- Dalit teen dies at Birbhum police station 31 Oct 2020 02:38
- Bombs hurled before start of BJP rally in West Bengal's Birbhum 08 Oct 2020 04:50
- Birbhum: Bombs hurled before start of BJP rally 07 Oct 2020 15:54
- BJP criticises Birbhum TMC leader for his ‘no vote, no development work’ remark 04 Oct 2020 21:00 Anubrata Mondal.The BJP on Sunday criticised TMC Birbhum district president Anubrata Mondal after he asked his party members to stop development work in areas from which people will vote for the saffron party. Attending a party workers’ meeting in Nalhati …
- Birbhum: Bangladeshi ‘supari killers’ held over plot to kill TMC leader, say cops 29 Sep 2020 05:40 The accused were produced in a local court on Monday, and remanded to police custody for 14 days.Six people were arrested in Birbhum district on Sunday night for allegedly plotting the murder of a Trinamool Congress leader, sources in the police said on …
- 4 Bangladeshi contract killers arrested from Birbhum 28 Sep 2020 09:20 Share00 Kolkata, Sep 28 (IANS) Four Bangladeshi mercenaries were arrested from Santiniketan in Birbhum district of West Bengal, police said on Monday. The police also seized some country-made firearms and explosives from the group of six. According to …
- Tension erupts over Maoist poster in Birbhum 27 Sep 2020 11:56 Share00 Kolkata, Sep 27 (IANS) The recovery of Maoist posters in West Bengal’s Birbhum district sparked off tension among the villagers on Sunday. The Maoist posters mentioning names of local Trinamool Congress leaders were seen at Batikar village in Parui …
- High school clerk quizzed over Birbhum minor’s ‘rape-suicide’ 21 Sep 2020 02:15
- Birbhum home, where life was ‘in camera’ 01 Sep 2020 00:19
- OC removed over migrant worker’s death in Birbhum 23 Jul 2020 01:04 Suri: Two police officers in Birbhum’s Suri are facing the heat over the unnatural death of a 22-year-old migrant worker who committed suicide allegedly after being humiliated and beaten up at a thana over theft accusations. While Lokepur police station OC …
- Hon’ble mention for CM on guv’s Birbhum visit 18 Jul 2020 02:12 Suri: West Bengal governor Jagdeep Dhankhar paid rare tribute to chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday while paying a visit to the family of Rajesh Orang, one of the 20 Indian Army soldiers martyred in Ladakh’s Galwan Valley nearly a month ago. Dhankar …
- Mob attacks Birbhum police patrol party 04 May 2020 01:48
- Voluntary organisations track migrant labours from Birbhum, Murshidabad, Malda, N Dinajpur 30 Apr 2020 11:06
- Bengal: BJP office set on fire in Birbhum, party blames TMC 03 Mar 2020 02:17 According to a local BJP leader, the office came under an attack on Sunday night — the day when Union Home Minister Amit Shah addressed a rally in Kolkata. A small BJP office was torched allegedly by “TMC goons” in Birbum district’s Illambazar area. …
- Man killed as crude bombs hurled in Birbhum 20 Feb 2020 11:36
- West Bengal: Man killed as crude bombs hurled in Birbhum district 20 Feb 2020 10:01
- Nine low-intensity bombs found in West Bengal’s Birbhum 19 Feb 2020 07:58 Birbhum: At least 9 low-intensity explosive devices were recovered by the local police here on Wednesday. The bombs were found outside a health center in Singi village near Bolpur. The police are investigating as to who is behind planting the bombs there. …
- 2 surveyors escape attack in Birbhum 24 Jan 2020 11:54
- Three ‘targeted’ on suspicion of NRC data collection in Bengal’s Birbhum 24 Jan 2020 10:41 Sheikh, Bibi and Khatun were associated with the programme, Internet Saathi, a joint initiative of Google India, Intel and Tata Trusts. (File) A day after a woman’s house was set on fire in West Bengal’s Birbhum over the suspicion that she was collecting …
- West Bengal: Political faultlines at Ground Zero of coal block in Birbhum 28 Dec 2019 03:44 A stone quarry in Bharkata gram panchayat, which falls in the Deucha Pachami coal block zone in Birbhum. Partha Paul There is no signboard or landmark in the Mohammed Bazar area of Birbhum, about 200 km from Kolkata, to indicate that it’s perched on what …
- Kolkata: Mayor-on-call saves life of Birbhum newborn 23 Oct 2019 03:33
- Mayor-on-call saves life of Birbhum newborn 23 Oct 2019 01:34
- Missing CPM Birbhum leader found dead 22 Oct 2019 01:03 Suri: A local CPM leader missing since Friday was found dismembered on Monday, his body parts buried in Dubrajpur police station limits around 70km from his home in Birbhum’s Basapara village. Police found 58-year-old Subhas Chandra Dey’s body parts buried …
- TMC, BJP workers clash over ‘turf war’ in Birbhum 22 Sep 2019 23:10 A house of a BJP worker was allegedly set on fire by Trinamool Congress supporters in Birbhum district. PTI A clash broke out between the workers of ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) and BJP in Birbhum district’s Parui on Sunday morning. Police said bombs …
- Day after Banerjee’s invite, MP urges Modi to not inaugurate Birbhum coal block 19 Sep 2019 23:17 West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee met Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday in New Delhi. (Source: PMO) A day after Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee invited Prime Minister Narendra Modi to inaugurate the Birbhum coal block, Rajya Sabha MP Swapan …
- Don’t inaugurate Birbhum coal block till green nod: MP to PM Modi 19 Sep 2019 23:16 West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on Wednesday. (ANI) A day after West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee invited Prime Minister Narendra Modi to inaugurate the Birbhum coal block, Rajya Sabha MP …
- Swapan Dasgupta urges PM not to inaugurate Birbhum coal block 19 Sep 2019 12:12 Image Source : PTI Day after Mamata's invite, Swapan Dasgupta urges PM not to inaugurate Birbhum coal block A day after West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee invited Prime Minister Narendra Modi to inaugurate the Birbhum coal block, Rajya Sabha …
- Day after Mamata's invite, Swapan Dasgupta urges PM not to inaugurate Birbhum coal block 19 Sep 2019 08:23 A day after West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee invited Prime Minister Narendra Modi to inaugurate the Birbhum coal block, Rajya Sabha MP Swapan Dasgupta wrote a letter to the PM on Thursday, saying he should await proper environmental clearances …
- BJP Birbhum neta held for June club blast 18 Sep 2019 02:07
- Birbhum BJP chief held at protest site 15 Sep 2019 01:27
- Slain Birbhum BJP man’s family seeks probe by CBI 12 Sep 2019 03:26
- Coal block in Birbhum: No mining clearance till displaced are resettled, says Bengal govt 11 Sep 2019 23:12 Mamata Banerjee said the coal block has the potential to produce nearly one lakh jobs. West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday announced that her government has recently received clearance from the Centre to work on Deocha-Pachami coal …
- His last wish ‘denied’, Birbhum BJP worker’s kin to approach Calcutta HC today 10 Sep 2019 01:14 As per Gorai’s last wish, the BJP leaders and workers turned up at the hospital to take the body to state party headquarters Monday. The family members of a BJP worker, who succumbed to bullet injuries in a Kolkata hospital Sunday evening, decided to …
- BJP worker killed in Birbhum, supporters clash with Trinamool 18 Aug 2019 23:12 “The body has been sent for post mortem. We are investigating the matter,” said a senior police officer. (Representational Image) A BJP worker was killed in Birbhum district’s Labhpur on Saturday night, leading to a clash between the supporters of the …
- TMC returns CPM office in Birbhum 17 Jul 2019 01:32
- WB: Incessant rain affects at least 50 villages around Birbhum 11 Jul 2019 13:33 Birbhum (West Bengal) [India] July 11 (ANI): Locals of at least 50 villages have been affected due to the increasing water level in Ajay River following heavy rainfall around Birbhum region of West Bengal. The road along Feri ghat, near Birbhum and …
- Bombs fly over cut-money row in Birbhum 11 Jul 2019 02:09
- Kolkata: Clashes in Birbhum over ‘cut money’, 9 held 11 Jul 2019 00:56 Police said the clash was reported from Sahapur village under Sadaipur police station area, where people from both the groups hurled bombs and stones at each other. (Representational) Tension prevailed in Sahapur village of Birbhum district on Wednesday …
- Clashes in West Bengal's Birbhum dist over cut money, nine arrested 10 Jul 2019 17:29
- Huge quantity of ammonium nitrate, detonators recovered in Bengal's Birbhum 10 Jul 2019 07:50 Image Source : PTI Huge quantity of ammonium nitrate, detonators recovered in Bengal's Birbhum (Representational image) A huge quantity of explosives and detonators were recovered in West Bengal's Birbhum district on Tuesday night, police said. …
- Ponzi schemes: Enforcement Directorate summons Trinamool Birbhum MP and Bengali actor 10 Jul 2019 04:16 By Express News Service KOLKATA: The Enforcement Directorate (ED), the central agency probing the Rose Valley and Saradha chit fund cases, summoned Trinamool Birbhum MP Shatabdi Roy for questioning. According to ED sources, Roy has been asked to appear …
- Two blasts in Bengal in one week: 100 bombs seized, 9 held in Birbhum raids 08 Jul 2019 00:56 RAF and police guard the house from where crude bombs were recovered at Sattor village in Birbhum Sunday. (PTI) Birbhum Police on Sunday said they have seized more than 100 live crude bombs and arrested nine persons from several parts of the district …
- More Than 100 Bombs Recovered From West Bengal's Birbhum District 07 Jul 2019 21:13 40 bombs were recovered from Labhpur, 32 from Nanoor, 20 from Panrui (Representational) Suri, West Bengal: The police have seized caches of bombs, arms and ammunition from various areas of Birbhum district and arrested nine persons in this regard. A total …
- Second blast in Bengal's Birbhum in 5 days, none injured 05 Jul 2019 05:34 Image Source : PTI Birbhum Blast: Second blast in Bengal's Birbhum in 5 days, none injured Representational image A massive blast occurred at a primary health centre building on Thursday in West Bengal's Birbhum district but there was no report …
- Abandoned building blown up in Birbhum explosion 05 Jul 2019 01:35
- Blast in Panchayat Heath centre building in Bengal’s Birbhum 04 Jul 2019 10:05 The blast blew off the roof of building and led to destruction of various other sections which is 50 metres away from Labpur Police Station. Birbhum: A blast took place at the old building of Panchayat Deputy Health centre in Birbhum on Thursday, officials …
