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  • News from West Bengal | 07 Aug, 2025 | ২৩ শ্রাবণ, ১৪৩২
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  • Renowned historian Rajat Kanta Ray passes away at 79

    Eminent historian Prof Rajat Kanta Ray, the former head of the Department of History at Kolkata’s Presidency University (earlier College), passed away in Kolkata on Wednesday at the age of 79.Ray was one of the longest-serving faculty members at ...

    7 August 2025 Indian Express
    West Bengal: Tension in Barasat after clashes break out during Suvendu Adhikari’s rally

    Tensions flared in Barasat, in the North 24 Parganas district on Wednesday during the BJP’s ‘Kanya Suraksha Yatra’ rally, led by Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari, as Trinamool Congress supporters allegedly clashed with BJP participants, during the event aimed ...

    7 August 2025 Indian Express
    Mamata slams Shah for SIR: ‘Show your parents’ birth certificates first

    In a scathing attack on the BJP and Union Home Minister over the detention and deportation of Bengali migrants and the controversial Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday challenged Amit ...

    7 August 2025 Indian Express
    Mamata says she won’t suspend officials, calls EC ‘bonded labourer’ of BJP

    West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday came down heavily on the Election Commission for ordering the suspension of five officials of the state government over alleged irregularities in voter registration.Accusing the Election Commission (EC) of acting as ...

    7 August 2025 Indian Express
    Severe rainfall prediction in hills and a caution for landslides as IMD sounds alerts across West Bengal

    Written by Parthivee MukherjiWest Bengal is expected to continue facing the brunt of heavy rainfall amid an active monsoon phase over the next seven days predicted, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Wednesday. It issued multiple alerts across ...

    7 August 2025 Indian Express
    Actor-BJP leader Mithun Chakraborty granted relief by Calcutta High court from coercive action in financial fraud case until September 10

    The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday ordered that no coercive action can be taken against actor and BJP leader Mithun Chakraborty until September 10, in a financial fraud case filed by his former secretary Suman Roychowdhury and Roychowdhury’s wife.Justice ...

    7 August 2025 Indian Express
    BJP, Centre behind maltreatment of Bengali migrants, flood: Mamata

    Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday alleged that the BJP and the Central government were responsible for the alleged maltreatment of Bengali migrants in other states and a flood-situation in southern districts of the state.Addressing a gathering during a ...

    7 August 2025 Indian Express
    Parents of R G Kar rape-murder victim travel to Delhi, hope to meet Amit Shah and CBI director

    The parents of the R G Kar Medical College rape-murder victim travelled to Delhi from West Bengal Wednesday to meet Union Home Minister Amit Shah and the director of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), reiterating they are dissatisfied ...

    7 August 2025 Indian Express
    With Shah’s counsel, Bengal BJP gets down to drawing Assembly poll roadmap

    Allaying concerns over Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, countering the Trinamool Congress’s (TMC) narrative on language and culture, and an emphasis on women’s security and other issues will be the BJP’s focus as it heads towards the ...

    7 August 2025 Indian Express
    Suvendu’s convoy attacked in Cooch Behar: ‘TMC murder plan’

    The convoy of Leader of Opposition in the West Bengal Assembly, Suvendu Adhikari, was allegedly attacked by some people in Cooch Behar district of West Bengal on Tuesday afternoon.Glasses of the bulletproof vehicle in which Adhikari and former Union ...

    6 August 2025 Indian Express
    Kolkata law college rape: Court grants four-day police custody of prime accused Monojit Mishra, 3 others

    The Alipore court on Tuesday granted four-day police custody of Monojit Mishra, the prime accused in the Kolkata law college rape case, and three of his co-accused, officials said.The Kolkata Police had sought the custody of Mishra (31), a ...

    6 August 2025 Indian Express
    Overhaul of TMC leadership in Parliament: As Kalyan attacks Mahua again, he is dropped as TMC chief whip

    In a swift move, the Trinamool Congress (TMC) leadership on Tuesday accepted the resignation of Kalyan Banerjee as the party’s chief whip in Lok Sabha, and replaced him with Barasat MP Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar. Satabdi Roy, the TMC MP ...

    6 August 2025 Indian Express
    ‘Just for a few we can’t let all get affected’: CU to hold exams on TMCP foundation day, despite education dept’s request to postpone

    AMID A controversy regarding the scheduling of Calcutta University (CU) exams on the foundation day of the Trinamool Congress’s student wing, the Trinamool Chhatra Parishad (TMCP), Calcutta University’s interim Vice-Chancellor, Shanta Dutta De, said on Monday that the examinations ...

