Goodwill diesel consignment to Bangladesh flagged off from Siliguri
Mar 18, 2016, at 02:47 am
Siliguri, Mar 17 (IBNS) Dharmendra Pradhan, the Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas (Independent Charge) flagged off a goodwill rail consignment of high speed diesel to Bangladesh at Siliguri on Thursday.
Internal probe into Bengal sting operation by Parliamentary committee
Mar 16, 2016, at 06:51 pm
New Delhi, Mar 16 (IBNS) The Ethics committee of Parliament will probe the West Bengal sting operation involving six Trinamool Congress MPs and other leaders in the alleged bribery case which took both the houses again by a storm on Wednesday.
Bengal polls: Akranto Amra activist Ambikesh Mahapatra to contest as independent candidate
Mar 13, 2016, at 04:59 am
Kolkata, Mar 12 (IBNS): Professor of Jadavpur University (JU) and social group- Akranto Amra- activist Ambikesh Mahapatra, who came under focus after he was arrested by the police in 2012 for allegedly forwarding a cartoon on Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee, on Saturday announced to contest as an independent candidate in upcoming assembly elections from Behala East constituency in Kolkata.
Calcutta HC seeks report over deworming-camp incident in Bengal
Mar 12, 2016, at 03:13 am
Kolkata, Mar 11 (IBNS): The Calcutta High Court on Friday has sought reports from the West Bengal government over the recent deworming drive-failure incident in the state.
West Bengal: Suspicious movement near IAF Panagarh base, youth held
Mar 07, 2016, at 01:45 am
Kolkata/Burdwan, Mar 6 (IBNS): When Gujrat and Delhi are on edge following a terror alert, one youth has been detained on Sunday for moving suspiciously around Indian Air Force (IAF) airbase at Panagarh area in West Bengal's Burdwan district, officials said.
Bengal polls: TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee to start election campaign from Mar 9
Mar 06, 2016, at 09:00 pm
Kolkata, Mar 6 (IBNS): West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee is likely to commence her election campaigning from Wednesday (Mar 9) for upcoming assembly polls in the state, party sources said.
EC announces polls dates in West Bengal, four other states
Mar 04, 2016, at 10:14 pm
New Delhi, Mar 4 (IBNS) The Election Commission on Friday announced dates for the assembly polls in West Bengal and four other states which will be held between April and May 2016.
West Bengal: Facebook post sparks tension in Birbhum, 1 killed
Mar 02, 2016, at 07:56 pm
Kolkata/Birbhum, Mar 2 (IBNS): At least one person was killed on Tuesday during a clash between police and protesters, following a controversial Facebook post at Illambazar area in West Bengal's Birbhum district, officials said.
WB govt takes over Jessop, Dunlop
Mar 01, 2016, at 01:09 am
Kolkata, Feb 29 (IBNS) West Bengal government has taken over engineering company Jessop and tyre and rubber products manufacturer Dunlop.
West Bengal: SFI activists-police clash at Burdwan University
Feb 23, 2016, at 11:31 pm
Kolkata/Burdwan, Feb 23 (IBNS): Members of Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M)'s students' wing Student Federation of India (SFI) clashed with the police at Burdwan University's Rajbati campus in West Bengal's Burdwan district on Tuesday.
West Bengal: Income Tax Facilitation Centre inaugurated in Habra
Feb 23, 2016, at 07:01 pm
Habra, Feb 22 (IBNS): The Income Tax Department inaugurated here on Monday a three-day Income Tax Facilitation Centre at the BDO Office, with a view to not only attract – but also meaningfully benefit – new taxpayers.
CPI-M seeking support from all democratic parties in Bengal polls: Sitaram Yechury
Feb 18, 2016, at 11:07 pm
New Delhi, Feb 18 (IBNS): After the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M)'s central committee's two-day-long meeting was over, party's general secretary Sitaram Yechury on Thursday said that the party was seeking support from all democratic parties to defeat the Trinamool Congress (TMC) and isolate the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the upcoming Assembly polls in West Bengal.
Mamata Banerjee unveils three ITC projects in West Bengal
Feb 11, 2016, at 01:26 am
Kolkata, Feb 10 (IBNS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday unveiled three facilities of the ITC in the state.
Madhyamik 2016: First class cheating spotted during second language exam across Bengal
Feb 03, 2016, at 04:50 am
Kolkata, Feb 2 (IBNS): West Bengal Board of Secondary Education (WBBSE) has taken several steps to conduct a free, fare and peaceful Secondary (Madhyamik) examination this year. The WBBSE has identified examination centres as normal, sensitive and highly sensitive, installed CCTV cameras in sensitive and highly sensitive centres and banned cell phone access inside all exam centres.
