West Bengal

Girl child marriage rate highest among SC/ ST – report

West Bengal has the highest rate of child marriage among SC girls, while in Arunachal Pradesh it is highest among Scheduled Tribes.

Sep 13, 2018

Magnitude 5.6 earthquake hits parts of Bihar, Assam and West Bengal

According to the Indian Meteorological Department, the tremors were felt at 10.21 am in Bihar.

Sep 12, 2018

Three days after Majerhat Bridge collapse; another one falls in West Bengal

Senior CPI(M) leader of Darjeeling district Jibesh Sarkar accused the Trinamool Congress government and the district administration of ignoring repeated pleas to repair the bridge.

Sep 7, 2018

Kolkata photographer gets death threats for making model pose as Bengali bride without clothes

In the controversial picture, a model can be seen posing without her clothes, wearing a traditional headgear and covering her breasts with her long hair.

Aug 29, 2018

Mamata Banerjee alleges 25 lakh Hindus left out of Assam NRC, targets Amit Shah over his parents' citizenship

West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee said that around 1,200 people who protested against the exclusion from NRC were being sent to detention camps.

Aug 15, 2018

Assam NRC tussle: Mamata's TMC to observe 'black day' to protest detention of leaders at Silchar airport

The Minister for Urban Development in the government of West Bengal, Bobby Hakim, has alleged that BJP updated NRC to generate ''communal tension'' among people.

Aug 4, 2018

Bizarre 'tantrik ritual' leaves Kolkata girl's throat stuck with 9 needles

A team of doctors from the NRS Hospital, Kolkata, fought hard to save the life of the girl and operated on her for three hours to bring out the needles.

Aug 1, 2018

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2 TMC workers held over alleged murder of BJP leader in WB

The BJP leadership has alleged that the TMC workers were involved in the murder of Shaktipada Sardar.

Jul 29, 2018

Monsoon flood claims 465 lives in 5 states: Home Ministry

In the current monsoon season, the highest number of deaths were reported in Maharashtra, followed by Kerala, West Bengal, Gujarat and Assam.

Jul 29, 2018

West Bengal to be renamed 'Bangla', awaits Union Home Ministry approval

The state has been pushing for the name change as Bangla in Bengali, Hindi and English to appear at the top in alphabetical sequence of state names.

Jul 26, 2018

Mamta looks like a frustrated leader Babul Supriyo

Mamata looks like a frustrated leader: Babul Supriyo

Former playback singer and BJP leader Babul Supriyo voiced his opinion on West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee's mega rally, saying her own supporters are refusing to applaud to her speeches, making the Trinamool Congress leader look frustrated.

Jul 22, 2018

Trinamool Congress Martyrs' Day: Stage set to celebrate 25th anniversary

Trinamool Congress celebrates Martyrs' Day to pay homage to 13 members of the party who took bullets for the party in 1993.

Jul 20, 2018

Kolkata woman chops off husband's ears for trying to leave her

The young man, who is half the age of the accused woman named Mumtaz, was a victim of domestic violence and was reportedly trying to escape from her clutches when the incident occurred.

Jul 19, 2018

Previous govts ignored demands for MSP hike: PM Modi at mega farmers rally in West Bengal

Now, the ruling party of West Bengal, Trinamool Congress, has also announced a rally at the same ground.

Jul 16, 2018

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Eyes of 3-year-old dead boy gouged out in Kolkata; family files complaint against govt-run super-specialty hospital

The kidney racket busted in 2016 at Apollo Hospital in New Delhi had opened the can of worms and revealed the dark underbelly of the healthcare industry in India.

Jul 14, 2018

West Bengal: Funds crunch, lack of teachers' training affect govt schools

The fund shortage, the report says, averages Rs 69,000 per school per year. The deficit includes day-to-day expenses (Rs 33,000), as well as additional instructors and equipment needed for extra-curricular activities.

Jul 11, 2018

CID nabs four alleged terrorists from West Bengal

CID nabs four suspected terrorists from West Bengal's Naxalbari

The CID of West Bengal on Saturday nabbed four suspected terrorists from the Naxalbari area of Darjeeling. They were hatching a plan to form Kamtapur/ Greater Coochbehar state by means of armed rebellion, claimed CID reports.

Jul 8, 2018

Opinion: BJP may use Emergency barb as a political trident in West Bengal

The saffron party has already used Emergency as a weapon to counter Indira's grandson and current Congress president Rahul Gandhi's statements.

Jun 29, 2018

India's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Amit Shah

Don't be afraid to die, Amit Shah tells BJP workers in West Bengal

The comments come amid reports of BJP workers and activists in the state being found dead under mysterious circumstances.

Jun 28, 2018

Go home and sit on each other's lap: Bengal train passenger harasses unmarried couple (Video)

The incident took place when a woman and her boyfriend boarded a local train from Sealdah station and asked the passengers in the general compartment to give them space to sit.

Jun 25, 2018

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