    6 August 2025 Indian Express
    1,000 bullets, 15 fire arms seized from an apartment in Khardah near Kolkata

    A massive arsenal of 15 firearms and 1,000 rounds of ammunition, along with a large amount of cash, was discovered in a multi-story residence in the Regent Park area of Rahra, located in the North 24 Parganas district, police ...

    6 August 2025 Indian Express
    Suvendu Adhikari’s convoy attacked in Cooch Behar, BJP blames TMC workers

    The convoy of Leader of Opposition in the West Bengal Assembly, Suvendu Adhikari, was allegedly attacked by some people in Cooch Behar district of West Bengal on Tuesday afternoon.Glasses of the bulletproof vehicle in which Adhikari and former Union ...

    6 August 2025 Indian Express
    Shanta Paul case: Kolkata police arrest man for helping Bangladeshi actress with fake documents

    The Kolkata police have made another arrest in connection with the ongoing investigation into Bangladeshi model and actress Shanta Paul, who was recently arrested for allegedly possessing forged Indian identity documents.The accused, identified as Soumik Dutta, 36, from Naihati ...

    6 August 2025 Indian Express
    EC suspends 5 officials over Bengal ‘fake voters’

    The Election Commission of India (ECI) has taken action in a case of alleged voter fraud in West Bengal, ordering the suspension of five officers and an FIR against them. The allegations include the fraudulent registration of voters using ...

    6 August 2025 Indian Express
    TMC MP Kalyan Banerjee resigns as chief whip in LS amid rift with Mahua Moitra

    Senior Trinamool Congress MP Kalyan Banerjee on Monday resigned as the party’s chief whip in the Lok Sabha alleging that he was being blamed unfairly for lack of coordination among MPs even as some barely attend Parliament.The move came ...

    5 August 2025 Indian Express
    2019 murder of 3 BJP workers in Sandeshkhali: Calcutta High Court upholds CBI’s probe order

    The Calcutta High Court on Monday upheld an earlier order directing a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the 2019 murder of three BJP workers in Sandeshkhali, North 24 Parganas.A division bench of Justice Debangshu Basak and Justice ...

    5 August 2025 Indian Express
    ‘Those who criticised Mamata Banerjee, were awarded’: TMC MP amid feud with Mahua as Abhishek Banerjee heads party in Parliament

    West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee appointed her nephew and second-in-command Abhishek Banerjee the leader of the TMC parliamentary party Monday, even as she said, without naming anyone, that two to three MPs were “bringing the party into disrepute” ...

    5 August 2025 Indian Express
    ‘What’s the difficulty in working on Sunday?’: Calcutta HC to primary teachers opposing duties for SIR

    The Calcutta High Court on Monday refused to interfere with the Election Commission’s decision to appoint primary school teachers as Booth Level Officers (BLOs) for the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in West Bengal.Justice Amrita Sinha, hearing ...

    5 August 2025 Indian Express
    Mamata blames DVC for ‘man-made’ floods in South Bengal: ‘They released 30 times more water than in 2023’

    West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee blamed the Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC) for the recent floods in parts of South Bengal, alleging “a staggering 11-fold increase in DVC’s water discharge in 2025, compared to 2024, (which is also) 30 ...

    5 August 2025 Indian Express
    Two EROs in Bengal face scrutiny as 102 ‘ghost voters’ discovered in Nandkumar and Rajarhat-Gopalpur

    West Bengal’s State Election Commission has taken a stern stance against administrative negligence after the discovery of numerous “ghost names” on the voter lists in two municipalities. The commission has summoned the electoral registration officers (EROs) of Nandakumar in ...

    5 August 2025 Indian Express
    RG Kar rape-murder victim’s parents urge all political parties, except TMC, to join them for August 9 rally to mark daughter’s first death anniversary

    RG Kar rape-murder case update: The parents of the R G Kar Medical College rape-murder victim Sunday said they are reaching out to various political parties, except the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC), to join the August 9 Nabanna Abhijan, ...

