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  • News from West Bengal | 25 Jun, 2025 | ১১ আষাঢ়, ১৪৩২
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  • Bengal BJP worried over ban on Awami League in Bangladesh

    A day after India has formally expressed concern over the ban imposed on Awami League in Bangladesh, Bengal BJP and religious leaders from the state expressed severe concerns over the ongoing crisis in Bangladesh.The ministry of external affairs in ...

    16 May 2025 The Statesman
    See city’s heritage sites at night

    In a bid to know how magnificent the heritage sites in the city look at night, last week, a fleet of twenty five cars carrying 90 people visited some important places. This is for the first time when such ...

    16 May 2025 The Statesman
    Dilip Ghosh grieves stepson’s death, blames drug culture

    Former BJP president Dilip Ghosh believes that the active networks and operations of drug lords are causing significant harm to the younger generation.Srinjoy Dasgupta, also known as Pritam, son of Rinku Majumder and stepson of senior BJP leader and ...

    16 May 2025 The Statesman
    TMC MLA from Tehatta suffers head injury at home

    Trinamul Congress MLA from Tehatta, Tapas Saha, is in critical condition after sustaining a severe head injury from a fall at his residence. The 65-year-old legislator lost consciousness and was rushed to a private hospital near Kolkata’s Eastern Bypass ...

    16 May 2025 The Statesman
    Constable arrested in Rs 2.66 crore heist case

    A constable with the Kolkata Police was arrested in connection with the sensational Rs 2.66 crore robbery that took place in the Entally area of central Kolkata earlier this month.The officer, identified as Mintu Sarkar, was attached to the ...

    15 May 2025 The Statesman
    Another silicosis death in West Burdwan

    Manilal Hembram (24) of Samdih village under Salanpur Block of West Burdwan district has died due to silicosis at Asansol District Hospital. He has left behind his kid and wife.BJP’s Asansol South MLA Agnimitra Paul has threatened to launch ...

    15 May 2025 The Statesman
    Railway stations across the nation illuminated in honour of brave soldiers

    In honour of the indomitable courage and valour displayed by the Indian Army during Operation Sindoor, railway stations across the country lit up in a radiant tribute. Indian Railways organised this unique initiative to express its deep gratitude towards ...

    15 May 2025 The Statesman
    Durgapur youth dies in Badrinath

    Manilal Hembram (24) of Samdih village under Salanpur Block of West Burdwan district has died due to silicosis at Asansol District Hospital. He has left behind his kid and wife.BJP’s Asansol South MLA Agnimitra Paul has threatened to launch ...

    15 May 2025 The Statesman
    Op Sindoor effect: Kolkata ATC struggles amid soaring flight reroutes

    The ongoing tensions between India and Pakistan, intensified by retaliatory strikes under Operation Sindoor, have now taken a heavy toll on aviation networks, with Pakistan’s official closure of its airspace to Indian aircraft on 24 April triggering widespread disruption.The ...

    15 May 2025 The Statesman
    Barasat meat seller assaulted by mob

    Tensions ran high in Barasat’s Champadali More area on Tuesday morning after a local meat seller was allegedly beaten up by an irate mob for posting an anti-national image on social media amid ongoing India-Pakistan hostilities.According to local sources, ...

    15 May 2025 The Statesman
    Serampore Girls’ College showcases Bengal’s art and craft

    Chief minister Mamata Banerjee has initiated several beneficiary schemes for students, encouraging them to pursue education, higher studies, vocational training programmes, and skill development initiatives, with a particular focus on women’s empowerment. As part of the programme, students from ...

    14 May 2025 The Statesman
    State-of-art critical CCBs in 9 govt hospitals soon

    Nine state government medical colleges and hospitals are set to get dedicated sprawling state-of-art critical care blocks (CCB) each soon for treatment of patients with severe ailments.These hospitals are Cooch Behar Medical College Hospital, Jalpaiguri Medical College Hospital (JMCH), ...

