- TMC’s Hossain ordered Birbhum killings: CBI June 23, 2022 2:46 am Anarul Hossain, the former Rampurhat community block-1 unit president of the Trinamool Congress (TMC) not only ordered the March 21 massacre at Bogtui village, which claimed 10 lives, but also supervised it while keeping the police away, the Central Bureau …
- CBI Files 2 Charge Sheets in March 2022 Birbhum Violence, Names 4 in Murder Case June 21, 2022 7:30 am The CBI has alleged that rivalry was among groups of Bhadu Sheikh and Palash Sheikh and Sona Sheikh for dominance in the area and control over the income from illegal collection of money from commercial vehicles and other unlawful activities had existed …
- ‘TMC leader instigated mob, delayed police response being probed’ — CBI files Birbhum chargesheet June 21, 2022 5:26 am Kolkata: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Monday submitted its first chargesheet on the 21 March Birbhum killings before the Rampurhat court in West Bengal. This comes 89 days after the central agency took over the investigation into the violence …
- CBI charges TMC neta, 17 others for Birbhum arson June 21, 2022 3:08 am KOLKATA: The CBI, probing the Bogtui massacre in Birbhum on the directions of the Calcutta high court, filed a chargesheet on Monday against 18 people, including Anarul Hossain, block president of TMC. Filed 90 days after the agency took over the case, the …
- Report also submitted against 2 juveniles: CBI files 2 chargesheets in Birbhum violence cases June 21, 2022 12:15 am The Central Bureau of Investigation on Monday filed two charge-sheets in the killing of a Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader and the ensuing violence in which 10 persons were burnt to death at Bogtui village in West Bengal’s Birbhum district on March 21. In …
- TMC leader murder and Birbhum violence case: CBI files 2 charge sheets, names 22 June 20, 2022 11:50 pm Kolkata: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Monday filed separate charge sheets at Rampurhat court in Bengal’s Birbhum district in connection with the March 21 murder of Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Bhadu Sheikh and the massacre which claimed …
- India News | CBI Files Charge Sheet Against Accused in Birbhum Case June 20, 2022 7:28 pm Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], June 20 (ANI): The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has filed a charge sheet against 16 accused before the Competent Court and also submitted a report against two Children in Conflict with Law (CCL) in the Court of …
- Birbhum arson: CBI files two charge sheets in March 21 violence, TMC leader's death June 20, 2022 4:52 pm By PTI NEW DELHI: The CBI has filed two separate charge sheets in the killing of TMC leader Bhadu Sheikh and the arson allegedly triggered by it in which 10 people were burnt to death in Bogtui village of West Bengal's Birbhum district on March 21, …
- West Bengal: CBI files 2 charge sheets in March 21 Birbhum violence June 20, 2022 4:09 pm CBI named four persons as accused in its charge sheet filed in the murder of TMC leader In its charge sheet related to Bogtui violence and arson, CBI alleged that it was a direct fallout CBI has also alleged that rivalry was among groups of Bhadu Sheikh, …
- Birbhum violence: CBI files 2 charge sheets June 20, 2022 11:13 am
- West Bengal: CBI files two chargesheets in March 21 Birbhum violence June 20, 2022 10:42 am
- Birbhum massacre: CBI files charge sheet against 18 persons including TMC's Anarul Hussain June 20, 2022 7:26 am In a fresh development pertaining to the Birbhum massacre case, the CBI filed a charge sheet against 18 persons including TMC's Rampurhat block president Anarul Hussain. The police booked the latter under various sections of the Indian Penal Code …
- BJP Birbhum leader faces action for ‘outburst’ June 20, 2022 3:49 am
- BJP Birbhum leader tells workers to stay ‘inactive’, Bengal party chief hits out June 19, 2022 10:48 pm Unhappy with the formation of the new Birbhum district committee, BJP leader Dudhkumar Mondal on Sunday asked his supporters not to take part in party activities and remain “idle”. In a Facebook post, Mondal, who is a member of the BJP’s state working …
- India News | West Bengal: Protest March in Birbhum over Controversial Religious Remark Row June 14, 2022 2:13 am Birbhum (West Bengal) [India], June 14 (ANI): Locals in Birbhum on Monday staged a protest against the controversial remarks by suspended BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma. As per visuals, hundreds gathered to join the protest march. Also Read | Congress …
- West Bengal: Protest march in Birbhum over controversial religious remark row June 14, 2022 12:00 am Locals in Birbhum on Monday staged a protest against the controversial remarks by suspended BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma. As per visuals, hundreds gathered to join the protest march. Protests erupted in various states including Punjab, Delhi, Maharashtra, …
- CBI grills two TMC MLAs on Birbhum BJP worker’s death June 5, 2022 3:17 am
- CBI Questions Trinamool Leader Over Birbhum Post-Poll Violence June 2, 2022 11:57 am Anubrata Mondal was admitted to SSKM hospital for over 2 weeks ahead of appearing before the CBI. (File) Kolkata: The CBI today began questioning TMC's Birbhum district president Anubrata Mondal in connection with its investigation into incidents of …
- Trinamool panchayat member dies in Birbhum, kin allege murder May 5, 2022 11:50 pm A Trinamool Congress panchayat member died under mysterious circumstances at Mayureshwar in Birbhum district. The family members of the deceased, identified as Kazi Nazrul Hasan alias Akash, alleged that he was killed.
- Body of TMC gram panchayat leader recovered in Bengal's Birbhum May 5, 2022 12:46 pm By PTI KOLKATA: The body of a Trinamool Congress gram panchayat leader was Thursday recovered from a roadside at Mallarpur in Birbhum district, a police officer said. Kazi Nurul Hasan, the member of Mayureswar Gram Panchayat, was taken to hospital where he …
- Calcutta HC seeks details on bail to minors in Birbhum massacre case May 3, 2022 3:45 pm Kolkata: The Calcutta high court on Monday asked the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to file an affidavit with details on the bail granted by a district juvenile board to two minor boys who were arrested after the March 21 arson at Bogtui village in …
- CBI files before HC probe progress reports in Birbhum killings, TMC leader's murder May 2, 2022 5:06 pm
- WB: Elephant enters Abinashpur village in Birbhum May 2, 2022 7:34 am
- Birbhum killings: Death toll rises to 10 as another woman succumbs May 1, 2022 4:24 pm Birbhum: Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) officers with CFSL team investigate near the house where eight people were burnt alive, at Bogtui village in Birbhum district of West Bengal, Saturday, March 26, 2022. | (PTI Photo) Kolkata: Another woman who …
- Toll in Bengal’s Birbhum massacre rises to 10; woman dies in hospital May 1, 2022 2:31 pm Kolkata: The death toll in the March 21 arson at Bogtui village in Bengal’s Birbhum district rose to 10 on Sunday, when a 50-year-old woman died at the local Rampurhat Medical College and Hospital, police said. The victim, Atahara Bibi, succumbed to burn …
- Birbhum violence: Another victim succumbs to burn injuries, death toll rises to 10 May 1, 2022 11:09 am Another victim of the violence at Bogtui village in West Bengal’s Birbhum district succumbed to her injuries Sunday, taking the death toll to 10, according to the police. The woman was admitted to the Rampurhat Medical College and Hospital with 27 per cent …
- West Bengal: Cops arrest 4 in the alleged gangrape of minor girl in Birbhum May 1, 2022 7:13 am By Express News Service KOLKATA: In yet another incident, a minor girl was allegedly gang-raped in Birbhum’s Bolpur by threatening her to make a video clip of her conversation viral on social media platforms. Police arrested four of the accused. The …
- Birbhum massacre: Woman succumbs to burn injuries, death toll rises to 10 May 1, 2022 7:13 am By PTI RAMPURHAT: A woman, who suffered burn injuries in the Rampurhat massacre in West Bengal's Birbhum district in March, died on Sunday morning while undergoing treatment, police said. With this, 10 people have died of burn injuries after their …
- Newsmaker | Nandigram, now Birbhum: IPS officer at receiving end of Mamata Banerjee anger April 29, 2022 1:27 pm “This has happened completely because of your negligence … The government had a loss of face because of your mistake …,” Banerjee told Tripathi at an administrative review meeting, referring to the killing of nine people in the village of Bogtui in …
- 'Why Should State Pay for Police Errors?': Mamata Cracks Whip on Cops in Birbhum Violence, Hanskhali Rape and Death Case April 28, 2022 7:58 am Amidst backlash and political storm over the Birbhum violence in March and the recent case of a minor’s rape and death in Hanskhali, West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee at an administrative review meeting on Wednesday slammed the state police for …
- Under fire for rape & killings in Bengal, Mamata pulls up DMs of Nadia & Birbhum districts April 28, 2022 4:29 am Kolkata: Facing criticism over incidents of rape, murder, and other serious crimes in the state, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee sought to pin the blame on the bureaucracy Wednesday. During a meeting, she pulled up the district magistrates of …
- CM Mamata Banerjee 'influenced witnesses' of Birbhum violence by offering govt jobs: PIL in Calcutta High Court April 25, 2022 3:10 pm Acting upon the plea, the Calcutta High Court has asked the West Bengal government to file an affidavit-in-opposition within four weeks Mamata Banerjee influenced witnesses of Birbhum violence by offering govt jobs PIL in Calcutta HC A Public Interest …
- 2019 Birbhum blasts: Calcutta HC orders transfer of probe from CID to NIA April 21, 2022 11:53 pm The Calcutta High Court on Thursday ordered transfer of the investigation into two incidents of explosions in West Bengal’s Birbhum district in August 2019 to the National Investigation Agency (NIA) from the state police saying that the federal agency has …
- HC gives NIA go-ahead to probe 2019 Birbhum blasts April 21, 2022 10:47 pm
- WB: BJP delegation meets Tribals opposing Deucha Panchami coal project in Birbhum April 21, 2022 12:51 pm Apr 21, 2022, 05:57PM ISTSource: ANIA Bharatiya Janata Party delegation led by West Bengal Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari met with the Tribals protesting against Deucha Panchami coal project in Birbhum. State govt has sent evection notices to remove …
- Calcutta HC orders transfer of probe into Birbhum explosions to NIA April 21, 2022 12:42 pm Calcutta High Court has ordered transfer of investigation into explosions in Birbhum district to the NIA from the state CID holding that the central agency has precedence in the investigation of scheduled offence. Vacating an earlier stay by a single bench …
- NIA to probe 2019 twin blasts in Birbhum district: Calcutta HC April 21, 2022 11:52 am A division bench of the Calcutta High Court on Thursday upheld a special court order and ordered a probe by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) into the twin blasts in Birbhum district in 2019. The division bench of Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice …
- Compensation, jobs, CBI probe: How TMC response differed in Birbhum violence case April 20, 2022 7:25 am The party’s district chief, Anubrata Mondal, admitted that both the accused and the victims were TMC workers and supporters. Following Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s directive, the government suspended police officials for alleged dereliction of duty and …