    5 August 2025 Indian Express
    Bengal braces for a wet week: Heavy rainfall, flooding feared in North Bengal, thunderstorms to continue in South Bengal

    The India Meteorological Department (IMD) Sunday said that light to moderate rain and thunderstorms are expected to affect many parts of South Bengal throughout the week.The weather office also issued a warning for heavy to extremely heavy rainfall over ...

    5 August 2025 Indian Express
    Law student’s rape: Calcutta University drops Kolkata college as LLB exam centre over police presence

    Calcutta University has decided not to hold its LLB fourth, sixth, and eighth semester examinations at the law college in Kolkata where a former contractual staffer allegedly raped a student on June 25, an official said on Sunday. The ...

    4 August 2025 Indian Express
    Bengal: Infant dies after falling into stagnant water at waterlogged home

    A BABY girl, just a few months old, died after reportedly falling from a bed into stagnant water inside her waterlogged home at Birati in North Dumdum, officials said on Saturday.According to local residents, the infant was alone on ...

    4 August 2025 Indian Express
    Bengal govt rolls out Rs 8,000-cr outreach programme to resolve local issues

    TAPAN MONDOL, 31, seated on the front bench in a classroom of Bele-Durganagar High School, Joynagar, in South 24 Parganas, while attending a meeting as part of the TMC government’s ‘Amader Para, Amader Samadhan’ (Our Neighbourhood, Our Solution) initiative, ...

    4 August 2025 Indian Express
    Red alert for multiple North Bengal districts, Kolkata expected to receive light to moderate rainfall

    The India Meteorological Department (IMD) Saturday issued a red alert (take action) for rain in North Bengal districts like Jalpaiguri, Alipurduar, and Kalimpong. Whereas, Darjeeling and Coochbehar have been put under an Orange alert (be prepared).“Moderate flash flood risk ...

    3 August 2025 Indian Express
    Bangladeshi model’s arrest: probe widens to include Shanta Paul’s finances, friend under scanner

    The Detective Department of the Kolkata police, which is investigating Bangladeshi model and actress Shanta Paul, 28, who was arrested for allegedly possessing Indian voter ID and Aadhaar cards, has widened its probe after noting inconsistencies in her statements.The ...

    3 August 2025 Indian Express
    ‘Last-minute requests not acceptable’: Exams clashing with TMCP rally won’t be rescheduled, says Calcutta University interim V-C Santa Datta De

    The interim vice-chancellor of the Calcutta University, Santa Datta De, said on Saturday that the BCom Semester 4 and BA LLB Semester 4 exams will be held on August 28 as per schedule, despite demands that they be rescheduled ...

    3 August 2025 Indian Express
    ‘Advice on how to enter and reside in India using medical visas’ — travel vlog of arrested Bangladeshi model cum actress

    A day after a 28-year-old Bangladeshi woman, Shanta Paul, was arrested by the Lalbazar Detective Department in Kolkata for allegedly possessing Indian identity documents such as Aadhaar and voter ID cards, the police on Friday said that they are ...

    3 August 2025 Indian Express
    Man ‘slaps’ co-passenger on IndiGo flight, detained

    A passenger on an IndiGo flight from Mumbai to Kolkata on Friday was detained by the police after he was seen in a video purportedly slapping another person — who was reportedly suffering a panic attack — while on ...

    3 August 2025 Indian Express
    Two men transporting cattle tied up, made to squat, 2 held: Bengal Police

    TWO MEN were beaten, tied up and made to squat allegedly by members of a Hindu outfit, accompanied by some BJP workers, in Durgapur on Friday after they were spotted transporting cattle – including cows – police said. Two ...

    3 August 2025 Indian Express
    Red alert in North Bengal, yellow in Kolkata and surroundings: IMD bulletin for August 2 and 3

    Written by Parthivee Mukherji As the southwest monsoons continue to lash Bengal, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Friday put the North Bengal districts of Jalpaiguri and Alipurduar on red alert for August 2 and 3, citing the likelihood of ...

    2 August 2025 Indian Express
    Armed with BrahMos, GRSE delivers ‘Himgiri’ warship to Indian Navy

    The Garden  Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE) Limited, on July 31, delivered a new warship named Himgiri to the Indian navy, according to an official statement. The ship is the first of three advanced frigates being made by GRSE ...

    2 August 2025 Indian Express
    Ahead of possible SIR exercise, EC writes to Bengal CEO, directs preparation of booth level agents’ list

    The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Wednesday wrote to the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of West Bengal directing the preparation of the list of booth level agents (BLA) at the earliest. This comes ahead of a possible Special ...

