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How Bengalis Craze For Hilsa Is Being Met Through Illegal Imports From Bangladesh September 18, 2021 6:05 am This is one ‘contraband’ that India’s border guards manning the 2,217 kilometer-long West Bengal-Bangladesh border do not really bother to stop from coming in. And not the least because Bengalis are more than willing to pay an arm and a leg for it. The …
Day after Arpita Ghosh quit RS, TMC leader says no pressure September 17, 2021 12:43 am A day after resigning from her Rajya Sabha seat, TMC leader Arpita Ghosh said no one forced her to quit and she wanted to devote more time to organisational work of the party. “When I was elected to the Rajya Sabha, Covid started. Naturally, I was not able …
6 children dead, hundreds hospitalised in Bengal September 16, 2021 6:07 pm Hundreds of children across several districts of north Bengal have been hospitalised with symptoms of viral infection. Reports that at least six children have died in the past few days — three in Jalpaiguri, two in Malda and one in Uttar Dinjapur — have …
Border Force Seizes Snake Venom Worth Rs 57 Crore From Bangladesh Border September 16, 2021 12:20 am In international black market, the seized quantity of venom is worth Rs 57 crore. (Representational) Siliguri (West Bengal): Border Security Force (BSF) seized snake venom worth Rs 57 crore from the India-Bangladesh border in Dakshin Dinajpur district of …
BSF seizes snake venom worth Rs 57 cr from Indo-Bangladesh September 11, 2021 3:27 pm Siliguri (West Bengal) [India], September 11 (ANI): Border Security Force (BSF) seized snake venom worth Rs 57 crore from the India-Bangladesh border in Dakshin Dinajpur district of West Bengal on Friday. As per a statement from BSF, the snake venom was …
Kolkata: 695 fresh Covid cases, 13 more deaths in a day September 3, 2021 12:43 am Kolkata on Thursday reported 695 fresh cases of the coronavirus infection (Covid-19) and 38 recoveries in the past 24 hours, according to a government health bulletin. A total of 13 people died in past 24 hours due to the infection, taking the total toll …
Lightning strikes kill seven people amid rains in Dinajpur August 23, 2021 3:22 pm Seven boys from Sadar Upazila’s Nischchintopur village were injured after being struck by lightning strike while playing mobile phone games under a tin shed near No. 8 railway signalling bell at Dinajpur Uposhahar around 3pm on Monday. Firoz Hossain and …
BSF troops assaulted by cattle smugglers along Indo-Bangladesh border - Zee News June 6, 2021 8:23 am New Delhi: The Border Security Force (BSF) on Sunday (June 6, 2021) said that some of its troops were assaulted by cattle smugglers along the Indo-Bangladesh border in West Bengal's Dakshin Dinajpur district on Saturday night. The BSF stated that its …
Second wave dents rural economy leading to knock-on effect on recovery June 3, 2021 7:11 am Ramesh Ram, 31, is listed as a textile industry staff worker in the administration's database of migrant workers in south west Bihar's Kaimur district. But for the last three years, Ram has worked as a contract labourer among the tens of thousands …
Cyclone Yaas forms over Bay of Bengal, to cross Odisha – West Bengal coast on Wednesday afternoon May 24, 2021 5:48 am The India Meteorological Department (IMD) announced that Cyclone Yaas (read as Yass) has developed on Monday morning over the east-central region of Bay of Bengal. Named by Oman, Yaas is the first cyclonic storm to develop over the Bay of Bengal in 2021. …
After Tauktae, India braces for Cyclone Yaas on eastern coast May 23, 2021 6:04 pm KOLKATA/BHUBANESWAR/NEW DELHI: India was airlifting rescue and relief teams and keeping defence aircraft and naval vessels in readiness as it braced for cyclone ‘Yaas' which is expected to hit eastern coastal areas of Odisha and West Bengal on …
Cyclone Yaas to develop by Monday morning, headed towards North Odisha – West Bengal May 23, 2021 12:15 pm Districts along northern Odisha and adjoining West Bengal are bracing for a storm early this week. This will be the second cyclone to hit Indian coast within ten days after Cyclone Tauktae which crossed Gujarat on May 17. Currently, a system is developing …
BJP weathers TMC storm in north Bengal May 5, 2021 1:55 pm KOLKATA: Though the BJP failed to dislodge Mamata Banerjee from power, the saffron party managed to weather the TMC storm emerging triumphant in 25 of 42 constituencies in six districts of the North Bengal region in the recent high-octane assembly …
Muslims pressed button for TMC in Cong bastion May 3, 2021 12:09 am Kolkata: Muslims went with the Trinamool Congress displaying a consolidation in the 2021 Bengal assembly polls, more than it was in the 2016 assembly polls and the 2019 Lok Sabha polls. Of the 141 assembly having Muslim presence, TMC bagged 120 seats while …
Amid adversities, 75% vote in 7th phase of Bengal polls April 27, 2021 3:37 am Kolkata: People came out amid adversities — Covid and a heat wave — in the penultimate phase of the Bengal polls on Monday covering 34 assembly seats spread over Dakshin Dinajpur, Malda, Murshidabad, Paschim Burdwan and Kolkata. The seventh phase recorded …
Amid Covid fear in West Bengal, a dip in polling April 26, 2021 11:58 pm The seventh phase of the ongoing Assembly polls for 34 constituencies recorded the lowest till 5 pm voter turnout at 75.06 per cent on Monday as the state continued to post more than 15,000 daily coronavirus cases. The Covid impact on voters was more …
Bengal Elections: Polling During Seventh Phase Largely Peaceful, 75.06 % Turnout Till 5 PM, Says EC April 26, 2021 11:28 pm The seventh phase of the West Bengal Assembly elections concluded at 6.30 pm on Monday with 75.06 per cent of voters casting their ballots as of 5 pm. Polling was by and large peaceful, an Election Commission official said. Security was tight in view of …
West Bengal Assembly polls | Peaceful polling in seventh phase, Kolkata records low polling April 26, 2021 5:31 pm Polling for 34 Assembly seats across five districts in the seventh and penultimate phase of elections in West Bengal on Monday was peaceful. The polling percentage till 5 p.m. — one hour before closure — was 75.06% and the four seats in Kolkata South …
BJP's success in every phase of West Bengal polls made Mamata frustrated: Nadda April 26, 2021 12:32 pm n this election, Mamata Ji tried to create false narratives. But I salute the electorate of Bengal who rejected these narratives and gave their support and blessings to BJP: JP Nadda, BJP presidentKOLKATA: Bharatiya Janata Party president JP Nadda said …
Seventh phase of polling begins in West Bengal April 26, 2021 10:34 am By Chennaivision in National News, News April 26, 2021 Polling began at 7 am today for 34 seats in the seventh phase of the assembly elections in West Bengal, amid tight security and a rampaging second wave of COVID-19. Over 81 lakh voters will decide the …
West Bengal elections: Stray violence marks first half of seventh phase, voter turnout 37% till 11 am April 26, 2021 8:41 am KOLKATA: Stray incidents of violence were reported Monday from some areas where voting is underway for the seventh phase of the assembly elections in West Bengal, though the overall polling process has been peaceful with 37.02 per cent turnout till 11 am, …
Phase 7 of Bengal polls: 37.72 per cent voter turnout recorded till 12 pm April 26, 2021 8:00 am By ANI KOLKATA: The voter turnout for the seventh and penultimate phase of the high-stakes West Bengal assembly elections reached 37.72 per cent at 12 am on Monday. Among the districts, Murshidabad recorded the highest turnout with 42.41 per cent, while …
West Bengal Assembly elections, Phase 7: Voting begins for 34 seats April 26, 2021 3:44 am Apr 26, 2021, 08:15AM ISTSource: Times NowVoting began for Phase 7 of West Bengal Assembly elections on Monday at 7 am for 34 constituencies. In the 7th phase, voting will be held at 12,068 polling stations spread over nine assembly constituencies each in …
Bengal elections phase 7 voting for 34 seats today, 284 candidates in fray April 26, 2021 3:31 am Image Source : PTI Polling officials with their Electronic Voting Machines (EVM) and other election materials on the eve of 7th phase of the West Bengal Assembly polls, in Kolkata. Over 86 lakh voters in West Bengal will decide the political fate of 284 …
Covid spike may affect turnout as Bengal polls enter 7th phase today April 26, 2021 12:38 am Kolkata: The sharp rise in Covid cases across Bengal poses a challenge for voters in the seventh round of Bengal elections in which 34 assembly seats are going to polls on Monday, including four in south Kolkata. Elections in Jangipur and Samserganj seats …
Bengal elections: 34 constituencies to go to polls in 7th phase April 25, 2021 9:55 pm Polling officials with their Electronic Voting Machines (EVM) and other election materials on the eve of 7th phase of the West Bengal Assembly polls, in Kolkata, Sunday, April 25, 2021. (PTI) Kolkata, April 25 (PTI): Over 86 lakh voters in West Bengal will …
EC issues 111 notices, files 75 cases against parties April 25, 2021 9:18 pm As the fourth election candidate died in West Bengal due to Covid-19 on Sunday and questions hang heavy about the role of election campaigns in the spread of the pandemic in West Bengal, the Election Commission of India has finally cranked up pressure on …
Babul Supriyo, wife test positive for COVID-19 April 25, 2021 2:08 pm Image Source : PTI Babul Supriyo, wife test positive for COVID-19 Union Minister Babul Supriyo on Sunday informed that he and his wife Rachna Sharma tested positive for COVID-19. The BJP leader has tested positive for the second time. Taking it to Twitter …
West Bengal polls | 34 Assemblies across five districts go to polls in West Bengal on April 26 April 24, 2021 6:37 pm About 280 candidates are in the fray and the total number of polling booths is about 9,000 Elections to the seventh and penultimate phase in West Bengal will be held across 34 Assembly segments across four districts of the State including Kolkata on April …
EC files 14 cases against parties in West Bengal for Covid violations April 24, 2021 9:46 am The Election Commission has lodged 14 cases and issued over 30 show cause notices to political parties in West Bengal for violating Covid-19 norms. Of the 14 FIRs lodged, two cases have been filed each against the Bhartiya Janata Party and the Trinamool …
I was born here, TMC vote bank has baharis: Amit Shah April 23, 2021 3:50 am In his sharpest attack yet on Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee, home minister Amit Shah on Thursday accused her government of using "bahari" (outsiders) as her vote bank and lashed out at her for calling him and his party leaders “ …
Bengal: Home Minister Amit Shah Holds 3 Rallies A Day After State Logs Over 10,000 Covid Cases April 22, 2021 11:01 pm A series of political rallies saw thousands of people gathering in some parts of the state on Thursday, while at some other, people stood in long queues to cast their votes in the sixth phase of the state elections, a day after West Bengal recorded 10,784 …
Mamata’s vote bank of illegal immigrants are the actual ousiders in Bengal, says Amit Shah April 22, 2021 1:08 pm Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday sought to punch a hole in West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's oft-repeated insider-outsider narative, alleging that her "vote bank of illegal immigrants", on whose support she wants to rule …
Didi questions Covid-19 vaccine price disparity April 22, 2021 4:49 am West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on wednesday questioned the non-uniformity in vaccine pricing for the state and private hospitals soon after the Serum Institute of India (SII) issued fresh prices of its Covishield vaccine. While responding to a …
PM should quit if he can’t handle Covid crisis: Mamata Banerjee April 22, 2021 12:59 am West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Wednesday targeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the Covid-19 situation in the country, terming it a “Modi-made disaster” and called for his resignation. “The second wave of Covid in our country is more …
Second COVID wave Modi-made disaster: Mamata Banerjee April 21, 2021 12:04 pm Lashing out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday alleged that the second COVID-19 wave in the country and its management is a "Modi-made disaster". Addressing an election rally at Balurghat in …
Campaigns in West Bengal continue despite surge in COVID cases April 19, 2021 8:24 pm CM Mamata Banerjee, Union Home Minister Amit Shah hold public rallies; Modi to canvas this week West Bengal on Monday registered a record 8,426 new cases of COVID-19 and 38 deaths in the past 24 hours even as the political campaign by the BJP and Trinamool …
Wooed with statues, Rajbanshis say want jobs, not tall promises April 10, 2021 11:45 am THREE years after it was set up, a museum to honour the legacy of Panchanan Barma, a prominent Rajbanshi leader and social reformer, in Khalisamari village of Cooch Behar, is already crumbling. To descendant Timir Kumar Barma, 55, the state of the museum, …
BJP fields former CEA Ashok Lahiri from Balurghat March 23, 2021 11:27 am The BJP on Tuesday announced the names of 13 candidates, including economist Ashok Lahiri and Lt. Gen. (retd.) Subrata Saha, for the West Bengal Assembly poll. Also read : Congress manifesto promises monthly support to poor families Mr. Lahiri’s name was …
TMC sees desertions in Howrah, South 24 Pgs March 11, 2021 4:40 pm Kolkata: Trinamool Congress’ minister of state from Dakshin Dinajpur, Bachhu Hansda, and former Nadia unit president and Tehatta MLA Gourishankar Dutta joined BJP at its Hastings party office here on Wednesday after they were denied tickets for the Bengal …
Infiltration will be strongly dealt once BJP comes to power: Rajnath Singh February 28, 2021 4:59 am Defence minister Rajnath Singh has said illegal infiltration from Bangladesh will be dealt with very strongly once the BJP comes to power in West Bengal, and that the party will ensure strong fencing across the borders. "The sanctity of borders have …
