West Bengal

WATCH | Mamata Banerjee jogs 10 km in hills of Darjeeling, creates awareness on International Day of Climate Action

Though Mamata Banerjee is known to walk on the treadmill every day, she went on a 10-kilometre jog along with her senior bureaucrats, police officers, local TMC workers & journalists to raise awareness about environment conservation.

Oct 25, 2019

Distressing video shows speeding train hits and injures elephant in West Bengal; breaks hearts

The Siliguri-Dhubri Intercity Express, which runs between Banarhat and Nagrakata, hit the elephant at 8:30 am today morning.

Sep 27, 2019

From NRC to Bengal's renaming; 5 things Mamata Banerjee discussed with Modi,Shah

This was the first meeting the TMC chairperson held with PM Modi and MHA Shah since the BJP-led government came to power for its second term.

Sep 19, 2019

Huge cache of arms, fake Indian currency notes seized in Bengal

Nine pistols, five pipe guns, 67 live cartridges, six empty magazines, fake Indian currency of face value Rs 60,000 were seized.

Sep 17, 2019

Moral policing in Kolkata: Woman abuses girl in shorts; says 'you deserve to be raped'

The 25-year-old girl who is pursuing her MPhil from Jadavpur University tried to protest but was slapped twice while she asked a traffic policeman for help.

Aug 8, 2019

Heavy rains trigger floods, landslides in Northeast; 10 dead, over 8 lakh affected

While heavy rains in the region are expected till July 14, Barpeta in Assam is the worst-hit district with over 85,000 people affected.

Jul 13, 2019

Mamata govt to construct dining halls in minority-dominated schools; BJP calls move 'discriminatory'

The Trinamool Congress-led government has sought names of government-run and government-aided institutions having over 70 per cent minority students.

Jun 28, 2019

West Bengal to host next IT sector trade union

The forum's general secretary, Rajashri Dawn, stated that despite having various heads for cost-cutting most IT companies choose labour is the only means of reducing operating costs.

Jun 23, 2019

Centre seeks report from West Bengal on political violence

The MHA said the number of incidents of political violence in West Bengal increased from 509 in 2016 to 1,035 in 2018, with 773 incidents already being reported till date in 2019.

Jun 15, 2019

Doctors at Delhi's AIIMS, Safdarjung Hospital call off strike

Announcing the decision, the RDA gave West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee a 48-hour ultimatum to meet the demands of protesting doctors in her state.

Jun 15, 2019

Mamata's police lathicharge Bengal BJP workers protesting in Kolkata streets

The BJP workers were protesting against the killings of their party workers in Kolkata.

Jun 12, 2019

TMC, BJP war escalates as 3 party workers killed in clash in West Bengal

The BJP has claimed that five of its workers were being killed while the TMC leaders said that three of their workers were murdered in West Bengal.

Jun 9, 2019

2 Trinamool Congress workers killed in West Bengal, party blames BJP

The deceased have been identified as Ajijar Rahaman and Nirmal Kundu. TMC workers will observe a black day for the killings on Thursday.

Jun 6, 2019

WATCH | Mamata Banerjee paints TMC symbol on BJP office walls, claims it is now Trinamool's

On the night of Thursday, May 30, Mamata Banerjee had broken the door of a BJP office in the Naihati area of the North 24 Paragnas claiming that the office initially belonged to AITMC and was captured from them by supporters of Arjun Singh, a BJP MP.

Jun 3, 2019

'Sore losers' TMC damaged tubewells, water lines after Lok Sabha results in Bengal: BJP

The BJP has registered a landslide victory in West Bengal and increased its seat count from two in the 2014 Lok Sabha elections to 18 this year.

May 30, 2019

Unbelievable! Minor stripped, burnt with hot khichdi for asking one extra egg in West Bengal

A minor aged four-years-old was allegedly stripped and burnt with hot khichdi after he asked for an extra egg for breakfast.

May 26, 2019

BJP's conquest of Alipurduar in Lok Sabha elections 2019 - Explained

The people of Alipurduar have been in distress for a long time and they wanted a change, which can benefit them, so they opted for BJP.

May 23, 2019

Mamata destroying Vidyasagar statue vandalism evidence: Modi

"Trinamool miscreants vandalised eminent scholar Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar's statue in the college, named after the social reformer. There are CCTV cameras in that college and the state government are busy erasing the evidence in this case," said Modi.

May 17, 2019

Mamata Banerjee slams Amit Shah, asks if he's god that none can protest against him

Mamata Banerjee condemned alleged attacks on students of the Vidyasagar College and the University of Calcutta after a scuffle broke out between TMC and BJP workers during Amit Shah's roadshow in Kolkata.

May 15, 2019

Terrorists planning attack on Buddha Purnima in West Bengal, Bangladesh: Intel inputs

Along with the warning, IB mentioned that the attacks might be carried out in Hindu or Buddhist temples by fidayeen, who could be impersonating as a pregnant lady in undivided Bengal - which includes India's eastern state of West Bengal and Bangladesh.

May 11, 2019