- Birbhum ‘gangrape’: 2 minors among 4 held April 18, 2022 10:01 pm Four persons, including two juveniles, were arrested in connection with the alleged gangrape of a minor tribal girl in Birbhum district on April 14 when she was returning from a local fair, police said on Monday. While two of the accused — Sunil Soren and …
- Two minors among 4 arrested for teen’s gang rape in Bengal’s Birbhum April 18, 2022 3:59 pm Four people, including two minor boys, were arrested in Bengal’s Birbhum district between Sunday night and Monday morning in connection with the alleged gang rape of a 15-year-old on the night of April 14, police said. The accused and the survivor all …
- Daily brief: 2 minors among 4 arrested for teen’s gangrape in Bengal’s Birbhum, and all the latest news April 18, 2022 3:58 pm Here are today’s top news, analysis and opinion. Know all about the latest news and other news updates from Hindustan Times. Two minors among 4 arrested for teen’s gang rape in Bengal’s Birbhum Four people, including two minor boys, were arrested in Bengal …
- 4 held in tribal girl rape case in Bengal's Birbhum dist April 18, 2022 2:17 pm Four persons, including two minors, have been arrested for their alleged involvement in a tribal girl's rape case at Santiniketan in West Bengal's Birbhum district, a police officer said on Monday. All four of them were picked up from Badlodanga …
- Tribal girl ‘gangraped’, male friend assaulted in Birbhum, say police April 15, 2022 8:03 pm A 15-year-old tribal girl was allegedly gangraped and her male friend assaulted in Birbhum district on Thursday, the police said, adding that the minor, in her statement, said four to five people were involved in the incident. As per preliminary probe, the …
- West Bengal: Minor tribal girl gang-raped in Birbhum’s Shantiniketan April 15, 2022 5:17 pm In yet another untoward incident, a tribal girl was gang-raped in Birbhum’s Shantiniketan area by at least five men while she was returning from a village fair with her boyfriend. According to a police officer, five men had beaten up the girl’s boyfriend …
- Tribal Girl Gang-raped in Bengal's Birbhum District, Suspects At Large April 15, 2022 4:51 pm Based on a police complaint, a case has been registered and investigation is underway. (File photo/Reuters) PTI Santiniketan Last Updated:April 15, 2022, 15:22 IST FOLLOW US ON: A tribal girl has been gang-raped in West Bengal’s Birbhum district by at …
- Minor tribal girl gang-raped in West Bengal’s Birbhum, friend assaulted April 15, 2022 12:41 pm A minor tribal girl was allegedly gang-raped and her male friend assaulted in West Bengal’s Birbhum district on Thursday, the police said, adding that five people are suspected to be involved in the incident. According to the police, the girl was visiting …
- Birbhum violence: CBI makes another arrest April 15, 2022 12:11 am The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Thursday arrested another person in the violence incident at Birbhum district’s Bogtui village in which eight people, including women and children, were charred to death following the murder of Bhadu Sheikh, a …
- CBI makes sixth arrest in Birbhum killings case April 14, 2022 9:35 pm The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Thursday arrested an e-rickshaw driver who allegedly transported the petrol that was used in setting ablaze around 10 houses in West Bengal’s Birbhum district on March 21, leading to the death of nine people, an …
- CBI makes sixth arrest in Birbhum massacre; suspect bought petrol used in arson April 14, 2022 4:02 pm The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Thursday arrested Ritan Sheikh, an e-rickshaw driver who allegedly bought the petrol used in the arson that claimed nine lives at Bogtui village in Birbhum district on the night of March 21, an official of the …
- Birbhum violence: CBI arrests man who allegedly transported petrol used to set houses on fire April 14, 2022 1:58 pm The Central Bureau of Investigation on Thursday arrested an e-rickshaw driver who had allegedly transported petrol used to set houses on fire in West Bengal’s Birbhum district, PTI reported. The man, identified as Ritan Shiekh, was arrested from his home …
- CBI arrests man who transported petrol used in Birbhum April 14, 2022 9:27 am The CBI on Thursday arrested the e-rickshaw driver who allegedly transported the petrol that was used in setting ablaze the houses in Birbhum's Bogtui village, leading to the death of nine people, an official said. Ritan Shiekh was nabbed from his …
- CBI arrests 1 in Birbhum killings case, questions Purulia cops in Congress leader’s murder April 10, 2022 10:16 pm The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Sunday arrested Samir Sheikh, a resident of Bogtui village in Bengal’s Birbhum district, in connection with the March 21 violence in which nine people were killed in retaliation to the murder of Trinamool …
- Birbhum killings: CBI makes one more arrest April 10, 2022 10:16 pm The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Sunday arrested one more person in connection with the March 21 massacre in which nine people were killed in Bogtui village of Birbhum district. The violence was allegedly carried out in retaliation to the …
- Birbhum violence: CBI arrests another person from Rampurhat April 10, 2022 5:31 pm Birbhum: Police personnel near the houses that were set on fire by some miscreants allegedly for avenging the killing of TMC leader Bhadu Sheikh, at Rampurhat in Birbhum district, Tuesday, March 22, 2022. At least 8 persons were burnt to death in the …
- CBI arrests one more person in Birbhum killings case April 10, 2022 4:52 pm The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Sunday apprehended one more person in connection with the Birbhum killings, taking the total number of arrests made by the agency in the case to five, an official said. The accused, identified as Samir Sheikh, a …
- Birbhum violence: CBI trying to trace ‘political’ links of accused April 10, 2022 4:44 pm As the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) team probing the Birbhum violence case made further progress on Sunday by arresting another accused, the officials are trying to trace the “higher-level political and administrative links” of the accused as well …
- In West Bengal’s Birbhum, a unique community museum that archives Santal history and culture April 10, 2022 9:20 am When he is not busy teaching primary school children in the local government school, Bimal Baski is tasked with another important job: he looks after the Museum of Santal Culture at Bishnubati village in West Bengal’s Birbhum district, 170 km away from …
- CBI begins probing Bhadu Sheikh’s murder that had led to Birbhum massacre April 10, 2022 3:18 am A day after the Calcutta high court ordered the Central Bureau of Investigation to probe the murder of TMC panchayat leader Bhadu Sheikh, sleuths of the central agency started their investigation and visited the spot on Saturday where Sheikh was killed. …
- Birbhum killings: CBI books 10 people in TMC leader Bhadu Sheikh's murder April 9, 2022 9:30 pm By PTI RAMPURHAT: The CBI on Saturday registered an FIR against 10 people in connection with the murder of TMC leader Bhadu Sheikh, which apparently led to the killing of nine people in West Bengal's Birbhum district, a senior official said. Among …
- Birbhum killings: CBI books 10 people in murder case... April 9, 2022 7:39 pm The CBI on Saturday registered an FIR against 10 people in connection with the murder of TMC leader Bhadu Shiekh, which apparently led to the killing of nine people in West Bengal's Birbhum district, a senior official said. Among those named in the FIR …
- India News | Birbhum Killings: CBI Books 10 People in TMC Leader's Murder April 9, 2022 7:20 pm Rampurhat (WB), Apr 9 (PTI) The CBI on Saturday registered an FIR against 10 people in connection with the murder of TMC leader Bhadu Shiekh, which apparently led to the killing of nine people in West Bengal's Birbhum district, a senior official said. …
- 'Hiding like a rat': BJP leader Saumitra Khan slams TMC's Anubrata Mandal for 'involvement' in Birbhum violence April 9, 2022 7:12 am West Bengal BJP vice president Saumitra Khan on Saturday hit out at Trinamool Congress leader Anubrata Mandal for his alleged involvement in the cattle smuggling case and said that he is dodging the CBI inquiry into the matter and "hiding like a rat…
- Birbhum TMC Leader's Murder Among 4 High-profile Cases in 2 Wks, CBI on Full Steam in Bengal April 9, 2022 3:29 am The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) officers in Bengal have become busy as over the last fortnight as many as four high-profile cases were handed over to the agency following court’s orders. On Friday, Calcutta HC ordered CBI probe into the murder of …
- CBI to probe death of Trinamool leader whose killing sparked Birbhum violence April 9, 2022 2:30 am The Calcutta High Court on Friday ordered the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to probe the murder of Trinamool Congress leader Bhadu Sheikh, news agency PTI reported. Bhadu Sheikh's death triggered apparent retaliatory killings last month - nine …
- Calcutta HC Orders CBI Probe Into TMC Leader's Murder Linked to Birbhum Massacre April 9, 2022 12:45 am Kolkata: The Calcutta high court on Friday ordered a CBI investigation into the murder of Trinamool Congress leader Bhadu Sheikh, which apparently led to the retaliatory killing of nine people in West Bengal’s Birbhum district. The high court had earlier …
- Birbhum violence: Calcutta HC orders CBI probe into TMC leader’s murder April 8, 2022 10:47 pm The Calcutta High Court Friday handed over the probe into the murder of the deputy gram pradhan Bhadu Sheikh, which allegedly sparked retaliatory violence in West Bengal’s Birbhum district, to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). The Court opined …
- Birbhum killings carried out in organised manner: CBI... April 8, 2022 9:20 pm The CBI in its preliminary report on the Birbhum killings in West Bengal said that the massacre was carried out in a “planned and organised manner” and was a result of "direct fallout" of the murder of local TMC leader Bhadu Sheikh. In the over …
- Birbhum violence: Calcutta High Court orders CBI inquiry into Trinamool leader’s murder April 8, 2022 8:54 pm The Calcutta High Court on Friday ordered a Central Bureau of Investigation inquiry into the murder of Trinamool Congress leader Bhadu Sheikh in West Bengal’s Birbhum district, reported Live Law. On March 21, Bhadu Sheikh, the panchayat head of Barshal …
- Calcutta HC hands TMC leader's murder probe to CBI, says case interlinked with Birbhum arson April 8, 2022 8:38 pm Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], April 8 (ANI): The Calcutta High Court on Friday handed over Trinamool Congress leader Bhadu Sheikh's murder probe to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) saying that the case is interlinked with the arson at Birbhum …
- Birbhum violence: CBI plea for polygraph test of accused challenged in court April 8, 2022 6:32 pm The CBI’s appeal to allow the polygraph test of the eight individuals arrested in connection with the violence at Bogtui village in West Bengal’s Birbhum district last month has been challenged in the court, officials said on Friday. The eight arrested …
- Birbhum killings: Calcutta HC orders CBI probe into TMC leader's murder April 8, 2022 12:23 pm HC had earlier ordered a CBI investigation into the killings of the nine people at Bogtui village Prayers were made before a division bench for ordering a CBI probe into the murder of Bhadu Sheikh The place of the murder of Sheikh is about a kilometre away …
