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  • Opposition demands introduction of Bidhansabha TV in West Bengal Assembly

    Dr. Sankar Ghosh, the Chief Whip of the Opposition in the West Bengal Assembly, today urged the State Government to introduce a dedicated television channel for the Assembly, similar to Lok Sabha TV. Addressing the press after the formation ...

    5 August 2024 The Statesman
    Serampore MP unveiled Kishore Kumar statue on his 95th birth anniversary

    The Konnagar Kishore kumar Fans Club on the 95th birth anniversary of legendary singer Kishore Kumar Ganguly organised a cultural programme and distributed mosquito nets among the needy and poor. On the occasion were present Serampore MP Mr Kalyan ...

    5 August 2024 The Statesman
    Giri: Will resign as minister but not apologise to woman forest officer

    Following pressure from his party, the Minister of State (independent charge) for Correctional Services Department, Akhil Giri, who was caught on camera using abusive language against a woman forest department officer, announced on Sunday that he would resign from ...

    5 August 2024 The Statesman
    Administration extends help to tornado-hit areas in Tarkeswar

    A tornado which hit Tarkeswar last evening have left a trail of destruction. The people of Santospur and Gupinathpur gram panchayat area in Tarkeswar were taken unaware by the sudden tornado, which lasted for a minute or more. Many ...

    5 August 2024 The Statesman
    Fishing trawler capsizes in Bay of Bengal; all 14 fishermen rescued

    A fishing trawler, carrying 14 fishermen who had set out from Patharpratima, capsized this morning in the Bay of Bengal after encountering rough seas. Fortunately, all the fishermen were rescued. The incident occurred near Bagher Char Island when sudden ...

    5 August 2024 The Statesman
    East Kolkata wetlands fast turning into death traps for aquatic ecosystem

    The East Kolkata Wetlands (EKW), often celebrated as the “Kidney of East Kolkata”, are facing severe threats from pollution and unsustainable practices. This vital ecosystem, recognized as a Ramsar site and the world’s largest wastewater-fed aquaculture system, spans 12,500 ...

    5 August 2024 The Statesman
    ED starts probe against ex-minister in Bengal ration distribution case

    Enforcement Directorate (ED) has initiated a probe against the cash deposits linked to former Food and Supplies Minister Jyotipriya Mallick, who is currently in judicial custody, in connection with the Bengal ration distribution case.Sources said that it has come ...

    5 August 2024 The Statesman
    Bista slams Bengal govt’s 12.5 per cent VAT on Air Turbine Fuel at Bagdogra

    Darjeeling MP Raju Bista on Saturday criticised the West Bengal government’s decision to impose a 12.5 per cent value-added tax (VAT) on air turbine fuel (ATF) at Bagdogra airport, warning it poses a significant threat to the aviation industry’s ...

    4 August 2024 The Statesman
    Habra BDO allegedly assaulted

    The Block Development Officer (BDO) of the Habra block number II in North 24- Parganas district was allegedly assaulted by the Trinamul Congress-run Habra panchayat samiti pradhan inside the former”s office on Saturday. The pradhan Ratan Das allegedly got ...

    4 August 2024 The Statesman
    Severe threat of flooding: DVRRC beefing up flood cushions

    Huge downpour in Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand in the upper catchment of Tenughat dam now pose a severe threat of floods in the South Bengal districts, which however has been temporarily halted after the Bengal government intervention this afternoon. The ...

    4 August 2024 The Statesman
    Airport operational despite parking bay waterlogged

    Waterlogging was reported from several parts of Kolkata, including at the Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport(NSCBI). However, there are no reports of disruptions in flight movements so far. “The flight operations at NSCBI Airport, Kolkata are proceeding normally ...

    4 August 2024 The Statesman
    State govt pulls up DVC over release of water

    With incessant rains continuing to batter different districts raising the spectre of widespread flooding, a concerned state government today talked tough to the chairman of the Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC) over its alleged unilateral practice of releasing water from ...

