West Bengal

Bengal’s SIR 2.0 | Hearings to begin December 27; notices issued to 10 lakh electors: Here’s what to know

December 23, 2025 5:13 pm

Hearings will initially focus on electors whose records do not map with the 2002 Special Intensive Revision data, according to ECI sources.

Bengal: 13 convicted of lynching father-son during Waqf protest in Murshidabad

December 23, 2025 6:13 am

The accused broke open the door of the Das family house and dragged the father and son out before hacking them to death on the street, says the chargesheet

Happening today in Bengal: Kabir to launch party, Mamata to meet TMC BLAs

December 22, 2025 8:26 am

Suspended TMC MLA Humayun Kabir is most likely to launch a political party today as West Bengal gears up for the Assembly elections.

‘Enough is enough, now sing something secular’: Bengali singer Lagnajita Chakraborty harassed for singing devotional songs, 1 arrested

December 21, 2025 3:12 pm

The accused has been identified as the owner of a school in West Bengal’s Purba Medinipur district.

Bengal renames 'Karmashree' scheme to ‘Mahatma-Shree’ after Parliament passes Viksit Bharat- G RAM G Bill 2025

December 20, 2025 10:02 pm

This comes after the Parliament passed the G RAM G Bill, removing Mahatma Gandhi's name from the nation's rural employment scheme.

SIR hearings to be held after Christmas, Election Commission to post 4,000 micro-observers

December 20, 2025 6:55 pm

The ECI will train EROs, assistant EROs, and additional AEROs, apart from more than 2,000 who were recruited exclusively for the SIR hearing proceedings.

ECI to deploy Micro Roll Observers in Bengal; what will their responsibilities be?

December 19, 2025 3:57 pm

Read on to know who will hire them, what the remuneration will be, and other provisions for the extra hands in the SIR process

'Law & order risk': EC asks MHA to deploy Central forces at Bengal CEO’s office

December 19, 2025 7:45 pm

Cites gherao of Kolkata office by BLOs and workers of a political party in November, says can't rule out occurrence of such incidents in future

What steps has ECI taken ahead of SIR hearings in Bengal? Here are the details

December 18, 2025 3:41 pm

The Election Commission is set to begin hearings from December 23, which will continue until at least January 31

Kolkata oxygen godown blast: Massive fire breaks out, explosion sound heard within 2-3 km radius

December 18, 2025 11:55 am

The incident took place just hours after a separate fire broke out in New Town’s Ghuni slum

Cyclone Dana aftermath: 1 dead; heavy rains in Odisha and West Bengal

October 25, 2024 6:24 pm

One casualty was reported in cyclone Dana in West Bengal, according to Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, while no deaths were reported in Odisha with CM Mohan Charan Majhi stating their zero-casualty mission was successful

Several feared dead after explosion at 'illegal' firecracker factory in Bengal

August 27, 2023 8:49 pm

Several people are feared dead in an explosion at a house allegedly used illegally as a firework factory in West Bengal’s North 24 Parganas district on Sunday.

President Murmu launches indigenously built warship Vindhyagiri

August 17, 2023 10:18 pm

West Bengal Panchayat Election 2023: Voting kicks off under shadow of violence

July 08, 2023 1:29 pm

In a mornign tweet, the ruling party, Trinamool Congress, claimed three of its workers have been murdered in Rejinagar, Tufanganj and Khargram and two have been left wounded with gunshots in Domkol.

When four artists from West Bengal came together to showcase works based on neorealism and neo-romanticism

April 13, 2023 12:39 pm

The exhibit was curated by Suneet Chopra who promised an "artistic splendour of the state that boasts of traditional art and culture painted in the modern light"

CBI probe on, school job aspirants hold protest in Kolkata

December 19, 2022 10:56 pm

Nine organisations of agitating job seekers and would-be-teachers in government schools organised a joint rally in Kolkata on Monday to assert their demands amidst CBI probe in school jobs scam.

Indian fans celebrate Argentina's long walk to World Cup victory

December 19, 2022 12:53 pm

Indian fans celebrate Argentina's win at the FIFA World Cup 2022, held in Qatar.

FIFA World Cup 2022: Kolkata rediscovers its love for football

November 24, 2022 2:19 pm

Deaths, floods as cyclone Sitrang hits Bangladesh; rain dampens Bengal festivities

October 25, 2022 1:00 pm

Cyclone Sitrang hit Bangladesh on Monday, resulting in at least nine deaths and heavy flooding. The cyclone, however, spared West Bengal, which witnessed heavy rainfall.

