Voting across the three politically sensitive districts of West Bengal ~ West Midnapore, East Midnapore, and Jhargram ~ concluded on Thursday with a largely peaceful tenor, punctuated by sporadic allegations of violence and administrative friction even as voter enthusiasm pushed turnout figures close to record levels under tight security arrangements.
Gandhiji spent nearly 4 months in Bengal from 1 May 1925 to 31 August 1925. Except for a couple of very short visits made to Patna and Jamshedpur during this long phase he visited several parts of Bengal travelling from Midnapore to Chittagong and again from Darjeeling to Chandpur for multiple purposes.
More than 150 people fell sick after eating prasad during a puja in the Daspur area of West Bengal's West Midnapore district, the police said on Sunday.
Days after the visit of chief minister Mamata Banerjee in the flood-affected Ghatal in West Midnapore, Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari on Thursday led a scathing political charge against the ruling Trinamul Congress, accusing it of weaponising the long-pending Ghatal Master Plan as a mere electoral bait while abandoning the flood-prone region year after year.
Where the Kangsabati once nourished fields and sustained generations, it now advances like a predator—gnawing away land, homes, and entire villages in Midnapore Sadar Block.
In the wake of a raging controversy surrounding a history question paper of Vidyasagar University, where militant nationalists of India’s freedom struggle were inadvertently referred to as ‘terrorists’, the vice-chancellor of the university, Prof Dipak Kumar Kar, issued a public apology today.
Kolkata along with other neighbouring districts could get rainfall, thunderstorm or even lightning tomorrow.
With the Midnapore Assembly by-election on 13 November, district authorities have significantly ramped up security measures, aiming to ensure a peaceful and orderly voting process.
Cyclone Dana has unleashed devastation across West Bengal, leaving the state’s agricultural economy reeling.
The effects of cyclone Dana’s landfall continued to linger over West Midnapore district today, with relentless heavy rains and gusty winds battering the area.
