Didi had gone to Burdwan for the state government’s benefit distribution programme Snehamoy Chakraborty, Kinsuk Basu: Chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday afternoon suffered a “minor”... Read more

Successful businessmen were part of a panel at the Tata Steel Kolkata Literary Meet DEBRAJ MITRA: Three city-based entrepreneurs rejected a perception on Wednesday — that Bengal lacks busine... Read more

PTI, Calcutta: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday embarked on a symbolic journey of religious harmony, while leading an all-faith rally that included visits to diverse plac... Read more

A clear assertion from the chief minister brings fresh cheer to the residents of Dhupguri West Bengal News Desk: The Bengal government has received approval from the judiciary in setting up... Read more

According to central government, West Bengal has not put up the NFSA logo in ration shops, which multiple sources say is likely to hit procurement in the ongoing Kharif season owing to the e... Read more

CM is set to perform puja at Kalighat temple and then offer prayers at a gurdwara, mosque and church during a 3.5km rally Our Special Correspondent, Calcutta: Mamata Banerjee is set to perfo... Read more

We had passed it (proposal of changing the state’s name to Bangla) twice in the Assembly and clarified all their confusions. But yet we were not given the name. If Bombay can be Mumbai... Read more

Rabindrasangeet researcher and Purbachal resident Purnendu Bikash Sarkar was felicitated at the opening of the 10th edition of the fair SUDESHNA BANERJEE: Even as stalls are coming up for th... Read more

Tripartite revision in jute industry wages comes ahead of a scheduled visit by Union textile minister Piyush Goyal to Calcutta later this week Subhasish Chaudhuri, Calcutta: The West Bengal... Read more

Bhangar and Kashipur police stations are now part of the Baruipur Police Commissionerate Kinsuk Basu, Calcutta: Bhangar will come under Calcutta police on Tuesday when chief minister Mamata... Read more

The State Day will be called ‘Bangla Divas’, the order, issued by outgoing chief secretary HK Dwivedi on Saturday, said West Bengal News Desk: The West Bengal government has decl... Read more

The apex bank said the states will raise Rs 4.13 lakh crore in the fourth quarter. Besides Bengal, states such as Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Bihar, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Punj... Read more

The Trinamul Congress chief, in Delhi to attend an INDIA meeting on Tuesday and a meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday, said there were different views on the subject of pr... Read more

The mining of the basalt (a kind of rock) is the first major step before extracting coal from Deocha-Pachami which has an indicative coal reserve of 1,198 million tonnes and is spread over 1... Read more

Political observers termed her categorical stand significant ahead of the Lok Sabha polls against the backdrop of several north Bengal-based political parties and organisations raising the d... Read more

‘We have sent a requirement of 6.72 lakh tonnes of NPK (10:26:26) — a fertiliser containing nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium. But the Centre has delivered only 70,500 tonnes of the f... Read more

The CM claimed that West Bengal’s dues are pending on various accounts, including 100 days of work under MGNREGA, housing, and the state’s share of GST collection West Bengal New... Read more

The letter assumes significance as senior Bengal government officials said the state did not ask the FCI to supply rice for the cheap grain scheme in the recent past since the Mamata Banerje... Read more