Residents of low-lying areas wake up to waist-high waters Anshuman Phadikar, Tamluk(EastMidnapore): Several villages around East Midnapore’s seaside tourist towns of Tajpur and Mandarmani we... Read more

There was no political discussion: Didi Vivek Chhetri, Calcutta, Darjeeling: West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee met her Assam counterpart Himanta Biswa Sarma for more than two-and-ha... Read more

Debris dumped on riverbed to aid movement of machinery Subhasish Chaudhuri, Kalyani: Construction of a bridge over river Churni as a part of the NH12 widening project has almost blocked the... Read more

At GTA oath-taking, CM outlines vision for progress Vivek Chhetri, Darjeeling: Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday appealed for peace in the Darjeeling hills and sent out a clear message that she was... Read more

The govt made the request at a meeting convened by Burdwan divisional commissioner Vijay Bharti with DVC officials in Burdwan on Tuesday Snehamoy Chakraborty, Calcutta: The Bengal government... Read more

State’s recovery rate is 98.15 per cent and mortality rate 1.04 per cent on Thursday West Bengal News Desk: West Bengal on Thursday reported 2,889 Covid-19 infections, 611 recoveries and thr... Read more

Girish Park family settles for 500 gram mutton on Sundays, a kilo too costly now DEBRAJ MITRA: The price of a 14.2kg domestic LPG cylinder was around Rs 840 a year ago. Now, it costs around... Read more

Case positivity rate was 15.12 per cent on a day 7,478 samples were tested West Bengal News Desk: West Bengal on Monday reported 1,132 new Covid-19 infections, 576 recoveries and no death. C... Read more

State’s ruling party needs funds to carry out schemes like rural roads and dwelling units for the poor ahead of next year’s rural polls: Official West Bengal News Desk: The Bengal government... Read more

West Bengal News Desk: Nobel laureate Amartya Sen has expressed concern over the current state of affairs in India and said people should work towards maintaining unity. He also said that di... Read more

Party wins three seats in the hill subdivision Bireswar Banerjee, Siliguri: Trinamul Congress continued to maintain its stronghold in Mirik, the tiny hill sub-division of Darjeeling district... Read more

In January this year, the Border Security Force engaged excavators to dig the canals West Bengal News Desk: Three canals dug by the Border Security Force (BSF) in as many villages of Dinhata... Read more

The state’s case positivity rate was at 12.74 per cent on Wednesday when 11,176 samples were tested West Bengal News Desk: West Bengal on Wednesday reported 1,424 new Covid-19 infections, 29... Read more

CM reiterates that the BJP had come up with the scheme ‘with an eye on 2024’ Meghdeep Bhattacharyya, Calcutta: Mamata Banerjee on Monday tore into the BJP over the way it is runn... Read more

Officials told to visit homes and vaccinate ‘defaulters’ Snehamoy Chakraborty, Calcutta: The steep spike in Covid cases has prompted the Bengal government to set a July 31 deadline for healt... Read more

There are currently 85 officers who have been promoted to the IPS cadre Pranesh Sarkar, Calcutta: Mamata Banerjee on Thursday announced a series of benefits for officers of the West Bengal P... Read more

Eastern Railway cancelled around 15 long-distance trains while the Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) called off at least 12 trains West Bengal News Desk: Over 25 trains that pass through Beng... Read more

Around 3,000 houses are waterlogged and 10,000 residents are affected, said a source in the civic body West Bengal News Desk: The Kaljani and Torsha rivers which skirt Alipurduar and Cooch B... Read more

Senior party leader Asok Bhattacharya and representatives of other allies were present during the release of the manifesto Bireswar Banerjee, Siliguri: The Darjeeling district Left Front has... Read more