West Bengal

Trinamool to move motion against Waqf (Amendment) Bill in Bengal Assembly

Trinamool to move motion against Waqf (Amendment) Bill in WB Assembly

Trinamool Congress, on Monday, will move a motion in the West Bengal Assembly opposing the Waqf (Amendment) Bill which is currently under consideration by the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC).

Dec 2, 2024

Trinamool leads Oppn in LS against Waqf Bill: Mamata Banerjee

Waqf Bill sets aside equality, TMC fighting in LS: Mamata Banerjee

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, on Thursday, claimed that her party Trinamool Congress is leading on the floor of Parliament in opposing the Waqf (Amendment) Bill.

Nov 28, 2024

SC orders SIT probe into torture of two women in police custody in West Bengal

The Supreme Court on Monday ordered the formation of a fresh Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe the alleged torture of two women BJP activists in police custody in West Bengal.

Nov 25, 2024

SC orders SIT probe into torture of two women in police custody in West Bengal

The Supreme Court on Monday ordered the formation of a fresh Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe the alleged torture of two women BJP activists in police custody in West Bengal.

Nov 25, 2024

Bengal bypolls: Trinamool candidates declared elected from Naihati, Sitai; leading in other four seats too

Trinamool Congress candidates Sanat Dey and Sangita Roy were on Saturday declared elected from the Naihati constituency in West Bengal's North 24 Parganas district and Sitai constituency in Cooch Behar district, and party candidates were ahead in the other four Assembly seats too where bypolls were held on November 13.

Nov 23, 2024

Calcutta HC directs CBI to look into derogatory social media posts using RG Kar victim's photo

Calcutta HC orders interim stay on demolition of hotels in Mandarmani coastal hub

A single judge bench of the Calcutta High Court, on Friday, put an interim stay on a notification from the District Magistrate's office in West Bengal's East Midnapore district on the demolition of 140 hotels, resorts and lodges on the seaside of the popular coastal tourist hub of Mandarmani.

Nov 22, 2024

Bengal school job case: HC grants conditional bail to suspended TMC leader Kuntal Ghosh

A single judge bench of the Calcutta High Court, on Wednesday, granted conditional bail to the suspended youth Trinamool Congress leader Kuntal Ghosh who was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in January 2023 in connection with the cash-for-school job case.

Nov 20, 2024

Calcutta HC stays suspension of 7 BBMCH medical students

A single-judge bench of the Calcutta High Court, on Tuesday, stayed the decision of the North Bengal Medical College and Hospital (NBMCH) at Siliguri in West Bengal's Darjeeling district to suspend seven medical students accused of running "threat culture" within the college campus.

Nov 19, 2024

Bengal lottery scam: Lucky draws on unsold tickets, ED unearths fraud

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) officials probing the alleged financial fraud and money laundering through lottery tickets in West Bengal are probing three particular angles in the alleged scam.

Nov 17, 2024

Five Indian students selected for Rhodes Scholars for 2025

Five Indian students selected as Rhodes Scholars for 2025

Five students from Karnataka, West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh, and Jharkhand have been selected as Rhodes Scholars for 2025, announced the Rhodes Trust on Thursday.

Nov 14, 2024

Youth arrested in Bengal's Gaighata for intoxicating, raping minor

Gaighata Police, in North 24 Parganas district of West Bengal, on Thursday morning arrested a youth for allegedly raping a minor girl after intoxicating her.

Nov 14, 2024

ED Conducts Raids Across Kolkata in Connection with Lottery Scam

The officials of the Enforcement Directorate (ED), since Thursday morning, are conducting raids and search operations in and around Kolkata in connection with a multi-crore alleged financial fraud and money laundering through lottery tickets.

Nov 14, 2024

Bengal bypolls: Trinamool leader injured in shootout dies in hospital

The first casualty in the bypolls for six Assembly constituencies in West Bengal has been reported, as a Trinamool Congress leader who was severely injured in a shootout at Jagatdal adjacent to Naihati Assembly constituency in North 24 Parganas district, died on Wednesday.

Nov 13, 2024

ED raids multiple locations in Bengal over hawala case with Jharkhand links

The officials of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) are conducting raids at multiple locations in West Bengal since Tuesday morning.

Nov 12, 2024

Bengal by-polls: TMC leader writes to ECI seeking intervention on crucial issues

Senior Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Derek O'Brien wrote to the Election Commission of India (ECI) on Monday, seeking the latter's intervention on issues pertaining to upcoming by-elections for 6 assembly constituencies in West Bengal.

Nov 11, 2024

PDS slips in Bengal will now give details of Centre-state share in food subsidy

The Public Distribution System (PDS) beneficiaries in West Bengal will get to know of the Centre's and the state's share in food subsidy every time they visit the ration shops to purchase their quotas of food items.

Nov 4, 2024

HC cancels work tender to private security agency in Bengal govt hospitals

A single-judge vacation bench of the Calcutta High Court, on Tuesday, cancelled the work tenders awarded to private security agencies at state-run hospitals in two districts of West Bengal on the grounds that those tenders were awarded flouting all norms.

Oct 29, 2024

Bengal doctor rapes patient after tranquillizing her, arrested

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West Bengal

Trinamool to move motion against Waqf (Amendment) Bill in WB Assembly

Waqf Bill sets aside equality, TMC fighting in LS: Mamata Banerjee

SC orders SIT probe into torture of two women in police custody in West Bengal

SC orders SIT probe into torture of two women in police custody in West Bengal

Bengal bypolls: Trinamool candidates declared elected from Naihati, Sitai; leading in other four seats too

Calcutta HC orders interim stay on demolition of hotels in Mandarmani coastal hub

Bengal school job case: HC grants conditional bail to suspended TMC leader Kuntal Ghosh

Calcutta HC stays suspension of 7 BBMCH medical students

Bengal lottery scam: Lucky draws on unsold tickets, ED unearths fraud

Five Indian students selected as Rhodes Scholars for 2025

Youth arrested in Bengal's Gaighata for intoxicating, raping minor

ED Conducts Raids Across Kolkata in Connection with Lottery Scam

Bengal bypolls: Trinamool leader injured in shootout dies in hospital

ED raids multiple locations in Bengal over hawala case with Jharkhand links

Bengal by-polls: TMC leader writes to ECI seeking intervention on crucial issues

PDS slips in Bengal will now give details of Centre-state share in food subsidy

HC cancels work tender to private security agency in Bengal govt hospitals

Bengal doctor rapes patient after tranquillizing her, blackmails with photos; arrested

Bengal bypolls: TMC & AISF head for tough contest in minority-dominated Haroa

RG Kar scam: Sandip Ghosh moves bail plea at Calcutta HC

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