Political violence has reached "new high" under TMC govt: Rajnath Singh February 26, 2021 9:16 pm Senior BJP leader Rajnath Singh on Friday said political violence has reached a "new high" under the TMC dispensation while West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee looks the other way. Speaking at a public meeting here in Dakshin Dinajpur …
With eye on election, Mamata serves up Rs 5 a platter scheme February 17, 2021 3:26 am West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday launched a meal scheme named “Maa” under which the government will provide a meal mostly to poor people at a nominal cost of Rs 5. People will get a platter of rice, dal, a vegetable and egg curry. The …
ECI team in Bengal: BJP demands more Central attention, TMC petitions against BSF January 22, 2021 12:34 pm NEW DELHI: From raising concerns over Burqa-clad voters to demanding Central forces be deployed in the State at least a month before the polls, the BJP in a seven-page note submitted to Election Commission officials on Thursday, has raised the pitch around …
If it's proven I'm extortionist nephew... I'll hang myself, says Abhishek Banerjee January 8, 2021 8:54 am Image Source : ANI If it's proven I'm extortionist nephew... I'll hang myself, says Abhishek Banerjee. West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's nephew and TMC MLA Abhishek Banerjee, speaking at a rally at Dakshin Dinajpur, rejected …
Build gallows if you can prove the extortion charge: Abhishek Banerjee to BJP January 8, 2021 5:55 am Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Abhishek Banerjee on Thursday lashed out at the BJP for levelling corruption allegations against him, daring the Opposition party to “build gallows in public [so I can] embrace death” if they can prove the accusations. “They are …
Peeved cleric joins hands with MIM, spells trouble for Mamata Banerjee January 3, 2021 9:31 pm Kolkata: In a development that could spell trouble for the Trinamool Congress, the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen said the party would contest the West Bengal elections with Abbas Siddiqui, a religious leader from the popular Muslim pilgrimage site …
Indian Border Security Official Accused of Role in Cattle-Smuggling Ring November 25, 2020 7:46 am Guwahati, Assam — An Indian Border Security Force official has been arrested for his alleged role in a multimillion-dollar ring accused of smuggling cows across the border into Bangladesh from West Bengal. Satish Kumar, then commandant of 36 Battalion of …
West Bengal: Sharp drop in active Covid cases continues November 17, 2020 5:54 am Though the recovery rate has brought down active cases in both Kolkata and North 24 Parganas, which are the heart of the pandemic’s epicentre in the state, they still remain over 7,000. (Representational)The trend of active Covid cases in West Bengal …
Bengal: Farmer, four of his family found dead November 8, 2020 11:43 pm The bodies of Barman’s wife Mallika (32), mother Ulubala (60) and his daughters, aged ten and seven, were found in two rooms.A 33-year-old farmer and four of his family members were found dead in their home in Dakshin Dinajpur district’s Jamalpur village …
West Bengal: Record Covid cases added for second straight day October 3, 2020 10:15 pm According to the Department of Health, 2,433 patients are still in government quarantine while 79,609 people remain in home quarantine. (Representational)West Bengal on Saturday recorded a record rise in cases for the second straight day as 3,340 …
Bengal: Recovery rate inches towards 87% despite 3,188 new cases September 20, 2020 1:11 am 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 …
West Bengal: State records over 3,000 cases September 10, 2020 3:08 am In last 24 hours, 42,642 samples were tested, pushing the cumulative figure to 22,85,936. (Representational)The coronavirus cases in West Bengal rose to 1,90,063 with an addition of 3,107 on Wednesday. This was the fifth consecutive day of more than 3,000 …
West Bengal govt to hand over freehold land deeds to residents of 119 refugee colonies September 1, 2020 12:52 pm By: PTI | Kolkata | Updated: September 1, 2020 5:38:22 pm The Mamata Banerjee-led state government is preparing a database and an initial list of 15,000 residents is ready, while another one of around 6,500 people is being made, a senior state government …
West Bengal: Active Covid-19 cases fall for third straight day as recovery rate inches towards 80% August 27, 2020 12:03 am West Bengal’s recovery rate inched closer to 80 per cent on Wednesday as the number of active cases fell for the third straight day. The state’s discharge rate was 79.75 per cent, almost 3.5 percentage points above the national rate. On Wednesday, the …
Bankura reports first Covid-19 death: Recovery upswing continues, but Bengal CM wary about Paschim Bardhaman August 26, 2020 3:49 am “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 …
At 78.46 %, upward march of Covid-19 recovery continues in Bengal August 24, 2020 10:13 pm Artists gives final touches to a wall graffiti in Kolkata, honouring frontline COVID-19 warriors. (Express Photo : Partha Paul) The week started off on a good note for West Bengal as the state’s recovery rate kept rising, climbing to 78.46 per cent on …
West Bengal: Recovery rate moves up, situation worsens in Dakshin Dinajpur August 23, 2020 11:27 pm The doubling rate of infection — calculated over seven-day average growth — slowed down further from 22.5 days to 25.5 days. (Representational)A week in which the Covid-19 infection slowed further in West Bengal and the recovery rate kept up its upward …
Active cases stand at 27,900: Another grim day of 3,000-plus Coronavirus cases in Bengal, 11 districts top 100 infections August 22, 2020 10:30 pm In the last 24 hours, 36,318 sample were tested, taking the cumulative figure to 14,24,162. (Representational)The state’s total coronavirus caseload rose to 1,35,596 with an addition of 3,232 in the last 24 hours while the death toll reached 2,737 after …
West Bengal: Recoveries breach 1 lakh mark, ACP among 55 Covid fatalities August 22, 2020 12:06 am Meanwhile, a record 36,229 tests were conducted in 24 hours, taking the cumulative figure to 14,87,844. (Representational)The number of recovered Covid-19 patients crossed one lakh on Friday as the release of 3,082 patients took the cumulative figure to 1, …
West Bengal: 3,197 Covid cases added, recovery rate up to 76.51% August 21, 2020 2:16 am 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 …
West Bengal: For sixth day, state breaches 3,000 cases mark August 20, 2020 1:23 am With an addition of 53 deaths linked to the virus in the last 24 hours, the death toll rose to 2,581. (Representational)Continuing with its six-day streak of recording more than 3,000 cases, West Bengal on Wednesday added 3,169 coronavirus positive cases, …
TMC MLA dies of Covid; record spike in Bengal August 17, 2020 9:51 pm Staff at a crematorium in Kolkata. West Bengal recorded 45 deaths on Monday. (Express photo by Partha Paul)West Bengal on Monday reported a record 3,080 new Covid-19 cases in 24 hours — the fourth straight day of more than 3,000 infections — and 45 deaths, …
West Bengal: Recovery rate rises to 74%, infection growth slows further August 16, 2020 10:30 pm The average weekly growth of infection declined for the fourth straight week, settling at 3.13 per cent. It was 3.8 per cent the week before. (Representational)The week ended on a buoyant note for West Bengal despite the second straight day of over 3,000 …
Covid-19 toll up to 2,259: Almost 3,000 new cases in a day, record 30K tests conducted August 14, 2020 1:10 am Till date, 78,617 patients have recovered from the disease. (Representational)West Bengal on Thursday reported the highest single-day spike in Covid-19 cases, with 2,997 infections pushing up the case count to 1,07,323. The state health department reported …
Jhargram reports first two deaths: Toll tops 2,200, share of Kolkata nearly 1,000 August 12, 2020 10:25 pm 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 …
Bengal COVID-19 cases cross 1 lakh-mark; 49 fresh deaths reported August 11, 2020 5:59 pm By PTI KOLKATA: The COVID-19 tally in West Bengal breached the one lakh-mark on Tuesday to reach 1,01,390 after 2,931 new infections were reported, the state health department said. The death toll also mounted to 2,149 with 49 fresh fatalities, the …
Covid discharge rate 71.43% Record single-day recoveries push down active caseload August 11, 2020 8:07 am Less than 50 deaths recorded for first time in over a weekWest Bengal’s active caseload declined and the recovery rate rose more than one percentage point on Monday for the first time since July 28, almost two weeks ago. This relief for health authorities …
Outside south Bengal epicentre, situation turns worse in six districts August 9, 2020 11:22 pm 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 August 8, 2020 11:37 pm 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 August 8, 2020 9:43 pm 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 …
West Bengal: Over 25,000 tests conducted in a Day: Covid load nears 90K, death toll close to 2K August 8, 2020 1:10 am Meanwhile, according to the health bulletin, in which figures are updated till 9 am, more than 25,000 samples were tested in 24 hours for the second straight day. (Representational) West Bengal on Friday recorded 52 deaths, pushing up the toll to 1,954, …
Bengal: Another day of record cases and deaths, infection count past 80,000 August 5, 2020 3:15 am More than 65 per cent of the new cases, and 43 of the deaths were reported from the pandemic epicentre in South Bengal comprising Kolkata, its adjoining districts North 24 Parganas, South 24 Parganas and Howrah; and Hooghly. (Representational) A record 54 …
Bengal reports 54 more COVID-19 deaths, 2,752 new cases; state requests ICMR to change test guidelines August 4, 2020 9:31 pm By PTI KOLKATA: Record 54 more people died of COVID-19 in West Bengal on Tuesday, taking the state's toll to 1,785, as per a bulletin issued by the Health Department. The state also witnessed its highest single-day spike of 2,752 new cases, following …
53 more die: 8 out 10 in Kolkata and North 24 Parganas August 4, 2020 1:18 am The Covid case count also increased by 2,716 just a notch below Sunday’s highest single-day jump, taking the total to 78,232 – seventh highest in the country. (Representational) West Bengal on Monday recorded the highest single-day deaths with 53 Covid- …
Record 53 single-day COVID-19 deaths in Bengal; 2,716 fresh cases reported August 3, 2020 8:46 pm By PTI KOLKATA: The number of single-day COVID-19 fatalities in West Bengal crossed 50-mark on Monday after 53 people succumbed to the disease, taking the death toll to 1,731, the health department said. The states coronavirus caseload also mounted to 78, …
Bengal: Covid load gets heavier after a grim July, testing times ahead August 2, 2020 1:30 am Written by Atri Mitra | Kolkata | Updated: August 2, 2020 6:40:55 am Health workers in PPE suits collect swab samples of police officers for Covid-19 test, at a police station in Kolkata. (Express photo by Partha Paul) While July marked West Bengal’s worst …
West Bengal Record rise pushes Covid caseload beyond 70,000; 7 out of 10 recover August 1, 2020 1:26 am A KMC health worker collects a sample of a man for Covid-19 in east Kolkata on Friday. (Photo by Partha Paul) A record 2,496 cases on Friday took West Bengal’s case count past 70,000 — it settled at 70,188 — even as the toll increased by 45 to 1,581, and …
Back in TMC after a year in BJP, ex-MLA says it’s homecoming August 1, 2020 1:26 am TMC secretary general Partha Chatterjee re-inducts Biplab Mitra (centre) into the party in Kolkat a on Friday. (Express Photo) Former Trinamool Congress (TMC) MLA Biplab Mitra returned to the party fold on Friday, over a year after he joined the BJP. TMC …
Dakshin Dinajpur leader returns to TMC from BJP August 1, 2020 12:56 am Kolkata: Trinamool’s former Dakshin Dinajpur president Biplab Mitra, who joined BJP a year ago following differences with thespian-turned-politician Arpita Ghosh, returned to the party fold on Friday along with his brother Prasanta. Mitra’s homecoming took …
As Covid cases surge, a slow and steady increase in Bengal’s fatality numbers July 30, 2020 5:38 am Written by Atri Mitra | Kolkata | Published: July 30, 2020 9:19:34 am The coronavirus containment zone at Razabazar in Kolkata. Not only an increase in caseload, but a spurt in the number of deaths was also recorded in Kolkata and its four neighbouring …
Covid-19 toll up to 1,449 Record recovery rate evens out surge in new infection July 29, 2020 6:43 am Health workers in PPE suits collect swab samples of police officers for Covid-19 test, at a police station in Kolkata on Tuesday. Express photo by Partha Paul. West Bengal’s recovery rate jumped to a record 66.74 per cent even as 2,134 new cases pushed up …
Covid-19 growth rate slows: Recovery rate rises, high positivity ratio a concern July 27, 2020 2:56 am It was a mixed week for West Bengal. The recovery rate zoomed to nearly 64.29% — an increase of 5.73 percentage points as compared to the previous week. (File photo) It was a mixed week for West Bengal. The recovery rate zoomed to nearly 64.29% — an …
Covid-19 toll up to 1,332: On day of record deaths, infection relapse reported in North Bengal July 26, 2020 2:46 am “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 …
West Bengal: Uptick in recovery rate even as cases rise, toll nears 1,300 July 25, 2020 4:13 am At a testing centre in south Kolkata on Thursday. (Express photo by Partha Paul) The recovery rate in West Bengal continued to improve on Friday even as the state added 2,216 infections to its caseload that went up to 53,973. With the discharge of 1,873 …
West Bengal: Half a lakh people infected with Covid July 24, 2020 6:04 am Police stop a car for checking on Howrah Bridge on Thursday, the first day of weekly lockdown. (Express photo/Partha Paul) A record 2,436 Covid-19 cases in 24 hours took the caseload in West Bengal to 51,757 cases on Thursday. With this, West Bengal …
