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  • RPF adopts enhanced security measures in Howrah division

    In view of the current national security environment, the Railway Protection Force (RPF) of Eastern Railway’s Howrah Division has significantly intensified its security arrangements across the division. These measures aim to ensure the safety of passengers, safeguard railway personnel, ...

    27 May 2025 The Statesman
    Violence mars cooperative bank polls in Murshidabad

    Tensions erupted in Daulatabad, Murshidabad on Sunday during the election to the Maharajpur Agricultural Development Cooperative Bank, as violent clashes broke out between rival political factions.The violence, which unfolded at Daulatabad High School, the polling station for the vote, ...

    26 May 2025 The Statesman
    Kalyani University explores tribal soul of northeast India

    Rich in oral traditions, indigenous knowledge systems, and vibrant artistic expressions, the tribal cultures of northeast India—particularly those of Assam and Meghalaya—form an essential yet often underrepresented chapter of India’s cultural tapestry. In an ambitious academic endeavour to engage ...

    26 May 2025 The Statesman
    TMC condemns BJP MP’s outbursts on Indian women

    The Trinamool Congress and its leaders took to the social media to condemn the irresponsible statements of BJP leaders in the recent past, the latest one coming from BJP’s Rajya Sabha MP Ram Chander Jangra, who has declared that ...

    26 May 2025 The Statesman
    No need to get alarmed: Doctors, as COVID cases surge in Bengal

    West Bengal has reported 11 new cases of COVID-19 in the past week alone, health officials confirmed. Six of the infected individuals are currently under treatment at a private hospital near the Eastern Metropolitan Bypass in Kolkata, while another ...

    26 May 2025 The Statesman
    Bengal govt advisory to pharmacists in wake of seizures of spurious drugs

    In the wake of the recent seizures of huge quantities of spurious drugs in Howrah, North 24-Parganas and Kolkata, the West Bengal Directorate of Drug Control (WBDDC) under the state health department on 23 May issued an advisory for ...

    26 May 2025 The Statesman
    Ramakrishna Math to celebrate Padarpan Thithi

    For millions of Sarada Devi devotees worldwide, Padarpan Tithi holds a special place in their hearts.The day, 30 May, is special for the devotees because on this day, (date as per lunar calendar) the holy Mother moved into her ...

    26 May 2025 The Statesman
    Raise awareness on India’s response to Pakistan: Abhishek to Indian diaspora

    Trinamool Congress national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee interacted with the Indian Diaspora in Japan and in particular the Indian community in Tokyo. He reiterated India’s firm stand against terrorism and that the strikes by the Indian defence forces were ...

    26 May 2025 The Statesman
    Bengal reports 3 COVID-19 positive cases

    Three COVID-19 positive cases including a 20-year-old woman and an adolescent boy have been reported in West Bengal at a time when India has recorded a slight spike in the number of cases in nine states over the past ...

    26 May 2025 The Statesman
    KMC to recruit technicians at health centres to run expensive machines

    Struggling to run hi-tech machines at health centres due to shortage of manpower, the Kolkata Municipal Corporation is now considering recruiting technicians at public-private-partnership model to address the problem.During the monthly meeting of the municipal corporation yesterday, councillor of ...

    26 May 2025 The Statesman
    More drone sightings heighten security concerns along Bengal border

    Fresh security concerns have emerged in Bengal, following multiple reports of drone sightings — now near the India-Bangladesh border in North 24-Parganas last night just a few days after seven drones were spotted over key areas of the city.Residents ...

    26 May 2025 The Statesman
    Early monsoon hits Kerala, onset in Bengal uncertain

    The southwest monsoons arrived in Kerala eight days ahead of schedule, but its early onset over Bengal remains uncertain, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Saturday.Marking one of the earliest monsoon arrivals in the last 16 years, Kerala ...

    26 May 2025 The Statesman
    Howrah division observes World Environment Day with eye on plastic pollution

    As a part of ongoing campaign for World Environment Day, Howrah Division of Eastern Railway organised a comprehensive awareness programme aimed at combating plastic pollution, under the theme “End Plastic Pollution” under the direction of divisional railway manager, Sanjeev ...

