Tag: Bengal News

CDS Gen Chauhan visits forward areas in North Bengal

According to the Army, General Chauhan reviewed the progress of infrastructure development and operational and logistics preparedness in the area.

April 10, 2023

Special toy train joy rides for festive season

The Northeast Frontier Railway has decided to operate four new special joy rides of the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway (DHR) Toy Train during the ensuing festive season.

August 30, 2022

No mercy for vax scamsters, says Mamata

People who were given fake vaccination are being closely monitored and opinion is being sought from experts on whether they can be vaccinated. “I have no words to condemn such cheats,” she added.

June 29, 2021

Malda reports no new Covid-19 case

According to the district health department, the news of "zero positive" cases was encouraging, but it did not mean that the virus scare was over.

June 29, 2021

Mamata Banerjee files fresh plea in Calcutta HC in Narada sting tape case

The Supreme Court also asked the High Court to decide on affidavits filed by the ministers first before deciding on the CBI plea seeking transfer of the case.

June 28, 2021

Two electrocuted, building collapses in Sealdah area

Previously, after the mishap near Raj Bhavan, KMC board chairman Firhad Hakim had said such tangle of overhead dangling wires need to be looked into by the power distributors.

June 19, 2021

3 die as rains pound Malda; locals up in arms

1200 shops in Rathbari suffer losses due to water-logging.

May 29, 2021

400-tractor rally planned in Burdwan for Republic Day

As many as 18 left organisations are organising a tractor rally in Burdwan (E) headquarters.

January 25, 2021

BJP more dangerous than Naxalites, says Mamata

She claims TMC was unperturbed over desertions by some leaders and termed it as ‘good riddance.

January 20, 2021

Jute fuses with tram for Paat Rani

The tram will include a world of jute with beautiful products on display, made by the inmates of Presidency and Dum Dum Correctional homes.

November 5, 2020

Something fishy about this ‘Padma’ hilsa?

The duping game recurs every year with the buyers paying for what they consider to be the 'real stuff'.

August 23, 2020

60-year-old Bangladeshi man staying in quarantine centre dead

Meanwhile, in an unprecedented incident, Saktinagar district hospital superintendent got involved in a scuffle with a photographer, snatched away his camera and deleted photographs.

June 21, 2020

Four-storey under-construction building collapses into canal

According to an irrigation department official, cracks had started developing in the building a couple of days ago. Heavy monsoon rain yesterday further affected the stability of the foundation, exposed by the canal excavation, the official added.

June 14, 2020

State govt releases 6,250 crore Amphan assistance package

House building assistance was provided to five lakh people of which Rs 20,000 each was provided as material cost and Rs 28,000 each as wage cost from 100 Days Work scheme.

May 30, 2020

Enclave dwellers demand plots

They plan to stage demonstrations in front of Cooch Behar district magistrate’s office on 26 Dec.

November 23, 2019

Taxi driver held for rape of mentally unstable woman

Accused confesses to his crime; cops zeroed in on number plate of car after scanning CCTV footage. A team of National Commission for Women visited the rape survivor and expressed displeasure over the loopholes in security arrangements at the shelter home

November 18, 2019

Opp leaders hit out at Mamata’s claim on JEE questions in Bengali

The leader of the Opposition wondered as to how the Gujarat state government after writing to the Centre to introduce JEE questions in Gujarati and thereafter withdrawing it, the Centre decided to accede to this demand.

November 15, 2019