Follow Us on Google News Kolkata, June 13 (IANS) The Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of West Bengal has removed the name of Newton Das from the voter list, officials said on Friday. He was seen participating in the 2024 student movement in Bangladesh. The decision was taken after a thorough investigation by the office of … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Kolkata, June 11 (IANS) Clashes broke out between two groups at Maheshtala in West Bengal’s South 24 Parganas district on Wednesday, and police personnel, who tried to intervene, were also targeted Several vehicles were vandalised and gutted in the clashes at the Rabindra Nagar area. The police contingent that tried … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Kolkata, June 6 (IANS) Three members of a family, which includes husband, wife, and their only daughter, tried to commit suicide on Friday by consuming heavy doses of sleeping pills at Chandannagar in the Hooghly district of West Bengal. Already, the mother, Sunita Das (83), has been declared dead. The … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Kolkata, June 6 (IANS) The forthcoming three-cornered contest for the crucial bypoll for Kaliganj Assembly constituency in West Bengal on June 18 will be an acid test for the contestants of all the major political parties, namely ruling Trinamool Congress, Opposition BJP and the Left Front-supported Congress. For Trinamool Congress … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Kolkata, June 3 (IANS) A police constable attached to the Chamta police camp in West Bengal’s North 24 Parganas district allegedly tried to kill himself with his service revolver. The constable has been identified as Bibhas Ghosh, and he made the suicide attempt on Monday night when he was on … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Kolkata, June 2 (IANS) Normal life in Siliguri in West Bengal’s Darjeeling district was affected on Monday following a 24-hour strike convened by Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) and Bangiya Hindu Mahamancha. The strike call was given following the assault on their activists by some miscreants on May 29, after they … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Kolkata, May 31 (IANS) The BJP on Saturday named Ashish Ghosh as its candidate for the bypoll for Kaliganj assembly constituency in Nadia district of West Bengal scheduled on June 19. The bypoll will witness a three-cornered contest involving Trinamool Congress, BJP, and Congress backed by the CPI (M)-led Left … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Kolkata, May 31 (IANS) In a gruesome incident in Basanti, South 24 Parganas district of West Bengal, a man killed his sister-in-law by beheading her with a sharp weapon on Saturday morning. He then roamed the streets carrying the severed head and the bloodied weapon. After roaming around in the … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Alipurduar, May 29 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday emphasised the critical role of West Bengal in India’s journey toward becoming a ‘Viksit Rashtra’, asserting that the dream of a ‘Viksit Bharat’ cannot be realised without the progress of the state. He made the remarks while addressing a large … Read more