- West Bengal: 20 crude bombs found in Birbhum's Nanoor, probe underway April 8, 2022 10:14 am In development, 20 country-made bombs were found in the Nanoor area in the Birbhum district. The bombs were found being stored inside a bucket. The bomb squad is currently in the area and is looking into the bomb spot. The incidents of crude bomb …
- Birbhum killings: HC orders CBI probe in TMC leader's murder April 8, 2022 9:47 am The high court had earlier ordered a CBI investigation into the killings of the nine people at Bogtui village Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court on Friday ordered a CBI investigation into the murder of Trinamool Congress leader Bhadu Sheikh, in apparent …
- Birbhum massacre: Calcutta HC directs CBI to probe murder of TMC leader Bhadu Sheikh April 8, 2022 8:54 am The Calcutta High Court, on Friday, April 8, directed the CBI to investigate the murder of TMC leader Bhadu Sheikh, in apparent retaliation to which nine persons were charred to death in West Bengal’s Birbhum district, last month. The Court opined that the …
- Birbhum violence: CBI to conduct parallel probe in Vadu Sheikh’s murder April 8, 2022 6:57 am The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), which is already conducting a probe in the March 21 carnage at the Bogtui village in West Bengal’s Birbhum district in which nine persons were killed, will now also conduct a parallel investigation in the murder …
- Birbhum Violence: Calcutta HC Orders CBI Probe Into TMC Leader's Murder April 8, 2022 6:06 am The Calcutta High Court on Friday, 8 April, ordered the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to take over the probe into the murder of local Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Bhadu Sheikh. Nine people were charred to death after violence broke out in …
- CBI makes first arrests in Birbhum violence, four nabbed from Mumbai April 8, 2022 3:10 am New Delhi [India], April 7 (ANI): The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Thursday arrested four persons from Mumbai for their alleged involvement in the violence in West Bengal's Birbhum. The arrested accused have been identified as Bappa SK …
- CBI arrests 4 from Mumbai in Birbhum massacre case by tracking mobile phones April 8, 2022 2:36 am The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Thursday arrested four men from Mumbai in connection with the March 21 massacre that claimed nine lives at Bogtui village in Bengal’s Birbhum district. These are the first arrests made by the CBI since March 25 …
- Birbhum killings: CBI makes first arrests, four held from Mumbai April 8, 2022 2:36 am The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Thursday arrested four people from Mumbai in connection with the Birbhum killings, which triggered a political row across the state last month, agency’s officials said. These are the first arrests made by the …
- In first arrests in Birbhum killings, CBI nabs four from Mumbai April 8, 2022 2:33 am Nine people were burnt to death after assailants threw petrol bombs at several houses in the village hours following the murder of local TMC leader Bhadu Sheikh. CBI sleuths have nabbed four West Bengal residents from Mumbai for their alleged involvement …
- Mamata Banerjee Meets Governor After Bitter Exchange Over Birbhum Violence April 8, 2022 1:40 am Mamata Banerjee meets with Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar Kolkata: Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee finally had the long pending meeting with Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar over the law and order situation in the state. The official handle of the Raj Bhavan …
- Birbhum violence case: CBI submits initial probe report; HC reserves order on probe into gram pradhan murder April 7, 2022 11:35 pm The Calcutta High Court Thursday took on record the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI)’s preliminary report on the violence in Birbhum district of West Bengal on March 21, which claimed the lives of at least nine people. Further, the High Court reserved …
- CBI makes its first arrests in Birbhum murders: Four held from Mumbai April 7, 2022 10:42 pm The Central Bureau of Investigation has arrested four persons from Mumbai in connection with the Rampurhat killings in Bengal’s Birbhum last month. “Four persons have been arrested from Mumbai in connection with the case,” the CBI confirmed on Thursday. …
- CBI nabs four from Mumbai in Birbhum killings case April 7, 2022 10:01 pm First arrests post the central agency taking over Rampurhat/New Delhi: Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) sleuths on Thursday nabbed four persons hailing from West Bengal from Mumbai for their alleged involvement in the Birbhum killings, an officer …
- CBI makes first arrests in Birbhum killings case... April 7, 2022 9:34 pm CBI sleuths on Thursday nabbed four West Bengal residents from Mumbai for their alleged involvement in the Birbhum killings, an officer of the agency said. These were the first arrests made by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) since it took over …
- Birbhum Violence: CBI Makes First Arrests, Nabs Four Suspects from Mumbai April 7, 2022 9:16 pm Kolkata: In a major breakthrough, the Central Bureau of Investigation on Thursday nabbed four West Bengal residents from Mumbai for their alleged involvement in the Birbhum killings. These were the first arrests made by the Central Bureau of Investigation …
- CBI arrests four from Mumbai in Birbhum massacre case April 7, 2022 6:23 pm Birbhum: Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) officers with CFSL team investigate near the house where eight people were burnt alive, at Bogtui village in Birbhum district of West Bengal, Saturday, March 26, 2022. | (PTI Photo) The Central Bureau of …
- CBI makes first arrests in Birbhum killings, nabs four suspects from Mumbai April 7, 2022 6:23 pm CBI sleuths on Thursday nabbed four West Bengal residents from Mumbai for their alleged involvement in the Birbhum killings, an officer of the agency said. These were the first arrests made by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) since it took over …
- Birbhum Massacre: 4 remanded to CBI custody till April 10 (Ld) April 7, 2022 4:23 pm The four persons arrested by the Central Bureau of India (CBI) from Mumbai in connection with the March 21 massacre at Bogtui village in West Bengal’s Birbhum district where nine persons were charred to death, were remanded to CBI custody till April 10 by …
- CBI arrests four from Mumbai in Birbhum violence case April 7, 2022 1:37 pm In the latest development in the Birbhum violence case, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Thursday arrested four persons from Mumbai. Sources close to the development confirmed to IANS the arrest of the four persons. Earlier, the CBI had …
- Birbhum Violence: CBI Moves Local Court for Polygraph Test Permission on 8 Arrested April 6, 2022 7:58 pm The CBI, as part of its investigation into last month's Birbhum killings in Bengal, moved a local court on Wednesday to seek permission for conducting polygraph tests on eight people arrested in the case, including TMC leader Anarul Hossain, an …
- Birbhum killings: Mamata gives jobs to kin of victims... April 5, 2022 3:48 am West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday handed over appointment letters to 10 family members of those who were killed after their houses were set ablaze in Birbhum district last month. She directed the district magistrate to ensure that the …
- Mamata Gives Job Appointment Letters to Birbhum Victims' Kin, Attacks BJP for Maligning Bengal April 4, 2022 10:42 pm Chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday attacked the Centre for “maligning West Bengal”, as she gave job appointment letters to Birbhum violence victims’ kin on a day the Calcutta high court directed the state to hand over the Tapan Kandu murder case to …
- India News | Birbhum Killings: Mamata Hands over Appointment Letters to Family Members of Deceased April 4, 2022 8:12 pm Kolkata/Rampurhat (WB), Apr 4 (PTI) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday handed over appointment letters to 10 family members of those who were killed after their houses were set ablaze in Birbhum district last month. She directed the …
- Newsmaker: TMC infighting post-Birbhum violence brings public focus on Bengal deputy Speaker April 4, 2022 12:27 pm He is known as a gentleman politician who has always stayed below the radar amid the din of West Bengal politics. But Deputy Speaker Ashish Banerjee was thrust into the limelight last week after his colleague and Trinamool Congress (TMC) district chief …
- Bombs buried next to house of accused in Birbhum case seized April 4, 2022 2:38 am The police on Sunday recovered crude bombs from Bogtui village in Bengal’s Birbhum, where seven people were killed following the killing of Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Bhadu Sheikh. According to the police, the bombs were found buried next to the …
- Birbhum Killings: Police recover crude bombs buried near house of accused April 3, 2022 10:31 pm Birbhum police on Sunday recovered crude bombs from a spot very close to one of the accused in the murder of TMC leader Bhadu Sheikh at Bogtui village in Rampurhat area of Birbhum district. Bhadu Sheikh’s murder had allegedly led to retaliatory attacks in …
- In Birbhum, protest against Deucha Pachami coal project smoulders: ‘Won’t give up land or way of life’ April 3, 2022 2:49 pm At a field near the village of Baromashia in Birbhum district, a woman with a microphone in her hand spoke in Santhali as a group of about 100 men and women with lathis, bows, and arrows avidly listened to her. Rows of concrete rooms at an abandoned stone …
- India News | Police Recover Crude Bombs from Football Ground in West Bengal's Birbhum April 3, 2022 1:41 pm Birbhum (West Bengal) [India], April 3 (ANI): The police recovered crude bombs in a plastic bag near a football ground in Sikandarpur village of West Bengal's Birbhum district on Sunday. Later, the Crime Investigation Department (CID)'s bomb squad …
- Panchayat Official Murder: Bombs Buried Next to Home of Accused in Birbhum Village Recovered April 3, 2022 11:16 am The police in West Bengal's Birbhum district on Sunday recovered bombs, buried next to the residence of an absconding accused in TMC panchayat official Bhadu Sheikh's murder case, a senior officer said. A team of police officers, accompanied by a …
- WB: Two Manual Scavenging Deaths in a Nursing Home in Hooghly, Two Injured June 28, 2022 10:41 am Two workers died while working in the septic tank of a nursing home under construction. The incident occurred in the Nabapalli area of Arambagh police station in Hooghly district on Sunday, June 26. Police recovered two bodies and sent them for autopsy. …
- Various Indian Railways projects launched in West Bengal’s Hooghly district June 10, 2022 4:00 pm New Indian Railways projects launched in West Bengal! Today, the Minister of State for Railways, Raosaheb Patil Danve, dedicated to the nation, multiple railway projects including the newly completed Third Line between Bandel and Magra stations, Yard …
- India News | West Bengal: Nadda Visits Vande Mataram Bhavan in Hooghly June 8, 2022 9:36 am Hooghly (West Bengal) [India], June 8 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president JP Nadda who is on a three-day visit to West Bengal, visited Vande Mataram Bhavan in Chinsura on Tuesday. He also visited Rashbehari Bose Research Institute in Hooghly. …
- BJP chief JP Nadda arrives in West Bengal, visits Vande Mataram Bhavan in Chinsura-Hooghly June 8, 2022 7:34 am Kolkata: BJP national president J P Nadda arrived here on a two-day visit to West Bengal during which he will hold organisational meetings. Nadda visited Vande Mataram Bhavan in Chinsura-Hooghly district, where novelist Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay had …
