Tag: West Bengal

Sabotage angle

The Howrah-Chennai route links two of the country’s largest cities, and the site of the accident is one where trains linking eastern India to two other major metropolises pass.

June 6, 2023

Not the time to suppress the truth: CM over train tragedy

Around 206 injured passengers from Bengal admitted to different hospitals in Odisha

June 6, 2023

PM Jan Arogya Yojana achieves milestone of 5 crore hospital admissions

The flagship scheme being implemented by the National Health Authority (NHA) provides health cover of Rs. 5 lakh per family per year for secondary and tertiary care hospitalization.

May 31, 2023

Voltage pick up reaches 11,500 MW, highest ever: Power minister

After setting a benchmark in power generation, West Bengal reached yet another milestone in the sector last month

May 27, 2023

Pass percentage in WBJEE sees a slight jump from last year

The total pass percentage of the West Bengal Joint Entrance Examinations (WBJEE) witnessed a rise this year, registering a brilliant 99.37 per cent against last year’s 98.5 per cent.

May 27, 2023

Central agency officials unwillingly becoming tools of Centre’s vendetta politics: Minister

The officials of the different central investigation are unhappy over being used as tools of vendetta politics by the Union government or BJP, a senior member of the West Bengal cabinet said on Sunday.

May 22, 2023

Firecracker blast: Prime accused & factory owner dies in Odisha hospital

Bhanu, who himself suffered severe burn injuries in that explosion, could not be released from the hospital and brought back to West Bengal.

May 20, 2023

SC stays Bengal govt order banning The Kerala Story

The apex court asked film producer to carry disclaimer that the film is a fictionalised version.

May 18, 2023

West Bengal factory blast: Locals allege illegal unit involved in making guns, explosives

A massive blast took at the factory in Khadikul village under the Egra police station at 11 am on Tuesday (May 16).

May 17, 2023

Mamata Banerjee likely to visit Delhi by month-end

The Bengal chief minister will attend Niti Aayog governing council meeting

May 14, 2023

Siliguri BJP protests ‘The Kerala story’ ban

BJP activists today protested the state government's move to impose a ban on the screening of 'The Kerala Story.'

May 11, 2023

Divisive forces trying to disturb social fabric: CM

She was addressing a gathering to celebrate 162nd birth anniv of Rabindranath Tagore

May 10, 2023

Amit Shah launches land ports, BSF projects in West Bengal

Recalling BSF’s contribution to the freedom struggle of Bangladesh, the Union home minister hoped the cordial and warm relations between India and Bangladesh will only gain fresh energy and momentum.

May 9, 2023

Cong, BJP have clandestine tie-up in Bengal: Abhishek

He alleged that Centre was not releasing funds as BJP was defeated in 2021 Assembly polls

May 9, 2023

West Bengal becomes first state to ban ‘The Kerala Story’, makers to seek legal options

On the decision to ban the film, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said, "It is to avoid any incident of hatred and violence, and maintain peace in the state."

May 8, 2023

Transport dept bags three SKOCH awards

the iconic transport department underwent a makeover in the recent past with the introduction of airconditioned bogies, colour coded maps, free Wi-Fi system, QR code payments, eticketing and so on.

May 6, 2023

Calcutta HC orders 2nd autopsy of slain BJP leader’s body

A single-judge bench of the Calcutta High Court on Wednesday ordered a second post-mortem examination of the body of Bijoy Krishna Bhunia, the slain BJP booth president from Moyna in East Midnapore district of West Bengal, at the Army-run Command Hospital in Kolkata.

May 3, 2023