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22 Bengal BJP workers arrested for attack on Union minister’s convoy; party fumes
Published on Feb 28, 2023 10:46 PM IST
The arrests were made on Monday, hours after Bengal governor C V Ananda Bose asked the state government to take stern action against those who attacked the convoy.
Adenovirus, respiratory diseases take heavy toll among children in West Bengal
Even though the state health department is yet to publish any figures on the death toll, a senior official said that around 1,200 children are presently admitted in various hospitals across the state
Published on Feb 28, 2023 07:20 PM IST
Trinamool Congress Twitter account 'compromised', claims Derek O'Brien
Party spokesperson Derek O'Brien said Tuesday that they are in touch with the Twitter team to restore the account.
Published on Feb 28, 2023 09:19 AM IST
Agencies | | Posted by Nisha Anand
SpiceJet flight with broken engine blade makes emergency landing in Kolkata
Minutes after the Bangkok-bound flight took off, the pilot noticed that a blade of the left engine was broken.
Updated on Feb 28, 2023 06:56 AM IST
PTI |
TMC mouthpiece attacks Bengal governor Ananda Bose, calls him former BJP worker
Monday’s editorial in TMC mouthpiece Jago Bangla was the first instance of the TMC criticising Ananda Bose who took over as governor in November last year
Updated on Feb 27, 2023 09:20 PM IST
West Bengal: Voting for Sagardighi assembly by-poll begins amid tight security
While the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) has fielded Debashish Banerjee, Dilip Saha is contesting for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) while Bayron Biswas is the Congress candidate
Published on Feb 27, 2023 11:06 AM IST
West Bengal governor condemns attack on Union minister’s convoy
Trinamool Congress and Bharatiya Janata Party workers recently clashed after Union minister Nisith Pramanik’s car was allegedly attacked by a mob in north Bengal’s Cooch Behar district on Saturday
Published on Feb 27, 2023 09:07 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Kolkata
Bengal police probes alleged Class 10 board exam question paper leak
BJP West Bengal state president Sukanta Majumdar alleged that photos of some pages of the English question paper of the ongoing Class 10 board exam were circulating in some WhatsApp groups
Published on Feb 26, 2023 05:50 PM IST
Drug-resistant bacteria found in fowls in remote Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Some strains of these bacteria are responsible for life-threatening diseases including Hemolytic uremic syndrome, pneumonia, diarrhoea and typhoid among others in humans
Updated on Feb 27, 2023 04:09 AM IST
TMC, BJP workers clash after union minister’s car allegedly attacked in Bengal
The TMC workers allegedly attacked the convoy of the union minister of state for home affairs in the Dinhata area in Cooch Behar, while he was on his way to attend a political program
Published on Feb 25, 2023 07:04 PM IST
Third model-actor under CBI scanner in Bengal job scam case
Shahid Imam, who was a TMC office-bearer in Hooghly a few years ago, was arrested by the CBI on February 17 on suspicion of being one of the agents who collected money from job seekers
Published on Feb 25, 2023 06:00 PM IST
Union minister's car pelted with stones in Bengal; TMC supporters blamed: Report
Union minister of state for home Nisith Pramanik was reportedly on his way to meet BJP workers in Cooch Behar's Dinhata area when the attack took place.