    26 May 2025 The Statesman
    30 BJP families join TMC in Pandaveswar

    The BJP suffered a significant setback today in the Pandaveswar Assembly constituency, as over 30 of its supporter families joined the Trinamool Congress (TMC) at the local party office in West Burdwan district.This mass defection has further weakened the ...

    26 May 2025 The Statesman
    Lottery seller set on fire, two arrested in Midnapore

    Panic gripped the Kheranichoti area of Midnapore town on Saturday afternoon after a shocking incident where a man was doused with petrol and set on fire in front of his shop. The victim, identified as Surajit Sau, a local ...

    25 May 2025 The Statesman
    Kolkata Fatafat May 24 results! Check all 8 rounds HERE

    The excitement is high as the Kolkata Fatafat results continue to perplex the people of the city. As players bet on luck with their strategy and intuition, the results of May 24 have started to come in.The numbers are ...

    25 May 2025 The Statesman
    India’s oldest Income Tax office gets facelift

    In a city where history whispers from the bricks of every colonial edifice, a new chapter of pride and preservation was written today as the historic Income Tax Office building at 3 Government Place (West) in Kolkata lit up ...

    24 May 2025 The Statesman
    Likely low pressure to bring rain from Tuesday: Met

    A low-pressure area is likely to form over the Bay of Bengal around 27 May and is expected to intensify over the following days, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said today.The system is projected to move towards the northern ...

    24 May 2025 The Statesman
    Airport officials meet home secretary, discuss air safety measures

    A high-level meeting of the Aerodrome Environment Management Committee (AEMC) was held today at Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International (NSCBI) Airport to address environmental risks affecting flight safety, especially incidents of bird strike.Chaired by Ms Nandhini Chakraborty, principal secretary ...

    24 May 2025 The Statesman
    Efforts of a doctor, rights activist bring back stroke patient from Abu Dhabi

    Samir Bala, a 58-year-old carpenter from Hashkhali area in Nadia district, suffered a severe cerebral attack in Abu Dhabi in 2021 and was admitted to the critical care unit (CCU) of a hospital in the capital city of the ...

    24 May 2025 The Statesman
    Omar thanks TMC for support in difficult times

    J&K chief minister Omar Abdullah on Friday thanked the Trinamool Congress for sending their 5-member team to meet the victims of the recent Pakistan’s shelling in the Rajouri and Poonch districts and assess the ground situation.Omar told reporters in ...

    24 May 2025 The Statesman
    Metro launches digital locker and relaxation chair for commuters

    The Kolkata Metro Railway launched a digital locker service at Howrah Metro station of Green Line-2 today.According to the general manager of city Metro, P Uday Kumar Reddy, with the opening of this facility at Howrah, passengers can now ...

    24 May 2025 The Statesman
    Abhishek pays tribute to Rashbehari Bose, Justice Radhabinod Pal in Japan

    Abhishek Banerjee, national general secretary of Trinamul Congress today visited the cemetery of Rashbehari Bose in Japan.Sources privy to the information said Mr Banerjee has extended an invitation to Mr Fukushiro Nukaga, Speaker of the House of Representatives of ...

    24 May 2025 The Statesman
    Kolkata Airport officials meet home secretary to focus on boosting air safety measures

    A high-level meeting of the Aerodrome Environment Management Committee (AEMC) was held today at Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International (NSCBI) Airport to address environmental risks affecting flight safety especially incidents of birds strike. Chaired by Ms Nandhini Chakraborty, principal ...

    24 May 2025 The Statesman
    TMC mulls organisational split in Birbhum

    The Trinamool Congress (TMC) is considering a proposal to bifurcate its organisation in Birbhum district to curb internal conflicts among its top leadership. However, the party’s senior leadership is yet to approve the move.During the most recent Core Committee ...