- Bombs explode at club in Birbhum 01 Jul 2019 01:07
- Blast inside club in Bengal’s Birbhum, no one injured 30 Jun 2019 14:26 Kolkata, June 30 (IANS) A massive blast occurred inside a club in West Bengal’s Birbhum district on Saturday night but no casualties were reported, police said on Sunday. The severity of the blast was such that the roof and wall of one side of the club …
- Blast takes place in Meghdoot club in West Bengal’s Birbhum 30 Jun 2019 09:24 Police officials from Mallarpur police station reached the spot after they received information about the blast. Birbhum: A blast took place inside the Meghdoot club in the Mallarpur area of Birbhum on Saturday night. Explosives were already present in the …
- WB: Blast takes place in Meghdoot club in Birbhum 30 Jun 2019 09:20 Category: India Posted by Syed Qayam Ali Published: Jun 30, 2019, 2:04 pm IST Updated: Jun 30, 2019, 2:04 pm IST Birbhum: A blast took place inside the Meghdoot club in the Mallarpur area of Birbhum on Saturday night. Explosives were already present in the …
- Day after polls, clashes rock Birbhum, Asansol & Nadia 01 May 2019 02:40
- Mamata fumes over CRPF ‘firing’ in Birbhum booth 30 Apr 2019 01:27
- BJP's Jadavpur candidate meets Trinamool's Birbhum leader on polling day, fuels speculation 29 Apr 2019 16:10 On the day of polling across eight Lok Sabha constituencies of West Bengal, BJP’s Jadavpur Lok Sabha candidate Anupam Hazra met TMC president of Birbhum Anubrata Mondal. The meeting triggered a huge political controversy amidst the heat and dust of …
- TMC, BJP workers clash in Birbhum 28 Apr 2019 01:32
- 7 of family die as SUV hits bus in Birbhum 13 Apr 2019 00:51
- In Birbhum, Muslims tend to prefer BJP over its rivals 13 Apr 2019 00:51
- Trinamool leader dares Shah to contest from Birbhum 01 Apr 2019 21:09 Kolkata, April 2 (IANS) Challenging BJP President Amit Shah to contest the coming Lok Sabha polls from Birbhum constituency, a Trinamool Congress leader has predicted that he would lose by a margin of five-six lakh votes if he contests from there. Anubrata …
- Lok Sabha elections 2019: It's Trinamool's Nakuldana vs BJP's Laddoo in Birbhum 29 Mar 2019 09:04 By IANS BOLPUR: It is turning out to be the "sweetest" election for the people of Bolpur constituency in West Bengal's Birbhum district, otherwise infamous for political bickerings and violent clashes. While the Trinamool Congress workers are …
- It’s Trinamool’s Nakuldana vs BJP’s Laddoo in Birbhum 29 Mar 2019 06:07 Bolpur/Kolkata, March 29 (IANS) It is turning out to be the “sweetest” election for the people of Bolpur constituency in West Bengal’s Birbhum district, otherwise infamous for political bickerings and violent clashes. While the Trinamool Congress …
- After trinamool MLA’s murder, Birbhum police review TMC leader’s security as ‘preventive move’ 15 Feb 2019 17:41 Slain Trinamool MLA Satyajit Biswas. (Source: Facebook) In the wake of the recent murder of Trinamool Congress MLA Satyajit Biswas in Nadia district, Birbhum superintendent of police Shyam Singh held a meeting with the local leaders on Tuesday to review …
- At Birbhum wedding, a special guest 31 Jan 2019 00:36
- I-T notice to durga Puja committees: TMC to take out protest rallies in Birbhum, Burdwan 14 Jan 2019 13:58 Days after the Income Tax department served notices to Durga Puja committees in the city asking them to declare their source of donations and file TDS, the Trinamool Congress has decided to take out protest rallies in Birbhum and Burdwan on Thursday. “The …
- Kolkata: Two BJP leaders booked over ‘controversial’ speech in Birbhum 08 Jan 2019 03:28 Locket Chatterjee (left) Two BJP leaders have been booked for allegedly inciting people through their controversial speech at a rally in Birbhum district Sunday, police said. An FIR has also been lodged against three other saffron party leaders who were …
- TMC is not your opponent, police is: BJP leader tells Birbhum locals 06 Jan 2019 23:31 [India], Jan 7 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Kalosona Mondal opined that it is the police and not the Trinamool Congress (TMC) that is the people's opponent in Bengal. Addressing a rally on Sunday, Mondal said, "Don't harm TMC …
- Birbhum: Body of BJP worker found hanging 23 Oct 2018 08:39 BJP worker was found hanging from a tree in Birbhum. (Representational Image) The body of a 33-year-old BJP worker was found hanging from a tree in Dnarka village of Birbhum district Sunday night. The deceased, identified as Tapas Bagdi, had gone missing …
- Birbhum: TMC office blown up, no casualty 10 Sep 2018 23:02 Birbhum: A Trinamool Congress party office collapses after a high intensity explosion inside it, at a village in Birbhum district on Monday, Sep 10, 2018. (PTI Photo) A local party office of Trinamool Congress was destroyed in a crude bomb blast on Monday …
- West Bengal: Explosion destroys TMC party office in Birbhum district 10 Sep 2018 16:02 By: PTI | Suri (wb) | Published: September 10, 2018 7:55:58 pm Birbhum: A Trinamool Congress party office collapses after a high-intensity explosion inside it, at a village in Birbhum district on Monday, Sep 10, 2018. (PTI photo) A high-intensity explosion …
- Frame BJP worker in ‘ganja’ case: TMC Birbhum chief Anubrata Mondal to partymen 03 Sep 2018 20:36 TMC’s Birbhum district president Anubrata Mondal TMC’s Birbhum district president Anubrata Mondal has courted controversy after he was purportedly heard instructing partymen to frame a BJP worker in a “ganja case” in a video clip that has been widely …
- Number of pythons rising in West Bengal's Birbhum 29 Aug 2018 10:26
- Birbhum village head urges government to bring back ‘missing’ locals 08 Aug 2018 08:40 Village head urges gram panchayat to bring back ‘missing people’ (Representational image) The pradhan of Bishnupur gram panchayat in Birbhum has written to the district administration, requesting it to initiate steps to bring back three villagers who had “ …
- TMC’s Birbhum office now has a ‘thakur ghar’ 15 Jul 2018 01:00
- Birbhum teen gang-raped after 'affair' rap 07 Jul 2018 21:14 Parui (Birbhum): A 16-year-old tribal girl warned by elders in her Birbhum village over an alleged relationship with a youth from outside her community and her family's perceived "modern" lifestyle was gang-raped on Friday, police said. The …
- Amit Shah Offers Prayers At Tarapith Temple In Bengal's Birbhum District 28 Jun 2018 13:03 BJP chief Amit Shah offered prayers at Tarapith Temple in Bengal's Birbhum district Suri: BJP President Amit Shah today offered prayers at the famous Tarapith temple in West Bengal's Birbhum district today. Mr Shah, who arrived in Suri from Kolkata …
- Mamata government trying to hinder Shah’s Birbhum visit: BJP 26 Jun 2018 18:30 Kolkata, June 26 (IANS) The BJP’s West Bengal unit on Tuesday accused the Mamata Banerjee government of deliberately ignoring its request to build a temporary helipad in Birbhum district for party President Amit Shah’s visit there on June 28. Amit Shah is …
- Feuds fuel Birbhum victories 18 May 2018 19:34 Suri: In Birbhum there are two gram panchayats, not far from each other, where the BJP and Trinamul won because of alleged factional feuds. The Mayureswar gram panchayat in Mayureswar-II block, which was controlled by the BJP since 2008, was bagged by …
- BJP, TMC workers clash in Birbhum 17 May 2018 10:51 May 17, 2018, 15:16 ISTViolent clashes are being reported between BJP and TMC workers in Birbhum. Counting for West Bengal panchayat election 2018 are underway in the state. Clashes broke out after results of the Malda school block announced and BJP won …
- WB Panchayat results: Trinamool leading, BJP-TMC workers clash in Birbhum 17 May 2018 09:14 The booths, where re-polling took place, include 63 in Murshidabad, 52 in Coochbehar, 28 in West Midnapore and 10 in Hooghly among others. Kolkata: The results for the West Bengal panchayat polls will be announced on Thursday. The state witnessed violence …
- West Bengal panchayat polls: One killed in clash between BJP, TMC workers in Birbhum 23 Apr 2018 11:08 The Birbhum district police has confirmed the death but is yet to identify the victim. (Representational Image) One person was killed and several others were injured in a clash between TMC and BJP workers in Birbhum district’s Suri on Monday, when fresh …
- Pre-poll violence in Birbhum: ‘We were warned that we should buy widow’s sari for our wives’ 15 Apr 2018 21:59 Written by Esha Roy | Birbhum | Published: April 16, 2018 2:47:05 am BJP worker and daily wager Nakul Roy and party candidate from Rampur gram panchayat Mallika Kora, in Birbhum’s Chuamali village. (Express Photo by Partha Paul) On April 3, a day after …
- Pre-poll green surge: Trinamool starts celebrating in Birbhum 10 Apr 2018 00:02
- Run-up to West Bengal panchayat polls: 10,000 booked in Birbhum 09 Apr 2018 21:41 Many of those arrested are BJP workers and local residents. (Express Photo by Subham Dutta) As many as 75 people were arrested and 10,000 booked in connection with violence in run-up to the panchayat polls in West Bengal’s Birbhum district on April 6 and 7 …
- TMC likely to win Birbhum civic body uncontested 09 Apr 2018 20:54 Out of 167 gram panchayats, the Trinamul looks confident of winning 154 seats uncontested. Kolkata: Much ahead of the panchayat elections’s polling, the Trinamul Congress emerged to have won the Birbhum zila parishad comfortably in a rare instance as the …
- West Bengal: 28 people arrested for Birbhum violence 09 Apr 2018 02:07 Representational image Photo:PTI Twenty eight people have been arrested in connection with yesterday's violence in Mohammad Bazar area in Birbhum district, police said today. Bombs were hurled in the area yesterday following a clash between the BJP …
- Sackfuls of explosives seized in Birbhum 28 Feb 2018 03:17
- Trinamool woos tribals in Birbhum 21 Jan 2018 21:51
- TMC organises ‘Brahmin convention’ in West Bengal’s Birbhum district 09 Jan 2018 03:12 A senior Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader organised a “Brahmin convention” in Bolpur town of Birbhum district today, a move described by the BJP as the Mamata Banerjee-led party’s tactical shift towards “soft Hindutva”. The day-long “Brahmin and Purohit …
- Trinamool Congress leader organises 'Brahmin meet' in West Bengal's Birbhum district 08 Jan 2018 19:44 Image for representational purpose only. SURI: A senior Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader organised a "Brahmin convention" in Bolpur town of Birbhum district today, a move described by the BJP as the Mamata Banerjee-led party's tactical shift …