Mamata blends youth with experience in rejig for 2021 July 24, 2020 1:22 am Kolkata: Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee did a shake-up of her party organization to carry out the 2021 Bengal assembly poll strategy she had laid out in her first virtual rally two days ago. Banerjee undertook the shuffle fast when Bengal BJP …
Eye on 2021 Bengal polls, Mamata Banerjee announces major reshuffle in TMC July 23, 2020 3:08 pm Written by Atri Mitra | Kolkata | Updated: July 23, 2020 8:10:49 pm West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee Thursday announced a major shake-up within the party ahead of next year’ …
Bi-weekly lockdown kicks off in Bengal as state sees highest daily spike of 2,291 fresh COVID-19 cases, 39 deaths July 23, 2020 3:03 am 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 …
As Covid cases keep mounting, Bengal govt issues lockdown notice July 22, 2020 5:55 am The order reiterated that the lockdown in containment zones would be in place till July 31, adding, “In view of the current situation of spread of Covid-19, it is felt necessary to enforce stricter lockdown measures.” On a day West Bengal’s Covid-19 toll …
Bengal: No let-up in infection, record 2,282 cases added July 21, 2020 7:53 am West Bengal on Monday added a record 2,282 Covid-19 infections that pushed up its caseload to 44,769, and reported 35 deaths, as the infection curve continued to steadily climb upwards. This was the third straight day of 2,000-plus cases, and the sixth …
Teen boy found dead hours after Chopra girl’s death July 21, 2020 2:03 am Chopra: Passions soared in Chopra again on Monday morning after the missing 16-year old boy, accused of the Boslampur girl’s unnatural death, was found dead in a ditch beside a small tea garden in the same village. The boy, like the 16-year-old girl, was a …
Twin records, in fatalities and infection, cap off dismal week July 20, 2020 12:36 am A vegetable seller in Kolkata on Sunday. (PTI) West Bengal on Sunday reported a record 2,278 Covid-19 cases and 36 deaths in 24 hours, bringing an end to a week that saw it add 12,374 infections to its caseload and 180 fatalities to the toll. The state’s …
West Bengal: In a first, more than 2,000 cases recorded in 24 hours July 19, 2020 12:54 am Meanwhile, the recovery rate remained at 58.54 per cent for the second straight day despite another record discharge (Representational) West Bengal on Saturday registered over 2,000 Covid-19 cases in a day for the first time, which pushed its caseload past …
Covid-19 in North Bengal: More beds, testing crux of govt plan in six hotspot districts July 19, 2020 12:06 am Written by Atri Mitra | Kolkata | Published: July 19, 2020 5:12:47 am With the surge in cases in these six districts, the recovery rate has declined. It was 61.35 per cent on Saturday, down from 70 per cent at the start of the month. (Representational) …
West Bengal reports over 2,000 new COVID-19 cases in a day July 18, 2020 9:19 pm A KMC worker sprays disinfectant in a containment zone at Ultadanga in Kolkata. (Express photo by Partha Paul) West Bengal on Saturday registered over 2,000 Covid-19 cases in a day for the first time, which pushed its caseload past 40,000 to 40,209. The …
West Bengal reports over 2,000 new COVID-19 cases for first time in a single day July 18, 2020 7:00 pm KOLKATA: West Bengal reported over 2,000 new COVID-19 cases on a single-day for the first time on Saturday as the state's tally breached the 40,000-mark, according to the state health department. The state detected 2,198 new cases, following which its …
West Bengal records 1,894 cases; containment zones increase to 702 July 17, 2020 9:54 pm West Bengal on Friday registered yet another highest single day spike of 1,894 COVID-19 cases as containment zones in the State increased to 702. The total number of cases rose to 38,011 with 14,709 active cases. Twenty-six people lost their lives in the …
1,390 new Covid-19 cases, 24 deaths 5 north Bengal cities, Barasat in total lockdown from today July 15, 2020 7:11 am The West Bengal government on Tuesday announced a total lockdown in five cities in North Bengal, and Barasat municipality in North 24 Parganas district from Wednesday, and extended the restrictions imposed in all containment areas till July 19. Last …
Bleak end to week: Bengal cases over 30,000, infection growth rises July 12, 2020 11:10 pm The latest 10,000 cases were added in nine days. Another week ended on a dismal note for West Bengal as its caseload crossed the 30,000-mark to settle at 30,013, following a record addition of 1,560 infections in 24 hours. The state also registered 26 …

Minor gangraped in Malda, search on for three suspects: Police September 21, 2021 8:22 am Three people are allegedly accused of gangrape of a minor girl in Malda district, police said on Monday. The alleged incident took place on Friday (September 17), they added. Her family members have registered a complaint with the police against three …
2 more kids die in Malda, swab being sent to Kol September 18, 2021 12:18 am
Mystery fever claims 3 kids in Malda in 24 hours September 17, 2021 1:09 am
Youth lynched in Malda September 13, 2021 12:42 am Malda: A youth suspected of being a thief was beaten to death at Malior village under Harishchandrapur Police Station. Pratap Mandal (23), the younger of two sons of daily labourer Bhola Mandal, also worked as labourer in other states. However, for the …
Malda villagers protest transfer of their beloved ‘Daktarbabu’ August 20, 2021 3:39 am
Didi’s student credit card scheme fuels big dreams in Malda, Midnapore August 18, 2021 2:14 am
4 killed as car collides with dumper in West Bengal's Malda August 15, 2021 12:09 pm
West Bengal: Girl raped, cops rescue accused from mob in Malda August 15, 2021 2:39 am
West Bengal: Ganga breach floods 30 villages in Malda district August 14, 2021 3:13 am
Mother ‘kills’ 3-yr-old in West Bengal’s Malda, held August 13, 2021 12:07 am A Woman allegedly killed her three-year-old daughter by slitting her throat in the Harishchandrapur police station area of Mohanpur in Malda district. According to sources, the mother, identified as Manowara Bibi, even took lunch at a neighbour’s house …
Bandel boy tops AIIMS entry test, Malda girl seventh July 30, 2021 12:46 am
11 TMC members ‘abducted’ from BDO office in Malda July 28, 2021 5:34 pm
Malda co-op bank opens women’s branch in boost to SHGs July 27, 2021 1:52 am
HC pulls up govt for Malda flood relief probe delay July 27, 2021 1:52 am
West Bengal: Ganga gobbles up Malda villages, many left homeless July 18, 2021 1:44 pm
Bullet removed from 140kg Malda man at Kolkata hospital July 16, 2021 11:40 pm
West Bengal: NHRC teams visit Malda, Nandigram on violence probe July 8, 2021 9:57 am
Malda zilla parishad chief resigns after Calcutta high court rejects plea July 7, 2021 12:40 am Gour Mandal moved the high court, challenging the notice. In his petition, he had said such a crucial meeting must not be held amid the pandemic. (Representative image)MALDA: Zilla parishad sabhadhipati Gour Mandal tendered his resignation on Tuesday after …
Brother, uncle of Malda murder accused record statements June 26, 2021 1:10 am
Malda murders: Brother of teen accused may turn approver June 24, 2021 1:22 am
Malda murders: Cops recreate crime scene; charge sheet soon June 23, 2021 4:16 am
Chinese national’s arrest in Malda: Agencies probe larger conspiracy June 22, 2021 9:01 pm More than a week after a Chinese national was caught by the Border Security Force (BSF) near an outpost close to the Bangladesh border in Malda, investigating agencies are now looking into a larger conspiracy surrounding him and involving more Chinese and …
Malda murders: Lens on accused’s use of deep web June 22, 2021 3:12 am
Fake note racket kingpin nabbed in Malda June 22, 2021 3:12 am
Malda murders: Two more held, arms worth Rs 20 lakh recovered June 21, 2021 1:53 am Police are yet to find out why Asif had procured arms costing nearly Rs 20 lakh. (Representative image)MALDA: The Malda murders case took a new turn on Sunday with two more arrests and the recovery of a huge cache of arms that included five 7mm pistols, 80 …
Malda case: 2 friends of key accused arrested, arms seized June 21, 2021 12:09 am Malda police on Sunday arrested two more youths and seized a huge cache of arms and ammunition in connection with the murder of four members of a family at Kaliachak. The two youths — Sabir Ali ( 19) and Mohammad Maruff (21) — are said to be friends of …
Malda killings: Accused lured family into tunnel on pretext of clicking photos June 20, 2021 12:44 pm By PTI MALDA: In a plot straight out of a crime thriller, Malda killings accused Asif Mohammad had allegedly lured his family members into a tunnel in the house on the pretext of clicking their photos and then drowned them inside a wooden structure, police …
19-yr-old arrested for killing four family members in Malda June 20, 2021 3:31 am Malda (West Bengal) [India], June 20 (ANI): The West Bengal Police on Saturday arrested a 19-year old for allegedly killing four members of his family and burying them in a godown in his residential compound in West Bengal's Malda district. The accused …
Malda youth held for killing, burying 4 family members: Police June 19, 2021 9:56 pm A 19-year-old man allegedly killed four members of his family, including his parents, and buried them inside an under-construction godown near his house at Kaliachak in Malda. The accused, Mohammad Asif (21), was arrested on Saturday. Police exhumed the …
Malda zilla parishad chief to face trust vote June 18, 2021 1:21 am Malda: The Trinamool Congress has served a no-confidence notice on Malda zilla parishad sabhadhipati Gour Mandal who defected to the BJP, along with 22 members, ahead of the Bengal assembly polls. The tables turned after the Trinamool scripted a decisive …
Chinese national held in Malda linked to fraud in Hyderabad? June 15, 2021 1:10 am
BSF apprehends Chinese national along India-Bangladesh border in West Bengal's Malda June 10, 2021 12:21 pm Image Source : SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT The chinese national is being interrogated by officials The Border Security Force (BSF) intercepted a Chinese national in West Bengal's Malda district on Thursday. Hon Jo, the Chinese citizen apprehended by the BSF, …
West Bengal: Tribal teen gang-raped in Malda, mother dies of heart attack June 10, 2021 12:41 am
Floating body cremated as per Covid protocol in Malda June 6, 2021 1:52 am
Varanasi building crash: Kin of dead Malda workers get Rs 2 lakh June 3, 2021 12:55 am
2 labourers from Malda killed in Varanasi bldg collapse June 2, 2021 1:16 am Varanasi/Malda: Two labourers from Malda died while six suffered injuries when a portion of an old, dilapidated and partially demolished building collapsed on them in the Kashi Vishwanath Dham (corridor) area early Tuesday. All of them hailed from …
Close shave for 100 as train to Malda derails May 31, 2021 2:47 am
Close shave for 100 as Malda-bound train derails May 30, 2021 11:31 pm
Three killed as incessant rain drowns Malda May 29, 2021 12:45 am
Malda gives ‘Duare Ration’ a thumbs up May 23, 2021 1:26 am Malda: The Mamata Banerjee government on Saturday rolled out its promised ‘Duare Ration’ programme on an experimental basis at Dobapara village in Malda’s Habibpur. Foodgrains delivered on doorstep earned enthusiastic review from beneficiaries. Satyen …
Murshidabad’s zilla parishad chief quits, Malda’s faces trust vote May 14, 2021 1:45 am Malda/Berhampore: Trinamool Congress’s resounding victory in Malda and Murshidabad in the recently concluded Bengal assembly elections has propelled winds of change in the top echelons of the three-tier rural administration in the two districts. …
Malda administration on alert over floating bodies ‘from UP & Bihar’ May 13, 2021 4:07 am The Malda district administration on Wednesday started preparations for the possibility of dead bodies (of suspected Covid victims) from Bihar or Uttar Pradesh washing up in the district. The state administration has issued directions to Malda District …
Railways to run special trains between Thiruvananthapuram and Malda Town via Chennai May 5, 2021 2:12 pm Representative image CHENNAI: Two pairs of superfast summer special trains will be run between Thiruvananthapuram and Malda Town via MGR Chennai Central. No 06185 Thiruvananthapuram - Malda Town superfast summer special train will leave at 6pm on May 8 and …
West Bengal polls | The historical towns of Murshidabad, Malda may hold key to power in Bengal April 28, 2021 10:02 pm BJP harps on infiltration while CAA is the most emotive political issue in the minority-dominated region Not many people visit the ruins of the old “Jafarganj Palace” or “Jafarganj Deorhi” in West Bengal’s Murshidabad district. The palace is often referred …
EC orders FIR against Mithun’s Malda rally April 25, 2021 2:14 am Malda: The Election Commission has asked police to lodge an FIR against organisers of BJP leader Mithun Chakraborty’s Friday rally at Malda’s Baishnabnagar for violating the model code of conduct and the 500-participant ceiling on rallies and roadshows. …
6 BJP workers arrested for attack on party’s Malda candidate April 24, 2021 1:14 am Malda: A political controversy has erupted over the arrest of six youths in connection with the attack on a BJP candidate here on April 18. Not only are they pronounced saffron party supporters, one of them is the nephew of a panchayat pradhan who owes …
BJP’s Malda (SC) candidate hit in throat by bullet; party worker dies in Nadia April 19, 2021 11:38 am
Patkar & Co rally against BJP at Malda kisan meet April 9, 2021 9:39 am
130 cattle rescued, 17 smugglers caught red-handed in BSF, police joint operation in Bengal's Malda March 26, 2021 9:30 pm Image Source : MANISH PRASAD, INDIA TV Cattle smugglers busted in joint operation by BSF and police. The Border Security Force (BSF) and police in a joint operation thwarted a major attempt to smuggle cattle, caught 17 smugglers red-handed and rescued 130 …
BJP worker found dead in Malda, party blames TMC March 17, 2021 3:14 am A 24-YEAR-OLD man, who the BJP claimed was a worker of the party, was found dead under mysterious circumstances in Illambazar, Malda, on Tuesday. The body of Bapi Nakur was recovered from the bank of a river near the village, police sources said. While the …