    24 May 2025 The Statesman
    Kajol visits Dakshineswar temple, praises Operation Sindoor

    Bollywood actor Kajol on Thursday visited the historic Dakshineswar Bhavatarini Temple on the outskirts of Kolkata and praised the Indian government’s recent counter-terror operation in Kashmir following the killing of tourists in a suspected militant attack in Pahalgam.Kajol, who ...

    24 May 2025 The Statesman
    New INTTUC 12-member committee in Durgapur

    A twelve-member core committee of the INTTUC was formed for the Durgapur sub-division by state president Ritabrata Banerjee on Tuesday.Sources indicated that chief minister Mamata Banerjee had expressed dissatisfaction with the functioning of the Durgapur INTTUC wing over the ...

    24 May 2025 The Statesman
    Bengali film to be screened at London film festival

    Bengali independent film Adim (primitive) by Amitabha Chaterji, has been officially selected for the prestigious 26th Rainbow International Film Festival London, starting Sunday. The film, which features prominent theatre actors as the lead and supporting cast, had its world ...

    24 May 2025 The Statesman
    Saffron flag at 75-year-old Swimming Club raises eyebrows

    Amid heightened political rhetoric in West Midnapore, a controversy has erupted over the hoisting of a saffron flag bearing the inscription “Jai Shri Ram” and an image of Bajrangbali atop the iconic Midnapore Swimming Club, one of the oldest ...

    24 May 2025 The Statesman
    CM’s Business meet directionless: Suvendu Adhikari

    Despite the chief minister’s high-profile announcements, the opposition, particularly the BJP, remained critical.Leader of Opposition in the State Assembly Suvendu Adhikari, who visited Siliguri to attend a rally commemorating the success of the Operation Sindoor and to pay tribute ...

    24 May 2025 The Statesman
    Explosives haul case: Jharkhand police confiscate property of jamuria resident

    The Mihijam police station, located in the state of Jharkhand, has confiscated the house of Rahul Yadav, a resident of Jamuria under the Asansol-Durgapur Police Commissionerate, in connection with a case involving the illegal transportation of explosives.Rahul Yadav, who ...

    24 May 2025 The Statesman
    Police rescue abducted coal trader from Jharkhand within 48 hrs

    Forty-eight hours after his abduction, the Special Task Force (STF) of Purulia Police successfully rescued coal trader Lokesh Gorai of Brajapur village, Jhalda, from the notorious Wasseypur area in Dhanbad, Jharkhand.Lokesh Gorai was abducted by four masked men while ...

    24 May 2025 The Statesman
    Awareness programme to promote safety for sanitation workers

    An awareness programme, aimed at promoting the safety of sanitation workers engaged in hazardous duties such as sewer and safety tank cleaning was recently held under the initiative of the Bidhannagar Municipality mayor, Krishna Chakraborty.The event, organised by the ...

    24 May 2025 The Statesman
    B’deshi national nabbed in Dhantala after illegal entry in India

    Dhantala police in Nadia apprehended a Bangladeshi national last night in connection with cross-border illegal activities. The arrest was made in the Manasahati area of Duttapulia gram panchayat under Dhantala PS jurisdiction.The individual, identified as Kakali Aktar alias Moni ...

    24 May 2025 The Statesman
    Medical Experts Join Forces in Kolkata to Tackle HPV Associated Cancers

    The “Conquer HPV & Cancer Conclave 2025” was launched in Kolkata on Friday as part of a nationwide public health initiative led by the Serum Institute of India (SII). The campaign is focused on increasing awareness around Human Papillomavirus ...

    24 May 2025 The Statesman
    Discussed regional security imperatives, state-sponsored terrorism: Abhishek

    The all-party delegation of MPs of which Diamond Harbour MP Abhishek Banerjee is part of paid tributes to the statue of Mahatma Gandhi today.Later the delegation of MPs had a meeting at the Embassy of India in Tokyo. The ...

    23 May 2025 The Statesman
    Transport operators withdraw strike

    In a major relief to commuters, the transport operators have withdrawn their call for a three-day strike starting tomorrow.The withdrawal came following the intervention of the state transport minister, Snehasis Chakraborty who held a meeting with the transport operators ...