- Ahead of rural polls: Anubrata holds Brahmin meet in Birbhum 08 Jan 2018 19:28 Anubrata Mondal (File) WITH AN eye on panchayat polls later this year, Trinamool Congress leader Anubrata Mondal on Monday organised a ‘Brahmin and Purohit Sammelan’ in Bolpur town of Birbhum district. Mondal is the party’s Birbhum district president. …
- TMC leader organises 'Brahmin meet' in Bengal's Birbhum district 08 Jan 2018 18:26 SURI (WB): A senior Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader organised a "Brahmin convention" in Bolpur town of Birbhum district on Monday, a move described by the BJP as the Mamata Banerjee-led party's tactical shift towards "soft Hindutva…
- Trinamool Congress leader felicitates 12,000 Hindu priests in Bengal’s Birbhum 08 Jan 2018 17:33 West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee. File photo: Indranil Bhoumik/Mint Kolkata: Anubrata Mandal, president of the Trinamool Congress in Birbhum district of West Bengal, on Monday organised an event to felicitate Hindu priests in a move seen at …
- Trinamool Congress to host 'Brahmin Sammelan' in Bengal’s Birbhum, BJP calls it a move to woo Hindu voters 25 Dec 2017 14:54 West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee (File|PTI) KOLKATA: Trinamool Congress, whose supremo Mamata Banerjee asserted that she didn’t require a certificate from BJP for being a Hindu, would be organising a massive ‘Brahmin Sammelan’ in Birbhum district of West …
- West Bengal: Police lodges FIR against NCW Member for taking case diary of Birbhum rape and suicide 23 Dec 2017 19:05 Image for representational purpose only. WEST BENGAL: National Commission for Women (NCW) Member Sushma Sahu had allegedly taken the original case diary - relating to alleged rape and suicide of a woman in Birbhum district from the police, a senior officer …
- Families flee snake menace in Birbhum 09 Oct 2017 10:16 Nanoor, Oct. 8: At least 10 families of a Birbhum village have fled homes out of sheer panic after four persons died of snakebite over the past two months. Residents of Penga village in Nanoor, about 30km from Bolpur town, said that over the past six …
- West Bengal: Trinamool Congress worker killed, body of another party leader found in Birbhum 15 Sep 2017 13:51 Image for representational purpose only SURI (WEST BENGAL): A Trinamool Congress worker was shot dead while the body of a party's minority cell leader was found in Birbhum district, police said today. Seikh Goleman (55) elder brother of local TMC …
- Birbhum landloser advocates heckled 09 Sep 2017 22:57 Bolpur, Sept. 9: Alleged Trinamul activists today disrupted a meeting that the CPM's Bikash Ranjan Bhattacharyya and the Congress's Abdul Mannan were holding with protesting landlosers in Birbhum and kicked and banged on their cars later. The two …
- Netaji's bust defaced with ink in West Bengal's Birbhum district 16 Aug 2017 12:51 A newly installed bust of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose in West Bengal's Birbhum district was found defaced with ink, police said on Wednesday. "The bust was installed on Monday at the panchayat office in Panchra. On Tuesday, it was discovered with …
- West Bengal: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose statue vandalised in Birbhum district 16 Aug 2017 07:01 West Bengal: A statue of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, which was to be unveiled at the Panchra village in Birbhum district, on Tuesday was smeared with ink and the face was damaged by unidentified persons, police said. The Panchayat officials were to hoist a …
- WB: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose statue vandalised in Birbhum district 16 Aug 2017 05:37 [India], August 16 (ANI): A statue of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, which was to be unveiled at the Panchra village in Birbhum district, on Tuesday was smeared with ink and the face was damaged by unidentified persons, police said. The Panchayat officials …
- Netaji statue vandalised on Independence Day in Bengal's Birbhum district 16 Aug 2017 05:02 Kolkata: In a tiny village in West Bengal's Birbhum district, Independence Day did not get off the ground at all today. Villagers at Panchra woke up to find a statue of freedom fighter Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose - to be inaugurated to mark the day - …
- Building blown off in bomb explosion in West Bengal's Birbhum 01 Aug 2017 23:14 For representational purposes SURI: A small building at Demutita village in West Bengal's Birbhum district collapsed in an explosion today. Police said the explosion took place when a huge stock of crude bombs allegedly kept inside a room of the …
- Youth killed in Hooghly, body chopped to pieces 28 Oct 2020 07:53
- Didi to manage Trinamool’s bickering Hooghly unit 15 Oct 2020 02:54
- Hooghly residents protest, demand resumption of local train services 11 Oct 2020 22:30 Local train services for general passengers have been closed ever since the nationwide lockdown was imposed to curb the rise of coronavirus cases.A protest by a group of commuters demanding resumption of local train services in West Bengal’s Hooghly …
- Bengal BJP rally: As two bridges over Hooghly shut, traffic in three districts halt 09 Oct 2020 01:19 Written by Atri Mitra , Sweety Mishra | Kolkata | October 9, 2020 4:28:30 am Around 1.20 pm, as thousands of BJP protesters, led by the party's state unit chief Dilip Ghosh, headed towards the bridge. (Express Photo: Partha Paul)JUST AFTER noon, as the …
- You can enjoy a heritage cruise ride on the Hooghly river in Kolkata. Ticket price? Just Rs 39 02 Oct 2020 10:40 Ahead of Durga puja this year, Kolkata has got an exciting new addition to its list of star attractions a heritage cruise ride on the Hooghly river. The 90-minute guided trip was flagged off on Thursday evening. At a ticket price of just Rs 39, tourists …
- Kolkata: From October 1, enjoy 90-minute cruise on Hooghly for just Rs 39 28 Sep 2020 10:38 Amid the Covid-19 pandemic, protocols will be followed and to maintain social distancing, a maximum of 150 people will be allowed.COME OCTOBER 1, the West Bengal Transport Corporation (WBTC) will launch a 90-minute cruise on the Hooghly river along Kolkata …
- Kol's heritage: 90-min Hooghly cruise at Rs 39 28 Sep 2020 02:59
- Now, experience the heritage of Kolkata on a 90-minute Hooghly cruise at just Rs 39 28 Sep 2020 00:59
- Crematorium collapses into Hooghly river in Bengal's Howrah 21 Sep 2020 12:38 Image Source : PTI Crematorium collapses into Hooghly river A newly-constructed crematorium, which was yet to be inaugurated, collapsed in West Bengal's Howrah district on Sunday, officials said. The crematorium, located in Sankrail, was built at a …
- BJP worker's body found hanging from tree in Bengal's Hooghly 14 Sep 2020 05:06
- Hooghly BJP worker found dead, party accuses TMC of ‘murder’ 13 Sep 2020 23:40 After the police received reports about Rai’s body hanging from the tree, they went to the spot and sent it for autopsy. (Representational)A 54-year-old BJP worker was found hanging from a tree near his home in Khanati village in Hooghly district’s Goghat …
- BJP worker's body found hanging from tree in Bengal's Hooghly 13 Sep 2020 08:48 By PTI KOLKATA: The body of a BJP worker was found hanging from a tree in West Bengal's Hooghly district on Sunday, police said. Ganesh Roy, a middle-aged BJP worker, was found hanging from a tree near his village in Khanati in the Goghat area, they …
- Hooghly: Sr cop, 2 others killed in accident 11 Sep 2020 11:19
- 'Corona is gone' West Bengal BJP chief Dilip Ghosh declares to a packed rally in Hooghly 11 Sep 2020 08:41 Image Source : VIDEO GRAB 'Corona is gone' West Bengal BJP chief Dilip Ghosh declares to a packed rally in Hooghly In a shocking statement, West Bengal Bharatiya Janata Party President Dilip Ghosh on Thursday declared that the coronavirus pandemic …
- Bengal: Senior cop, two others killed in Hooghly road accident 11 Sep 2020 07:38 By: PTI | Kolkata | September 11, 2020 1:00:39 pm The cause of the mishap was being investigated. (Representational)A senior officer of West Bengal Police and two others were killed when their car hit a stranded truck in Hooghly district on Friday. Police …
- Hooghly: BJP youth leader found dead, Oppn party blames TMC 23 Aug 2020 23:27 “He was found hanging in his house. Prima facie it’s suicide," said a police official. (Representational)A BJP youth leader was found dead in Hooghly district on Sunday, with the police prima facie ruling it as suicide. But a local BJP leader claimed …
- Bengal: Doctor’s wife, son die in accident on NH-2 in Hooghly 23 Aug 2020 17:03
- Hooghly: Doc’s wife, son die in NH-2 accident 23 Aug 2020 07:37
- West Bengal: BJP worker killed in Hooghly over I-Day celebration 17 Aug 2020 02:55 Soon after the news of the murder spread, the BJP workers went on ransacking Trinamool party office and damaged a martyrs column. (ANI photo)KOLKATA: Widespread violence was reported in Khanakul area of Arambagh in Hooghly district on Saturday following …
- Clash over flag-hoisting in hooghly: BJP observes 12-hour strike to protest party worker’s killing, six held 16 Aug 2020 22:30 Sudarshan Pramanik was allegedly beaten to death on Saturday, following a clash over the hoisting of the national flag at an Independence Day event. (Representational)A 12-hour strike called by the BJP in Hooghly district’s Khanakul area on Sunday to …
- BJP worker hacked to death in Hooghly over I-Day celebration 15 Aug 2020 15:54 Image Source : INDIA TV BJP worker hacked to death in Hooghly over I-Day celebration A member of the BJP-run Zilla Parishad was killed on Saturday in a clash between ruling Trinamool Congress activists and opposition BJP workers in West Bengal's …
- BJP worker hacked to death in Hooghly in WB 15 Aug 2020 11:41
- Kolkata Port Trust moots tunnel under Hooghly 26 Jul 2020 12:57 A board displaying the name Rabindra Setu Maintained by Syama Prasad Mookherjee Port Kolkata. (TOI photo) KOLKATA: The Kolkata Port Trust (KoPT) is weighing the option of constructing a tunnel under the Hooghly river to facilitate container truck movement …
- Want her to be punished: Parents of Hooghly woman arrested in Dhaka 20 Jul 2020 00:36 In 2019, after moving permanently to Bangladesh, she started working in a madrasa. She has been accused of radicalising the girls at the institution. (Representational) Two days after a 25-year-old woman from West Bengal was arrested in Bangladesh’s …
