In a letter issued to Ghosh, the BJP central leadership said that his statement was “unparliamentary and against the party’s tradition”.\

While the Bhagawangola seat fell vacant after the death of Trinamool Congress MLA Idris Ali on February 16, former TMC leader Tapas Roy’s resignation necessitated the bypoll to the Baranagar seat.

While CPM gave it 6 seats, ISF has named candidates in 8; friendly fights ahead, CPM's Left Front partners ask why they should give up from their share. Result: naming of candidates delayed

Polling for the four key JNUSU posts was held on Friday. A total of 7,751 students had registered to cast their vote this year.

The Governor is the chancellor of state universities.

In its third list of 46 candidates, the Congress named Piya Roy Chowdhury as its candidate for Cooch Behar where Left has fielded Nitish Chandra Roy of Forward Bloc

As per the list of SOPs, assistant engineers are required to get FIRs lodged if the “unauthorised construction continues defying stop work notice”.

Former state BJP chief Dilip Ghosh shifted to Bardhaman-Durgapur; MLA Agnimitra Paul to contest from his Medinipur seat

According to the data, the TMC, led by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, received Rs 1,610 crore through electoral bonds from 211 donors between April 12, 2019 and January 24, 2024.

Referring to the searches as “harassment”, state minister Aroop Biswas said, “It is a political revenge. They can't fight us electorally, so we are being harassed in this way.

According to an official, there are currently 1,329 primary schools, 556 secondary schools, and 78 colleges in KMC jurisdiction, totaling around 1,963 premises.

The construction of the five-storey building had been going on since December 2022 and it comprised 16 apartments.

The policemen present at the spot intervened and brought the situation under control.

Located in North 24 Parganas district, Sandeshkhali, an island in Sunbderbans, was at the centre of a political storm after angry local residents hit the streets in February and accused local Trinamool Congress (TMC) strongman Shahjahan Sheikh and his aides of land grab and sexual harassment of women.

A TMC delegation led by state minister Shashi Panja met Debashish's family on Thursday.

On Monday, a five-storey under-construction building collapsed in the congested Garden Reach area of Kolkata, killing 10 people and leaving several injured.

The TMC national general secretary says only TMC has the guts to put its leaders behind bars and that BJP has its eyes on the Lok Sabha polls.

Six more vulnerable buildings identified in area; to be demolished soon: Civic officials

The grand old party may get 12 seats

Kolkata recorded a maximum temperature of 30.3 degrees Celsius during the daytime on Monday with 93% humidity.

The Eastern India Motoring Group (EIMG) established in 2020, is a group of heritage vehicle owners, founded by Kanoria, who is also its president.

As per the fire department officials and the disaster management team, due to the congested nature of the area, heavy machinery such as JCBs could not be used in the rescue operations making the rescue a manual effort.

At least nine people have been killed in Garden Reach area on Monday after an under-construction building collapsed on shanties.

Defying the advise of the doctors, Banerjee, with her head bandaged, visited Garden Reach area in the city to take stock of the situation following the collapse of an under-construction building.