- CM inaugurates Hooghly overbridge, row over ‘snub’ to railway minister June 4, 2022 12:41 am A controversy erupted after Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday inaugurated a railway overbridge at Kamarkundu Railway Station in Hooghly “without extending an invitation” to Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw for the event. The Eastern Railway …
- West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee offers prayers at Santoshi Mata Temple in Hooghly June 3, 2022 8:49 pm
- Nagaland State Lottery Dear Hooghly Morning result for June 03, 2022 June 3, 2022 12:29 pm Nagaland State Lottery: Dear Hooghly Morning Dimapur, June 03 (EMN): The Nagaland State Lottery results for the Dear Hooghly Morning draw, held on June 03, at 1 pm has been declared. According to the official information provided by the Nagaland State …
- Nagaland State Lottery Dear Hooghly Morning result for May 6, 2022 May 6, 2022 1:23 pm Nagaland State Lottery: Dear Hooghly Morning Dimapur, May 6 (EMN): The Nagaland State Lottery results for the Dear Hooghly Morning draw, held on May 6, at 1 pm have been declared. According to the official information provided by the Nagaland State …
- West Bengal: College student drowns in Hooghly after saving boy April 30, 2022 12:44 am
- Two teens feared drowned in Hooghly April 27, 2022 10:44 pm
- Kolkata cops to get scuba gear for Hooghly rescue operations April 15, 2022 10:35 pm
- Nagaland State Lottery Dear Hooghly Morning result for March 25, 2022 March 25, 2022 1:44 pm Nagaland State Lottery: Dear Hooghly Morning Dimapur, Mar. 25 (EMN): The Nagaland State Lottery results for the Dear Hooghly Morning draw, held on March 25, at 1 pm has been declared. According to the official information provided by the Nagaland State …
- Kolkata Port Trust plans second transport tunnel below Hooghly bed March 15, 2022 3:34 am
- Boy drowns in Hooghly March 12, 2022 11:33 pm
- Disco King Bappi Lahiri’s ashes immersed in Hooghly March 4, 2022 4:12 am The ashes of Bappi Lahiri, dubbed by many as Bollywood’s King of Disco were immersed Thursday in the river Hooghly, a distributary of the Ganges. His son Bappa Lahiri, wife Chitrani and daughter Rema Lahiri took the ashes of the well-known music director …
- TMC poll feud in Hooghly, workers expelled in 2 dists February 21, 2022 11:26 pm
- Hooghly CRPF man receives Shaurya Chakra January 28, 2022 2:06 am
- Drunk man kills two brothers in West Bengal's Hooghly district January 21, 2022 12:53 pm
- West Bengal: Family of three killed for property in Hooghly December 7, 2021 1:25 am
- West Bengal: Dissent grows louder in BJP’s Hooghly, Howrah units November 18, 2021 2:30 am
- Nagaland State Lottery Dear Hooghly Morning result for November 5, 2021 November 6, 2021 6:36 am Nagaland State Lottery: Dear Hooghly Morning Dimapur, Nov. 5 (EMN): The Nagaland State Lottery results for the Dear Hooghly Morning draw, held on November 5, 1 pm has been declared. According to the official information provided by the Nagaland State …
- Immersion in Hooghly dips by 30% this year October 20, 2021 12:25 am
- 400 immersions in Hooghly on last day October 19, 2021 1:16 am
- Rise in Hooghly sludge threatens water supply to Kol October 6, 2021 4:52 am
- Rise in Hooghly sludge threatens safe drinking water supply to Kolkata October 5, 2021 11:32 pm
- With no water & power, flood-hit Hooghly town asks: ‘how will we survive’ October 3, 2021 11:39 pm Forty-seven-year-old Anjali Midya has many concerns on her mind: her flooded mud house, lack of electricity, water and food, no earnings in the last three months, missing Durga Puja — and the safety of her three grandchildren. To ally at least one of her …
- Nagaland State Lottery Dear Hooghly Morning result for October 1, 2021 October 1, 2021 11:08 am Nagaland State Lottery: Dear Hooghly Morning Dimapur, Oct. 1 (EMN): The Nagaland State Lottery results for the Dear Hooghly Morning draw, held on October 1, 1 pm has been declared. According to the official information provided by the Nagaland State …
- Hooghly artists make painting depicting CM Mamata Banerjee as 'Maa Durga' September 29, 2021 11:28 pm
- Kol-style gold firm loot bid in Hooghly September 22, 2021 1:26 am Chandernagore/Kolkata: Four armed men tried to rob a branch of a private gold loan firm in Hooghly’s Chandernagore at 3pm on Tuesday. Chandernagore Police managed to nab two from Chinsurah within hours. A third one has been detained. A Kolkata Police …
- Man arrested in Hooghly for ‘posing as IPS officer’ September 10, 2021 2:22 am A man allegedly impersonating as an IPS officer was arrested in Hooghly on Wednesday. Chandannagar police said accused Siddharth Chakraborty wearing a police uniform was found drinking with two women in a vehicle mounted with a blue beacon. When asked …
- Trolley run 33m below Hooghly, stn check push for E-W project September 9, 2021 11:23 pm
- Nagaland State Lottery Dear Hooghly Morning result for September 3, 2021 September 3, 2021 3:52 pm Nagaland State Lottery : Dear Hooghly Morning Dimapur, Sep. 3 (EMN): The Nagaland State Lottery results for Dear Hooghly Morning draw, held on September 3, 1 pm has been declared. According to the official information provided by the Nagaland State …
- West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee to undertake aerial survey of flood-hit Hooghly, Howrah today August 4, 2021 2:09 am
- Howrah: Two bodies found floating in Hooghly July 10, 2021 12:26 am
- Nagaland State Lottery Dear Hooghly Morning result for June 25, 2021 June 25, 2021 10:27 am Nagaland State Lottery: Dear Hooghly Morning Dimapur, June 25 (EMN): The Nagaland State Lottery results for the Dear Hooghly Morning draw, held on June 25, 11:55 am, has been declared. According to the official information provided by the Nagaland State …
- West Bengal: Ten injured as groups clash in Hooghly June 11, 2021 2:34 am Ten people, including a few policemen, were injured in a clash over pricing of illegal liquor at Chandannagar in Hooghly district late on Wednesday night. At least six people were arrested. The incident took place in Urdibazar area where CrPC section 144 …
- Abhishek meets kin of lightning victims in Hooghly, pledges aid June 11, 2021 1:20 am
- Tornedo hits Hooghly and North 24 Parganas May 25, 2021 8:26 pm Just a few hours before the landfall of ‘Yass a ‘miniature tornedo created havoc in parts of Hooghly and North 24 Parganas on Tuesday evening. Though the weather department said that these kinds of tornadoes are common ahead of a major cyclone but also …
- Bengal: Ministry of home affairs team scans post-poll violence in Hooghly district May 9, 2021 9:44 pm The central team interacts with villagers in Dhaniakhali on SundayHOOGHLY: The Union ministry of home affairs (MHA) team on Sunday visited places in Hooghly — first Chinsurah and later Dhaniakhali — to get a first-hand account of post-poll violence in the …
- Cleric attacked for refusing to chant ‘Jai Shri Ram’ in Hooghly April 15, 2021 5:52 am
- Hooghly cleric ‘attacked’ for refusing to say ‘Jai Shri Ram’ April 15, 2021 5:06 am
- Nagaland State Lottery Dear Hooghly Morning for April 9, 2021 April 9, 2021 10:25 am Nagaland State Lottery: Dear Hooghly Morning Dimapur, April 9 (EMN): The Nagaland State Lottery results for the Dear Hooghly Morning draw, held on April 9, 11:55 am, has been declared. According to the official information provided by the Nagaland State …
- West Bengal assembly elections: Two killed in poll-related violence in Hooghly April 6, 2021 5:32 pm Security personnel keep vigil at a polling station in Hooghly district. (PTI)KOLKATA: A booth-level worker of the Trinamool Congress died on Tuesday after he was allegedly pushed at a polling booth during an altercation with some BJP workers in Goghat …
- Marcos drill on Hooghly to celebrate Swarnim Vijay Varsh March 21, 2021 2:02 pm
- Bengal polls: Hooghly erupts over BJP list, party offices face heat March 17, 2021 7:19 am
- Bengal polls: Hooghly erupts over BJP list March 16, 2021 2:40 pm
- Hooghly erupts over BJP list, party offices face heat March 16, 2021 8:45 am
- West Bengal assembly elections: Protests erupt in Hooghly over BJP list March 15, 2021 10:12 pm
- Narendra Modi ‘biggest dangabaaz’, will see a fate worse than Donald Trump: Mamata at Hooghly February 24, 2021 10:44 pm West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday called Prime Minister Narendra Modi the “biggest ‘dangabaaz’ (rioter) in the country”. Addressing a rally in Hooghly ahead of the Assembly polls slated to be held in April-May, the chief minister …
- 'Biggest Dangabaaz' Narendra Modi will see a fate worse than Donald Trump: Mamata Banerjee at a rally in Hooghly February 24, 2021 7:46 pm West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee called Prime Minister Narendra Modi "the country's largest 'dangebaaz' (rioter)." Addressing a rally in Hooghly ahead of the Assembly polls scheduled for April-May, the Chief Minister further …
- A slice of European history, along the Hooghly River February 15, 2021 5:10 am THE WEST Bengal Transport Corporation (WBTC) on Saturday launched a boat ride – named European Settlements Boat Ride (ESBR) – from Kolkata to Serampore and Chandernagore and back that will be offered every weekend from February 14. Officials said the route …
- Hooghly, Birbhum get new DMs in IAS reshuffle February 10, 2021 6:17 pm
- Three BJP workers held for ‘goli maro’ slogan in Hooghly January 22, 2021 7:30 am The Hooghly BJP youth wing chief and two other party workers were arrested on Thursday for allegedly raising “Desh ke gaddaro ko goli maaro…” (shoot the traitors) slogans at a party rally in Chandannagar on Wednesday. “Three BJP activists, including …
- West Bengal: Bombs hurled at BJP leader's house in Hooghly January 5, 2021 3:09 pm Image Source : VIDEO GRAB West Bengal: Bombs hurled at BJP leader's house in Hooghly At least three bombs were hurdled at a local BJP leader's house in Hooghly district of West Bengal on Monday night. The leader has been identified as Ajay Kumar …
- View: Can Kolkata regain a spirit of enterprise and become the shining city on the Hooghly? December 15, 2020 5:50 am In spite of Mumbai’s Bollywood glitter and New Delhi’s political whirligig, Kolkata has remained India’s cultural and intellectual capital since the Bengali renaissance in the 19th century. Few other cities in India have such a deep layer of a most …
- Chhath crowd surges at Hooghly riverfront November 21, 2020 12:38 am Kolkata: Police and officials of KMC and KMDA put their best foot forward on Friday to manage the surge of devotees at 40 odd ghats along the Hooghly. With Rabindra Sarobar and Subhas Sarobar out of bounds, around 1,500 vehicles lined at these ghats — …
- Civic body spruces up Hooghly ghats for immersion November 13, 2020 11:31 pm Kolkata: Major ghats along the Hooghly are being spruced up for immersion of Kali idols (for major community pujas), which will begin from November 16. During the three-day immersion process (deadline being November 18), over 3,000 idols are likely to get …
- Youth killed in Hooghly, body chopped to pieces October 28, 2020 7:53 am
- Didi to manage Trinamool’s bickering Hooghly unit October 15, 2020 2:54 am
- Hooghly residents protest, demand resumption of local train services October 11, 2020 10:30 pm Local train services for general passengers have been closed ever since the nationwide lockdown was imposed to curb the rise of coronavirus cases.A protest by a group of commuters demanding resumption of local train services in West Bengal’s Hooghly …
