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  • News from West Bengal | 23 Jun, 2025 | ৯ আষাঢ়, ১৪৩২
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  • Trinamool announces reshuffle for 3 affiliated organisations

    After announcing the organisational reshuffle in the parent party on May 16, Trinamool Congress on Saturday evening, announced the same for three affiliated organisations namely the youth wing, women’s wing, and trade union wing.For all these three new wings, ...

    23 June 2025 The Statesman
    Trinamool councillor files FIR against BJP’s Bengal chief

    An FIR has been registered against the West Bengal BJP chief, Sukanta Majumdar, at a police station in Kolkata on Saturday based on a complaint lodged by a Trinamool Congress councillor of Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC).In her complaint to ...

    23 June 2025 The Statesman
    NCW takes suo motu cognisance of mysterious death of minor girl at Bengal’s Canning

    The National Commission for Women (NCW), has taken suo motu cognisance of a case of the mysterious death of a minor girl at Canning in South 24 Parganas district of West Bengal earlier last week.Informing this NCW member Archana ...

    23 June 2025 The Statesman
    KMC temporarily stops permits to new high rises

    The Kolkata Municipal Corporation has temporarily halted the issuance of permits for new high rises in the city. The decision comes following the Airport Authority of India’s norms requiring a clearance from the airport authorities for building highrises within ...

    23 June 2025 The Statesman
    BJP questions HIDCO’s role in distributing Digha temple prasad

    A political row has erupted in West Bengal over the state-run Housing Infrastructure Development Corporation (HIDCO) allegedly spending Rs 42 cr to distribute traditional sweets ahead of the annual Rath Yatra festival. The state unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party ...

    22 June 2025 The Statesman
    NBER-RCI theory examination starts in June, Siliguri gets a centre

    The National Board of Examination in Rehabilitation (NBER), an adjunct body of the Rehabilitation Council of India (RCI) under the department of empowerment of persons with disabilities (DIVYANGJAN), ministry of social justice and empowerment, has commenced the NBER-RCI theory ...

    22 June 2025 The Statesman
    Hooghly school includes singing Vande Mataram at assembly

    In a unique initiative aimed at fostering a sense of patriotism, brotherhood, and communal harmony, Zirat Colony High School has introduced the daily singing of the national song Vande Mataram by students and staff. This initiative was conceptualised by ...

    22 June 2025 The Statesman
    Children do yoga at EZCC

    On the occasion of World Yoga Day, 50 students and specially-abled children and adolescents did asanas with the Prime Minister under the initiative of the ministry of culture. The students watched the performance on a giant screen as they ...

    22 June 2025 The Statesman
    ICC’s mutual fund summit pitches for investor-centric growth

    The Indian Chamber of Commerce (ICC) held the 17th ICC Mutual Fund Summit on Saturday, under the compelling theme Investing in India’s growth story. The prestigious event was graced by eminent dignitaries including Manoj Kumar, executive director, SEBI, Venkat ...

    22 June 2025 The Statesman
    Two Killed in Bomb Blast at Birbhum Village

    Sheikh Sabir (26) and Sheikh Alamgir (18) were killed in a bomb blast in Hatia village, under the jurisdiction of Labhpur police station in Birbhum district, earlier today. The incident reportedly stemmed from a violent clash between two rival ...

    22 June 2025 The Statesman
    Class-VII girl died of dengue in Dum Dum

    A Class VII girl died of suspected dengue at a private hospital in the city on Saturday.The deceased Sarani Bandopadhyay was a resident of Manojendra Dutta Road of ward 18 under the Dum Dum Municipality.AdvertisementSarani, a student of Class ...

    22 June 2025 The Statesman
    Heavy rain, thunderstorms forecast from Sunday

    After days of persistent rainfall triggered by a low-pressure system, parts of southern and northern West Bengal are bracing for another spell of heavy rain and thunderstorms starting Sunday, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD). The low-pressure area ...