    14 May 2025 The Statesman
    Hospital ransacked by patient party bill payments

    A group of violent relatives of a 76-year-old patient allegedly ransacked a premier private hospital along the EM Bypass on Monday night after the hospital authorities asked the former to pay outstanding bills for his treatment.According to the hospital ...

    14 May 2025 The Statesman
    Dilip Ghosh’s wife’s son dies in New Town

    The tragic death of 28-year-old IT professional Pritam Dasgupta, also known as Srinjoy, has raised questions about its circumstances. His unconscious body was discovered in a flat in Shapoorji, New Town, and he was declared “brought dead” at a ...

    14 May 2025 The Statesman
    Trinamul government turns 15

    Trinamul Congress chairperson Mamata Banerjee thanked the people for giving her party unflinching support for the past 15 years.She said Trinamul Congress is committed to ma mati manush and will continue to serve them looking after their interest.AdvertisementIt was ...

    14 May 2025 The Statesman
    CBSE results: Girls outshine boys in Bengal

    The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) declared its Class X and XII results today with girls outshining the boys at country and state levels in the secondary and higher secondary examination this year.According to the CBSE official data, ...

    14 May 2025 The Statesman
    Contaminated IV fluid case: Nasrin Khatun dies at SSKM

    Nasrin Khatun, a 19-year-old woman died at the SSKM Hospital on Sunday where she had been undergoing treatment with a life-support system like ventilator since January.She was rushed to the SSKM Hospital’s critical care unit (CCU) after being allegedly ...

    14 May 2025 The Statesman
    Internship programme to know the history of Kolkata

    For the first time an internship programme on the history and tangible and intangible heritage of Kolkata has been introduced in the undergraduate level.The internship programme has been offered by the Sabarna Roy Chowdhury family, the original owner of ...

    14 May 2025 The Statesman
    Celebrating the spirit of motherhood

    This Mother’s Day, the spirit of motherhood was celebrated through a ‘My Super Mom’ contest — a meaningful initiative ideated and organised by students with special needs.More than just an event, it became a moving tribute to mothers and ...

    14 May 2025 The Statesman
    Police seize seven stolen tractors, arrest kingpin

    Churulia Police Outpost under Jamuria police station of Asansol Durgapur Police Commissionerate (ADPC) has seized seven stolen tractors and has arrested one person in this connection.After getting a complaint of a tractor theft, Churulia outpost started investigations and zeroed ...

    14 May 2025 The Statesman
    Shankaracharya backs Puri temple as only Jagannath Dham

    A post by Shankaracharya Swami Nishchalananda Saraswati has stirred a fresh wave of political criticism in West Bengal, with BJP’s IT cell chief Amit Malviya taking aim at chief minister Mamata Banerjee.The controversy is around the newly-built Jagannath temple ...

    14 May 2025 The Statesman
    CMD BCL highlights importance of quality of castings

    Md Asad Alam, chairman and managing director, Braithwaite & Co. Limited (BCL), delivered a speech on the quality requirements of castings for wagon stocks at the prestigious 73rd Indian Foundry Congress and IFEX 2025, organised by The Institute of ...

    14 May 2025 The Statesman
    Buddhist monks praise ceasefire decision

    Buddhist monks across West Bengal have welcomed the Indian government’s recent decision to pursue ceasefire and have called for a permanent end to hostilities with neighbouring Pakistan.Marking the 2569th International Vesak Day on Sunday, dozens of monks gathered at ...

    14 May 2025 The Statesman
    City to get rain from Thursday

    The Regional Meteorological Centre in Kolkata has tipped enhanced rainfall and thunderstorm activities for the city and its adjoining areas from 15 May. Till then, the City of Joy is anticipated to continue to sizzle with hot and humid ...

    14 May 2025 The Statesman
    4 Bangladeshis, Indian tout held from Hanskhali

    In a major crackdown against illegal infiltration, police from Hanskhali police station, under Ranaghat police district in Nadia apprehended four Bangladeshi nationals and one Indian tout early this morning from Panditpur Bazar under Ramnagar-II gram panchayat.According to police sources, ...

