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Centte to facilitate processing of visa applications for Bangladesh opens at Kolkata railway station

Kolkata (West Bengal) | March 16, 2023 4:34:31 AM IST

A Bangladesh Visa Information Centre was inaugurated at the Kolkata Railway Station on Wednesday to provide updated information and process visa applications. ... read..

Adenovirus alarm: Four more child deaths reported from Kolkata

Kolkata | Thursday, 2023 2:15:08 AM IST

Four more deaths of children admitted with adenovirus-related symptoms have been reported from a Kolkata hospital since Tuesday evening. ... read..

Irresponsible comments by leaders have emboldened border criminals: BSF

Kolkata | Thursday, 2023 1:15:09 AM IST

Irresponsible statements by a section of politicians and civil rights activists have emboldened border criminals who have now turned more aggressive against Border Security Force (BSF) personnel guarding the India-Bangladesh border along West Bengal, a se ... read..

President Murmu likely to visit West Bengal from March 27

Kolkata (West Bengal) | March 15, 2023 11:05:14 PM IST

President Draupadi Murmu is likely visit to West Bengal on March 27, an official said on Wednesday. ... read..

Sunil Chhetri may be playing his last season, definitely his last Asian Cup: Igor Stimac

Kolkata (West Bengal) | March 15, 2023 7:35:32 PM IST

Indian football team head coach Igor Stimac feels that Sunil Chhetri, a legendary striker, "may be playing the final season" of his brilliant career. ... read..

West Bengal teachers' recruitment scam: ED arrests TMC leader Santanu Banerjee

Kolkata (West Bengal) | March 15, 2023 4:04:24 AM IST

Trinamool Congress (TMC) youthwing leader Santanu Banerjee was arrested by Enforcement Directorate (ED) in connection with the teachers' recruitment scam and was produced before the Special Court (PMLA) in Kolkata, which remanded him to the ED custody til ... read..

'What will the trial process achieve if I die', asks Partha Chatterjee in court

Kolkata | Wednesday, 2023 3:45:08 AM IST

Desperately pleading for bail in connection with the multi-crore teachers' recruitment scam in West Bengal, former state education minister and ex-Trinamool Congress secretary general Partha Chatterjee on Tuesday asked in the court "what would the prolong ... read..

Task force in Bengal outlines guideline to tackle acute respiratory infections

Kolkata | Wednesday, 2023 1:45:09 AM IST

The special task force constituted by the West Bengal government to tackle the rising cases of acute respiratory infections (ARIs), including those related to the H3N2 subtype and the adenovirus, has outlined a seven-point guideline to tackle such infecti ... read..

CBI questions WB police officer in coal scam case

Kolkata (West Bengal) | March 14, 2023 5:34:54 PM IST

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) questioned the Inspector-in-Charge (IC) of Birbhum's Suri police station Mohammad Ali in Kolkata on Tuesday in connection with the alleged coal scam probe. ... read..

ISL: Hats off to my players, penalties are not a lottery, says Hyderabad FC coach after loss to ATKMB

Kolkata (West Bengal) | March 14, 2023 9:35:07 AM IST

Hyderabad FC head coach Manolo Marquez applauded the efforts of his players despite their loss against ATK Mohun Bagan in the Indian Super League (ISL) semi-final second leg at the Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan, in Kolkata, on Monday and noted how hi ... read..

Mentality was to attack and win: ATKMB coach after beating Hyderabad FC

Kolkata (West Bengal) | March 14, 2023 9:34:58 AM IST

ATK Mohun Bagan head coach Juan Ferrando expressed happiness with his side's attacking mentality throughout the entire 120 minutes as the Mariners beat Hyderabad FC on penalties in the second leg of the Indian Super League (ISL) semi-final at the Vivekana ... read..

Opposition alliance: Mamata, Akhilesh likely to meet in Kolkata

Kolkata | Tuesday, 2023 4:15:09 AM IST

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav are likely to meet in Kolkata on Friday to discuss opposition unity for the 2024 Lok Sabha polls, Trinamool Congress sources said. ... read..

Teachers' scam: ED pegs financial involvement at Rs 350 crore

Kolkata | Tuesday, 2023 3:15:09 AM IST

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) team probing the multi- crore recruitment scam of teachers and non- teaching staff in West Bengal on Monday pegged the total financial involvement in the scam at Rs 350 crore as per the progress of the investigation so far ... read..

