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  • News from West Bengal | 24 Jun, 2025 | ৯ আষাঢ়, ১৪৩২
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  • Rumours of attack on Assam Police not true, extending all assistance to arrest Wajahat Khan: Kolkata police

    The Kolkata police Saturday said they have been cooperating with the Assam Police in efforts to arrest Wajahat Khan Qadri, who has been booked for hate speech for his alleged communal posts on social media and absconding. Khan’s complaint ...

    9 June 2025 Indian Express
    Bengal: Mother-son duo ‘tortured woman, forced her into prostitution’, absconding

    Police have launched a search operation for a mother-son duo accused of allegedly torturing and assaulting a woman in their residence in Domjur in Howrah district and also forcing her into prostitution for nearly five months, an official said ...

    9 June 2025 Indian Express
    Finally, Kolkata’s Alipore Zoo to introduce cloakroom facility for visitors

    To enhance visitor convenience and streamline guest experience, the Alipore Zoological Garden in Kolkata is set to introduce a dedicated cloakroom facility within its premises. The much-awaited initiative will be installed ahead of the upcoming Durga Puja season.West Bengal ...

    9 June 2025 Indian Express
    Bengal reports 58 active Covid-19 cases in last 24 hours; 10-month-old child in ICU

    On Saturday, West Bengal recorded 58 more Covid-19 cases, taking the total number of active cases in the state to 622.With this, the state became the fourth-highest Covid-positive state in the country, only after Kerala, Gujarat, and Delhi.According to ...

    8 June 2025 Indian Express
    Row over TMC MLA’s remarks on Operation Sindoor; party distances itself

    Trinamool Congress (TMC) MLA Narendranath Chakraborty has sparked a controversy by allegedly saying that Operation Sindoor was “…warmongering initiated by the BJP.”The BJP minority cell filed an FIR against Chakraborty, who represents the Pandabeswar seat in Paschim Bardhaman district, ...

    8 June 2025 Indian Express
    Resolution on Pahalgam terror attack in the offing as Bengal monsoon session to begin from Monday

    West Bengal Assembly Speaker Biman Banerjee is set to introduce a resolution in the coming monsoon session that will begin on Monday, condemning the terrorist attack in Pahalgam, in Jammu and Kashmir and commend the Army’s response in the ...

    8 June 2025 Indian Express
    Bengal BJP alleges state govt passes off sweets from local shops as Digha Jagannath Dham ‘prasad’; minister denies

    Leader of Opposition in West Bengal Assembly Suvendu Adhikari on Friday alleged the Trinamool Congress government is distributing “sweets from local shops” as “prasad” of the Digha Jagannath temple, and has accused the administration of playing with the sentiments ...

    7 June 2025 Indian Express
    Murshidabad violence: Police file chargesheet, name 13 in murder of father and son

    The Special Investigation Team (SIT) of the West Bengal Police, probing brutal murders of father-son duo during the communal violence that broke out in Murshidabad district in April, on Friday filed a 983-page chargesheet against 13 individuals.Hargobindo Das (72) ...

    7 June 2025 Indian Express
    Kaliganj Assembly Bypoll: Cell phone ban at polling stations; service voters can cast ballots electronically

    Ahead of the June 19 by-election to the 80-Kaliganj Assembly Constituency, the election authorities in Nadia district are in full swing with preparations, to ensure a smooth and fair polling process.The Election Commission has officially communicated the date and ...

    7 June 2025 Indian Express
    Sikkim lanslide: 63 stranded tourists airlifted in 2 batches, 15 still missing

    In a concerted effort to ensure the safety of tourists amidst challenging weather conditions, the government of Sikkim successfully airlifted 63 stranded tourists from Chaten to Pakyong Greenfield Airport on Thursday, officials said.Landslides and flash floods caused by heavy ...

    7 June 2025 Indian Express
    Mamata to visit Delhi next Monday, may meet PM Modi

    West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is likely to visit New Delhi on June 9 and may meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi. She is likely to return on June 11.Sources at Nabanna, the state secretariat, said that the CM’s ...

    7 June 2025 Indian Express
    Bengal battles 3,30,000 tonnes of annual plastic waste; escalates campaign for single-use plastic ban

    Facing the challenge of generating a staggering 1,000 tonnes of plastic waste daily, the West Bengal government is stepping up its efforts to combat plastic pollution, with a strong emphasis on eliminating single-use plastics (SUPs) across the state. Initiatives ...

