Siliguri, Malda celebrate state’s first Pashchim Banga Divas
The Uttar Banga chapter of Vishwa Samvad Kendra in Siliguri is scheduled to hold an evening programme featuring cultural performances and a discussion.
The Uttar Banga chapter of Vishwa Samvad Kendra in Siliguri is scheduled to hold an evening programme featuring cultural performances and a discussion.
The visit assumes significance as the Prime Minister is coming to West Bengal, after his party has come to power for the first time in the state in the recently concluded state assembly elections.
Police arrested Regina Bibi, wife of Trinamool leader Jahangir Khan, in the Falta Police Station attack case. Investigators say she played a key role in planning the attempted rescue operation.
A swarm of 3,000 drones will light up the city’s night sky on Saturday, putting up a synchronised show on the banks of the Hooghly as part of the Vande Yogam and West Bengal Day celebrations.
Senior Trinamul Congress leader and Beleghata MLA Kunal Ghosh on Friday publicly questioned the use of party funds for chartered flights, triggering fresh political discussion over the travel arrangements of the party’s national general secretary, Abhishek Banerjee.
Earlier this week, the Calcutta High Court’s Single-Judge Bench of Justice Saugata Bhattacharya stated that the candidates already identified as 'tainted' should be excluded from the fresh selection process.
The West Bengal representative at the Eastern Zonal Council meeting to be held in Jharkhand's capital Ranchi on Thursday will stress on introduction of stringent national laws to check “provocative social media” content.
Kolkata Police have issued a summons to Students' Federation of India (SFI) Kolkata district president, Barnana Mukherjee, for allegedly slapping the officer-in-charge (OC) of Jorasanko police station, Mrinal Kanti Mukhopadhyay, during Wednesday’s general strike.
Chief minister Mamata Banerjee is likely to visit Jammu and Kashmir after the Pujas following an invitation extended by Omar Abdullah, the chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir, who called on the former at her chamber at Nabanna today.
The water level at Maithon dam has already risen 3.5 feet above the flood mark, while at Panchet dam it has reached 3 feet above the danger level.