Cong leaders meet Rahul Gandhi to discuss on upcoming West Bengal assembly polls
Feb 02, 2016, at 02:15 am
New Delhi, Feb 1 (IBNS): A team of West Bengal Pradesh Congress Committee (WBPCC) led by WBPCC president Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Monday met All India Congress Committee (AICC) vice president Rahul Gandhi in New Delhi to discuss on the party's strategy to compete in the upcoming West Bengal Assembly elections.
West Bengal has only witnessed downfall: Amit Shah slams Mamata Banerjee
Jan 25, 2016, at 09:52 pm
Howrah, Jan 25 (IBNS): BJP President Amit Shah on Monday addressed a rally in Howrah where he used the platform to attack West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and said she has taken the state to the path of downfall in the name of change.
BJP MPs stopped from entering violence-hit Malda in West Bengal
Jan 11, 2016, at 04:08 pm
Malda, Jan 11 ( IBNSI) A three-member fact-finding team of the BJP, which was going to visit the violence-hit areas of Malda distrcit, was stopped at the railway station on Monday morning, reports said.
Saradha: ED interrogates artist Shubhaprasanna's daughter
Jan 09, 2016, at 12:59 am
Kolkata, Jan 8 (IBNS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Friday interrogated the daughter of artist Shubhaprasanna- Jonaki Bhattacharya- in connection with its ongoing probe into the Saradha financial scam, sources said.
No communal tension in Bengal : Mamata
Jan 08, 2016, at 08:44 pm
Kolkata, Jan 8 (IBNS) West Bengal Chief Minister on Friday said there is no communal tension in the state.
Jan 05, 2016, at 03:34 pm
Kolkata, Jan 5 (IBNS) West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee turned 61 on Tuesday.
President to visit West Bengal tomorrow
Jan 04, 2016, at 08:27 pm
New Delhi, Jan 4 (IBNS) President Pranab Mukherjee will visit West Bengal from Jan 5 to 6, officials said.
CBI raids Ramel chit fund's offices
Dec 24, 2015, at 12:45 am
Kolkata, Dec 23 (IBNS): The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Wednesday conducted raids at several offices and directors' residences of West Bengal based chit fund company Ramel Group of Industries Ltd. across the state, sources said.
West Bengal: BJP holds law violation programme in Jalpaiguri
Dec 19, 2015, at 01:14 am
Kolkata/Jalpaiguri, Dec 18 (IBNS): Protesting against the deteriorating law and order situation, misrule as well as violence against women in the state, the West Bengal unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) held a law violation programme in Jalpaiguri district on Friday.
President Pranab Mukherjee to visit West Bengal tomorrow
Dec 11, 2015, at 08:46 pm
New Delhi, Dec 11 (IBNS) President Pranab Mukherjee will visit West Bengal from Dec 12 to 14.
Kolkata: Election Commission of India holds review meeting for WB Assembly Election 2016
Dec 11, 2015, at 12:49 am
Kolkata, Dec 10 (IBNS): A team of the Election Commission of India, led by Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Nasim Zaidi, on Thursday hosted a review meeting in Kolkata for upcoming West Bengal Assembly Election, which will be conducted in the middle of 2016.
WB: Cops beaten by sand mafias in Burdwan
Nov 27, 2015, at 09:50 pm
Kolkata/Burdwan, Nov 27 (IBNS): As many as four policemen and five staffers of West Bengal government's irrigation department were reportedly beaten by sand mafias at Katwa in West Bengal's Burdwan district while they carrying out operation against illegal sand mining in the wee hours of Friday.
Calcutta High Court cancels Madan Mitra's bail, former minister ready to surrender
Nov 20, 2015, at 01:05 am
Kolkata, Nov 19 (IBNS): After long hearing sessions on Wednesday and Thursday at the Calcutta High Court, a division bench comprising of Justice Nishita Mhatre and Tapas Mukherjee on Thursday afternoon cancelled Madan Mitra's bail, which was granted on Oct 31 by Alipore Court.
Cop killed by gamblers in Cooch Behar: Police arrest 21, civic volunteers assaulted in Asansol
Nov 12, 2015, at 02:36 am
Kolkata/Cooch Behar, Nov 11 (IBNS): The Cooch Behar district police have arrested twenty-one suspects so far in connection with the killing of a policeman on Tuesday, reports said.
Nov 06, 2015, at 09:39 pm
Kolkata, Nov 6 (IBNS) China’s Vice President Li Yuanchao has asserted that India and China, being neighbours, are traditional friends and every step will be taken to strengthen and consolidate the bond of friendship further.
WB: Electric distribution board fines 2184 Puja committees for illegal connection
Oct 22, 2015, at 12:43 am
Kolkata, Oct 21 (IBNS): Government owned West Bengal State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (WBSEDCL) on Tuesday charged 2184 Durga Puja committees across West Bengal for taking electricity connection illegally, reports said.