    7 June 2025 Indian Express
    Booked for abusing police officer: TMC leader Anubrata Mondal appears before police after 7 days, cell phone inspected by police

    Senior Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Anubrata Mondal on Thursday appeared before the police in Bolpur, seven days after being summoned in connection with a case related to the alleged use of derogatory and abusive language during a telephonic conversation ...

    7 June 2025 Indian Express
    ‘Huge business… has come to a halt’: Traders hit by Delhi’s curbs on import of readymade garments from Bangladesh

    Bangladesh’s readymade garment industry, a major foreign exchange earner and employer, faces uncertainty after India imposed new restrictions, impacting consignments worth thousands of crores that previously passed through Petrapole, the country’s largest land port.This year on May 17 India ...

    7 June 2025 Indian Express
    Hate posts: Calcutta HC grants interim bail to influencer, asks police to provide her protection

    The Calcutta High Court on Thursday granted interim bail to 22-year-old law student and social media influencer Sharmistha Panoli, who was arrested for hurting religious sentiments by her alleged communal posts.Granting the interim bail on a security bond of ...

    6 June 2025 Indian Express
    Jolt to Congress in north, Darjeeling unit chief joins TMC

    In a jolt to the Congress ahead of the next year’s Assembly elections in the state, its one of the popular faces in north Bengal and district party president of Darjeeling, Sankar Malakar, joined the ruling TMC on Wednesday.“I ...

    6 June 2025 Indian Express
    In West Bengal, nearly 50% of school children did not eat mid-day meal in 2024-25, Centre seeks report

    A sharp decline in the number of students availing the Mid-Day Meal (PM-POSHAN) in West Bengal — 10 lakh fewer students availing the scheme in 2025-26 as compared to 2023-24 – points to increasing school dropouts in the state.According ...

    6 June 2025 Indian Express
    US-based firms keen to set shops in state: Govt

    US Consul General Katherine Giles-Diaz on Wednesday met West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee at Nabanna, the state secretariat. According to officials in the government, the meeting was on a proposed semiconductor manufacturing unit in West Bengal.According to the ...

    6 June 2025 Indian Express
    Arrested for hate posts | Influencer Sharmishta Panoli’s father says she didn’t run away: ‘Was in touch with police till May 26’

    The father of 22-year-old social media influencer and law student Sharmishta Panoli on Wednesday rejected Kolkata Police’s claim that she had run away after police served her notice following the registration of an FIR against her for hate speech. ...

    5 June 2025 Indian Express
    Sikkim landslides: All tourists evacuated from Lachen, cut off from rest; rain hampers relief

    Even as the search for six persons, who had gone missing after a landslide struck a military camp in Chaten in north Sikkim, continues, officials in Gangtok said that all the tourists stranded in Lachen have been moved out.“All ...

    5 June 2025 Indian Express
    14 year old boy hanged upside down and given electric shock allegedly for ‘stealing cellphone’; one arrested

    A 14-year-old boy was allegedly tortured at a jeans dyeing factory in Maheshtala, South 24 Parganas, near Kolkata, on suspicion of stealing the factory owner’s mobile phone, police officials said.The boy who works as a worker at the factory ...

    5 June 2025 Indian Express
    2 held for murder of youth who objected to their drunk ruckus

    After a youth was allegedly beaten to death for opposing a group of drunkards who were creating a public nuisance on Sunday night, there has been tension in the Bakultala area of Jaynagar in South 24 Parganas district. Police ...

    5 June 2025 Indian Express
    Seven-month-old baby COVID-positive in Bengal, as state reports 432 active cases as of June 4

    West Bengal reported 60 fresh COVID-19 cases on Wednesday since Tuesday, bringing the total of the state’s active cases to 432.On Tuesday, a seven month-old in a private hospital in Bengal tested positive. The child’s mother is also symptomatic ...

    5 June 2025 Indian Express
    Wajahat Khan, whose complaint led to arrest of influencer Panoli, booked for hate speech by Kolkata Police

    Wajahat Khan, whose complaint led to the arrest of law student and social media influencer Sharmishta Panoli, has been booked by the Kolkata Police for hate speech for his alleged communal posts on social media. He, however, has been ...