- Bengal BJP rally: As two bridges over Hooghly shut, traffic in three districts halt October 9, 2020 1:19 am Written by Atri Mitra , Sweety Mishra | Kolkata | October 9, 2020 4:28:30 am Around 1.20 pm, as thousands of BJP protesters, led by the party's state unit chief Dilip Ghosh, headed towards the bridge. (Express Photo: Partha Paul)JUST AFTER noon, as the …
- You can enjoy a heritage cruise ride on the Hooghly river in Kolkata. Ticket price? Just Rs 39 October 2, 2020 10:40 am Ahead of Durga puja this year, Kolkata has got an exciting new addition to its list of star attractions a heritage cruise ride on the Hooghly river. The 90-minute guided trip was flagged off on Thursday evening. At a ticket price of just Rs 39, tourists …
- Kolkata: From October 1, enjoy 90-minute cruise on Hooghly for just Rs 39 September 28, 2020 10:38 am Amid the Covid-19 pandemic, protocols will be followed and to maintain social distancing, a maximum of 150 people will be allowed.COME OCTOBER 1, the West Bengal Transport Corporation (WBTC) will launch a 90-minute cruise on the Hooghly river along Kolkata …
- Kol's heritage: 90-min Hooghly cruise at Rs 39 September 28, 2020 2:59 am
- Now, experience the heritage of Kolkata on a 90-minute Hooghly cruise at just Rs 39 September 28, 2020 12:59 am
- Crematorium collapses into Hooghly river in Bengal's Howrah September 21, 2020 12:38 pm Image Source : PTI Crematorium collapses into Hooghly river A newly-constructed crematorium, which was yet to be inaugurated, collapsed in West Bengal's Howrah district on Sunday, officials said. The crematorium, located in Sankrail, was built at a …
- BJP worker's body found hanging from tree in Bengal's Hooghly September 14, 2020 5:06 am
- Hooghly BJP worker found dead, party accuses TMC of ‘murder’ September 13, 2020 11:40 pm After the police received reports about Rai’s body hanging from the tree, they went to the spot and sent it for autopsy. (Representational)A 54-year-old BJP worker was found hanging from a tree near his home in Khanati village in Hooghly district’s Goghat …
- BJP worker's body found hanging from tree in Bengal's Hooghly September 13, 2020 8:48 am By PTI KOLKATA: The body of a BJP worker was found hanging from a tree in West Bengal's Hooghly district on Sunday, police said. Ganesh Roy, a middle-aged BJP worker, was found hanging from a tree near his village in Khanati in the Goghat area, they …
- Hooghly: Sr cop, 2 others killed in accident September 11, 2020 11:19 am
- 'Corona is gone' West Bengal BJP chief Dilip Ghosh declares to a packed rally in Hooghly September 11, 2020 8:41 am Image Source : VIDEO GRAB 'Corona is gone' West Bengal BJP chief Dilip Ghosh declares to a packed rally in Hooghly In a shocking statement, West Bengal Bharatiya Janata Party President Dilip Ghosh on Thursday declared that the coronavirus pandemic …
- Bengal: Senior cop, two others killed in Hooghly road accident September 11, 2020 7:38 am By: PTI | Kolkata | September 11, 2020 1:00:39 pm The cause of the mishap was being investigated. (Representational)A senior officer of West Bengal Police and two others were killed when their car hit a stranded truck in Hooghly district on Friday. Police …
- Hooghly: BJP youth leader found dead, Oppn party blames TMC August 23, 2020 11:27 pm “He was found hanging in his house. Prima facie it’s suicide," said a police official. (Representational)A BJP youth leader was found dead in Hooghly district on Sunday, with the police prima facie ruling it as suicide. But a local BJP leader claimed …
- Bengal: Doctor’s wife, son die in accident on NH-2 in Hooghly August 23, 2020 5:03 pm
- Hooghly: Doc’s wife, son die in NH-2 accident August 23, 2020 7:37 am
- West Bengal: BJP worker killed in Hooghly over I-Day celebration August 17, 2020 2:55 am Soon after the news of the murder spread, the BJP workers went on ransacking Trinamool party office and damaged a martyrs column. (ANI photo)KOLKATA: Widespread violence was reported in Khanakul area of Arambagh in Hooghly district on Saturday following …
- Clash over flag-hoisting in hooghly: BJP observes 12-hour strike to protest party worker’s killing, six held August 16, 2020 10:30 pm Sudarshan Pramanik was allegedly beaten to death on Saturday, following a clash over the hoisting of the national flag at an Independence Day event. (Representational)A 12-hour strike called by the BJP in Hooghly district’s Khanakul area on Sunday to …
- BJP worker hacked to death in Hooghly over I-Day celebration August 15, 2020 3:54 pm Image Source : INDIA TV BJP worker hacked to death in Hooghly over I-Day celebration A member of the BJP-run Zilla Parishad was killed on Saturday in a clash between ruling Trinamool Congress activists and opposition BJP workers in West Bengal's …
- BJP worker hacked to death in Hooghly in WB August 15, 2020 11:41 am
- Kolkata Port Trust moots tunnel under Hooghly July 26, 2020 12:57 pm A board displaying the name Rabindra Setu Maintained by Syama Prasad Mookherjee Port Kolkata. (TOI photo) KOLKATA: The Kolkata Port Trust (KoPT) is weighing the option of constructing a tunnel under the Hooghly river to facilitate container truck movement …
- Want her to be punished: Parents of Hooghly woman arrested in Dhaka July 20, 2020 12:36 am In 2019, after moving permanently to Bangladesh, she started working in a madrasa. She has been accused of radicalising the girls at the institution. (Representational) Two days after a 25-year-old woman from West Bengal was arrested in Bangladesh’s …
- Woman from Bengal's Hooghly district arrested in Bangladesh for links with terror outfit July 19, 2020 5:49 am Text Size: A- A+ Kolkata: A unit of the Bangladesh Police has arrested an Indian woman, who ran away from West Bengal’s Hooghly district to the neighbouring country allegedly to join the banned terror outfit Neo-Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen (JMB). The Counter …
- Key Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh terrorist arrested by Kolkata police in Hooghly district June 8, 2020 10:07 am By PTI KOLKATA: The Special Task Force (STF) of the Kolkata Police on Monday nabbed a key Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) terrorist from Hooghly district, days after a top member of the group was arrested from Murshidabad. A senior police officer …
- NHAI engineer jumps into Hooghly June 2, 2020 11:48 pm Howrah: A 28-year-old Dum Dum resident, who worked as an executive engineer at National Highway Authority of India (NHAI), reportedly jumped off Bally bridge into the Hooghly around 4pm on Tuesday. His body is yet to be traced. The youth, identified as …
- Cyclone Amphan: 6 West Bengal districts including Kolkata, Hooghly, others brace for severe storm May 19, 2020 7:41 am Image Source : AP Sun sets behind a patterned cloud formed over the city in Kolkata, West Bengal state. A cyclonic storm 'Amphan' has intensified into a super cyclone over the Bay of Bengal and expected a landfall near Sundarbans, south of Kolkata. …
- West Bengal: Two BJP MPs booked for inciting violence in Hooghly May 18, 2020 7:49 am BJP’s Hooghly MP Locket Chatterjee and Barrackpore MP Arjun Singh on a dharna after the Hooghly DM allegedly refused to meet them last week. (Twitter/Arjun Singh) Chandannagar Police on Saturday filed a case against BJP’s Hooghly MP Locket Chatterjee …
- Hooghly residents can log in from today May 17, 2020 1:52 am Kolkata: The West Bengal government has decided to resume internet services in Hooghly from Sunday. Advocate general Kishore Dutta submitted the plan to the high court in response to a PIL by two lawyers. At a video conference hearing on Saturday, Dutta …
- Hooghly Net ban challenged in high court May 16, 2020 2:38 am Chandernagore/Kolkata: The Calcutta High court is likely to hear a petition challenging the Hooghly district administrations’s ban on internet services in some stretches, including Chandernagore, till Sunday evening to stop proliferation of fake …
- WB: Prohibitory orders withdrawn in Hooghly May 15, 2020 3:47 pm Representative image KOLKATA: The administration in West Bengal's Hooghly district on Friday withdrew the prohibitory orders under section 144 of the CrPC imposed in the clash-hit areas of Telinipara, Chandannagar and Sreerampore after the situation …
- 129 arrested for Hooghly violence, Net freeze on May 15, 2020 2:00 am Chandernagore: As many as 129 people have been arrested for the Telinipara violence over the past two days while police commissioner Humayun Kabir led a contingent of combat forces into the troubled spots on Thursday morning and urged residents to maintain …
- After Hooghly clashes, prohibitory orders imposed, internet suspended May 14, 2020 9:06 am The decisions were taken after fake news and misinformation about the clashes were being circulated on social media platforms. Days after clashes broke out between two communities at Telinipara in Hooghly district, the District Magistrate issued …
- Dope-tainted Gharami turns 'hero' for needy in Hooghly May 13, 2020 12:48 pm 'I had grown up seeing them and now they were not able to feed themselves. I was deeply pained to see them. They are like my extended family so I was happy to help. It was like living a new life.' IMAGE: Indian footballer Rana Gharami contacted his …
- Internet services suspended in Hooghly district after brawl over public toilet use May 13, 2020 8:57 am Image Source : PTI Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee issued a warning on Wednesday while blaming the Bharatiya Janata Party’s leaders for the provocation. After a brawl over public toilet use, the internet services have been suspended in Chandannagar and …
- Communal clashes in West Bengal's Hooghly after people from one community called 'corona' May 13, 2020 5:35 am West Bengal woman licks police officer As the country grapples with worsening coronavirus pandemic, communal clashes broke out in West Bengal's Hooghly after people from one community allegedly called a group of people from another community as " …
- 2 brothers drown in Hooghly river near Kolkata May 12, 2020 11:48 am Representative image. BARUIPUR (WB): Two teenage brothers drowned in the Hooghly river on Tuesday in Budge Budge town near Kolkata, police said. They have been identified as Piyush Tiwari (15) and Aman Kumar Tiwari (18), police said. The incident happened …
- Covid clashes in Hooghly, 17 held May 12, 2020 1:45 am Chandernagore: A spate of Covid-positive cases in Urdi Bazar here on Saturday night and later at Telinipara triggered sporadic sectarian clashes and stray reports of bombing late on Sunday night. Police, led by commissioner Humayun Kabir, had to …
- Violence in Malda and Hooghly over pandemic fears, 42 held May 12, 2020 12:27 am The police said six people had been arrested. “The situation is under control now. We are investigating the matter. Section 144 of CrPC has been imposed in the area,” said a senior district police officer. (Representational) Two incidents of violence were …
- West Bengal: Man selling cow urine, dung as coronavirus cure held in Hooghly March 17, 2020 6:51 pm The cowshed can house as many as 100 cattle, informed Madan Lal, Chief Sanitary Inspector of the Municipal Corporation, who has been given charge of controlling the menace. (Representational Image) A 50-year-old man was arrested on Tuesday for selling cow …
- Barge sinks in Hooghly river after collision March 12, 2020 4:25 pm A Bangladeshi barge sank in the Hooghly river near here on Thursday after colliding with a dispatch vessel of the Kolkata Port Trust. The dispatch vessel was damaged. The incident occurred at Akra, near Budge Budge in West Bengal's South 24 Parganas …
- Bangladeshi vessel sinks in Hooghly after collision March 12, 2020 11:24 am Kolkata, March 12 (IANS) A Bangladeshi cargo vessel carrying fly ash sank in the Hooghly river after colliding with a Kolkata Port Trust (KoPT) ship on Thursday, officials said. All 13 crew members of the Bangladeshi ship Mamatamoyee Maa — which was …