    2 August 2025 Indian Express
    ‘Scared of our safety’: Section of Bengal teachers want to skip BLO duty amid SIR row

    The remarks on Booth Level Officers (BLOs) made by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee as well as Opposition BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari, amid talks of the impending Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in West Bengal, have raised concerns ...

    2 August 2025 Indian Express
    Mamata hikes Durga Puja grant to Rs 1.10 lakh, waives tax & govt fees

    West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday announced to hike the annual Durga Puja grant to Rs 1.10 lakh, which is given to over 40,000 puja committees in the state.At a mega conclave of representatives from puja committees ...

    2 August 2025 Indian Express
    Three months after WBJEE 2025, results likely on August 7: Board asks students to update social category details

    Over three months after the West Bengal Joint Entrance Examination (WBJEE) was held, the Board on Thursday announced that the results are likely to be declared on August 7. The delay, the Board said, was due to legal proceedings ...

    1 August 2025 Indian Express
    Bangladeshi actress caught in Kolkata, cops find 2 Aadhaar cards, other Indian documents on her

    A 28-year-old Bangladeshi woman, Shanta Paul, who police say is an actress and model by profession, has been arrested by the Lalbazar Detective Department in Kolkata for allegedly possessing Indian identity documents such as Aadhaar and voter ID cards.According ...

    1 August 2025 Indian Express
    ED conducts first raid in Andaman & Nicobar Islands into ‘loan scam’ allegedly linked to ex-MP

    The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday conducted its first-ever raids in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands in connection with an alleged loan scam at the Andaman Nicobar State Cooperative Bank (ANSCB). Searches were carried out at nine locations in ...

    1 August 2025 Indian Express
    Heavy rains lash Bengal: IMD issues yellow alerts for South Bengal till August 3

    Written by Parthivee MukherjiThe India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Thursday issued yellow alerts for most of South Bengal, warning of thunderstorms with gusty winds (30–40 kmph) and lightning till August 3. The alert covers districts including Howrah, Hooghly, Bankura, ...

    1 August 2025 Indian Express
    You are first batch, will carry lineage: President to AIIMS Kalyani graduates

    President Droupadi Murmu on Wednesday attended the first convocation of All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS)-Kalyani in Nadia district.According to the authorities, a total of 48 MBBS students, who were admitted in 2019, and nine Post-Doctoral Certificate Course ...

    1 August 2025 Indian Express
    TMC panchayat member hacked to death in Bengal

    A Trinamool Congress leader in Kanpur in West Bengal’s Hooghly district was hacked to death by unidentified assailants, police said on Thursday.The incident occurred near the Kanaipur autorickshaw stand on Wednesday evening when a group of men attacked him ...

    1 August 2025 Indian Express
    Calcutta HC to hear plea of 3 doctors transferred after R G Kar protests

    The Calcutta High Court will hear the case of Aniket Mahato, Ashfaqulla Naiya and Debashis Halder, the three faces of the R G Kar movement, regarding their transfer to different facilities after getting allocated hospitals post counselling.Aniket Mahato, Ashfaqulla ...

    31 July 2025 Indian Express
    Malda woman reiterates charge against Delhi Police at TMC presser in Kolkata

    Days after Delhi Police rebutted the claims of assaulting a woman from Malda, calling it “fabricated” and “politically motivated”, the TMC on Wednesday presented the woman, identified as Sajnu Parveen, at a press conference in Kolkata, where she reiterated ...

    31 July 2025 Indian Express
    3 men held in Kolkata for extortion through dating app for LGBTQ+ community

    Kolkata Police have arrested three men for their alleged role in an extortion racket involving a dating app commonly used by members of the LGBTQ+ community. The arrests came after a complainant approached the police on July 17, claiming ...

    31 July 2025 Indian Express
    Chief Electoral Officer of Bengal orders probe into Form 6 disposals; Suvendu calls it ‘scandalous betrayal of democracy’

    Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of West Bengal Manoj Agarwal has written to all district administrations directing District Election Officers to form teams of senior officers and conduct sample checking of all Form 6 disposals – which are used to ...

    31 July 2025 Indian Express
    Dr Alok Kumar Rai takes charge as IIM Calcutta Director

    Dr Alok Kumar Rai on Wednesday officially took over as the new Director of the Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Calcutta on Wednesday, becoming the fourth person to hold the post in the last three years.The appointment was announced ...