- Woman from Bengal's Hooghly district arrested in Bangladesh for links with terror outfit 19 Jul 2020 05:49 Text Size: A- A+ Kolkata: A unit of the Bangladesh Police has arrested an Indian woman, who ran away from West Bengal’s Hooghly district to the neighbouring country allegedly to join the banned terror outfit Neo-Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen (JMB). The Counter …
- Key Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh terrorist arrested by Kolkata police in Hooghly district 08 Jun 2020 10:07 By PTI KOLKATA: The Special Task Force (STF) of the Kolkata Police on Monday nabbed a key Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) terrorist from Hooghly district, days after a top member of the group was arrested from Murshidabad. A senior police officer …
- NHAI engineer jumps into Hooghly 02 Jun 2020 23:48 Howrah: A 28-year-old Dum Dum resident, who worked as an executive engineer at National Highway Authority of India (NHAI), reportedly jumped off Bally bridge into the Hooghly around 4pm on Tuesday. His body is yet to be traced. The youth, identified as …
- Cyclone Amphan: 6 West Bengal districts including Kolkata, Hooghly, others brace for severe storm 19 May 2020 07:41 Image Source : AP Sun sets behind a patterned cloud formed over the city in Kolkata, West Bengal state. A cyclonic storm 'Amphan' has intensified into a super cyclone over the Bay of Bengal and expected a landfall near Sundarbans, south of Kolkata. …
- West Bengal: Two BJP MPs booked for inciting violence in Hooghly 18 May 2020 07:49 BJP’s Hooghly MP Locket Chatterjee and Barrackpore MP Arjun Singh on a dharna after the Hooghly DM allegedly refused to meet them last week. (Twitter/Arjun Singh) Chandannagar Police on Saturday filed a case against BJP’s Hooghly MP Locket Chatterjee …
- Hooghly residents can log in from today 17 May 2020 01:52 Kolkata: The West Bengal government has decided to resume internet services in Hooghly from Sunday. Advocate general Kishore Dutta submitted the plan to the high court in response to a PIL by two lawyers. At a video conference hearing on Saturday, Dutta …
- Hooghly Net ban challenged in high court 16 May 2020 02:38 Chandernagore/Kolkata: The Calcutta High court is likely to hear a petition challenging the Hooghly district administrations’s ban on internet services in some stretches, including Chandernagore, till Sunday evening to stop proliferation of fake …
- WB: Prohibitory orders withdrawn in Hooghly 15 May 2020 15:47 Representative image KOLKATA: The administration in West Bengal's Hooghly district on Friday withdrew the prohibitory orders under section 144 of the CrPC imposed in the clash-hit areas of Telinipara, Chandannagar and Sreerampore after the situation …
- 129 arrested for Hooghly violence, Net freeze on 15 May 2020 02:00 Chandernagore: As many as 129 people have been arrested for the Telinipara violence over the past two days while police commissioner Humayun Kabir led a contingent of combat forces into the troubled spots on Thursday morning and urged residents to maintain …
- After Hooghly clashes, prohibitory orders imposed, internet suspended 14 May 2020 09:06 The decisions were taken after fake news and misinformation about the clashes were being circulated on social media platforms. Days after clashes broke out between two communities at Telinipara in Hooghly district, the District Magistrate issued …
- Dope-tainted Gharami turns 'hero' for needy in Hooghly 13 May 2020 12:48 'I had grown up seeing them and now they were not able to feed themselves. I was deeply pained to see them. They are like my extended family so I was happy to help. It was like living a new life.' IMAGE: Indian footballer Rana Gharami contacted his …
- Internet services suspended in Hooghly district after brawl over public toilet use 13 May 2020 08:57 Image Source : PTI Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee issued a warning on Wednesday while blaming the Bharatiya Janata Party’s leaders for the provocation. After a brawl over public toilet use, the internet services have been suspended in Chandannagar and …
- Communal clashes in West Bengal's Hooghly after people from one community called 'corona' 13 May 2020 05:35 West Bengal woman licks police officer As the country grapples with worsening coronavirus pandemic, communal clashes broke out in West Bengal's Hooghly after people from one community allegedly called a group of people from another community as " …
- 2 brothers drown in Hooghly river near Kolkata 12 May 2020 11:48 Representative image. BARUIPUR (WB): Two teenage brothers drowned in the Hooghly river on Tuesday in Budge Budge town near Kolkata, police said. They have been identified as Piyush Tiwari (15) and Aman Kumar Tiwari (18), police said. The incident happened …
- Covid clashes in Hooghly, 17 held 12 May 2020 01:45 Chandernagore: A spate of Covid-positive cases in Urdi Bazar here on Saturday night and later at Telinipara triggered sporadic sectarian clashes and stray reports of bombing late on Sunday night. Police, led by commissioner Humayun Kabir, had to …
- Violence in Malda and Hooghly over pandemic fears, 42 held 12 May 2020 00:27 The police said six people had been arrested. “The situation is under control now. We are investigating the matter. Section 144 of CrPC has been imposed in the area,” said a senior district police officer. (Representational) Two incidents of violence were …
- 173 quarantined in Hooghly 27 Apr 2020 23:58
- Most areas of West Bengal's Hooghly district declared Covid-19 containment zones 21 Apr 2020 10:18
- West Bengal: Man selling cow urine, dung as coronavirus cure held in Hooghly 17 Mar 2020 18:51 The cowshed can house as many as 100 cattle, informed Madan Lal, Chief Sanitary Inspector of the Municipal Corporation, who has been given charge of controlling the menace. (Representational Image) A 50-year-old man was arrested on Tuesday for selling cow …
- Fly ash of barge may hit Hooghly biodiversity 14 Mar 2020 08:49
- Barge sinks in Hooghly river after collision 12 Mar 2020 16:25 A Bangladeshi barge sank in the Hooghly river near here on Thursday after colliding with a dispatch vessel of the Kolkata Port Trust. The dispatch vessel was damaged. The incident occurred at Akra, near Budge Budge in West Bengal's South 24 Parganas …
- Bangladeshi vessel sinks in Hooghly after collision 12 Mar 2020 11:24 Kolkata, March 12 (IANS) A Bangladeshi cargo vessel carrying fly ash sank in the Hooghly river after colliding with a Kolkata Port Trust (KoPT) ship on Thursday, officials said. All 13 crew members of the Bangladeshi ship Mamatamoyee Maa — which was …
- Hooghly water unfit for bathing, Dakshineswar worst: Study 02 Mar 2020 13:28
- Jetty pumping stn on Hooghly to solve water woes in Kidderpore 27 Feb 2020 23:25
- Researchers to record traditions, heritage on two banks of Hooghly 24 Feb 2020 11:55
- 15 students injured as car falls into Hooghly canal 17 Feb 2020 10:45 The pool car was ferrying 15 students to school near Kamdebpur in Hooghly. (Representational) Fifteen school students were injured after a pool car they were travelling in fell into a canal in Hooghly district on Friday. Three students, who were critically …
- Hooghly pool car accident: Drivers will be given special training to curb accidents, says Firhad Hakim 17 Feb 2020 10:45 State minister Firhad Hakim, who is also Kolkata Mayor, said that these drivers had a tendency to flout traffic rules which needed to be checked. (Express Photo by Partha Paul/File) West Bengal Urban Development Minister Firhad Hakim on Sunday said …
- Two newborns found dead on Hooghly bank 04 Feb 2020 07:57
- 2 newborns found dead on Hooghly bank 03 Feb 2020 23:16
- Serampore model for restoration of European colonies along Hooghly 24 Jan 2020 11:54
- Streetwise Kolkata: Strand Road, along the edges of River Hooghly, was built with public lottery funds 10 Jan 2020 09:56 Written by Neha Banka | Kolkata | Published: January 10, 2020 3:02:45 pm An old building along Strand Road in Kolkata. (Express Photo: Shashi Ghosh) On the right bank of the Hooghly river in Kolkata, one of the city’s longest thoroughfares, Strand Road …
- Police stop BJP rally; tension in Hooghly, S Dinajpur 22 Dec 2019 21:12 Kolkata, Dec 22 (IANS) Tension broke out in West Bengal’s Hooghly and South Dinjapur districts after processions brought out by the BJP backing the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) were stopped by the police on Sunday. The police claimed the processions had …
- Girl cycling to tuition dies in Hooghly bridge collapse 22 Nov 2019 02:14 Jangipara (Hooghly): A 12-year-old girl cycling to her tuition classes died a tragic death when the bridge she was crossing collapsed under the weight of a sand-laden truck moving ahead of her. Salma Soren died before she could be rushed to a hospital. …
- 24-year-old dies of dengue in Hooghly 21 Nov 2019 07:52 Sonu ChowdhuryTELENIPARA (HOOGHLY): A day after a five-year-old Serampore girl died of dengue, the disease claimed another life in Hooghly's Telenipara - within Bhadreswar Municipality area - on Wednesday. Sonu Chowdhury (24), a resident of Malapura …
- Cyclone Bulbul: Inundated fields trigger veggie price-rise fear in Hooghly 11 Nov 2019 11:13 Last year, West Bengal produced 1.1 crore tonnes of potatoHOOGHLY: The cyclonic rain played havoc with Bengal crops, especially potatoes, and farmers have become anxious of heavy loss because of delayed harvesting and sowing. Though a section of consumers …
- Suicide bid on second Hooghly bridge 11 Nov 2019 07:04
- Father, son electrocuted in Hooghly dist 11 Nov 2019 01:36
- Factory shut after pollution protest at Hooghly’s Haripal 08 Nov 2019 06:27
- Cochin Shipyard Limited acquires balance 26% of equity shares in Hooghly Cochin Shipyard Limited 02 Nov 2019 15:12 Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL) has acquired 57,20,000 (26%) equity shares of Hooghly Cochin Shipyard Limited (HCSL), an unlisted subsidiary of CSL, held by Hooghly Dock & Port Engineers Limited (HDPEL) on November 01, 2019 at total consideration of Rs.5 …
- Hooghly: BJP minority cell member killed in clash, four arrested 28 Oct 2019 23:50 The TMC, on the other hand, accused the BJP of “playing dirty politics”. A 28-year-old BJP minority cell member was killed following a clash allegedly between workers of the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) and the saffron party in Arambagh area of Hooghly …
- WB scouts for lakes to shift Chhath from Hooghly 14 Oct 2019 09:43
