, found structural flaws in it.The Public Works Department on Monday conducted ...

    26 May 2026 Indian Express
    Bengal bureaucrat accused of murder was on run, drunk driving got him arrested

    Prashanta Barman, a bureaucrat who was on the run in a kidnapping and murder case, ended up in the police net last night due to drunk driving in Kolkata’s Bidhannagar, better known as Salt Lake.Barman, an officer of the ...

    26 May 2026 Indian Express
    Job aspirants to elderly land grab victim, midnight queues for Bengal CM Adhikari’s Janatar Darbar

    West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari met over 100 participants at his second ‘Janatar Darbar’ (People’s Court) held at the Salt Lake office of the Bharatiya Janata Party on Monday.Although the Darbar was supposed to start at 9 am, ...

    26 May 2026 Indian Express
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