    4 August 2024 The Statesman
    RKM proposes decorating Jalpaiguri Town Station with Swami Vivekananda and Sister Nivedita depictions

    The Ramakrishna Mission Ashrama (RKMA), a branch of the Ramakrishna Mission in Belur, located in Jalpaiguri, has proposed to the Northeast Frontier Railway authorities to decorate the Jalpaiguri Town Station with depictions of Swami Vivekananda and Sister Nivedita as ...

    4 August 2024 The Statesman
    Man found lying dead inside R G Kar Hospital

    An unidentified man was found lying dead inside the state-run R G Kar Medical College Hospital complex on Saturday. The body was sent to the morgue for postmortem. According to police sources, the man was found lying on the ...

    4 August 2024 The Statesman
    Farmers of Haripal and Balagarh fear massive loss of paddy crops

    Incessant rainfall and release of water from the DVC have inundated paddy crops in thousands of acres of agricultural land area in Haripal and Balagarh. The farmers of Haripal lamented that they have been completely ruined. “We raised the ...

    4 August 2024 The Statesman
    Dengue cases in city witnesses rise in last week

    Amid incessant rain, the number of dengue cases in the city has seen a rise in the last week, informed officials of the Health Department of the Kolkata Municipal Corporation. According to the data shared by the KMC, 260 ...

    4 August 2024 The Statesman
    Alipore zoo gets e-cycles

    Zookeepers at the Alipore Zoological Garden, Kolkata, received electric cycles yesterday to easily inspect the enclosures and their surroundings. This initiative came in collaboration with Motovolt Mobility, an electric vehicle manufacturer. This significant step would foster sustainable green mobility ...

    4 August 2024 The Statesman
    Overflowing canals inundate large parts of Arambagh, Goghat

    Incessant rains have resulted in overflowing of different irrigation canals, leading to inundation of large parts of Goghat and Kamarpukur panchayat areas.The overflowing water has submerged the major connecting roadways, forcing transport services to come to a standstill. The ...

    3 August 2024 The Statesman
    IMD sees sufficient rainfall in next 2 months

    The Gangetic West Bengal that was deficient in rainfall last month, is expected to get good rainfall in the next couple of months.As tipped by the India Meteorological Department in Delhi, the anticipated showers are likely to make up ...

    3 August 2024 The Statesman
    With monsoon in force, KMC advises citizens on dengue prevention

    Apprehending that the number of dengue cases may go up this year due to the climate change, Atin Ghosh, deputy mayor, in-charge of health has the cooperation of the people to combat the spread of the disease.The Kolkata Municipal ...

    3 August 2024 The Statesman
    Snakebite patient dies after being treated by a witch doctor

    After being bitten by a snake, an elderly woman was taken to a witch doctor instead of a physician by her family. The witch doctor applied a magic remedy, which proved fatal for the patient. The incident caused a ...

    3 August 2024 The Statesman
    Deputy mayor threatens lawsuit after central minister’s ‘corrupt’ jibe

    Union minister of state for education Dr Sukanta Majumdar, today alleged that a Trinamul Congress leader, who is the deputy mayor of Siliguri Municipal Corporation (SMC), has accumulated property worth Rs 1,500 crore by looting the people of Siliguri.Reacting ...

    3 August 2024 The Statesman
    College girl electrocuted in Howrah after rains

    22-year-old college girl was electrocuted in front of her father at Salkia-Bandhaghat in Malipanchghora police station area, in Howrah on Thursday night. Her father also fell seriously ill with electric shock when he tried to rescue his daughter.Police have ...

    3 August 2024 The Statesman
    Ashram’s land grabbed, monks write to CM

    A group of people has allegedly grabbed several plots of land belonging to the Ramakrishna Vivekananda Ashram in Matigara, Siliguri.On 27 July, the authorities of Sahudangi Ramakrishna Vivekananda Ashram sent a letter to chief minister Mamata Banerjee requesting the ...

    3 August 2024 The Statesman
    Downpour in Asansol Durgapur regions leads to overflowing rivulets, flight disruptions

    Civil defense and NDRF members have rescued 12 trapped people from Tamla rivulet, flight services have been disrupted at Kazi Nazrul Islam Airport, national highways 19 has been inundated and hundreds of people have been marooned in Asansol and ...

