BJP MP files plea against Abhishek Banerjee over tension at Matua temple
BJP MP and Union Minister of State for Shipping Shantanu Thakur on Monday moved the Calcutta High Court against Trinamool Congress national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee over the tension at the
Calcutta HC seeks report on Bengal govt ordinance on rejigged V-C appointment norms
A division bench of Calcutta High Court's Chief Justice T.S. Sivagnanam on Monday sought a report from the West Bengal government on the latter's recent ordinance rejigging the formation of the search
Common people will be the winner after panchayat polls: Bengal Guv
West Bengal Governor C.V. Ananda Bose on Monday said that after the July 8 panchayat polls are over, the real winners will be the common people.
Ram Navami clashes: NIA approaches Calcutta HC accusing non-cooperation by state police
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Monday approached Calcutta High Court's single-judge bench of Justice Rajasekhar Mantha accusing West Bengal police of non-cooperation in the handover of cru
BJP candidates for panchayat polls raped mentally: Sukanta Majumdar
West Bengal BJP state president, Sukanta Majumdar on Monday evening alleged, that his party candidates in South 24 Parganas filing nominations for the forthcoming panchayat polls are being "raped" men
Mamata urges Guv not to organise Bengal's Foundation Day on Tuesday
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday evening forwarded a letter to Governor C.V. Ananda Bose, requesting the latter not to celebrate Bengal's Foundation Day at the Raj Bhavan on Tuesda
Bengal panchayat polls: Naushad Siddique gets Z-category security
Against the backdrop of large scale violence at West Bengal's Bhangar over the nomination process for the forthcoming panchayat polls, the Union home ministry has decided to provide Z-category securit
Cong's Adhir Chowdhury requests party high-command to prevent Singhvi from representing Bengal govt
State Congress chief in West Bengal and Lok Sabha member Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury has issued an appeal to his party high-command in New Delhi to prevent senior party leader Abhishek Manu Singhvi from re
Prison official faces court's wrath over Partha Chatterjee wearing rings in judicial custody
A senior official of the West Bengal Correctional Services Department on Monday faced the wrath of the judge of a special court for allowing former state Education Minister Partha Chatterjee, the prim
'Bengal Governor misusing state funds', alleges Trinamool
The Trinamool Congress on Sunday launched a scathing attack on the West Bengal Governor, C.V. Ananda Bose, accusing him of misusing the state government funds in purchasing his personal attire and acc
2 held in Kolkata with narcotics valued at Rs 5 crore
Two people were arrested on Sunday by Kolkata Police's Special Task Force (STF) with narcotics valued at Rs 5 crore, officials said.
Bengal panchayat polls: Rumblings surface as headmasters offered duties as ordinary polling officers
Rumblings have started surfacing among a section of the teaching staff in state-run schools over indiscriminate allotment of polling duties for the forthcoming panchayat elections in West Bengal.