    22 June 2025 The Statesman
    Centre plans alternative connectivity to Darjeeling

    In a significant development for North Bengal’s infrastructure, union minister of state for road transport and highways Ajay Tamta has informed Darjeeling MP Raju Bista that a consultant has been appointed to prepare the Detailed Project Report (DPR) for ...

    22 June 2025 The Statesman
    Industry leaders want Malda declared ‘mango hub’ of Bengal

    The Malda Merchants’ Chamber of Commerce & Industry (MMCCI) has written to Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman, urging the central government to officially declare Malda as the “mango hub” of West Bengal.In the letter, MMCCI president Ujjal Saha highlighted ...

    22 June 2025 The Statesman
    Nine Killed in road mishap in Purulia

    Nine residents of Jharkhand lost their lives early this morning when the MUV they were travelling in collided head-on with a truck at high speed near Namshole Primary School, along national highway 18 (Jamshedpur–Purulia route), under the jurisdiction of ...

    22 June 2025 The Statesman
    Bangladesh: BNP calls on interim govt to repatriate Rohingyas

    Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman on Friday called on the interim government led by Muhammad Yunus to bolster diplomatic efforts and exert pressure on Myanmar to facilitate the safe, dignified, and voluntary repatriation of Rohingyas who ...

    22 June 2025 The Statesman
    Workshop on smartphone filmmaking

    A five-day workshop on filmmaking using smartphones was inaugurated on 17 June at Jyotirindranath Sabhagriha in Chandannagar. Organised by the West Bengal government’s Shishu Kishore Academy and Roopkala Kendra, and managed by the Chandannagar sub-division information and culture department, ...

    22 June 2025 The Statesman
    Child rights body’s show-cause to Malviya

    The West Bengal Commission for Protection of Child Rights (WBCPCR) has issued a show-cause notice to Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Amit Malviya for allegedly revealing the identity of a deceased minor girl from Canning in South 24-Parganas district. ...

    22 June 2025 The Statesman
    AAI officials join meditation session

    The Airports Authority of India (AAI) celebrated the occasion at its regional headquarters for the Eastern Region in Kolkata with a programme attended by senior officials and staff. The event commenced with the lighting of a ceremonial lamp by ...

    22 June 2025 The Statesman
    Adulterated mustard oil seized, Two arrested

    Acting on credible intelligence, the Enforcement Branch of Chandannagar Police Commissionerate conducted a successful raid on Thursday, near Bangihati More, under the jurisdiction of Serampore police station. The operation led to the seizure of a large consignment of adulterated ...

    21 June 2025 The Statesman
    Union coal minister visits Eastern Coalfields

    The Union minister of coal and mines, G Kishan Reddy, today began a two-day visit to Eastern Coalfields Limited (ECL) in West Burdwan district.During his visit the minister will review operations at the Jhanjra Underground Mine and Sonepur Bazari ...

    21 June 2025 The Statesman
    Awareness camp for fishermen

    The state fisheries department organised an awareness camp for fishermen to promote the conservation of juvenile Hilsa fish.Fishermen who catch Hilsa participated in the camp held Thursday.AdvertisementJoint director of fisheries department Dilip Karmakar stated that the purpose of such ...

    21 June 2025 The Statesman
    KMC launches app to guide tourists on city destinations, food

    The Kolkata Municipal Corporation today launched a mobile application with QR code facility to provide consolidated information on the city to the tourists and other visitors.The app with QR code, developed by the education wing of the civic body, ...

    21 June 2025 The Statesman
    Psychological thriller on the cards

    ZEE5’s ‘Bibhishon’ to take viewers into the dark heart of BirbhumZEE5 is ready to send chills down the spine of viewers with its latest Bengali original series titled Bibhishon. This psychological thriller, produced and directed by Raja Chanda, features ...

    21 June 2025 The Statesman
    WBSSC job case: HC interim stay on govt stipend for non-teaching staff

    A single-judge Bench of the Calcutta High Court on Friday put an interim stay restraining the state government from making payments under a scheme for providing stipends to the non-teaching staff who lost jobs following a Supreme Court order ...