Adenovirus alarm: 4 more child deaths reported from Bengal

Kolkata | Tuesday, 2023 2:45:09 AM IST

Amid fear of spreading adenovirus in West Bengal, four more child deaths have been reported from a Kolkata hospital from Sunday night till Monday afternoon. ... read..

Recruitment scam: WBSSC publishes list of 3,478 Group C staff with manipulated marks

Kolkata | Tuesday, 2023 1:45:09 AM IST

The West Bengal School Service Commission (WBSSC) on Monday published on its website a list of 3,478 candidates who reportedly have qualified for appointment as non-teaching staff in different state-run schools through manipulation of marks. ... read..

It's important to get the job done in 90 minutes: ATK Mohun Bagan's Juan Ferrando

Kolkata | Monday, 2023 5:15:08 AM IST

ATK Mohun Bagan head coach Juan Ferrando is confident of coming out on top against Hyderabad FC in their Indian Super League (ISL) semi-final second leg game at the Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan here on Monday. ... read..

ISL: ATK Mohun Bagan, Hyderabad FC start equals in the last mile to the final

Kolkata | Monday, 2023 5:15:08 AM IST

A place in the final of the Indian Super League (ISL) 2022-23 season, hangs in the balance as ATK Mohun Bagan host Hyderabad FC at the Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan in the second leg of the semi-final on Monday. ... read..

'Mini Kashmir' in many parts of Bengal: Vivek Agnihotri

Kolkata | Monday, 2023 4:15:09 AM IST

Taking a dig at West Bengal's ruling Trinamool Congress and Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, "The Kashmir Files" director Vivek Agnihotri on Sunday said many parts of the eastern state "have turned into Mini Kashmir". ... read..

Rajasthan man carrying large amount of cash arrested from Howrah station

Kolkata | Monday, 2023 4:15:08 AM IST

A resident of Rajasthan's Bikaner area was arrested on Sunday afternoon from Howrah Station by the Railway Protection Force (RPF) with unaccounted cash amounting to Rs 50 lakh. ... read..

Kolkata police arrests two persons for being involved in human trafficking

Kolkata (West Bengal) | March 12, 2023 4:35:47 PM IST

Kolkata police have arrested two persons for allegedly being involved in human trafficking. The accused befriended a lady over phone and sold off her with her child, said the police on Sunday. ... read..

West Bengal: Stone pelting on Vande Bharat Express in Farrakka

Kolkata (West Bengal) | March 12, 2023 3:04:11 AM IST

An incident of stone pelting on Vande Bharat Express train has been reported from West Bengal in which window panes of a coach of the high-speed train were damaged, Eastern Railway said in a statement. ... read..

Teachers' scam: ED directs salon owner to return Rs 50L taken as loan from Kuntal Ghosh

Kolkata | Sunday, 2023 1:15:09 AM IST

Soma Chakraborty, the beauty salon owner in Kolkata who purportedly took a loan of Rs 50 lakh from youth Trinamool Congress leader Kuntal Ghosh arrested in connection with the multi-crore teachers' recruitment scam in West Bengal, will now have to return ... read..

WB teachers recruitment scam: TMC's Shantanu Banerjee to be kept in ED custody for next 2 days

Kolkata (West Bengal) | March 11, 2023 9:06:33 PM IST

Trinamool Congress (TMC) youth wing leader Shantanu Banerjee who was arrested by Enforcement Directorate (ED) in connection with the teachers' recruitment scam case, will be kept in the custody of the central agency for the next two days. ... read..

TMC leader Shantanu Banerjee produced before court in Bengal job scam case

Kolkata (West Bengal) | March 11, 2023 5:04:16 PM IST

Shantanu Banerjee, a Trinamool Congress (TMC) youth wing leader, was produced before the court on Saturday after the Enforcement Directorate arrested him in connection with the bribe-for-job scam in the state school education department. ... read..

Teachers' scam: ED arrests one more Trinamool Congress leader

Kolkata | Saturday, 2023 4:15:08 AM IST

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has arrested one more Trinamool Congress leader on Friday evening in connection with the multi-crore teachers' recruitment scam in West Bengal. ... read..

WBSSC scam: Calcutta HC orders termination of 842 Group C staff

Kolkata | Saturday, 2023 3:15:09 AM IST

The Calcutta High Court on Friday ordered termination of services of 842 non-teaching staff in the Group C category who were allegedly provided appointments illegally against the monetary considerations in different state-run schools in West Bengal. ... read..