    5 June 2025 Indian Express
    Thunderstorms to hit West Bengal on June 4 and 5: IMD

    The IMD in Kolkata has forecast adverse thunderstorms over several districts of West Bengal between June 4 and 5.The warning follows the persistence of an upper air cyclonic circulation, which was positioned over east Bihar on June 3 and ...

    5 June 2025 Indian Express
    Rescue op continues amid rough weather, stranded tourists airlifted from North Sikkim

    Amid inclement weather, the search and rescue operation continued in full swing on Tuesday in North Sikkim, which has been hit by torrential rains and landslides for the past six days. Lachen, Lachung, Chungthang, and Phidang are the worst-hit ...

    4 June 2025 Indian Express
    Calcutta High Court to hear petition against SSC notification for fresh recruitment of 35,726 teachers

    A petition was filed Tuesday before the Calcutta High Court’s vacation bench of Justice Partha Sarathi Chatterjee to challenge the latest notification issued by the West Bengal School Service Commission (WBSSC) for the recruitment of 35,726 teachers.The petitioner Lubana ...

    4 June 2025 Indian Express
    Calcutta HC denies interim bail for Sharmishta Panoli; orders police to produce case diary

    Stating that in a country of “remarkable diversity, freedom of speech and expression doesn’t mean one can go on hurting others”, the Calcutta High Court on Tuesday rejected the interim bail application of 22-year-old social media influencer Sharmishta Panoli, ...

    4 June 2025 Indian Express
    Kolkata: PM politicising Op Sindoor for poll gains, charge Left & Congress leaders

    Demanding a special Parliament session to discuss the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack in which 26 people were killed, the Congress and Left leaders on Monday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of politicising Operation Sindoor, and alleged that his ...

    4 June 2025 Indian Express
    West Bengal reports first Covid-19 death of this year

    West Bengal reported its first COVID-related death in 2025 on Tuesday, as India recorded five fatalities and 4,026 active cases, as per the Ministry of Health. The spike is attributed to a highly transmissible new variant.In Kolkata, a 43-year-old ...

    4 June 2025 Indian Express
    Bengal: Cabinet nod to add 76 more castes to OBC list, make Farakka a subdivision

    The West Bengal Cabinet on Monday gave approval to include 76 new castes to the Other Backward Class (OBC) list and make Murshidabad district’s Farakka a new subdivision, an official said.The new castes would be added to the existing ...

    4 June 2025 Indian Express
    ‘Wish I could have done better’: Devdutta Majhi, female topper in JEE Advanced with AIR 16

    Devdutta Majhi from the IIT Kharagpur zone has emerged as the top female topper in the JEE Advanced, bagging an All India Rank of 16, scoring 312 marks in the Common Rank List.Hailing from Katwa, her success comes as ...

    3 June 2025 Indian Express
    Arrest of student for communal posts: Getting threats in jail, influencer tells court

    Sharmishta Panoli, the 22-year-old law student and social media content creator arrested for allegedly posting communal posts, on Monday filed a petition in Alipore court here, seeking “adequate protection” and claimed that she was receiving “multiple threats from other ...

    3 June 2025 Indian Express
    Bengal logs 44 fresh Covid cases, India’s second highest single-day spike after Delhi

    West Bengal on Monday recorded 44 fresh cases of Covid-19, the second highest single-day spike in the number of infections in the country after Delhi which logged 47 cases.With this, the total number of active cases of the disease ...

    3 June 2025 Indian Express
    Pune law student arrest: BJP leaders criticise Kolkata Police, flag lack of action ‘against TMC leaders when they abuse Sanatan Dharma’

    Bengal BJP leaders criticised the Kolkata Police for their ‘proactiveness’ in arresting law student Sharmishta Panoli over her purported communal post.Panoli was arrested in Gurgaon by the Kolkata Police on Friday, brought to the Bengal capital on transit remand, ...

    3 June 2025 Indian Express
    Amit Shah in Kolkata: TMC demands Shah to quit over Pahalgam

    The Trinamool Congress has demanded Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s resignation over the Pahalgam incident in Jammu and Kashmir, and called on the senior BJP leader to take responsibility for “all the failures” that led to the terrorist attack.Amit ...

    3 June 2025 Indian Express
    Three soldiers killed, 6 missing as landslide hits Army camp in Sikkim

    Three Army personnel were killed and six of their colleagues went missing after a landslide triggered by heavy rainfall hit a military camp in Sikkim’s Lachen district on Sunday evening, a defence official said.Soon after the incident, the Army ...

