Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee was at Nabanna, the headquarters of the state administration, throughout the intervening night of Thursday and Friday to monitor the situation and issue necessary instructions to officials.

Most of the residents of the shelter home hail from flood-prone villages of Padima 1, Padima 2, and Tagachari 2, which have been facing a slew of natural disasters, including floods.

Chief Minister Banerjee said the state administration has identified more than 3.5 lakh people for evacuation from low-lying areas.

The affected building, located on Rabindra Sarani, contained wooden equipment and materials, which contributed to the fire’s rapid spread and intensity.

All flight operations at Kolkata airport will remain suspended for 15 hours — from 6 pm on October 24 (Thursday) to 9 am on October 25 (Friday).

During the investigation, the police found through CCTV footage that the accused had lured the girl by offering her chowmein.

Ashfaqulla, a junior doctor at RG Kar Hospital, said they were not satisfied with their meeting with Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee at the state secretariat, Nabanna, on Monday.

At a press conference, CM Banerjee said the state is fully prepared to handle the situation and has already initiated evacuation efforts in low-lying areas.

According to police, the woman was last seen online around 11.08 pm on Tuesday. Her male friend spoke with her at 10.12 pm for the last time.

The decision taken after two-hour meeting with CM Mamata Banerjee, also withdraw the call for complete strike on Tuesday

The regional weather department has alarmed that, “It is very likely to move west-northwestwards and intensify into a depression by October 22 morning and into a cyclonic storm by October 23, over east central Bay of Bengal.”

On Friday, the junior doctors had announced to go on a statewide strike on Tuesday if the state government failed to meet their demands by Monday.

On Saturday, the junior doctors will take out a “justice march” from Sodepur to Dharmatala. They said “significant public participation” is expected.

TMC MLA from Canning East, Saokat Molla, who believes that such people are “more intelligent” than others, felicitated and gave roses and kurtas to bald people in his constituency.

According to the Bangladesh Navy, these fishermen tried fishing during the ongoing 22-day fishing ban in their country aimed at protecting marine resources.

Roy, a doctor with the Kolkata Municipal Corporation, was arrested at West Bengal government's Durga Puja Carnival Tuesday after he sported a T-Shirt and badge supporting the RG Kar protests while on duty. He was released four hours later.

In the 2021 Assembly elections, five out of the six seats going to polls on November 13 were won by the TMC and one by BJP. Despite contesting together, neither the Indian National Congress nor the Left Front won a single assembly seat in West Bengal.

On Tuesday, the BSF apprehended and interrogated the five accused, after which the Indian national “confessed” to being paid Rs 4,000 per person. The forged documents were allegedly made in Bangladesh.

The Assembly bypolls for Sitai (SC), Madarihat (ST), Naihati, Haroa, Medinipur, and Taldangra will be held on November 13.

“We strongly reject the CBI's claim that only one person was involved in the crime. We demand a swift and impartial investigation into this heinous act,” said Debasish Halder, a junior doctor.

The image went viral on social media platforms — Facebook and Instagram — with users pointing out striking similarities. “The face just needs glasses and it will look like a mirror image of Sandip Ghosh,” a Facebook user commented.

The accused, Roy and another civic volunteer allegedly made several rounds of the hospital on August 8 to help a cop’s family members who were admitted there. They eventually drank and went to the Chetla red light area, the CBI has claimed.

On the occasion of the Mahalaya festival on October 2, the city witnessed a large-scale protest by doctors and civil society members. Additionally, 5,200 temporary home guards will be deployed on the roads from Chaturthi.

The incident took place when a truck with a detonator came to the Gangaramchak Mining Private Limited colliery for unloading, police said.