- ECI team in Bengal: BJP demands more Central attention, TMC petitions against BSF 22 Jan 2021 12:34 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 08 Jan 2021 08:54 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 08 Jan 2021 05:55 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 03 Jan 2021 21:31 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 25 Nov 2020 07:46 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 17 Nov 2020 05:54 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 08 Nov 2020 23:43 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 03 Oct 2020 22:15 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 20 Sep 2020 01:11 Amongst the districts, over half of Saturday’s cases were reported from the pandemic epicentre of Kolkata, North 24 Parganas, South 24 Parganas, Howrah, and Hooghly. These five districts also reported 41 fatalities. (Representational)West Bengal on …
- West Bengal: State records over 3,000 cases 10 Sep 2020 03:08 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 01 Sep 2020 12:52 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% 27 Aug 2020 00:03 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 26 Aug 2020 03:49 “Almost 5.9 per cent of the district has been highly affected by Covid-19. The death rate is decreasing but we have to still bring it down,” Banerjee said. (File)Four the second straight day and fourth time this month, West Bengal reported more recoveries …
- At 78.46 %, upward march of Covid-19 recovery continues in Bengal 24 Aug 2020 22:13 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 23 Aug 2020 23:27 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 22 Aug 2020 22:30 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 22 Aug 2020 00:06 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% 21 Aug 2020 02:16 Meanwhile, the health authorities said 35,059 tests were conducted in 24 hours, taking the cumulative number of specimens examined to 14,51,615. (Representational)West Bengal reported a record 3,197 new cases on Thursday, with a marked decline in the …
- West Bengal: For sixth day, state breaches 3,000 cases mark 20 Aug 2020 01:23 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 17 Aug 2020 21:51 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 16 Aug 2020 22:30 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 14 Aug 2020 01:10 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 12 Aug 2020 22:25 The recovery rate rose to 72.96 per cent on Wednesday. As many as 2,725 people were declared recovered in 24 hours, taking the cumulative number to 76,120. (Representational)West Bengal’s Covid-19 caseload on Wednesday increased by 2,725 to 1,04,326, and …
- Bengal COVID-19 cases cross 1 lakh-mark; 49 fresh deaths reported 11 Aug 2020 17:59 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 11 Aug 2020 08:07 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 09 Aug 2020 23:22 Another worry for the state health authorities is the upward trend of the overall test positivity rate, which was 8.64 per cent Sunday. (Representational) West Bengal’s Covid-19 case count increased to 95,554 on Sunday as the pandemic continued to wreak …
- 25,486 active cases: Over 90,000 infected; 2,005 succumb to Covid-19 in Bengal 08 Aug 2020 23:37 According to the Department of Health, 2,829 people are in government quarantine and 28,131 are isolated at home. There are 1,716 people in safe homes. (Representational) West Bengal’s Covid-19 case count crossed 90,000 on Saturday, settling at 92,615 …
- Bengal COVID-19 death toll reaches 2000 as 51 people succumb across state 08 Aug 2020 21:43 By PTI KOLKATA: The coronavirus toll in West Bengal crossed 2,000 Saturday and its caseload the 90,000 mark, according to a bulletin of the state health department. The number of active cases in the state crossed the 25,000 mark, the bulletin said. The …
- West Bengal: Over 25,000 tests conducted in a Day: Covid load nears 90K, death toll close to 2K 08 Aug 2020 01:10 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 05 Aug 2020 03:15 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 04 Aug 2020 21:31 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 04 Aug 2020 01:18 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 03 Aug 2020 20:46 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 02 Aug 2020 01:30 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 01 Aug 2020 01:26 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 01 Aug 2020 01:26 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 01 Aug 2020 00:56 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 30 Jul 2020 05:38 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 29 Jul 2020 06:43 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 27 Jul 2020 02:56 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 26 Jul 2020 02:46 “The second infection is also from coronavirus itself. The Department of Health is investigating if the virus that causes the disease mutated or not. The results are expected within a week,” said Roy. (Representational) West Bengal on Saturday reported a …
- West Bengal: Uptick in recovery rate even as cases rise, toll nears 1,300 25 Jul 2020 04:13 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 24 Jul 2020 06:04 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 24 Jul 2020 01:22 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 23 Jul 2020 15:08 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 23 Jul 2020 03:03 By PTI KOLKATA: All petrol pumps in the state of West Bengal will remain operational on the three days as lockdown returns in the state for two days in a week to stem the spread of the coronavirus, a senior official of the home department said. Factories …
- As Covid cases keep mounting, Bengal govt issues lockdown notice 22 Jul 2020 05:55 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 21 Jul 2020 07:53 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 21 Jul 2020 02:03 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 20 Jul 2020 00:36 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 19 Jul 2020 00:54 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 19 Jul 2020 00:06 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 18 Jul 2020 21:19 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 18 Jul 2020 19:00 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 17 Jul 2020 21:54 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 15 Jul 2020 07:11 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 12 Jul 2020 23:10 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 …
- Didi releases Rs 58k cr for piped water project in rural Bengal 07 Jul 2020 01:06 Kolkata: Chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday released Rs 58,000 crore for the mega Jalasapno project with an aim to provide piped water to as many as two crore households in rural Bengal. Banerjee, while releasing the fund on Monday, set a five-year …
- Bengal: second straight day of record Coronavirus cases and deaths 06 Jul 2020 00:12 Over the week, which saw a record five highest daily spikes in cases, the state added a massive 4,843 infections to its caseload, and reported 118 deaths. (Representational) The week ended on a distressing note for West Bengal as it recorded the highest- …
- At 170 new cases, Kolkata records highest single-day spike in COVID-19 tally 17 Jun 2020 08:45 Image Source : PTI At 170 new cases, Kolkata records highest single-day spike in COVID-19 tally Kolkata recorded its highest single-day spike with 170 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, according to the state health department. The state capital, which has …