BJP launches Nabanna Abhiyan in Kolkata, prominent leaders detained

September 13, 2022 5:07 pm

The West Bengal police action against BJP workers trying to reach Kolkata for Nabanna Abhiyan (march to secretariat), one of the party’s biggest campaigns since its 2021 poll defeat, continued on Tuesday morning, with thousands of party workers arrested or detained in several districts.

Why a leader is aligning with someone is more important that who aligns with who; Mamata Banerjee has a major role: Amit Mitra, Bengal Finance Minister

June 22, 2020 6:10 pm

Bengal FM Amit Mitra talks about demonetisation, the problems with GST, failing Centre-state relations, the need for protecting and building institutions such as the RBI and CBI, investments in the state, and what the BJP “doesn’t get about Bengal".

Kolkata bridge collapse: Rescue operations continue at the site, Mamata Banerjee to visit at 2 pm

June 22, 2020 6:17 pm

At least one person was killed and 25 others injured in south Kolkata after a portion of the Majherhat bridge collapsed on Tuesday. The rescuers did not find anyone trapped in the debris overnight, but a police officer said clearance operations was

Somnath Chatterjee will be remembered for always being above party politics

June 22, 2020 6:19 pm

The best example of his non-partisan behaviour is, of course, from 2008 during the Indo-US nuclear deal. Read more: https://bit.ly/2vES2Tu

The Mamata Banerjee Interview

June 22, 2020 6:56 pm

Class-3 student allegedly molested by teacher in Hooghly

February 26, 2016 10:07 am

Hooghly (WB), Feb 26 (ANI): A student of class 3 was allegedly molested by a teacher in Hooghly district of West Bengal. The family of the student created uproar outside the school. They broke a glass of a police van and injured two police officials. However, the situation was controlled by the Bhadreswar police.

Bike rally held to promote tourism in Siliguri

February 22, 2016 10:23 am

Siliguri, Feb 22 (ANI): A bike rally was organised by the Bengal Travel Mart in association with XKMPH and Indian Bikers Community in Siliguri. Around 120 bikers participated in the mega rally to promote West Bengal as a destination for bikers as well as adventure-loving people across the globe. The bike rally was organised to spread awareness among common people for safe driving.

Indo-Bangladesh Urs train arrives in Midnapur

February 18, 2016 5:51 am

Midnapur, Feb 18 (ANI): An Indo-Bangladesh special Urs train with 2,210 pilgrims on board arrived at Midnapur Railway station, West Bengal, from Rajbari in Bangladesh on Thursday morning. The Urs special train service was started in 1903. Every year, people of all faiths come to Midnapore Urs to seek blessings of Boro Huzur, a descendant of Boropir Abdul Qadir Jilani, who came to India from Iraq in the 19th century to preach Islam.

Two men arrested with leopard skin in Jalpaiguri

February 17, 2016 9:30 am

Jalpaiguri, Feb 17 (ANI): Two men carrying leopard skin were arrested by forest officials in Jalpaiguri, West Bengal. The forest officials formed a special team to catch the people involved in illegal wildlife trade. The leopard skin was to be sold to a party from Nepal and was found packed in a bag. Clouded leopards are rare in Bengal and are found mostly in Bhutan. Investigations were underway to crack down the smuggling racket. India’s leopards are under threat, with increasing numbers of the wild cats being poached for their body parts and villagers killing them for straying into human settlements.Wildlife experts say tiger and leopard parts are in great demand in China and other Asian countries.

JNU row: Jadavpur University students raise anti-national slogans

February 17, 2016 5:39 am

Kolkata, Feb 17 (ANI): Students of Jadavpur University in West Bengal took to streets expressing solidarity with the students of Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) demanding release of student leader booked on sedition charges. JNU Students’ Union President Kanhaiya Kumar was arrested last week on sedition charges after a group of youngsters organised an event in protest of the execution of 2001 parliament attack convict Mohammad Afzal Guru. Jadavpur University students shouted slogans against Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS). Students and academics of the JNU continue to boycott classes to protest against government.

Child killed as truck rams into car in Kolkata

February 15, 2016 6:30 am

Kolkata, Feb 15 (ANI): Angry locals took to the streets on Monday after a truck ran over three children in West Bengal's North 24 Parganas area, killing a child and gravely injuring two other kids. Three students were travelling in a car when a truck rammed into them. The locals set two police vehicles on fire. According to sources, the police was pursuing the truck when it rammed into the car, angering the locals.