West Bengal
- India
Bengal govt must initiate strict action against accused in doctor murder case: Priyanka
Kolkata: Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Monday asked the West Bengal government to take immediate and strict action against the accused in the female doctor murder case. “I appeal to…
- India
Odisha BJYM labels Bengali workers as ‘Bangladeshi’, hands them to cops
As many as 34 migrant workers working at a construction site in Odisha’s Sambalpur district were handed over to the police by the BJP’s youth wing, Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha, alleging they…
- India
Kolkata doctor rape-murder: Will hand over case to CBI if police fail, says Mamata
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday said her government will hand over the RG Kar hospital doctor murder probe to the CBI if police fail to solve the case…
- India
Doctor’s rape-murder: RG Kar hospital principal resigns, stir continues for 4th day
Kolkata: Facing backlash over the rape and murder of a doctor at state-run RG Kar Medical College & Hospital, principal Sandip Ghosh resigned from his post and government service on Monday morning,…
- India
Former West Bengal CM Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee passes away at 80
Kolkata: Former West Bengal chief minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee, known for his efforts to bring industry to the state, died on Thursday at his Kolkata home following old age-related ailments. The former chief…
- India
Hundreds of Bangladeshis gather at border with India seeking refuge
Jalpaiguri: Hundreds of Bangladeshi nationals gathered at the international border with India in West Bengal’s Jalpaiguri district on Wednesday, seeking to crossover claiming that they were under attack in their country, officials…
- India
Bengal: Akhil Giri resigns as minister, says won’t apologise to woman official
Kolkata: A day after the Trinamool Congress leadership asked him to step down from the ministry and apologise to a forest department woman official for threatening and verbally abusing her, West Bengal…
- News
TMC asks Bengal jails minister Akhil Giri to resign, he says will comply
Kolkata: The Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Sunday asked West Bengal Jails Minister Akhil Giri to resign and apologise to a woman officer of the state forest department following a controversy over video…
- India
Wayanad landslides: Bengal CM taking initiatives to bring back migrant labourers
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is taking initiatives to bring back migrant labourers from the state, currently stranded in landslide-hit Wayanad district in Kerala, the Trinamool Congress said on Saturday.…
- India
‘Had no intention of hurting anyone’: Hakim on controversy over his remarks
Kolkata: West Bengal minister Firhad Hakim claimed that his remarks at a religious event were “misinterpreted” and he had no intention to hurt anyone, amid protests by the opposition BJP. Hakim, the…
- India
BSF woman cop attacked by Bangladeshi intruders in West Bengal
Kolkata: A BSF woman constable was attacked by Bangladeshi intruders at the Indo-Bangla border in West Bengal’s Nadia district, following which she fired in self-defense, a statement by the paramilitary force said. On…
- India
Mamata hails shooter Manu Bhaker for winning bronze at Paris Olympics
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday hailed shooter Manu Bhaker for winning the country’s first medal at the Paris Olympics. Bhaker won bronze in the 10 m air pistol…
- Politics
WB CM’s ‘insult’ at NITI Aayog doesn’t suit democratic norms: Raut
Mumbai: Shiv Sena UBT leader Sanjay Raut on Sunday said the “insult” of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee at the NITI Aayog meeting held in New Delhi a day earlier was…
- India
Adhir writes to President, alleges Bengal in ‘anarchic condition’
Kolkata: Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Saturday wrote to President Droupadi Murmu, alleging that West Bengal is in an “anarchic condition” and sought her intervention to “restore law and order” in…
- India
Mamata walks out of NITI Aayog meet over ‘insult’; Nirmala denies claims
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee walked out of a NITI Aayog meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday and claimed that she was unfairly stopped midway in her speech,…