- Rapid antibody tests in Kolkata as Bengal capital records highest daily COVID-19 spike 17 Jun 2020 04:52 By PTI KOLKATA: The Kolkata Municipal Corporation on Tuesday started IgG antibody tests among people in some of the worst-hit areas to check for community spread of the coronavirus, a senior official said. Samples were taken from residents of ward numbers …
- 2,237 cases in 6 days, Bengal equals Delhi’s Covid growth rate 07 Jun 2020 00:18 The weekly average growth rate of infection is also among the highest in the country, equaling Delhi’s 7 per cent. (Representational) Amid the easing of lockdown restrictions, West Bengal on Saturday reported another highest single-day jump in number of …
- In locked down Bengal, fears rise of trafficking of girls 06 Jun 2020 00:12 An awareness campaign against early marriages at Bhaktidaha village in North 24 Parganas district. Last month, a 17-year-old girl showed up at the office of the Block Development Officer (BDO) in Hariharpara in West Bengal’s Murshidabad district. She had …
- COVID-19 positive cases in Bengal at 6,876; shooting of TV serials to resume after two months 05 Jun 2020 05:07 By PTI KOLKATA: West Bengal reported 10 more COVID-19 deaths on Thursday, taking their number to 283 as 368 new cases of the infection pushed the tally to 6,876, a state health bulletin said here. Of the fresh fatalities, five were in Kolkata, three in …
- Kolkata: As infection surges across the state, 15 more Covid hospitals to be set up 03 Jun 2020 01:17 Written by Atri Mitra | Kolkata | Published: June 3, 2020 6:10:35 am Passengers undergo thermal screening after arriving at Bardhaman station by a special train on Monday. (PTI photo) With the return of migrant labourers to West Bengal and the subsequent …
- Truck movement to Bangladesh through Bengal remain suspended 02 Jun 2020 16:14 Movement of trucks across the India-Bangladesh border continue to remain suspended for over 70 days now, in the absence of clarity of orders at the district authority levels. Sources estimate that at least 6,500 trucks are stranded across six different …
- Bengal registers biggest single-day spike with 371 COVID-19 cases; private bus owners divided over resuming services 01 Jun 2020 03:49 By PTI KOLKATA: West Bengal registered the highest single-day spike in COVID-19 cases on Sunday with 371 more testing positive for the disease, the health department said. The total number of coronavirus cases in the state currently stood at 5,501, while …
- Record rise in new cases, Bengal govt says migrants’ influx may shoot up count 31 May 2020 21:57 Written by Atri Mitra | Kolkata | Published: June 1, 2020 3:00:26 am At present, all districts, except Kalimpong, have reported cases over the past week. As West Bengal recorded the highest single-day increase in Covid-19 cases on Sunday, reporting 371 new …
- Stop playing blame game, Dilip tells govt 26 May 2020 01:37 Kolkata: Bengal BJP president Dilip Ghosh on Monday asked the state government to stop playing the “blame game” and act to get the state back on its feet, days before an MHA team comes to Bengal to make a damage assessment of Cyclone Amphan. “People in the …
- Walking home, migrant worker dies of sunstroke in Andhra Pradesh 22 May 2020 04:21 By Express News Service VIJAYAWADA: A 47-year-old migrant worker collapsed and died reportedly due to sunstroke at Atkuru in Gannavaram mandal of Krishna district on Thursday. The deceased was identified as Anil Sankar from Dakshin Dinajpur district in …
- CISF official dies of Covid-19 in Kolkata; over 770 cases in CAPFs 12 May 2020 17:51 The total death toll due to the disease in the paramilitary forces to six. New Delhi: A CISF official in Kolkata died of coronavirus, taking the death toll due to the disease in the paramilitary forces to six with 18 fresh cases being reported on Tuesday, …
- CISF personnel succumbs to COVID-19 in Kolkata, positive cases in CAPFs nears 800 12 May 2020 16:11 By ANI KOLKATA: A CISF official in Kolkata died of coronavirus, taking the death toll due to the disease in the paramilitary forces to six with 18 fresh cases being reported on Tuesday, officials said. The total active COVID-19 cases in the Central Armed …
- ‘Media using COVID-19 to divert attention from Delhi violence’ 05 Mar 2020 01:35 West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday alleged that a section of the media was playing up the spread of COVID-19 to divert public attention from the Delhi violence. The Trinamool Congress chairperson was addressing a rally at Buniyaadpur …
- Bangla refugees in voter list need not apply for fresh citizenship: CM Mamata Banerjee 04 Mar 2020 04:31 Mamata Banerjee said that she will not allow West Bengal to turn into another Delhi. (File) Asserting that “not a single person” will be driven out of West Bengal, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday said that all those who came from Bangladesh and …
- Cop escort, buses at station for 138 J&K migrant workers 04 Nov 2019 23:16 Kolkata: The 13152 Jammu Tawi-Kolkata Express rolled into platform six of Kolkata station at 5.05pm on Monday. But compared to other days, the place looked busier, with camera persons, reporters and a number of policemen crowding around it. As soon as it …
- Despite Didi’s denial, wave of NRC panic sweeps across Bengal 27 Sep 2019 00:35 People wait outside the Kolkata Municipal Corporation office to apply for documents on Thursday. (Express Photo by Partha Paul) It’s 10.30 am Thursday, and Sabina Bibi and her daughter Hena Khatun have been waiting in a queue for over five hours at the …
- Man throws toddler out of running train in UP 22 Sep 2019 18:07 Image Source : REPRESENTATIONAL IMAGE Man throws toddler out of running train in UP A mentally unstable man snatched a seven-month old toddler from his mother onboard the Delhi-Farakka Express and threw him out of the running train near the Gosainganj …
- AIMIM making a foray into Bengal and Rajasthan 30 Aug 2019 11:00 Hyderabad: All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) has set up base in West Bengal, the state where BJP is already looking to turn politics. Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi who is the party chief told on Thursday that he is also looking to expand in …
- Kolkata: On civic chief’s order, CCTVs outside councillors’ homes 02 Aug 2019 23:03 CCTV camera outside a councillor’s house. As a tug of war between Trinamool Congress and BJP continues over control of civic bodies, the chairman of Gangarampur municipality in Dakshin Dinajpur district has come up with an idea to keep an eye on …
- Ahead of no-confidence vote in Bengal district, CCTVs monitor councillors’ visitors 02 Aug 2019 03:13 Trinamool Congress had won all 18 seats in Gangarampur municipality. As a tug of war between Trinamool Congress and BJP continues over control of civic bodies, the chairman of Gangarampur municipality in Dakshin Dinajpur district has come up with an idea …
- 23,869 smuggled cattles from WB seized so far this yr: Centre 23 Jul 2019 09:51 New Delhi, Jul 23 () About 23,869 cattles smuggled from West Bengal have been seized by the Border Security Force (BSF) and Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) so far this year, the government informed Parliament on Tuesday. North 24 Parganas, Murshidabad, Malda, …
- West Bengal launch free crop insurance scheme for farmers 28 Jun 2019 05:51 BCCL All farmers taking loans (granted or applied for) and even those not taking loans can avail of the insurance. KOLKATA: West Bengal government has announced a crop insurance scheme in collaboration with the Agriculture Insurance Company of India (AIC), …
