Kolkata, Jan. 8: Barely three months before the Assembly elections, West Bengal witnessed a constitutional and political flashpoint on Thursday after Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee allegedly forced her way into the office of Pratik Jain, the owner of political consultancy firm I-PAC, during an Enforcement Directorate (ED) raid, triggering sharp…
Krishnanagar, Jan. 8: Three persons, including a six-year-old child, were killed and at least six others sustained injuries when a Mayapur-bound bus collided with the rear of a Krishnanagar-bound bus on the outskirts of the town on Wednesday afternoon. The accident occurred around 4:15 pm near the Bahadurpur forest area…
Ranaghat: An additional district and session judge’s court in Ranaghat sentenced prime accused Brajagopal Gayali (Sohail), son of Trinamool Congress leader Samarendra Gayali, to life imprisonment on Tuesday in connection with gang rape and subsequent death of a class nine girl in Hanskhali of Nadia that occurred in April 2022….
Taherpur, Dec. 20: The Bharatiya Janata Party’s meticulously calibrated electoral offensive in West Bengal, designed to be spearheaded by Prime Minister Narendra Modi following the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, encountered immediate turbulence on Saturday. A thick blanket of poor visibility prevented the Prime Minister’s helicopter from landing…
Taherpur, Dec. 20: A tragic railway accident claimed the lives of three BJP supporters from Murshidabad in the early hours of Saturday near Taherpur railway station in Nadia. The victims, who had travelled to attend Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s public meeting, were struck by a Sealdah-bound local train amid dense…
Taherpur, Dec. 20: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday sharpened his attack on West Bengal’s ruling establishment, calling for an end to what he described as a “Maha Jungle Raj” in the state, a phrase deliberately coined to echo the National Democratic Alliance’s long-standing campaign narrative against the Rashtriya Janata…
Krishnanagar, Dec. 30:BSF personnel have gunned down a Bangladeshi smuggler after they came under attack during an anti-smuggling operation near the Indo–Bangladesh border in Nadia district during early hours of Sunday morning. The incident occurred at BOP Matiari under the 32 Battalion, where the troops were attempting to stop an…
Krishnanagar, Nov. 22: A lady Booth Level Officer (BLO) engaged in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the voters’ list in Nadia’s Chapra assembly segment allegedly committed suicide at her home in Krishnanagar town early on Saturday, reportedly unable to bear what she described as “inhuman” workload and the fear…
Krishnanagar, Nov. 13: Vehicular movement across Nadia, East Burdwan, Hooghly, and Murshidabad districts is set to face a major disruption for about 45 days, beginning this Friday, as the state Public Works Department (PWD) initiates a crucial maintenance drive on the 50-year-old Gouranga Setu over the Bhagirathi river. The arterial…
Krishnanagar, Aug. 29: Investigators on Friday revealed a disturbing new dimension to the Ishita Mullik murder case, confirming that fugitive killer Deshraj Singh had been posting suggestive texts and pictures hinting at a deadly “final settlement” before he shot his classmate-turned-lover dead in Krishnanagar on August 25. Police now believe…