More trouble for Kuntal Ghosh as 2 arrested middlemen express interest to turn approver

Kolkata | Saturday, 2023 2:45:09 AM IST

More trouble seems to be brewing for arrested youth Trinamool Congress leader Kuntal Ghosh, who acted as a middleman in the multi-crore teacher recruitment scam in West Bengal, as two other middlemen arrested in this case have expressed interest to turn a ... read..

Football has made me person I'm today: ATK Mohun Bagan's Ashique Kuruniyan

Kolkata (West Bengal) | March 10, 2023 11:06:53 PM IST

From the streets of Malappuram, Kerala to the Indian Super League (ISL), Ashique Kuruniyan has made it big. An athletic and powerful runner with the ball, Kuruniyan has displayed his quality whenever he has stepped on the pitch, representing clubs like FC ... read..

Will Trinamool finally announce Anubrata's replacement as Birbhum district president?

Kolkata | Friday, 2023 3:15:10 AM IST

Anubrata Modal, one of the prime accused in the multi-crore cattle smuggling scam in West Bengal, must be a rare exception where a person just holding the post of a district president is given so much importance in the party that his replacement is yet to ... read..

Mamata writes to Centre seeking permission for poppy cultivation in Bengal

Kolkata | Friday, 2023 2:15:09 AM IST

The West Bengal government has written to the Centre seeking permission for poppy cultivation in the state, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday told the state Assembly during the special and extended Budget Session. ... read..

Go after the masterminds of teachers' scam: Judge to CBI

Kolkata | Friday, 2023 1:15:08 AM IST

A judge of a special CBI court on Thursday asked the central probe agency not to restrict its probe into the multi-crore teachers' recruitment scam in West Bengal to just middlemen, and instead try to nab the masterminds of the scam. ... read..

Show cause notice if absent tomorrow: West Bengal govt tells employees after Left Front calls Bandh

Kolkata (West Bengal) | March 9, 2023 8:05:46 PM IST

In view of a strike called by several organisations on March 10, the West Bengal government on Thursday issued a memorandum mentioning show cause notice will be served to state government employees whoever apart from medical emergency abstain from the wor ... read..

South Bengal Frontier of BSF exchanges sweets, greetings with Border Guard Bangladesh on Holi

Kolkata (West Bengal) | March 9, 2023 3:34:25 PM IST

The South Bengal Frontier of Border Security Force (BSF) celebrated the festival of Holi by exchanging sweets and greetings with Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) at various Border posts including ICP Petrapole and Mahadipur. ... read..

Police bust fake call centre near Kolkata, seize Rs 4 cr cash

Kolkata | Thursday, 2023 3:15:09 AM IST

Following a surprise raid by the officers of the Bidhannagar Police Commiserate on Wednesday evening, unaccounted cash worth around Rs 4 crore was seized from a fake call centre in the Rajarhat-Newtown area on the outskirts of Kolkata. ... read..

PMAY scheme: Bengal asks Centre to clear pending dues

Kolkata | Thursday, 2023 2:45:09 AM IST

In a counter to the Union government's recent communique asking the state to file FIRs against those involved in irregularities in implementation of Prime Minister Awas Yojana (PMAY), the West Bengal government has asked to immediately clear payment of th ... read..

UNESCO's education outfit wants to partner with Bengal govt

Kolkata | Thursday, 2023 2:15:08 AM IST

At a time when the education sector in West Bengal is daily hitting the national headlines for negative reasons after being saddled by the multi-crore teachers' recruitment scam, a proposal from an education outfit under the United Nations Educational, Sc ... read..

"Deaths underreported": Top doc slams Bengal govt on Adenovirus spread

Kolkata (West Bengal) | March 8, 2023 10:04:15 PM IST

Lashing out at the West Bengal government over the Adenovirus spreading among children in the state, Dr Manas Gumta, general secretary of the Association of Health Service Doctors alleged that the West Bengal government "underreported" the number of death ... read..

Kolkata Municipal Corporation to shut down 18 schools run by it

Kolkata | Wednesday, 2023 2:45:10 AM IST

Saddled with the declining student strength since the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic and dilapidated condition of school buildings, Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) has decided to close down as many as 18 primary schools run by it shortly. ... read..

Cattle scam: ED takes Anubrata Mondal to Delhi

Kolkata | Wednesday, 2023 2:45:09 AM IST

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) officials in Kolkata heaved a sigh of relief after the flight with Trinamool Congress strongman Anubrata Mondal took off from the Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport for Delhi sharp at 6.56 p.m. on Tuesday. ... read..