TMC faces a fresh spate of defections to BJP, losses control over Malda Zilla Parishad March 9, 2021 1:43 am The ruling TMC was rocked by a fresh bout of defections to BJP on Monday before the West Bengal state polls as five of its sitting MLAs quit it after being denied tickets and lost control of Malda zilla parishad. This was TMC's second largest single- …
West Bengal: Adivasi outfits in Malda pledge support to Mamata Banerjee March 3, 2021 9:38 am
Adivasi outfits in Malda pledge support to Mamata March 2, 2021 11:04 am
BJP welcomes Hiran, TMC defector riles ranks in Malda February 20, 2021 8:44 am
TMC MLA’s house attacked in Malda, finger at party leaders February 17, 2021 10:59 am Malda: A 150-strong mob, armed with rods and sticks, attacked the residence-cum-office of Trinamool Congress MLA and Englishbazar Municipality chairman Nihar Ghosh here on Monday night, in a fresh pointer to faction feud six days after CM Mamata Banerjee …
Fledgling Bihar party to fight against BJP in Malda February 10, 2021 6:17 pm
TMC calls upset Malda leader for talks in Kol February 5, 2021 8:10 am
CISF jawan, friend held in Malda for train molestation February 5, 2021 8:06 am
STF busts arms factory in Malda, Bihar duo arrested January 26, 2021 3:44 pm
STF busts arms factory in Bihar's Malda January 25, 2021 7:47 am
Brown sugar worth Rs 50 lakh seized in Bengal's Malda January 10, 2021 4:23 pm By PTI ENGLISH BAZAAR: Brown sugar worth Rs 50 lakh was seized and a man arrested in West Bengal's Malda district, police said on Sunday. The seizure was made on Saturday night in the Kaliachak police station area, following a chase of the accused …
Teen abducted, murdered in Bengal's Malda January 8, 2021 12:59 pm
West Bengal: Mentally ill Malda youth found dead November 27, 2020 7:07 pm
Mentally ill Malda youth found dead November 27, 2020 7:52 am
Mentally ill Malda youth found dead November 27, 2020 1:41 am Malda: The body of a mentally disabled youth was found in a drain here on Thursday morning. Amol Pramanik (31) had been missing from his Sahapur home since Monday. Elder brother Bimal Pramanik said: “Amol always stayed home because he needs extra care. A …
West Bengal: Fire breaks out at Malda blast site, none injured November 21, 2020 6:11 pm
Fire at Malda blast site, none injured November 21, 2020 1:58 pm
Malda blast: BJP demands probe by central agency November 21, 2020 7:36 am Crowd gathered at the hospital in Malda. (Express photo)The BJP on Friday criticised the state police for stopping its delegation from visiting the factory in Malda district where six people were killed in an explosion the day before, and demanded that a …
Malda blast: BJP demands central intervention, TMC accuses it of communalising incident November 21, 2020 3:11 am
Malda blast : BJP demands central intervention November 20, 2020 2:05 pm
Six killed as blast tears through Malda plastic recycling factory November 20, 2020 5:18 am Forensic experts are probing the cause of explosion, which was huge; machine fragments were found several metres awaySUJAPUR: Six persons, including two minors, were killed and four others seriously injured when an explosion ripped apart a plastic …
6 killed as blast tears through Malda plastic recycling factory November 20, 2020 2:49 am
Bengal: Malda factory blast kills five, sets off politics November 20, 2020 2:47 am Written by Sweety Kumari | Malda | Updated: November 20, 2020 5:41:02 am Crowd gathered at the hospital in Malda. (Express photo)Five workers were killed and at least four others injured in an explosion at a plastic factory in Sujapur area of West Bengal’s …
Bengal: Four killed, several injured in factory explosion in Malda November 19, 2020 9:32 am Written by Sweety Kumari | Malda | Updated: November 19, 2020 2:51:24 pm Crowd gathered at the hospital in Malda. (Express photo)Four persons were killed and four others are critically injured in an explosion inside a plastic factory at Sujanpur area in …
Girl dies in Malda after cracker explodes November 16, 2020 7:37 am
7-yr-old dies of burn injuries in West Bengal's Malda during Kali puja celebrations November 16, 2020 5:39 am
Seven-year-old girl dies in Malda after cracker explodes November 16, 2020 5:39 am
7-yr-old girl dies in Malda after cracker explodes November 16, 2020 1:34 am Malda: A seven-year-old girl died of burn injuries after a cracker exploded and her dress caught fire on Diwali night at Kadamtala village under Kalichak police station. Jayanti Rabidas, a Class-I student, succumbed to injuries on way to Malda Medical …
Four killed as bike hits auto in Malda October 17, 2020 2:55 am
NIA arrests UP fake currency kingpin in Malda October 2, 2020 1:44 am
NIA: Searching for 2 Malda men with links to al-Qaeda September 22, 2020 7:11 am The NIA headquarters in New Delhi. (Express Photo/File)The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Monday claimed that two more people in West Bengal were indirectly working for al-Qaeda. They are residents of Malda district. On Saturday, the agency had …
Malda woman defies tradition with ‘tarpan’ September 18, 2020 2:41 am
2 die in lightning strikes in Malda, heavy rain forecast for Bengal September 12, 2020 9:53 am Image Source : PTI 2 die in lightning strikes in Malda Two persons, including a woman, died in lightning strikes in West Bengal's Malda district on Friday, officials said. Bijoli Mondal (40) was cutting grass for cattle near her home at Pirganj village …
Bangladeshi smuggler shot dead by BSF in Malda September 7, 2020 2:17 am
FICN kingpin held in Malda September 5, 2020 1:33 am
BSF seizes Phensedyl bottles worth over Rs 1 lakh in Malda September 3, 2020 4:10 pm By ANI MALDA: Border Security Force (BSF) troops on Wednesday seized 1,000 bottles worth Rs 1,69,690 of Phensedyl at Sovapur border outpost in Malda district of West Bengal, informed South Bengal Frontier, BSF. These bottles were being smuggled from India …
Malda ‘assault’ plaint against BSF jawans September 3, 2020 1:29 am
Train mows down teen making ‘stunt video’ in Malda, friend injured September 3, 2020 1:29 am
Boy found dead in Malda, family says killed for protesting drug peddling September 1, 2020 10:32 pm Al-Karim Sain’s family has alleged that the Class 9 student was murdered for protesting against drug peddling in the village. (File)A 17-year-old boy was found hanging from a tree in North Laxmipur area of West Bengal’s Malda district on Tuesday. Al-Karim …
West Bengal: 55 houses swept away by Ganga in Malda district August 31, 2020 3:42 pm Image Source : PTI West Bengal: 55 houses swept away by Ganga in Malda district (Representational image) At least 55 houses were washed away due to erosion in river Ganga in West Bengal's Malda district, an official said on Monday. A sudden fall of …
AZERTAC`s photo correspondent wins gold medal of Malda Association of Photographers August 28, 2020 2:52 pm Baku, August 28, AZERTAC AZERTAC’s photo correspondent Ilgar Jafarov has won the gold medal of the Malda Association of Photographers (MAP) at the 6th Through The Lens International Salon 2020 international contest held in India. Organized by the …
Malda lockdown offenders ‘punished’ with Covid tests August 28, 2020 2:19 am
Rape survivor, child rescued in Malda August 24, 2020 12:46 am
10-year-old's body found days after kidnap in West Bengal's Malda, two held August 13, 2020 2:47 am
Malda twins score identical marks July 16, 2020 1:40 am Malda: Twin sisters Prachi and Prapti may not have made to the merit list, but their Madhyamik results have brought a strange air of happiness in the family. Both have scored 538 out of 700. Though the marks for individual subjects were different, the …
BJP MP demands NIA probe into Malda blast July 3, 2020 2:12 am Malda: The explosion in an e-rickshaw in Englishbazar on Wednesday, which claimed the life of its 30-year-old driver, has left local residents concerned and prompted BJP’s Malda Uttar MP Khagen Murmu to demand an NIA probe. While a preliminary probe has …
Explosion in e-rickshaw kills driver in Malda July 2, 2020 10:44 am Representational Image MALDA: A 26-year-old e-rickshaw driver was killed after his moving vehicle exploded in West Bengal's Malda district, prompting the NIA and the CID to enquire about the incident, police said on Thursday. The explosion took place …
Eclipse chokes civic water supply in Malda June 22, 2020 1:35 am Malda: Solar eclipse-fuelled superstition halted water supply in two Trinamool-run municipalities of Malda district on Sunday, a move that found support even among the opposition. On Saturday night, English Bazar Municipality decided to stop drinking water …
27-yr-old Malda migrant dies on Shramik Spl, body reaches home June 10, 2020 2:04 am Malda: Migrant worker Khatib Sk should have reached home on Tuesday from Ernakulam, Kerala, after three months. Instead his body arrived at Malda Town station on a Shramik Special train. The 27-year-old is the second casualty from this part of Bengal in …
Nephew +ve, Malda man hangs self June 7, 2020 2:10 am Malda: A 55-year-old farmer committed suicide in a Malda village in the small hours of Saturday, apparently apprehensive of a Covid-19 swab test and its possible outcome after one of his nephews, with whom he had spent a couple of days, tested positive. …

EC seeks law & order report on Murshidabad, South Kolkata September 7, 2021 1:50 am
Adhir convoy runs into black-flag protest in Murshidabad September 4, 2021 3:04 am
TMC protests greet Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury in Murshidabad, he says ‘their workers attacking Cong men’ September 3, 2021 11:59 pm CONGRESS LEADER in the Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Friday faced protests from a section of TMC supporters when he was visiting injured Congress workers in Murshidabad district. Chowdhury was on his way to Raninagar II block in Murshidabad to look …
Bengal: Murshidabad TMC leader injured in bomb attack August 17, 2021 1:38 am A TMC leader in Murshidabad district was injured, and his driver was killed in a bomb attack on Sunday night. The police on Monday said they had arrested two of the 12 people named in an FIR filed in connection with what the TMC labelled a “political …
Trinamool Congress panchayat member killed in Murshidabad August 14, 2021 7:39 am
West Bengal: Trinamool Congress panchayat member killed in Murshidabad August 14, 2021 3:13 am
West Bengal Class XII results: Murshidabad girl tops board exams; 97.69% candidates pass July 22, 2021 3:37 pm By PTI KOLKATA: A girl from Murshidabad district topped the class 12 board examinations conducted by the West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education (WBCHSE), while over 97 per cent of the 8.19 lakh candidates passed the exams, the results of which …
NIA arrests absconding FICN racketeer from Murshidabad June 25, 2021 2:45 pm The National Investigation (NIA) on Friday said that it has arrested Jahiruddin SK aka Jahir, an absconding FICN racketeer in connection with the seizure of counterfeit currency of face value of Rs 6.84 lakh from Bengaluru. An NIA spokesperson said that …
West Bengal: Lightning kills 3 more; Abhishek Banerjee meets victims’ kin in Murshidabad June 10, 2021 12:41 am
Murshidabad’s zilla parishad chief quits, Malda’s faces trust vote May 14, 2021 1:45 am Malda/Berhampore: Trinamool Congress’s resounding victory in Malda and Murshidabad in the recently concluded Bengal assembly elections has propelled winds of change in the top echelons of the three-tier rural administration in the two districts. …
Sitalkuchi repoll peaceful, clashes rock Birbhum and Murshidabad April 30, 2021 3:02 am Jalpaiguri/Suri/Berhampore: Repolling was largely peaceful on Thursday at booth 126 in Sitalkuchi, where CISF firing had killed four persons on April 10, even though the day witnessed some tense moments as Trinamool Congress candidate Partha Pratim …
West Bengal polls | The historical towns of Murshidabad, Malda may hold key to power in Bengal April 28, 2021 10:02 pm BJP harps on infiltration while CAA is the most emotive political issue in the minority-dominated region Not many people visit the ruins of the old “Jafarganj Palace” or “Jafarganj Deorhi” in West Bengal’s Murshidabad district. The palace is often referred …
1 dead after Congress-TMC clash in Murshidabad April 22, 2021 5:55 am
1 dead after Cong-TMC clash in Murshidabad April 21, 2021 1:31 am
West Bengal polls: 14 bombs recovered in Murshidabad April 13, 2021 12:31 am Murshidabad (West Bengal) [India], April 13 (ANI): As many as 14 crude bombs were recovered at the Shamsherganj area of poll-bound West Bengal's Murshidabad district on Monday. Later, the bombs were disposed of by the Bomb Disposal Squad. The incident …
WB: Murshidabad Congress sees dissent March 17, 2021 7:40 pm
2 kids among 7 dead in twin Murshidabad accidents March 12, 2021 11:21 am
NIA to probe Murshidabad bomb blast that left West Bengal minister injured March 3, 2021 9:38 am
NIA to probe Murshidabad bomb blast that left West Bengal minister injured March 3, 2021 4:47 am The NIA on Tuesday registered a case to probe a recent bomb explosion at a railway station in West Bengal's Murshidabad in which 22 people including state minister Jakir Hossain were injured, an agency spokesperson said here. The case was registered …
WB: NIA to probe Murshidabad bomb blast March 3, 2021 12:33 am
New DMs for Murshidabad, S 24 Parganas February 20, 2021 8:41 am
Leader’s ‘ghar wapsi’ a fillip for Congress in Murshidabad February 20, 2021 8:41 am Behrampore: Murshidabad zilla parishad sabhadhipati Mosharof Hossain Mondal joined the Congress on Friday, marking a “homecoming” when many Trinamool leaders were making a beeline for BJP. Mondal took the Congress flag from Pradesh Congress president Adhir …
TMC to hold critical meeting on Murshidabad strategy, Mamata Banerjee likely to attend January 21, 2021 12:14 pm Kolkata: Chief minister Mamata Banerjee is likely to take part in a meeting of senior Trinamool Congress leaders at the party head office on Thursday to discuss the party's strategy in Murshidabad where the party looks to consolidate Muslim votes. The …