    21 June 2025 The Statesman
    Kailash Manasarovar Yatra: First batch leaves via Nathu La after 6 years

    The first batch of the Kailash Manasarovar Yatra for this year, via Nathu La was ceremonially flagged off on Thursday at the Nathu La border gate by Sikkim Governor Om Prakash Mathur.The event marked the resumption of the yatra ...

    21 June 2025 The Statesman
    Monsoon fury: Devastating floods in West Midnapore, Jhargram

    Villages are submerged, rivers are raging, and entire communities are cut off — a deepening flood crisis is sweeping across West Midnapore and Jhargram districts as relentless monsoon rains continue to lash southern West Bengal. The disaster, unfolding with ...

    21 June 2025 The Statesman
    Police clarifies on fire at Kidderpore market

    The city police have come out strongly against malicious comments and news being circulated about two incidents, which happened recently. They have issued official clarifications on the twin incidents, putting the record straight for the public. One of the ...

    21 June 2025 The Statesman
    State police file case for fomenting communal tension

    West Bengal Police filed a criminal case against a person for posting the photograph of a minor girl, flouting the Supreme Court guidelines, and trying to foment communal tension.The body of a minor girl was recovered from her house ...

    21 June 2025 The Statesman
    Kolkata shines for pride month

    This Pride Month, The LaLiT Great Eastern Kolkata is rewriting the rules of celebration. Kicking off on 31 May with a pride parade and flag hoisting ceremony, the hotel transforms into a vibrant haven of joy, acceptance, and inclusivity ...

    21 June 2025 The Statesman
    Kolkata FF Lottery Results for June 20, 2025 OUT: Check all eight round Fatafat outcomes!

    The numbers are in, and Kolkata’s most fast-paced lottery game, Kolkata Fatafat, has just dropped its results for today (June 20, 2025). For the regulars who live and breathe these eight daily draws, the buzz was as alive as ...

    21 June 2025 The Statesman
    Seminar on women’s empowerment and freedom

    A two-day international seminar on Women’s Empowerment and Freedom was held at Chandannagar’s Khalisani Mahavidyalaya. The event brought together 77 participants representing universities from different countries, as well as various Indian states, including institutions from West Bengal such as ...

    20 June 2025 The Statesman
    WBMC seeks clarification from a UK-based city doc

    The West Bengal Medical Council (WBMC) sought clarifications from a UK-based Kolkata doctor who has been treating patients as an anaesthetist though he has allegedly no valid postgraduate MD degree in anaesthesiology.The doctor, who hails from Kalighat area was ...

    20 June 2025 The Statesman
    Kaliganj bypolls peaceful, sees 70 pc voting

    The by-election in Kaliganj Assembly constituency in Nadia passed off peacefully today with the ruling party and Opposition trading charges against each other.The polling percentage till 5 p.m. is 69.58.AdvertisementThe by-election became necessary after Trinamul Congress MLA Nasiruddin Ahmed ...

    20 June 2025 The Statesman
    KMC launches sludge treatment vehicle

    Aiming to enhance waste management, the Kolkata Municipal Corporation launched a sludge treatment vehicle with advanced technology.The vehicle, officially rolled out by mayor Firhad Hakim last evening, is capable of treating human excreta in a better manner. According to ...

    20 June 2025 The Statesman
    MLA raises alarm over human-elephant conflict in Matigara-Naxalbari area

    Anandamay Barman, BJP MLA from Matigara-Naxalbari, raised serious concerns in the West Bengal Assembly over frequent incidents of wild elephant depredation in villages bordering the Mahananda Wildlife Sanctuary.Addressing the House, Mr Barman said that wild elephants often damage crops ...

    20 June 2025 The Statesman
    2 dead, 26 hurt after bus-lorry collision

    Two people were killed and at least 26 others injured after a passenger bus was hit by a lorry in wet conditions at Library More in Bagnan, Howrah district, on Thursday morning, police said.The accident occurred around 7.30 a.m. ...

    20 June 2025 The Statesman
    Tagore’s bust to be unveiled at Edinburgh

    The Scottish Centre of Tagore Studies (ScoTs), in collaboration with the Consulate General of India, Scotland, has organised the unveiling of the Indian Nobel Laureate for Literature (1913) Rabindranath Tagore’s bust in Edinburgh on 3 July, in Sandeman Garden, ...