"Behead me, but...": Mamata Banerjee on protests over dearness allowance

Kolkata (West Bengal) | March 7, 2023 10:04:26 AM IST

Amid the protest by the state government employees demanding an increase in dearness allowance (DA), West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday said that Trinamool Congress (TMC) government will not be able to provide it on par with that of the ... read..

Cattle scam: ED to take Anubrata Mondal to Delhi on Tuesday

Kolkata | Tuesday, 2023 2:45:14 AM IST

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) will be leaving by a flight for Delhi along with Trinamool Congress strongman and the party's Birbhum district president Anubrata Monda on Tuesday. ... read..

Teachers' scam: Judicial custody of Manik Bhattacharya's wife and son extended

Kolkata | Tuesday, 2023 2:45:14 AM IST

A special Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) court on Monday extended the judicial custody of the wife and son of Trinamool Congress legislator and West Bengal Board of Primary Education's (WBBPE) former President Manik Bhattacharya in connection w ... read..

Can't give additional DA even if beheaded, says Mamata

Kolkata | Tuesday, 2023 2:45:13 AM IST

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday said in the Assembly that her government will not be able to provide additional dearness allowance (DA) to the state government employees "even if she is beheaded". ... read..

Is CBI hesitant to take action against Bengal CM, asks Suvendu Adhikari

Kolkata | Tuesday, 2023 2:45:13 AM IST

Leader of Opposition in the West Bengal Assembly Suvendu Adhikari on Monday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, questioning if the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) had been hesitant to take action against Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee in the mult ... read..

Asian Games is the only medal missing: Mirabai Chanu

Kolkata (West Bengal) | March 6, 2023 4:03:55 PM IST

India had their best medal haul of seven in the Tokyo Olympics in 2021 and that has raised the expectations from Indian athletes for the upcoming Paris Olympics 2024. ... read..

Harrasser should be asked to furnish proof, not us: Vinesh Phogat

Kolkata (West Bengal) | March 6, 2023 3:34:09 PM IST

The fight between Indian wrestlers and the Wrestling Federation of India is getting uglier and dirtier. ... read..

Won't breathe easy till I win Olympic gold: Nikhat Zareen

Kolkata (West Bengal) | March 6, 2023 1:35:28 PM IST

Nikhat Zareen who is all set to spearhead India's campaign in the forthcoming IBA Women's Boxing world championship in Delhi has exuded confidence about her chances. ... read..

Sufficient infrastructure to deal with rising respiratory infections: West Bengal govt

Kolkata (West Bengal) | March 6, 2023 3:33:59 AM IST

The West Bengal government has stated that sufficient infrastructure has been created across the state in recent years to deal with the rising cases of Acute Respiratory Infections (ARI) and Adenovirus cases in the state. ... read..

Cattle scam: Bengal Police refuses to escort Anubrata Mondal to Delhi

Kolkata | Monday, 2023 2:45:10 AM IST

Even after the Calcutta High Court allowed the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to take Trinamool Congress strongman Anubrata Mondal to New Delhi in connection with the multi-crore cattle smuggling scam, the process hit a snag following the state police refus ... read..

We will have to quit wrestling if president remain same: Sakshi Malik on wrestlers protest against WFI

Kolkata (West Bengal) | March 6, 2023 12:04:18 AM IST

Wrestlers have been protesting against the Wrestling Federation of India. WFI President Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh was accused of sexual misconduct and intimidation by the wrestlers. ... read..

I would like to win one more medal for India: Mirabai Chanu on her future ambitions

Kolkata (West Bengal) | March 5, 2023 11:03:39 PM IST

Saikhom Mirabai Chanu, the silver medalist in Tokyo Olympics and a gold medalist in the Common Wealth Games 2022, has become an inspiration for many athletes who are still trying to push through the ranks to win a medal for India. ... read..

If everybody saying same thing then it can't be a lie: Vinesh Phogat on wrestler's allegations against WFI

Kolkata (West Bengal) | March 5, 2023 8:33:21 PM IST

Thanking all the people and sportspersons who supported their protest against the Wrestling Federation Of India, Vinesh Phogat said on Sunday that they don't have to prove that they are telling the truth and if everybody is saying the same thing then it c ... read..

