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Bengal BJP leader Prasanta Basunia shot dead at home by 2 men in Cooch Behar village
Updated on Jun 02, 2023 08:01 PM IST
Police said the victim’s mother told investigators that she could identify one of the assailants and that she had seen him earlier
IMD issues heatwave warning in West Bengal till June 7
The bulletin put out by the IMD states, “Mainly dry westerly wind is prevailing over the region”.
Updated on Jun 01, 2023 07:47 PM IST
Saradha chit fund owner’s complaint to be forwarded to CBI: Kolkata court
In April, Sen wrote to the CMM court that in 2011-12 he was pressured to pay a few crores of rupees to the Contai municipality for sanctioning a high-rise complex of Saradha Realty
Updated on Jun 01, 2023 07:19 PM IST
TMC slammed after Bengal job scam suspect mentions working for Abhishek Banerjee
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) state leadership saw Bhadra’s arrest as a significant development although three TMC legislators, including former education minister Partha Chatterjee, are already in judicial custody
Updated on Jun 01, 2023 04:22 PM IST
West Bengal implements National Education Policy in colleges from 2023-24
The West Bengal government said that the 4-year undergraduate level programme will be introduced in all government/ government aided/ government sponsored higher education Institutions from the academic session 2023-2024
Updated on May 31, 2023 06:29 PM IST
Bengal governor seeks 3rd name to select State Election Commissioner
West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee said this was the first time that “we are facing this sort of trouble. Let good sense prevail. I will not bow before anyone”
Updated on May 30, 2023 05:38 PM IST
‘If I press button, 4 MPs will join’: Abhishek Banerjee’s jab at Bengal Congress
TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee said the “so-called rainbow alliance of the Left and Congress” only helped the BJP in Bengal because the TMC is the main political force in the state
Updated on May 29, 2023 07:08 PM IST
West Bengal: Kurmi leaders held for attack on Abhishek Banerjee’s convoy
The tribal bodies in West Bengal has announced a state-wide bandh on June 8 in protest against the attack on tribal minister Birbaha Hansda’s car
Updated on May 28, 2023 06:03 PM IST
Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee apologises to kin of victims of cracker factory blast
West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee gave cheques for ₹2.5 lakh and a government job as compensation to each victim’s family
Updated on May 27, 2023 03:35 PM IST
HT Corresponden
Bengal govt offers rewards for info on illegal firecracker units
After four devastating blasts, claiming the lives of 16 people in the last10 days, the state government initiated the move towards illegal fire cracker units.
Published on May 27, 2023 11:42 AM IST
PTI | | Posted by Lingamgunta Nirmitha Rao
TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee’s convoy attacked in Bengal amid Kurmi agitation
Abhishek Banerjee had visited the Salboni area of Bengal’s Jhargram district as part of his two-month-long Nabo Jowar (new tide) Yatra.
Updated on May 27, 2023 04:33 AM IST
Rose Valley chit fund case: ED files fresh charge sheet under PMLA
The Rose Valley financial scandal or Rose Valley Chit Fund Scam was a multi-crore financial scam and alleged political scandal involving around ₹17,000 core caused by the collapse of a Ponzi scheme run by Rose Valley Group in West Bengal
Updated on May 25, 2023 06:31 PM IST
Will oppose Delhi ordinance in Rajya Sabha: Mamata Banerjee promises Kejriwal
West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee said that this will give us a chance to the Opposition parties to defeat the BJP before the 2024 Lok Sabha polls
Updated on May 23, 2023 08:49 PM IST
Bengal govt asks hospitals to ensure ‘dignified’ conveyance of deceased
The circular pointed out instances where relatives are forced to carry their deceased near ones themselves owing to the lack of proper conveyance facility.
Updated on May 23, 2023 02:41 PM IST
‘Bengal far worse than Ukraine’: BJP leader on illegal firecracker unit blasts
Three explosions in West Bengal linked to illegal firecrackers have been reported in a span of seven days.
Updated on May 23, 2023 06:13 AM IST
Calcutta HC okays order for CBI probe into recruitment by civic bodies
The West Bengal government moved a division bench challenging justice Abhijit Gangopadhyay’s order and sought a stay
Updated on May 22, 2023 09:50 PM IST
Darjeeling: Indo-Nepal border on alert after reports of Lumpy Skin Disease
The border guarding agency and local police stations along the Indo–Nepal border have been asked to restrict illegal movement of cattle
Updated on May 22, 2023 07:21 PM IST
Calcutta high court: “Jobs are being sold like a commodity”
One year on, the probe into the West Bengal school recruitment scam remains mired in a political tussle. Will the victims find justice? An explainer
Published on May 22, 2023 03:36 PM IST
Bengal: Train services affected due to technical glitches in signalling
The train disruption on the first day of the week inconvenienced many officer-goers.
Published on May 22, 2023 11:53 AM IST
PTI |
Century-old trees to be tagged for conservation in West Bengal
There are hundreds of century-old trees across West Bengal and they have micro-ecosystems of their own and houses hundreds of birds, insects, reptiles and other animals such as bats
Updated on May 21, 2023 12:50 PM IST
‘Won’t be pet dog': Abhishek Banerjee after CBI quizzing in Bengal jobs scam
Abhishek Banerjee alleged that he was being harassed by the BJP against the backdrop of his recently launched Jono Sanjog Yatra.
Updated on May 20, 2023 10:49 PM IST
Bengal jobs scam: CBI grills Abhishek Banerjee; ED conducts raids in Kolkata
This is the first time CBI has questioned TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee in connection with the school recruitment scam in West Bengal
Updated on May 20, 2023 05:38 PM IST
Calcutta high court stays order to cancel appointment of 32,000 teachers
A single bench of the Calcutta high court on May 12 cancelled appointment of 36,000 school teachers recruited in 2016. The figure was later corrected to 32,000
Published on May 19, 2023 07:11 PM IST
HT Correspondent, Kolkata
Prime accused in Bengal firecracker factory blast dies in hospital in Cuttack
According to police, the accused was the owner of the illegal firecracker factory at Egra in the East Midnapore district, where an explosion on Tuesday killed at least nine people and injured seven others
Updated on May 19, 2023 06:08 PM IST
WB school recruitment scam: CBI summons TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee for questioning
The summon came a day after the Calcutta high court allowed the CBI and the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to question Banerjee in connection with the multi-crore bribe-for-job scam in West Bengal schools
Updated on May 19, 2023 05:12 PM IST
CBI, ED can quiz Abhishek Banerjee in school recruitment scam: Calcutta HC
The court also allowed the questioning of arrested youth TMC leader Kuntal Ghosh on his allegation of the central agencies putting pressure on him.
Updated on May 18, 2023 06:53 PM IST
Bengal firecracker factory blast prime accused traced to Cuttack hospital: Police
Hours after the blast, West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee handed over the probe to the criminal investigation department (CID) and promised strict action against the accused
Updated on May 18, 2023 01:20 PM IST
WB: Crude bombs were made at firecracker unit that exploded, claim villagers
The opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) alleges that Krishnapada Bag wielded power in the area because he was associated with the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC)
Updated on May 17, 2023 08:29 PM IST
'Dream it, make it happen’
Smarajit Jana, a pioneering AIDS activist, mined the power of the collective to set up cooperatives. He died on May 8, 2021 due to Covid-19
Published on May 17, 2023 08:07 PM IST
‘No money for ambulance’: Bengal man travels by bus with son’s body in bag
The incident has triggered a political row between West Bengal’s ruling TMC and the opposition BJP over the health infrastructure in the state
Updated on May 15, 2023 12:53 PM IST