    20 June 2025 The Statesman
    Airport officials mull changing high-rise rules

    Authorities at Kolkata’s Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport are planning to implement stricter regulations on high-rise construction within a 20-kilometre radius of the airport, following increased safety concerns in the wake of the recent air crash in Ahmedabad.Though ...

    20 June 2025 The Statesman
    Min temp drops to 23°C, relative humidity around 95 pc

    Widespread monsoon showers lashed southern Bengal on Thursday following the arrival of the seasonal trough and a well-marked low-pressure system, the regional meteorological office in Alipore said. The downpour is expected to continue for the next seven days across ...

    20 June 2025 The Statesman
    BJP alleges harassment of woman MLA in Assembly

    Tensions escalated in West Bengal’s political arena on Thursday as Suvendu Adhikari today accused the state administration of discriminatory treatment of women MLA inside the state Assembly. His comment came, when state BJP general secretary and legislator Agnimitra Paul ...

    20 June 2025 The Statesman
    Kolkata FF Lottery Results for June 19, 2025 OUT: Check all eight round Fatafat outcomes!

    If you’re someone who follows Kolkata Fatafat (or Kolkata FF) regularly, you know it’s not just a game. It’s part of the daily rhythm for thousands across Kolkata and West Bengal. And yes, today’s results for Kolkata lottery June ...

    20 June 2025 The Statesman
    Tamluk MP airlifted to Delhi AIIMS

    BJP MP and former judge of the Calcutta High Court Abhijit Ganguly’s condition is still critical and he requires prolonged treatment for another two weeks in a well-equipped medical research-based hospital.Considering his health condition, Mr Ganguly was airlifted to ...

    20 June 2025 The Statesman
    Youth lynched on rape, murder suspicion

    A 25-year-old man, accused of raping and murdering a minor girl, was lynched by an enraged mob in a village under the Bishnupur sub-division of Bankura district.According to local reports, the nine-year-old girl was last seen yesterday afternoon heading ...

    19 June 2025 The Statesman
    Massive GST refund scam uncovered in Siliguri CGST zone

    A large-scale GST refund scam involving fake exports to Bhutan has come under the scanner of the Central Goods and Services Tax (CGST) Siliguri Commissionerate, with officials uncovering fraudulent refund claims running into hundreds of crores over the past ...

    19 June 2025 The Statesman
    BU ex-VC appears before CID fund pilferage case

    The former vice-chancellor of Burdwan University appeared before the CID today in connection with a fund misappropriation case involving nearly Rs 2 crore from the university’s bank account.Dr Nimai Chandra Saha, former VC of BU, was summoned by CID ...

    19 June 2025 The Statesman
    Police notice to puja organiser irks BJP leaders

    Kolkata Police (KP) on Tuesday served a notice to the Santosh Mitra Square Durga Puja, directing the organisers to ban installations of stalls at the puja pandal complex.The Muchipara police station has directed the puja organiser Sajal Ghosh, a ...

    19 June 2025 The Statesman
    Two-day expo for idea exchange and counselling

    The JIS Education Expo 2025 was inaugurated today at the Dhano Dhanyo Auditorium, a two-day celebration of learning, aspiration, and academic excellence. The event was inaugurated in the presence of Sardar Simarpreet Singh, director, JIS Group; Biswarup Banerjee, singer ...

    19 June 2025 The Statesman
    Monsoon arrives in south Bengal, heavy rainfall predicted

    The Alipore Meteorological Office has forecast heavy to very heavy rainfall today throughout the week across West Bengal, under the combined influence of the monsoon trough and a developing low-pressure area. Rainfall continued in Kolkata on Wednesday, with overcast ...

    19 June 2025 The Statesman
    HC sets date for Centre to resume MGNREGA in Bengal

    In a major boost to the West Bengal government, the Calcutta High Court on Wednesday directed the central government to resume the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) scheme in West Bengal from 1 August.The court emphasised ...

