West Bengal

Bengal BJP leader calls out lawless UP, Bihar; says Bengal becoming worse

Refering to the killing of BJP leader Manish Shukla, Dilip Ghosh said that, West Bengal is slipping into a Mafia-raj like situation like in UP and Bihar. The way a councillor was shot dead in front of a police station.

Oct 6, 2020

West Bengal Governor summons CM Mamata Banerjee after BJP councillor shot dead in Titagarh

A local Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Manish Shukla was shot dead on Sunday night near Titagarh in North 24 Parganas district.

Oct 5, 2020

BJP leader who threatened Mamata Banerjee with 'COVID hug' tests positive for coronavirus

BJP leader Anupam Hazra who had threatened to hug West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee if he got infected with Covid-19, has tested positive for the disease, health officials said.

Oct 2, 2020

Kamarhati explosion: Crude bomb blast shakes West Bengal's North 24 Pargana, kills 2

As soon as the matter came to light, the Kamarhati police rushed to the spot and took the injured people to the nearby hospital.

Sep 7, 2020

West Bengal: 4.1 magnitude earthquake strikes Durgapur, no damage reported

The National Centre for Seismology (NCS) said that an earthquake of magnitude 4.1 on the Richter scale occurred today at 7:54 am in Durgapur, West Bengal.

Aug 26, 2020

West Bengal: 3 held for rape-murder of teenager in Jalpaiguri

In Jalpaiguri, West Bengal the cops have arrested three for the rape and murder of a 16-year-old girl. The decomposed body of the girl was recovered from the septic tank near one of the accused's houses.

Aug 23, 2020

Visva-Bharati University vandalism: 8 arrested, miscreants to compensate losses

Following the vandalism on the campus of Visva-Bharati University, eight miscreants have been arrested and the administration has asked the vandals to cough up the expenses. The violence erupted due to the construction of a boundary wall which has caused an issue.

Aug 18, 2020

Veteran Bengal communist leader Shyamal Chakraborty dies of Covid in Kolkata

CPI-M leader Shyamal Chakraborty had tested positive for the novel coronavirus pandemic and was admitted to a hospital on July 29.

Aug 6, 2020

BJP leaders to join Mamata Banerjee's TMC; Bengal BJP rubbishes report

Shortly after a report claimed that around 21 BJP leaders are in touch with the TMC, senior BJP leader of the state Mukul Roy has rubbished the report ahead of the 2021 assembly elections in the state.

Aug 3, 2020

West Bengal Congress chief Somen Mitra passes away at 78

Somen Mitra died around 1.30 am following a cardiac arrest, the hospital sources said, adding he had tested negative for COVID-19

Jul 30, 2020

Mamata Banerjee extends partial lockdown in Bengal till August 31

Banerjee said that there would also be no lockdown on August 3 because of Raksha Bandhan.

Jul 28, 2020

West Bengal BJP MLA Debendra Nath Ray found hanging, family calls it 'murder'

In a shocking incident, BJP MLA Debendra Nath Ray was found hanging in Bindal village near his village home. The MLA belonged to Hemtabad, North Dinajpur district of West Bengal.

Jul 13, 2020

Bengal's psychotic killer, who raped 2, killed 9 women, sentenced to death

Between 2013 and 2019, accused Sarkar killed around nine women and raped two of the victims. The victims were aged between 16 and 75 years.

Jul 7, 2020

Kolkata bans flights from six COVID-19 hotspots including Delhi, Mumbai

Accordingly, flight services to the West Bengal capital from Delhi, Mumbai, Pune, Nagpur, Chennai, and Ahmedabad will be suspended from July 6 to 19.

Jul 4, 2020

West Bengal BJP MP Locket Chatterjee tests coronavirus positive, in self-isolation for past week

Actress-turned-politician Locket Chatterjee is having mild fever and was in self-isolation for the last one week.

Jul 3, 2020

NDMA 'red alert' for 'very heavy' rain in Sikkim, West Bengal, Konkan and Goa

NDMA issued warning citing heavy to very heavy rains in some parts of the country.

Jul 2, 2020

58-year-old man trekked 10 km to help out villagers in West Bengal

Lama along with his volunteers trekked while carrying supplies weighing 15-20 kg on their back.

Jun 30, 2020

Indians remember 1943 Bengal Famine after London statue of Winston Churchill vandalised

Interestingly, even Google has reported a sudden rise in people searching Winston Churchill across India to see a result of the 'Bengal famine.'

Jun 8, 2020

West Bengal: Woman working in Chittaranjan hospital tests coronavirus positive, authorities brush-off matter [Exclusive]

Speaking to International Business Times, India, Salanpur TMC MLA Bidhan Upadhyay said that the infected woman was first taken to KG Hospital owing to heart problems and was later referred to Kolkata.

May 27, 2020

Cyclone Amphan: Over 1.37 lakh people evacuated to cyclone shelters as heavy rain, strong winds hit Odisha

The Odisha government has evacuated over 1.37 lakh people to safer places as extremely severe cyclone Amphan hurtled towards the coast triggering heavy rain and strong wind on Wednesday morning, May 20.

May 20, 2020