Truck kills 5 picnickers in Murshidabad January 6, 2021 8:26 am
TMC workers thrash BSF jawan in Bengal's Murshidabad December 14, 2020 4:58 am Dec 14, 2020, 09:28AM ISTSource: Times NowTrinamool Congress workers allegedly thrashed a BSF jawan in West Bengal's Murshidabad. The victim's family has lodged a police complaint. However, no one has been arrested in the case so far. A TMC leader …
BSF jawan beaten up during rally in Murshidabad December 13, 2020 2:30 am
Murshidabad ZP chief’s cover revoked November 12, 2020 1:30 am
Suvendu avoids political statement in Murshidabad November 9, 2020 1:30 am
NIA arrests alleged al-Qaeda conspirator from Bengal's Murshidabad November 2, 2020 10:28 pm By PTI NEW DELHI: A madrassa teacher who was allegedly working as an al-Qaeda conspirator to carry out terror attacks in India was arrested by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) from West Bengal, an official said on Monday. Abdul Momin Mondal, 32, of …
Al Qaeda conspirator held from Murshidabad November 2, 2020 5:10 pm
West Bengal: NIA arrests Al Qaeda conspirator from Murshidabad November 2, 2020 2:43 pm
NIA Arrests Al Qaeda Conspirator From Murshidabad November 2, 2020 2:08 pm The NIA has arrested one Al Qaeda "conspirator" from West Bengal's Murshidabad district in connection with its investigation in a case regarding the terror outfit in the state and Kerala, the Agency statement said on Monday. Accused Abdul …
Murshidabad drowning: CM announces Rs 2 lakh relief for victims’ families October 28, 2020 11:32 pm West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. (File)Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday announced Rs 2 lakh ex gratia for the family members of five persons who drowned after a boat capsized at Beldnaga in Murshidabad district to days ago. The West …
Five drown as boat capsizes in Murshidabad October 28, 2020 5:50 am A video grab of the accident on Monday. (Express)Five people drowned after a boat capsized in the town of Beldanga in Murshidabad district during Durga Puja idol immersion on Monday evening. According to sources, the idol was from the puja organised by …
5 dead during idol immersion in West Bengal's Murshidabad October 28, 2020 3:13 am
5 dead as two boats capsize in Bengal's Murshidabad October 27, 2020 9:00 am Image Source : PTI 5 dead as two boats capsize in Bengal's Murshidabad At least five people were killed after two boats capsized in West Bengal on Monday. According to the police, the incident was reported from Murshidabad in the state, where two …
5 dead during idol immersion in Murshidabad October 26, 2020 6:18 pm
Month after 6 ‘terror suspects’ held by NIA in Murshidabad: ‘If guilty, punish him; else those who caught him will have to be judged’ October 21, 2020 1:03 am Written by Atri Mitra | Murshidabad | October 21, 2020 5:45:55 am The family of brothers Mosaraf Hosen and Atitur Rahman, who were arrested from Ernakulam and Murshidabad. Partha PaulBefore the crack of dawn on September 19, the National Investigation …
NIA nabs an Al-Qaeda suspect from Murshidabad September 27, 2020 9:38 am Covid-19: 3,922 new cases, 4,761 recoveries and 14 deaths reported in Odisha till September 26. The total number of cases rise to 2,09,374 including 1,70,193 recoveries, 38,331 active cases and 797 deaths.
Murshidabad youth held by STF for suspected terror links September 26, 2020 1:38 pm Kolkata, Sep 26 (IANS) The West Bengal Special Task Force (STF) has arrested Samim Ansari, a migrant worker from Murshidabad district, on suspicion of terror links, police said on Saturday. “West Bengal STF along with police held Ansari late Friday night …
NIA finds overseas money trail in Murshidabad terror arrests September 21, 2020 2:15 am
NIA nabs nine al-Qaeda operatives from Murshidabad and Ernakulam September 19, 2020 7:08 am KOCHI: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Saturday arrested nine Al-Qaeda operatives during the raids conducted at multiple locations in Murshidabad, West Bengal and Ernakulam, Kerala. Six were held from Murshidabad while three were arrested from …
NIA arrests nine al-Qaida terrorists- three from Ernakulam and six from Murshidabad September 19, 2020 4:46 am
Murshidabad TMC legislator tests Covid-19 positive July 16, 2020 3:09 pm Share00 Kolkata, July 16 (IANS) Md Akhruzzaman, an MLA of West Bengal’s ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC), tested Covid-19 positive on Thursday. According to sources, MLA from Murshidabad’s Raghunathganj constituency, was shifted to a private hospital, here, …
5 boys drown while playing in Murshidabad July 16, 2020 1:40 am Behrampore: Five boys, aged between five and eight, drowned in a pond near a brick kiln at Dakshin Sayardiyar in Ranitala police station area of Murshidabad on Wednesday evening. According to residents, the children played at the brick kiln every evening …
West Bengal- BSF officials arrest 5 Bangladeshi cattle smugglers from Murshidabad July 10, 2020 11:04 pm BSF nabs 5 Bangladeshi smugglers in West Bengal&nbsp | &nbspPhoto Credit:&nbspTimes Now BSF intelligence branch tips off troops at Indo-Bangladesh border to thwart smuggling bid Five smugglers from Bangladesh's Kushtia district arrested by …
In a 1st, fishing cat spotted in Murshidabad, but dead July 9, 2020 1:11 am Kolkata: A fishing cat, which is the state animal and also protected under Schedule l of the Wildlife Protection Act, was found dead in Murshidabad’s Beldanga on Wednesday. This, experts say, is probably the first record of a fishing cat in Murshidabad. …
House blast kills 2 in Murshidabad July 5, 2020 1:03 am Behrampore/Barasat: Two persons were killed and five injured when bombs stockpiled in a house went off in Murshidabad’s Suti on Friday. The flag of an hitherto unidentified outfit has been recovered from the rubble. Preliminary investigation suggest …
Two men killed in crude bomb explosion in Murshidabad July 5, 2020 12:53 am An officer said Sheikh’s wife was being questioned in connection with the incident. (Representational) Two people in a house in West Bengal’s Murshidabad district were killed in the early hours of Saturday after a stockpile of crude bombs exploded. The …
Two killed in bomb explosion in West Bengal's Murshidabad July 4, 2020 9:08 am Representative image KOLKATA: Two persons were killed and around four injured when the bombs they were allegedly manufacturing went off inside a house in Murshidabad district, a senior police officer said on Saturday. Their identities were yet to be …
Buddhist shrine blast in India: JMB militant arrested in Murshidabad May 30, 2020 9:21 am West Bengal Police arrested a top operative of terror group Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB), wanted in cases filed with Bangladeshi police stations and also allegedly involved in a blast at a key Buddhist shrine in India in 2018, from a hideout in …
Top JMB terrorist arrested in Bengal's Murshidabad district May 29, 2020 6:48 am Abdul Karim was allegedly involved in the 2018 Bodh Gaya blast (File photo)KOLKATA: A top Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) terrorist, allegedly involved in the 2018 Bodh Gaya blast case, was arrested from a hideout in Murshidabad district of West …
Ration violence rocks Murshidabad May 3, 2020 12:42 am
Accused of irregularities in PDS, ration dealer’s house ransacked in Murshidabad May 2, 2020 7:44 pm The Mamata Banerjee government has promised to give 5 kg of rice per month for free to each card holder during the prevailing COVID-19 lockdown. (Representational Photo) A mob ransacked the house of a ration dealer at Salar in Murshidabad district on …
Bengal: Murshidabad medical college chief removed after Covid-19 death certificate order row May 1, 2020 11:19 am A man sanitises his hand before collecting foodgrains, which was being distributed by the Kolkata Police, on Strand Road on Thursday. (Express photo/Partha Paul) Days after medical superintendent of Murshidabad Medical College and Hospital, Debdas Saha …
Oppn hits out over Murshidabad hosp super’s transfer May 1, 2020 12:40 am
Voluntary organisations track migrant labours from Birbhum, Murshidabad, Malda, N Dinajpur April 30, 2020 11:06 am
Stop mass gatherings, religious meets: Mamata to Murshidabad DIG April 17, 2020 7:33 pm Kolkata, April 17 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday gave strict instructions to the police to stop mass gatherings including those in religious places in Murshidabad district, and threatened bank officials of action if they don’t …
Bengal govt shunts out Murshidabad SP April 17, 2020 7:32 pm Kolkata, April 18 (IANS) The West Bengal government on Friday shunted out Ajeet Singh Yadav from the post of Murshidabad police superintendent, a week after a controversy erupted over a 1,000-strong gathering during Friday prayers at a mosque in defiance …
Stop mass gatherings, religious meets: Mamata to Murshidabad SP April 17, 2020 5:52 pm Kolkata, April 17 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday gave strict instructions to the police to stop mass gatherings including those in religious places in Murshidabad district, and threatened bank officials of action if they don’t …
Mosque-goers come out for Friday prayers in Bengal's Murshidabad, violate lockdown orders April 10, 2020 4:03 pm Image Source : TWITTER People coming out of a mosque after local authorities objected to them congregating at a mosque for Friday prayers in West Bengal's Murshidabad district (screenshot) Scores of people on Friday attended the prayers at a mosque in …
Murshidabad man died of diabetic coma, tested negative for Covid-19: Health Dept March 11, 2020 3:20 am The report, which came on Monday, said he tested negative in 2019-nCoV and died due to diabetic coma. (Representational Image) A 32-year-old man from Murshidabad district, who died on Sunday evening, a day after returning from Saudi Arabia, tested negative …
Man who died in Murshidabad had no coronavirus March 9, 2020 10:41 am
Saudi-returned Covid-19 suspect dies in Murshidabad hospital (2nd Lead) March 8, 2020 5:29 pm Kolkata, March 8 (IANS) A suspected Coronavirus patient, who returned from Saudi Arabia, died in the government Medical College in West Bengal’s Murshidabad district on Sunday, a senior official said. Two other suspected Conoravirus patients were admitted …
Saudi-returned Covid-19 suspect hospitalised in Murshidabad March 8, 2020 3:25 pm Kolkata, March 8 (IANS) A suspected coronavirus patient, who returned from Saudi Arabia, was on Sunday admitted in a state-run Medical College in West Bengal’s Murshidabad district, an official said. The youth fell sick while returning home by the train on …
Murshidabad man issued voter ID card-carrying dog’s photo March 5, 2020 9:54 am Murshidabad: In a shocking incident, Sunil Karmakar, a resident of Ramnagar village in Murshidabad, was issued a voter ID card with a dog’s picture on it. However, the Block Development Officer (BDO) has asserted that the picture has already been corrected …
Man issued voter ID card with dog’s picture in West Bengal’s Murshidabad March 5, 2020 3:17 am Mar 05, 2020, 08:18AM ISTSource: ANIA resident of Murshidabad’s Ramnagar got an unpleasant surprise after he received his revised voter ID with a picture of a dog instead of his. Sunil Karmakar had applied for a correction in his voter ID. Karmakar said, “ …
Roadblock over arrests in Jalangi Murshidabad January 31, 2020 1:32 am
Clash over CAA bandh kills two in Murshidabad January 30, 2020 12:31 am
West Bengal: Two dead as anti-CAA protests turn violent in Murshidabad January 29, 2020 10:49 am The incident took place in Jalangi in Murshidabad. (Source: ANI) Two persons were shot dead and three others injured when miscreants lobbed crude bombs and fired shots on anti-Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) protestors in Murshidabad district of West …
PFI plans anti-CAA rally in Bengal’s Murshidabad January 2, 2020 6:19 pm Kolkata, Jan 2 (IANS) Islamic outfit, the Popular Front of India (PFI) on Thursday claimed Trianmool Congress MP Abu Taher Khan would address its Murshidabad district rally on January 5 against the new citizenship law, but the MP said he has not received …
West Bengal: Murshidabad gets ready to grow apples from June December 21, 2019 4:58 am
BJP MPs stopped in Malda, Vijayvargiya shown black flags in Murshidabad December 19, 2019 4:46 am Kailash Vijayvargiya. (File/PTI) The state police arrested BJP MPs Nishith Pramanik and Khagen Murmu on Wednesday and stopped the party’s national general secretary Kailash Vijayvargiya from visiting violence-hit areas in Malda and Murshidabad …
Won’t act as trial court, approach HC first: SC on anti-CAA violence in Murshidabad December 17, 2019 10:31 am A file photo of Supreme Court The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the petitioners who had approached it to take cognisance of the violence over the citizenship act to knock on the doors of High Court first. Hearing a plea on the violence over the …
Murshidabad – Steeped in History December 9, 2019 6:33 am New Delhi, Dec 9 (IANSlife) Murshidabad located on the eastern bank of a distributary of the Ganges River, is full of historical value. The town still brings back memories of Nawabs with its mosques, tombs, and gardens. Once the capital of Bengal, Bihar …
Murshidabad triple murder reflects ‘state of govt affairs’, says Guv; TMC hits back December 4, 2019 6:56 pm Tuesday’s triple murder in Murshidabad district took on a political colour on Thursday with the BJP targeting the Mamata Banerjee government over the killings. (Representational image) Expressing shock over the brutal killing of a school teacher, his wife …
WB: Eight convicted in Murshidabad fake currency notes case November 29, 2019 11:39 pm Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], Nov 29 (ANI): A special court has convicted eight persons in connection with the case pertaining to the high quality fake Indian currency notes (FICN) recovered from West Bengal's Murshidabad in May 2015. The NIA court …