    23 May 2025 The Statesman
    Train cancellations

    Nine mail express trains and five local trains were cancelled by the South Eastern Railway following glitches in the signalling system of the yard remodelling works. According to the SER, the zonal railway has undertaken station development work ...

    23 May 2025 The Statesman
    CM slams duty-free Nepal tea, seeks Centre’s help to save Darj tea

    Chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday urged chief secretary Manoj Pant to raise multiple cross-border concerns with the central government—ranging from the duty-free import of Nepal tea to flood threats originating from Nepal and Bhutan.At an administrative review meeting ...

    23 May 2025 The Statesman
    DLSA felicitates mothers for moulding future leaders

    In a heartfelt tribute to the relentless efforts and sacrifices of mothers, the District Legal Services Authority (DLSA) today felicitated 27 women who have played a pivotal role in raising children, who have gone on to become exemplary and ...

    23 May 2025 The Statesman
    Govt manages to translocate trees from Deocha Pachami

    It may sound unbelievable but a forest has been set up consisting of trees that were trans-located in Deocha Pachami.This is for the first time in the country when such a venture has been undertaken.AdvertisementThe Chanda block of Deocha ...

    23 May 2025 The Statesman
    WBBSE show-cause to teachers for unlawful activities

    The West Bengal Board of Secondary Education (WBBSE) has issued show-cause notices to a group of protesting jobless teachers and non-teaching staff, who lost their positions following a recent Supreme Court verdict.The notices relate to alleged unlawful activities during ...

    23 May 2025 The Statesman
    TMC leaders hail Banglar Bari fund push for 12L beneficiaries

    A day after chief minister Mamata Banerjee disbursed the second instalment of funds under the Banglar Bari housing scheme for 12 lakh beneficiaries, Trinamul Congress leaders took to social media to amplify the scheme’s reach, financial details, and the ...

    23 May 2025 The Statesman
    Despite HC bail, BDO stop leaders from performing duties

    Though granted bail by the Calcutta High Court, a local BDO in East Burdwan has denied entry to two Trinamul Congress leaders into their respective posts in a panchayat, sparking controversy today.Rajnish Kumar Yadav, BDO of Burdwan–1, issued a ...

    23 May 2025 The Statesman
    Nor’wester hits city, disrupts traffic; rain warning across Bengal

    A powerful nor’wester swept across Kolkata and several parts of West Bengal on Wednesday evening, following an alert issued by the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD).Winds gusting up to 70 kmph and heavy rainfall disrupted normal life, though Kolkata Police ...

    23 May 2025 The Statesman
    Army jawans injured in road mishap at Panagarh

    A few Indian Army jawans sustained minor injuries when the bus they were travelling in was hit by a truck at Dharala More near Panagarh, under the Budbud police station.The jawans were travelling from the Burdwan side when a ...

    23 May 2025 The Statesman
    Jharkhand teen abducted in Bengal, FIR lodged

    A teenage girl from Jharkhand, who had travelled to West Burdwan to attend her uncle’s wedding, has gone missing. Her father has filed an abduction case against two individuals at Salanpur police station, which falls under the jurisdiction of ...

    22 May 2025 The Statesman
    Bengal bloggers in friend list of Jyoti Malhotra under lens

    West Bengal’s travel bloggers, whose names surfaced in the friend list of Jyoti Malhotra, a Haryana-based YouTuber arrested on espionage charges, were now under the scanner of the intelligence agency.Sources said West Bengal-based travel bloggers, who were spotted accompanying ...

    22 May 2025 The Statesman
    Entally robbery: Police recover additional Rs 32L

    West Bengal Police have recovered an additional Rs 32 lakh in connection with the recent robbery in Entally, Kolkata, officials said on Monday. The cash was seized from the residence of a relative of one of the key accused, ...