    14 May 2025 The Statesman
    Nabanna meeting on tidying up civil defence infrastructure

    After Centre’s advisory to the states on mock drills and overhauling of the states’ civil defence infrastructure in the wake of India-Pakistan conflict, chief secretary Manoj Pant, who held a meeting with all the district magistrates, police and other ...

    14 May 2025 The Statesman
    Bengal areas under intelligence surveillance after three JMB activists arrested

    After the arrest of three Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) activists in West Bengal in the last two days, the intelligence agencies, both central and state, have increased surveillance in pockets that have records of the presence of sleeper cells of ...

    13 May 2025 The Statesman
    Bengal: JMB activist arrested in Kolkata

    Special Task Force (STF) of West Bengal Police on Saturday arrested one more activist of Bangladesh-based Islamic fundamentalist group Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) in Diamond Harbour, Kolkata.An official identified the accused as Abasuddin Molla. He is a resident of Patra ...

    13 May 2025 The Statesman
    West Bengal: BJP, CPI-M welcome India-Pakistan ceasefire

    The West Bengal unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) have welcomed the announcement of ceasefire between India and Pakistan after days of tensions.In a statement, he CPI-M Politburo has stated that ...

    13 May 2025 The Statesman
    Two arrested in Bengal’s Hooghly for making ‘anti-India’ comments

    Two persons have been arrested from two places in the Hooghly district of West Bengal on Saturday, over charges of writing “anti-India” posts on social media amid the heightened tension between India and Pakistan over ‘Operation Sindoor’ launched by ...

    13 May 2025 The Statesman
    Buddha Purnima celebrated at Deulpara Buddha Vihara

    The Buddha Vihara at Deulpara, Kederiya, located six kilometres from Tarakeswar in the Pursura block, was established by Tarak Chandra Bairi and inaugurated by the 14th Dalai Lama on 8 February, 1985.The visit by His Holiness to inaugurate the ...

    13 May 2025 The Statesman
    Sikkim on high alert, CM chairs meet on security

    In light of the evolving national security landscape, the chief minister of Sikkim, Prem Singh Tamang (Golay), met with Governor Om Prakash Mathur at Raj Bhavan today to discuss pressing matters concerning national unity and security.Following the meeting, CM ...

    11 May 2025 The Statesman
    Under IBC credit discipline 30k cases were settled

    In IBC, a noticeable improvement in credit discipline, with more than 30,000 cases settled prior to admission, covering underlying defaults worth Rs 13.78 lakh crore till December 2024, said Jithesh John, IES, executive director, IBBI at the 8th Annual ...

    11 May 2025 The Statesman
    Metro Purple Line to see increase in commercial run

    The Purple Line of Kolkata Metro Railway is headed for a rise in commercial services and increase in passenger count expectedly, from 12 services daily to 62 runs a day.When the commercial services commenced in the stretch from Joka ...

    11 May 2025 The Statesman
    War veteran ready to serve the Army again

    Though a ceasefire has been announced by India and Pakistan in their cross-border hostilities, a resident of Boichi Station Road and a war veteran, Umapada Guin is offering his services for the nation.Mr Guin, served the Indian Army as ...

    11 May 2025 The Statesman
    TMC holds women’s conference

    A women’s conference was held at Subhash Maidan, Madhyamgram, on the initiative of Barasat Organizational District Trinamul Mahila Congress on Saturday. MP Kakli Ghosh Dastidar, ministers Rathin Ghosh, Chandrima Bhattacharya, MP Mamata Bala Thakur, Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation mayor Krishna ...

    11 May 2025 The Statesman
    Durgapur hospital draws Red Cross on rooftop

    In the wake of ongoing cross-border tensions, all the private hospitals and nursing homes in the national capital have been directed to paint their hospital roofs with the Red Cross symbol. The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) issued ...

    11 May 2025 The Statesman
    Lok adalat sees 2.7L cases being disposed in a day

    Keeping in mind the burgeoning number of pending and pre-litigation cases, a Lok Adalat was organised by the authorities of the state Legal Services (SLSA) today at the City Civil Court.The high number of pending cases meant denial of ...

