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Shocked by Centre's move to reject ‌Bose tableau from R-day parade, Mamata writes to Modi

yesterday

News / The Hindu/ Kolkata

“All the people of West Bengal are deeply pained by this attitude of the central government...

West Bengal | Polls to 4 municipal corporations rescheduled to February 12 amid rising Covid cases

2 days ago

News / The Hindu/ Kolkata

Polls to Siliguri Municipal Corporation, Chandernagore Municipal Corporation, Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation and Asansol Municipal Corporation would now be held on February 12 instead of January 22..

West Bengal appoints VC in Bengal varsity ignoring Governor's choice

2 days ago

News / The Hindu/ Kolkata

Education Department appoints Prof. Soma Bandyopadhyay as the VC of Diamond Harbour Women's University..

Human migration decoded in Bhimbetka cave rhino riddle

4 days ago

News / The Hindu/ Kolkata

Research says central Indians probably had pre-existing knowledge of the Sumatran rhino, the only two-horned species in Asia..

COVID negative report must at Ganga Sagar mela: Calcutta HC

5 days ago

News / The Hindu/ Kolkata

Bench reconstitutes panel to review situation on Ganga Sagar Island with a retired HC judge as its chairperson..

Two IIT graduates add colour to the life of Kolkata

8 days ago

News / The Hindu/ Kolkata

Having worked on Delhi Metro stations, IIT graduates are painting the city of joy..

In Kolkata, mood turns sombre as COVID-19 cases mount dramatically

10 days ago

News / The Hindu/ Kolkata

Almost everybody in city now has a friend or relative who has tested positive..

West Bengal cancels events as COVID-19 cases continue to rise

12 days ago

News / The Hindu/ Kolkata

But no decision yet on Ganga Sagar Mela, High Court seeks State’s response..

Dissent within Bengal BJP comes out in the open

yesterday

News / The Hindu/ Kolkata

Union Minister Santanu Thakur along with two former party vice-presidents made public utterances against the BJP’s functioning and demanded the removal of a key functionary...

Lakhs of pilgrims take holy dip at Ganga Sagar on Makar Sankranti

2 days ago

News / The Hindu/ Kolkata

There was, however, no untoward incident like drowning at the Ganga Sagar Mela, considered the biggest religious congregation after the Kumbh Mela...

Prepared to tackle rise in COVID-19 cases, says Mamata

3 days ago

News / The Hindu/ Kolkata

The West Bengal CM told this during the virtual meeting chaired by PM Modi...

Goa Assembly polls 2022 | Rumours of alliance in Goa untrue: AICC

4 days ago

News / The Hindu/ Kolkata

Nobody from the Goa Congress had been summoned to Delhi to discuss with Congress MP Rahul Gandhi: Rao..

West Bengal civic polls to continue as per schedule

6 days ago

News / The Hindu/ Kolkata

COVID-19 cases continue to rise in State..

WB guv seeks briefing from CS, DGP after Adhikari stopped from visiting Netai

9 days ago

News / The Hindu/ Kolkata

In an earlier tweet, he said that Mr. Adhikari was "ill treated by the administration"...

PM Modi vows to reach best possible healthcare benefits to poor

10 days ago

News / The Hindu/ Kolkata

“Over 2.60 crore people, including 17 lakh cancer patients, have benefited from Ayushman Bharat scheme so far,” Narendra Modi said...

Matua leaders upset with Bengal BJP, Shantanu Thakur, others seek more representation

12 days ago

News / The Hindu/ Kolkata

The Union Minister, who quit party’s Whatsapp groups, says ‘I am getting this feeling that those who are at the helm of affairs of the West Bengal BJP do not require me or the support of the Matua community’...

State legislatures had fewer sittings than Parliament in 2021

yesterday

News / The Hindu/ Kolkata

The Hindu’s analysis of nine State assemblies shows that they worked for 11 to 43 days last year..

BJP leader Roopa Ganguly demands CBI probe into Bengal train derailment

2 days ago

News / The Hindu/ Kolkata

However, the West Bengal BJP chief says there should be no controversy over a human tragedy..

West Bengal BJP dissolves its cells, departments

3 days ago

News / The Hindu/ Kolkata

In a significant political development, the West Bengal unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday evening dissolved all its cells and depar..

Ganga Sagar Mela | Mamata urges pilgrims to strictly follow COVID-19 norms

5 days ago

News / The Hindu/ Kolkata

She requested the pilgrims not to overcrowd the vehicles to reach Sagar Island in South 24 Parganas, wear double masks and cooperate with the administration, and seek police's help if needed..

Trinamool to hurt Congress in Meghalaya: BJP

8 days ago

News / The Hindu/ Kolkata

State BJP president sees opportunity in the entry of the Mamata Banerjee-led party..

Calcutta High Court allows Ganga Sagar Mela to be held

10 days ago

News / The Hindu/ Kolkata

Three-member committee may recommend ban on entry to Sagar island..

Kolkata film festival postponed due to COVID-19

12 days ago

News / The Hindu/ Kolkata

The sudden announcement, came days after KIFF organising committee Chairman Raj Chakraborty and member Parambrata Chatterjee reported they had been infected by the virus..

Investigating 39 cases of rape, attempt to rape during Bengal post-poll violence: CBI to HC

13 days ago

News / The Hindu/ Kolkata

The Central Bureau of Investigation was entrusted by the five-judge bench to probe into serious allegations of murder, rape or attempt to rape brought forward by the fact-finding committee...