Some members of the Matua community in north Bengal, affiliated to Trinamul, held a protest rally in Siliguri on Thursday, decrying the BJP’s alleged apathy towards them Subhashis Chaudhuri,... Read more
Sources said one needed to walk past the BSF camp to enter or exit the village in Cooch Behar located near the international border. It is routine for the BSF to check the bags and other lug... Read more
Big names of India Inc like Mukesh Ambani were present at the summit and the state government tried its best to woo big capital, but the seventh edition of BGBS stood out for the prominence... Read more
Officials of the border protection forces of both countries were also present at the meeting that was held for around three hours at the Border Security Force (BSF) office at Mahadipur in Ma... Read more
Decision is taken at a special meeting headed by chief secretary H.K. Dwivedi Snehamoy Chakraborty, Calcutta: The Bengal government will launch a special drive early next month in Delhi to r... Read more
Idea is to provide an opportunity for residents and visitors to have a better view of the river and its surroundings, says Ashok Kumar Mitra: The Trinamul Congress-run Balurghat municipality... Read more
There is nothing to indicate that the project has been stopped or stalled by an earlier order of a vacation bench and as such RVNL need not have any apprehension in this regard: High Court W... Read more
In collaboration with ASSOCHAM, the government of West Bengal hosted an interactive session with business stakeholders from the Punjab region West Bengal News Desk: The West Bengal governmen... Read more
The government had put the survey on hold in September following protests by tea garden residents against the proposed ceiling of 5 decimals on land that is to be handed over to them in Gork... Read more
West Bengal Desk: The time for border trade between India and Bangladesh via Changrabandha in Cooch Behar district has been extended by two hours in the morning. From now, exporters and impo... Read more
Firemen could douse the flames in three hours and they suspect an electrical short circuit behind the fire West Bengal Desk: A fire broke out at a local market in Dhupguri town of Jalpaiguri... Read more
Mars rocks, scientists’ personal diaries – new Kolkata museum promises rare space artefacts PTI, Calcutta: A galaxy of exhibits – from strands of Neil Armstrong’s hair to rocks from th... Read more
Westbengal News Desk: Road connectivity to Sikkim through NH10 — the principal highway that connects the Himalayan state of Sikkim and Bengal’s Kalimpong district with the rest of the countr... Read more
Under the scheme, the state government would be the guarantor for a loan up to Rs 5 lakh for an unemployed youth to set up his or her business Pranesh Sarkar, Calcutta: The West Bengal gover... Read more
Employees said after Wednesday’s hike, they would get 40 per cent less DA compared to their central counterparts. With the increase of 4 per cent DA, the central government employees w... Read more
– Grant will come over the next five years, Rs 100 crore annually SUBHAJOY ROY: The Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) will receive a grant of Rs 500 crore from the National Disaster... Read more
A four-member team of Bengal ministers reached Kalimpong on Tuesday to assess the damage caused by the flood. They have been camping in the hill district and holding talks with representativ... Read more
Mere use of slang language in public discourse would not amount to a cognisable offence; however, said that uttering slang language in public is not expected of a political leader of some st... Read more
‘All statues of foreigners would be removed from the streets of Calcutta and elsewhere in the state when the BJP comes to power. Let those opposed to it try and stop us’ Sougata... Read more
So far, Singha has been critical of TMC and Mamata Banerjee and appreciative of BJP government at Centre West Bengal News Desk: Jibon Singha, the self-styled chief of the Kamtapur Liberation... Read more