West Bengal: News
05 Sep 2018
IndiaWhatsApp expands campaign to curb fake-news to 10 more states
Stepping up crackdown efforts on the spread of fake news, WhatsApp said it is expanding its radio campaign to 10 more Indian states, including Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, and West Bengal.
04 Sep 2018
KolkataKolkata: Majerhat bridge collapses, at least five dead, many trapped
The Majerhat bridge near Taratala in South Kolkata has collapsed, and many are trapped underneath the debris.
03 Sep 2018
KarnatakaOver 1,400 died due to floods so far: Home Ministry
Over 1,400 people, including 488 in Kerala, have lost their lives due to rains, floods, and landslides in 10 states so far in the monsoon season, the Home Ministry said today.
01 Sep 2018
Asian GamesGold-medalist Swapna finally gets customized shoes for her 6-toes feet
The Indian athlete, Swapna Barman, made the country proud by winning gold in the Heptathlon event at the Asian Games 2018.
31 Aug 2018
Mamata BanerjeeWB govt provides food security to 90% of people: Mamata
West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee said her government was providing food security to 90% people in the state in a scheme under which food grains at Rs. 2 per kg or half the market price are given to the beneficiaries.
30 Aug 2018
MumbaiRiver Ganga will be completely clean by March 2020: Gadkari
Union Minister Nitin Gadkari expressed hope today that the Ganga river will become completely clean by 2020 considering the pace at which its rejuvenation program was going.
30 Aug 2018
Blue Whale Challenge#MomoChallenge: ICSE asks parents to keep vigil on children
With reports of WhatsApp messages inviting youngsters to play an online suicide game "Momo Challenge", the Association of Heads of ICSE Schools, West Bengal, called upon all member schools to urge parents to keep a watch on their children.
29 Aug 2018
India4,000 posters, many videos: Kolkata man's efforts for his love
Crazy, stupid, love: heard of it? Now read about it.
29 Aug 2018
IndiaMamata Banerjee's nephew files defamation suit against Amit Shah
Trinamool Youth Congress chief Abhishek Banerjee, the nephew of Mamata Banerjee, filed a defamation suit against Amit Shah today, alleging the BJP President has made slanderous statements against him at a public rally on August 11 in Kolkata.
27 Aug 2018
IndiaLoco-pilots stop train to let herd of elephants pass by
Two locomotive pilots Amar Nath Bhagat and Pawan Kumar stopped the train in northern West Bengal for a noble gesture- they allowed a herd of elephants to pass by.
27 Aug 2018
Kolkata#MomoChallenge: WB govt takes precautionary steps to combat 'suicide game'
Alarmed by the recent reports of two persons allegedly committing suicide in northern West Bengal after receiving invitations to join online killer game "Momo Challenge", the state administration has started taking precautionary steps to combat the threat.
25 Aug 2018
Mamata BanerjeeMamata Banerjee wishes Kerala and Malayalees a 'Happy Onam'
West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee today wished the Malayalees a happy Onam and hoped that the Keralites would be able to overcome the difficulties caused by the recent floods in the state and witness a good harvest next season.
23 Aug 2018
Trinamool CongressWB: One killed, two injured in explosion at TMC office
One person was killed and two others were seriously injured in an explosion at a Trinamool Congress office at Makrampur in Midnapore district of West Bengal, official sources said.
21 Aug 2018
EducationWB colleges can extend admission deadline beyond Aug-20: Education Minister
Colleges in West Bengal can extend the date for admission to undergraduate courses beyond the deadline of August 20 if there are vacant seats, state Education Minister Partha Chatterjee told reporters in Kolkata yesterday.
19 Aug 2018
MonsoonMet department predicts heavy rain in West Bengal
The Met department today warned of heavy rain in the coastal and other southern districts of West Bengal till Tuesday owing to a low pressure in the Bay of Bengal.
19 Aug 2018
ChhattisgarhCenter orders withdrawal of 7,000 CRPF troops from four states
The Home Ministry has directed the withdrawal of over 7,000 CRPF personnel from their long drawn deployment in four states.
19 Aug 2018
XInstead of Milkha Singh, Bengal textbook mentions Farhan Akhtar
In an astonishing incident which puts the spotlight on the poor education system, a West Bengal textbook put Farhan Akhtar's photo while portraying Milkha Singh, the legendary sprinter.
18 Aug 2018
KolkataKolkata: Brain-dead girl brings joy to at least five people
A 15-year-old brain dead girl has brought joy to at least five people who have received her two kidneys, liver, corneas, and skin graft in West Bengal's Kolkata.
18 Aug 2018
Mamata BanerjeeMamata Banerjee expresses solidarity with flood-affected people of Kerala
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today expressed solidarity with the flood-affected people of Kerala.
17 Aug 2018
Uttar PradeshRains, floods claim 868 lives in 7 states: Home Ministry
As many as 868 people have died, 247 of them in Kerala, due to rains, floods and landslides in seven states during the monsoon season so far, the Home Ministry said today.