- No TMC govt will be left in WB: Mukul Roy as MLA, 10 Zilla parishad members join BJP 25 Jun 2019 03:47 This comes a day after TMC president Mamata Banerjee threatened her party's erstwhile leaders who have jumped the ship with 'consequences'. New Delhi: Taking a dig at West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, BJP leader Mukul Roy said " …
- Kerala: Sacked Congress leader AP Abdullakutty set to join BJP 24 Jun 2019 21:59 There have been reports that Abdullakutty is looking to contest the Manjeshwar Assembly seat bypolls as a BJP candidate. A P Abdullakutty, who was recently sacked from Congress for praising Prime Minister Narendra Modi on BJP’s massive mandate in the Lok …
- '... Film Abhi Baaki Hai,' Says Former Mamata Aide Mukul Roy As Another Group Of TMC Leaders Joins BJP 24 Jun 2019 18:17 BJP leader and former Mamata Banerjee aide Mukul Roy on Monday took a swipe at West Bengal chief minister when another TMC legislator and 10 Zila Parishad members switched over to the saffron party. "Yeh trailer hai, film abhi baaki hai (This is …
- West Bengal: Tension prevails in Sandeshkhali, police looking for ‘missing’ persons 09 Jun 2019 14:16 Clashes in Dakshin Dinajpur (above), North 24-Parganas Saturday. (Express Photo) Tension prevailed on Sunday in strife-affected Sandeshkhali in West Bengal’s North 24 Parganas, with the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Trinamool Congress accusing each other …
- 3 workers killed in clash with TMC: BJP 09 Jun 2019 00:03 Clashes in Dakshin Dinajpur (above), North 24-Parganas Saturday. Express The BJP on Saturday claimed two of its local leaders and a party worker had been killed and at least five workers seriously wounded in a violent clash with Trinamool Congress workers …
- BJP worker shot dead in West Bengal, 2 detained 27 May 2019 12:11 The fresh spate of political violence that has kept West Bengal burning since before the first phase of Lok Sabha elections 2019 claimed the life of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) worker, who was shot dead in North 24 Parganas district on Sunday night. The …
- Minister's convoy attacked, TMC workers thrashed as post-poll violence continues in Bengal 27 May 2019 05:51 Image Source : PTI Post-poll violence continues in Bengal Parts of West Bengal are still struggling under post-poll violence as reports of attack on a state minister's convoy, beating up of ruling TMC workers and ransacking party offices allegedly by …
- Lok Sabha election results: NDA schemes resonate in 115 poor districts, bring 60% seats 24 May 2019 00:06 Celebrations in Ranchi, Thursday. (Source: PTI) THE USE of socio-economic indicators to target the poorest households for its social welfare schemes in rural India appears to have paid dividends for the BJP-led NDA this Lok Sabha elections — it is ahead in …
- In battle for Bengal, a Plassey redux (IANS Exclusive) 01 May 2019 14:34 New Delhi, May 1 (IANS) Exactly a hundred years before the great “Indian Mutiny”, a decisive battled enslaved India to the British irrevocably. The needle moved in such a manner that a de facto trading outfit became de jure ruler of India. Now 72 years …
- Phase 3 of Lok Sabha polls sees 66% turnout 23 Apr 2019 23:30 NEW DELHI: Polling has concluded for over half of the total Lok Sabha seats with the end of the third phase on Tuesday, which recorded an overall 66% turnout across 15 states and Union Territories. Polling, according to the Election Commission, was by and …
- Voter hacked to death outside West Bengal booth 23 Apr 2019 22:15 Murshidabad (West Bengal): A 52-year-old man, claimed to be a Congress activist, was hacked to death outside a polling booth and a three Trinamul Congress (TMC) workers were injured after being hit by a crude bomb hurled at them in separate incidents in …
- West Bengal violence claims life of man waiting to vote 23 Apr 2019 16:19 Violence between the workers of the Congress and ruling TMC sparked on allegations of proxy voting at the booth. Murshidabad: A man standing in the queue to cast his vote, was killed after clashes erupted between the Congress and the Trinamool Congress ( …
- Violence mars third phase of LS polling 23 Apr 2019 12:28 [India], Apr 23 (ANI): Several incidents of violence were reported from many parts of the country where voting is underway for the third phase of Lok Sabha elections today. In West Bengal, a man was killed and at least three Trinamool Congress (TMC) …
- Violence in Bengal, 1 killed in BJP, Congress clash 23 Apr 2019 11:50 Murshidabad/Dhenkanal: A man, standing in the queue to cast his vote, was killed after clashes erupted between the Congress and the Trinamool Congress (TMC) workers in Baligram area of Murshidabad on Tuesday. Police said that Tiyarul Kalam got injured …
- Reserve polling agent found dead in West Bengal 23 Apr 2019 11:37 [India], April 23 (ANI): Babulal Murmu, a polling agent was found dead in his house in Buniadpur, Dakshin Dinajpur, on Tuesday. His body was found hanging under mysterious circumstances. He was part of the reserve election team in the area where polling is …
- LIVE | LS polls, 3: 1 killed in clashes between TMC, Congress in Bengal 23 Apr 2019 10:40 Mumbai: The third phase of 2019 Lok Sabha elections is covering the highest number of parliamentary seats. In this phase, 116 seats will go to polls. All parliamentary constituencies in Gujarat, Kerala, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Goa and Daman and Diu will …
- Mamata must stop seeking proof of air strike: Modi 20 Apr 2019 08:23 Buniadpur (West Bengal), April 20 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday asked Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to stop asking for evidence of the Balakot air strike by the Indian armed forces, instead look for “proofs” in the chit fund scams and …
- ‘Stringent punishment awaits Bengal BJP man’s killer’ 20 Apr 2019 07:51 Buniyadpur (West Bengal), April 20 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday averred that stringent punishment will be meted out to those who were responsible for the murder of a BJP activist in Purulia, as also in all other parts of the state. “In …
- Bengal: Can the Furfura Sharif Cleric’s New Party Erode TMC’s Support Base? 23 Jan 2021 19:54 “We believed in Mamata and supported her. But we feel deceived now, her party created a divide between Hindus and Muslims in Bengal. So, I thought let’s not depend on others this time and form our own party,” said ISF’s chief patron Siddiqui. The 34-year- …
- Railways to restart e-catering services for passengers from this date 23 Jan 2021 06:16 Image Source : PTI File photo: Commuters travel in the Chennai-Madurai super fast special train as Southern Railway resumed services after suspension due to COVID-19 outbreak, in Chennai. (Representational image) Railways has announced that it has decided …
- NIA files chargesheet against four for trafficking FICN from Bangladesh 23 Jan 2021 02:03 The NIA on Thursday filed a chargesheet against four persons, who were part of a terrorist gang, for their alleged involvement in smuggling into the country Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) after procuring them from Bangladesh, an official said. The …
- TMC minister hits out at ISF, says Muslim voters will choose security 23 Jan 2021 00:54 KOLKATA: West Bengal minister Siddiqullah Chowdhury has sought to play down the new political party floated by Furfura Sharif cleric Abbas Siddiqui saying the split in Muslim votes in the upcoming Assembly elections will be "minimal". “Muslims of …