    3 June 2025 Indian Express
    Kolkata Police defends arrest of social media influencer: ‘Hate speech should not be misconstrued as free speech’

    As BJP and other leaders questioned the arrest of 22-year-old content creator Sharmishta Panoli for her controversial social media post, the Kolkata Police on Sunday defended its action, saying “hate speech should not be misconstrued as freedom of speech”.In ...

    3 June 2025 Indian Express
    TMC leader Anubrata Mondal skips police summons again, cites health reasons; lawyer alleges conspiracy

    Trinamool Congress leader Anubrata Mondal Sunday skipped the summons sent by the Bolpur subdivisional police for the second consecutive day. The police summoned him for questioning in connection with an audio clip in which he was purportedly heard using ...

    2 June 2025 Indian Express
    New CFSL building in Rajarhat will bolster evidence-based justice across eastern India: Amit Shah

    Union Home Minister Amit Shah inaugurated a new building of the Central Forensic Science Lab (CFSL) at Rajarhat in West Bengal’s North 24 Parganas district and said it was a significant step towards building a data- and evidence-based justice ...

    2 June 2025 Indian Express
    From Covid-19 frontlines to inflight heroism: Kolkata’s Doli Biswas wins National Florence Nightingale Award

    Written By Adrija DattaDoli Biswas, Chief Nursing Officer at Fortis Hospital, Anandapur, Kolkata, has been honoured with the prestigious National Florence Nightingale Award 2025 for her service and dedication to the field of nursing. The award was presented by ...

    2 June 2025 Indian Express
    Law student arrested from Gurgaon home by Kolkata police over her social media post

    Influencer Sharmishta Panoli Arrest: The Kolkata police on Friday afternoon arrested a 22-year-old law student from her Gurgaon residence over an allegedly objectionable social media post. The woman, Sharmistha Panoli, is a student of Symbiosis International University, Pune, and ...

    2 June 2025 Indian Express
    Pakistan spy case: NIA searches 3 locations in Kolkata, travel agency owner summoned

    In the National Investigation Agency (NIA) raids conducted across the country in connection with the arrests linked to Pakistan espionage case, searches were conducted at three locations in Kolkata on Saturday. The officials also summoned a travel agency owner ...

    2 June 2025 Indian Express
    Two-day visit: Shah in Kolkata today, to hold meet with eye on 2026 polls

    Two days after Prime Minister Modi’s visit to Alipurduar district in West Bengal, Union Home Minister Amit Shah is scheduled to arrive in Kolkata on Saturday night.According to sources in the state BJP, Shah during his two-day visit, is ...

    2 June 2025 Indian Express
    Bengal man roams the streets of Basanti with the severed head of his sister-in-law, surrenders at the local police station

    The residents of Basanti in the South 24 Parganas witnessed the horrifying sight of a man carrying a severed head of a woman in one hand and a chopper in the other hand on Saturday morning.The deceased has been ...

    1 June 2025 Indian Express
    Congress announces Kabil Uddin Sheikh as candidate for Kaliganj bypoll; Left Front to support

    After a series of talks, the Left Front and the Congress have agreed to jointly fight the Kaliganj Assembly bypoll in West Bengal which is slated to be held on June 19. On Saturday, the Congress announced Kabil Uddin ...

    1 June 2025 Indian Express
    Kolkata police arrest law student from Gurgaon for social media remarks on Operation Sindoor

    A 22-year-old law student from Pune was arrested by the Kolkata police from Gurgaon on Friday afternoon for allegedly hurting religious sentiments with her remarks on Operation Sindoor on social media.The police identified the student as Sharmistha Panoli. A ...

    1 June 2025 Indian Express
    Bengal: Man held for killing parents, police looking into ‘extremist links’

    The police, investigating the double murder of a couple in Memari, North 24 Parganas, are also looking into the “disturbing transformation” of the accused — the couple’s 35-year-old son Humayun Kabir, who once worked as an engineer in Delhi.Police ...

    31 May 2025 Indian Express
    Bengal: Nabanna protest march bid foiled as police detain over 100 teachers

    AROUND 100 teachers who had organised a protest rally “Nabanna Abhiyan”, to the state secretariat, were detained on Friday by the police before the rally began, at three different locations — Salt Lake, Sealdah station and Esplanade. They were ...