    3 August 2024 The Statesman
    F5 International Film Festival begins

    The first-ever Fest 5 International Film Festival, in collaboration with the National Library and in association with the West Bengal Pollution Control Board was inaugurated today.This is for the first time in 188-year-old history when a film festival is ...

    3 August 2024 The Statesman
    CM writes to FM, seeks withdrawal of 18 pc GST on insurance premiums

    Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today wrote to Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to withdraw the 18 per cent GST on life and health insurance policies and to allow deductions in the new tax regime under section 80C and 80D ...

    3 August 2024 The Statesman
    Govt demolishes illegal building in Mukundapur

    With the directive of the High Court the South 24-Parganas district administration on Thursday demolished a multi-storied building near Mukundapur area.The under-construction building allegedly came up on a wetland at Jagdipota in the east Kolkata area.The promoter of the ...

    3 August 2024 The Statesman
    Students fight for honours at hackathon

    The Department of CSE (AI&ML), in association with the Department of ECE and Institute’s Innovation Council of Institute of Engineering and Management, New Town sector, under School of UEM Kolkata, organized in the campus a 30-hour hackathon called INNOFUSION ...

    3 August 2024 The Statesman
    MGNREGA dues: TMC steadfast on white paper from Centre

    Trinamul Congress today lambasted the Union home minister and demanded a white paper be published immediately on funds allocated to Bengal under MGNREGA and Awas Yojana from 2021.Trinamul Congress on its X-handle wrote, “We do not want HM@AmitShahreading scripted ...

    3 August 2024 The Statesman
    Motivational talk helps students unlock hidden passions, be determined

    The Ashok Hall Group of Schools celebrated the legacy of Late Manjushree Khaitan, who was the chairperson of Ashok Hall Group of schools, with a motivational talk session at Kala Mandir, recently.The talk was organised to make students understand ...

    3 August 2024 The Statesman
    Stage tribute to Rituparno Ghosh

    Rudra Polash dance troupe in collaboration with Alok Foundation, will be organising Ritu Utsav 2024, tribute to legendary filmmaker/ actor Rituparno Ghosh on 3 September, the late filmmaker’s birthday.The dance troupe will present a dance drama, based on a ...

    3 August 2024 The Statesman
    Campaign against tobacco

    Observing Head & Neck Cancer Day, a cancer centre in the city hosted an ingenious interactive health campaign titled ‘Have more Tea, no more Puffs’ to emphasize the toxic effects of tobacco consumption and to propagate healthy habits. HCG ...

    3 August 2024 The Statesman
    Vendors, who supplied building material for MGNREGA demand dues

    A fresh controversy over MGNREGA has arisen after hundreds of vendors, who have supplied materials, staged a protest near Uttarkanya, the branch secretariat in Siliguri today.Vendors from eight districts of north Bengal rallied, intending to march to Uttarkanya to ...

    3 August 2024 The Statesman
    State approves new neurosciences facility in city, approves Rs 59cr

    The state health department has decided to set up a seven-storied state-of-the-art Institute of Neurosciences on 17, Convent Road in the eastern part of the city.The finance department has already approved around Rs 59 crore for the civil and ...

    3 August 2024 The Statesman
    His master’s voice: Md Rafi’s fan sings on singer’s 44th death anniversary

    Music lovers across the world, remember Mohammed Rafi on his 44th death anniversary. His soulful voice touched millions of hearts. Even after more than four decades of his passing away, the legendary singer’s voice continues to resonate with music ...

    3 August 2024 The Statesman
    Hawkers resist eviction drive, cab-toto drivers clash in Siliguri

    A section of Siliguri residents has expressed their unhappiness over a few administrative decisions. The Siliguri Municipal Corporation (SMC) has been demolishing encroachments and illegal constructions along main roads, while the Siliguri Metropolitan Police (SMP) has launched a special ...