    31 July 2025 Indian Express
    KMC makes Bengali mandatory in monthly meetings amid row over language in BJP-ruled states

    West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has taken to the streets protesting against the alleged harassment of Bengalis in BJP-ruled states for speaking Bengali. Now, the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) has made it mandatory for its councillors to speak ...

    31 July 2025 Indian Express
    Four-day Meet from Friday: BJP to form 43 district committees, to be ‘mix of veterans & new faces’

    In the run-up to the West Bengal Assembly elections scheduled to be held next year, the BJP’s state unit is set to form 43 organisational district committees during a four-day meeting starting August 1.Apart from the party’s state leadership, ...

    31 July 2025 Indian Express
    Heavy rain likely: orange, yellow alerts for many Bengal districts

    The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) on Tuesday issued “orange and yellow alerts” for several southern districts of West Bengal, saying the state will continue to receive “heavy to very heavy rain” in the next two days.In North Bengal, “isolated ...

    31 July 2025 Indian Express
    ‘No medicine for jealousy’: Mamata Banerjee attacks BJP over ‘conspiracy to exclude voters’ from electoral rolls in West Bengal

    West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Tuesday accused the BJP of a conspiracy to exclude voters’ names from electoral rolls, reiterating her long-standing allegations. Speaking at a government service distribution programme in Ilambazar, Birbhum, she issued a direct order ...

    30 July 2025 Indian Express
    Mamata Govt moves Calcutta High Court against stay on monthly allowance to Group C, D school employees

    The West Bengal Government has moved the Division Bench of the Calcutta High Court in the case of providing allowance to the Group C and Group D staff of the School Service Commission (SSC) who lost their jobs following ...

    30 July 2025 Indian Express
    Leh expedition team to name Tso-Morir peak in honour of RG Kar victim

    A diverse team of leading of professors, academicians, scientists, doctors, and experts from various fields is set to embark on the latest expedition to the remote Tso-Morir region of Leh district in Ladakh, according to an official statement.Titled, SEEMA ...

    30 July 2025 Indian Express
    Giraffe cub born at Kolkata’s Alipore Zoological Garden

    Alipore Zoological Garden in Kolkata has reported the birth of a giraffe calf in the facility, taking the total number of giraffes in the country’s oldest zoo to 10, sources said on Monday.“The giraffe couple, Savitri and Mangal, have ...

    30 July 2025 Indian Express
    Bhasha Andolan From Tagore’s Bolpur: Mamata hyphenates ‘SIR-linguistic terror’, slams EC-BJP ‘bid to bring NRC through backdoor’

    West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday hyphenated the issues of detention of Bangla-speaking migrants in several parts of the country with the Election Commission’s plan to roll out the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) across the country, including ...

    30 July 2025 Indian Express
    After Mamata posts ‘torture’ of Malda woman by cops, Delhi Police questions her, says no proof of her claims

    Hours after West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee posted a video of a woman and her one-year-old child on her X handle, alleging that police beat up a migrant family from Malda’s Chanchal area in BJP-ruled Delhi, police rejected ...

    29 July 2025 Indian Express
    Suvendu Adhikari to EC: Surge in voter registration and issuance of domicile certificates in Bengal’s border districts

    West Bengal Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari Monday expressed concerns over an alleged increase in voter registration applications and the issuance of domicile certificates in the border districts, claiming that this is an attempt by the state administration to ...

    29 July 2025 Indian Express
    ‘After elections, you’re under state govt again’: Mamata tells BLOs not to harass any voter unnecessarily

    West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday sought to remind booth-level officers (BLOs), who assist the Election Commission in preparing and updating voters’ lists, that they work for the state government before and after elections, urging them to ...

    29 July 2025 Indian Express
    Will Durga Puja grant be hiked to Rs 1 lakh? The question on everyone’s lips ahead of CM meet

    Ahead of Durga Puja, puja committees in West Bengal are expecting Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to increase the financial grant for them, with a crucial meeting of festival organisers with the chief minister scheduled for July 31 at Kolkata’s ...

    29 July 2025 Indian Express
    Detention of Bangla-speaking migrants: Bhasha stir begins, Mamata to march in Birbhum today

    As the Trinamool Congress on Sunday launched its Bhasha Andolan campaign over detention and deportation of Bangla-speaking migrants in several states of the country, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is scheduled to lead a protest march in Birbhum town on ...