- ECI team in Bengal: BJP demands more Central attention, TMC petitions against BSF 22 Jan 2021 12:34 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 …
- Muslim vote in the state seems to be consolidating behind Trinamool 21 Jan 2021 04:00 As Bengal heads for an assembly election, there is growing speculation about the Muslim voting pattern. The dominant political sense is that the combined weight of AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi and Abbas Siddiqui, the influential pirzada of Furfura Sharif …
- 'Is Modi afraid of Mamata?': Hurt by CAA delay, Matuas weigh options before Bengal polls 19 Jan 2021 12:56 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 …
- Dense fog and poor visibility hamper movement of trains 19 Jan 2021 06:30 PATNA: Dense fog and poor visibility on the Kanpur-Prayagraj-Pt Deendayal Upadhyay Junction-Patna mainline route hampered the movement of several special passenger trains on Monday. While the Delhi-Rajendra Nagar Terminal Rajdhani Express (02310) arrived …
- IRCTC to resume cooked food supply to passengers in trains soon: Eastern RailwayIRCTC to resume cook 18 Jan 2021 11:12 Image Source : FILE IMAGE/PTI IRCTC to resume cooked food supply to passengers in trains soon: Eastern Railway` Cooked food supply to passengers in trains under e-catering services, which were suspended as a measure to contain the spread of COVID-19, …
- IRCTC to resume cooked food supply to passengers in trains soon: Eastern Railway 17 Jan 2021 16:58 Kolkata: Cooked food supply to passengers in trains under e-catering services, which were suspended as a measure to contain the spread of COVID-19, will resume soon in the Eastern Railway zone, an official said here on Sunday. The e-catering services will …
- EC should probe rise in number of voters in rolls: BJP 14 Jan 2021 17:49 The BJP on Wednesday demanded a probe by the Election Commission into the alleged rise in the number of voters in the state in the draft electoral rolls for West Bengal. Addressing mediapersons at the party’s Hastings office in the city, BJP Rajya Sabha MP …
- BJP: Unnatural increase in voters in border districts 14 Jan 2021 08:03 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 …
- WBPCB Admit Card for AEE and other posts released, exam from Jan 24 13 Jan 2021 10:32 NEW DELHI: West Bengal Pollution Control Board, Department of Environment, Government of West Bengal has released the admit card for examinations to various department posts. Candidates, who have applied for the Computer Based Test (CBT), can download …
- Matuas’ land and rights are safe under TMC: Mamata Banerjee 12 Jan 2021 03:05 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 12 Jan 2021 03:04 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 …
- Brown sugar worth Rs 50 lakh seized in Bengal's Malda 10 Jan 2021 16:23 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 …
- AIMIM's West Bengal unit chief joins TMC 09 Jan 2021 10:25 S.K Abdul Kalam, the acting West Bengal unit president of AIMIM, joined the Trinamool Congress on Saturday along with several other members of the Asaduddin Owaisi-led party, months ahead of the assembly elections. Joining the TMC at its headquarters in …
- AIMIM's West Bengal acting president Sk Abdul Kalam joins TMC 09 Jan 2021 09:24 Kolkata: Sk Abdul Kalam, the acting West Bengal unit president of AIMIM, joined the Trinamool Congress on Saturday along with several other members of the Asaduddin Owaisi-led party, months ahead of the assembly elections. Joining the TMC at its …
- West Bengal AIMIM Chief SK Abdul Kalam joins TMC 09 Jan 2021 09:06 Image Source : ANI West Bengal AIMIM Chief SK Abdul Kalam joins TMC West Bengal AIMIM Chief SK Abdul Kalam joined Trinamool Congress (TMC) along with several other members of the party, ahead of Assembly Elections in the state. Joining the TMC at its …
- Letters to the Editor 1-7-2021 09 Jan 2021 06:42 Added on January 8, 2021 Jen Ezpeleta Letters , Letters to the Editor Cartoon by Alison Chavez Redondo ZOOMs to the polls, again Dear ER: Rescue Our Waterfront has tirelessly fought for the revitalization of King Harbor, on behalf of Redondo Beach …
- Teen abducted, murdered in Bengal's Malda 08 Jan 2021 12:59
- It will not be a bipolar contest in many seats: CPM’s Mohammed Salim 07 Jan 2021 06:25 Kolkata: As the Congress and Left parties embark on seat-sharing negotiations for the West Bengal assembly polls, the CPM is working towards making the alliance strong enough to be in direct contest with the BJP or the Trinamool Congress in at least seven …
- Guarding Indo-Bangla border is a major challenge, says BSF IG 06 Jan 2021 08:26 Picture used for representational purpose onlyKOLKATA: Guarding the nearly 913.3km international border between India and Bangladesh — from the estuarine point in the Sunderbans to Malda — is one of the toughest tasks in the world, BSF IG (South Bengal …
- BJP leader’s death not political murder: Bengal cops to Supreme Court 06 Jan 2021 03:24 DENYING ALLEGATIONS that the death of Debendra Nath Roy, a CPM MLA who joined the BJP in 2019, was a “political murder”, the West Bengal Police has told the Supreme Court that a CID probe was conducted and there was no need to transfer the case to the CBI …
- Cattle smuggling & illegal coal mining: Inspector among six Bengal cops called for questioning by CBI 06 Jan 2021 00:03 The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has summoned six state police officials, including a senior officer and an inspector, in connection with its probe into a cattle smuggling racket and an illegal coal mining case. Sources said the officials had been …
- Not just MIM, my talks are on with CPM, Congress too: Abbas Siddiqui 05 Jan 2021 20:32 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- …
- BJP Leader Debendra Nath Roy’s Death Not Political Murder: West Bengal Government 05 Jan 2021 14:16 The West Bengal government has denied in the Supreme Court the allegations that death of BJP leader Debendra Nath Roy, who was found hanging in July last year, was a “political murder” and said that prompt and efficacious investigation has been conducted …
- BJP: Our worker’s father killed, 3 men injured in TMC attacks 04 Jan 2021 23:43 The BJP has alleged that the father of one of its workers was killed and three were injured in attacks by the TMC across the state since Saturday. The ruling party has dismissed the allegations. On Saturday, a BJP worker’s father died in Patashpur in Purba …
- BJP, Trinamool supporters face off during roadshow in Kolkata 04 Jan 2021 21:32 Supporters of the BJP and the Trinamool Congress on Monday came face to face during a roadshow organised by the former in the city. While there was a flare up as the supporters waved flags at each other and also some projectiles flew in the air, the large …
- The aam admi sucks 04 Jan 2021 20:42 Whether the Budget has given the aam admi a slice of the action, or made a sucker of him will be debated for long. Whether the Budget has given the aam admi a slice of the action, or made a sucker of him will be debated for long. Whether the Budget has …
- Peeved cleric joins hands with MIM, spells trouble for Mamata Banerjee 03 Jan 2021 21:31 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 …
- Onion prices tumble as imports from India start 02 Jan 2021 21:13 The price of onions has dropped to Tk 10-15 per kilogram as the import of the daily essentials from India started yesterday. The price of local variety of onions is Tk 35-45 per kg, while that of imported ones is Tk 25 to 35 as of yesterday, according to …