- 'Poisonous' ecosystem out to protest arrest of Teesta Setalvad, Mohammed Zubair, says BJP; Mamata hits back June 29, 2022 3:05 pm By PTI NEW DELHI: The BJP on Tuesday lashed out at opposition parties, especially the Congress, for protesting against the arrest of activist Teesta Setalvad and Mohammed Zubair, co-founder of fact-checking portal Alt News, alleging that they were working …
- Santal Hul: Remembering Santal women who fought for indigenous rights two centuries ago June 29, 2022 12:34 pm Some two centuries after Santal Hul, community-level organisations in West Bengal come together every year to mark the revolution of 1855-1856 on June 30. Historians often consider the Sepoy Mutiny—Indian Rebellion or Uprising—of 1857 as the first war of …
- Maharashtra political crisis: ‘BJP spending crores of rupees to topple MVA,’ claims Mamata Banerjee June 29, 2022 5:11 am The political crisis in Maharashtra has deepened further, with rebel MLA Eknath Shinde and Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena launching fresh salvo at each other in the current turmoil. With Shinde gathering a large number of MLAs, many are assuming that this …
- On Maharashtra Crisis, Mamata Banerjee's "BJP Spending Crores" Dig June 28, 2022 6:33 pm What about out federal structure, questioned Mamata Banerjee amid Mahrashtra crisis Asansol (WB): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday alleged that the BJP was spending crores of rupees to topple the Shiv Sena-led government in Maharashtra …
- Mamata Banerjee questions arrest of Zubair & Setalvad, claims those who spread hatred are roaming free June 28, 2022 12:55 pm West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday lashed out at the BJP-led Centre over the arrest of Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair and social activist Teesta Setalvad over their arrests for "trying to expose the truth" and wondered how …
- Agnipath a major scam: Mamata June 28, 2022 10:57 am Agnipath a major scam ahead of 2024 Lok Sabha polls; another example of Jumla politics, says Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee File picture Our Bureau, PTI | Calcutta | Published 28.06.22, 03:25 PM West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday …
- 'I am ready to give my blood but won't allow division of West Bengal': Mamata Banerjee June 7, 2022 1:01 pm 'I am ready to give my blood but will never allow division of the state', West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee remarked on Tuesday. Amid demands for Bengal to be carved out as a 'separate state', Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday accused the …
- TMC To Hold Protests In June Against Centre's ‘Non-Payment Of Dues' To Bengal: Mamata May 29, 2022 3:37 pm West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Sunday said her party, the TMC, will organise protests on June 5 and 6 in various blocks, seeking an explanation from the Centre for the alleged non-payment of funds that it owed to the state. Banerjee, who will …
- TMC MLA Saokat Molla Skips CBI Questioning Over Coal Mining Scam May 27, 2022 1:09 pm Mollah was asked to bring with him documents related to his bank transactions and business. (File photo: ANI) PTI Kolkata Last Updated:May 27, 2022, 14:28 IST FOLLOW US ON: Trinamool Congress MLA Saokat Molla on Friday failed to appear before the CBI in …
- Coal mining scam: TMC MLA Molla skips CBI questioning... May 27, 2022 7:45 am Trinamool Congress MLA Saokat Molla on Friday failed to appear before the CBI in connection with an investigation into a coal mining scam, an officer of the agency said. The Canning Purba legislator claimed that he had a few prior engagements because of …
- India News | CBI Summons TMC MLA in Coal Smuggling Case May 26, 2022 6:11 pm Kolkata, May 26 (PTI) The CBI on Thursday summoned TMC MLA of Canning Purba constituency, Saokat Molla, in connection with its probe into the coal smuggling scam, an official of the agency said. Mollah has been asked to appear before CBI sleuths at the …
- Party adrift In Bengal, some BJP leaders keep statehood demands simmering May 25, 2022 5:57 am On the back foot since losing the Assembly elections last year, some BJP leaders in West Bengal have taken to raising statehood demands much to the party’s chagrin. The latest such comment came from the party’s Bishnupur MP Saumitra Khan who, on Monday, …
- Rain lashes southern districts of Bengal May 14, 2022 6:17 pm Gusty wind accompanied by light to moderate rainfall in parts of southern West Bengal on Saturday evening brought relief from the heat that prevailed during the daytime, the Met office said. Thunderstorms with lightning and light to moderate rainfall …
- India News | Squall Hits Parts of Southern Districts of Bengal May 14, 2022 3:14 pm Kolkata, May 14 (PTI) Gusty wind accompanied by light rains lashed parts of south Bengal on Saturday evening after sweltering heat conditions prevailed throughout the day. Also Read | . A squall accompanied by lightning hit some parts of South 24 Parganas, …
- Behind Mamata bid for more districts: boosting Bengal devp, law and order; streamlining TMC May 14, 2022 1:32 pm “We want more districts to accelerate development works in West Bengal. We need at least 46 districts as against existing 23. When we increase the number of districts, we will have to deploy more officers. Therefore, we will have to increase the vacancies …
- India News | Initial Autopsy Report Indicates BJYM Activist May Not Have Been Killed, Says Cop May 8, 2022 4:57 pm Kolkata, May 8 (PTI) Two days after BJP youth wing member Arjun Chaurasia was found dead under mysterious circumstances in Kolkata's Kashipur area, a police officer on Sunday said that preliminary findings of the post-mortem examination indicated that …
- Initial autopsy report indicates BJYM activist may not have been killed, says cop May 8, 2022 4:20 pm Two days after BJP youth wing member Arjun Chaurasia was found dead under mysterious circumstances in Kolkata’s Kashipur area, a police officer on Sunday said that preliminary findings of the post-mortem examination indicated that he might not have been …
- BJYM activists take out rallies in Bengal seeking justice for party colleague Chaurasia May 8, 2022 12:16 pm BJP youth wing activists had been holding rallies over the past two days in various parts of the state over the unnatural death of one of its members, Arjun Chaurasia, with the latest one being taken out by agitators on Sunday in Paschim Bardhaman district …
- Bengal asks private schools to stop in-person classes amid heatwave May 6, 2022 1:08 pm In view of the scorching heatwave, the West Bengal government has asked all private schools in the state to stop offline classes from Saturday and switch to the online mode of classes. The principal secretary to the school education department asked the …
- Public Awareness on Antimicrobial Resistance: Results of a Community-Based Survey and Implications for Policy May 4, 2022 11:43 am Introduction The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared antimicrobial resistance (AMR) as one of the top ten global public health threats facing humanity.[a],1 The main drivers of AMR include misuse and overuse of antimicrobials; lack of access to …
- ‘Fabrication of court order’: ED files FIR against Kolkata Police, Centre-Bengal battle escalates April 29, 2022 3:38 am New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has filed a First Information Report against the Kolkata Police, accusing it of “forgery and fabrication of a court order”, documents accessed by ThePrint have revealed. ED officials, in FIR 48 of 2022, …
- Heatwave in Bengal, Met says no respite till this weekend April 28, 2022 10:56 pm Purulia at the edge of Chota Nagpur plateau recorded a searing 44.3 degrees Celsius, the highest maximum temperature on Thursday in West Bengal, as its neighbouring districts of Bankura, Jhargram and Paschim Bardhaman also reeled under heatwave conditions, …
- Heatwave bakes north India; IMD issues 'orange alert' | 10 points April 28, 2022 7:35 pm As the extreme heatwave - sweeping through vast swathes of the country - intensified on Thursday, the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) issued an orange alert for five states, including Rajasthan, Delhi, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Odisha. The …
- Heatwave Condition Singes Bengal, Temperature Crosses 44 Degrees April 28, 2022 6:14 pm The weatherman has forecast dry weather to continue over the south Bengal districts till the end of April Kolkata: Purulia at the edge of Chota Nagpur plateau recorded a searing 44.3 degrees Celsius, the highest maximum temperature on Thursday in West …
- Half of Bengal facing heatwave conditions; little respite expected soon April 26, 2022 8:07 pm A heatwave over such a large stretch, as well as a complete lack of thunderstorms over such a prolonged period is unprecedented, say experts Kolkata recorded 39.5°C on April 25, according to the IMD. Photo: Jayanta Basu Ten of West Bengal’s 23 districts …
- Bengal Sizzles Under Heatwave, No Rain Relief in Sight; Mamata Calls Emergency Meeting April 26, 2022 7:28 pm Western and southern parts of West Bengal sizzled on Tuesday as heatwave conditions scorched the state, prompting Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to convene an emergency meeting. Bankura continued to top the maximum temperature chart at 43.7 degrees Celsius …
- FAQ | Heatwave Grips India: Which Parts Will Experience Extreme Heat? April 26, 2022 9:23 am “In Mumbai, the maximum temperature is expected to rise by a degree, while the humidity while the humidity would be as high as 80-90 per cent. We have also issued a heatwave warning for the next two-three days in parts of North Madhya Maharashtra, …
- Heatwave Warning in Parts of Maharashtra For Next 2 Days, No Relief For Delhi | Latest on Weather April 26, 2022 8:55 am The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecasted heatwave conditions in several parts of India – from Maharashtra to Odisha and Bengal over the next few days. As per IMD definition, a heat wave is when the temperature of any place crosses 40 …
- Bengal to Reel Under Heat Wave Till Apr 28; Kolkata Sizzles at 39.5 Degree Celsius April 25, 2022 7:12 pm The weather office predicted hot and uncomfortable weather in Kolkata on Monday. (Reuters/Mukesh Gupta) PTI Kolkata Last Updated:April 25, 2022, 22:27 IST FOLLOW US ON: Heat wave conditions prevailed over some districts of south Bengal on Monday with …
- Heatwave to Return in Delhi This Week; Temp Scorches Bengal, Odisha's Bhubaneswar Sizzles at 41.7 DegC April 25, 2022 9:12 am Delhi is bracing for another searing heatwave with the India Meteorological Department (IMD) predicting the maximum temperature to touch the 44-degree mark. Partly cloudy weather kept the mercury below the 40-degree mark at most places in the national …
- Heatwave scorches Bengal, Kolkata sizzles on season's hottest day April 24, 2022 4:36 pm Kolkata, Apr 24 (PTI) Heatwave conditions prevailed in five districts of south Bengal on Sunday as Kolkata sizzled at 39.6 degrees Celsius, the season's highest temperature, the weather office said. No respite from the heat and humidity seemed to be in …
- India News | Heatwave Scorches Bengal, Kolkata Sizzles on Season's Hottest Day April 24, 2022 4:17 pm Kolkata, Apr 24 (PTI) Heatwave conditions prevailed in five districts of south Bengal on Sunday as Kolkata sizzled at 39.6 degrees Celsius, the season's highest temperature, the weather office said. No respite from the heat and humidity seemed to be in …