    11 May 2025 The Statesman
    Thunderstorm with lightning, heavy rainfall likely in state: IMD

    Thunderstorm, lightning and heavy rain is likely in several districts of north and south Bengal for four days from Sunday, said a forecast from the India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Saturday.Due to moisture and the heating effect, enhanced thunderstorm ...

    11 May 2025 The Statesman
    5 Bangladeshi women arrested N 24-Parganas

    Five Bangladeshi women and their three Indian agents were arrested by police from Bagda area in North 24-Parganas on Saturday.The accused women were accompanied by six children when police nabbed the former.AdvertisementAccording to police, the Bangladeshi women along with ...

    11 May 2025 The Statesman
    Pahalgam victim widow granted Indian citizenship

    The widow of an Indian IT professional killed in last month’s terrorist attack in Jammu and Kashmir has been granted Indian citizenship, the Union government confirmed on Saturday.The move comes amid a swirl of allegations and political undertones surrounding ...

    11 May 2025 The Statesman
    Bengal STF on high alert after arms recovery near city airport

    Police have intensified security at Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport and its surrounding areas after receiving intelligence warnings about potential threats, arresting four suspected arms traffickers in a coordinated operation late Friday. Officials said the arrests were made ...

    11 May 2025 The Statesman
    Pakistan violates ceasefire, targets Pokaran; Indian air defence foils attack

    Within just three and a half hours of the ceasefire announcement, Pakistan violated the agreement and launched another air strike targeting Pokaran in Jaisalmer on Saturday night.Responding swiftly, the Indian Air Defence System intercepted the drone attack, successfully shooting ...

    11 May 2025 The Statesman
    RSS to mediate in solving dissent between state BJP leaders

    The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) has intervened in a simmering power tussle within the Bengal BJP, seeking to heal the growing rift between former state party president Dilip Ghosh and the current leadership helmed by state president Sukanta Majumdar ...

    10 May 2025 The Statesman
    Tagore birth anniversary celebrated across the state

    The 164th birth anniversary of Rabindranath Tagore was observed in the state with usual enthusiasm.Chief minister Mamata Banerjee paid tribute to the poet and garlanded his portrait at a function on Cathedral Road. State minister for Information and cultural ...

    10 May 2025 The Statesman
    ER and city port tightens security measures

    Following the ongoing tensions between India and Pakistan, the Eastern Railway has beefed up security arrangements over its jurisdiction.The zonal railway has enhanced the security with the help of railway protection forces, GRP and local police. The security personnel ...

    10 May 2025 The Statesman
    Critically thinking students find solutions to persistent problems

    Senior students of Mahadevi Birla Shishu Vihar collaborated to resolve major issues like combating mental health conditions, providing accessible transport options to differently-abled individuals, reduce wastage of water and redesign a floor of the school to reduce consumption of ...

    10 May 2025 The Statesman
    CM Golay reviews Sikkim’s emergency preparedness

    Amid ongoing concerns over potential crises, Sikkim chief minister Prem Singh Tamang (Golay) convened a high-level security and preparedness review meeting at Samman Bhawan in Gangtok on Friday. The meeting aimed to assess the state’s readiness and ensure coordinated ...

    10 May 2025 The Statesman
    BSF foils infiltration bid; suspected Tibetan held by SSB

    In a significant boost to national security efforts, the Border Security Force (BSF) has thwarted an infiltration attempt by nine Bangladeshi nationals, while the Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) has apprehended a suspected Tibetan trying to cross the Indo-Nepal border ...

    10 May 2025 The Statesman
    Gurudev’s stays at Chinsurah, Chandannagar homes remembered by locals

    The memories of the visit and stay of the Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore in Chandannagar and Chinsurah are still fondly cherished by the residents of both towns to this day.Regional historian Saptarshi Banerjee shared that the Tagore family of Jorasanko, ...

