At present the state has a 294-member legislative assembly but there is no upper House Calcutta: The Bengal cabinet on Monday cleared a proposal to set up a Bidhan Parishad in the state, upp... Read more
On Tuesday, the state also reset the record for the highest number of recoveries in a day, yet again, with 18,994 Calcutta: West Bengal on Tuesday reported the 61st consecutive day of rise i... Read more
She demanded for immediate electoral reforms Meghdeep Bhattacharyya, Calcutta: Mamata Banerjee on Saturday directly accused the Election Commission of India of having colluded with the BJP t... Read more
The state govt alleged the Centre was shirking its constitutional duties at a time the country was grappling with the unprecedented crisis R. Balaji, New Delhi: The Mamata Banerjee governmen... Read more
According to sources, Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee, Biman Bose, Abdul Mannan and Adhir Chowdhury, Dilip Ghosh and Manoj Tigga would be invited to attend the swearing-in Calcutta: Mamata Banerjee... Read more
In Malda, district BJP leaders alleged that in a number of locations, Trinamul supporters asked BJP booth committee presidents and other office bearers to leave their villages Siliguri: The... Read more
Kashmiris cheer West Bengal result. Former chief ministers Mehbooba Mufti and Omar Abdullah have congratulated her on the huge victory Muzaffar Raina, Srinagar: Soura resident Gul Mohammad W... Read more
SAIL-run Durgapur Steel Plant dispatched 120 tonnes of the liquid medical life supporting gas in six containers to the capital via rail route Abhijeet Chatterjee, Durgapur: The SAIL-run Durg... Read more
Restrictions announced to contain the Covid resurgence amid speculation that stricter curbs would come into force from May 3 Pranesh Sarkar, Calcutta: The Bengal government has ordered malls... Read more
Mamata Banerjee said poll panel should ‘follow raj dharma and work impartially’ Snehamoy Chakraborty, Bolpur(Birbhum): Chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday lambasted the El... Read more
In case of deaths at home, if the CMC helpline number 2286-1212/1313 is called up, the civic body will take immediate action, said a source Pranesh Sarkar, Calcutta: The Bengal government ha... Read more
Currently, the district has 50 beds at the Baroma Covid hospital and 50 beds at a private hospital in Chandipur, all of which were occupied Anshuman Phadikar, Tamluk(EastMidnapore): Hospital... Read more
No lockdown in Bengal, says CM; jabs for 18 and above from May 5 Arnab Ganguly, Calcutta: Chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday said she would write to the Prime Minister about the dis... Read more
Sources in the Election Commission said that such permissions are usually granted on humanitarian grounds given that the issue is not used as an election tool Calcutta, Cooch Behar: The stat... Read more
Election Commission adjourns voting at booth number 126 in Sitalkuchi constituency Calcutta: Five people were killed, including four in the firing by CISF personnel, during the fourth phase... Read more
A conference was addressed by Bengal minister of state for women and child development and social welfare Shashi Panja Chandrima S. Bhattacharya, Calcutta: A news conference was held at Trin... Read more
Article 244 (A) seems most feasible and this can be worked out with chief minister Mamata Banerjee as a solution for now: Roshan Giri Vivek Chhetri, Darjeeling: The Bimal Gurung camp of the... Read more
We have lodged 63 complaints since morning, but no action has been taken, says Trinamul chief, threatening to move court Arnab Ganguly, Nandigram(Bengal): West Bengal chief minister Mamata B... Read more
The state government has started preparing the groundwork to tackle the state of affairs amid the poll season to ensure that the situation does not spiral out of control Pranesh Sarkar, Calc... Read more
Taking part in one another’s celebrations is the true culture of Bengal and must be preserved, say organisers Debraj Mitra, Calcutta: Leaders of different religious communities greeted and f... Read more