    3 August 2024 The Statesman
    As dengue, malaria cases spike AMC distributes 1 lakh guppy fish

    The mayor of Asansol Municipal Corporation (AMC), Bidhan Upadhyay has distributed guppy fish to kill the larvae of the mosquitoes as the cases of malaria and dengue increased alarmingly in the state.The latest victim of malaria is a person ...

    2 August 2024 The Statesman
    Firing in Gaya court: 3 absconding criminals nabbed by state police

    Asansol Durgapur Police Commissionerate (ADPC) has arrested three criminals in the wee hours today, who were on the run after firing in Sherghati Court Complex in Gaya district of Bihar on 24 July.Bihar Police has announced cash rewards in ...

    2 August 2024 The Statesman
    Arambagh, Serampore MPs speak about held-up railway projects

    The newly-elected Arambagh MP Mitali Bag in her maiden speech in the Parliament drew attention of the Speaker towards long held up railway projects in Arambagh and the need for more railway communication between places of historic importance.Serampore ...

    2 August 2024 The Statesman
    CIL mine awarded by central agency

    A coal mine of the Eastern Coalfields Limited of Coal India, operating 200 metres below the surface, has topped the country in question of safer mining and has been awarded by the Director General of Mines Safety. The ECL ...

    2 August 2024 The Statesman
    Another goods train derails near Siliguri, CM reacts

    Two empty oil tankers from a goods train derailed at Rangapani, near New Jalpaiguri railway station, around midday today.According to official sources, the derailment occurred while the goods train was traveling on a privately owned railway track, en route ...

    2 August 2024 The Statesman
    TMC highlights Abhishek’s speech in Parliament, false statements by FM

    Abhishek Banerjee, Trinamul Congress national general secretary and MP from Diamond Harbour, demanded publication of a white paper by the finance ministry on the amount released by the Centre on Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) and ...

    2 August 2024 The Statesman
    BJP MLAs walkouts again, demand statement withdrawal from minister

    Opposition BJP MLAs on Wednesday staged a walkout in the state Legislative Assembly repeatedly for at least three times, demanding the minister and Kolkata mayor Firhad Hakim to withdraw his recent comments ‘need to spread Islam among non-Muslims.’The BJP ...

    2 August 2024 The Statesman
    Corporate treasure hunt in city

    The Indian Oil Kolkata On Wheels 7th Corporate Car Treasure Hunt 2024 was held in the city on Sunday.Kolkata On Wheels, is a city-centric motoring magazine which has been trying to create awareness about proper driving skills among the ...

    2 August 2024 The Statesman
    HUDCO celebrates Yoga Day, plants trees

    HUDCO regional office, Kolkata organized a yoga session for the students at Bidhannagar Municipal School, Salt Lake on Monday as a part of International Yoga Day celebration, followed by a tree plantation programme under the campaign #Plant 4Mother in ...

    2 August 2024 The Statesman
    Mamata to visit Jhargram on 8 Aug, celebrate indigenous people’s day

    Chief minister Mamata Banerjee will attend the International Day of the World’s Indigenous People on 9 August in Jhargram.She is likely to reach Jhargram on 8 August and is likely to hold an administrative review meeting.The programme to observe ...

    2 August 2024 The Statesman
    Lights, camera, action! Studios resume shooting

    Finally, the stalemate in Tollywood has been resolved and shooting of television serials, web series and films began today.From Wednesday morning, Federation technical workers joined work and actors and directors engaged themselves in a full day of shooting.On Tuesday, ...

    2 August 2024 The Statesman
    Two masons die of inhaling poisonous gas

    Two labourers were killed after inhaling poisonous carbon monoxide gas while trying to open the cover of a newly-constructed water reservoir in the Park Avenue area in Bidhan Nagar, Durgapur today morning.The deceased have been identified as Humayun Sheikh ...

    1 August 2024 The Statesman
    Suicide bid by kanwariya at Jasidih station

    An incident occurred on Monday at Jasidih station of Asansol Division, Eastern Railway, when a kanwariya (devotees of Shiva), attempted suicide by jumping in front of 13030 Mokama-Howrah Express, while it was in motion.The incident happened near the parcel ...