    10 May 2025 The Statesman
    City airport on high alert, CISF cancels all leave

    As military tensions escalate between India and Pakistan following the Pahalgam terror attack and India’s subsequent Operation Sindoor, Kolkata’s Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport has been placed on high alert.The Central Industrial Security Force (CISF), responsible for airport ...

    10 May 2025 The Statesman
    Mamata warns traders against exploitation, price hike

    Chief minister Mamata Banerjee, who chaired a meeting of the agro-marketing department at the state secretariat in Nabanna today, directed officials from various related departments not to lower their guard in monitoring alleged black-marketing and hoarding of essential commodities. ...

    10 May 2025 The Statesman
    Latest OCT-A technology at BR Singh hospital for better eye care

    Aiming to enhance the eye care treatment, Sealdah Division of Eastern Railway has introduced Advanced OCT-A Technology at BR Singh Hospital.The facility is the first such initiative in the eastern zone offering a comprehensive suite of OCT-A capabilities at ...

    10 May 2025 The Statesman
    CRPF DIG visits closed HCL closed factory in Rupnarayanpur

    The sudden visit and inspection of deputy inspector general (DIG) of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) at the closed factory and township of central public sector Hindustan Cables Limited (HCL) in Rupnarayanpur of West Burdwan district has rekindled fresh ...

    10 May 2025 The Statesman
    TMC leader arrested on anti-India campaign charge

    An influential Trinamul Congress leader was arrested on charges of anti-India campaign on social media in the wake up to the India-Pakistan war.The accused Shahjahan Sheikh is the former councillor of ward 23 under Santipur Municipality in Nadia district ...

    10 May 2025 The Statesman
    Police crackdown in Malda on fake currency smugglers

    With crimes steadily on the rise in Malda district, a sensitive region close to the Indo-Bangladesh border, law enforcement agencies, including the police and Special Task Force (STF), continue to tighten the net around illegal networks operating in the ...

    10 May 2025 The Statesman
    Private bus operators threaten strike

    Private and mini bus operators of five organisations have threatened to go on a three-day strike, if the state government does not address their ‘issues’ by 20 May.The bus operators unions have threatened to go on a 72-day strike ...

    10 May 2025 The Statesman
    ER urges male passenger not to enter ladies coaches

    Around 628 male passengers were apprehended for unauthorised travel in coaches reserved for women passengers by the Eastern Railway during 1 to 7 May.The zonal railway recently increased the number of coaches earmarked exclusively for lady passengers in local ...

    10 May 2025 The Statesman
    Coast Guard commander eastern seaboard visits district HQ

    Additional Director General Donny Michael, Coast Guard Commander, Eastern Seaboard made a maiden visit to Indian Coast Guard district headquarters (West Bengal) at Haldia from 7-8 May to review the holistic preparedness and readiness of assets under its command.During ...

    10 May 2025 The Statesman
    HS results: Districts outshine Kolkata yet again

    The results of the West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Examination (WBCHSE) were declared today, 50 days after the conclusion of the exams.At a Press conference held at Vidyasagar Bhavan in Kolkata, Council president Dr Chiranjib Bhattacharya announced that ...

    8 May 2025 The Statesman
    14 candidates from Hooghly in HS merit list

    Fourteen candidates from Hooghly district have secured ranks between 3 and 10th in the West Bengal Council for Higher Secondary Examination state merit list.These students, from various schools across the district, have made their institutions proud with their outstanding ...

    8 May 2025 The Statesman
    Cooch Behar: Son of vegetable vendor ranks second in state

    Cooch Behar district has emerged as the academic pride of north Bengal following the announcement of this year’s Higher Secondary Examination results.A wave of outstanding performances from students across the region has placed several names among the state’s top ...

    8 May 2025 The Statesman
    WBBSE announces Madhyamik exam schedule for 2026

    The West Bengal Board of Secondary Education has announced the dates for next year’s Madhyamik Pariksha (2026) on Tuesday.The dates for various subjects were announced through a notification for Madhyamik Pariksha (Secondary Examination), 2026.AdvertisementAS per the WBBSE, the examination ...