    19 June 2025 The Statesman
    PBKMS happy with court ruling

    Anuradha Talwar, member of Paschim Banga Khet Majoor Samity, who is in the US, due to personal commitments, was very happy to hear the court’s ruling. The PBKMS has been relentlessly pursuing the matter for the last couple of ...

    19 June 2025 The Statesman
    CM to review as we ask for arrears: Mamata on HC order

    Chief minister Mamata Banerjee reacting to the HC order pertaining to 100 days’ work said: “We will review the petition and are not opposing that. But our question is clear, you sent about 155-156 teams to Bengal for clarification ...

    19 June 2025 The Statesman
    Lens on bidding process of tenders by EC

    State minister for finance and also health, Chandrima Bhattacharya said a serious issue has come to light concerning the free and fair conduct of elections in West Bengal, pointing to procedural manipulation and biased intent in the tender process. ...

    19 June 2025 The Statesman
    Mamata presented picture of Jagannath temple

    West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee was presented with a framed photograph of the Jagannath Temple at Digha beach by Assembly Speaker Biman Banerjee at the state legislature. The image, depicting a vividly lit evening view of the seaside ...

    18 June 2025 The Statesman
    Trinamul Congress worker killed in Basirhat

    One Trinamul Congress worker was murdered on Monday night in the Basirhat area of North 24-Parganas district. Four persons have been arrested by police so far in connection with the incident.The family members of the deceased Anwar Hossain Gazi ...

    18 June 2025 The Statesman
    OBC list: CM asks ministers to counter disinformation by BJP

    Chief minister Mamata Banerjee has asked her cabinet ministers to launch a campaign in order to counter disinformation spread by the BJP over the new list of Other Backward Classes (OBCs) in the state prepared by the Trinamul Congress-led ...

    18 June 2025 The Statesman
    Suvendu at Kidderpore market, talks of conspiracy

    West Bengal’s Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari today visited the fire-ravaged Kidderpore market in Kolkata and raised questions over the delay in firefighting response, suggesting the blaze may not have been accidental. Adhikari, accompanied by BJP leaders Rakesh Singh ...

    18 June 2025 The Statesman
    Rain alert triggered by cyclonic circulation

    Continuous rainfall has been lashing Kolkata and large parts of South Bengal since Monday night, with heavy showers forecast to continue through Tuesday and Wednesday, the regional meteorological office said. As of Tuesday morning, Kolkata and its surrounding areas ...

    18 June 2025 The Statesman
    CPI-M city wing pushes for Dipsita to lead youth wing

    A major shake-up is underway within the youth wing of Bengal’s communist party, with growing indications that Minakshi Mukherjee, the fiery leader who brought the Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI) into sharp public focus through street mobilisation and ...

    18 June 2025 The Statesman
    2 B’deshi nationals, 2 agents nabbed in Nadia

    In a significant crackdown on illegal cross-border infiltration, Krishnaganj police on Tuesday arrested two Bangladeshi nationals and two local agents from a residence in the Nalupur border area. The four were later produced before the District Judge’s court in ...

    18 June 2025 The Statesman
    BSF nabs 5 B’deshi nationals along border

    BSF troops under the Raiganj Sector of the North Bengal Frontier apprehended three Bangladeshi nationals—Mohenur Islam, Moriyam Khatun, and Bappi Roy—on Monday while they were attempting to cross the international border illegally from Bangladesh into India. During the search, ...

    18 June 2025 The Statesman
    TMC hits back at BJP MLA over forest land tea plantation

    The Trinamul Congress on Tuesday launched a sharp counterattack against BJP MLA and chief whip of the Opposition, Sankar Ghosh, after he raised the issue of alleged eviction of tribal tea growers from forest land in Cooch Behar during ...

    18 June 2025 The Statesman
    Assembly passes Bill for transparency in bills in pvt hospitals

    The state Assembly today passed Clinical Establishments Bill 2025 with an aim to bring transparency and to put a leash on patients’ treatment expenses.Tabling this Bill, Chandrima Bhattacharya, the minister of state for health, told the House that keeping ...