    1 August 2024 The Statesman
    Birds dead, homeless after excess trimming of trees at Rishra station platform

    Animal lovers and environmentalists with placards, protested today against the excessive trimming of trees on Rishra station platform, rendering hundreds of birds homeless and many dead.Trimming of trees on different railway station platforms is a routine work followed by ...

    1 August 2024 The Statesman
    Banks will remain closed for 14 days in August

    Reschedule your plans for a visit to the bank in August! Banks across the state will be closed for holidays for close to 10 days owing to various regional and national holidays, religious festivals and weekends.On the national front, ...

    1 August 2024 The Statesman
    Ramkrishna Mission distributes plants to storm-hit families in Maynaguri

    After assessing the damage caused by a ‘mini tornado’ in Maynaguri, the Ramkrishna Mission Ashram in Jalpaiguri has begun distributing plants as part of their rehabilitation efforts.This decision was made after a team of monastics and volunteers visited the ...

    1 August 2024 The Statesman
    Illegal holding of govt land: TMC leader in police custody

    The Siliguri Police Commissionerate has arrested a Trinamul Congress leader, known as Muhammad Ahid alias Chootki, for illegally occupying state-owned land in the Dabgram Fulbari area of Jalpaiguri district.Md Ahid was remanded in police custody for 10 days for ...

    1 August 2024 The Statesman
    BJP MLA writes to CM on measures against dengue and malaria

    Anandamay Barman, the BJP MLA from Matigara Naxalbari has appealed to chief minister Mamata Banerjee to urgently prepare for preventing the spread of dengue and malaria during the monsoon season in Siliguri and its surrounding areas.Mr Barman emphasized the ...

    1 August 2024 The Statesman
    Om Prakash Mathur sworn in as 18th Governor of Sikkim

    Om Prakash Mathur officially became the Governor of Sikkim today.The ceremony took place this morning at Raj Bhavan in Gangtok, where the Chief Justice of the High Court of Sikkim, Justice Biswanath Somadder, administered the oath of office and ...

    1 August 2024 The Statesman
    Ghosh posts pic of SSKM ward, criticises govt; TMC responds

    “Is the state’s top super specialty hospital a cattery?” This time, Dilip Ghosh has stirred up a storm on social media by posting pictures of the ‘pathetic’ condition of SSKM Hospital. The pictures show several cats roaming around the ...

    1 August 2024 The Statesman
    Upset with Delhi Congress Adhir promises fight against injustice

    I have never learned to compromise with injustice, and I never will, senior Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury wrote on Facebook last night.Meanwhile speculation was rife that MP from Maldaha South Isha Khan Chaudhari will be next president of ...

    1 August 2024 The Statesman
    Library in a park draws readers, curiosity

    The English proverb, “Where there is a will, there is a way” has been translated into action by a security guard, who has set up a library at a park in north Kolkata.Satya Ranjan Dolui, security guard of Jagat ...

    1 August 2024 The Statesman
    BSF seizes 10 gold biscuits from Indian woman’s footwear

    The Border Security Force (BSF) seized ten gold biscuits worth over Rs 80 lakh from an Indian woman’s shoes during a routine check at the Indo-Bangladesh border gate.The incident occurred on Tuesday morning, when vigilant troops at BOP Srirampur ...

    1 August 2024 The Statesman
    Kin of passengers scramble for news at Howrah station

    Gouranga Das from Guptipara was in a mad rush to know the whereabouts of his elder brother Barun Das, who had boarded the Mumbai-bound train from Howrah yesterday. He himself was travelling in a train when he learnt about ...

    1 August 2024 The Statesman
    Mamata blames Centre for repeated rail disasters

    Chief minister Mamata Banerjee today yet again expressed her resentment on the recurring incidents of train mishaps and loss of lives and blasted the Centre for its apathetic attitude, which she said, was solely responsible for the recurring disasters.The ...