    31 May 2025 Indian Express
    Bengal: Governor resumes duties at Raj Bhavan, outlines new outreach initiatives

    Governor CV Ananda Bose resumed his duties at Raj Bhavan on Thursday after a brief hospitalisation in April and May, having been declared fit by doctors. He’s now refocusing on public outreach.Notably, Governor Bose ensured administrative efficiency during his ...

    31 May 2025 Indian Express
    Bengal CM hits out at BJP, shares data on govt’s work in Alipurduar

    Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday lashed out at the BJP and Prime Minister Narendra Modi by sharing data on development work done by her government in Alipurduar district – the same constituency where PM targeted the TMC.In a ...

    31 May 2025 Indian Express
    Heavy rain likely in North Bengal over next 24 hours, moderate showers expected in Kolkata

    Written by Sharadiya MitraHeavy rain is expected to hit North Bengal over the next 24 hours, even as the depression over Bangladesh has moved north-northeastwards, according to a statement issued by the India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Friday. Kolkata ...

    31 May 2025 Indian Express
    Scanned images of OMR sheets for teachers’ exams to be kept for 10 yrs, says Bengal govt

    In an apparent bid to prevent future controversies, West Bengal’s School Education department has announced a series of reforms for the upcoming teacher recruitment examination. According to a notification on Thursday, scanned images of the OMR (Optical Mark Recognition) ...

    31 May 2025 Indian Express
    India’s first living plant encyclopedia to come up in Bengal — courtesy Shibpur Botanical Garden

    In a major boost to botanical research and education, the Acharya Jagadish Chandra Bose Indian Botanical Garden in Shibpur, in Howrah,  is set to unveil the country’s first dedicated Plant Taxonomy Section; an unique living encyclopaedia of India’s plant ...

    31 May 2025 Indian Express
    ‘My paan shop is also my writing desk’: Meet Pintu Pohan, Bengali author of over 200 works

    Written by Adrija DattaIn the heart of Behala’s Madanmohan Tala, amid the hum of traffic and chatter, stands a small paan shop with an extraordinary tale. Behind its humble counter is 47-year-old Pintu Pohan — a prolific Bengali writer ...

    31 May 2025 Indian Express
    Bengal college admissions in limbo: 2024 HC order on OBC certificates causes delay

    The fate of 4,82,948 students who appeared for the Higher Secondary (Uccha Madhyamik) exams in Bengal remains uncertain, as undergraduate admissions through the Centralised Admission Portal (CAP) to around 460 government colleges and universities across the state have been ...

    30 May 2025 Indian Express
    ‘Break your bones’ : Cab driver, aide held for ‘threatening’ US travel vlogger at Kolkata airport

    THE BIDHANNAGAR police on Thursday arrested a taxi driver and his accomplice for allegedly threatening a US tourist after he landed at the Kolkata airport. The police action came after the tourist, Dustin, uploaded a video of a purported ...

    30 May 2025 Indian Express
    Deep depression triggers heavy rain & rough seas; control room on alert

    A day after the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said that the state is likely to recieve widespread rainfall, accompanied by thunderstorms, lightning and issued a yellow alert for some districts in the state, rains lashed south Bengal, on Thursday ...

    30 May 2025 Indian Express
    Railways’ Sealdah division readies monsoon action plan

    By Debasmita ChowdhuryThe Sealdah Division of the Indian Railways has rolled out a comprehensive monsoon action plan to keep trains running safely and to ensure the safety of passengers, during the monsoon season.  The division has implemented measures to ...

    30 May 2025 Indian Express
    Chargesheet filed in Tangra triple murder case, minor son ‘provided key testimony’

    The Kolkata Police have filed a chargesheet against two brothers, Prasun Dey and Pranay Dey, in connection with the February triple murder of three female members of their family. According to sources, police are relying heavily on the testimony ...

    30 May 2025 Indian Express
    Mamata hits back: ‘PM using Operation Sindoor as poll plank to gain political mileage’

    West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday targeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his remarks at a public meeting in Alipurduar, claiming that he is looking to gain “political mileage” out of Operation Sindoor and “using it as ...

    30 May 2025 Indian Express
    IIT Kharagpur and Singapore’s IME sign MoU for developing semiconductor tech

    In a landmark step toward strengthening global cooperation in semiconductor technology, the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur and Singapore’s Institute of Microelectronics (IME)—a core research entity under the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)—have signed a Memorandum ...