- West Bengal government scouts for lakes to shift Chhath from Hooghly 14 Oct 2019 05:22
- Govt scouts for lakes to shift Chhath from Hooghly 14 Oct 2019 00:03
- Low tide delays immersion at Hooghly ghat 11 Oct 2019 23:56
- 57 modern vessels to replace unsafe bhutbhuties on Hooghly 01 Oct 2019 00:03
- Oz NGO teams up with locals to rid Hooghly ghat of waste 01 Sep 2019 23:33
- Worker of shut Hooghly jute mill found hanging; TMC, BJP blame each other for closure of factories 26 Aug 2019 21:51 BJP MP Locket Chatterjee with the family members of Biswajit Dey in Hooghly district on Monday. Express The Alleged suicide of a shut jute mill worker at Chinsurah in Hooghly district started a political slug fest with local BJP MP Locket Chatterjee …
- After Hooghly school serves boiled rice and salt, Mamata government fixes midday meal menu 24 Aug 2019 06:29 By PTI KOLKATA: West Bengal government has sent a circular to all district administrations for a fixed menu for midday meals in state-run schools, an official said on Saturday. The move for the fixed menu comes days after a school in Hooghly district was …
- BJP MP finds students served boiled rice, salt as Mid-day meal in Hooghly school 20 Aug 2019 11:06 The menu of the Balika Bani Mandir, Locket found that over 400 students were supposed to get soybean curry, boiled rice, dal. Kolkata: In a visit to a Chinsurah school in Hooghly on Monday, BJP MP Locket Chatterjee was in for a surprise when she found that …
- Hooghly cop arrested for posters on ‘cut money’ 07 Aug 2019 07:24 “The robberies are a cause of concern for us,” said J&K Bank executive president Surjeet Singh. Hooghly Police on Tuesday arrested the officer in-charge of District Intelligence Branch in connection with his alleged involvement in putting up posters on …
- 3 missing as boat capsizes in Hooghly river in Bengal 04 Aug 2019 14:54 Kolkata, Aug 4 (IANS) Three persons went missing after a boat capsized in the Hooghly river in West Bengal, the police said on Sunday. According to the police, the incident occurred near the Mangal Pandey Ghat in North 24 Parganas district’s Barrackpore on …
- Bengal: BJP man booked for TMC worker’s murder found dead in Hooghly canal 29 Jul 2019 00:39 Policemen at the spot in Hooghly’s Gayeshpur area on Sunday. (Express Photo) A BJP worker, who was booked in the murder case of a TMC member, was on Sunday found dead in a canal in Hooghly district, a senior police officer said. The BJP said Kashinath …
- Speedboat hits Hooghly teenager in New Digha 26 Jul 2019 23:04
- Hooghly: TMC goons assault female students, college professor 25 Jul 2019 07:22 25 Jul 2019, 10:40AM ISTSource: Times NowIn a shocking case, TMC (Trinamool Congress) goons assault female students and beat up a professor who tried to save students at Hooghly college. According to sources, TMC goons forced female students pursuing …
- Rachna, Prerna head back home after boring tunnel under Hooghly 16 Jul 2019 00:27
- Hooghly: Netas trade barbs over Haripal death 14 Jul 2019 03:13
- ‘Cut money’ fallout: CM Mamata Banerjee sacks Hooghly district unit chief Tapan Dasgupta 04 Jul 2019 22:38 Mamata Banerjee clarified that the circular was not meant to divide students on the basis of religion. (PTI) In THE first political fallout of the ‘cut-money’ scandal that has hit the ruling Trinamool Congress in West Bengal, party chief and West Bengal …
- West Bengal: TMC leader shot dead in Hooghly, party blames BJP 29 Jun 2019 23:14 TMC workers block a road with the body of party leader Dilip Ram in Hooghly district. (Photo: PTI) A 40-year-old TMC leader was shot dead at Bandel station in West Bengal’s Hooghly district on Saturday morning. The deceased has been identified as Dilip Ram …
- Jai Sri Ram chant leads to violence in Hooghly village 28 Jun 2019 02:12
- Row over Jai Shri Ram slogan: Hooghly town tense after BJP claims its worker injured in police firing 28 Jun 2019 00:51 BJP leader Raju Bandopadhyay along with party supporters protest outside Gurap police station on Thursday. (Express) BJP supporters gheraoed a police station and allegedly damaged police vehicles at Gurap in Rural Hooghly on Thursday, after they claimed …
- Brothers feared drowned in the Hooghly 23 Jun 2019 11:50
- Bengal magician drowns in Hooghly after Houdini act goes wrong 17 Jun 2019 23:27 Chanchal Lahiri’s body was recovered on Monday. (Express) The body of 40-year-old magician Chanchal Lahiri, popularly known as Mandrake, was fished out from the Hooghly on Monday evening, a day after he drowned in the river while trying to perform an …
- Kolkata magician attempts Houdini-like trick, drowns in Hooghly river 17 Jun 2019 23:17 Kolkata magician Chanchal Lahiri is feared drowned in the Hooghly River after an underwater magic trick went wrong. The 41-year-old magician had attempted to perform a magic trick where he will be lowered into a water body in a cage and he will get out of …
- ‘Jadugar Mandrake’ dies performing live stunt in Hooghly 17 Jun 2019 13:07 Lahiri was to be picked up by a crane or boat, stationed at the Howrah Bridge, in the same position. A 40-year-old stuntman drowned during a live performance in West Bengal’s Hooghly river on Sunday. Chanchal Lahiri, who goes by the moniker ‘Jadugar ( …
- While performing river trick, Kolkata magician disappears in Hooghly; fears drowned 17 Jun 2019 12:04 Kolkata: Chanchal Lahiri, 41, a magician from Kolkata was feared drowned in the Hooghly river on Sunday while he performed the underwater escape act in front of onlookers, The Times of India reported. Lahiri, who went by his stage name Mandrake, had …
- Kol magician disappears in Hooghly waters after river magic trick 17 Jun 2019 10:32
- Kolkata magician disappears in Hooghly river after river magic trick 17 Jun 2019 08:54
- BJP trio held for TMC man's murder in Hooghly 17 Jun 2019 08:54
- Kolkata: Magician vanishes into Hooghly waters 17 Jun 2019 05:03
- Three from TMC killed in Domkal, one in Hooghly 17 Jun 2019 02:13
- BJP trio arrested for TMC man’s murder in Hooghly 17 Jun 2019 02:11
- Magician vanishes into Hooghly waters 17 Jun 2019 02:09
- TMC worker killed in Hooghly, 4 detained 17 Jun 2019 00:59 Local residents later found the worker’s body and informed the police. (Representational) A Trinamool Congress Panchayat Samity member was allegedly beaten to death by unidentified assailants in Hooghly’s Khanakul area on Saturday evening. The 56-year-old …
- Political violence continues in Bengal, Trinamool member killed in Hooghly 16 Jun 2019 17:42 By PTI KALYANI: One person was killed, while some others were attacked with rods and bamboos in continuing post-poll clashes in West Bengal, in two districts, police said. Eight persons have been arrested in connection with the incidents that took place on …
- Hooghly BJP candidate alleges ‘poll rigging’ 06 May 2019 10:56 06 May 2019, 10:27AM ISTSource: Times NowLocket Chatterjee, the BJP candidate from Hooghly Lok Sabha constituency, alleged that there was ‘poll rigging’ in the district and when she visited a poll booth to check the same she was confronted by the TMC goons …
- Locket Chatterjee’s rented house vandalised in Hooghly 19 Apr 2019 22:49 TMC denied any involvement in the attack and blamed BJP’s infighting behind it. Bengal BJP leader Locket Chatterjee’s rented accommodation was ransacked in the Hooghly district on Friday, police said. The incident came to light after Chatterjee had reached …
- West Bengal: Recovery surge brings down active Covid cases for second straight day 28 Oct 2020 23:32 More than 60 per cent of the new cases and 45 deaths were recorded in the pandemic epicentre in South Bengal comprising Kolkata, its three neighbouring districts, and Hooghly.(File)The Covid-19 active caseload in West Bengal on Wednesday dropped for the …
- Improving recovery rate nullifies high daily Covid-19 caseloads during Puja 28 Oct 2020 05:50 The test positivity rate has also increased despite a decline in testing numbers. On Tuesday, it was 8.16 per cent, up from 7.96 per cent at the start of the month. Express Photo by Partha PaulWest Bengal Chief Secretary Alapan Bandyopadhyay on Tuesday …
- West Bengal: Record 4,157 cases added even as daily recoveries keep rising 22 Oct 2020 22:54 According to the Department of Health, 2,393 patients are still in government quarantine while 94,608 people remain isolated at home. (Representational)West Bengal on Thursday reported over 4,000 cases for the third straight day as a record 4,157 …
- West Bengal: In a first, over 4,000 Covid cases logged in a single day 21 Oct 2020 01:03 On Tuesday, active cases rose to 35,170 while the discharge rate was down to 87.43 per cent despite a record 3,382 patients recovering from the disease. (Representational)West Bengal on Tuesday reported over 4,000 Covid-19 cases in a day for the first time …
- Active Covid cases up to 34,584 in West Bengal: Record 3,992 cases added, free fall in recovery rate continues 20 Oct 2020 03:22 According to the state health bulletin, in which figures are updated till 9 am, the state’s toll went up to 6,119 following 63 fatalities. (Representational)The decline in West Bengal’s Covid-19 recovery rate continued on Monday as the state registered a …
- Bengal Covid recovery rate drops to 87.55%: Toll tops 6,000, almost 4K cases added in a day 18 Oct 2020 23:15 Among those dead was an assistant sub-inspector of Kolkata Armed Police, who succumbed to the disease on Sunday morning. (Representational)West Bengal’s Covid-19 toll went past 6,000 on Sunday to settle at 6,056 following the second instance of a record 64 …
- Man arrested for cheating, impersonating ACP in WBengal 18 Oct 2020 05:05 Paschim Bardhaman (West Bengal) [India], October 17 (ANI): One person has been arrested on Saturday in Durgapur of West Bengal's Paschim Bardhaman district for defrauding people by pretending to be an Additional Commissioner of Police of the Mumbai …
- West Bengal: Record 3,865 cases added, recovery rate takes a big hit 17 Oct 2020 23:53 The state health department said 2,405 patients were still in government quarantine, while 92,571 people are isolated at home. (Representational)West Bengal’s recovery rate dropped significantly on Saturday as the state registered a record number of Covid- …
- West Bengal: Record 3,771 cases added; Soumitra Chatterjee’s health better 17 Oct 2020 00:03 In North Bengal, active cases increased in both Malda (882) and Darjeeling (872). (Representational)West Bengal registered a record rise in Covid-19 cases for the second straight day as 3,771 infections pushed up its case count to 3,13,188. The discharge …
