Five persons, including three minors, were injured after two rival groups clashed on Wednesday in Ranitala area of Murshidabad district, where polling for the third phase of Lok Sabha elections was held a day earlier. Sources in the police ...
9 May 2024 Indian Express“Studying should be focussed on conceptual learning rather than rote memorisation. Marks will improve automatically. I thoroughly read the textbook and attempted various mock tests,” said Abhik Das, who secured the 1st rank in the West Bengal Council of ...
9 May 2024 Indian ExpressA voter turnout of around 74 per cent was recorded till 5 pm in the four seats of West Bengal where polling was conducted during the third phase of the Lok Sabha elections on Tuesday.According to officials, till 5pm, ...
9 May 2024 Indian ExpressWest Bengal Chief Minister and TMC chief Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday alleged that the Election Commission of India (ECI) has converted the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) to “Modi code of conduct”, as it has not taken any action ...
9 May 2024 Indian ExpressIndia Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a yellow alert (be aware) for thunderstorms with lightning and gusty wind (30-40 kmph) in all districts of southern Bengal on Wednesday and Thursday.The IMD stated that a cyclonic circulation over Bangladesh and ...
9 May 2024 Indian ExpressOn the 69th day since the examination came to an end, the West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education (WBCHSE), commonly known as the Uchha Madhyamik board in the state, announced the Class 12 results on Wednesday.While 7,64,440 students ...
9 May 2024 Indian ExpressChief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday welcomed the Supreme Court order that stayed the Calcutta High Court verdict of scrapping more than 25,000 school jobs, and said she is “very happy and mentally relaxed” after getting justice in the ...
9 May 2024 Indian ExpressFor 31-year-old, Saddam Hossain, Tuesday’s Supreme Court stay on a Calcutta High Court order cancelling the appointment of over 25,000 teachers’ lifted a huge weight off his shoulders.A resident of North 24 Parganas, Hossain said, “We earned these jobs ...
8 May 2024 Indian ExpressThe Kolkata Police warned of legal action against two users of micro-blogging site X for allegedly posting an “offensive, hateful and inflammatory meme” of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, a senior officer said on Tuesday.Two X handles – ...
8 May 2024 Indian ExpressA thundersquall is expected to occur in one or two locations over the Birbhum, Bankura, East & West Burdwan, East and West Medinipur, Howrah, Hooghly, North and South 24 Parganas, and Kolkata districts of West Bengal on Tuesday, according ...
8 May 2024 Indian ExpressAbout 16 per cent polling was recorded till 9 am in West Bengal on Tuesday in the third phase of the Lok Sabha elections. Two constituencies each in Malda and Murshidabad districts went to polls with Jangipur recording the ...
8 May 2024 Indian ExpressThe Trinamool Congress has accused the Election Commission of having a lackadaisical attitude citing the delayed release of voter turnout percentages for phases 1 and 2 of the Lok Sabha polls. The party has also demanded the release of ...
8 May 2024 Indian ExpressTHE WOMAN complainant in the Raj Bhavan “molestation” case on Monday alleged that Governor C V Ananda Bose was “threatening” Raj Bhavan staff not to speak up. The woman’s claims came a day after Governor Bose wrote a letter ...
8 May 2024 Indian ExpressLashing out at West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee over corruption charges against leaders of her Trinamool Congress, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday pointed out Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s track record in office.During a Lok Sabha election ...
7 May 2024 Indian ExpressIn the third phase of the Lok Sabha polls in West Bengal, the districts of Malda and Murshidabad will vote Tuesday. On the four seats involved — Maldah Uttar, Maldah Dakshin, Murshidabad and Jangipur — apart from the ruling ...
7 May 2024 Indian ExpressAn 11-year-old boy was killed and two others were severely injured after a suspected bomb explosion while they were playing near a pond in the Hooghly district of West Bengal.According to the police, the deceased has been identified as ...
7 May 2024 Indian ExpressThe police in West Bengal’s East Midnapore have registered an FIR against BJP Tamluk Lok Sabha constituency candidate and former Calcutta High Court judge Abhijit Gangopadhyay and Bharatiya Yuva Morcha (BJYM) leader Prashanta Das for allegedly attacking sacked school ...
7 May 2024 Indian ExpressThe India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued an ‘orange’ alert for moderate rain and thundersquall with lightning and gusty winds of up to 50-60 kmph in North 24 Parganas, South 24 Parganas, Hooghly and East Burdwan in West Bengal ...
7 May 2024 Indian ExpressThe Communist Party of India (Marxist) has shared a video of Buddhadeb Bhattacharya generated using artificial intelligence (AI) in which the ailing former West Bengal chief minister urges voters to vote for the Left and secular forces in Lok ...
7 May 2024 Indian ExpressBengal Governor C V Ananda Bose on Sunday wrote to Raj Bhavan staff and asked them to ignore any communication from the police regarding molestation charges levelled against him. He also told the Raj Bhavan staff that no criminal ...
6 May 2024 Indian ExpressWest Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Saturday accused the BJP of scripting the incidents of Sandeshkhali where allegations of sexual abuse against TMC leaders have surfaced. She also questioned why Prime Minister Narendra Modi was silent on the issue ...