    1 August 2024 The Statesman
    State sends 2 teams from Purulia to oversee rescue & relief work

    On the directives of the West Bengal government, two teams from Purulia have rushed to Chakradharpur in neighbouring Jharkhand to look after the passengers of the state at wee hours today.Two teams from Purulia district, one led by Aditya ...

    31 July 2024 The Statesman
    TMC MLAs meet in Assembly after SC order on Anubrata

    The MSME minister and Bolpur MLA, Chandranath Sinha said that the party has high hopes on the court and feels that after getting bail in the CBI case today, Anubrata Mondal will also get bail in the ED case ...

    31 July 2024 The Statesman
    Plantation drive

    South Point High School has proposed to take up a sustained tree plantation programme in collaboration with the department of forest and the Kolkata Municipal Corporation.As a part of the programme saplings will be planted in the vicinity ...

    31 July 2024 The Statesman
    TMC councillor prevents SMC from demolition drive

    The Siliguri Municipal Corporation, led by Trinamul Congress, initiated the removal of illegal squatters at Champasari. However, street vendors, predominantly women, led by TMC councillor Dilip Barman, intervened and stopped officials from demolishing their temporary constructions.The SMC authorities were ...

    31 July 2024 The Statesman
    All eyes on next PCC chief ahead of ’26 state polls

    Keeping an eye on the 2026 Assembly polls, the CPM wants a ‘capable’ Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) president. On Monday, all-India Congress leaders held a meeting with their state counterparts.They made it clear that Adhir Chowdhury had resigned from ...

    31 July 2024 The Statesman
    Hooghly MP takes steps to develop constituency

    The Trinamul Congress candidate from Hooghly Rachna Banerjee, during her election campaign had promised her voters that she will pay attention towards progress and development of her constituency. Keeping her word, she conducted a series of meetings with the ...

    31 July 2024 The Statesman
    In the age of instant messages, people donate to run old post office

    At an age when people easily choose WhatsApp, Instagram for instant communication, a bunch of villages in East Burdwan have joined hands to raise funds for overhauling of a fragile 142-year-old post office structure here.As the government funds ceased ...

    31 July 2024 The Statesman
    Kashmiri food festival promotes healthy eating in city

    Dawat-e-Jannat, a two-day Kashmiri food festival, ended in the city on Sunday.The festival was a crowd-puller and people from various sections gathered at the venue in south Kolkata to have a first-hand experience of Kashmiri food.It was organized by ...

    31 July 2024 The Statesman
    Demographics changing in Darjeeling: Raju Bista in Parliament

    Raju Bista, MP from Darjeeling, during his speech in Parliament today, discussed the population shift taking place in the north Bengal region and how Rohingya and illegal Bangladeshi immigrants are easily settling there.He urged the central government to take ...

    31 July 2024 The Statesman
    Numerous voter ID cards, poll-related documents seized from Durgapur

    Numerous photo voter ID cards and other election-related documents have been recovered from premises of an abandoned government solid waste disposal recycle unit in Hetedoba of Ichapur gram panchayat in Durgapur – Faridpur block of West Burdwan district today.The ...

    31 July 2024 The Statesman
    Chinese consul general encourages Birbhum kids to study further

    Consul general of China in Kolkata Xu Wei recently visited the remote village of Ballavpur in Birbhum to promote and support people-to-people connect and encourage children to study. He also visited the facilities where the children are classed for ...

    30 July 2024 The Statesman
    BJP to launch movement against sand mafia

    The state BJP is going to organize a movement against the sand mafia, who are allegedly digging up sand from the Damodar river basin, across the state. BJP state general secretary and MLA Agnimitra Paul said that these sand ...

    30 July 2024 The Statesman
    BJP MLA urges Mamata to probe land-grab incidents in Naxalbari

    Bharatiya Janata Party MLA Anandamay Barman, representing Matigara Naxalbari, has appealed to chief minister Mamata Banerjee for a thorough investigation into a land scam and to take strict action against those responsible.This request was prompted by numerous complaints received ...

