West Bengal

Calcutta HC lifts ban on political rallies in JU locality till March 13

Calcutta HC lifts ban on political rallies in JU campus locality till March 13

A single-judge bench of the Calcutta High Court, on Wednesday, lifted the earlier ban on any political rally in the locality in the vicinity of the Jadavpur University (JU) campus in Kolkata till March 13 without prior permission of the court, which the same bench had earlier imposed last week amid the prevailing and continuing tension in the area then over the ruckus within the university premises on March 1.

Mar 12, 2025

JU crisis: Fresh petition in Calcutta HC claims police excesses against students

A fresh petition at a division bench of the Calcutta High Court was filed on Monday alleging police excesses against the students of Kolkata's iconic Jadavpur University (JU) in the March 1 ruckus case.

Mar 10, 2025

Women's Day gains special significance for Trinamool ahead of crucial Bengal Assembly polls

This year, International Women's Day holds special importance for the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) in West Bengal, as the state gears up for crucial Assembly elections to be held next year.

Mar 7, 2025

Women patients fall sick in Bengal hospital after injection

Women patients fall sick in Bengal hospital after allegedly given wrong injection

Several postpartum women in Burdwan Medical College and Hospital in the East Burdwan district of West Bengal fell sick on Monday night after allegedly being administered the wrong injection.

Mar 4, 2025

Jadavpur University violence: Injured student slapped with non-bailable sections

Indranuj Ray, a first-year student of Jadavpur University, who is currently under treatment at a Kolkata-based hospital for injuries sustained after allegedly being hit by the vehicle of West Bengal Education Minister Bratya Basu, has been slapped with charges under non-bailable sections by the Kolkata Police.

Mar 3, 2025

In Mamata's Bengal, 64,910 female students opt out of higher secondary exam

The number of female students appearing for the higher secondary examinations conducted by the West Bengal state board has drastically reduced, raising questions about whether they are increasingly reluctant to appear for the exam.

Feb 28, 2025

Two BJP-appointed agencies active in Bengal to misappropriate voters list: CM Mamata Banerjee

Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday claimed that an online agency appointed by the BJP has become active in West Bengal these days to misappropriate the voter list so that voters from other states can vote in the 2026 Assembly elections.

Feb 27, 2025

Trinamool's mega meet today to outline 2026 Bengal Assembly election strategy

The extended organisational meeting of the Trinamool Congress will be held on Thursday, where the party supremo and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is expected to chart the blueprint of the party's strategy for the 2026 Assembly elections.

Feb 27, 2025

48 hours: Bengal cops yet to trace men who chased dancer leading to her death in accident

West Bengal Police is under all-round criticism following its failure to track five youths accused in the death of dancer and event management professional Sutandra Chattopadhyay early on Monday morning.

Feb 26, 2025

Two women arrested for trying to dispose of headless body in Ganges

Two women were arrested on the banks of the Ganges in Kolkata's Kumartuli early Tuesday as they were trying to dispose of a trolley bag carrying the headless and chopped body of a woman in the river.

Feb 25, 2025

West Bengal CM announces pay hike for govt doctors; suspensions in expired saline case lifted

West Bengal Chief Minister, Mamata Banerjee, while addressing a medical convention on Monday, announced a major salary hike for government doctors in the state.

Feb 24, 2025

Bengal dancer dies in accident while escaping drunk youths

In a shocking incident in West Bengal, a dancer-cum-event management professional died early on Monday as her vehicle met with an accident when the driver increased speed and took evasive action in an attempt to save her from drunk youths chasing them.

Feb 24, 2025

RG Kar case: CBI to submit fresh progress report on probe today

RG Kar case: CBI to submit fresh progress report today seeking death penalty for accused

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) will submit a fresh progress report on the agency's continuing probe in the R.G. Kar rape and murder case on Monday at a special court in Kolkata, which had recently sentenced a civic volunteer and the prime convict in the case, Sanjay Roy, to life imprisonment.

Feb 24, 2025

Bengal school job case: CBI charge sheet against Sujay Bhadra adds section on tampering with evidence

The CBI, in a fresh charge sheet in West Bengal's multi-crore cash-for-school job case filed before a special Kolkata court on Friday, has added a section on punishment for tampering of evidence against prime accused Sujay Krishna Bhadra.

Feb 21, 2025

NRI quota medical admission scam: ED probes influential Bengal links

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) officials have started probing the influential links of a racket involved in massive irregularities in admission to private medical colleges in West Bengal under the Non-Resident Indian (NRI) quota.

Feb 21, 2025

ED Raids Six Locations in Bengal Over Alleged NRI Quota Admission Scam

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) was conducting raid and search operations on Thursday at six locations in West Bengal, mainly in and around the state capital in connection with irregularities in admission to the private medical colleges under the Non-Resident Indian (NRI) quota.

Feb 20, 2025

Unfortunate: SC imposes Rs 10 lakh costs on Bengal govt over non-payment of retiral dues

The Supreme Court has directed the West Bengal government to pay Rs 10 lakh costs to a former government employee, who retired in 2007 and even after 18 years was not paid his retiral dues and was only getting a provisional pension.

Feb 19, 2025

Bengal cash-for-job case: Calcutta HC grants conditional bail to Sujay Bhadra

The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday granted conditional bail to Sujay Krishna Bhadra, the prime accused in the multi-crore cash-for-school job case in West Bengal.

Feb 18, 2025

Bengal school job case: Recommendations taken via SMS, WhatsApp

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) sleuths probing the cash-for-school job case in West Bengal have secured crucial clues about recommendations for appointments being made not only on paper but also sent via WhatsApp or SMS and were considered by the authorities concerned.

Feb 17, 2025

Calcutta HC permits Mohan Bhagwat's meeting on Sunday with sound limit rider

The Calcutta High Court on Friday granted permission to the West Bengal unit of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) to conduct the public meeting in East Burdwan district, but with the sound limit rider.

Feb 14, 2025

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West Bengal

Calcutta HC lifts ban on political rallies in JU campus locality till March 13

JU crisis: Fresh petition in Calcutta HC claims police excesses against students

Women's Day gains special significance for Trinamool ahead of crucial Bengal Assembly polls

Women patients fall sick in Bengal hospital after allegedly given wrong injection

Jadavpur University violence: Injured student slapped with non-bailable sections

In Mamata's Bengal, 64,910 female students opt out of higher secondary exam

Two BJP-appointed agencies active in Bengal to misappropriate voters list: CM Mamata Banerjee

Trinamool's mega meet today to outline 2026 Bengal Assembly election strategy

48 hours: Bengal cops yet to trace men who chased dancer leading to her death in accident

Two women arrested for trying to dispose of headless body in Ganges

West Bengal CM announces pay hike for govt doctors; suspensions in expired saline case lifted

Bengal dancer dies in accident while escaping drunk youths

RG Kar case: CBI to submit fresh progress report today seeking death penalty for accused

Bengal school job case: CBI charge sheet against Sujay Bhadra adds section on tampering with evidence

NRI quota medical admission scam: ED probes influential Bengal links

ED Raids Six Locations in Bengal Over Alleged NRI Quota Admission Scam

Unfortunate: SC imposes Rs 10 lakh costs on Bengal govt over non-payment of retiral dues

Bengal cash-for-job case: Calcutta HC grants conditional bail to Sujay Bhadra

Bengal school job case: Recommendations taken via SMS, WhatsApp

Calcutta HC permits Mohan Bhagwat's meeting on Sunday with sound limit rider

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