    8 May 2025 The Statesman
    Operation Sindoor brings justice, but grief remains: Families

    As news broke of India’s overnight military retaliation targeting terror camps across Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, the families of three West Bengal residents killed in the recent Pahalgam terror attack expressed a mix of grief, gratitude, and renewed calls ...

    8 May 2025 The Statesman
    Family of deceased IB officer happy with the strike

    Rahul Ranjan Mishra, younger brother of slain Central Intelligence Bureau (CIB) officer, Manish Rajan Mishra of Jhalda in Purulia town said that they are happy with the air strike in Pakistan terror camps by the Indian Army but wants ...

    8 May 2025 The Statesman
    Demand grows for Chandannagore being declared heritage city

    The residents of Chandannagar have urged the State Heritage Commission to declare the city as a heritage one.On 2 May, 1950 Chandannagar came under the Indian Republic following a referendum.AdvertisementTo commemorate the occasion, a function was held jointly by ...

    8 May 2025 The Statesman
    Bengali film teaser shown at prestigious WAVES in Mumbai

    The historical epic Devi Chowdhurani: Bandit Queen of Bengal was showcased as a teaser at WAVES 2025 (World Audio Visual & Entertainment Summit).The film is the first official Indo-UK co-production almost on the verge of completion under the Audio ...

    8 May 2025 The Statesman
    TMC, BJP come together to laud Operation Sindoor

    The ruling party, Trinamul Congress and the opposition, BJP lauded Operation Sindoor that India launched against Pakistan on Wednesday midnight.Chief minister Mamata Banerjee wrote on her X-handle: “Jai Hind! Jai India!”AdvertisementOther Trinamul Congress leaders also hailed the forces for ...

    8 May 2025 The Statesman
    Feluda & friends talk on thalassemia

    8 May is celebrated as International Thalassemia Day. There is no cure for this disease, so to fight against it, it is necessary to increase awareness, so that no one is born with it. Apart from the government efforts, ...

    8 May 2025 The Statesman
    Thirty places in state set for mock drill today

    In order to boost preparedness against a ‘hostile attack’, 30 places in West Bengal are set for a civil defence mock drill on Wednesday.The Union home ministry Monday directed all states and Union Territories to conduct the mock drill ...

    8 May 2025 The Statesman
    Union minister visits Eastern Coalfields

    The Union minister of state for coal and mines, Satish Chandra Dubey visited Eastern Coalfields Limited on a two-day tour of Asansol, where he was welcomed by chairman-cum-managing director of ECL Satish Jha.As per schedule, the minister has visited ...

    8 May 2025 The Statesman
    WBBSE announces Madhyamik exam schedule for 2026

    The West Bengal Board of Secondary Education has announced the dates for next year’s Madhyamik Pariksha (2026) on Tuesday.The dates for various subjects were announced through a notification for Madhyamik Pariksha (Secondary Examination), 2026.AdvertisementAS per the WBBSE, the examination ...

    8 May 2025 The Statesman
    90-day programme to commemorate Pritilata’s birth anniversary

    Women’s College Calcutta (WCC) has taken a slew of programmes to commemorate the birth anniversary of Pritilata Waddedar, the first woman martyr of Bengal.The college observed the birth anniversary of Pritilata that falls on 5 May.AdvertisementWaddedar, a brilliant student ...

    8 May 2025 The Statesman
    KMC gears up for monsoons

    With monsoons round the corner, the Kolkata Municipal Corporation is gearing up to handle situations of water crisis.A high-level meeting was held at the civic body headquarters yesterday. According to mayor Firhad Hakim, the officials discussed the preparedness to ...

    8 May 2025 The Statesman
    Where are the terrorists: TMC questions central government

    Two weeks after the deadly terror attack at Pahalgam claimed 26 lives, the Trinamul Congress on Tuesday questioned the BJP-led Central government’s inability to track down the terrorists and show accountability to grieving families.The party also posed 14 questions ...

