One more person has been arrested for his alleged involvement in the murder of a Trinamool Congress-affiliated panchayat pradhan in the Amdanga area of North 24 Parganas district’s Barasat sub-division, police said.The accused, identified as Aftab, was nabbed from ...
25 November 2023 Indian ExpressAs planned earlier, the Trinamool Congress has started to use an attendance register for its MLAs at the state Assembly.Firhad Hakim, urban development minister and Mayor of Kolkata pointed out on Friday that punctuality should come from within.The Assembly’s ...
25 November 2023 Indian ExpressIn a bid to give a fillip to e-commerce exports from the state, the West Bengal Industrial Development Corporation (WBIDC), a nodal agency of state Industry, Commerce and Enterprises Department, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Amazon ...
24 November 2023 Indian ExpressIn an apparent attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday urged the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) not to support the two in the upcoming Lok Sabha ...
24 November 2023 Indian ExpressChief Minister Mamata Banerjee also issued a strong warning to her party leaders and asked them to ensure that factories in the state are not closed due to party infighting.“Ensure that I do not get to hear that due ...
24 November 2023 Indian ExpressReacting sharply to Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s remark of tit-for-tat arrest of BJP leaders, the main Opposition party on Thursday alleged that the TMC chief has been arresting her opponents.BJP spokesperson Samik Bhattacharya said, “She (Mamata) is the administrative ...
24 November 2023 Indian ExpressLaunching a broadside at the BJP, which is in power at the Centre, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday warned the party of tit-for-tat arrest.Addressing party leaders and workers at Netaji Indoor Stadium in Kolkata on Thursday, ...
24 November 2023 Indian ExpressA day after Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said the proposed deep-sea port at Tajpur will fetch Rs 25,000 crore investment to the state and is ready for bidding, the Opposition BJP on Wednesday questioned the status of the project, ...
24 November 2023 Indian ExpressWest Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said that investment proposals worth Rs 3.76 lakh crore were received and 188 Memorandum of Understandings (MoUs) and Letters of Intent (LoIs) were signed during the two-day Bengal Global Business Summit (BGBS) that ...
23 November 2023 Indian ExpressUber and the state transport department will be joining hands to roll out a bus shuttle service for commuters in Kolkata. The announcement came after the state government and Uber signed an MoU during the Bengal Global Business Summit ...
23 November 2023 Indian ExpressIn its second outing at the Bengal Global Business Summit (BGBS), Luxembourg sees a huge potential for investment in energy, health technology, and clean technology sectors in West Bengal.Speaking with The Indian Express on the sidelines of the Summit ...
23 November 2023 Indian ExpressA 35-year-old Trinamool Congress worker was on Tuesday shot dead by unidentified men in front of his house in North 24 Parganas district of West Bengal after confirming his identity.According to the police, the Trinamool worker, identified as Vicky ...
23 November 2023 Indian ExpressAnnouncing a slew of projects and new policies, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee in her inaugural address of the Bengal Global Business Summit in Kolkata on Tuesday said that out of the 190 billion USD worth of proposals ...
22 November 2023 Indian ExpressClaiming that their group has invested nearly Rs 45,000 crore in West Bengal so far, Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) chairman Mukesh Ambani on Tuesday announced an additional investment of Rs 20,000 crore in the state in the next three ...
22 November 2023 Indian ExpressWest Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose said that an elected chief minister and nominated Governor’s perception might not always be the same as they might not think alike on every issue.Bose made the remarks during a media interaction at ...
22 November 2023 Indian ExpressWith the diversion of cyclone ‘Midhili’, Kolkata might witness a slight dip in temperature from Wednesday.The dip in the temperature is likely due to the northwesterly winds, according to the weather officials.According to the official, districts in north Bengal ...
22 November 2023 Indian ExpressThe first day of the two-day Bengal Global Business Summit in Kolkata saw prominent industrialists announcing investment in the state through their projects.Narayana Health said it was planning to set up a 1,000-bed super specialty hospital in Kolkata in ...
22 November 2023 Indian ExpressChief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday announced former BCCI president and Indian cricket team captain Sourav Ganguly as the new brand ambassador of West Bengal. Ganguly would be replacing actor Shah Rukh Khan.Speaking at the seventh edition of Bengal ...
22 November 2023 Indian ExpressWest Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose on Tuesday skipped the seventh edition of the Bengal Global Business Summit (BGBS) but said he would “mentally” support participate in the two-day event.“I am attending BGBS from here (Raj Bhavan). Whatever good ...
22 November 2023 Indian ExpressThe Calcutta High Court on Monday ruled that the West Bengal police would have to allow a five-member team of the CPI(M) to visit Doluakhaki village at Joynagar in South 24 Parganas district with relief material for people whose ...