    22 May 2025 The Statesman
    Six dead in collision between bus and car in Nadia

    At least six people were killed and one critically injured in a tragic road accident early Tuesday morning when a Maruti van collided head-on with a passenger bus on the Krishnagar-Karimpur highway in Nadia district.The accident took place around ...

    22 May 2025 The Statesman
    Train cancellation in South Eastern Railway due to signal failure

    Fourteen local trains and four mail/express trains were cancelled following signal glitch at Santragachi yard under the South Eastern Railway.The signal failure came a day after the non-interlocking works at Santragachi which was a part of the yard remodelling ...

    22 May 2025 The Statesman
    School job case: HC refuses to vacate stay on supernumerary jobs

    The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday refused to vacate the stay imposed earlier by its single-judge bench on recruitments for supernumerary posts in the upper-primary sections in state-run schools of West Bengal.The stay on such recruitment was originally imposed ...

    22 May 2025 The Statesman
    OP Sindoor: TMC nominates Abhishek for multi-party delegations

    A day after withdrawing its lawmaker Yusuf Pathan from the multi-party delegations on Operation Sindoor over “lack of consultation”, the Trinamul Congress on Tuesday announced party national general secretary and MP Abhishek Banerjee as its nominee.“We’re delighted to share ...

    22 May 2025 The Statesman
    Storytelling session on Tagore

    A Nobel laureate, poet, philosopher, and visionary, Tagore was also a master storyteller. Through his short stories, he explored the depths of human emotion, the complexities of society, and the subtleties of everyday life. His characters—simple, flawed, and deeply ...

    22 May 2025 The Statesman
    Transporters cry for 72-hr strike across state

    Commuters’ woes in Kolkata and other districts are seemingly far from getting over. The transport operators in the state have decided to continue their call for a 72-hour strike starting from 22 May.Three consecutive meetings since yesterday failed to ...

    22 May 2025 The Statesman
    Banglar Bari, Bangla Shasya Bima scheme benefits reaching people: Mamata

    West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee officially launched the disbursement of the second instalment of Rs 60,000 under the Banglar Bari scheme. Funded entirely by the state, this landmark initiative reinforces the government’s commitment to providing secure, concrete housing for ...

    22 May 2025 The Statesman
    Who better can represent the country than these bravehearts: Abhishek Banerjee

    Trinamul Congress national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee after landing in New Delhi also countered Union minister Kiren Rijiju’s comments which he made earlier today in connection with the delegation.“If you want five members from Trinamul Congress, our party is ...

    21 May 2025 The Statesman
    State launches anti-drug campaign

    West Bengal has launched a city-based and state-wide anti-drug campaign in collaboration with the National Institute of Social Defence (NISD), under the Union ministry of social justice and empowerment, aiming to strengthen grassroots capacity to combat rising substance abuse.Spearheaded ...

    21 May 2025 The Statesman
    Students embrace bratachari training at Krishnagar college

    While extreme heat has forced most schools and colleges to suspend classes, Asannagar Madanmohan Tarkalankar College has taken a bold and innovative step by launching a bratachari course for its students.Despite the punishing temperatures, the initiative has seen enthusiastic ...

    21 May 2025 The Statesman
    BSF Jawan’s family walks with Hooghly residents at Tiranga Yatra

    After the chief minister, Mamata Banerjee announced the party’s solidarity with the nation and with the armed forces in the form of Tiranga Yatra, one such yatra was held in the district. However, the Tiranga Yatra, by Rishra Municipality ...

    21 May 2025 The Statesman
    Ministry of tourism’s heritage tag to Jhargram Rajbari

    The ministry of tourism has awarded ‘basic heritage’ certificate to the palace resort of Jhargram.Vikramaditya Malladeb, one of the members of the royal family, said: The Palace Resort Jhargram got the Heritage Basic Certificate from the minister of tourism ...

    21 May 2025 The Statesman
    Iranian blogger booked by Burdwan police for overstaying

    Majid Mohammed Husseini, a resident of Iran, who claimed to be a travel blogger, was arrested at Burdwan Sadar police station yesterday after his visa lapsed about seventeen days ago.The Iranian had arrived in Burdwan after staying in Kolkata ...