    30 May 2025 Indian Express
    Tea with a dash of trust: Inside a Bengal shop where customers serve themselves

    Written by Sharadiya MitraTea leaves, milk, sugar, and trust. That’s the recipe behind a small, one-of-a-kind tea stall in Serampore, West Bengal, just 25 kilometres from Kolkata.In a humble 10 ft by 11 ft room with two tables, three ...

    30 May 2025 Indian Express
    Fresh 7 COVID cases in Kolkata, number of active cases in Bengal now 30

    Seven new COVID-19 cases have been reported from four hospitals in Kolkata, taking the active case count in the state to 30.According to sources, two patients are currently being treated at a private hospital in Alipore. One of them, ...

    30 May 2025 Indian Express
    Ahead of PM visit, TMC lashes out at Centre over ‘stepmotherly attitude’ towards state

    A day before Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s scheduled public meeting and rally at Alipurduar in North West Bengal, the Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Wednesday lashed out at the Centre over its “step-motherly attitude” towards the state. They also alleged ...

    29 May 2025 Indian Express
    CPIM to field own candidate, looks to Congress for support

    CPI(M) West Bengal secretary Md. Selim on Wednesday announced the party’s plan to field a candidate in the Kaliganj bypoll, to be held in June, with the support of the Congress party, citing their strong performance in the Lok ...

    29 May 2025 Indian Express
    Heavy rain likely today, IMD issues yellow alert

    The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Thursday said that the state is likely to recieve fairly widespread rainfall, accompanied by thunderstorms, lightning, and gusty winds of 30-40 kmph on Thursday and issued a yellow alert for the districts of ...

    29 May 2025 Indian Express
    A boycott call for Chinese and Bangladeshi products in markets of Bengal’s border district Cooch Behar

    A campaign — “Boycott Chinese and Bangladeshi products” — has kicked off in the markets of the Cooch Behar district, near the Bangladesh border.A group of traders on Tuesday, in Cooch Behar town visited the Bhabaniganj market, one of ...

    29 May 2025 Indian Express
    Mob barges into police station seeking ‘handover’ of stabbing suspect, 10 held

    TEN PERSONS were arrested after a mob of around 150 people allegedly barged into a police station in the Bangaon area of North 24 Parganas, in West Bengal on Wednesday, demanding that a man who earlier allegedly stabbed and ...

    29 May 2025 Indian Express
    Legal fight will continue but fresh hiring will start as per SC order: CM Mamata Banerjee

    CHIEF MINISTER Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday said that her government would start the fresh recruitment process of teachers as per the Supreme Court directive, while simultaneously pursuing a review petition seeking reinstatement of those who lost their jobs. Banerjee ...

    29 May 2025 Indian Express
    Swasthya Bhawan gets 2 ‘bomb threats’ in 24 hrs; police say nothing suspicious found

    A second bomb threat was received by the Swasthya Bhawan in Kolkata within 24 hours of the first. On Tuesday, around 9 am, an officer at Swasthya Bhavan “received an email” that said it would be blown up at ...

    29 May 2025 Indian Express
    ‘Like a death sentence’: Agitating teachers on CM Mamata’s fresh recruitment date announcement

    Following Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s announcement from Nabanna on Tuesday that the notification for a fresh recruitment examination will be issued on May 30, teachers protesting outside Bikash Bhavan have expressed outrage, calling the move “no less than a ...

    29 May 2025 Indian Express
    Monsoon to hit Bengal early on May 28, IMD issues week-long red alert for thunderstorms

    Written by Debasmita ChowdhuryEarly onset of monsoon is expected in West Bengal on May 28. According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), the early onset will first impact the Odisha coast on May 27 before advancing into Bengal the ...

    29 May 2025 Indian Express
    ‘Last minute’ change of posting for junior doctors who led R G Kar protests draws fury, medicos stage sit-in at Swasthya Bhawan

    Swasthya Bhawan witnessed an outrage on Tuesday after a change in hospital postings for doctors who were prominent faces during the R G Kar protests among others.Following Monday’s release of a list of 778 doctors, Dr Debashish Halder, who ...

    28 May 2025 Indian Express
    Indian scientists discover rare marine worm on Tamil Nadu coast

    Written by Debasmita ChowdhuryResearchers from the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI), led by Dr Anjum Rizvi and researcher Ms Ritika Datta, have identified a new species of marine nematode along the Tamil Nadu coast. This marks only the third ...