    18 June 2025 The Statesman
    Heavy rains, winds to lash Bengal as monsoon advances

    The West Bengal is bracing for intense rainfall and stormy conditions as the southwest monsoon inches closer to full arrival in the region. According to the Alipore Meteorological Office, monsoon winds are expected to officially enter the southern districts ...

    18 June 2025 The Statesman
    ED raids stir real estate sector in Siliguri

    The Directorate of Enforcement (ED) conducted simultaneous raids at six locations in Siliguri on Tuesday, creating a stir in the city’s real estate sector.Starting early in the morning, ED teams raided premises in Khalpara, Natunpara, and Lake Town. The ...

    18 June 2025 The Statesman
    Protests at Indo-B’desh border halt Bhutan boulder trade

    Trade at the Fulbari Land Port near Siliguri was disrupted today as local exporters and transport associations backed by the Trinamul Congress blocked the movement of Bhutanese trucks carrying boulders to Bangladesh.Four associations involved in the boulder export trade ...

    17 June 2025 The Statesman
    Uproar over education scam in Assembly, BJP MLA suspended

    West Bengal’s state Assembly descended into chaos on Monday after Speaker Biman Banerjee suspended BJP MLA Manoj Oraon for one day amid uproar over alleged corruption in the education sector. The incident sparked a walkout by BJP legislators and ...

    17 June 2025 The Statesman
    Mamata, Sukanta trade barbs in Assembly; BJP leader revives 2020 Sikh turban controversy

    Chief minister Mamata Banerjee and BJP state president Sukanta Majumdar traded sharp barbs on Monday during a heated session in the state Assembly, reigniting political tensions and resurfacing a controversial 2020 incident involving alleged police excesses.During the Question Hour ...

    17 June 2025 The Statesman
    CM announces compensation, traders say not enough

    The state government will provide Rs 1 lakh each to the shop owners, who were affected by the Khidirpur’s Orphangunge Market fire, according to reports.Chief minister Mamata Banerjee visited the site and assured that the market would be rebuilt. ...

    17 June 2025 The Statesman
    Over 1300 shops gutted at Khidirpur market

    A devastating fire ripped through Kolkata’s centuries-old Orphangunge Market, in Khidirpur early Monday, reducing more than 1,300 shops to ashes and leaving hundreds of traders in despair.The blaze reportedly started around 1 a.m. on Sunday night and quickly spread ...

    17 June 2025 The Statesman
    Crisis looms behind tree plantation boom

    Tree-planting has become the new buzzword in climate action. From selfie-filled social media posts to grand government campaigns, the image of people planting saplings is now synonymous with environmental responsibility. In districts like East Midnapore, especially during events like ...

    17 June 2025 The Statesman
    Fake ID racket busted in Siliguri, seven detained; Bangladeshi link suspected

    In a major crackdown on an identity fraud racket, the Siliguri Metropolitan Police on Monday raided a house along the Eastern Bypass and busted an illegal operation involved in the manufacturing of fake Aadhaar cards, voter IDs, and other ...

    17 June 2025 The Statesman
    Abhishek’s posers to Centre on Pahalgam attack

    Abhishek Banerjee, Trinamul Congress national general secretary, lambasted the Centre and raised five questions regarding the Pahalgam attack in which 26 people were killed by Pakistan-based terrorists 55 days ago.Mr Banerjee has raised the questions in his X handle ...

    17 June 2025 The Statesman
    BJP MP stable but not yet out of danger

    A BJP MP and former judge of the Calcutta High Court, Justice Abhijit Ganguly’s condition is still critical and he requires prolonged treatment for another two weeks at the hospital, informed sources at the hospital.Justice Ganguly was admitted to ...

    17 June 2025 The Statesman
    Bengal students shine in NEET UG

    Aakash Educational Services Limited (AESL) announced the exceptional performance of its students from West Bengal Centres in NEET UG 2025. State topper of West Bengal Rachit Sinha Chaudhuri, a two years classroom programme student from Kolkata centre secured an ...