    30 July 2024 The Statesman
    Finding sustainable future for India’s mining sector: DG mine safety

    Prabhat Kumar, director general of mine safety, government of India said the safety and innovation in mine safety can create a safer and more sustainable future for India’s mining sector.He was addressing a gathering at the national level Mine ...

    30 July 2024 The Statesman
    Sparsh outreach programme for naval pensioners

    A mass Sparsh Outreach Programme was organised on 27-28 July for naval pensioners and widows at INS Netaji Subhas by Command Regimental System Officer(NE) and PCDA(Kolkata).Cmde P Sasi Kumar, Naval Officer-in-Charge (West Bengal) opened the event by informing the ...

    30 July 2024 The Statesman
    Metro conducts dry runs of Dalian rakes

    Aiming to inject more advanced rakes into its operations, the Kolkata Metro Railway is carrying out dry run of a Dalian rake regularly on Dakshineswar-Kavi Subhash stretch.The dry runs, as informed by the city Metro office, are being conducted ...

    30 July 2024 The Statesman
    Unjust, hilarious passenger plaints keep railways’ staff on toes

    A passenger registered a complaint for making bedroll available. On arrival, officials found out that the passenger wanted the bedroll to be available even before boarding the train.In yet another complaint, the passenger wanted his seat to be cleaned. ...

    30 July 2024 The Statesman
    Directors call for Mamata’s intervention to clear impasse

    After holding a meeting at filmmaker Prosenjit Chatterjee’s house on Monday, directors and producers from the Tolly film industry urged chief minister Mamata Banerjee for her government’s intervention to clear the impasse over shooting.The impasse over shooting continued even ...

    30 July 2024 The Statesman
    Five years rigorous imprisonment for former post office superintendent

    A special CBI court in Asansol has sent former Senior Superintendent of Post Office, Maloy Pal to five years in jail along with a fine of Rs.40,000 in a case of misappropriation of public money. On 25 July, Rajesh ...

    30 July 2024 The Statesman
    Bangladesh govt planning to introduce E- Visas, work is in initial stages, likely to be introduced by the end of this year

    Delay in issuing visas has been a major issue on both sides of the India-Bangladesh border, leading to a lot of inconvenience for visitors and tourists. The Sheikh Hasina government in Bangladesh is now working on a plan to ...

    29 July 2024 The Statesman
    Trinamul leaders echo Mamata’s purification call

    On July 21, standing on the podium near Victoria House, Trinamul Congress chairperson Mamata Banerjee gave a stern message about “purification” of the party’s leadership. Echoing her message, TMC MP from Dum Dum and veteran leader Saugata Roy today ...

    29 July 2024 The Statesman
    KMC plans tweaks in rules to enhance punishment for offences relating to illegal constructions

    The fact that the minimum sentence for offences relating to illegal constructions is less than seven years, is posing a major hurdle in the Kolkata Municipal Corporation’s efforts to curb the illegal constructions dotting various pockets of the city. ...

    29 July 2024 The Statesman
    Son of panchayat official arrested for rape

    Police have made an arrest following allegations of rape against the son of a Panchayat upapradhan (deputy chief), involving the wife of a BSF personnel. The sensational incident occurred in the Sohai-Shwetpur Panchayat area of Deganga. The accused, Ujjwal ...

    29 July 2024 The Statesman
    Elderly man kidnapped in Gaya while seeking ancient artifacts, rescued by police

    A man was arrested by Kolkata police from Bihar on charges of kidnapping an elderly man. Police said the elderly man from Kolkata had travelled to Gaya to purchase ancient artifacts and was allegedly kidnapped. The accused also demanded ...

    29 July 2024 The Statesman
    Trinamul leaders echo Mamata’s purification call

    On July 21, standing on the podium near Victoria House, Trinamul Congress chairperson Mamata Banerjee gave a stern message about “purification” of the party’s leadership. Echoing her message, TMC MP from Dum Dum and veteran leader Saugata Roy today ...