    28 May 2025 Indian Express
    Kolkata’s Alipore Zoo to set up open-air butterfly garden

    Written by Adrija DattaStrolling through an open-air butterfly garden offers a peaceful and enriching experience, where visitors can observe butterflies fluttering freely among flowers and greenery.It fosters a closer connection with nature, while offering insights into the role of ...

    28 May 2025 Indian Express
    ‘I pray for the family’: Mamata Banerjee visits hospital to see Tejashwi Yadav’s newborn son

    West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee visited Opposition INDIA bloc coordination committee chairman and RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav to congratulate him and his family on the birth of his second child.After meeting Yadav’s parents Lalu Prasad Yadav and Rabri ...

    28 May 2025 Indian Express
    Bengal school teachers row: No breakthrough in talks, sacked teachers plan to take protest to Delhi

    A two-hour-long meeting between representatives of protesting teachers, demanding reinstatement of their jobs, and Education Department officials on Monday failed to break the ongoing deadlock. Instead, the protesting teachers said they would take their protest to Delhi. With Education Minister ...

    27 May 2025 Indian Express
    ‘Fake voters’: BJP asks Election Commission to remove dist admin from electoral process

    Ahead of next year’s Assembly elections in West Bengal, the BJP on Monday asked the Election Commission to immediately remove the district administration and civic volunteers from the electoral process, alleging that they have been involved in enrolling fake ...

    27 May 2025 Indian Express
    Daughter of deceased MLA to be TMC candidate for Kaliganj bypoll

    The Trinamool Congress (TMC) has announced its candidate for the upcoming Kaliganj bypoll, scheduled for June 19. The party has selected 38-year-old Alifa Ahmed, a B.Tech graduate and employee at a renowned IT company.TMC shared the announcement on X: “Under ...

    27 May 2025 Indian Express
    BJP youth wing leader arrested with ‘illegal ammunition’ in Kolkata

    A leader of the Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM), the BJP’s youth wing, was arrested by the Kolkata Police’s Special Task Force (STF) with illegal ammunition in the city’s Esplanade area late Sunday night, officials said.The accused, Ramkrishna Majhi, ...

    27 May 2025 Indian Express
    Bengal govt enhancing Covid preparedness amid uptick in cases

    The West Bengal government is enhancing Covid-19 preparedness across the state, following a recent uptick in cases of the infection, officials said.This comes amid a resurgence in cases of JN.1 Omicron sub-variant, known for its higher transmission rate, in ...

    27 May 2025 Indian Express
    From June 1, Rs 250 fine for crossing ‘yellow’ line in Kolkata Metro

    A fine of Rs 250 will be imposed on those crossing the ‘yellow’ safety line on the Kolkata Metro’s platforms from June 1, officials said on Monday.“Unnecessarily crossing the yellow line will be considered a nuisance in the Metro ...

    27 May 2025 Indian Express
    Arrested Bangladeshi national got illegal entry into India, forged ID proofs for Rs 15,000: Police

    A sum of Rs 15,000 was all it took for Azad Sheikh (41), an alleged Bangladeshi national, to secure illegal entry into India and obtain forged identity proofs to live in the country, Kolkata Police have said.Sheikh was arrested ...

    27 May 2025 Indian Express
    ‘Official will reach out today, have faith in govt’: Bengal Education minister tells protesting teachers

    West Bengal Education Minister Bratya Basu on Sunday once again urged the protesting teachers to have faith in the state government highlighting that it has already submitted a review petition.Speaking to mediapersons, Basu said that he had received a ...

    27 May 2025 Indian Express
    Moderate to heavy rain expected in Kolkata, other South Bengal districts this week

    South Bengal districts, including Kolkata, are likely to witness significant rainfall this week. According to the weather department, unsettled weather is expected to persist over the next 48 hours, from Monday afternoon through Wednesday afternoon. There is a high ...

    27 May 2025 Indian Express
    CBI arrests Murshidabad Medical College HOD for taking Rs 10 lakh bribe

    The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Sunday arrested Dr Tapan Kumar Jana, the head of the Anatomy Department at Murshidabad Medical College and Hospital in West Bengal, for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 10 lakh.Dr Jana, who ...

    27 May 2025 Indian Express
    Dialysis and blood transfusion give 8-year-old labrador second chance at life in Kolkata

    The Tripathi family from Howrah was heartbroken over the eight-year-old Coco’s pyometra, a life-threatening uterine infection requiring urgent surgery. Now haemodialysis along with blood transfusion at a private clinic in South Kolkata has given the family’s labrador a new ...