    17 June 2025 The Statesman
    Father’s Day, divorce gets highlighted at Khunti Pujas in city

    As the day of Rath Yatra arrives near, many of the city clubs are busy preparing for their Kunti Puja on the day, as the tradition goes. And when there is Durga Puja, the concept of themes can not ...

    17 June 2025 The Statesman
    Seven-member medical board to treat BJP MP Abhijit Gangopadhyay for acute pancreatitis

    A seven-member medical board has been constituted by the authorities of the private hospital in South Kolkata where the former Calcutta High Court judge and BJP MP from West Bengal’s Tamluk Constituency, Abhijit Gangopadhyay, was admitted late Saturday night ...

    16 June 2025 The Statesman
    Bengal LoP accuses police of illegally entering Bankura BJP office in the night

    The Leader of Opposition (LoP) in West Bengal Assembly, Suvendu Adhikari, on Sunday accused the state police of sneaking into the BJP’s party office in Bankura district like “thieves and dacoits” and attempting “to break the gate and barge ...

    16 June 2025 The Statesman
    Only Mamata Banerjee’s photos to be used at TMC’s Martyrs’ Day programme this year

    Trinamool Congress leadership, on Saturday, gave clear instructions to the leaders in all ranks to refrain from using pictures of any party leader other than West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee at the programme on the party’s annual Martyrs’ ...

    16 June 2025 The Statesman
    CV beaten assaulted in Amta

    Hardly two weeks after the Trinamul Congress leader Anubrata Mondal abused Liton Halder, inspector-in-charge of Bolpur police station (PS) in Birbhum district, and his family members verbally over phone during the end of May, a group of workers allegedly ...

    15 June 2025 The Statesman
    City meet sets agenda for TMC’s 21 July rally

    Trinamul Congress will start campaigning for the 2026 Assembly election from the Martyrs’ Day rally on 21 July.A high-level meeting on the preparedness for the rally was held today. It was presided over by Sudip Bandyopadhyay, party’s senior leader ...

    15 June 2025 The Statesman
    Rare Tree blooms after 17 years, Balagarh college celebrates

    The National Service Scheme (NSS) unit of Balagarh Bijoy Krishna Mahavidyalaya has been planting rare species of trees on its campus since its inception. In 2007, professor Dilip Kumar Chatterjee, programme officer of the NSS, planted a sapling of ...

    15 June 2025 The Statesman
    Kaliganj by-poll heats up: 62 ‘danger booths’ under scanner as central forces move in

    The sleepy lanes of Kaliganj are bracing for a high-stakes showdown. Once considered a low-profile seat with little history of poll-related unrest, this quiet Assembly segment in Nadia district has now turned into an electoral pressure cooker — with ...

    15 June 2025 The Statesman
    Housewife rescued from organ traffickers hangs self

    A housewife rescued from the clutches of an organ transplant racket hanged herself at her husband’s house within 24 hours this morning. Saraswati Mondal Sen (27) of Tamaghata in Purbasthali PS area had fallen victim of a facebook love ...

    15 June 2025 The Statesman
    Asansol MP seeks high-level probe into plane crash

    Asansol MP Shatrughan Sinha has urged for a detailed high-level investigation in the Air India Ahmedabad – Gatwick Boeing plane crash on Thursday.Speaking at a programme in steel township of Burnpur, Shatrughan Sinha said that it is a matter ...

    15 June 2025 The Statesman
    Two industrial plants gutted in fire

    A devastating fire broke out at two separate locations in East Burdwan last night. In one incident, four individuals, including the owner, sustained burn injuries and were rushed to hospital.At a confectionery outlet in Seharabazar, Khandaghosh, a fire erupted ...

    15 June 2025 The Statesman
    6 nabbed for injuring minister’s husband in Bankura

    Khatra police station in Bankura district has arrested six BJP supporters for allegedly assaulting Tuhin Mandi, husband of Jyotsna Mandi, the state food and supplies minister.The incident occurred yesterday evening when Mr Mandi had gone to Khatra Bazar for ...