- Bengal: Can the Furfura Sharif Cleric’s New Party Erode TMC’s Support Base? 23 Jan 2021 19:54 “We believed in Mamata and supported her. But we feel deceived now, her party created a divide between Hindus and Muslims in Bengal. So, I thought let’s not depend on others this time and form our own party,” said ISF’s chief patron Siddiqui. The 34-year- …
- Indian student found dead at private medical college’s hostel in Rajshahi 23 Jan 2021 13:55 An Indian student of a private medical college in Rajshahi city was found dead in his room at the dormitory last night. The deceased -- Iqbal Sharif (25) from Murshidabad district of India's West Bengal state -- was a fifth-year student of Barind …
- Congress, Left to float ‘jote’ by January-end 23 Jan 2021 02:25 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 …
- TMC minister hits out at ISF, says Muslim voters will choose security 23 Jan 2021 00:54 KOLKATA: West Bengal minister Siddiqullah Chowdhury has sought to play down the new political party floated by Furfura Sharif cleric Abbas Siddiqui saying the split in Muslim votes in the upcoming Assembly elections will be "minimal". “Muslims of …
- ECI team in Bengal: BJP demands more Central attention, TMC petitions against BSF 22 Jan 2021 12:34 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 …
- AIMIM exposed after Bihar polls, would not be a factor in Bengal: Mamata 22 Jan 2021 05:30 By PTI KOLKATA: West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee on Thursday said Asaduddin Owaisi's AIMIM would not be a factor in the upcoming assembly polls in the state as its role as "B team of the BJP" has been …
- TMC to hold critical meeting on Murshidabad strategy, Mamata Banerjee likely to attend 21 Jan 2021 12:14 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 …
- Total 7.86 lakh healthcare workers got COVID vaccine jabs: Govt 21 Jan 2021 09:59 Image Source : FILE/PTI Total 7.86 lakh healthcare workers got COVID vaccine jabs: Govt In total 7.86 lakh healthcare workers have received COVID-19 vaccine jabs till the evening of the fifth day of the nationwide immunisation drive, according to a …
- Who is Suvendu Adhikari? Mamata's once trusted aide turned bête noire 21 Jan 2021 05:15 Image Source : PTI (FILE) Who is Suvendu Adhikari? Mamata's once trusted aide turned bete noire Suvendu Adhikari quit the Trinamool Congress and joined the Bharatiya Janata Party in December last year. A Trinamool Congress soldier for more than two …
- Muslim vote in the state seems to be consolidating behind Trinamool 21 Jan 2021 04:00 As Bengal heads for an assembly election, there is growing speculation about the Muslim voting pattern. The dominant political sense is that the combined weight of AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi and Abbas Siddiqui, the influential pirzada of Furfura Sharif …
- Check for begging rackets, says HC judge 20 Jan 2021 06:20 By Express News Service BENGALURU: The government should ensure that the children who have dropped out of schools and are working at bus stands, markets and are even begging, get proper education, said Karnataka High Court Judge Justice V Srishananda. He …
- 'Will win in Nandigram or quit politics': BJP's Suvendu Adhikari accepts Mamata Banerjee's dare 18 Jan 2021 15:02 By PTI KOLKATA: BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari on Monday accepted the challenge thrown by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to contest from his Nandigram assembly seat, asserting he will defeat her in the election or quit politics. That Banerjee …
- COVID vaccination continues in West Bengal, CoWIN glitches reported 18 Jan 2021 14:50 Kolkata: The COVID-19 vaccination drive resumed on Monday at 207 sites across West Bengal with beneficiaries, mostly frontline workers, reaching there as scheduled to receive the doses, a senior official of the Health Department said. Glitches in the CoWIN …
- Kolkata nurse stable, experts trying to ascertain cause behind illness post COVID vaccine jab 17 Jan 2021 17:53 By PTI KOLKATA: The health condition of a 35- year-old nurse, who fell ill here following the administration of COVID-19 vaccine, is currently stable, and a medical board of experts has been formed to find out why she fainted after taking the shot, a …
- Kolkata nurse loses consciousness after taking COVID vaccine, hospitalised 16 Jan 2021 19:34 By PTI KOLKATA: A 35-year-old nurse was admitted to the critical care unit (CCU) of a hospital in Kolkata after she lost consciousness within minutes of taking the COVID-19 vaccine on Saturday, officials said. She is one of the 15,707 beneficiaries who …
- Furfura’s medieval shrine is the epicentre of Muslim politics in Bengal 16 Jan 2021 13:32 AIMIM chief Owaisi’s first stop on his visit to Bengal in early January has generated a lot of attention in political circles. Teeming with thousands of people who travel here in hundreds of vehicles, Furfura, a village in West Bengal’s Hooghly district, …
- COVID-19 vaccination begins in West Bengal; great day for humankind, says first recipient 16 Jan 2021 13:16 Image Source : INDIA TV COVID-19 vaccination begins in West Bengal The COVID-19 vaccination drive began in West Bengal on Saturday morning, with a doctor of a private hospital receiving the first shot, officials said. Bipasha Seth is the first person who …
- Kolkata gets highest number of vaccines, followed by N-24 Parganas 15 Jan 2021 11:35 Within two days of their arrival for the first phase of the vaccination drive from Saturday, 6,44,500 doses have been distributed to all the districts in the state, and Kolkata has received the highest number of doses at 93,500. The state capital is …
- EC should probe rise in number of voters in rolls: BJP 14 Jan 2021 17:49 The BJP on Wednesday demanded a probe by the Election Commission into the alleged rise in the number of voters in the state in the draft electoral rolls for West Bengal. Addressing mediapersons at the party’s Hastings office in the city, BJP Rajya Sabha MP …
- Kolkata allocated highest number of COVID vaccines in Bengal 14 Jan 2021 09:30 Kolkata has been allocated the highest number of COVID vaccines in West Bengal, at 93,500, for the first phase of the vaccination drive scheduled to begin on January 16, a senior health official said on Thursday. North 24 Parganas district has been …
- BJP: Unnatural increase in voters in border districts 14 Jan 2021 08:03 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 …
- COVID Vaccine Live News: Around 3 lakh healthcare workers to get vaccine shots on 1st day 14 Jan 2021 08:03 !1 New UpdateClick here for latest updates Delhi: CSIR-Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology (CSIR-IGIB) & SpiceHealth launched genome sequencing at D… https://t.co/MlgCCIh0dn— ANI (@ANI) 1610610812000 Calls to reopen …
- West Bengal 2021: How Trinamool Congress has to deal with tensions between its old-timers and new entrants 12 Jan 2021 03:04 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 …
- AIMIM's West Bengal unit chief joins TMC 09 Jan 2021 10:25 S.K Abdul Kalam, the acting West Bengal unit president of AIMIM, joined the Trinamool Congress on Saturday along with several other members of the Asaduddin Owaisi-led party, months ahead of the assembly elections. Joining the TMC at its headquarters in …
- EXCLUSIVE | TMC has become a company with Mamata as chairman, Abhishek as MD: Suvendu Adhikari 09 Jan 2021 10:06 Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Suvendu Adhikari, who was once considered to be a close aide of West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee, has described his former party — Trinamool Congress (TMC) — as a 'private limited company'. In an exclusive …
