IMD predicts rain in parts of West Bengal, including Kolkata, during Durga puja
Oct 07, 2021, at 12:39 am
Kolkata/IBNS: The Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC) of the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) in Kolkata Wednesday predicted rainfall in seven south Bengal districts, including the state capital, during the Bengalis' biggest festival Durga Puja next week.
Former Bengal minister Upen Biswas resigns from TMC
Apr 28, 2021, at 10:03 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: A day before the eighth and final phase of West Bengal assembly poll, ex-CBI Additional Director and former state minister, Upendra Nath Biswas, on Wednesday resigned from the Trinamool Congress (TMC) party showing 'personal reasons', reports said.
TMC will sue ECI after Bengal assembly polls to ensure fair polls in future : Mamata
Apr 25, 2021, at 03:51 am
Kolkata/IBNS: The Trinamool Congress (TMC) will move the Supreme Court against the Election Commission of India after the West Bengal assembly polls to ensure free and fair elections in the future, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has said, according to media reports.
Feb 07, 2021, at 01:17 am
Kolkata/IBNS: In a major reshuffle, the West Bengal government on Saturday transferred 22 IPS officials, including Kolkata Police Commissioner, and two senior WBPS officers, months ahead of assembly polls in the state.
Guv Dhankhar flays Mamata Banerjee govt for being anti-constitution, lacking transparency
Aug 26, 2020, at 06:01 pm
Kolkata/UNI: West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar on Wednesday lambasted the Mamata Banerjee government for "lacking accountability and being anti-constitution and rule of law".
Jul 23, 2020, at 02:32 am
Kolkata/IBNS: With highest single-day spike of 2291 infections and 39 deaths, the total number of confirmed Covid-19 cases in West Bengal has mounted to 49321, including 18450 active cases, 1221 deaths and 29650 discharges, state health department said on Wednesday.
Mamata should attend tomorrow's KoPT function: Dharmendra Pradhan
Jan 12, 2020, at 12:04 am
Kolkata/UNI: Union Minister and senior BJP leader Dharmendra Pradhan on Saturday opined that West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee should take part in Sunday's sesquicentenary celebration programme of the Kolkata Port Trust (KoPT) in which Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to address the function.
Trinamool Chhatra Parishad to organise an indefinite sit-in demonstration to protest CAA-NRC-NPR
Jan 10, 2020, at 11:21 am
Kolkata/UNI: The Trinamool Chhatra Parishad (TMCP) will organise an indefinite sit-in demonstration at Rani Rashmoni Avenue from today to protest against CAA-NRC-NPR.
BJP appeals EC to conduct re-polling in all seven seats across West Bengal: Kailash Vijayvargiya
May 06, 2019, at 05:54 pm
New Delhi, May 6 (IBNS): Alleging violence and intimidation in all seven seats where polling for the Lok Sabha polls was held on Monday in West Bengal, BJP leader Kailash Vijayvargiya said his party is appealing to the Election Commission to conduct re-polling in 150 to 200 booths in the state.
West Bengal: Congress announces four more candidates for Lok Sabha polls
Apr 03, 2019, at 01:12 pm
Kolkata, Apr 3 (IBNS): The Congress party has announced four more candidates in West Bengal for the Lok Sabha elections.
West Bengal: 3 teens hurt in Malda blast
Mar 03, 2019, at 08:53 pm
Malda, Mar 3 (UNI): Three teenagers were injured in a blast at Malda, and roofs of two adjoining houses in Birbhum district were blown off in another explosion, police investing the double blasts said today.
West Bengal: TMC, BJP activists clash in Durgapur ahead of PM Modi's visit
Feb 02, 2019, at 02:57 pm
Kolkata/Durgapur, Feb 2 (IBNS): Hours before Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to West Bengal's steel city Durgapur, activists of BJP and state's ruling TMC on Friday night engaged in a clash with each other over the alleged removal of Modi's cutouts, reports said.
West Bengal: 10 injured in TMC's group clash at Basanti
Jun 28, 2017, at 12:51 am
Kolkata, Jun 27 (IBNS): For the second time in four days, two rival groups of the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) clashed with each other at Basanti area in West Bengal's South 24 Parganas district on Tuesday, leaving at least 10 persons injured, reports said.
3 killed, several go missing as jetty collapses in West Bengal, rescue ops on
Apr 26, 2017, at 11:47 pm
Kolkata/Hooghly, Apr 26 (IBNS): At least three persons were killed and over 60 people went missing when a temporary jetty submerged in Hooghly river (Ganges) due to the high tide at Telenipara area under Bhadreswar Police Station limits on Wednesday, reports said.
President of India to visit West Bengal, Jharkhand and Bihar from Apr 1 to 3
Mar 31, 2017, at 10:32 pm
New Delhi, Mar 31 (IBNS): President Pranab Mukherjee will visit West Bengal, Jharkhand and Bihar from Apr 1 to 3, officials said.