We need to be positive about this season: Odisha FC head coach Josep Gombau

Kolkata (West Bengal) | March 5, 2023 11:04:41 AM IST

Odisha FC head coach Josep Gombau wants his players to learn from their mistakes and remain positive after they lost 0-2 to ATK Mohun Bagan in the second knockout game of the Indian Super League (ISL) 2022-23 season at the Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirang ... read..

"We will keep pointing out scams of the Mamata govt": ISF's Naushad Siddiqui after release from jail

Kolkata (West Bengal) | March 5, 2023 9:34:37 AM IST

Indian Secular Front (ISF) leader and Bhangar MLA Naushad Siddiqui, who had been lodged in jail for the past 42 days, was finally released on Saturday morning. Police arrested Siddiqui during a protest rally in Kolkata on January 21 against the attack on ... read..

Cattle scam: Calcutta HC clears decks for ED to take Anubrata Mondal to Delhi

Kolkata | Sunday, 2023 1:15:09 AM IST

The Calcutta High Court on Saturday cleared the decks for the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to take Trinamool Congress leader Anubrata Mondal to Delhi in connection with the multi-crore cattle smuggling scam in West Bengal. ... read..

West Bengal: Congress leader Koustav Bagchi arrested, to be produced before court today

Kolkata (West Bengal) | March 4, 2023 2:34:42 PM IST

West Bengal Police on Saturday arrested Congress leader Koustav Bagchi from his residence in North 24 Parganas district. ... read..

Hope ATK Mohun Bagan supporters can help players in difficult moments: Juan Ferrando

Kolkata (West Bengal) | March 4, 2023 11:04:41 AM IST

ATK Mohun Bagan head coach Juan Ferrando urged the club's supporters to root for his side during the difficult moments when they face Odisha FC in a one-off Indian Super League (ISL) 2022-23 knockout fixture at the Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan, in K ... read..

BSF nabs 2 smugglers, seizes gold biscuits valued at Rs 1.5cr

Kolkata | Saturday, 2023 5:15:09 AM IST

The Border Security Force (BSF) personnel on Friday apprehended two cross-border smugglers and seized 2.56 kg gold biscuits valued at Rs 1.5 crore from them. ... read..

Teachers' scam: ED submits in court details of proceeds received by Kuntal Ghosh

Kolkata | Saturday, 2023 2:45:10 AM IST

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Friday submitted to a special PMLA court the details on the proceeds of the multi-crore teachers' recruitment scam in West Bengal received by an arrested youth Trinamool Congress leader Kuntal Ghosh. ... read..

WBSSC scam: Now irregularities in Group C recruitment surface

Kolkata | Saturday, 2023 2:15:10 AM IST

As the Supreme Court upheld the order for the termination of services of 1,911 non-teaching staff of Group D category employed illegally in different state-run schools in West Bengal, proofs of massive irregularities through tampering of optical mark reco ... read..

Rampant corruption by some ministers led to Sagardighi defeat: Trinamool MP

Kolkata | Saturday, 2023 1:45:10 AM IST

The Trinamool Congress on Thursday suffered an unexpected defeat, that too by a big margin, in the bypoll to the Sagardighi Assembly constituency in Murshidabad district, which was considered an erstwhile stronghold of West Bengal's ruling party. ... read..

We are in Kolkata to cause an upset: Odisha FC's Josep Gombau

Kolkata (West Bengal) | March 4, 2023 12:03:45 AM IST

Odisha FC head coach Josep Gombau is determined to prove the people wrong who feel ATK Mohun Bagan start as the favourites in the Knockout 2 match of the Indian Super League (ISL) at the Vivekanand Yuba Bharati Krirangan in Kolkata on Saturday. ... read..

Cattle smuggling case: TMC's Anubrata Mondal moves HC challenging trial court ruling on plea to take him to Delhi

Kolkata (West Bengal) | March 3, 2023 2:03:33 PM IST

Trinamool Congress (TMC) Birbhum district president Anubrata Mondal on Friday moved Calcutta High Court challenging the Asansol Special CBI court's order granting the Enforcement Directorate's plea to take him to Delhi for further questioning and investig ... read..

"Our alliance will be with people": Mamata Banerjee deals blow to grand Opp alliance hopes

Kolkata (West Bengal) | March 3, 2023 1:33:47 PM IST

In a blow to hopes of a grand Opposition alliance against the BJP at the Centre, West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee has vowed to go it alone in next year's Lok Sabha elections. ... read..