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- As TMC nears win in West Bengal by-polls, CM Mamata Banerjee thanks voters April 16, 2022 12:54 pm Even as counting of votes are underway in West Bengal's Asansol and Ballygunge, Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee declared the party's win in the elections. With all eyes on Shatrughan Sinha, who has been fielded by the TMC from Asansol …
- Free, Fair Elections Were Held Without Any Fear: Shatrughan Sinha After Massive Victory in Asansol April 16, 2022 12:24 pm West Bengal Bypolls Latest News Today: After scoring a massive victory from Asansol Lok Sabha seat in West Bengal bypolls, TMC’s Shatrughan Sinha on Saturday said earlier in some places ‘Khela Hobe’ used to happen with EVMs, but here free and fair …
- By-polls Results 2022: Counting of votes for four Assembly, one Lok Sabha seat underway April 16, 2022 8:14 am West Bengal’s Asansol and Ballygunge have emerged as a major prestige fight for the TMC and the BJP The counting of votes for one Lok Sabha and four assembly seats began in West Bengal’s Ballygunge, Khairagarh in Chhattisgarh, Bochahan in Bihar, and …
- West Bengal: Counting begins for by-polls in Asansol and Ballygunge April 16, 2022 8:05 am PTI | Updated on: Saturday, April 16, 2022, 10:01 AM IST Kolkata: Counting of votes for by-polls to the Asansol Lok Sabha seat and the Ballygunge assembly segment in West Bengal began at 8 am on Saturday, amid tight security arrangements, an election …
- Bypolls results: TMC set to win in Bengal, Mamata thanks voters; RJD ahead in Bihar April 16, 2022 8:04 am Babul Supriyo is ahead of CPI(M) candidate Saira Shah Halim by 4,676 votes, after three rounds of counting. Shatrughan Sinha is also leading by 10,989 votes over BJP’s Agnimitra Paul. The Trinamool Congress (TMC) marched ahead of its rivals in the Asansol …
- India News | Bengal By-polls: TMC Candidates Register Handsome Lead in Asansol, Ballygunge April 16, 2022 7:39 am Kolkata, Apr 16 (PTI) The Trinamool Congress marched ahead of its rivals in the Asansol Lok Sabha constituency and the Ballygunge assembly segment by-polls after six rounds of counting, election officials said Saturday. In Ballygunge, TMC candidate Babul …
- Asansol Lok Sabha Election Result 2022: TMC's Shatrughan Sinha Sweeps Asansol Seat With Massive Margin April 16, 2022 7:16 am Asansol Lok Sabha Election Result 2022 LIVE: Counting of votes for by-polls to the Asansol Lok Sabha seat in West Bengal began at 8 am today amid tight security arrangements. Around 66.42 per cent voter turnout was recorded in the Asansol Lok Sabha …
- Bengal by-polls: TMC candidates register handsome lead in Asansol, Ballygunge April 16, 2022 6:59 am The Trinamool Congress marched ahead of its rivals in the Asansol Lok Sabha constituency and the Ballygunge assembly segment by-polls after six rounds of counting, election officials said Saturday. In Ballygunge, TMC candidate Babul Supriyo is ahead of CPI …
- India News | Counting for Bengal By-polls Begin April 16, 2022 4:45 am Kolkata, Apr 16 (PTI) Counting of votes for by-polls to the Asansol Lok Sabha seat and the Ballygunge assembly segment in West Bengal began at 8 am on Saturday, amid tight security arrangements, an election official said. Around 66.42 per cent and 41.23 …
- Counting for Bengal by-polls begin April 16, 2022 3:30 am Counting of votes for by-polls to the Asansol Lok Sabha seat and the Ballygunge assembly segment in West Bengal began at 8 am on Saturday, amid tight security arrangements, an election official said. Around 66.42 per cent and 41.23 per cent polling was …
- By-poll Results 2022 LIVE Updates: TMC Sweeps Bengal; CM Mamata Banerjee Thanks Voters April 16, 2022 3:01 am voters were eligible to exercise their franchise in Asansol in Paschim Bardhaman district, while 2.5 lakh people could vote in south Kolkata’s Ballygunge. The counting exercise began at 8 am amid tight security. Ballygunge (West Bengal), Khairagarh ( …
- Bypolls Updates: 64.03% Voter Turnout in Asansol, 41.1% Recorded in Ballygunge Till 5pm April 12, 2022 1:44 pm The polling for the bypolls to one Lok Sabha seat in West Bengal’s Asansol and four assembly seats in Ballygunge in Bengal, Khairagarh in Chhattisgarh, Bochahan in Bihar and Kolhapur North in Maharashtra were held peacefully on Tuesday, barring minor …
- Bengal by-polls: Over 44 pc voting till 3 pm; minor incidents of violence in Asansol April 12, 2022 11:35 am Barring minor incidents of violence, the polling for West Bengal's Asansol Lok Sabha constituency and Ballygunge Assembly seat, where by-elections are being held on Tuesday, has been peaceful, with over 44 per cent of eligible voters casting their …
- Polling begins for by-elections in West Bengal, Bihar April 12, 2022 11:33 am By-elections for Asansol Lok Sabha seat and Ballygunge assembly segment in West Bengal, Bochahan assembly seat in Bihar are being held By-elections for Asansol Lok Sabha seat and Ballygunge assembly segment in West Bengal, Bochahan assembly seat in Bihar …
- By-elections 2022 LIVE: BJP candidate alleges attack on convoy by TMC workers in Asansol April 12, 2022 9:49 am By-elections are being held for 5 vacant constituencies TMC has fielded yesteryear actor Shatrughan Sinha in Asansol TMC fielded Supriyo in Ballygunge where he is pitted against BJP's Keya Ghosh The by-elections in the states of West Bengal, …
- Breaking News, April 12 | LIVE UPDATES April 12, 2022 8:25 am Apr 12, 2022 1:20 PM (IST) Posted by Abhrobanerjee Keeping a close watch on the Covid situation in Delhi, no need to panic: Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal said that he is keeping a close watch on the Covid situation in Delhi …
- West Bengal bypolls: Asansol BJP candidate Agnimitra Paul alleges stones were pelted at her car April 12, 2022 5:44 am The BJP candidate for the bypoll to the Asansol Lok Sabha seat in West Bengal, Agnimitra Paul, alleged Tuesday that she was heckled and stones were pelted at her car. Polling began at 7 am Tuesday for the bypoll to the Asansol seat, necessitated after …
- West Bengal By Polls 2022: Polling Begins for By-Elections in Asansol, Ballygunge April 12, 2022 2:48 am Kolkata, Apr 12: Polling began at 7 am on Tuesday for the by-election to the Asansol Lok Sabha seat and Ballygunge assembly segment in West Bengal amid tight security arrangements, an election official said. Altogether 680 of the total 2,012 booths in …
- Polling begins for by-elections in Asansol, Ballygunge April 12, 2022 2:33 am Polling began at 7 am on Tuesday for the by-election to the Asansol Lok Sabha seat and Ballygunge assembly segment in West Bengal amid tight security arrangements, an election official said. Altogether 680 of the total 2,012 booths in Asansol in Paschim …
- Bengal by-polls: Congress nominees say TMC's choice of candidates will help them April 10, 2022 12:12 pm The candidates selected by the ruling Trinamool Congress in the upcoming by-elections in West Bengal -- one in the Asansol Lok Sabha constituency and another in the Ballygunge assembly seat -- will help the Congress, feel the nominees of the grand old …
- Past a drawback, Babul Supriyo tries to recast himself in new light April 6, 2022 6:30 pm For Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Babul Supriyo, more than his political rivals, his past in the BJP is being talked about as a hurdle in his attempt to get elected from the Ballygunge Assembly constituency, where a by-poll will be held on April 12. …
- TMC Hopes to Break Asansol Jinx as Shatrughan Tries to 'Khamosh' Outsider Cries April 5, 2022 8:58 am Hinging on actor-turned-politician Shatrughan Sinha’s star power and appeal among the Hindi-speaking population, the TMC hopes to clinch the Asansol Lok Sabha seat, with the ‘Bihari babu’ trying to fight off the outsider tag in the industrial town. The …
- In former Left stronghold, stakes high for both ruling TMC and BJP April 1, 2022 3:40 am The Trinamool Congress (TMC) has fielded yesteryear Bollywood star and former BJP MP and Union Minister, Shatrughan Sinha, from the Asansol Lok Sabha constituency in West Bengal’s Paschim Bardhaman district, where byelections are scheduled on April 12. The …
- Newsmaker: Narendranath Chakraborty, MLA banned from Asansol by-poll campaign an old TMC hand March 30, 2022 5:05 pm The Election Commission (EC) on Wednesday imposed a seven-day campaign ban on Trinamool Congress (TMC) MLA Narendranath Chakraborty for the April 12 Asansol Lok Sabha by-poll for threatening BJP voters. The poll panel acted after the Opposition party filed …
- 'Intimidate committed BJP workers': TMC MLA in video... March 29, 2022 9:53 pm Intimidate "committed" BJP workers to ensure that they refrain from casting their votes, TMC MLA Narendranath Chakraborty was heard as telling party supporters in a purported video, which has gone viral. Chakraborty, the MLA from Pandaveswar, was …
- India News | 'Intimidate Committed BJP Workers': TMC MLA to Party Supporters in Video March 29, 2022 5:41 pm Kolkata, Mar 29 (PTI) Intimidate "committed" BJP workers to ensure that they refrain from casting their votes, TMC MLA Narendranath Chakraborty was heard as telling party supporters in a purported video, which has gone viral. Chakraborty, the MLA …
- Asansol Lok Sabha bypoll: BJP shares video of ‘TMC MLA threatening voters’, EC seeks report March 29, 2022 5:21 pm Ahead of the Asansol Lok Sabha bypoll, the Election Commission has sought a report from the Paschim Bardhaman district magistrate into the purported video of a Trinamool MLA allegedly threatening people against voting for the BJP. The EC’s move came …
- Newsmaker: Anubrata Mondal, Mamata’s man behind the scenes in Birbhum March 28, 2022 10:48 am Trinamool Congress Birbhum district president Anubrata Mondal is under public scrutiny once again following the BJP’s demand that he be investigated in connection with the killings in the district’s Bogtui village last week. 🗞️ Subscribe Now: Get Express …
- Birbhum killings: A saga of violence and corruption spawned by illegal sand mining March 27, 2022 1:57 pm The trucks were groaning with the weight of sand that excavators had loaded onto those, as the vehicles made the difficult climb from the banks of the Brahmani river to a high-metalled road. The truck drivers will pay 'hafta' (bribe) to local …
- Shatrughan Sinha Files Nomination As Trinamool Candidate For Bengal By-polls March 21, 2022 9:36 am Shatrughan Sinha filed his nomination at the office of the district magistrate of Paschim Bardhaman. Kolkata: Trinamool Congress candidates Shatrughan Sinha and Babul Supriyo on Monday filed their nominations for by-polls to a Lok Sabha and an assembly …
- If PM Modi can contest from Varanasi, so can I from Asansol: Shatrughan Sinha on ‘outsider’ remarks March 21, 2022 8:05 am Image Source : SHATRUGHAN SINHA (TWITTER) If PM Modi can contest from Varanasi, so can I from Bengal’s Asansol: Shatrughan Sinha on ‘outsider’ remarks. TMC candidate for by-election to Asansol Lok Sabha constituency Shatrughan Sinha took a jibe at BJP …
- BJP nominates MLA Agnimitra Paul against Shatrughan Sinha of TMC for Asansol LS by-poll March 18, 2022 9:50 pm By PTI KOLKATA: The BJP on Friday named fashion designer turned MLA Agnimitra Paul as the party candidate for the by-election to the Asansol Lok Sabha constituency to contest against Shatrughan Sinha of the Trinamool Congress. For the by-poll to Ballygunje …
- Decision to quit BJP prompted by politics of hatred practised in party: Babul Supriyo March 18, 2022 5:49 pm TMC candidate for Ballygunge assembly by-poll, Babul Supriyo, who switched over to the Mamata Banerjee-led party from the BJP last September, on Friday said his decision to quit the saffron party was prompted by politics of “hatred and divisiveness” …