- Mamata Banerjee Announced New Bengal University To Honour Netaji's Contribution 06 Oct 2020 03:47 West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday said her government will set up a university to honour the contribution of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose and his Indian National Army in the country's freedom movement. The educational institution will …
- Bengal: Covid recovery rises despite over 3.3K cases 06 Oct 2020 02:39 Over 57 per cent of the cases and 40 deaths were recorded in the South Bengal pandemic hotspot comprising Kolkata, its three neighbouring districts, and Hooghly. (Representational)West Bengal on Monday recorded 3,348 Covid-19 cases that pushed up its total …
- West Bengal: Infection growth declines, steady rise in recovery rate 20 Sep 2020 23:14 According to the state health department, there was no discernible shift in the case fatality rate, which was 1.94 per cent on Sunday despite a record 414 deaths this week. (Representational)The Covid-19 pandemic in West Bengal continued to slow down this …
- Bengal: Recovery rate inches towards 87% despite 3,188 new cases 20 Sep 2020 01:11 Amongst the districts, over half of Saturday’s cases were reported from the pandemic epicentre of Kolkata, North 24 Parganas, South 24 Parganas, Howrah, and Hooghly. These five districts also reported 41 fatalities. (Representational)West Bengal on …
- Covid in Bengal: Bankura, Purulia, Alipurduar among new areas of concern 19 Sep 2020 05:05 Flouting social distancing norms, several gather at the Mallikghat flower market in Kolkata on Thursday morning.While the Covid-19 pandemic epicentre in South Bengal comprising the five districts of Kolkata, North 24 Parganas, South 24 Parganas, Howrah, …
- Bengal: Cases over 2 lakh, but decline in infection growth continues 13 Sep 2020 23:40 Though the recovery rate continued to improve this week, rising to 86.4 per cent on Sunday, active cases registered an incremental increase. The active caseload was 23,624 on Sunday, up from 23,218 at the end of last week. (Representational)West Bengal on …
- Bengal: 3,000-plus Covid cases added for seventh straight day, total count almost 2 lakh 13 Sep 2020 06:12 Department of Health said 2,491 people were still in government quarantine and 67,852 people were isolated at home. (Express photo: Partha Paul)West Bengal on Saturday added 3,161 infections to its caseload as its total case count rose to 1,99,493. This …
- Kolkata and North 24 Parganas drive Covid recovery surge 04 Sep 2020 10:03 On Thursday, the state reported 2,984 new cases, which pushed up the case count to 1,71,681.As West Bengal’s recovery rate continued its upward trajectory on Thursday, rising to 84.03 per cent after 3,335 patients were released in 24 hours, data showed …
- Kolkata and North 24 Parganas drive recovery surge 04 Sep 2020 00:20 Keeping with the trend, most of the cases (56 per cent) were reported from the South Bengal epicentre comprising Kolkata, its three adjoining districts, and Hooghly. (Representational image)As West Bengal’s recovery rate continued its upward trajectory on …
- 4.1-Magnitude Earthquake Hits West Bengal's Durgapur 26 Aug 2020 17:41 A medium-intensity earthquake of magnitude 4.1 struck Durgapur in Paschim Bardhaman district of West Bengal on Wednesday morning, officials said. Tremors were felt in the industrial town and its nearby areas, they said. The quake, with its epicentre at 110 …
- Sept 30 deadline to finish pending infra work: Bengal CM to districts 26 Aug 2020 03:49 The Chief Minister said she expects the Covid-19 pandemic situation to improve by September end, and added that she might go on a tour of the districts to supervise the development projects in October.Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Tuesday instructed all …
- Bankura reports first Covid-19 death: Recovery upswing continues, but Bengal CM wary about Paschim Bardhaman 26 Aug 2020 03:49 “Almost 5.9 per cent of the district has been highly affected by Covid-19. The death rate is decreasing but we have to still bring it down,” Banerjee said. (File)Four the second straight day and fourth time this month, West Bengal reported more recoveries …
- Heavy rain likely in Gangetic Bengal for next 3 days: MeT 24 Aug 2020 22:13 Rain lashes Kolkata’s Park Street on Monday.The city received 1.6 mm of rainfall. (Express photo: Partha Paul)Heavy rain is likely to occur in Gangetic Bengal over the next three days as predicted by the regional Meteorological (Met) Department of Bengal. …
- Medical equipment ‘scam’: Mamata dismisses Dhankhar & Oppn allegations, takes a dig at PM CARES 24 Aug 2020 22:13 West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar and CM Mamata Banerjee. (File)Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday dismissed Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar and the Opposition’s allegations of irregularities in the purchase of medical equipment required to contain the …
- West Bengal: 3,197 Covid cases added, recovery rate up to 76.51% 21 Aug 2020 02:16 Meanwhile, the health authorities said 35,059 tests were conducted in 24 hours, taking the cumulative number of specimens examined to 14,51,615. (Representational)West Bengal reported a record 3,197 new cases on Thursday, with a marked decline in the …
- Bengal school principal gets notice for resuming class amid COVID-19 lockdown 14 Aug 2020 05:08 By Express News Service KOLKATA: The headmaster of a higher secondary school in West Bengal was served a show-cause notice for resuming classes on Wednesday despite clear rules that all educational institutions shall remain closed in the wake of Covid …
- Jhargram reports first two deaths: Toll tops 2,200, share of Kolkata nearly 1,000 12 Aug 2020 22:25 The recovery rate rose to 72.96 per cent on Wednesday. As many as 2,725 people were declared recovered in 24 hours, taking the cumulative number to 76,120. (Representational)West Bengal’s Covid-19 caseload on Wednesday increased by 2,725 to 1,04,326, and …
- Outside south Bengal epicentre, situation turns worse in six districts 09 Aug 2020 23:22 Another worry for the state health authorities is the upward trend of the overall test positivity rate, which was 8.64 per cent Sunday. (Representational) West Bengal’s Covid-19 case count increased to 95,554 on Sunday as the pandemic continued to wreak …
- 25,486 active cases: Over 90,000 infected; 2,005 succumb to Covid-19 in Bengal 08 Aug 2020 23:37 According to the Department of Health, 2,829 people are in government quarantine and 28,131 are isolated at home. There are 1,716 people in safe homes. (Representational) West Bengal’s Covid-19 case count crossed 90,000 on Saturday, settling at 92,615 …
- Bengal COVID-19 death toll reaches 2000 as 51 people succumb across state 08 Aug 2020 21:43 By PTI KOLKATA: The coronavirus toll in West Bengal crossed 2,000 Saturday and its caseload the 90,000 mark, according to a bulletin of the state health department. The number of active cases in the state crossed the 25,000 mark, the bulletin said. The …
- Bengal COVID tally breaches 75,000-mark with 2,739 new cases, record 49 deaths reported 02 Aug 2020 20:47 By PTI KOLKATA: The death toll due to COVID-19 in West Bengal rose to 1,678 on Sunday with record one-day jump of 49 fatalities, the health department said. The state also reported the highest single-day spike of 2,739 fresh cases, which pushed the tally …
- Covid-19 toll up to 1,332: On day of record deaths, infection relapse reported in North Bengal 26 Jul 2020 02:46 “The second infection is also from coronavirus itself. The Department of Health is investigating if the virus that causes the disease mutated or not. The results are expected within a week,” said Roy. (Representational) West Bengal on Saturday reported a …
- Bi-weekly lockdown kicks off in Bengal as state sees highest daily spike of 2,291 fresh COVID-19 cases, 39 deaths 23 Jul 2020 03:03 By PTI KOLKATA: All petrol pumps in the state of West Bengal will remain operational on the three days as lockdown returns in the state for two days in a week to stem the spread of the coronavirus, a senior official of the home department said. Factories …
- West Bengal reports over 1,000 new COVID-19 cases 09 Jul 2020 21:08 West Bengal recorded a fresh high of 1,088 cases on Thursday, taking the State’s total cases past the 25,000 mark to 25,911. As many as 27 more deaths recorded in the last 24 hours took the State’s fatality toll to 854. Of the total case tally, only 8,231 …
- Covid-19 active case: 6,329 Record 19 deaths, 743 cases leave Bengal reeling 05 Jul 2020 00:53 The active case count in the state rose to 6,329. (Representational) West Bengal on Saturday experienced its worst day since the Covid-19 pandemic began, registering the highest single-day increase in fatalities and cases with 19 deaths and 743 positive …
- Cyclone Amphan: 4 more TMC leaders get notice for ‘corruption’ in relief work 28 Jun 2020 23:55 Kolkata: NDRF personnel work to clear an uprooted tree from a road, in the aftermath of Cyclone Amphan, in Kolkata, Tuesday, May 26, 2020. (PTI Photo/Swapan Mahapatra) The TMC on Sunday issued show-cause notices to four leaders over alleged corruption …
- Bengal Covid toll up to 580: Medinipur, Bardhaman bring down active cases 24 Jun 2020 08:46 Overall, authorities have tested 4,20,277 samples. According to the bulletin, the test positivity rate now is 3.5%.(Express Photo Shashi Ghosh) The Covid-19 active caseload in West Bengal on Tuesday dropped below 5,000 for the first time since June 10 even …
- Watch: In Asansol, BJP worker confuses China’s Xi Jinping with North Korea’s Kim Jong-un 19 Jun 2020 11:52 Protests against China in Kolkata on Thursday. (Express photo/Partha Paul) At a protest against Chinese troops for killing 20 Indian soldiers in Ladakh, BJP workers in Paschim Bardhaman district’s Asansol city on Thursday confused the country’s …
- Unease grows about burden on Kolkata hospitals as cases in city, suburbs surge 16 Jun 2020 04:00 Written by Atri Mitra | Kolkata | Published: June 16, 2020 6:27:02 am Kolkata has three dedicated state-run Covid-19 hospitals — MR Bangur and ID Hospital, which has more than 500 beds, Calcutta Medical College, and KPC Medical College, both of which have …
- 2,237 cases in 6 days, Bengal equals Delhi’s Covid growth rate 07 Jun 2020 00:18 The weekly average growth rate of infection is also among the highest in the country, equaling Delhi’s 7 per cent. (Representational) Amid the easing of lockdown restrictions, West Bengal on Saturday reported another highest single-day jump in number of …