West Bengal: 10 die after consuming illicit liquor in South 24 Parganas
Mar 21, 2017, at 09:28 pm
Kolkata, Mar 21 (IBNS): At least 10 people died and several others fell sick since Monday after allegedly consuming hooch in Kolkata's neighbouring district of South 24 Parganas, officials said.
West Bengal: 4 killed as truck rams into auto rickshaw in South 24 Parganas
Mar 03, 2017, at 10:17 pm
Kolkata, Mar 3 (IBNS): A speeding truck reportedly collided head-on with an auto rickshaw at Chanditala More area under Bishnupur Police Station in West Bengal's South 24 Parganas district in the wee hours of Friday, killing at least four people and leaving two others injured.
West Bengal: 60 crude bombs seized in Burdwan
Feb 28, 2017, at 11:07 pm
Kolkata/Burdwan, Feb 28 (IBNS): Acting on a tip off, police raided an isolated house at Haripur village under Katwa Police Station limits in West Bengal's Burdwan district on the wee hours of Tuesday and recovered at least 60 live bombs from the location, officials said.
West Bengal: Youth falls off crowded local train, dies
Feb 19, 2017, at 09:00 pm
Kolkata, Feb 19 (IBNS): A nearly 30-year-old man was killed after falling from a local train at Latibpur area in West Bengal's Howrah district on Sunday morning, local media reports said.
Dearness Allowance is a donation, depends on Govt wish: WB Administrative Tribunal
Feb 17, 2017, at 04:41 am
Kolkata, Feb 16 (IBNS): West Bengal State Administrative Tribunal (SAT) on Thursday observed that Dearness Allowance (DA) for government employees is just a kind donation from the state and government could announce DA whenever they want to provide it to its workers.
West Bengal: CRPF recovers live landmine from West Medinipur forest
Feb 17, 2017, at 01:48 am
Kolkata/West Medinipur, Feb 16 (IBNS): Basing on credible source inputs, the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel on Thursday morning recovered a live landmine from Chandbila area under Kotowali Police Station limits in West Bengal's West Medinipur district, reports said.
West Bengal: CBI books BSNL officer for allegedly taking bribe
Feb 17, 2017, at 12:40 am
Kolkata/Nadia, Feb 16 (IBNS): Acting on a tip off, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI)'s anti-corruption unit on Thursday morning arrested a senior official of Indian state-owned telecommunications company- Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL)- from Krishnanagar in Nadia district of West Bengal, officials said.
West Bengal: Man murders his sister in suspected 'honour killing'
Feb 15, 2017, at 02:48 am
Kolkata/Hooghly, Feb 14 (IBNS): A young woman was shot dead allegedly by her brother in a suspected honour killing in the wee hours of Tuesday at Sri Krishna Nagar area under Serampore Police Station limits in West Bengal's Hooghly district, barely 30 km from Kolkata, local media reports said.
Cops, students hurt during TMC's group clash over students' union election in West Bengal college
Feb 10, 2017, at 12:35 am
Kolkata, Feb 9 (IBNS): At least 10 students and five policemen were injured when a clash between two rival groups of ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC)'s student wing Trinamool Chhatra Parishad (TMCP) went violent at Islampur College in North Dinajpur district of West Bengal on Thursday, reports said.
Congress MLAs scuffle with Marshal in WB assembly after opposition leader's suspension from house
Feb 09, 2017, at 02:54 am
Kolkata, Feb 8 (IBNS): MLAs of West Bengal's main opposition Congress reportedly scuffled with the Marshal and other security personnel of state assembly (Vidan Sabha) in Kolkata during an agitation over the suspension of opposition party leader Abdul Mannan on Wednesday.
West Bengal's Advocate General, Additional Advocate General resign
Feb 07, 2017, at 10:21 pm
Kolkata, Feb 7 (IBNS): West Bengal's Advocate General (AG) Jayanta Mitra and Additional Advocate General (AAG) Lakhsmi Gupta on Tuesday resigned from their posts, reports said.
Police clash with students demanding Saraswati Puja in closed Bengal school
Feb 01, 2017, at 04:35 am
Kolkats, Jan 31 (IBNS): Police on Tuesday clashed with the students of a state government-run higher secondary school, which has been closed indefinitely over a communal tensions, in West Bengal's Howrah district.
Bhangar unrest: 2 villagers killed as police allegedly open fire on them, official denies
Jan 18, 2017, at 05:00 am
Kolkata, Jan 17 (IBNS): At least two men were killed after being shot during a clash with the police force at Bhangar in West Bengal's South 24 Parganas district, reports said.
Efforts to make the Ganga Sagar Mela free of plastic waste
Jan 13, 2017, at 09:29 pm
Gangasagar, South 24 Parganas, Jan 13 (IBNS): Every effort is being made the Ganga Sagar Mela-2017 an example for the entire country so far as cleanliness is concerned.
West Bengal: 7 killed in two separate road mishaps
Jan 07, 2017, at 11:05 pm
Kolkata, Jan 7 (IBNS): At least seven persons were killed and forty-two others were injured in two deadly road accidents at different locations in West Bengal, reports said.