Kolkata: In the backdrop of the ghastly rape and murder of a woman junior doctor in state-run R.G. Kar Medical College & Hospital in Kolkata, the West Bengal government has decided to appoint retired police and defence personnel as security supervisors in all state-run medical colleges and hospitals. As per a notification issued by the … Read more
Former West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee passed away on Thursday, said CPI(M) state secretary Mohd Salim. He was 80 years old at the time of death and is survived by his wife Mira and daughter Suchetana. The CPI (M) stalwart passed away at 8.20 am. He was suffering from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Bhattacharjee … Read more
Bengal BJP chief Sukanta Majumdar did not explicitly ask for a bifurcation of West Bengal but his appeal to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to consider eight districts of the state as part of the Northeast gave a sense of which way the saffron party was moving. Meanwhile, another BJP MP, Nishikant Dubey, on Thursday demanded … Read more
After nearly eight decades, Karthikeya2 Makers People Media Factory and director Vijay Yelakanti are set to present the erased history of the Direct Action Day, and Naokhali Massacres with Maa Kaali, starring Raima Sen and Abhishek Singh. The makers dropped the teaser for the film, taking the audience back of the Direct Action Day, revealing … Read more
Last Updated: June 30, 2024, 17:41 IST A man claimed to be a local TMC leader seen thrashing a woman openly with sticks. (Image: X/@amitmalviya) In the visuals shared online, a man is seen repeatedly hitting a woman with sticks in front of a crowd in open A chilling video has emerged from Bengal in … Read more
NEW DELHI: West Bengal government on Monday extended the ongoing Covid-19 restrictions in the state till July 1.Essential services will continue operating following protocols, the chief minister Mamata Banerjee said.West Bengal’s Covid-19 tally rose to 14,61,257 on Sunday as 3,984 more people tested positive for the infection, while 84 fresh fatalities pushed the state’s coronavirus … Read more
Last Updated: June 29, 2024, 22:58 IST West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose (L) and Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee (R). (Images: PTI) Bengal Governor’s warning came after he filed a defamation case against Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee in the Calcutta High Court West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose on Saturday slammed Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee … Read more
Kolkata: The Government Railways Police (GRP) on Wednesday announced the formation of a six-member special investigation team for an independent probe in the Kanchanjunga Express-goods train collision in West Bengal’s Darjeeling district on Monday, based on a complaint filed by a passenger of the train. Superintendent, GRP, Siliguri, S. Selvamurugan, said that the special investigation … Read more
As south Bengal, a traditional TMC stronghold, heads to the polls on Saturday, the region faces a significant electoral battle testing the party’s dominance amid an ‘old versus new’ power struggle, with the national spotlight on Sandeshkhali in Basirhat due to allegations of atrocities on women and land grabs. The seventh and final phase of … Read more
KOLKATA: If one were to identify one seat out of the 42 in West Bengal as a bastion of Trinamool Congress, it would undoubtedly be Kolkata South that Mamata Banerjee and then her party colleagues (after she stepped down in 2011 and contested as an MLA to become CM) have held for 33 years.Kolkata South … Read more
