West Bengal

West Bengal: Trinamool Congress worker hacked to death in Howrah

This is the second incident of a TMC worker being killed this week. Mohsin Khan, a TMC worker whose wife Nurnessa Begum had won the Panchayat elections, was shot dead in Bagnan on June 5.

Jun 9, 2018

Petrol and diesel demand goes down in West Bengal

The average petrol price was Rs. 76.30 in April while it was Rs. 69.80 in April 2017, showing an increase of about Rs. 7. The average price of diesel was Rs. 68.60 in April, whereas it was Rs. 58.50 in April 2017, which shows a jump of Rs. 10.

Jun 8, 2018

Organ donation streamlined: West Bengal first to get organ transplant registry

The arrangement is made to ensure that all donated organs are utilized effectively. Currently, the process of organ retrieval and transplant is disorganized due to the lack of an organ registry.

Jun 8, 2018

West Bengal school headmaster suspended for leaking board question papers

Haridyal Roy was caught on camera opening papers before the scheduled time. The state exam board will now take action against teachers helped the students cheat.

Jun 8, 2018

Mamata's Sundarini outshines Gujarat's Anand in a national competition

As per government data, more than 3,000 women have become financially independent, thanks to the co-operative scheme.

Jun 6, 2018

Bengal civic bodies may soon issue Aadhaar cards

More than 250 Aadhaar hubs are operational within West Bengal, with four in the city of Kolkata.

Jun 5, 2018

Thalaiva in Darjeeling: Political innuendo soars

Rajinikanth will embark on a month-long shooting schedule from Tuesday. Chennai-based filmmaker Karthik Sabbaraj will direct the movie.

Jun 4, 2018

Purulia killings: BJP, family members refute suicide theory, point fingers at Trinamool Congress

Trinamool Congress said in a statement that the Bharatiya Janata Party has been constantly trying to malign it and that the party is weaving malicious plots to defame West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.

Jun 4, 2018

BJP stages protest in Delhi over Dalit youth worker's death in West Bengal

The Bharatiya Janata Party workers also demanded capital punishment for those who killed the Dalit youth worker of the party in West Bengal's Purulia district on Wednesday.

Jun 1, 2018

Bengal Assembly by-poll: Trinamool takes huge lead in Maheshtala

In the 2016 Assembly polls, CPI-M's heavyweight candidate Shamik Lahiri had finished runner up to Trinamool's Kasturi Das in the constituency.

May 31, 2018

West Bengal Dalit boy a victim of clash between BJP and Bajrang Dal: TMC leader

The BJP youth worker was found hanging a few metres away from his house in Purulia district of West Bengal. BJP leaders have lashed out at the Trinamool Congress for the teenage boy's death.

May 31, 2018

Congress names Oommen Chandy as Andhra Pradesh in-charge, Gaurav Gogoi for West Bengal

Reacting to his new responsibility, Oommen Chandy said: "I was appointed due to my vast experience and I am confident of bringing back Congress to Andhra Pradesh."

May 27, 2018

4 men assault Muslim labourer for failing to name Indian PM and West Bengal CM

The victim pleaded with his perpetrators to let him go as he had little education, but the perpetrators allegedly continued to harass him. As per reports, they even verbally abused his family and religion.

May 25, 2018

Karnataka DGP Neelamani Raju denies reports of being transferred

Reports had said that Kumaraswamy had transferred Karnataka DGP Neelamani Raju for irking Mamata Banerjee during swearing-in ceremony by making her walk for a few metres to reach the venue.

May 25, 2018

Anita Sengupta, brain behind NASA's Curiosity landing on Mars, repeats another feat now

Cooling atoms to temperatures far below what is possible on Earth, which could be 10 billion times colder than the vacuum of space.

May 23, 2018

Bengal panchayat results: Trinamool takes lead, BJP emerges second

According to the latest trend, Trinamool went ahead in almost all the Zilla Parishad and Panchayat Samiti seats across 20 districts where rural elections were held on May 14.

May 17, 2018

WB Panchayat polls: Congress protests outside State Election Commission office

Congress workers gathered outside the State Election Commission office on Monday to protest against the malpractices being undertaken during the on-going West Bengal Panchayat elections. Protestors were dragged and were taken into custody by the police forces present on site. and amp;nbsp; and amp;nbsp;

May 14, 2018

West Bengal panchayat polls begin

The much-awaited West Bengal panchayat polls began at 7 am on Monday.

May 14, 2018

Over 40 killed as thunderstorms wreak havoc across India, more rain and squall likely

The northern state of UP received heavy rains, thunderstorms and hail, which killed about 18 people. About 12 residents of West Bengal, including four children, lost their lives and Andhra Pradesh saw nine deaths. Two people were reported dead in Delhi.

May 14, 2018

West Bengal tops in Ease of Doing Business: Know top ten states

Of the 29 states and 7 union territories, West Bengal bagged the first place with a 99.73 percent implementation score. Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh jointly shared the second rank by scoring 99.46 percent

Mar 17, 2018