Published on Feb 25, 2023 04:49 PM IST
Shubhangi Gupta, New Delhi
Calcutta HC fines Presidency jail superintendent for helping coal scam accused
A division bench of justices Joymalya Bagchi and Ajay Kumar Gupta on Thursday directed jail superintendent Debasish Chakraborty to deposit ₹2000 within 48 hours, failing to which the court ordered one week of jail time
Published on Feb 24, 2023 06:27 PM IST
CBI to probe assets of TMC leader’s driver, cook in cattle smuggling case
TMC leader Anubrata Mondal’s cook could not explain the source of ₹15 lakh found in his account while his cook could not explain how he bought 52 cottahs of land
Published on Feb 23, 2023 07:21 PM IST
Class X student killed by elephant on his way to exam centre in West Bengal
West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee has directed the state education department to arrange vehicles for students living near forest areas so that they can reach the Class X board examination centres safely
Published on Feb 23, 2023 06:04 PM IST
TMC trying to implicate Cong leaders ahead of bypoll: Adhir Ranjan writes to EC
Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury accused the TMC government in West Bengal of trying to falsely implicate the Congress candidate and a local leader ahead of the February 27 Sagardighi assembly bypoll
Published on Feb 23, 2023 03:04 PM IST
Shweta Mudaliar
36% dip in students due to take Class 10 Bengal board exam
Officials suggested the dip in the examinees could be because of drop-out of students due to Covid-19 pandemic
Published on Feb 23, 2023 10:05 AM IST
Kolkata Police arrest fake executives of Google, Microsoft for duping foreigners
Following complaints of several people in the US losing money from their bank accounts, Kolkata Police detectives conducted raids at places in the city on Tuesday and arrested 16 people.
Published on Feb 22, 2023 09:17 PM IST
PTI |
Visva Bharati students to screen BBC documentary during Rajnath Singh’s visit
The Left-affiliated Democratic Students Association has announced that it will screen the controversial BBC documentary on an open field adjacent to the Visva Bharati campus on Thursday evening, when defence minister Rajnath Singh is scheduled to attend a cultural event at the university
Updated on Feb 22, 2023 09:16 PM IST
Leader from north Bengal under CBI scanner in recruitment scam: Officials
A TMC youth wing leader, who was arrested for his alleged involvement in the recruitment scam, has claimed that ₹39 lakh was transferred from the account of the personal assistant of an influential political leader in north Bengal
Published on Feb 22, 2023 08:09 PM IST
Darjeeling’s Gorkha parties call off bandh, stick to statehood demand
West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee had earlie warned that the administration will take stern action if there is any disturbance to the normal life
Published on Feb 22, 2023 06:50 PM IST
Darjeeling bandh called to press for separate state, Mamata warns of action
The West Bengal assembly passed a resolution on Monday saying no division of the state would be allowed
Published on Feb 22, 2023 10:03 AM IST
TMC govt proposes law to sell assets of arsonists to compensate state, citizens
Finance minister Chandrima Bhattacharya introduced a bill to incorporate provisions for attachment of property of people who destroy public or private property on orders of a judge
Published on Feb 21, 2023 08:08 PM IST
BSF inspector suspended for allegedly raping lady constable in WB’s Nadia
A Border Security Force (BSF) inspector was suspended for allegedly raping a female BSF constable at one of the camps near the Bangladesh border in West Bengal’s Nadia district, officials said on Tuesday
Published on Feb 21, 2023 03:12 PM IST
Being framed, says Bengal BJP on arrest of local leader for Bishnupur murder
Diamond Harbour superintendent of police (SP) Dhritiman Sarkar said one person has been arrested in connection with the killing
Published on Feb 20, 2023 07:21 PM IST
West Bengal registers sharp spike in adenovirus cases; state on high alert
Medical colleges across the state and the chief medical officers of health of all districts have been directed to check the preparedness and take stock of equipment and infrastructure
Published on Feb 20, 2023 11:55 AM IST
CBI arrests key suspect in Bengal job scam probe
The CBI has also arrested one of the numerous agents who allegedly collected money from job seekers in West Bengal
Published on Feb 19, 2023 07:56 PM IST
Two-day pen-down by employees demanding DA hike will invite action: Bengal govt
Various organisations of Bengal government employees have announced a two-day pen-down on Monday and Tuesday
Published on Feb 19, 2023 07:35 PM IST
TMC likely to move motion in Assembly against separate state demand
The move comes at a time when political parties and Gorkha organisations in the hilly areas of north Bengal have set up a committee to spearhead their demand for a separate Gorkhaland state
Published on Feb 19, 2023 02:00 PM IST
Irregularities in education system biggest crime of TMC govt: Dharmendra Pradhan
Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan said ‘Siksha’ has turned into ‘Asikhsa’ under the Mamata Banerjee regime in West Bengal
Updated on Feb 19, 2023 02:01 PM IST