21 November 2023 Indian ExpressA 37-year-old gold trader was allegedly shot dead and robbed of valuables by unidentified assailants on the national highway at Kolaghat in West Bengal’s Purba Medinipur district Monday night.According to police, the victim, Samir Padiya, had been the target ...
21 November 2023 Indian ExpressExtending her greetings to the people on Chhath Puja, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday said her government declares a two-day holiday for the festival every year in the state, which even the Centre does not offer.While ...
21 November 2023 Indian ExpressCalling the annual Bengal Global Business Summit a “jamboree at public expense”, the BJP on Monday demanded the TMC government in the state to release the investment details. The ruling TMC, on the other hand, accused the main Opposition ...
21 November 2023 Indian ExpressThe Calcutta High Court on Monday allowed the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to organise a rally in Kolkata’s Esplanade area on November 29 which is likely to be attended by Union Home Minister Amit Shah.The BJP had moved the ...
21 November 2023 Indian ExpressBJP state president Sukanta Majumdar on Monday said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to attend a programme in Kolkata in December where about 1 lakh people will recite the Bhagavad Gita together.The event will be organised by ...
21 November 2023 Indian ExpressAfter the Durga Puja festivities are over, people in West Bengal look forward to the Jagadhharti Puja, and Chandannagar in Hooghly district is famous for organising some grand pujas. Apart from the splendid themes and high-soaring deities, some of ...
21 November 2023 Indian ExpressThree TMC workers were arrested on Sunday night for allegedly torching and vandalising houses in Joynagar’s Doluakhaki village in South 24 Parganas district, following the killing of a party leader, police said.“Three people have been arrested in alleged connection ...
21 November 2023 Indian ExpressFive days after a skeleton was recovered from a drum inside a flat in the Baguiati area in North 24 Parganas, Bidhannagar Police has arrested a 36-year-old man from Thane in Maharashtra.The skeleton of a woman was recovered on ...
20 November 2023 Indian ExpressThe country’s top industrialists, from Reliance Industries chairman and managing director Mukesh Ambani to Harshvardhan Neotia and Sajjan Jindal are likely to attend the seventh edition of the Bengal Global Business Summit (BGBS), beginning in Kolkata from November 21.The ...
20 November 2023 Indian ExpressLuxembourg, which is participating at the Bengal Global Business Summit as a “Partner Country”, will bring an 18-member business delegation.Peggy Frantzen, the ambassador of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, said important Luxembourg companies such as Rotarex, Boson Energy, Ceratizit, ...
20 November 2023 Indian ExpressA man in Canning in South 24 Parganas district allegedly poisoned the cold drinks of her daughters, leading to the death of one, police said, adding that he was unhappy for having four daughters.The daughters are between eight to ...
20 November 2023 Indian ExpressThe Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Saturday said in a statement that the Kolkata Sessions Court took cognisance of a prosecution complaint by the Directorate of Enforcement (ED) against the director of Met Technologies Pvt Ltd, Kunal Gupta, and eight ...
20 November 2023 Indian ExpressThe Cricket World Cup final slated for Sunday has sent Kolkata’s restaurants and hotels into a tizzy as they get ready to make the match day special for their visitors with fancy arrangements and giant screens for live telecast.On ...
19 November 2023 Indian ExpressThe Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) has set up 42 artificial ponds and ghats across the state capital as Chhath festivities are set to conclude on Monday.According to KMC officials, the artificial ponds will be set up as Kolkata’s two ...
19 November 2023 Indian ExpressFollowing an anonymous complaint by a student over “ragging” earlier this week, the Indian Institute of Technology-Kharagpur (IIT-KGP) has decided to step up security and conduct night vigils to curb such incidents on the campus.Authorities said faculty members have ...
19 November 2023 Indian ExpressLibrary Minister Siddiqullah Chowdhury on Saturday triggered a controversy by suggesting that the death of a woman in Malda district on Friday was due to “fate”. Chowdhury said, “She died not because of the road, but because of her ...
19 November 2023 Indian ExpressSENIOR CPI (M) leader Md Salim on Friday took a jibe at the Trinamool Congress (TMC), saying that when there is an agitation against the ruling party in West Bengal, (TMC MP) Abhishek Banerjee goes to meet (Congress leader) ...
19 November 2023 Indian ExpressA 24-YEAR-OLD woman who was being carried on a wooden cot died before reaching a hospital in Malda district on Friday, senior administration officials said on Saturday. Family members of the deceased, Mamani Roy, alleged that despite pleading with ...
19 November 2023 Indian ExpressClaiming politics behind the recent change of the colour of the India cricket team’s practice jersey, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday said that attempts were being made by the BJP-led Central government to saffronise the country’s ...
18 November 2023 Indian ExpressTHE DEEP depression has transformed into a cyclonic storm accompanied with a maximum wind speed of 80 kmph, the weather office said on Saturday. The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has warned of a cyclonic storm “Midhili” over the northwest ...
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