Teachers' scam: Partha Chatterjee's judicial custody extended till March 16

Kolkata | Friday, 2023 2:45:09 AM IST

A special CBI court here on Thursday extended the judicial remand of former West Bengal education minister and ex-Trinamool Congress secretary general Partha Chatterjee in connection with the multi-crore teachers' recruitment scam in the state till March ... read..

Rs 65 lakh unaccounted cash now seized in Kolkata

Kolkata | Friday, 2023 1:45:17 AM IST

Kolkata Police's cyber crime division on Thursday busted an online forgery racket in the city and recovered cash amounting to Rs 65 lakh in this connection. ... read..

Brazilian forward Cleiton Silva extends East Bengal FC contract by one year

Kolkata (West Bengal) | March 2, 2023 11:35:09 PM IST

East Bengal FC have extended the contract of Brazilian striker Cleiton Silva by one year that will keep him at the club till the end of the 2023-24 campaign, the club announced on Thursday. ... read..

'Democratic victory': Mamata Banerjee hails SC verdict on appointment of ECs, CEC

Kolkata (West Bengal) | March 2, 2023 7:33:50 PM IST

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday hailed the Supreme Court verdict on the appointment of Election Commissioners and Chief Election Commissioner and termed the order as "democratic victory". ... read..

West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee welcomes SC's decision on appointment of election commissioners

Kolkata (West Bengal) | March 2, 2023 5:33:34 PM IST

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday welcomed the Supreme Court's decision on the appointment of the chief election commissioner and election commissioners and described it as a "democratic victory". ... read..

Kolkata Court grants bail to ISF leader Bhangar MLA Naushad Siddiqui

Kolkata (West Bengal) | March 2, 2023 3:04:33 PM IST

Kolkata Sessions court on Thursday granted bail to Indian Secular Front (ISF) leader and Bhangar MLA Naushad Siddiqui, who was arrested for attacking the police. ... read..

CM Mamata Banerjee to perform Ganga Aarti at Baje Kadamtala Ghat today

Kolkata (West Bengal) | March 2, 2023 5:34:14 AM IST

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will begin and perform Ganga Aarti on Thursday evening at Baje Kadamtala Ghat. ... read..

Teachers' scam: Manik Bhattacharya challenges Calcutta HC order on property confiscation

Kolkata | Thursday, 2023 3:45:10 AM IST

Trinamool Congress legislator and the West Bengal Board of Primary Education (WBBPE)'s former President Manik Bhattacharya on Wednesday challenged the order of Calcutta High Court's single-judge bench directing Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to con ... read..

Now transgenders can apply for post of Constable in Bengal police

Kolkata | Thursday, 2023 3:45:09 AM IST

The West Bengal government on Wednesday announced that transgenders will be able to apply for the post of Constable in the state police department. ... read..

Teachers scam: CBI recovers cash, gold documents from residence of jailed WBSSC official

Kolkata | Thursday, 2023 2:45:09 AM IST

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Wednesday said that its team probing the multi-crore teachers recruitment scam in West Bengal have recovered a huge amount of cash and incriminating documents from the residence of the West Bengal School Servi ... read..

Attack on Minister's convoy: Calcutta HC seeks report from Bengal govt within 48 hours

Kolkata | Thursday, 2023 1:45:10 AM IST

A division bench of the Calcutta High Court on Wednesday sought a report from the West Bengal government on the attack on the convoy of Union minister Nisith Pramanik at Dinhata in Cooch Behar district on February 24. ... read..

2010 Jnaneswari Express derailment: Calcutta HC grants bail to 11 accused Maoists

Kolkata | Wednesday, 2023 1:45:09 AM IST

The Calcutta High Court, on Tuesday granted bail to 11 Maoists accused in the 2010 Jnaneswari Express accident, in which as many as 148 persons were killed and 180 were injured. ... read..

Permanent solution to appointment of VCs in Bengal varsities still elusive

Kolkata | Wednesday, 2023 1:45:09 AM IST

A permanent solution to appointments of Vice Chancellors in a number of state universities in West Bengal seems to be far from sight as yet as on Tuesday, the state Education Department and the Raj Bhavan agreed upon a temporary and interim solution in th ... read..

Judge rebukes Kolkata Mayor, Trinamool MLA for late arrival in court

Kolkata | Wednesday, 2023 1:15:10 AM IST

The judge of a special PMLA court here on Tuesday severely reprimanded Kolkata Municipal Corporation Mayor Firhad Hakim and Trinamool Congress MLA Madan Mitra for their later arrival in the court. ... read..

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