West Bengal

Bengal school job case: HC grants conditional bail to suspended TMC leader Kuntal Ghosh

A single judge bench of the Calcutta High Court, on Wednesday, granted conditional bail to the suspended youth Trinamool Congress leader Kuntal Ghosh who was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in January 2023 in connection with the cash-for-school job case.

1 day ago

Calcutta HC stays suspension of 7 BBMCH medical students

A single-judge bench of the Calcutta High Court, on Tuesday, stayed the decision of the North Bengal Medical College and Hospital (NBMCH) at Siliguri in West Bengal's Darjeeling district to suspend seven medical students accused of running "threat culture" within the college campus.

2 days ago

Bengal lottery scam: Lucky draws on unsold tickets, ED unearths fraud

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) officials probing the alleged financial fraud and money laundering through lottery tickets in West Bengal are probing three particular angles in the alleged scam.

4 days ago

Five Indian students selected for Rhodes Scholars for 2025

Five Indian students selected as Rhodes Scholars for 2025

Five students from Karnataka, West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh, and Jharkhand have been selected as Rhodes Scholars for 2025, announced the Rhodes Trust on Thursday.

7 days ago

Youth arrested in Bengal's Gaighata for intoxicating, raping minor

Gaighata Police, in North 24 Parganas district of West Bengal, on Thursday morning arrested a youth for allegedly raping a minor girl after intoxicating her.

7 days ago

ED Conducts Raids Across Kolkata in Connection with Lottery Scam

The officials of the Enforcement Directorate (ED), since Thursday morning, are conducting raids and search operations in and around Kolkata in connection with a multi-crore alleged financial fraud and money laundering through lottery tickets.

7 days ago

Bengal bypolls: Trinamool leader injured in shootout dies in hospital

The first casualty in the bypolls for six Assembly constituencies in West Bengal has been reported, as a Trinamool Congress leader who was severely injured in a shootout at Jagatdal adjacent to Naihati Assembly constituency in North 24 Parganas district, died on Wednesday.

8 days ago

ED raids multiple locations in Bengal over hawala case with Jharkhand links

The officials of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) are conducting raids at multiple locations in West Bengal since Tuesday morning.

9 days ago

Bengal by-polls: TMC leader writes to ECI seeking intervention on crucial issues

Senior Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Derek O'Brien wrote to the Election Commission of India (ECI) on Monday, seeking the latter's intervention on issues pertaining to upcoming by-elections for 6 assembly constituencies in West Bengal.

10 days ago

PDS slips in Bengal will now give details of Centre-state share in food subsidy

The Public Distribution System (PDS) beneficiaries in West Bengal will get to know of the Centre's and the state's share in food subsidy every time they visit the ration shops to purchase their quotas of food items.

17 days ago

HC cancels work tender to private security agency in Bengal govt hospitals

A single-judge vacation bench of the Calcutta High Court, on Tuesday, cancelled the work tenders awarded to private security agencies at state-run hospitals in two districts of West Bengal on the grounds that those tenders were awarded flouting all norms.

23 days ago

Bengal doctor rapes patient after tranquillizing her, arrested

Bengal doctor rapes patient after tranquillizing her, blackmails with photos; arrested

The West Bengal Police, on Tuesday, arrested a doctor in Hasnabad in North 24 Parganas district on charges of raping a female patient after injecting her with a tranquillizing serum.

23 days ago

Bengal bypolls: TMC & AISF head for tough contest in minority-dominated Haroa

The main contest, in Haroa, a minority-dominated constituency in North 24 Parganas district of West Bengal, will be between the ruling Trinamool Congress and All India Secular Front (AISF).

24 days ago

RG Kar case: Sandip Ghosh's 10 confidant doctors expelled

RG Kar scam: Sandip Ghosh moves bail plea at Calcutta HC

The former and controversial Principal of state-run RG Kar Medical College & Hospital here, on Monday, moved a bail petition before a single-judge bench of Calcutta High Court.

24 days ago

Barring heavy rain, Cyclone Dana's impact nominal in West Bengal

Cyclone Dana's impact remains nominal in West Bengal despite heavy rains

Except for torrential rain in coastal districts and adjoining areas in West Bengal, Cyclone Dana's impact on the state has been nominal.

27 days ago

Youth arrested in connection with rape and murder at Bengal's Krishnanagar

Nadia district police in West Bengal, on Wednesday afternoon, arrested a youth in connection with the alleged rape and murder of a woman in her early twenties, whose half-charred and semi-nude body was recovered earlier this morning.

Oct 16, 2024

RG Kar protest: Hunger strike by junior doctors enters day 12

RG Kar case: Doctors' hunger strike enters day 12

The fast-unto-death demonstration by a group of junior doctors at Esplanade in central Kolkata in the aftermath of the rape and murder of a junior doctor of R.G. Kar Medical College & Hospital, entered the 12th day on Wednesday.

Oct 16, 2024

RG Kar case: Sandip Ghosh's 10 confidant doctors expelled

The authorities of state-run R.G. Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata have issued a notification announcing the decision to expel as many as 10 doctors, including interns, house staff and senior residents from the hospital.

Oct 6, 2024

Bengal girl rape-murder: Tension prevails in Jayanagar

Tension prevailed in the Jayanagar area in West Bengal's South 24 Parganas district on Sunday as the local people protested against police apathy in the minor girl's rape and murder case.

Oct 6, 2024

Three fishing trawlers with 49 fishermen missing off Bengal, search operations on

Three fishing trawlers, with 49 fishermen on board, have gone missing in the sea off West Bengal's South 24 Parganas district, and authorities have mounted a search to locate them and rescue the stranded men.

Sep 16, 2024

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West Bengal

Bengal school job case: HC grants conditional bail to suspended TMC leader Kuntal Ghosh

Calcutta HC stays suspension of 7 BBMCH medical students

Bengal lottery scam: Lucky draws on unsold tickets, ED unearths fraud

Five Indian students selected as Rhodes Scholars for 2025

Youth arrested in Bengal's Gaighata for intoxicating, raping minor

ED Conducts Raids Across Kolkata in Connection with Lottery Scam

Bengal bypolls: Trinamool leader injured in shootout dies in hospital

ED raids multiple locations in Bengal over hawala case with Jharkhand links

Bengal by-polls: TMC leader writes to ECI seeking intervention on crucial issues

PDS slips in Bengal will now give details of Centre-state share in food subsidy

HC cancels work tender to private security agency in Bengal govt hospitals

Bengal doctor rapes patient after tranquillizing her, blackmails with photos; arrested

Bengal bypolls: TMC & AISF head for tough contest in minority-dominated Haroa

RG Kar scam: Sandip Ghosh moves bail plea at Calcutta HC

Cyclone Dana's impact remains nominal in West Bengal despite heavy rains

Youth arrested in connection with rape and murder at Bengal's Krishnanagar

RG Kar case: Doctors' hunger strike enters day 12

RG Kar case: Sandip Ghosh's 10 confidant doctors expelled

Bengal girl rape-murder: Tension prevails in Jayanagar

Three fishing trawlers with 49 fishermen missing off Bengal, search operations on

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