- AIMIM's West Bengal acting president Sk Abdul Kalam joins TMC 09 Jan 2021 09:24 Kolkata: Sk Abdul Kalam, the acting West Bengal unit president of AIMIM, joined the Trinamool Congress on Saturday along with several other members of the Asaduddin Owaisi-led party, months ahead of the assembly elections. Joining the TMC at its …
- West Bengal AIMIM Chief SK Abdul Kalam joins TMC 09 Jan 2021 09:06 Image Source : ANI West Bengal AIMIM Chief SK Abdul Kalam joins TMC West Bengal AIMIM Chief SK Abdul Kalam joined Trinamool Congress (TMC) along with several other members of the party, ahead of Assembly Elections in the state. Joining the TMC at its …
- Delhi Confidential: Chairman’s Turf 08 Jan 2021 13:40 IT IS not every day that a chairman of a parliamentary committee takes the panel to his hometown. On Saturday, the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) will begin a five-day trip of West Bengal, holding meetings in Kolkata as well as Chairman Adhir Ranjan …
- Cong, Left plan joint Brigade rally 08 Jan 2021 07:59 Kolkata: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and CPM veteran Sitaram Yechury are likely to share dais at the Brigade Parade Grounds here in the run-up to the Bengal assembly elections. At a meeting on Thursday, Left Front chairman Biman Bose and Congress …
- It will not be a bipolar contest in many seats: CPM’s Mohammed Salim 07 Jan 2021 06:25 Kolkata: As the Congress and Left parties embark on seat-sharing negotiations for the West Bengal assembly polls, the CPM is working towards making the alliance strong enough to be in direct contest with the BJP or the Trinamool Congress in at least seven …
- Truck kills 5 picnickers in Murshidabad 06 Jan 2021 08:26
- BSF seizes 630 bottles of Phensedyl worth Rs 1,09,905 06 Jan 2021 01:38 Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], January 6 (ANI): The Border Security Force (BSF) has seized 630 bottles of Phensedyl worth Rs 1,09,905 in two incidents and apprehended two Phensedyl smugglers, while they were trying to illegally cross the international …
- Cattle smuggling & illegal coal mining: Inspector among six Bengal cops called for questioning by CBI 06 Jan 2021 00:03 The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has summoned six state police officials, including a senior officer and an inspector, in connection with its probe into a cattle smuggling racket and an illegal coal mining case. Sources said the officials had been …
- Not just MIM, my talks are on with CPM, Congress too: Abbas Siddiqui 05 Jan 2021 20:32 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- …
- Fraud posing as e-wallet firm customer care agent dupes man 05 Jan 2021 01:16 Ludhiana: A city resident has lost Rs 1.89 lakh to online fraudsters, one of whom posed as a customer care agent of an e-wallet company. The FIR was lodged on Sunday following an investigation. The victim, Rahul Sharma, said though he had blocked …
- West Bengal Flu Outbreak is very Serious, warns WHO 03 Jan 2021 23:07 On January 17 2008, the World Health Organization (WHO) warned India that the bird flu outbreak in West Bengal is “serious” and could affect the global community. However, the WHO also said that it was satisfied with the precautionary measures at the …
- Peeved cleric joins hands with MIM, spells trouble for Mamata Banerjee 03 Jan 2021 21:31 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 …
- Congress, Left to float ‘jote’ by January-end 23 Jan 2021 02:25 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 22 Jan 2021 12:34 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 19 Jan 2021 12:56 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 14 Jan 2021 08:03 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 12 Jan 2021 03:05 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 12 Jan 2021 03:04 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 05 Jan 2021 20:32 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 14 Dec 2020 06:00 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 13 Dec 2020 21:05 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 28 Nov 2020 01:22 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 25 Nov 2020 07:55 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 25 Nov 2020 07:46 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' 24 Nov 2020 06:38 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 24 Nov 2020 03:54 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 18 Nov 2020 08:22 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 12 Nov 2020 09:51 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 07 Nov 2020 00:07 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 06 Oct 2020 15:50 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 04 Oct 2020 21:00 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 03 Oct 2020 22:15 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 23 Sep 2020 02:22 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 10 Sep 2020 17:30 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 08 Sep 2020 01:49 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% 08 Sep 2020 01:49 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 04 Sep 2020 02:18 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 01 Sep 2020 12:52 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 29 Aug 2020 13:27 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 23 Aug 2020 23:27 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 20 Aug 2020 21:04 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 14 Aug 2020 05:08 By Express News Service KOLKATA: The headmaster of a higher secondary school in West Bengal was served a show-cause notice for resuming classes on Wednesday despite clear rules that all educational institutions shall remain closed in the wake of Covid …
- Covid-19 toll up to 2,259: Almost 3,000 new cases in a day, record 30K tests conducted 14 Aug 2020 01:10 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 08 Aug 2020 01:13 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 07 Aug 2020 11:47 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 07 Aug 2020 09:34 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 06 Aug 2020 02:02 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 04 Aug 2020 01:18 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 03 Aug 2020 20:46 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 03 Aug 2020 03:49 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 02 Aug 2020 03:09 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 01 Aug 2020 23:26 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 01 Aug 2020 00:57 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 30 Jul 2020 05:38 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 29 Jul 2020 06:43 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 tally among Bengal police reaches 200 as six Bidhannagar cops test positive 27 Jul 2020 11:06 By PTI KOLKATA: Six policemen of the Bidhannagar Police Commissionerate in West Bengal have tested positive for COVID-19, taking the count of its infected personnel to around 200 so far, officials said on Monday. Five personnel posted at the Lake police …
- Covid-19 toll up to 1,332: On day of record deaths, infection relapse reported in North Bengal 26 Jul 2020 02:46 “The second infection is also from coronavirus itself. The Department of Health is investigating if the virus that causes the disease mutated or not. The results are expected within a week,” said Roy. (Representational) West Bengal on Saturday reported a …