- ‘Isn’t Shatrughan Sinha an outsider?’: BJP reminds TMC of jibes from last year’s poll campaign March 17, 2022 7:41 am In last year’s West Bengal Assembly elections, the Trinamool Congress (TMC) attacked the BJP as a party of outsiders (bohiragoto) as most of the saffron party’s central leaders who visited the state for campaigning were from other states, and addressed …
- Durgapur Steel Plant February 18, 2022 1:44 pm Three contract workers died in an accident in Durgapur Steel Plant (DSP) while working on a maintenance job in a part of the unit in West Bengal's Paschim Bardhaman district on Friday, the plant authorities said. Union leaders alleged that they died …
- Metropolis Healthcare opens centre in Asansol February 17, 2022 7:30 am Metropolis Healthcare has launched an advanced diagnostic testing centre in Asansol, West Bengal. The 900 sq ft laboratory can conduct around 1000 sample testing per month with a quick turnaround time and high-quality reports. Metropolis Laboratories …
- West Bengal: Now, only UK fliers to be tested for Covid February 14, 2022 3:51 am With the state reporting a consistent drop in new Covid infections, the West Bengal government on Sunday relaxed its guidelines for international air passengers, saying all but those arriving from the UK will not be tested for the virus nor be quarantined …
- West Bengal logs 672 fresh Covid cases, 25 deaths February 13, 2022 12:52 am West Bengal reported 672 fresh Covid-19 infections on Saturday, taking its tally of cases to 20,10,389. However, according to a bulletin issued by the state health department, the active cases in the state stood at 13,484, 700 less than the previous day. …
- Omicron Updates: Delhi Reports 977 New Cases, 12 Deaths; Gautam Buddha Nagar Lifts Covid Curbs February 11, 2022 3:00 pm positivity rate of 2.09 per cent, and 12 deaths. The number of daily cases in Delhi has been on the decline after touching the record high of 28,867 on January 13. The city had recorded a positivity rate of 30.6 per cent on January 14, the highest during …
- Gainwell to invest Rs 500 crore in mining equipment manufacturing in Bengal February 7, 2022 6:13 pm Gainwell Engineering on Monday said it will invest Rs 500 crore to manufacture coal mining equipment, with license from global heavy equipment major Caterpillar, in West Bengal. The company said it entered into a technology licensing agreement with …
- Gainwell to invest Rs 500 cr in mining equipment manufacturing in Bengal February 7, 2022 4:44 pm Gainwell Engineering on Monday said it will invest Rs 500 crore to manufacture coal mining equipment, with license from global heavy equipment major Caterpillar, in West Bengal. The company said it entered into a technology licensing agreement with …
- TMC leader Anubrata Mondal moves HC on CBI notice to appear before it February 2, 2022 9:35 am Trinamool Congress Birbhum district president Anubrata Mondal on Wednesday moved the Calcutta High Court on a CBI notice to appear before its investigating team on Thursday in connection with a post-poll violence case, praying for an order that no coercive …
- COVID-19 spreading out from Kolkata to the rest of Bengal: Centre January 11, 2022 7:58 am Five Bengal districts within top ten in India with maximum COVID-19 positivity rate West Bengal is quickly turning into a hotspot for novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) transmission in India. Eighteen of its 23 districts have a COVID-19 positivity rate …
- Covid shadow over Bengal civic polls as cases continue to rise January 9, 2022 12:20 am The surging Covid-19 cases in West Bengal has cast a shadow over the January 22 civic elections in the state. The West Bengal State Election Commission (WBSEC), which conducts the elections, are worried about the safety of the voters as well the poll …
- Kolkata’s positivity rate up 23%, state’s daily cases top 6K January 2, 2022 10:00 pm Kolkata’s test-positivity rate shot up to 23.42 per cent on Sunday as the city recorded 3,194 new Covid-19 cases — the highest in West Bengal and one of the highest in the country. According to a bulletin issued by the health department, the state reported …
- Bengal reports 6,153 new cases, 8 deaths January 2, 2022 8:42 pm Continuing with the steep hike in Covid-19 cases in West Bengal for the past one week, the state on Sunday recorded 6,153 infections with Kolkata accounting for 3,194 of them, a health department bulletin said. The state had recorded 4,512 Covid-19 cases …
- Looking back at 2021: lessons to learn, moments to cherish December 31, 2021 8:23 am Looking back is a great art. A breathtaking view caressing our eyes, assume lasting magnificence when remembered months later. A good-looking verse devoured in instant delight, returns one lazy afternoon, preserved like amber. Even misdemeanors, turn into …
- Kolkata flyover in poster tweeted by Tripura Government handle triggers row December 11, 2021 6:00 pm The Opposition CPI(M) and TMC hit out at the Biplab Kumar Deb Government in Tripura on Saturday after a poster tweeted by an official handle had the photo of a flyover of Kolkata. The Opposition parties claimed that the State Government was "renting…
- West Bengal logs 782 new cases, 5 fresh fatalities November 15, 2021 3:33 pm Kolkata recorded 216 new cases, 22 less than Sunday, followed by North 24 Parganas at 123. It has registered 140 infections on the previous day.KOLKATA: West Bengal's Covid-19 tally rose to 16,04,975 as 782 more people tested positive for the infection …
- Bengal schools, colleges to reopen from November 16: CM October 25, 2021 5:52 pm West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday said schools and colleges in the state will reopen from November 16, after a gap of around 20 months, and directed the chief secretary to facilitate the process. A school education department official …
- DVC denies CM claim, says states have prior info on release of water October 3, 2021 12:51 am The Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC) released a press statement on Saturday, denying the claim of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee that the state government was not informed about the release of water from Maithon and Panchet barrages, a decision that she …
- On Mamata Banerjee charge, DVC says flood warning given ‘well in advance’ October 2, 2021 10:35 pm Even as West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee blamed the Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC) yet again on Saturday for the prevailing flood situation in the state, the corporation said water released from DVC dams was as per advice of the Damodar Valley …
- Mamata Banerjee blames DVC for ‘man-made’ Bengal floods October 2, 2021 2:26 am Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday held the Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC) responsible for the current “man-made” floods in some districts of West Bengal, and claimed that it was caused by an unplanned and enhanced discharge of water from dams and …
- Illegal arms unit busted,1 held: Kulti Police October 2, 2021 2:26 am AN ILLEGAL arms unit was busted in Paschim Bardhaman, the Kulti police said on Friday. One person has been arrested in connection with the case, police added. The police claim that arms were being traded and stored in an under-construction house in …
- As weakened ‘Gulab’ approaches Bengal coast, more rain in store September 28, 2021 11:37 pm The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Tuesday forecast heavy thundershowers with lightning in south Bengal the following day after cyclonic storm Gulab converted into a deep depression and moved closer to the West Bengal coast. Some of the coastal …
- Weather Alert! IMD forecasts heavy rain in Bengal September 27, 2021 3:10 am Heavy rain is likely to pound most of the districts in southern West Bengal on Tuesday owing to a low-pressure area that is developing in the Bay of Bengal, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Sunday. Some of the districts in the region will …
- No direct impact of Cyclone ‘Gulab’ in Bengal, says Met, but govt wary September 27, 2021 12:33 am The regional Met department on Sunday ruled out any significant impact of cyclonic storm Gulab in Kolkata, but added that Gangetic West Bengal, including the capital city and its adjoining areas, was likely to receive heavy rains till Wednesday while …
- Kolkata: 3 of family among six electrocuted to death September 22, 2021 12:41 am At least six people, including two minors, died of electrocution in south Bengal on Tuesday after incessant rainfall since the early hours of Monday caused waterlogging in several areas, throwing normal life out of gear. Sources said three members of a …
- Teacher turns village walls into blackboards September 16, 2021 8:34 pm (MENAFN - Gulf Times) In a small tribal village on the eastern tip of India, an enterprising teacher has turned walls into blackboards and roads into classrooms, trying to close the gap in learning brought on by prolonged school shutdowns in the country. …
- Teacher closes school gap in streets of Indian village September 16, 2021 4:00 pm In a small tribal village on the eastern tip of India, an enterprising teacher has turned walls into blackboards and roads into classrooms, trying to close the gap in learning brought on by prolonged school shutdowns in the country. Deep Narayan Nayak, 34, …
- In remote Indian village, teacher turns walls into blackboards to close learning gap September 16, 2021 4:50 am PASCHIM BARDHAMAN, India: In a small tribal village on the eastern tip of India, an enterprising teacher has turned walls into blackboards and roads into classrooms, trying to close the gap in learning brought on by prolonged school shutdowns in the …
- In remote Indian village, teacher turns walls into blackboards to close school gap September 16, 2021 2:59 am STORY CONTINUES BELOW THESE SALTWIRE VIDEOS By Rupak De Chowdhuri PASCHIM BARDHAMAN, (INDIA), (Reuters) - In a small tribal village on the eastern tip of India, an enterprising teacher has turned walls into blackboards and roads into classrooms, trying to …
- West Bengal creates one-window clearance system for businesses September 1, 2021 4:37 pm West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee announced on Wednesday that industry is her prime focus and she has formed an empowered board, with Banerjee as chairman, which will work as a one-window system for the industry. The Board will have all related …
- Paschim Bardhaman: Mob vandalises police outpost after 21-year-old dies in custody July 7, 2021 3:18 am The people of Barakar in Paschim Bardhaman district’s Asansol area vandalised a police outpost on Tuesday after a 21-year-old youth died in police custody the night before. The authorities have suspended two policemen following the death of Arman Khan. …
- Violence erupts as two factions of BJP clash in Purba Bardhaman, party office attacked January 21, 2021 9:00 pm Violence erupted as two factions of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) clashed in Purba Bardhaman district on Thursday when a group of supporters attacked the party office and also set vehicles on fire. Such clashes have in the recent past been happening …
- Bankura reports first Covid-19 death: Recovery upswing continues, but Bengal CM wary about Paschim Bardhaman August 26, 2020 3:49 am “Almost 5.9 per cent of the district has been highly affected by Covid-19. The death rate is decreasing but we have to still bring it down,” Banerjee said. (File)Four the second straight day and fourth time this month, West Bengal reported more recoveries …
- Bengal Covid toll up to 580: Medinipur, Bardhaman bring down active cases June 24, 2020 8:46 am Overall, authorities have tested 4,20,277 samples. According to the bulletin, the test positivity rate now is 3.5%.(Express Photo Shashi Ghosh) The Covid-19 active caseload in West Bengal on Tuesday dropped below 5,000 for the first time since June 10 even …