    29 July 2024 The Statesman
    Son allegedly murders mother, hides body in Maheshtala house

    A son allegedly murdered his mother, wrapped her in plastic, and left her body inside their house in Maheshtala. Police have arrested accused son and his wife in this connection. The bloodied body of the woman was discovered by ...

    29 July 2024 The Statesman
    Son allegedly murders mother, hides body in Maheshtala house

    A son allegedly murdered his mother, wrapped her in plastic, and left her body inside their house in Maheshtala. Police have arrested accused son and his wife in this connection. The bloodied body of the woman was discovered by ...

    29 July 2024 The Statesman
    Trinamool to move motion in Assembly seeking discussion on river treaties with B’desh

    Trinamool Congress will move a motion in the Assembly seeking discussion on the river treaties with Bangladesh.“Since the Union government is going ahead with the important decision regarding crucial treaties about water sharing without consulting the state government, we ...

    29 July 2024 The Statesman
    BSF foils infiltration bid along Indo-B’desh border in Bengal

    The Border Security Force (BSF) has foiled an infiltration attempt along the Indo-Bangladesh Border (IBB) in West Bengal’s Nadia district, officials said.A.K. Arya, DIG and spokesperson, BSF, South Bengal Frontier, said that the incident took place on Saturday at ...

    29 July 2024 The Statesman
    Film impasse: Technicians stop work, directors too threaten to stop shoot

    Tollywood film industry faces an impasse after technicians, led by Federation of Cine Technicians’ Workers of Eastern India (FCTWEI) called strike from today even as film directors also called strike from Monday following a dispute over lifting of suspension ...

    28 July 2024 The Statesman
    Doctors discuss bone marrow therapy at meet

    Eastern Haematology Group (EHG) organised the second edition of the ‘Eastern India Blood, Marrow & Cellular Therapy Meet 2024’ (EIBMCT Meet 2024) in Kolkata, a one of its kind conference on bone marrow transplant in eastern and northeast India. ...

    28 July 2024 The Statesman
    Former minister Biswanath Chowdhury passes away

    Former minister in the CPM-led Left Front regime Biswanath Chowdhury died of cancer on Saturday at SSKM Hospital. He was 83.Chief minister Mamata Banerjee who took initiatives to admit Chowdhury to the state-run SSKM Hospital cum Institute of Post ...

    28 July 2024 The Statesman
    Over 100 years old, railway building in Asansol needs preservation

    The Eastern Railway has given a serious thought to help sincere preservation of the age-old divisional railway manager’s office here that since the past 100 years has witnessed the tireless journey of the rolling fleets on the changing track ...

    28 July 2024 The Statesman
    GNLF sets Centre April 2025 deadline to fulfil promises

    The president of the Gorkha National Liberation Front (GNLF), Mann Ghisingh, has given a deadline of 5 April, 2025 to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the central government to fulfil their promises to the Gorkha community in north ...

    28 July 2024 The Statesman
    Programme raises awareness on taking legal steps against violence

    A programme focused on legal awareness was held at Surya Sen College in Siliguri today.The programme was a collaboration between the Internal Complaint Committee (ICC), Women’s Cell, and IQAC.Two experts, Susmita Bose Maitra and Ananya Ghosh, were invited to ...

    28 July 2024 The Statesman
    Moyna’s blocked canals spark health, environmental crisis

    Thousands of residents of Moyna, an administrative block in East Midnapore district, are grappling with dire living conditions due to blocked canals, their only means of water drainage. These canals, now filled with dirty water and water hyacinth, have ...

    28 July 2024 The Statesman
    Purulia CMOH visits health centres as malaria cases spike

    The chief medical officer health (CMOH) of Purulia district has visited the primary health centres of the district after 166 people have been detected with malaria throughout the district since the past few days.With the monsoon season having just ...

    28 July 2024 The Statesman
    Trinamul hits out at Nirmala Sitharaman

    After the Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s reaction against the walkout by Bengal Chief minister Mamata Banerjee from the Niti Ayog meeting in Delhi, The Trinamul Congress has reacted sharply against the FM’s statements to the media.The ...

    28 July 2024 The Statesman
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