    29 July 2025 Indian Express
    At Business Conclave, push for more Bengalis in business world

    The Bengal Business Council hosted its annual convention and vision conclave on Sunday, featuring prominent entrepreneurs and industrialists in attendance. Notable figures such as economist Abhirup Sarkar and former cricketer Sourav Ganguly were also present.The convention’s six-point agenda aimed ...

    29 July 2025 Indian Express
    Bengal to get more rain; South Bengal districts on Yellow alert

    Written by Anisha GhoshThe India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued a Yellow alert (Be Aware) for most South Bengal districts on Sunday afternoon.The weather bureau predicted light to moderate rainfall with possible thunderstorms in South Bengal districts like Howrah, Hooghly, ...

    28 July 2025 Indian Express
    IIM-C allows rape-accused student to resume classes, but not his return to hostel 

    The Indian Institute of Management-Calcutta (IIM-C) has decided to allow second-year student Paramanand Toppannawar, out on bail in a rape case, to attend classes. The decision was taken at an emergency meeting of the institute’s academic council on Friday.Toppannawar, 26, ...

    28 July 2025 Indian Express
    Rain to stay in Bengal till July 31: Met

    The India Meteorological on Saturday said, “The depression that was over Gangetic West Bengal has now moved westward into parts of Jharkhand and North Chhattisgarh. It is likely to weaken gradually into a well-marked low-pressure area by 27th July ...

    28 July 2025 Indian Express
    President Droupadi Murmu to visit West Bengal, offer puja at Dakshineswar temple

    President Droupadi Murmu will visit West Bengal on July 30 and 31. She will be the chief guest at the first convocation ceremony of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) at Kalyani in Nadia district and offer ...

    28 July 2025 Indian Express
    Election Commission begins BLO training in West Bengal amid speculation on SIR

    The Election Commission of India (ECI) started training Booth Level Officers (BLOs) in West Bengal on Saturday, amid concerns that a Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, currently being held in neighbouring poll-bound Bihar, will be held in ...

    28 July 2025 Indian Express
    Ahead of 2026 Assembly polls, new Bengal BJP chief Samik Bhattacharya to rope in veteran leaders for his team

    With Assembly elections fast approaching, the BJP’s main focus in West Bengal is to strengthen its base and new party state chief Samik Bhattacharya’s team is almost ready. Party sources said he will soon announce a fresh committee of ...

    28 July 2025 Indian Express
    West Bengal Governor to move Supreme Court over control of state universities

    In another escalation of the ongoing tussle between the West Bengal government and the Raj Bhavan over higher education governance, Governor CV Ananda Bose on Saturday said he plans to seek clarity from the Supreme Court on whether ultimate ...

    28 July 2025 Indian Express
    Orange alert for southern districts of Bengal, IMD warns fishers against venturing into sea

    The India Meterological Department (IMD) Saturday issued an orange alert for several southern districts of West Bengal, including Hooghly, East Bardhaman, West Bardhaman, Nadia, North 24 Parganas, and Birbhum, due to the possibility of heavy rainfall (7–11 cm), thunderstorms, ...

    27 July 2025 Indian Express
    Kolkata law college to hire ex-servicemen, install CCTV cameras to boost campus security after student’s rape

    The law college in Kolkata, where a student was raped last month, has decided to recruit two ex-servicemen to boost security on the campus, besides installing CCTV cameras. The college will also discontinue the practice of hiring casual staffers.The ...

    27 July 2025 Indian Express
    IIT Kharagpur’s induction program prioritizes mental health with SETU and parental collaboration

    Written by Anisha GhoshIIT Kharagpur recently inducted over 1800 new students in a vibrant Induction Programme.While the event celebrated academic beginnings, a somber undercurrent of recent student suicides on campus has brought mental health to the forefront of the ...

    27 July 2025 Indian Express
    Police verification of staff, reporting out-of-station guests: Hotel security enhanced after arrest of Patna hospital murder accused from Kolkata

    In a move to tighten security and enhance vigilance across Kolkata’s burgeoning accommodation sector, the Bidhannagar police, under the leadership of DCP Airport, held a crucial meeting on Friday with representatives from hotels, guesthouses, and lodges operating under the ...

