Chakdaha, April 7: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday launched a fresh attack on the BJP-led Centre, alleging large-scale and “selective” deletion of voters’ names across several districts, and vowed not to allow “a single person to be driven out of Bengal”, framing the upcoming Assembly elections as…
Bethuadahari, April 6: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday launched a blistering attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, accusing him of “cowardice” and branding him a “Bengal hater” for remaining silent over a provocative remark by Pakistan’s Defence Minister Khawaja Asif, while addressing an election rally in Nakashipara….
Ranaghat, March 27: A primary school teacher assigned as a first polling officer in Nadia was physically assaulted during an election training session in Ranaghat on Friday after raising objections to the screening of a state government advertisement. Saikat Chatterjee, a resident of Payradanga, reportedly protested the display of a…
Kolkata, Fen. 27: Kolkata and several adjoining areas experienced earthquake tremors on Friday afternoon, triggering panic among residents across the city and parts of south Bengal. The sudden shaking was felt in multiple neighbourhoods, prompting many people to step out of homes and offices as a precaution. According to initial…
Kalyani, Feb. 26: A pall of gloom has descended over the College of Medicine and JNM Hospital in Kalyani following the grim discovery of a final-year MBBS student’s decomposed body inside his hostel room on Thursday afternoon. Pulok Halder, a 24-year-old resident of Dhamua in South 24 Parganas, had reportedly…
Kalyani: In a significant stride toward environmental sustainability and public health, Kalyani University has unveiled a specialized line of herbal colors ahead of the upcoming spring festival. The initiative, a collaborative effort between the Botany Department, the Institution Innovation Council, and the campus incubation cell, has introduced “Kalyanvarna,” a brand…
Mayapur, Feb. 18: Without delivering a single overtly political line, Union Home Minister Amit Shah crafted a carefully calibrated message to West Bengal’s traditional Hindu electorate on Wednesday, presenting himself not as a statesman but as a pilgrim immersed in the bhakti marg. Addressing thousands of devotees at the ISKCON…
Kolkata, Feb. 17: In a strategic bid to dismantle the Trinamool Congress’s decade-and-a-half hold on power, the West Bengal unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has unveiled an expansive state-wide mobilisation under the banner of a ten-day “Parivartan Yatra.” Beginning March 1, the campaign is set to traverse more…
Krishnanagar, Feb. 15: In a major welfare pitch ahead of the upcoming Assembly polls, the Bengal government on Sunday opened the window for distributing application forms for the “Banglar Yuva Sathi” Scheme, a financial assistance programme for unemployed youth. Although initially planned for August, the government moved the timeline forward…
Mohanpur, Feb. 14: An alleged incident of molestation and groping during a campus festival at the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Kolkata (IISER K) has ignited deep-seated outrage and fear, with first-year students accusing the administration of catastrophic security lapses. The breach occurred during “Inquivesta,” the institute’s premier…