WB Governor shown black flags by TMC workers in Murshidabad November 20, 2019 11:36 am Murshidabad: The Trinamool Congress Party workers allegedly showed black flags to West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankar in Domkal, Murshidabad on Wednesday. The governor at Domkal Girls College was greeted with black flags and ‘Go Back’ slogans. West Bengal …
West Bengal governor shown black flags on way to event in Murshidabad November 20, 2019 11:02 am Image Source : PTI West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar, who has been at loggerheads with the state government, was shown black flags and asked to "go back"(Representational) West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar, who has been at loggerheads …
Amid showdown with Mamata government, Bengal Governor shown black flags on way to event in Murshidabad November 20, 2019 8:55 am By PTI DOMKOL: West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar, who has been at loggerheads with the state government, was shown black flags and asked to "go back" by alleged Trinamool Congress activists during his visit to Domkal area in Murshidabad …
Dhankhar refused chopper again, will go to Murshidabad by road November 19, 2019 7:25 pm Kolkata, Nov 19 (IANS) For the third time in a week, the West Bengal government has turned down Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar’s request for a helicopter for district visits. The Governor will now travel to Domkal in Murshidabad on Wednesday by road to …
Murshidabad man lynched in Chhattisgarh November 6, 2019 2:11 am Behrampore: A 42-year-old daily wage worker from Murshidabad was lynched in Chhattisgarh on Monday for allegedly trying to rape a woman. Chhattisgarh police informed their Murshidabad counterparts that Banirul Islam died at AIIMS Raipur where he was …
Why West Bengal’s Murshidabad shivers in Kashmir’s chilling trail of blood October 30, 2019 8:48 pm It was a sad day for Nursalam Mondal, a 45-year-old farmer with a little over two acres of land. He was the employer of Mursalin Sekh, 30, one of the six workers gunned down in south Kashmir. “I knew him from childhood,” said a sobbing Mr. Mondal of …
Three killed in bomb explosion in Bengal’s Murshidabad October 29, 2019 9:05 pm Kolkata, Oct 30 (IANS) Three persons were killed and one person got injured in a crude bomb explosion in Jalangi of Murshidabad district, sources said on Tuesday. The bombs went off in an abandoned house at Taltali village where the victims were arranging …
3 suspected cattle smugglers killed in accidental crude bomb blast in Murshidabad October 28, 2019 8:29 pm NET Bureau Three suspected cattle smugglers were killed in an accidental blast of a crude bomb used by them in West Bengal’s Murshidabad district on Monday, BSF sources said. Smugglers usually tie a socket bomb to an animal’s neck to scare off BSF jawans …
Murshidabad murders: Mamata assures legel help to relatives of slain school teacher October 18, 2019 6:22 pm By PTI KOLKATA: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday assured the relatives of the murdered school teacher of Murshidabad district of providing all legal help if needed in connection with the case. Six relatives of the dead teacher Bondhu …
How Murshidabad murder was given political, communal colour October 18, 2019 7:39 am On October 8, 2019, a family of three – Bandhu Prakash Pal, his pregnant wife and 8-year-old child – was hacked to death in West Bengal’s Murshidabad. A construction worker, Utpal Behara, has been booked for the crime. Behara had reportedly entered the …
‘Dissatisfied’ Murshidabad victims’ family seeks CBI probe October 16, 2019 5:33 pm Kolkata, Oct 16 (IANS) A day after police claimed to have cracked the sensational Murshidabad triple murder case, relatives of the slain primary school teacher on Wednesday sought a CBI probe and said they would approach the President as also the Union …
Murshidabad triple murder case cracked; accused held October 15, 2019 10:59 pm Utpal, originally from Debra in East Midnapore, has been remanded in police custody for two weeks by the court after his production on Tuesday. Berhampore: A week after the triple murder at Jiaganj in Murshidabad during Durga Puja, the district police …
Trinamool hits out at BJP over meeting President, Murshidabad triple murder case October 15, 2019 7:18 pm By PTI KOLKATA: The TMC hit out at the BJP on Tuesday after its leaders met President Ram Nath Kovind claiming "constitutional breakdown in Bengal", describing it as an effort to malign the state and asked the saffron party to worry about people …
Murshidabad murders: Money fight behind killings, claims police October 15, 2019 4:16 pm Murshidabad: Around noon on October 8, the last day of Durga Puja, Bandhu Prakash Pal and his family opened the door to the last man they would ever see. Pal, his pregnant wife Beauty and six-year-old son were hacked to death within five minutes in their …
Murshidabad triple murder: Chilling details emerge, main accused held October 15, 2019 1:29 pm The police on Tuesday arrested the main accused in the Murshidabad triple murder case for his alleged involvement in the crime, a senior police officer said. Utpal Behra, a mason by profession, was arrested from Sagardighi's Sahapur area of the …
Murshidabad triple murder solved, accused arrested: Police October 15, 2019 12:12 pm Kolkata, Oct 15 (IANS) Claiming to have cracked the sensational Jiaganj triple murder case, police in West Bengal’s Murshidabad district on Tuesday said they have arrested a mason, who killed the three members of a family within five minutes after being …
Main accused in Murshidabad triple murder case arrested: Police October 15, 2019 9:42 am Utpal Behra, a mason by profession, was arrested from Sagardighi's Sahapur area of the district on Tuesday morning, police said. Kolkata: The police on Tuesday arrested the main accused in the Murshidabad triple murder case for his alleged involvement …
Accused in Murshidabad triple murder case arrested, says police October 15, 2019 9:03 am Murshidabad: The accused behind the triple murder case of Murshidabad has been arrested, police said on Tuesday. The case is related to the murder of Bandhuprakash Pal (35), his wife Beauty Mondal Pal (30) and son Angan Bandhu Pal (8) inside their house in …
Prime accused in Murshidabad triple murder case arrested October 15, 2019 8:24 am NET Bureau The police on Tuesday arrested the main accused in the Murshidabad triple murder case for his alleged involvement in the crime, a senior police officer said. Utpal Behra, a mason by profession, was arrested from Sagardighi’s Sahapur area of the …
Murshidabad triple murder case cracked: Prime accused arrested, claims he was duped by victim October 15, 2019 7:49 am By Express News Service KOLKATA: A week after the gruesome murder of a school teacher, his pregnant wife and five-year-old son in Murshidabad, the police arrested a friend of the deceased man on Tuesday. Investigations by the police revealed that Utpal …
Police say Murshidabad family killed over insurance policy, arrest 20-year-old ex-neighbour October 15, 2019 7:44 am Pal (40), a primary school teacher also involved in a networking-based business, his wife Beauty (30) and their son Angan (5) were found murdered at their home in Lebu Bagan, Jiaganj Eight days after the brutal murder of three members of a family in …
Fact check: Photo of prime accused in Bangladesh student's murder falsely circulated as Murshidabad killer October 14, 2019 10:48 pm Image of Mehedi Hasan Rasel, circulated as the prime accused in Murshidabad triple murderfacebook An image of two men is doing the rounds on the internet, with the claim that one of them wearing a skull cap is a prime accused in Murshidabad triple murders. …
RSS worker, wife, minor son found murdered in Bengal's Murshidabad October 14, 2019 2:53 pm Image Source : PTI RSS worker, his wife and son killed in Murshidabad A worker of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), his wife and their 6-year-old son were found murdered in West Bengal's Murshidabad district on Wednesday. The RSS worker was …

‘Outsider narrative’: Muslims in India’s Bihar fear Assam repeat September 21, 2021 11:34 am Patna, India – On August 29, a public notice surfaced, signed by the Superintendent of Police of Siwan, a district in India’s northern state of Bihar, asking people to report “suspected illegal migrants, especially Bangladeshis” to the nearest police …
6 children dead, hundreds hospitalised in Bengal September 16, 2021 6:07 pm Hundreds of children across several districts of north Bengal have been hospitalised with symptoms of viral infection. Reports that at least six children have died in the past few days — three in Jalpaiguri, two in Malda and one in Uttar Dinjapur — have …
The disappearing Opposition in West Bengal September 4, 2021 10:27 pm The number of BJP MLAs switching to the TMC reflects rising political opportunism With BJP MLA from Kaliganj in West Bengal’s Uttar Dinajpur Soumen Roy on Saturday joining the Trinamool Congress, the number of BJP MLAs who have defected to the ruling party …
BJP MLA Soumen Roy back in TMC September 4, 2021 2:25 pm SOUMEN ROY, BJP MLA from Kaliaganj in Uttar Dinajpur district, joined the Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Saturday. He is the fourth BJP MLA to switch loyalties post the Assembly polls held earlier this year. After joining the TMC at its headquarters in …
West Bengal: Bharatiya Janata Party MLA Soumen Roy joins Trinamool Congress September 4, 2021 1:13 pm Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA Soumen Roy joined Trinamool Congress on Saturday. Roy, who was earlier associated with TMC joined BJP before the West Bengal Assembly polls. He is an MLA from Kaliaganj Assembly constituency in Uttar Dinajpur district. He …
A Place Time Forgot August 10, 2021 9:03 pm Only a hard heart would not have been moved by the idea of a proud, imperious man on a hospital bed, valiantly fighting all that nature threw at him. Jyoti Basu was chief minister of West Bengal for 23 years. In 1996, he almost made it to 7 Racecourse Road …
Smuggling, counterfeiting leads to economic crisis, unemployment, poverty: Bengal ADG Debasish Roy August 4, 2021 7:42 am Debasish Roy, ADG, Training, West Bengal Police, on Wednesday said, “Despite various anti-counterfeiting strategies such as raids, use of multiple packaging technologies, consumer education and consultations with government agencies the menace of smuggling …
BSF hands over Bangladesh minor girl pushed into prostitution to BGB as humanitarian gesture June 24, 2021 12:52 am In a humanitarian gesture, India on Wednesday handed over a 17-year-old girl to Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) who was pushed into prostitution six months ago by a gang involved in illegal human trafficking between the two countries. The girl, whose name …
India Returns 17-Year-Old Bangladeshi Minor Girl Pushed Into Prostitution - LatestLY June 23, 2021 12:12 pm New Delhi, June 23: India on Wednesday handed over to Bangladesh a 17-year-old girl who was pushed into prostitution six months ago by a gang involved in illegal human trafficking between the two countries. The girl, whose name was withheld, was lured by …
BSF hands over Bangladeshi girl pushed into prostitution to BGB as humanitarian gesture - Zee News June 23, 2021 11:04 am New Delhi: The Border Security Force on Wednesday (June 23) handed over a Bangladeshi girl, who was pushed into prostitution, to Border Guard Bangladesh as a humanitarian gesture. On June 22, the BSF forces received inputs that some people were at …
Second wave retreating, Bengal draws up plan to tackle possible third wave June 23, 2021 12:32 am Even as the Covid situation in West Bengal is showing significant signs of improvement, the state is wary of lowering its guard and has already shifted its focus to warding off a possible third wave. As a statement of intent, it has already laid out a …
Two more defectors want to return to Trinamool Congress May 24, 2021 12:10 am Sarala Murmu and Amal Acharya want to leave the BJP and rejoin West Bengal’s ruling party A day after four-time MLA Sonali Guha, who had joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), wrote to Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, urging that she be allowed to return …
BJP weathers TMC storm in north Bengal May 5, 2021 1:55 pm KOLKATA: Though the BJP failed to dislodge Mamata Banerjee from power, the saffron party managed to weather the TMC storm emerging triumphant in 25 of 42 constituencies in six districts of the North Bengal region in the recent high-octane assembly …
Muslims pressed button for TMC in Cong bastion May 3, 2021 12:09 am Kolkata: Muslims went with the Trinamool Congress displaying a consolidation in the 2021 Bengal assembly polls, more than it was in the 2016 assembly polls and the 2019 Lok Sabha polls. Of the 141 assembly having Muslim presence, TMC bagged 120 seats while …
Bengal: Home Minister Amit Shah Holds 3 Rallies A Day After State Logs Over 10,000 Covid Cases April 22, 2021 11:01 pm A series of political rallies saw thousands of people gathering in some parts of the state on Thursday, while at some other, people stood in long queues to cast their votes in the sixth phase of the state elections, a day after West Bengal recorded 10,784 …
WB: Over 72% polling recorded in Phase-6 April 22, 2021 10:12 pm Phase six of the Bengal elections, held on Thursday in Uttar Dinajpur, Nadia, North 24 Parganas and Purba Bardhaman, were marked by sporadic violence in which several political party workers were injured. The state recorded 72% voting till 5 pm, with Purba …
India's West Bengal Witnesses 6th Phase of Assembly Elections Amid Violence, Rising COVID Cases April 22, 2021 5:25 pm India 11:56 GMT 22.04.2021Get short URL https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e5/04/16/1082699705_0:0:1201:675_1200x675_80_0_0_e2fd7214dfbed1cfb673abb9d3bcc46b.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com…
West Bengal Assembly polls | Isolated violence, police firing amidst high turnout in sixth phase April 22, 2021 3:35 pm Isolated incidents of violence including police firing was reported in the sixth phase of polling in West Bengal on 43 Assembly seats across four districts of the State on Thursday. The State recorded high polling with about 79.09% voters exercising their …