    26 May 2025 Indian Express
    Bengal Assembly Bypoll: Kaliganj to vote on June 19; TMC, BJP gear for headwinds

    With the Election Commission on Sunday announcing June 19 as the date for the by-election to the Kaliganj Assembly seat in Nadia district of West Bengal, the stage is set for a crucial electoral battle ahead of next year’s ...

    26 May 2025 Indian Express
    Bengal: From videographers to guests to wedding hall staff, all booked in a child marriage case

    In an unprecedented move, the Dakshin Dinajpur police in West Bengal have booked decorators, caterers, priests, videographers, and even wedding hall staff in connection with a child marriage that was foiled at the last minute.The marriage was intercepted on ...

    26 May 2025 Indian Express
    Kolkata hospital holds awareness campaign against drug abuse for govt officials

    (Written by Sharadiya Mitra)In an attempt to address the alarming rise in drug abuse and associated substance use disorders, the Department of Psychiatric Social Work at the Institute of Psychiatry – Centre of Excellence (IPGMER – SSKM Hospital), under ...

    26 May 2025 Indian Express
    150-year-old ‘mystery’ over desert lizard’s identity solved

    By Sharadiya MitraThe Zoological Survey of India has solved a 150-year-old scientific puzzle by officially identifying the reference specimen of the Persian long-tailed desert lizard (Mesalina watsonana), a species first described in 1872 by naturalist Ferdinand Stoliczka.ZSI researchers Sumidh ...

    26 May 2025 Indian Express
    4 new Covid cases in Bengal, health department says no cause for concern

    West Bengal has reported four fresh Covid-19 cases in the last few days, but the health department has said there is no cause for concern as of now.According to sources, a 31-year-old woman and a 12-year-old child, both from ...

    26 May 2025 Indian Express
    ‘Meet us by Monday or face intensified stir’: protesting teachers set deadline for Bengal govt

    Protesting teachers in West Bengal, who had lost their jobs following a recent Supreme Court order linked to allegations of irregularities, on Saturday set a deadline for state Education Minister Bratya Basu with regard to meeting them for a ...

    26 May 2025 Indian Express
    New digital lockers, relaxation zones opened at Kolkata Metro stations

    Written by Debasmita ChowdhuryKolkata Metro authorities on Friday unveiled new amenities across multiple stations as part of its ongoing efforts to enhance commuter services and facilities. General Manager P Uday Kumar Reddy inaugurated a digital locker facility at Howrah ...

    25 May 2025 Indian Express
    Rain, thunderstorms likely across West Bengal from today, low pressure area to develop over Bay of Bengal on May 27

    Written by Adrija DattaThe Regional Meteorological Centre in Kolkata has predicted increased thunderstorm activity accompanied by light to moderate rainfall and gusty winds over several districts of West Bengal in the coming days.For Kolkata, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) ...

    25 May 2025 Indian Express
    Check source and QR codes, verify bank accounts: In crackdown on fake medicines, Bengal govt issues 6 guidelines

    To combat the sale of fake and substandard medicines in the state, the West Bengal government on Friday issued six guidelines for drug sellers and wholesalers.Here are the guidelines issued by the West Bengal Drug Control department:1. Wholesalers must ...

    25 May 2025 Indian Express
    Why West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee has chosen to skip today’s NITI Aayog meeting

    West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress (TMC) chief Mamata Banerjee has chosen to skip the 10th Governing Council meeting of NITI Aayog in Delhi on Saturday, reportedly because she was forced to cut short her speech in the ...

    25 May 2025 Indian Express
    PM Modi to visit poll-bound West Bengal on May 29, Amit Shah to follow

    Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit poll-bound West Bengal on May 29 and address a public meeting at Alipurduar, sources said. This will be PM Modi’s first visit to the state, where Assembly elections are scheduled to be held ...

    24 May 2025 Indian Express
    Ahead of 2026 Bengal Assembly elections, TMC to campaign success of Banglar Bari scheme

    Following West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s disbursement of the second instalment under the Banglar Bari housing scheme for 12 lakh beneficiaries, Trinamool Congress (TMC) leaders took to social media to highlight the initiative’s scale, financial details, and the ...

    24 May 2025 Indian Express
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