- West Bengal: Half a lakh people infected with Covid 24 Jul 2020 06:04 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 …
- With invite for CM talks, Bengal Guv fires fresh salvo at govt: police acting in partisan manner 24 Jul 2020 06:04 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 …
- Political Collapse Of Bengal's Upper Caste 'Bhadralok' Hegemony And BJP's Prize 24 Jul 2020 02:57 “I can’t breathe!” The last words of George Floyd, a black man who was killed in police custody, spurred a wave of outrage and protests in the United States. The Black Lives Matter movement is yet another instance of mass assertion by the black community …
- Chopra boy died due to poisoning, says autopsy 23 Jul 2020 01:04 Raiganj: The twin deaths in Uttar Dinajpur’s Chopra, where a 16-year-old girl was found dead on Sunday and the body of a boy she allegedly had a relationship with discovered the next day, continued to fan political tension in the district on Wednesday. The …
- As Covid cases keep mounting, Bengal govt issues lockdown notice 22 Jul 2020 05:55 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 …
- North Dinajpur clash: Father & brothers of girl, whose death sparked clashes, held for boy’s murder 22 Jul 2020 00:51 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 …
- HC no to CBI probe, orders fresh autopsy 21 Jul 2020 02:04 Kolkata: Calcutta High Court on Monday turned down a petition for a CBI investigation into the unnatural death of BJP’s Hemtabad MLA Debendra Nath Roy, whose body was found hanging from a bamboo frame in front of a closed cellphone shop, 1.5km from his …
- Bengal BJP to observe ‘black day’ today: Dilip 21 Jul 2020 02:03 Kolkata: Bengal BJP will observe a “black day” on Tuesday when Trinamool chief Mamata Banerjee addresses a virtual rally in memory of the martyrs of July 21, 1993. BJP organisers across the state will wear black badges, wave black flags and hold agitations …
- Twin records, in fatalities and infection, cap off dismal week 20 Jul 2020 00:36 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 …
- Violence in Bengal district over death of teenage girl; BJP, TMC trade charges 20 Jul 2020 00:36 Vehicles were set on fire in Uttar Dinajpur, Sunday. (ANI photo) The discovery of the body of a teenage girl in West Bengal’s Uttar Dinajpur triggered violence in a part of the district on Sunday with a group of about 200 people blocking NH31 and setting …
- Ensure aid to Amphan, Covid victims: Abhishek Banerjee at virtual rally 19 Jul 2020 00:53 Diamond Harbour MP Abhishek Banerjee Ensure compensation for those affected by cyclone Amphan and are yet to apply for relief, and food and medicines for coronavirus-infected persons and their families, said Diamond Harbour MP Abhishek Banerjee Saturday. …
- Covid-19 in North Bengal: More beds, testing crux of govt plan in six hotspot districts 19 Jul 2020 00:06 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) …
- Hemtabad MLA’s widow in HC for CBI probe 18 Jul 2020 02:12 Kolkata: The widow of former BJP MLA from Uttar Dinajpur’s Hemtabad Debendra Nath Roy, whose body was found hanging in front of a closed shop, has moved the Calcutta High Court seeking a CBI investigation into the unnatural death. Chandrima Roy made the …
- West Bengal records 1,894 cases; containment zones increase to 702 17 Jul 2020 21:54 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 …
- Complete lockdown in 47 wards in Siliguri for seven days from July 16 16 Jul 2020 03:07 Image Source : AP Complete lockdown in 47 wards in Siliguri for seven days from July 16 Darjeeling district task force has declared a complete lockdown in 47 wards of Siliguri Municipal Corporation for seven days, starting 9 am on July 16 in view of the …
- MLA’s death not a political case, CM tells Prez in letter 16 Jul 2020 01:40 Kolkata/New Delhi: Chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday wrote to the President of India, saying that the unnatural death of Hemtabad BJP MLA Debendra Nath Roy “doesn’t appear to be a political case as projected by the BJP”. The CM didn’t stop at …
- 1,390 new Covid-19 cases, 24 deaths 5 north Bengal cities, Barasat in total lockdown from today 15 Jul 2020 07:11 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 …
- 12-hour bandh evokes mixed response: BJP workers clash with cops in N Bengal 15 Jul 2020 07:10 In Kolkata, BJP leaders and workers staged a protest in front of Gandhi’s statue at Mayo Road. express A 12-hour North Bengal bandh called by the BJP on Tuesday in protest against the death of Hemtabad MLA Debendra Nath Roy evoked a mixed response, while …
- ‘Arrested financial adviser stayed with MLA for 5 yrs’ 15 Jul 2020 00:56 Malda/Raiganj: The man arrested from Malda’s English Bazar happens to be one of the two persons BJP MLA Debendra Nath Roy’s widow has named in her police complaint. Sources in the CID investigation team hinted that Niloy Singha could provide important …
- MLA’s death was due to hanging: Autopsy 15 Jul 2020 00:56 Kolkata/Raiganj: An autopsy of BJP MLA Debendra Nath Roy’s body, found hanging in front of a closed cellphone shop in Uttar Dinajpur on Monday, shows that it was “ante-mortem” in nature. The report came hours after BJP leaders raised a din apprehending …
- Total lockdown extended in containment zones 14 Jul 2020 19:03 Containment zone, Baranagar, North 24 Parganas district. KOLKATA: The West Bengal government on Tuesday extended till July 19 the total lockdown in containment zones to stem the spike in Covid-19 cases. The lockdown which began on July 9 was initially …
- WB: One detained in death case of BJP leader 14 Jul 2020 13:29 Representative image KOLKATA: West Bengal CID detained a person named in the purported suicide note of BJP leader Debendra Nath Roy from Malda district on Tuesday, a senior officer said. The person was first detained by local police in English Bazar and …
- Bengal MLA who joined BJP found dead; Nadda, Governor raise ‘killing’ 14 Jul 2020 00:46 Police said they found a suicide note in his pocket The body of a West Bengal MLA was found hanging near his home in Bindal village of the state’s North Dinajpur district on Monday morning. Police found a suicide note in his shirt pocket, but members of …
- CID to probe Bengal BJP MLA Debendra Nath Roy's death case 13 Jul 2020 19:11 By ANI KOLKATA: The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) will investigate the death of BP MLA Debendra Nath Roy, who was found hanging on Monday morning in the Hemtabad area of Bengal's North Dinajpur district. According to an official, the CID will …
- MLAs death: BJP calls for 12-hour bandh 13 Jul 2020 14:35 Deceased BJP MLA Debendra Nath Roy (inset) KOLKATA: The West Bengal BJP leadership on Monday called for a 12-hour bandh in the districts of North Bengal on July 13 over the death of BJP MLA Debendra Nath Roy. The Hemtabad MLA Roy's body was found …
- BJP leader Debendra Nath Roy found hanging near his home in North Dinajpur, West Bengal 13 Jul 2020 14:12 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, …
- West Bengal BJP MLA Debendra Nath Ray found hanging, family calls it 'murder' 13 Jul 2020 14:05 A BJP flag.Flickr In a shocking incident, BJP MLA Debendra Nath Ray was found hanging in Bindal village near his village home. The MLA belonged to Hemtabad, North Dinajpur district of West Bengal. According to the family members and people of the area, …
