European grandeur in rural West Bengal Subhasish Chaudhuri, Calcutta: The Bengal government is exploring the scope of tourism, clubbing heritage sites located in and around the Dhanyakuria —... 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
If they refuse, we will organise the event following the tradition at Dakbungalow ground like the past two years, says Ray said after a meeting with district administration officials, Santin... Read more
The CM said she will be visiting the national capital and sought an appointment in any of the three days between December 18 and 20 West Bengal News Desk: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata B... Read more
Winter is yet to arrive in Calcutta and the chill in the air is due to the unseasonal rains that drenched the city earlier this week, a weather official said on Saturday. A minimum temperatu... Read more
West Bengal CM’s letter was sent a day after Union home minister Amit Shah had claimed at a rally in Calcutta that the Narendra Modi-led central government had been generous in allotti... Read more
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