    20 May 2025 The Statesman
    Fire destroys timber warehouse in Bishnupur

    A massive fire broke out early Monday at a timber warehouse in Bibirhat, under Bishnupur police station in South 24-Parganas district of West Bengal, causing damage estimated to be worth several crores of rupees, local authorities said. The blaze, ...

    20 May 2025 The Statesman
    Former Maoist turned TMC leader held after firing at his security personnel in Nadia

    A panchayat level Trinamul Congress leader in Nadia district was arrested early Monday after allegedly opening fire at his state-appointed security personnel, a police constable, during an altercation at his residence in Thanarpara.The accused Sejajul Haque Shah, alias ...

    20 May 2025 The Statesman
    RPF boosts security in Howrah division amid heightened vigilance

    Railway’s Howrah Division has significantly ramped up security measures across its jurisdiction. The initiative, aimed at bolstering the safety of passengers and safeguarding critical infrastructure, involves a series of preventive and proactive strategies.Officials have confirmed that these enhanced efforts ...

    20 May 2025 The Statesman
    Father of science museum movement in India Dr S Ghose passes away

    Dr Saroj Ghose, an iconic figure in India’s science communication landscape and a pioneering force behind the science museum movement in the country, breathed his last on Saturday in Seattle, USA. He was 89.As per his wishes, his mortal ...

    19 May 2025 The Statesman
    India restricts land-based imports from B’desh, set to affect livelihood in border districts

    In a significant policy shift, the Indian government has imposed sweeping restrictions on land-based imports from Bangladesh, citing rising anti-India activities allegedly spearheaded by the caretaker government in Dhaka led by Mohammed Yunus.The move is expected to severely impact ...

    19 May 2025 The Statesman
    Bengal launches coordinated anti-drug campaign

    In a major step toward curbing drug abuse across Kolkata and West Bengal, the department of Psychiatric Social Work-Institute of Psychiatry (IPGME&R–SSKM Hospital), in partnership with the National Institute of Social Defence (NISD), ministry of social justice and empowerment, ...

    19 May 2025 The Statesman
    Durgapur sub-divisional hospital gets advanced CT scan facility

    Suraksha Clinic and Diagnostics launched a state-of-the-art CT scan centre at Durgapur Sub-Divisional Hospital in collaboration with the state government. This first-of-its-kind facility in Durgapur has been set up under the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) model to offer advanced diagnostic ...

    19 May 2025 The Statesman
    TMC chooses leader to woo Hindi-speaking voters

    Hareram Singh, MLA of Jamuria has been appointed as the new chairman of Trinamul Congress of West Burdwan district while MLA of Pandaveswar Narendranath Chakraborty has retained the post of District President. Hareram Singh has replaced former chairman of ...

    19 May 2025 The Statesman
    Police could have been more sensitive and careful: Speaker

    At a time when the senior cops on Friday justified the use of force to rescue government employees trapped inside the Bikash Bhawan, Biman Bandyopadhyay, speaker, West Bengal Legislative Assembly on Saturday said police could have been more sensitive ...

    19 May 2025 The Statesman
    Mystery death in central Kolkata

    Kolkata has witnessed yet another mysterious death, this time in the heart of the city. On Saturday morning, the charred body of a man was recovered from the ground floor of an under-construction multi-storey building on Nivedita Lane in ...

    19 May 2025 The Statesman
    Sukanta hails PM over all-party delegations

    BJP’s West Bengal president and Union minister Sukanta Majumdar on Friday congratulated Prime Minister Narendra Modi for what he called a display of “democratic maturity,” as the Centre prepares to send seven all-party delegations to key partner countries to ...

    19 May 2025 The Statesman
    Government must clarify facts on India-Pak tensions: Dilip Ghosh

    BJP leader Dilip Ghosh on Saturday said that misleading content around India-Pakistan tensions is creating confusion and stressed the government’s responsibility to present the facts before the world.“The way content is being created in the country and the world ...