Phase 6 of polling in West Bengal begins April 22, 2021 6:39 am By Chennaivision in National News, News April 22, 2021 The sixth phase of assembly elections in Bengal are being held in the shadow of spiralling Covid cases. In a first, Bengal has crossed the 10,000-mark, logging 10,748 fresh cases. 43 assembly seats …
43 seats of Bengal to vote in sixth phase today April 22, 2021 4:50 am The Matua factor centred around the promise of citizenship, closure of jute mills, rising unemployment and agrarian distress are some of the crucial factors likely to impact the sixth phase of polling in Bengal on Thursday that will see voters in 43 …
Polling begins for sixth phase of WB elections April 22, 2021 4:49 am Polling began at 7 am on Thursday for 43 seats in the sixth phase of the assembly election in West Bengal amid a surge in COVID-19 cases with the state reporting record infections. Long queues were seen outside most of the polling booths even before the …
Phase-6 Wb Polls: Matua votes may turn out to be X factor April 21, 2021 10:52 pm Matua voters are expected to play the pivotal role in today's sixth phase of the West Bengal assembly polls for both India ruler Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Trinamool Congress (TMC). The 43 Assembly seats spread across four districts -- North …
West Bengal elections April 21, 2021 11:48 am Over one crore voters in West Bengal will decide the political fate of 306 candidates on Thursday, when 43 assembly constituencies go to polls in the sixth phase, amid a raging second wave of COVID-19. Security measures have been heightened in view of the …
Polling in sixth phase to be held across crucial geographies in West Bengal April 20, 2021 9:42 pm Several Assembly constituencies of Uttar Dinajpur like Chopra, Islampur, Goalpokhar and Chakulia border Bangladesh on one side and Bihar on another From the narrow stretch of land connecting north and south Bengal, often referred as 'chicken's neck …
Common man won’t be ‘second-grade’ citizen in Bengal after May 2, says Shah April 19, 2021 11:38 am Purbasthali Uttar/Swarupnagar: Union home minister Amit Shah promised that a BJP government would help the common man in Bengal — treated as “second grade” citizens due to “vote-bank politics” under the Trinamool Congress regime — lead a normal life …
Bengal fifth phase: Congress may find the going tough April 15, 2021 1:07 pm The Congress may find it tough to retain its last tally in the fifth phase of the polling in West Bengal where the party is contesting on 12 seats and has 3 sitting MLAs including a second term MLA in Naxalbari, said sources. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi …
BJP will destroy Bengal’s culture: Rahul April 15, 2021 10:47 am Describing the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) promise of a “sonar Bangla” (golden Bengal) as a “mirage” Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said the BJP is out to destroy the culture of West Bengal. “Wherever the BJP goes, Narendra Modi goes, the RSS goes, they …
Day after Bihar cop killed in Bengal, his mother dies April 12, 2021 8:48 am The mother of the Kishanganj policeman who was lynched by a mob in West Bengal, died early Sunday morning, police said. Ashwini Kumar, 52, Station House Officer of Kishanganj police station in Bihar, was on Saturday lynched in Pantapara village in Bengal’s …
Police officer from Bihar beaten to death in Bengal, three held April 11, 2021 6:06 am A police officer from Bihar was Saturday beaten to death by a mob in West Bengal’s Uttar Dinajpur district. Kishanganj police station in-charge Ashwini Kumar, 52, along with his team of eight policemen and two informers, was in the district’s Pantapara …
Bihar cop, pursuing a case in West Bengal, lynched by 'goons' April 10, 2021 8:36 pm Apr 10, 2021, 02:26PM ISTSource: Times NowA cop was beaten to death by locals in a village in Goalpokhar police station area of West Bengal's Uttar Dinajpur. SHO of Kishanganj Police Station in Bihar, Ashwini Kumar was chasing a criminal. He was beaten …
Bihar police officer beaten to death during raid in West Bengal April 10, 2021 1:55 pm By PTI KISHANGANJ/ISLAMPUR: A police officer from Bihar was allegedly beaten to death by a mob during a raid in West Bengal's Uttar Dinajpur district in the early hours of Saturday, officials said. The incident happened in Pantapada village in the …
Wooed with statues, Rajbanshis say want jobs, not tall promises April 10, 2021 11:45 am THREE years after it was set up, a museum to honour the legacy of Panchanan Barma, a prominent Rajbanshi leader and social reformer, in Khalisamari village of Cooch Behar, is already crumbling. To descendant Timir Kumar Barma, 55, the state of the museum, …
Earthquake of magnitude 5.4 hits Sikkim; PM takes stock of situation April 5, 2021 8:56 pm An earthquake of 5.4 magnitude hit Sikkim on Monday night, the National Centre for Seismology (NCS) said, with tremors being also felt in the eastern states of Assam, West Bengal and Bihar. The quake occurred at 8.49 pm at a depth of 10 km near the India- …
What ‘secular’ rejigging in Bengal means for national politics March 7, 2021 1:26 pm It is unlikely that too many people outside the charmed circle of political buffs in West Bengal had even heard of Abbas Siddiqui a year ago. Although the Furfura Sharif mazar in Hooghly district run by the Siddiqui family plays a prominent role in the …
Nitin Gadkari on TMC ‘outsider’ jibe: Syama Prasad was Bengali March 4, 2021 8:44 am Union minister Nitin Gadkari on Wednesday criticised Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for calling the BJP an “oustsider party” despite Jan Sangh (party’s former self) founder Syama Prasad Mookerjee being a Bengal’s son. Addressing his first party campaign …
Kolkata: Missing for hours, CPM worker found dead, TMC blamed February 17, 2021 3:26 am The body of a 56-year-old CPM worker was found near his home in Uttar Dinajpur district’s Dalkhola area on Monday morning, hours after he was reported missing. This is the second time in as many months that a CPM worker has been found dead in the area. …
‘Parivartan yatra’: BJP leaders travelling on ‘raths’ as if they’re god says, Mamata Banerjee February 10, 2021 11:09 pm Trinamool Congress (TMC) chairperson and Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday mocked BJP leaders for travelling “on raths as if they are gods”, alleging that their political agenda was to divide people. At a public meeting in Raiganj in Uttar …
Bengal Congress seeks Sonia’s nod for alliance with Furfura cleric February 4, 2021 7:44 pm The West Bengal unit of the Congress has sought permission from the party’s central leadership for formally starting alliance talks with Furfura Sharif cleric Abbas Siddiqui’s newly launched outfit Indian Secular Front (ISF), saying that the “popular” 34- …
Congress, Left to float ‘jote’ by January-end January 23, 2021 2:25 am Kolkata: Bengal Congress and Left leaders are yet to give shape to a joint roadmap for the Bengal assembly polls even as the Election Commission is set to announce elections by mid-February. State leaders from camps, while admitting the “delay”, are …
ECI team in Bengal: BJP demands more Central attention, TMC petitions against BSF January 22, 2021 12:34 pm NEW DELHI: From raising concerns over Burqa-clad voters to demanding Central forces be deployed in the State at least a month before the polls, the BJP in a seven-page note submitted to Election Commission officials on Thursday, has raised the pitch around …
'Is Modi afraid of Mamata?': Hurt by CAA delay, Matuas weigh options before Bengal polls January 19, 2021 12:56 pm Online Desk KOLKATA: In December 2019, when India erupted in protests, a community in West Bengal celebrated the passage of the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill. But, a little over a year after the contentious law was rushed through both the houses of …
BJP: Unnatural increase in voters in border districts January 14, 2021 8:03 am Kolkata: A BJP delegation on Thursday raised concerns regarding an alleged increase in the number of voters in the state in the past four years, particularly in some border districts, and have urged the Election Commission to look into the matter. “The …
Matuas’ land and rights are safe under TMC: Mamata Banerjee January 12, 2021 3:05 am KOLKATA: At a time when the BJP is going all out to woo the Matua community, West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee reiterated her opposition to the Citizenship Amendment Act that promises to benefit the community. Speaking at Ranaghat on Monday, she said the …
West Bengal 2021: How Trinamool Congress has to deal with tensions between its old-timers and new entrants January 12, 2021 3:04 am A common image for power-brokering gone wrong within a political party is of mangled plastic chairs. It conveys a tiff, but also the care that comes with a friendly fight where no one gets too badly hurt. In 2021, the danger is much more real for West …
Not just MIM, my talks are on with CPM, Congress too: Abbas Siddiqui January 5, 2021 8:32 pm Furfure Sharif, Hooghly: Pirzada Abbas Siddiqui of the influential Furfura Darbar Sharif has said that he is in talks with the CPI(M), Congress, and many Dalit, ST and Matua organisations in Bengal, apart from the AIMIM, to create a strong anti-TMC, anti- …
AIMIM gears up party activity in Bengal, TMC says will have no impact on Bangla Muslims December 14, 2020 6:00 am Days after saying he would make political inroads in West Bengal, Asaduddin Owaisi, president of the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM), held a meeting of its local leaders on Saturday to take stock of the party’s strength in a state with a 27% …
Asaduddin Owaisi may visit Bengal soon; TMC says he’s a nobody here December 13, 2020 9:05 pm New Delhi: Days after saying he would make political inroads in West Bengal, Asaduddin Owaisi, president of the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM), held a meeting of its local leaders in Hyderabad on Saturday to take stock of the party’s …
Rahul chairs meet for Bengal poll preparations November 28, 2020 1:22 am Kolkata: Rahul Gandhi took stock of poll preparations in Bengal with senior state Congress leaders in Delhi on Friday in the presence of the party’s Lok Sabha leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury. Chowdhury proposed seat adjustments with the Left in Bengal in …
Two men held for extorting 45 people with morphed pics November 25, 2020 7:55 am Representative imageNEW DELHI: Two men have been arrested for allegedly extorting people by threatening to circulate their morphed obscene pictures on the internet. Police have traced 45 men and women who were targeted by the accused and recovered Rs 12 …
Indian Border Security Official Accused of Role in Cattle-Smuggling Ring November 25, 2020 7:46 am Guwahati, Assam — An Indian Border Security Force official has been arrested for his alleged role in a multimillion-dollar ring accused of smuggling cows across the border into Bangladesh from West Bengal. Satish Kumar, then commandant of 36 Battalion of …
9 lorries fall into Ganga from vessel in Bengal; '7-8 people missing' November 24, 2020 6:38 am Image Source : ANI 9 lorries fall into Ganga from vessel in Bengal (Representational Image) Nine lorries fell into the Ganga river from a Roll On Roll Off (RORO) vessel after it developed a snag while coming from Jharkhand to Manichak in Malda district of …
Nine Lorries Fall Into Ganga From Vessel In Bengal, 7-8 People Missing November 24, 2020 3:54 am People are feared to be missing after nine lorries fell into the Ganga river West Bengal's Malda district on Monday evening, an official said. Nine lorries fell into the Ganga river from a Roll On Roll Off (RORO) vessel after it developed a snag while …
Number of Haj pilgrims from Bengal to be halved in 2021: Haj Committee Member November 18, 2020 8:22 am Kolkata: The number of Haj pilgrims from the state will be halved next year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, a senior member of the West Bengal State Haj Committee said on Wednesday. The cost of the Haj pilgrimage next year will rise due to the COVID-19 …
‘After Bihar, Bengal is our next target’: AIMIM set for poll debut November 12, 2020 9:51 am Asaduddin OwaisiThe All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM), which won five seats in the recently concluded Bihar elections, is all set to contest the Bengal Assembly polls for the first time. The party said it was working in the state for the past …
Also voting today, in the shadow of NRC, a settlement of nomads November 7, 2020 12:07 am Written by Wali Ahmad | Kishanganj | November 7, 2020 12:36:12 am Seemazar Begum, who her family says is over 100, with daughters. (Express photo by Wali Ahmad)In the heart of Kishanganj in Bihar’s Seemanchal region, stands a dwelling of a small Shia …
99 Navodaya Vidyalayas being constructed in backward, minority-dominated areas: Naqvi October 6, 2020 3:50 pm By PTI NEW DELHI: The Ministry of Education is constructing 99 Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas in backward areas and those with minority communities concentration across the country, Minority Affairs Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said on Tuesday. Several of …
West Bengal: New cases flatten, but testing numbers take a drastic fall October 4, 2020 9:00 pm The weekly test positivity rate, however, jumped from 7.23 per cent to 7.65 per cent despite a fall in testing for the second straight week. (Representational)The Covid-19 infection growth continued to decrease this week too, but a steady increase in the …
West Bengal: Record Covid cases added for second straight day October 3, 2020 10:15 pm According to the Department of Health, 2,433 patients are still in government quarantine while 79,609 people remain in home quarantine. (Representational)West Bengal on Saturday recorded a record rise in cases for the second straight day as 3,340 …