- Nor’wester kills two, south Bengal likely to receive more rainfall 29 May 2020 06:30 The squall brought rain Wednesday evening onwards, a week after cyclone Amphan left a trail of destruction in South Bengal districts. The meteorological department on Thursday forecast more rain in South Bengal in the next two days, hours after a nor’ …
- West Bengal govt, DEA, World Bank and AIIB sign loan agreements for $413 million major irrigation project 19 May 2020 14:38 KOLKATA: West Bengal government, the Department of Economic Affairs (DEA), the World Bank and the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank(AIIB) have recently signed loan agreements for $413 million (Rs. 2931crore) West Bengal Major Irrigation and Flood …
- Vande Bharat flight to bring 169 people from Dhaka to Kolkata 18 May 2020 00:43 New Delhi [India], May 17 (ANI): Under the Vande Bharat Mission, a total of 169 Indians will return by an Air India special flight from Dhaka to Kolkata on Monday, sources told ANI. West Bengal has finally allowed repatriation of domiciles from abroad, …
- Eight die even as West Bengal govt works to ease curbs in red zones 15 May 2020 02:27 During the day, a large number of private vehicles were seen on the road in the city’s non-containment zones.(Representational) The state government on Thursday announced that the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) had claimed eight more lives, pushing up the …
- West Bengal: Full list of red, orange, green zones for Lockdown post May 3 01 May 2020 12:54 Image Source : AP West Bengal: Full list of red, orange, green zones for Lockdown post May 3 The Union Health Ministry has finalised the list of containment zones and divided the states and districts into red, orange and green zones, districts, as the …
- India Coronavirus Updates, April 28: Doubling rate of COVID-19 cases now stands at 10.2 days, says Health Ministry 28 Apr 2020 16:55 The number of active coronavirus cases in the country stood at 21,632 along with 6,868 recoveries. Express photo by Partha Paul. Coronavirus India Updates: A day after it emerged from the Prime Minister’s videoconference with Chief Ministers that the …
- India Coronavirus Updates, April 28: Delhi reports no deaths for second straight day; NITI Aayog sealed for 48 hrs 28 Apr 2020 10:31 The number of active coronavirus cases in the country stood at 21,632 along with 6,868 recoveries. Express photo by Partha Paul. Coronavirus India Updates: A day after it emerged from the Prime Minister’s videoconference with Chief Ministers that the …
- Coronavirus lockdown in Kolkata and Howrah: Full list of red, orange and green zones 28 Apr 2020 10:12 Image Source : INDIA TV The confirmed coronavirus cases in West Bengal currently stand at 697 including 20 deaths while 109 have recovered. Several districts in West Bengal including Kolkata and Howrah have been identified as red zones after coronavirus …
- India Coronavirus Updates, April 28: Delhi reports no deaths for second straight day 28 Apr 2020 07:51 The number of active coronavirus cases in the country stood at 21,632 along with 6,868 recoveries. Express photo by Partha Paul. Coronavirus India Updates: A day after it emerged from the Prime Minister’s videoconference with Chief Ministers that the …
- COVID-19: Four districts declared red zones as Bengal registers second doctor death in two days 28 Apr 2020 05:37 By PTI KOLKATA: The West Bengal government on Monday released a list, saying four districts, including Kolkata, have been declared as red zones in the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak, and 287 areas in the metropolis identified as containment zones. Howrah, …
- Kolkata, Howrah identified among four red zones in Bengal; 11 orange zones 28 Apr 2020 04:37 Image Source : WIKI COMMONS A file photo of Howrah Bridge for representational purpose Four districts in West Bengal, Kolkata, North 24 Parganas, Howrah and Purba Mednipur, were on Monday delineated as red zones, or 'hotspots'. According to Union …
- Truck carrying abandoned India Post aircraft gets stuck under a bridge in Bengal 24 Dec 2019 07:33 By ANI DURGAPUR: A truck carrying an abandoned India Post aircraft was stuck under a bridge in Durgapur on Tuesday. The incident took place on National Highway-2 in the city. The aircraft was stuck in the middle of the road in Durgapur city in Paschim …
- Video: Plane gets stuck under bridge in India 24 Dec 2019 07:02 A truck carrying an abandoned India Post aircraft was stuck under a bridge in Durgapur on Tuesday. The incident took place on National Highway-2 in the city. Watch: Truck carrying abandoned aircraft gets stuck under bridge in #Durgapur in #WestBengal pic. …
- CAA protests: ‘Violent protests prove that Bengal needs NRC’ 20 Dec 2019 22:40 Babul Supriyo in Asansol on Friday. Express Union Minister Babul Supriyo Friday opted out of a rally in support of the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) in Asansol after the local police denied him permission. The BJP leader instead returned to Kolkata, …
- Citizenship Law protests: Bengal Imam who lost son to communal clashes calls for peace 15 Dec 2019 21:16 Maulana Imdadul Rashidi had thwarted escalation of riots in 2018. Maulana Imdadul Rashidi, the Imam from Asansol in West Bengal who thwarted escalation of riots in the wake of his son’s death during 2018 communal clashes in the Paschim Bardhaman city, has …
- Bengal BJP team meets Modi, apprises him of law and order situation in state 15 Dec 2019 09:45 KOLKATA: A state BJP delegation met Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday and apprised him of the law and order situation in West Bengal, amid violent protests against the amended Citizenship Act. The delegation, led by party state general secretary …
- PM Modi addresses rally in Haryana's Ballabhgarh | LIVE 14 Oct 2019 12:10 Oct 14, 2019 5:36 PM (IST) Posted by Madhu Rao Delhi Special Court reserves order on ED's application seeking arrest Chidambaram A special court in Delhi reserves the order on Enforcement Directorate (ED) application seeking the arrest of Congress …
- 3 Trapped In Illegal Coal Mine In Bengal, Rescue Operations On 14 Oct 2019 06:46 The incident took place on Sunday night when four coal pilferers were extracting coal from the mine. Asansol: Three men have been trapped while extracting coal from an illegal coal mine at Kulti in West Bengal, an official said on Monday. An Eastern …
- West Bengal launch free crop insurance scheme for farmers 28 Jun 2019 05:51 BCCL All farmers taking loans (granted or applied for) and even those not taking loans can avail of the insurance. KOLKATA: West Bengal government has announced a crop insurance scheme in collaboration with the Agriculture Insurance Company of India (AIC), …
- 78 Bombs Seized In Two Districts Of West Bengal, 8 Arrested 25 Jun 2019 06:01 Durgapur/Bhatpara (West Bengal): As many as 78 bombs were seized from Paschim Bardhaman and North 24 Parganas districts in West Bengal on Monday. While 60 bombs were seized from Bhatpara area of North 24 Parganas district, the police recovered 18 bombs …
- Caller pretending to be Babul Supriyo threatening me: TMC leader to police 01 Jun 2019 17:43 [India], June 1 (ANI): Mayor of Asansol Municipal Corporation and Trinamool Congress (TMC) MLA Jitendra Kumar Tiwari on Saturday complained to the police that a caller, claiming himself to be Union Minister Babul Supriyo, has verbally abused and threatened …
- 120th Birth Anniversary of Nat’l Poet: Three-day celebration begins today 24 May 2019 19:53 Marking the 120th birth anniversary of National Poet Kazi Nazrul Islam, a three-day national level programme will begin at Darirampur in Mymensingh’s Trishal, the place imbued with Nazrul’s memory, today. The celebration at Darirampur Nazrul Mancha, …
- “Without Antibiotics, I Cannot Treat”: Examining Antibiotic Resistance Drivers in India 08 May 2019 07:30 An interview with Mohit Nair, discussing the issue of antibiotic resistance in India and the work that Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) (Doctors Without Borders) is carrying out to improve awareness and reduce the misuse of antibiotics. What are the main …
- Examining Antibiotic Resistance Drivers in India 08 May 2019 07:19 An interview with Mohit Nair, discussing the issue of antibiotic resistance in India and the work that Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) (Doctors Without Borders) is carrying out to improve awareness and reduce the misuse of antibiotics. What are the main …
- EC transfers seven Bengal police officers 22 Apr 2019 11:36 Kolkata, April 22 (IANS) The Election Commission on Monday ordered immediate transfer of seven police officers in West Bengal with clear instructions they should not be involved in election duties. “The officers being transferred are not to be involved by …
- Stop rallies and pay the price, BJP tells Trinamool 12 Apr 2019 19:52 Kolkata, April 13 (IANS) The BJP’s West Bengal unit president Dilip Ghosh on Friday warned the state administration not to obstruct the scheduled Ram Navmi rallies here and said the ruling Trinamool Congress would face the consequence in the elections if …
- Hindu radicals attack Christians in West Bengal, badly beating pastor 21 Mar 2019 18:24 The incident occurred in a private home in the village of Panch Gachia. Rev Anand Hari is now in hospital. The “members of others religions have no restrictions on meeting,” says prominent Christian, whilst “Christians instead are not allowed to worship …
- EC notice, police complaint against Supriyo over campaign song (2nd Lead) 19 Mar 2019 18:57 Kolkata, March 19 (IANS) The Election Commission on Tuesday slapped a show-cause notice on Union Minister and BJP leader Babul Supriyo for not seeking permission before releasing a video of his party’s campaign song for Bengal on the social media. “This …
- EC serves notice to Babul Supriyo for ‘derogatory’ song against TMC 19 Mar 2019 14:25 An FIR has been lodged against Babul Supriyo in Asansol South police station. (File) The Election Commission has sent a notice to BJP MP Babul Supriyo for singing a song against which TMC has submitted a complaint. As per sources, the commission has …
- Central forces to hit Kolkata streets from Sat 15 Mar 2019 12:48 KOLKATA: The first company of BSF which is likely to reach Kolkata on Friday evening will hit the streets the very next morning. Police said they expect to split the BSF company in 8 to 10 platoons to patrol several Kolkata zones like Shahid Nagar area …