    19 May 2025 The Statesman
    TMC holds state-wide patriotic rallies honouring soldiers

    Immersed in Tricolour fervour, thousands thronged the streets of West Bengal on Saturday afternoon as the Trinamul Congress kicked off its two-day patriotic rallies across all blocks and urban wards of the state, from 3-5 p.m, to honour Indian ...

    19 May 2025 The Statesman
    Fire at high-rise near Minto Park, no one hurt

    A major fire broke out on Saturday afternoon at a commercial high-rise near Kolkata’s Minto Park, prompting a swift response from the fire department. No casualties have been reported so far.According to fire officials, the blaze erupted on the ...

    19 May 2025 The Statesman
    Children’s warm gesture melts hearts of men in uniform

    While Kolkata battles the sweltering heat, the students of Class VI from St. Paul’s Mission School, Kolkata, along with their teacher Samrat Das, ventured out under the blazing sun in north Kolkata as part of their socially useful and ...

    19 May 2025 The Statesman
    A career, education fair

    The ‘Education Interface 2025’, a career and education fair, was inaugurated today at the Netaji Indoor Stadium in Kolkata, marking two decades of its journey.The event organised by Career Planner Edufair will run from 17 to 19 May. It ...

    19 May 2025 The Statesman
    Mamata to visit Siliguri on three-day official tour

    West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee is set to arrive in Siliguri on Monday for a three-day official visit, during which she will participate in a series of key events, including the North Bengal Business Meet, a state-sponsored public ...

    19 May 2025 The Statesman
    Book online for entry into Jhargram zoo

    In a bid to woo tourists and their easy passage in Junglemahal and its zoo, a system of booking tickets online has been introduced.Development of Jhargram as a major tourist destination is a dream project of chief minister Mamata ...

    19 May 2025 The Statesman
    Kolkata Fatafat May 17 results are HERE! Check your numbers NOW

    The curiosity is running high as the Kolkata Fatafat results continue to perplex the people of the city. As players try their luck with their strategy and intuition, the results of May 17 have started to come in.The numbers ...

    18 May 2025 The Statesman
    BJP worker booked for hoarding explosives

    The Birbhum district police have arrested BJP booth level worker Vicky alias Sahe Alam for allegedly storing huge quantities of illegal explosives.About two weeks ago Birbhum Police seized huge quantities of ammonium nitrate, detonators and gelatin sticks from Panishala ...

    17 May 2025 The Statesman
    Teen beaten to death over mango theft suspicion

    A teenage boy was allegedly beaten to death on Thursday evening in a village near Naihati in West Bengal’s North 24-Parganas district, suspected of stealing mangoes. The incident sparked widespread violence in the area, as angry villagers stormed into ...

    17 May 2025 The Statesman
    Suvendu’s legal notice to John Barla, who defected to TMC

    In a dramatic escalation of political tensions in West Bengal, Leader of Opposition and senior BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari has issued a legal notice to former Union minister John Barla, who defected to the ruling Trinamul Congress (TMC) on ...

    17 May 2025 The Statesman
    Police distribute summer safety kits to traffic personnel

    Special summer safety kits have been procured by local police keeping in mind the health of the traffic personnel on duty under the scorching sun.The summer safety kit distribution programme was held at Pearapore in Serampore in the presence ...

    17 May 2025 The Statesman
    Sendra festival leaves wild animals safe

    Buddha Purnima this year was celebrated without causing any harm to the wild animals at the annual tribal jungle hunting festival in Ayodhya Hills, Purulia.The state forest department has been responsible for this non-poaching celebration of the famous Sendra ...

    17 May 2025 The Statesman
    Special team by DM to monitor air pollution in West Burdwan

    On World Family Day, the authorities of Centre for Research on Energy & Clean Air brought out a report on the gradually declining air quality at the twin cities of Asansol-Durgapur that prompted a citizen’s committee to appeal for ...

