Hamro Party and Bharatiya Gorkha Prajatantrik Morcha’s political activism peaks in the run up of GTA polls Vivek Chhetri, Darjeeling: Political activism, especially by Hamro Party and Bharat... Read more

State government wants to control everything, says BJP MLA Agnimitra Paul West Bengal News Desk: The West Bengal assembly on Monday passed a bill that sought to replace Governor Jagdeep Dhan... Read more

Statement adds decision of state Cabinet ignores the long-standing demand of having an eminent educationist in that post West Bengal News Desk: The appointment of Chief Minister Mamata Baner... Read more

Our force is on alert and any attempt to create disturbance will be dealt with strongly, says a senior police officer West Bengal News Desk: Uneasy calm prevailed on Sunday in West Bengal... Read more

Protesters clashed with police personnel in Dhulagarh, Panchla and Uluberia areas PTI, Calcutta: West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar on Saturday expressed concern over the worsening law an... Read more

Any incident of violence, protest or attempts to block roads or hamper normal life will be dealt with ‘very strictly’ PTI, Calcutta: The situation in West Bengal’s Howrah d... Read more

Will keep balance between agriculture and industry: CM Snehamoy Chakraborty, Calcutta: Mamata Banerjee on Friday said in Singur— the epicentre of her anti-land acquisition movement that had... Read more

Move comes two days ahead of the World Environment Day Bireswar Banerjee, Siliguri: Representatives of an apex body of different social organisations, which have been working for conservatio... Read more

KINSUK BASU: The West Bengal government will run a large number of buses on CNG, an environment-friendly fuel, transport minister Firhad Hakim said on Wednesday while inaugurating a CNG stat... Read more

Chief minister tried to arm her foot soldiers with right issues and urged them to take the same to the people to build an opinion against the BJP Snehamoy Chakraborty, Calcutta: Mamata Baner... Read more

Customs accused of blocking grain’s movement on premise of export bar Soumya De Sarkar, Main Uddin Chisti: Hundreds of trucks laden with around four lakh tonnes of wheat meant for export to... Read more

It was virtually flagged off from Delhi by railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw and his Bangladesh counterpart Mohammad Nurul Islam Sujan Bireswar Banerjee: Mitali Express, the third passenger... Read more

Her allegation comes at a time the Centre has sought explanations from the state govt over MGNREGA ‘anomalies’ that were identified by monitoring teams Abhijeet Chatterjee, Durga... Read more

The park authorities are readying a plan to create additional infrastructure so that other exotic animals like the hippopotamus, giraffe and zebra can be kept there West Bengal News Desk: Th... Read more

‘Experienced rowers can carry on, never asked for blanket ban’ KINSUK BASU, DEBRAJ MITRA: Mayor Firhad Hakim said on Wednesday that he had never asked for a blanket ban on rowing in the Rabi... Read more

The announcement was made by education minister Bratya Basu West Bengal News Desk: A bill will soon be introduced in the West Bengal Assembly to make the chief minister the chancellor of the... Read more

At least 22 gram panchayats with around 462 seats, four panchayat samitis with 66 seats and one mahakuma parishad with nine seats shall go to the polls in Siliguri Arkamoy Datta Majumdar And... Read more

‘If someone has committed any wrong, then law will take its own course’ West Bengal News Desk: Amid a row over irregularities in SSC appointments, West Bengal Chief Minister Mama... Read more

In a meeting with city’s police commissioner, mayor Firhad Hakim mentions complaints of alleged lack of cooperation from police in such cases KINSUK BASU: Police will be accountable for ille... Read more