- BJP MLA in West Bengal found dead, BJP claims TMC behind the killing 13 Jul 2020 09:56 Share0 Debendra Nath Roy, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA from Hemtabad was found hanging outside his home in West Bengal’s North Dinajpur district. Confirming the news, BJP’s West Bengal unit took it to the micro-blogging site and tweeted, “Body of Shri …
- Bleak end to week: Bengal cases over 30,000, infection growth rises 12 Jul 2020 23:10 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 …
- West Bengal coronavirus tally crosses 30,000-mark with record 1,560 new cases 12 Jul 2020 18:20 By PTI KOLKATA: West Bengal's COVID-19 tally crossed the 30,000-mark on Sunday with record 1,560 new cases reported from different parts of the state, according to a bulletin issued by the health department. With the fresh infections, the total number …
- Covid surge prompts lockdown in 9 Bengal districts from Thursday 09 Jul 2020 23:33 Written by Atri Mitra | Kolkata | Published: July 8, 2020 8:41:09 am The state also saw its active caseload rise to 7,243. (Express Photo: Partha Paul) The West Bengal government on Tuesday announced a strict lockdown in revised containment zones in nine …
- Cases in UP cross 30,000 mark; doubling time increases in Chennai 08 Jul 2020 16:03 New barricades have been set up in the Kolkata containment area before the start of tomorrow’s lockdown. Express photo Shashi Ghosh Coronavirus (Covid-19) India Updates: As many as 22,752 cases of Covid-19 were reported in India in the past 24 hours, …
- Bengal: second straight day of record Coronavirus cases and deaths 06 Jul 2020 00:12 Over the week, which saw a record five highest daily spikes in cases, the state added a massive 4,843 infections to its caseload, and reported 118 deaths. (Representational) The week ended on a distressing note for West Bengal as it recorded the highest- …
- West Bengal: Covid toll crosses 600-mark, fatality rate drops marginally 26 Jun 2020 03:23 The test positivity rate rose slightly to 3.56%.. (Representational) The Covid-19 toll in the state crossed 600 on Thursday, rising to 606 with the deaths of 15 people, and the case count increased by 475 to 15,648, while the total number of discharged …
- At 170 new cases, Kolkata records highest single-day spike in COVID-19 tally 17 Jun 2020 08:45 Image Source : PTI At 170 new cases, Kolkata records highest single-day spike in COVID-19 tally Kolkata recorded its highest single-day spike with 170 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, according to the state health department. The state capital, which has …
- Rapid antibody tests in Kolkata as Bengal capital records highest daily COVID-19 spike 17 Jun 2020 04:52 By PTI KOLKATA: The Kolkata Municipal Corporation on Tuesday started IgG antibody tests among people in some of the worst-hit areas to check for community spread of the coronavirus, a senior official said. Samples were taken from residents of ward numbers …
- COVID-19 positive cases in Bengal at 6,876; shooting of TV serials to resume after two months 05 Jun 2020 05:07 By PTI KOLKATA: West Bengal reported 10 more COVID-19 deaths on Thursday, taking their number to 283 as 368 new cases of the infection pushed the tally to 6,876, a state health bulletin said here. Of the fresh fatalities, five were in Kolkata, three in …
- Kolkata: As infection surges across the state, 15 more Covid hospitals to be set up 03 Jun 2020 01:17 Written by Atri Mitra | Kolkata | Published: June 3, 2020 6:10:35 am Passengers undergo thermal screening after arriving at Bardhaman station by a special train on Monday. (PTI photo) With the return of migrant labourers to West Bengal and the subsequent …
- Record rise in new cases, Bengal govt says migrants’ influx may shoot up count 31 May 2020 21:57 Written by Atri Mitra | Kolkata | Published: June 1, 2020 3:00:26 am At present, all districts, except Kalimpong, have reported cases over the past week. As West Bengal recorded the highest single-day increase in Covid-19 cases on Sunday, reporting 371 new …
- 10 more die of COVID-19 in Bengal; 84 fresh cases take state tally past 1400 15 May 2020 21:35 By PTI KOLKATA: West Bengal registered 10 more COVID-19 fatalities in the last 24 hours, raising the death toll in the state to 153, a health bulletin said on Friday. Of them five were from the city, three from North 24 Parganas district and two from …
- Reports of suspected COVID-19 cases force closure of Bengal shops after reopening 11 May 2020 19:11 By PTI KOLKATA: Many shops selling non-essential commodities in orange and green zones of West Bengal were forced to close down during the past one week, as fresh suspected COVID-19 cases were reported from those areas, a traders' body said on Monday. …
- Over 300 labourers leave WB for Bihar in bus 10 May 2020 15:15 Migrants look through windows after boarding a bus to reach their native places during ongoing lockdown in Wes...Read More KOLKATA: More than 300 migrant labourers of Bihar, stranded in West Bengal since the imposition of the lockdown, left for their homes …
- Lockdown 3.0 begins, migrants protest in Gujarat and Kerala: ‘Take us home’ 04 May 2020 22:30 Ahmedabad, Surat, Thiruvananthapuram | Published: May 5, 2020 1:43:19 am Police pick up migrant workers involved in stone pelting incident at Vareli in Surat district in Gujarat on Monday afternoon. Express Photo by Hanif Malek. 4-5-2020 THE FIRST day of …
- India Coronavirus Updates, April 28: Doubling rate of COVID-19 cases now stands at 10.2 days, says Health Ministry 28 Apr 2020 16:55 The number of active coronavirus cases in the country stood at 21,632 along with 6,868 recoveries. Express photo by Partha Paul. Coronavirus India Updates: A day after it emerged from the Prime Minister’s videoconference with Chief Ministers that the …
- India Coronavirus Updates, April 28: Delhi reports no deaths for second straight day; NITI Aayog sealed for 48 hrs 28 Apr 2020 10:31 The number of active coronavirus cases in the country stood at 21,632 along with 6,868 recoveries. Express photo by Partha Paul. Coronavirus India Updates: A day after it emerged from the Prime Minister’s videoconference with Chief Ministers that the …
- Coronavirus lockdown in Kolkata and Howrah: Full list of red, orange and green zones 28 Apr 2020 10:12 Image Source : INDIA TV The confirmed coronavirus cases in West Bengal currently stand at 697 including 20 deaths while 109 have recovered. Several districts in West Bengal including Kolkata and Howrah have been identified as red zones after coronavirus …
- India Coronavirus Updates, April 28: Delhi reports no deaths for second straight day 28 Apr 2020 07:51 The number of active coronavirus cases in the country stood at 21,632 along with 6,868 recoveries. Express photo by Partha Paul. Coronavirus India Updates: A day after it emerged from the Prime Minister’s videoconference with Chief Ministers that the …
- FIR-listed accused Sadat arrested in Dinajpur 16 Oct 2019 23:05 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 11 Sep 2018 12:21 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 21 Feb 2018 14:09 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 27 Aug 2017 18:16 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 23 Aug 2017 19:50 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 23 Aug 2017 19:19 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 …
- Bihar flood toll climbs to 153, Army called in for rescue operations in eastern Uttar Pradesh 19 Aug 2017 03:16 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 …
- Tribals run riot in N Dinajpur over cop laxity in molest case 15 Jul 2017 00:54 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. …