    17 May 2025 The Statesman
    Eastern Railway Holds PREM meeting

    In an endeavour to bring a participative environment in management and decision making, Eastern Railway held the participation of railway employees in management (PREM) meeting today in the presence of Milind Deouskar, general manager of the ER.The meeting was ...

    17 May 2025 The Statesman
    Police used minimum force to quell mob: ADG Supratim Sarkar

    Referring to the use of force by the police on the agitating teachers on Thursday night at Bikash Bhawan, the state police justified the police role for exercising utmost restraint and patience, while passing the buck on a section ...

    17 May 2025 The Statesman
    TMC restructures district units, forms core committees ahead of 2026 polls

    In a significant organisational overhaul ahead of the 2026 West Bengal Assembly elections, the ruling Trinamul Congress (TMC) has restructured multiple district units, replacing traditional leadership roles with core committees to strengthen its grassroots presence and counter the BJP’s ...

    17 May 2025 The Statesman
    BJP hails Supreme Court order on DA arrears as a ‘tight slap’ to state govt.

    The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday hailed the Supreme Court’s directive to the West Bengal government to pay 25 per cent of the pending Dearness Allowance (DA) arrears to state employees calling it a ‘tight slap’ to the ...

    17 May 2025 The Statesman
    BSF jawan’s wife foresees her son in Army

    The detention of BSF Jawan Purnam Shaw by the Pakistani rangers for 22 days severely traumatised the family members at Rishra. Wife Rajni underwent the ordeal for more than 22 days, not sure about the release of her husband ...

    17 May 2025 The Statesman
    Trinamul MLA dies after fatal fall at home

    Trinamul Congress legislator Tapas Saha, representing Tehatta in Nadia district, passed away this morning at around 8.15 a.m. after suffering a brain haemorrhage. He was 65.Saha had been admitted to a private hospital near the EM Bypass in Kolkata ...

    17 May 2025 The Statesman
    If development is halted, why should I work in such party: John Barla

    The Trinamul Congress posted on its official X-handle: “We’re happy to welcome former BJP MP and ex-Union Minister Shri John Barla to the Trinamul Congress family.“He joined the party in the presence of West Bengal State President Shri Subrata ...

    17 May 2025 The Statesman
    Tension at Bikash Bhawan after job losers forcefully enter complex

    With the date of issuing notification on fresh examination to recruit teachers by the School Service Commission (SSC) in sync with the order of the Supreme court inching closer, the jobless teachers besieged Bikash Bhawan today.Tension prevailed at the ...

    17 May 2025 The Statesman
    Truck operators write to CM against online challan system

    Truck operators in the state have written to the chief minister, Mamata Banerjee, resisting the implementation of an online challan system. The letter has been submitted by the truck operators’ body in the state named Federation of West Bengal ...

    17 May 2025 The Statesman
    Man hacked to death

    A middle-aged resident of a village in Mongalkote of East Burdwan was hacked to death allegedly by his nephew as fallout of a recurring dispute over a piece of land on Thursday.Zairul Mallik (50) of Aao village in Mongalkote ...

    17 May 2025 The Statesman
    Assam Trinamul Congress

    Abhishek Banerjee, national general secretary of Trinamul Congress has congratulated six candidates of the party who have won in the recently concluded Anchalik Panchayat election.The seats from where Trinamul Congress candidates have won are Binodini, Gobindapur, Dampur, Achalpara, Algapur ...

    17 May 2025 The Statesman
    Governor Bose discharged from hospital, advised rest

    West Bengal Governor C V Ananda Bose was on Thursday discharged after three weeks from a premier private hospital along the EM Bypass where he underwent an open-heart surgery recently.Mr Bose was shifted to the private hospital on 22 ...

    17 May 2025 The Statesman
    CM Mamata Banerjee announces TMC rallies this weekend

    Based on directives issued by chief minister Mamata Banerjee, the Trinamul Congress has announced state-wide patriotic rallies on 17-18 May. Party units have been instructed to organise events across every block and town across the state along with all ...

    16 May 2025 The Statesman
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