The date holds historical significance as it was on June 20, 1947, that the Bengal Provincial Legislative Assembly passed the resolution for West Bengal to remain a part of India.
The restrictions will not be applicable for vehicles carrying LPG Cylinders, CNG, petroleum, oil, lubricants and oxygen, vegetable, medicine, fruits, fish and milk.
According to local sources, Border Security Force (BSF) personnel allegedly attempted to push back a group of individuals trying to infiltrate into the country through the Sukhdevpur border.
A six-member team from the CID carried out an hour-long search at the Ballygunge MLA's Bhabanipur residence and questioned Sobhandeb Chattopadhyay in relation to the case, police sources said.
The Uttar Banga chapter of Vishwa Samvad Kendra in Siliguri is scheduled to hold an evening programme featuring cultural performances and a discussion.
In a bid to streamline the keenness among many state government officers to attend national and international meetings, conferences, workshops etc in the country and abroad, state secretariat Nabanna has given a directive to its officials.
A woman allegedly died by suicide after jumping into the Hooghly river near the jetty ghat in Diamond Harbour, South 24-Parganas, on Wednesday night, triggering panic among locals, police said.
Trinamul Congress has been very vocal about the migrant labourers from Bengal being detained in various states, especially in Odisha. The party has highlighted the detention of 23 migrant workers from Nadia by Odisha police.
The Division Bench of Justice Soumen Sen today put a poser to both the School Service Commission and the state, asking the SSC on whether the Commission was in a position to argue for the ‘tainted’ candidates or whether it had any legal standing to argue for them.
The number of dengue and malaria cases in the city has gone down considerably, said a report prepared by the Kolkata Municipal Corporation.