Bengal: NIA suspects JMB role in al-Qaeda’s emergence in state September 23, 2020 2:22 am Apart from the six held in Murshidabad, three were arrested from Ernakulam in Kerala.Following the arrest of six suspected al-Qaeda operatives in Murshidabad district on Saturday, the National Investigation Agency has said it believes that Jamaat-ul- …
Corona Is Gone: Bengal BJP Chief Justifies Public Rallies September 10, 2020 5:30 pm So what if West Bengal is recording 3,000 new cases and 55 deaths every day on an average for the past month, political activities have unfolded in this poll-bound state in full swing, with meetings of the Trinamool Congress (TMC) and Bharatiya Janata …
Bengal: 5 cops face probe for BJP worker’s death September 8, 2020 1:49 am Last week, the police had dismissed the allegations and claimed that the BJP worker fell unconscious after suffering a “brain haemorrhage”. He was taken to a hospital where he declared dead. (Representational)Days after a BJP worker died during police …
Bengal: Over 3,000 cases again, recovery up to 85.4% September 8, 2020 1:49 am In North Bengal, the upswing in recovery continued as all the districts, except Darjeeling, saw their active cases decline. In Darjeeling it rose by only two. (Representational)West Bengal on Monday recorded 3,077 new Covid-19 cases — the third straight …
Bengal BJP worker detained in robbery case dies, party blames police September 4, 2020 2:18 am Written by Sweety Kumari | Kolkata | Published: September 4, 2020 5:06:20 am Police denied allegations of custodial death. (Representational image)The death of a 24-year-old BJP worker in Uttar Dinajpur district’s Raiganj area during police interrogation …
West Bengal govt to hand over freehold land deeds to residents of 119 refugee colonies September 1, 2020 12:52 pm By: PTI | Kolkata | Updated: September 1, 2020 5:38:22 pm The Mamata Banerjee-led state government is preparing a database and an initial list of 15,000 residents is ready, while another one of around 6,500 people is being made, a senior state government …
Last leg of NH-34 four-laning project in Bengal to begin on Aug 31: NHAI August 29, 2020 1:27 pm The final phase of four-laning of National Highway 34, which connects north Bengal with the southern parts of the state, is expected to begin on August 31, a senior official of the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) said on Saturday. The 67-km …
West Bengal: Recovery rate moves up, situation worsens in Dakshin Dinajpur August 23, 2020 11:27 pm The doubling rate of infection — calculated over seven-day average growth — slowed down further from 22.5 days to 25.5 days. (Representational)A week in which the Covid-19 infection slowed further in West Bengal and the recovery rate kept up its upward …
Kerala migrant workers forced to pay for quarantine — or go home August 20, 2020 9:04 pm Written by Shaju Philip | Thiruvananthapuram | Published: August 21, 2020 1:55:57 am Migrant workers in Kochi. (Express file)Last month, as the lockdown eased, Bikram Singha, 26, from West Bengal’s Uttar Dinajpur, decided to return to Kozhikode in Kerala …
Bengal school principal gets notice for resuming class amid COVID-19 lockdown August 14, 2020 5:08 am 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 …
Covid-19 toll up to 2,259: Almost 3,000 new cases in a day, record 30K tests conducted August 14, 2020 1:10 am Till date, 78,617 patients have recovered from the disease. (Representational)West Bengal on Thursday reported the highest single-day spike in Covid-19 cases, with 2,997 infections pushing up the case count to 1,07,323. The state health department reported …
Raiganj student tops Bengal JEE, counselling goes online over Covid August 8, 2020 1:13 am Topper Souradeep Das says he doesn’t want to study engineering. A student of Ramakrishna Mission Vidyapith (RKMV) in Jharkhand’s Deoghar district topped the West Bengal Joint Entrance Examinations (WBJEE), the results of which were declared on Friday. …
WBJEE topper Souradeep Das not to take engineering in state colleges, wishes to pursue research August 7, 2020 11:47 am Written by Arnab Mitra | New Delhi | Updated: August 7, 2020 5:03:22 pm WBJEE result 2020: Raiganj boy Souradeep Das secured rank 1 in state JEE exam. Image source: Special Arrangement/ designed by Gargi Singh WBJEE result 2020: Souradeep Das from …
West Bengal WBJEE result/ rank card 2020 announced; Souradeep Das ranks first August 7, 2020 9:34 am KOLKATA: The West Bengal Joint Entrance Examination Board on Friday released the Joint Entrance Examination (WBJEE) results and rank cards. The WBJEE 2020 merit list has been released on the official website - wbjeeb.nic.in. A separate notification with …
‘Bhoomi pujan’ resonates in Bengal amid clashes August 6, 2020 2:02 am Kolkata: The Ram temple ‘bhoomi pujan’ in Ayodhya echoed 877km away in West Bengal on Wednesday as pujas were organized across the state amid the Covid-induced lockdown. Even the governor lighted dipak (lamps) at Raj Bhavan to mark the occasion. The Ram …
53 more die: 8 out 10 in Kolkata and North 24 Parganas August 4, 2020 1:18 am The Covid case count also increased by 2,716 just a notch below Sunday’s highest single-day jump, taking the total to 78,232 – seventh highest in the country. (Representational) West Bengal on Monday recorded the highest single-day deaths with 53 Covid- …
Record 53 single-day COVID-19 deaths in Bengal; 2,716 fresh cases reported August 3, 2020 8:46 pm By PTI KOLKATA: The number of single-day COVID-19 fatalities in West Bengal crossed 50-mark on Monday after 53 people succumbed to the disease, taking the death toll to 1,731, the health department said. The states coronavirus caseload also mounted to 78, …
West Bengal Lockdown- After Kolkata, Bagdogra Too Bars Flights From Delhi, Mumbai August 3, 2020 3:49 am New Delhi: After Kolkata airport, the state government has barred flights coming from Delhi and Mumbai at Bagdogra airport in Siliguri as well. In August, the state will be under lockdown for seven days. There will be no flights, trains coming from outside …
West Bengal: Record 2,589 cases, 48 deaths dent gains in recovery rate August 2, 2020 3:09 am Two cases were detected in Jhargram district, which had last reported an infection on July 15. August started off on a bad note for West Bengal as it reported a record 2,589 new Covid-19 cases, and the highest single-day spike in fatalities with 48 deaths. …
New areas in Bangladesh inundated as India opens Deonai barrage gates August 1, 2020 11:26 pm Flood inundates village Char Sangrampur at Lauhajang in Munshiganj on July 29. — Sony Ramany About 10,000 families became stranded after the Jamuneshwari River flooded its banks at Badarganj in Rangpur in north-west Bangladesh as India opened the 18 gates …
BJP worker found hanging, police stops team’s visit August 1, 2020 12:57 am Panskura: A BJP team from Kolkata trying to reach Purba Midnapore’s Ramnagar — where the body of a party activist was found hanging from a tree on Thursday — was stopped at Panskura’s Ratulia, sparking tension in the area. The Panskura administration had …
As Covid cases surge, a slow and steady increase in Bengal’s fatality numbers July 30, 2020 5:38 am Written by Atri Mitra | Kolkata | Published: July 30, 2020 9:19:34 am The coronavirus containment zone at Razabazar in Kolkata. Not only an increase in caseload, but a spurt in the number of deaths was also recorded in Kolkata and its four neighbouring …
Covid-19 toll up to 1,449 Record recovery rate evens out surge in new infection July 29, 2020 6:43 am Health workers in PPE suits collect swab samples of police officers for Covid-19 test, at a police station in Kolkata on Tuesday. Express photo by Partha Paul. West Bengal’s recovery rate jumped to a record 66.74 per cent even as 2,134 new cases pushed up …
Covid-19 toll up to 1,332: On day of record deaths, infection relapse reported in North Bengal July 26, 2020 2:46 am “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 …
With invite for CM talks, Bengal Guv fires fresh salvo at govt: police acting in partisan manner July 24, 2020 6:04 am Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar had met Union Home Minister Amit Shah in Delhi earlier this week Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar on Thursday claimed law and order in West Bengal had deteriorated, and the police were not functioning in accordance with rules. The …
North Dinajpur clash: Father & brothers of girl, whose death sparked clashes, held for boy’s murder July 22, 2020 12:51 am Police arrested the three members of the girl’s family on the basis of a complaint filed by the boy’s family. In the complaint, they have been accused of murder. (Representational) Police on Tuesday arrested the father and two brothers of a teenage girl …
Twin records, in fatalities and infection, cap off dismal week July 20, 2020 12:36 am A vegetable seller in Kolkata on Sunday. (PTI) West Bengal on Sunday reported a record 2,278 Covid-19 cases and 36 deaths in 24 hours, bringing an end to a week that saw it add 12,374 infections to its caseload and 180 fatalities to the toll. The state’s …
Covid-19 in North Bengal: More beds, testing crux of govt plan in six hotspot districts July 19, 2020 12:06 am Written by Atri Mitra | Kolkata | Published: July 19, 2020 5:12:47 am With the surge in cases in these six districts, the recovery rate has declined. It was 61.35 per cent on Saturday, down from 70 per cent at the start of the month. (Representational) …
BJP leader Debendra Nath Roy found hanging near his home in North Dinajpur, West Bengal July 13, 2020 2:12 pm Image Source : FILE PHOTO BJP leader Debendra Nath Roy has been found hanging near his home in North Dinajpur, West Bengal. (Representational image) BJP leader Debendra Nath Roy has found hanging near his home in North Dinajpur district in West Bengal, …
FIR-listed accused Sadat arrested in Dinajpur October 16, 2019 11:05 pm Protesters addressing a press conference at the BUET Shaheed Minar on Tuesday. They postpone their demonstration on the campus from today as the university authorities have already taken some noticeable steps in realising their 10-point demand. photo: …
North Dinajpur: CPI(M) targets two TMC MPs on Facebook September 11, 2018 12:21 pm The North Dinajpur CPI (M) district committee has published Facebook posts criticising the performance of two Trinamool Congress MPs in the Lok Sabha in the last four years. On the Facebook page ‘CPIM Uttar Dinajpur DC’, the party has put out posts …
Bengal government will take care of South Dinajpur gangrape survivor: Mamata Banerjee February 21, 2018 2:09 pm By: PTI | Updated: February 21, 2018 6:07 pm West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday said that the state government would take care of the future of the tribal mentally challenged woman who was …
Bihar flood toll rises to 482, 101 dead in Uttar Pradesh August 27, 2017 6:16 pm NEW DELHI: As many as 42 deaths in flood-related incidents were reported from Bihar in the last 24 hours, taking the toll to 482, whereas five persons lost their lives in Uttar Pradesh, pushing the flood toll in that state to 101. The situation in flood- …
26 die in Bihar floods, Uttar Pradesh struggling August 23, 2017 7:50 pm GUWAHATILUCKNOWKOLKATA: Flooding in Bihar claimed 26 more lives today, though the situation in delugebattered Assam and West Bengal inched closer to normal with water receding in most of the affected parts of the two states. Officials said the flood toll …
India: 26 more die in Bihar floods, Uttar Pradesh struggling August 23, 2017 7:19 pm August 23, 2017 | 9:01 PM by PTI Jawans of Indian Army rescuing an elderly person from a flood-hit area in Bihar on August 21, 2017. Photo -PTI/PIB Guwahati/Kolkata/Lucknow: Flooding in Bihar claimed 26 more lives on Wednesday, though the …
47 more die in Bihar, Uttar Pradesh floods; situation in Assam, West Bengal improves August 22, 2017 6:38 pm NEW DELHI: Thirty-seven more persons perished in flood-hit Bihar, where over 1.46 crore people are still affected, while the situation in Uttar Pradesh remained alarming with 10 more deaths reported today. The toll in Bihar rose to 341 and touched 82 in …
47 more die in Bihar, Uttar Pradesh floods August 22, 2017 5:19 pm NEW DELHI: Thirty-seven more persons perished in flood-hit Bihar, where over 1.46 crore people are still affected, while the situation in Uttar Pradesh remained alarming with 10 more deaths reported on Tuesday. The toll in Bihar rose to 341 and touched 82 …
Bengal & Assam : Assam, West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh gasp for breath as floods claim 6 more lives August 20, 2017 4:28 am by PTI Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath inspecting the flood-affected areas in Gorakhpur on Saturday. Photo - PTI Guwahati/Kolkata/Lucknow: Six more deluge-related deaths were reported on Saturday in Assam and West Bengal, even though …
Assam, West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh gasp for breath as floods claim 6 more lives August 19, 2017 8:10 pm August 19, 2017 | 10:18 PM by PTI Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath inspecting the flood-affected areas in Gorakhpur on Saturday. Photo - PTI Guwahati/Kolkata/Lucknow: Six more deluge-related deaths were reported on Saturday in Assam and …
Bihar flood toll climbs to 153, Army called in for rescue operations in eastern Uttar Pradesh August 19, 2017 3:16 am The Bihar flood toll climbed to 153 on Friday while those marooned in 17 districts of the state crossed the 1 crore mark, even as the Army was called in for relief and rescue operations in deluge-hit eastern Uttar Pradesh districts adjoining Nepal. The …
Flood kills four in Dinajpur August 16, 2017 8:29 am Four more people, including two children, lost their lives in Chirirbandar upazila of Dinajpur on Tuesday, raising the death toll from the floods in the district to 17. The victims were identified as Rina Akter, 10, daughter of Iman Ali of Nanderai village …
Tribals run riot in N Dinajpur over cop laxity in molest case July 15, 2017 12:54 am Malda: Armed adivasis we-nt on the rampage at Raiganj town in Uttar Dinajpur — a part of the narrow strip that connects north Bengal and south Bengal — on Friday, playing out a different script of identity politics the town had never witnessed before. …