Attention on plea for hike in honorarium Pranesh Sarkar, Calcutta: Mamata Banerjee is likely to hold a meeting with imams and muezzins at the Netaji Indoor Stadium here on August 21, said a... Read more

Shopowners observed strike and took out a rally on Wednesday to press for land rights GBT News Desk: The Siliguri Jalpaiguri Development Authority (SJDA) clarified on Thursday that it didn’t... Read more

Administration to identify youths in need of employment and train them in jobs available in West Bengal Pranesh Sarkar, Calcutta: The West Bengal government has taken an initiative to identi... Read more

Lack of jobs in Bengal compel stay in Gurgaon Snehamoy Chakraborty, Calcutta: Many Bengal migrant workers, including Muslims, appear to have chosen livelihood over life and stay back in viol... Read more

Commuters faced a harrowing time as many buses and other vehicles were requisitioned for election duty PTI: Services were affected in Calcutta as migrants employed in sectors ranging from do... Read more

The repolling was ordered by the State Election Commission on Sunday evening amid allegations of tampering with ballot boxes and the violence that left 15 people dead PTI, Calcutta: No major... Read more

Sources said, PWD has identified at least 10 spots where drivers have to negotiate sharp bends Bireswar Banerjee, Siliguri: The West Bengal public works department (PWD) has started revampin... Read more

While addressing a panchayat poll rally at Dubrajpur, Banerjee alleged that saffron party is instigating certain groups in northern and southern parts of the state to divide state for its ow... Read more

Around 12,000 voters living in highrises and posh housing complexes in New Town will vote to elect their representatives on July 8 Arkamoy Datta Majumdar , Bireswar Banerjee Calcutta/Siligur... Read more

‘Keep trying to disturb those who dare to oppose your misrule. Use strongarm tactics. Intimidate, issue threats and discriminate against people of the state. But we will not bow our he... Read more

Order clearly mentiones that only two persons including candidate and proposer or one person on their behalf should be allowed to enter venue Pranesh Sarkar, Calcutta: The state election com... Read more

Reports of clashes and scuffles between workers of the ruling and Opposition parties came from a number of districts such as Bankura, Purba and Paschim Bardhaman, Birbhum and Murshidabad dis... Read more

Three-day-long fest has been organised by Modella Caretaker Centre, in collaboration with Association for Conservation and Tourism West Bengal News Desk: The seventh edition of the Gitanjali... Read more

The Chief Minister added that her government will also give cash aid to those who were on board the Coromandel Express and are currently going through mental and physical trauma PTI, Calcutt... Read more

CM announces a slew of measures to help victims and their families in distress, says 62 have died from the state so far Snehamoy Chakraborty, Calcutta: Mamata Banerjee on Sunday said 62 pers... Read more

Ananya Chatterjee and her husband, who were travelling with their parrot, had rented a car from Puri after their train the previous night got cancelled following the horrific accident in Bal... Read more

Primary estimate suggests that L&LR department has leased out land to nearly 25 investors across state and control of those plots is with the same GBT/Telegraph: The Mamata Banerjee gove... Read more

The Bengal Chief Minister demanded that the protesting wrestlers, including Vinesh Phogat, Sakshi Malik and Bajrang Punia, be released immediately PTI, Calcutta: West Bengal Chief Minister M... Read more

SUBHAJOY ROY: New Town, Sector V and the rest of the Bidhannagar civic area do not even have a town vending committee, which should have the powers to regulate hawkers and penalise them for... Read more

Chief minister warns at least half a dozen senior party leaders involved in infighting and asks them to work together Snehamoy Chakraborty, Calcutta: Chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturd... Read more