6 May 2024 Indian ExpressTMC leader Kunal Ghosh, who was removed as the party’s state general secretary, met Rajya Sabha MP Derek O’Brien on Saturday. Ghosh, accompanied by state Education Minister Bratya Basu, went to O’Brien’s office in Ballygunge in the afternoon. The ...
6 May 2024 Indian ExpressWritten by Taniya AcharjeeKolkata might experience a much graver water shortage than Bengaluru, said Dipankar Sinha, a council member of the Institute of Town Planners, India (ITPI), on Saturday.Sinha and other ITPI members were addressing a press conference warning ...
6 May 2024 Indian ExpressSenior TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee on Saturday said his party was keen on an alliance with the Congress, and because of that he went to meet Rahul Gandhi at his residence at 6 am.Abhishek, the nephew of Chief Minister ...
5 May 2024 Indian ExpressIn a fresh row over the Sandeshkhali incident, the Trinamool Congress on Saturday highlighted a purported video featuring a BJP leader who claimed that women had filed sexual harassment complaints at the behest of Leader of Opposition in the ...
5 May 2024 Indian ExpressDays after the party removed him from the state general secretary post, Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Kunal Ghosh on Saturday met party leader Derek O’Brien and state Education Minister Bratya Basu at the former’s residence at Beckbagan.Ghosh emerged from ...
5 May 2024 Indian ExpressTMC leader Abhishek Banerjee on Friday slammed Prime Minister Narendra Modi for raising questions on security of women in West Bengal, while alleging that BJP leaders were involved in incidents of torture of women.He cited NCRB report which pronounced ...
5 May 2024 Indian ExpressWritten by Taniya AcherjeeThunderstorms with lightning and gusty winds that go up to 30-40 kmph are likely at several places in southern Bengal from Sunday, including North 24 Parganas, South 24 Parganas, East Midnapore, Birbhum, Murshidabad and Nadia. From ...
5 May 2024 Indian ExpressKolkata Police have formed a special enquiry team (SET) to investigate the sexual harassment allegations levelled against West Bengal Governor C V Ananda Bose by a contractual woman employee at the Raj Bhavan.Sources in the Kolkata Police said that ...
5 May 2024 Indian ExpressThe West Bengal Police on Friday said a video clip purportedly showing senior Congress leader Adhir Chowdhury urging people to “vote for the BJP” was doctored. Following the development, the West Bengal Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) also ordered action ...
5 May 2024 Indian ExpressWITH RAHUL Gandhi filing nomination papers from the Rae Bareli Lok Sabha seat, Prime Minister Narendra Modi Friday took a swipe at the Congress leader, saying that fear of losing elections is making him “run” from one seat to ...
4 May 2024 Indian ExpressAs West Bengal Governor C V Ananda Bose on Friday called the sexual harassment allegations levelled against him by a contractual employee of the Raj Bhavan a “sinister plot”, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee slammed the Governor and questioned the ...
4 May 2024 Indian ExpressA day after a contractual employee at the Raj Bhavan accused West Bengal Governor C V Ananda Bose of sexually harassing her, CM Mamata Banerjee Friday hit out at him and questioned the silence of PM Narendra Modi, who ...
4 May 2024 Indian ExpressAfter weeks of sweltering heat in the city, Kolkata on Thursday saw a dip in the maximum temperature that was recorded at 39.2 degree Celsius. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast light rain in South Bengal districts from ...
4 May 2024 Indian ExpressWritten by Taniya AcherjeeA local court on Tuesday sentenced a man to Rigorous Life Imprisonment of five years for stabbing a 32-year-old woman to death in West Bengal’s Jhargram district.According to Special Public Prosecutor Bivas Chatterjee, the accused Ranjit ...
4 May 2024 Indian ExpressElections in Habibpur Assembly constituency, in Malda district are like a festival. Political leaders from various parties during elections visit the constituency, approach and hire the tribals to participate in their election campaign, pay the tribals for their job ...
3 May 2024 Indian ExpressTHE protracted stand-off between the Trinamool Congress government in West Bengal and Governor C V Ananda Bose deepened Thursday after the TMC flagged the case of a woman contractual staffer at Raj Bhavan who alleged that the Governor had ...
3 May 2024 Indian ExpressA local court on Tuesday sentenced a man to Rigorous Life Imprisonment of five years for stabbing a 32-year-old woman to death in West Bengal’s Jhargram district.According to Special Public Prosecutor Bivas Chatterjee, the accused Ranjit Mandi had killed ...
3 May 2024 Indian ExpressTrading rote learning for understanding concepts and long studying sessions for shorter ones is how Chandrachur Sen bagged the first rank in this year’s Madhyamik (West Bengal Board) exams.A student of Rambhola High School in Cooch Behar district, Sen ...
3 May 2024 Indian ExpressPrime Minister Narendra Modi is set to address election rallies in south Bengal, as part of his two-day visit to the state, beginning Thursday. He is scheduled to reside at the Raj Bhavan in Kolkata on Thursday night.PM Modi, ...
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