    15 June 2025 The Statesman
    83 male passengers in ladies special train detained

    A total of 83 unauthorised male passengers found travelling in the ladies special train and coaches reserved for women passengers were apprehended by the Eastern Railway security personnel on a single day by the Eastern Railway security personnel.The detection ...

    15 June 2025 The Statesman
    Petitioners get HC nod to take part in recruitment process

    Calcutta High Court today granted permission to about 150 petitioners to take part in the recruitment process for about 11, 000 vacant posts up for grabs for primary teachers for 2022 TET.The single Bench of Justice Sougata Bhattacharya, granted ...

    15 June 2025 The Statesman
    Engine failure most likely cause: Senior flight instructor

    As the aviation experts try to speculate the reason for the unfortunate Dreamliner air disaster and the technicians decipher the black box details, a pilot, who had trained in USA and worked there as a flight instructor before taking ...

    15 June 2025 The Statesman
    After CRPF, CISF DIG visits closed Hindustan Cables

    Following the visit of a DIG-rank officer from the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), a deputy inspector general of Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) has now inspected the closed factory of Hindustan Cables Limited (HCL) in Rupnarayanpur, located in ...

    14 June 2025 The Statesman
    BJP demands central forces for Kaliganj bypoll, slams state police

    The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday, urged the West Bengal State Election Commission to bar deployment of state police during the upcoming Kaliganj Assembly bypoll scheduled for 19 June, alleging political bias and voter intimidation by the forces. ...

    14 June 2025 The Statesman
    Children of brick kiln workers get better lives

    The volunteers of National Service Scheme (NSS) at Balagarh Bijoy Krishna Mahavidyalaya, under the leadership of programme officer professor Partha Chatterjee, have been working relentlessly since 2021 for the upliftment of children belonging to migratory brick kiln workers. Their ...

    14 June 2025 The Statesman
    Overcast skies and light rain likely in city

    A mostly cloudy sky is expected to hover over Kolkata and its adjoining suburban areas today, according to the latest weather bulletin from the Alipore Meteorological Department. The forecast indicates the possibility of light to moderate rain, accompanied by ...

    14 June 2025 The Statesman
    HC reserves verdict on petition challenging govt stipend for non-teaching staff

    The Calcutta High Court on Friday concluded the hearing on a petition challenging the West Bengal government notification for a monthly stipend to be paid to non-teaching staff, under group-C and group-D categories, who lost their jobs in state-run ...

    14 June 2025 The Statesman
    BJP using central agencies as pawns: Ex-MP Abhijit Mukherjee

    Under the blistering sun, riding an open jeep through dusty village roads, Abhijit Mukherjee, son of former President Pranab Mukherjee, unleashed a political broadside that sliced through party lines and raised eyebrows across the spectrum. Campaigning for the Congress ...

    14 June 2025 The Statesman
    Asansol div ensures safe travel for passengers, ladies in coaches

    The Asansol Division of Eastern Railway has stepped up its efforts to curb unauthorised travel in ladies and divyangjan coaches, reinforcing its aim to ensure a safe, dignified, and inclusive travel environment.These coaches, reserved exclusively for women and divyangjan ...

    14 June 2025 The Statesman
    Man fatally stabbed in central Kolkata, attacker on the run

    A man was fatally stabbed and a teenager critically injured in a knife attack in Kolkata’s Beninandan Street area under Kalighat police station on Friday afternoon.Police suspect it to be a fallout of a heated altercation involving a local ...

    14 June 2025 The Statesman
    All flights between Kolkata and Ahmedabad cancelled

    An Ahmedabad-bound flight from Kolkata was forced to return mid-air on Wednesday afternoon after the runway at Ahmedabad airport was abruptly closed following an Air India aircraft incident, airport officials confirmed. IndiGo flight 6E 318, operated by an Airbus ...

    14 June 2025 The Statesman
    Porn racket kingpin attacked during court appearance

    Shweta Khan, the alleged mastermind behind a pornography and sex trafficking racket, faced public fury when she was produced before the Howrah court on Thursday. In a dramatic turn of events, few women from the crowd slapped Khan and ...

    14 June 2025 The Statesman
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