    27 July 2025 Indian Express
    TMC MLA Humayun Kabir threatens to start new political outfit again, TMC mulls stern action

    The Trinamool Congress (TMC) is likely to take disciplinary action against West Bengal’s Bharatpur MLA Humayun Kabir, who has once again threatened to float a new political outfit if the party leadership in Murshidabad is not changed by August ...

    26 July 2025 Indian Express
    Bengal: Centre raises concern over death penalty clause in Aparajita Bill, Governor sends it back to state govt

    GOVERNOR C V Ananda Bose has sent the Aparajita Bill back to the West Bengal government for consideration of the serious objections raised by the Centre over the proposed changes to the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita that the legislation seeks, ...

    26 July 2025 Indian Express
    At least 16 dead from lightning strikes in Bengal on July 25

    Sixteen people died from lightning strikes across West Bengal on Thursday, as the state grapples with severe thunderstorms and heavy rainfall triggered by a low-pressure system in the Bay of Bengal.The incidents, primarily involving farmers and farm laborers, prompted ...

    26 July 2025 Indian Express
    ‘From 26 million passengers to 45 million annually’: Kolkata Airport’s old domestic terminal to be demolished for new international facility

    Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International (NSCBI) Airport in Kolkata is set for a major expansion, with plans underway to demolish the old domestic terminal and construct a new international facility.Officials said this expansion will help future-proof the airport against ...

    26 July 2025 Indian Express
    ‘After detention, we found out about deportation through viral video’: Kin of Bengal migrant worker ‘pushed’ into Bangladesh

    A 19-year-old migrant worker from West Bengal has allegedly been pushed into Bangladesh after being detained in Rajasthan.The incident came to light after a purported video of the man, identified as Amir Sheikh from Jalalpur village under Kaliachowk police ...

    26 July 2025 Indian Express
    Amid S.I.R. controversy, EC doubles pay of BLOs, gives incentives for ‘special drives’

    Amid the controversy over the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in poll-bound Bihar, the Election Commission of India (ECI) has revised the remuneration of Booth Level Officers (BLOs) and BLO Supervisors in West Bengal where Assembly ...

    26 July 2025 Indian Express
    Promote Bangla through films and TV series, Mamata tells Tollywood

    Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday called for promoting the use of Bengali in film and TV productions in the state.Speaking at the ‘Mahanayak Samman’ award ceremony, held on the death anniversary of matinee idol Uttam Kumar, the chief ...

    26 July 2025 Indian Express
    BJP-ruled states have unleashed linguistic terror against Bangla speakers: Mamata Banerjee

    Claiming that the West Bengal government has been receiving reports of Bengali-speaking migrants being “detained and tortured” in Haryana and Rajasthan, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday accused the BJP of “unleashing linguistic terror” in the country.In a strongly ...

    25 July 2025 Indian Express
    ‘Scared to leave Bengal… but will get Rs 700 a day here, Rs 1,400 there’: Migrants deported from Mumbai to Bangladesh plan return

    They were picked up in Mumbai last month on suspicion of being illegal immigrants from Bangladesh and pushed into the neighbouring country. They were later brought to their native West Bengal following intervention from the state government, but they ...

    25 July 2025 Indian Express
    WBSSC announces September 7 and 14 as examination dates for teacher recruitment

    The West Bengal School Service Commission on Thursday announced September 7 and September 14 as the dates for the teacher recruitment examinations.According to the commission, exams to recruit assistant teachers for secondary classes (9-10) will be held on September ...

    25 July 2025 Indian Express
    ‘Can’t believe I topped UGC NET JRF,’ says Nilufa Yasmin with a perfect 100

    Nilufa Yasmin, a resident of Katwa’s Palita Road area in Purba Bardhaman, West Bengal, has secured the top rank in the UGC NET JRF June 2025 exam with a perfect 100 percentile.A research scholar at Burdwan University, Yasmin is ...

    25 July 2025 Indian Express
    BJP leader Mithun Chakraborty counters Mamata Banerjee’s migrant claims, slams EC gherao call

    BJP leader and actor Mithun Chakraborty on Thursday hit out at West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, dismissing her recent claims of harassment of Bengali-speaking migrant workers in other states as “baseless” and accusing her of spreading fear for ...

    25 July 2025 Indian Express
    4 men from Murshidabad ‘beaten’ up in Tamil Nadu for ‘speaking in Bangla’

    A police complaint has been filed in Murshidabad district alleging that four youths from West Bengal were beaten up by locals in Thiruvallur in Tamil Nadu on suspicion of being Bangladeshis.According to the complaint, lodged on July 17, Sujan ...

