The TMC increased its winning margin in all the six seats that saw by- elections.

After chairing a meeting of top officials of her government, the CM said stern action should be taken against those involved in corrupt practices “irrespective of their political colour”.

The shooter was identified as Yuvraj Singh, who told the police that he and three other members of Pappu Chowdhury gang had come to Kolkata from Vaishali in Bihar to kill Ghosh.

The weather experts attributed it to an “unexpected cold wave” sweeping across the southern part of the state.

It was learnt that before issuing the notice, the district administration did not consult or inform the state secretariat, or neither informed the Chief Secretary .

The two-day exercise, beginning November 20, will involve a wide range of stakeholders, including six ministries and 21 organisations and agencies, said officials.

The issue of jobs where state-run projects are coming up was also raised.

Police suspect that the fraud was orchestrated by inter-state gangs operating from states such as Maharashtra, Rajasthan and Jharkhand.

Afroz was produced in the court on Sunday, which remanded him in police custody till November 29.

Mondal, considered a close aide of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, has been serving as the president of the TMC's Birbhum district since 2009 and his inclusion in the core committee comes after his recent bail from Tihar Jail.

Bangladesh is conspicuously missing from the list of participating nations, a statement by the Publishers and Booksellers Guild said.

TMC councillor Sushanta Ghosh was sitting outside his house in Kolkata when a man walked up to him and tried to shoot him. The gun malfunctioned and the man was caught while trying to escape.

A note-counting machine was brought to the businessman's residence on Kavi Bharati Sarani to facilitate the tallying of the seized money, the official further said.

Karmabandhus are employed as cleaners or night watchmen.

The director of the zoo had invited Mamata Banerjee to name the cubs during her official visit to Darjeeling.

The state government on Thursday asked bus operators to do everything possible to curb rash driving and suggested setting up a real-time communication network with drivers in stage carriages for monitoring speed.

The accused, aged between 21 and 25, pilfered the funds meant for purchasing the tablets provided by the state government under the Taruner Swapna scheme.

Amid widespread protests on the R G Kar rape and murder case, the state's Opposition parties are trying to corner the ruling Trinamool Congress.

Shahzad Bhatti, ho has a history of association with Lawrence Bishnoi, was reportedly angered by Chakraborty’s alleged remarks against Muslims at a BJP membership drive in Kolkata

Stating that temperature may drop by two to three degrees in the Himalayan region in the north and Gangetic Bengal in the south, the Alipore centre of the India Meteorological Department said this is not likely to happen before Friday.

Writing to state BJP chief on Monday, the EC sought a response by 8pm the same day.

The bypolls in the state were necessitated due to the resignations of sitting MLAs of the six Assembly segments following their victory in the Lok Sabha elections.

The main accused, Sanjay Roy, alleges that senior police officials, including then Kolkata top cop, framed him in the case.

The exchange visit will expose participants to Norway's policies and programmes that have advanced gender equality and women’s leadership in public life.