17 Aug 2018
Mamata BanerjeeAtal Bihari Vajpayee's demise: Tripura, WB governments declare holiday today
The Tripura government has declared a holiday today as a mark of respect to the former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee who died in New Delhi yesterday.
14 Aug 2018
Trinamool CongressTMC lawmaker sends notice to Amit Shah, asks to apologize
Abhishek Banerjee, Trinamool Congress lawmaker has sent a legal notice to Bharatiya Janata Party president Amit Shah for demeaning him at his rally in Kolkata and has demanded a public, unconditional apology.
12 Aug 2018
Uttar PradeshThese 16 states may receive heavy rainfall this week
The National Disaster Management Authority on Saturday said that in the next two days, 16 states may get heavy to very heavy rainfall.
11 Aug 2018
KolkataKolkata: Israel opens visa application center for WB, Northeastern tourists
To encourage more Indian travelers to visit Israel, the latter has opened a visa application center in Kolkata for tourists from West Bengal and the Northeastern states, sources in the Israel embassy said.
11 Aug 2018
Trinamool Congress#ShahInBengal: Anti-BJP posters dot venue, TMC blamed by saffron party
BJP President Amit Shah will be addressing a rally in West Bengal on Saturday, and ahead of the big event, anti-BJP posters have cropped up at the venue.
10 Aug 2018
MuslimsDelhi: Temple prohibits Muslim-man from performing Hindu-wife's last rites
A Muslim man was not allowed to perform last rites of his dead Hindu woman at a temple in Delhi's CR Park for 'obvious reasons'.
08 Aug 2018
KolkataChinese film festival in Kolkata; seven Chinese-films to be screened
The Chinese Consulate in Kolkata, in cooperation with Nandan (the culture hub of West Bengal), is set to organize a three-day film festival in the city.
04 Aug 2018
OdishaOdisha: IMD predicts heavy rainfall for the next two days
Forecasting formation of a low-pressure area over West Bengal and neighborhood during the next 48 hours, the IMD today predicted heavy rainfall in the next two days in Odisha.
03 Aug 2018
HyderabadTelangana: Police busts fake job racket in Hyderabad, eight arrested
Eight people belonging to two gangs were arrested on charges of running a fake job racket in Hyderabad and cheating around 150 youths by promising employment in central and state government departments.
03 Aug 2018
MumbaiBengaluru: This woman chose noodle packets to smuggle drugs
Whether noodles contain lead is still under debate, but for this Bengaluru-based woman, it contained drugs too.
03 Aug 2018
AssamAssam TMC-chief, two MLAs resign over Mamata's opposition to NRC
Assam Trinamool Congress (TMC) president Dwipen Pathak and two other party leaders resigned yesterday in protest against party supremo Mamata Banerjee's opposition to the final draft of the National Register of Citizens.
02 Aug 2018
Education277 'fake' engineering colleges in India, Delhi tops list
Delhi, India's capital, is one of the top rankers in several undesirable aspects: crimes against women, general crimes, drug consumption, drug trafficking, and even human trafficking.
02 Aug 2018
AssamAssam: NRC protests tense after police detain TMC-team at airport
Protests over NRC in Assam turned tense as police refused to let a TMC delegation from West Bengal (WB) leave the Silchar airport.
02 Aug 2018
MaharashtraMaharashtra mulls giving livestock, ponds for fish farming on demand
With an aim to boost the income of farmers, the Maharashtra government is considering a proposal to provide livestock and ponds for fish farming to farmers.
01 Aug 2018
KolkataKolkata Police grants permission to Amit Shah's rally on August-11
The Kolkata Police today granted permission for BJP president Amit Shah's proposed rally in Kolkata on August 11.
31 Jul 2018
Venkaiah NaiduA chest-thumping Amit Shah says no-one dared to implement NRC
BJP President Amit Shah spoke on the Assam NRC issue in the Rajya Sabha today and said only this government had the courage to implement it.
31 Jul 2018
Mamata BanerjeeBJP will prepare Bengal-NRC if voted to power: Dilip Joshi
West Bengal BJP Chief Dilip Joshi, on Monday, said the party will come up with National Register of Citizens in Bengal, just like Assam, if voted to power.
30 Jul 2018
AssamAssam NRC: Banerjee says Indians being made refugees by government
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today slammed the government and accused it of playing divide and rule policy, after the Assam's National Register of Citizens left 40 lakh names.
30 Jul 2018
MurderDelhi: He shot her dead to prove gun was real
After being on the run for two days, a man who 'accidentally' shot a woman in Shahdara's Dilshad Garden was finally arrested on Friday.
29 Jul 2018
Lok SabhaNo lynching in Tripura in 25-years of Left-govt: Manik Sarkar
Referring to the lynching of four people in Tripura, former Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar has claimed that no incident of lynching occurred in the 25-year rule of the Left Front in the state.