    25 July 2025 Indian Express
    Kolkata Metro launches manhunt, asks commuters to identify man who defaced coaches

    After a series of incidents in which Metro properties were defaced in Kolkata, the authorities on Wednesday warned of serious legal actions.On Wednesday, a video of CCTV footage went viral in which a man, clad in a blue t-shirt ...

    25 July 2025 Indian Express
    IIT-Kharagpur to launch new mental health programme for students with AI-powered tool for mental health monitoring

    In the wake of a spate of student death cases on the campus, allegedly by suicide, the Indian Institute of Technology-Kharagpur will be launching an AI-powered emotional health monitoring tool for students as part of its new mental health ...

    25 July 2025 Indian Express
    Guest houses to complexes: Kolkata’s accommodation under scrutiny after arrest of Chandan Mishra’s accused killers

    The recent arrest of five individuals — including a woman — in connection with the murder of Patna-based gangster Chandan Mishra has cast a spotlight on the security protocol and verification processes of rental accommodations in and around Kolkata.The ...

    24 July 2025 Indian Express
    Over 300 animals ‘disappear’ from Alipore zoo, HC to hear plea for probe today

    The Calcutta High Court on Thursday is likely to hear a petition filed by a city-based voluntary organisation, Swazon, seeking a probe into alleged “overnight disappearance of over 300 animals” from the records of Alipore Zoological Garden, the country’s ...

    24 July 2025 Indian Express
    Calcutta HC asks Odisha to file affidavit on detention of Bengali migrants

    The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday directed the Odisha government to file an affidavit on the alleged detention of Bengali-speaking workers on suspicion of being illegal Bangladesh migrants.Hearing habeas corpus petitions filed by the families of two migrant workers ...

    24 July 2025 Indian Express
    Polls ahead, Mamata to bring officials to resolve problems at neighbourhood level

    After the success of its ‘Duare Sarkar’ and ‘Parai Samadhan’ campaigns, the TMC government in West Bengal announced ‘Amader Para, Amader Samadhan’ (Our Neighbourhood, Our Solution), aimed at resolving issues at the level of ‘paras’ or neighbourhoods from August ...

    24 July 2025 Indian Express
    ‘BJP crossing all limits, its states Haryana and Assam detaining, sending NRC notices to Bengal residents’: Mamata

    West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday said that a family in Alipurduar district has received a citizenship notice from the Assam government and lashed out at the BJP government in the neighbouring state for “targeting” Bengali-speaking people.“Even ...

    24 July 2025 Indian Express
    ‘His health is absolutely fine’: Mamata on V-P Dhankhar’s resignation

    West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday expressed scepticism over Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar’s resignation, and said “his health is absolutely fine”.Dhankhar resigned on the very first day of the Monsoon session of Parliament. His resignation was immediately accepted ...

    24 July 2025 Indian Express
    ‘No arrest, only lawful document verification’: Odisha Advocate General tells Calcutta HC on migrant detentions

    The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday asked the Advocate General of Odisha to submit an affidavit on the alleged detention of Bengali-speaking migrant workers who had travelled to the state for work.The division bench of Justice Tapabrata Chakraborty and ...

    24 July 2025 Indian Express
    Bengal: 56 women being trafficked rescued from Patna-bound train, 2 traffickers arrested

    Fifty women who were being trafficked were rescued from a Jalpaiguri-Patna train and two persons have been arrested in this connection, officials said.The operation was carried out by the Railway Protection Force (RPF) and Government Railway Police (GRP). The ...

    23 July 2025 Indian Express
    Kolkata law college rape: What was govt doing if 12 complaints were (against accused) from 2023, asks court

    The Alipore court on Tuesday wondered what was the government doing if there were at least 12 complaints, mostly of molestation, against Kolkata law college rape prime accused Monojit Mishra from 2023.The court extended the judicial custody of Monojit ...

    23 July 2025 Indian Express
    Azizul Haque (1942-2025): He was the face of 1970s Naxalbari movement, believed in ‘power grows out of gun barrel’

    Veteran Naxalite leader and one of the faces of the 1970s Naxalbari movement, Azizul Haque, passed away on Monday. He was 83.Haque, who had been suffering from ailments related to old age, was admitted to a private hospital in ...

    23 July 2025 Indian Express
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