    8 May 2025 The Statesman
    ER organised Howrah & Sealdah divisional meet with MPs

    Eastern Railway held a high level divisional committee meeting with Members of Parliament over Howrah and Sealdah division network in presence of general manager Milind Deouskar on Tuesday to discuss various key issues and development initiatives in the two ...

    8 May 2025 The Statesman
    Kartik Maharaj fears arrest by state govt

    Amid rising political tensions in Murshidabad, Swami Pradiptananda alias Kartik Maharaj, the head of Bharat Sevashram Sangha’s Beldanga branch, has expressed apprehension over a possible arrest following a “veiled criticism” from chief minister Mamata Banerjee.The chief minister, while addressing ...

    8 May 2025 The Statesman
    NRI quota scam: ED raids city locations

    Kolkata awoke to a series of surprise raids by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday morning, as central officials fanned out across the city in connection with a high-stakes investigation into alleged corruption in medical college admissions under the ...

    8 May 2025 The Statesman
    Five persons, including father and two sons die in two separate road mishap

    Five persons, including two youths who cleared this year’s Madhyamik examination and their father died in two separate incidents of road accidents in the eastern part of Kolkata and Howrah district respectively.The victims in both incidents were riding two-wheelers ...

    6 May 2025 The Statesman
    Abduction sparks border awareness drive

    Following the recent abduction of an Indian farmer by Bangladeshi miscreants, Indian authorities have launched an awareness campaign for villagers living along the Indo-Bangladesh border in Cooch Behar district, West Bengal.The Incident occurred on 16 April, when Ukil Barman, ...

    6 May 2025 The Statesman
    Serampore school celebrates good show in ICSE, ISC examinations

    Amidst the celebration of 40 years of completion of Serampore Holy Home School, the good performance of the students for the ICSE and ISC has added a new dimension. The school was established by renowned professor late Swaraj Mukherjee.Ankush ...

    6 May 2025 The Statesman
    Two die in flyover crash

    Two young men lost their lives and two others were critically injured early Monday morning in a high-speed motorcycle crash on the Ultadanga flyover, reigniting concerns about reckless driving in Kolkata.According to police, the accident occurred around 5.30 a.m. ...

    6 May 2025 The Statesman
    Call for district-level study on migration, school dropouts

    With chief minister Mamata Banerjee currently touring Murshidabad, the United Guardian Council, West Bengal, has urged her to initiate a district-level study on the twin issues of migration and rising school dropout rates in the region.In a letter addressed ...

    6 May 2025 The Statesman
    Be more active in public interaction: Mamata tells party MLAs

    Chief minister Mamata Banerjee, on a two-day tour to the state’s Murshidabad district, which was hit by communal violence last month, on Monday advised her party legislators from the district in becoming more active in public interaction keeping in ...

    6 May 2025 The Statesman
    ‘Dham’ signage removed from site of Digha Jagannath temple

    Amid controversies on whether the Lord Jagannath Temple at Digha in the East Midnapore can be described as “dham”, the signage of “Jagannath Dham” has been removed from the site of the said temple.Local Trinamul legislator Akhil Giri had ...

    6 May 2025 The Statesman
    State-sponsored abuse on wife of navy officer: TMC

    The Trinamul Congress came out strongly in support of Himanshi Narwal, widow of Navy officer Lieutenant Vinay Narwal, who was killed in the Pahalgam terror attack on 22 April. After speaking out against the communal backlash in the aftermath ...

    6 May 2025 The Statesman
    BJP urges TMC to rein in on its leaders

    As chief minister Mamata Banerjee visited Murshidabad on Monday, the BJP launched a sharp attack on the ruling Trinamul Congress (TMC), urging the party to restrain its senior leaders Siddiqullah Chowdhury and Humayun Kabir from making provocative statements that ...

    6 May 2025 The Statesman
    Trains delayed as level-crossings fail to close on time

    Punctuality of trains in Eastern Railway division has been affected reportedly due to traffic congestion along roads near various level-crossings. According to sources in Eastern Railway, in 2024-25, on average 31 trains per day could not maintain punctuality because ...