- Central forces to hit Kolkata streets from Saturday 15 Mar 2019 03:16 Saibal Gupta & Dwaipayan Ghosh Kolkata The first company of BSF which is likely to reach Kolkata on Friday evening will hit the streets the very next morning. Police said they expect to split the BSF company in 8 to 10 platoons to patrol several …
- Trade unions strike evokes mixed response on Day 1 08 Jan 2019 16:17 NEW DELHI: The strike by 10 central trade unions evoked a mixed response on Tuesday as five states, including Kerala, Odisha and Assam, witnessed complete bandh while sporadic incidents of violence were reported in West Bengal and Rajasthan. Central trade …
- Trade unions strike evokes mixed response on Day 1, complete bandh in Kerala 08 Jan 2019 14:23 New Delhi, Jan 8 () The strike by 10 central trade unions evoked a mixed response on Tuesday as five states, including Kerala, Odisha and Assam, witnessed complete bandh while sporadic incidents of violence were reported in West Bengal and Rajasthan. …
- 48-hour strike: Sporadic incidents reported in West Bengal 08 Jan 2019 07:12 KOLKATA: Sporadic incidents of vandalism have been reported from parts of West Bengal on Tuesday during the 48-hour-long nationwide general strike called by central trade unions protesting against the "anti-people" policies of the Centre. Stones …
- Dematerialisation of shares: How companies race against time and investors reminisce about a bygone era 25 Nov 2018 04:40 Even when Arun Goenka, businessman and veteran stock market investor, works out of his office in the congested Mumbai suburb of Andheri East, the 61-year-old keeps recalling another, far away place — the village he grew up in, Neamathpur in Paschim …
- 2019 Lok Sabha polls: Bengal CPI(M) for tie-up with Congress 01 Sep 2018 04:13 The Bengal State committee of the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) has decided to enter into a “seat sharing adjustment” with Congress for the 2019 Lok Sabha elections. The decision was taken at a recent State Committee meeting where majority of …
- Kolkata faces sudden heat wave, discomfort rises 16 Jun 2018 13:40 Kolkata, June 16 (IANS) Kolkata is reeling under a heat wave with the mercury touching 40 degree Celsius on Saturday and the rains disappearing after strong westerlies weakened the monsoon winds, a met official said here. The temperature shot up since …
- Nazrul emerged like a comet in Bangla literature: PM 27 May 2018 06:23 ASANSOL, PASCHIM BARDHAMAN: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said Kazi Nazrul Islam enriched Bangla literature immensely. The premier made the remarks at the Kazi Nazrul University in West Bengal’s Asansol during a Special Convocation on Saturday (May 26). The …
- Upholding Nazrul's non-communal spirit 26 May 2018 21:46 Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday said Bangladesh is being developed, upholding the non-communal spirit of National Poet Kazi Nazrul Islam. “Nazrul was motivated by the non-communal spirit. So, we're building Bangladesh with this non-communal …
- India has progressed because of its democratic tradition: Hasina 26 May 2018 13:48 Asansol (West Bengal), May 26 (IANS) Lauding India’s democratic tradition for its progress, Bangladesh Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday sought cooperation from neighbouring nations to protect her country’s youth from the scourge of conflict, …
- Hasina seeks quick solution to Rohingya problem 26 May 2018 12:21 Asansol (West Bengal), May 26 (IANS) A day after seeking the cooperation of the international community to ensure Myanmar took back the Rohingya refugees, Bangladesh Prime Minister Sehikh Hasina on Saturday called for a quick solution to the problem. “You …
- Hasina conferred honorary D.Litt by Kazi Nazrul University 26 May 2018 09:59 Asansol (West Bengal), May 26 (IANS) Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was on Saturday conferred the honorary Doctorate of Literature degree by the Kazi Nazrul University here. University Vice Chancellor Sadhan Chakrabarti handed out the degree to …
- Hasina receives DLitt degree at Kazi Nazrul University 26 May 2018 09:24 Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today received 'Doctor of Literature (DLitt)' degree from Kazi Nazrul University, Asansol in Paschim Bardhaman district in West Bengal. Sheikh Hasina was honoured with the degree in recognition of her outstanding …
- Sheikh Hasina to have luncheon meeting with Modi 24 May 2018 19:25 Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will have a luncheon meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday following the inauguration of Bangladesh Bhavana at the Visva-Bharati University in Santiniketan. Her younger sister Sheikh Rehana will also be …
- Pre-poll violence continues in Bengal 07 Apr 2018 17:58 Violence over filing of nominations for panchyat polls in West Bengal continued for the sixth day on Saturday. Clashes between Trinamool Congress supporters and various Opposition parties took place in Birbhum, Murshidabad, Paschim Bardhaman and Uttar …
- Rising communal tensions in West Bengal, Bihar 02 Apr 2018 04:34 — By Editorial | Apr 02, 2018 07:57 am The recent communal clashes in West Bengal and Bihar on the occasion of Ram Navami have further vitiated the atmosphere for peace and social harmony in the two States. Several days after the incidents of violence and …
- West Bengal Governor Visits Violence Hit Asansol, Stays Away From Muslim Localities 01 Apr 2018 10:33 West Bengal Governor Kesari Nath Tripathi on Saturday visited violence-hit Asansol and Raniganj but during his four-and-a-half hour-long visit, he didn't meet a single Muslim family. “He never asked to go” and “if he had, it would have been difficult …
- Bengal Ram Navami violence: Clash-hit Raniganj limps back to normalcy 30 Mar 2018 18:44 Police use batons to control the situation after an armed crowd allegedly barged into a police station over Ram Navami clashes at Kandi in Murshidabad on Monday. | PTI File Photo KOLKATA: Parts of Raniganj in West Bengal's Paschim Burdwan district that …
- Bengal violence: Clash-hit Raniganj limps back to normalcy 30 Mar 2018 15:30 Kolkata, March 30 (IANS) Parts of Raniganj in West Bengal’s Paschim Burdwan district that remained tense for most of this week following clashes over Ram Navami rallies limped back to normalcy on Friday even as large number of police and para-military …
- Asansol-Raniganj violence: Babul Supriyo barred from visiting troubled areas, FIR filed 30 Mar 2018 06:48 Asansol: Union Minister Babul Supriyo being stopped by police from entering Asansol in Burdwan district of West Bengal on Thursday. Photo:PTI Union minister Babul Supriyo and a senior West Bengal BJP leader were today stopped by police from entering the …
- Ram Navami Clashes: FIR Filed Against Union Minister Babul Supriyo, Barred From Visiting Troubled Areas 30 Mar 2018 04:59 Union minister Babul Supriyo and a senior West Bengal BJP leader were today stopped by police from entering the Asansol-Raniganj area over clashes following a Ram Navami rally. Supriyo claimed that two FIRs were lodged against him after which he also filed …
- Union minister Babul Supriyo barred from visiting troubled areas, FIR filed 30 Mar 2018 04:35 Union Minister Babul Supriyo being stopped by police from entering Asansol in Burdwan district of West Bengal on Thursday. PTI Photo. Union minister Babul Supriyo and a senior West Bengal BJP leader were on Thursday stopped by police from entering the …
- Ram Navami clash: Babul Supriyo barred from visiting troubled areas 29 Mar 2018 18:34 Union minister Babul Supriyo and a senior West Bengal Bharatiya Janata Party leader were on Thursday stopped by police from entering the Asansol-Raniganj area, where situation continued to remain tense after violence erupted over a Ram Navami procession. …
- West Bengal: Babul Supriyo barred from entering tense Asansol-Raniganj area 29 Mar 2018 16:02 — By PTI | Mar 29, 2018 06:57 pm Kolkata: Union Minister Babul Supriyo and a senior West Bengal BJP leader were today stopped by police from entering the Asansol-Raniganj area, where the situation continued to remain tense after violence erupted over a Ram …
- West Bengal clashes: Federal minister stopped 29 Mar 2018 15:24 Kolkata: Amid prevailing tensions over parts of Raniganj and adjoining areas in West Bengal’s Paschim Burdwan district following clashes over Ram Navami rallies, federal minister Babul Supriyo was on Thursday prevented from entering the area. Citing …
- Babul Supriyo barred from entering tense Asansol-Raniganj area 29 Mar 2018 15:16 KOLKATA: Union minister Babul Supriyo and a senior West Bengal BJP leader were on Thursday stopped by police from entering the Asansol-Raniganj area, where the situation continued to remain tense after violence erupted over a Ram Navami procession. …
- Babul Supriyo 29 Mar 2018 14:06 KOLKATA: Union minister Babul Supriyo and a senior West Bengal BJP leader were on Thursday stopped by police from entering the Asansol-Raniganj area, where the situation continued to remain tense after violence erupted over a Ram Navami procession. …
- Babul Supriyo barred from entering tense Asansol-Raniganj area 29 Mar 2018 12:02 KOLKATA: Union Minister Babul Supriyo and a senior West Bengal BJP leader were today stopped by police from entering the Asansol-Raniganj area, where the situation continued to remain tense after violence erupted over a Ram Navami procession. Internet …
- Tension in Bengal after Ram Navami violence, BJP hits out at Mamata government 28 Mar 2018 16:24 Kolkata, March 28 (IANS) Tension prevailed over parts of Raniganj and adjoining areas in West Bengal’s Paschim Burdwan district on Wednesday following clashes over Ram Navami rallies, even as the state government rushed a crack police team including senior …
- CPI-M calls for deploying army, paramilitary in Bengal’s troubled areas 28 Mar 2018 16:24 Kolkata, March 28 (IANS) The CPI-M on Wednesday demanded deployment of para-military forces in the tense areas like Asansol in West Bengal and urged the Mamata Banerjee government to take the initiative for requisitioning the army’s services in view of the …
- Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee declares West Bardhaman as 23rd district 07 Apr 2017 13:31 By: PTI | Asansol | Published:April 7, 2017 5:35 pm West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. (File Photo) A new West Bardhaman district was craved out of Bardhaman district by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today making it the 23rd district …