    6 May 2025 The Statesman
    Mamata govt curbed LWE terror but failed to tackle communal violence, says Bengal Governor

    The West Bengal government failed to curb the communal violence in the state despite successfully handling the Left-Wing Extremist (LWE) terror in the past, observed West Bengal Governor C.V. Ananda Bose in a report that he recently forwarded to ...

    5 May 2025 The Statesman
    Bengal: SMP Port emerges as fastest-growing dock in the country in April

    The Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port (SMP), Kolkata, one of the 12 major ports in the country, has reported a remarkable 45.32 per cent year-on-year increase in cargo throughput for April 2025.SMP, Kolkata, known as the Kolkata Port Trust earlier, ...

    5 May 2025 The Statesman
    BSF seizes gold valued at Rs 1.56 crore along Indo-B’desh border, one held

    The Border Security Force (BSF) said on Sunday that they have seized 12 gold biscuits weighing 1.662 kg from the Nadia district of West Bengal, and arrested an Indian smuggler at Tarali in the North 24-Parganas district with 10.83 ...

    5 May 2025 The Statesman
    Using surplus Puri temple wood to carve deities at Digha against ethics, morality: Suvendu Adhikari

    Using leftover timber meant for Puri’s Jagannath Temple for carving deities in Jagannath Temple in Digha of East Midnapore district of West Bengal, officially referred to as Jagannath Dham Cultural Central Centre, is against “ethics” and “morality”, observed BJP ...

    5 May 2025 The Statesman
    Chandannagar celebrates its Independence from French rule

    Chandannagar commemorated the 75th anniversary of its Independence from French rule, which it achieved on 2 May 1950. At the time, Chandannagar was a French colony, even after India gained Independence from British rule on 15 August, 1947.Three years ...

    4 May 2025 The Statesman
    CM praises successful students as girls dominate High Madrasah merit list

    Giving its tell-tale signs of shifting educational dynamics in India’s hinterland, West Bengal’s High Madrasah examination results, published on Saturday, revealed a stunning dominance by female students, both in numbers and performance.The exams are conducted by the West Bengal ...

    4 May 2025 The Statesman
    West Burdwan DM forms special team to check pollution

    The district magistrate of West Burdwan, S Ponnambalam, has formed a special team to monitor rising pollution levels in the Durgapur and Asansol Sadar sub-divisions.The team comprises officials from the West Bengal Pollution Control Board (WBPCB), the Divisional Forest ...

    4 May 2025 The Statesman
    Media persons discuss freedom of press in the age of misinformation

    The department of media science of Techno Main Salt Lake, in collaboration with the Press Club, Kolkata hosted the third edition of its flagship annual media seminar – Media Central 3.0, aligning with the global observance of World Press ...

    4 May 2025 The Statesman
    TMC MP pushes for stricter wildlife protection laws

    The Union government has responded positively today to Trinamul Congress MP June Maliah, who raised serious concerns in Parliament over the twin threats to India’s wildlife: rampant poaching and large-scale destruction of forest habitats. In a strong plea made ...

    4 May 2025 The Statesman
    Ensure safety of Bengali-speaking citizens: TMC RS MP

    In an effort to safeguard Bengali migrant workers allegedly facing harassment across multiple states, Trinamul Congress Rajya Sabha MP Samirul Islam has submitted a strongly-worded letter to Union home minister Amit Shah today, demanding immediate intervention to protect Bengali-speaking ...

    4 May 2025 The Statesman
    Mamata Banerjee will get zero in 2026 polls, says Amit Malviya

    BJP Information Technology cell chief and the party’s special observer for West Bengal, Amit Malviya, on Saturday said West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee will get zero in the 2026 Assembly polls, scheduled next year, ...

    4 May 2025 The Statesman
    Dilip Ghosh admits his ‘growing distance’ with Bengal leadership of BJP

    BJP’s former national vice president and the ex-chief of the party’s West Bengal unit, Dilip Ghosh, who had recently been in the midst of controversy over attending the inauguration of the Lord Jagannath Temple at Digha in East Midnapore ...

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