Banerjee had unsuccessfully contested the 1991 Lok Sabha polls from the Kolkata North West seat on a BJP ticket.

The rise in Covid cases comes weeks after the emergence of a new sub-variant JN.1, prompting the ministry to issue advisories to states to ramp up testing and strengthen their surveillance systems.

Bhangar will be the 10th division of Kolkata Police; the development comes months after the chief minister had asked Kolkata Police chief to bring Bhangar under its jurisdiction

Chakraborty, a 1994-batch IAS officer from the West Bengal cadre, was Bengal appointed as principal secretary to former state Governor La Ganesan, who had taken interim charge, after Jagdeep Dhankhar, in August 2022.

National General Secretary All India Fair Price Shop Dealers Association Biswambhar Basu said the Centre needs to consider increasing the commission given to fair price shop owners to ensure a “minimum monthly income of Rs 50,000” for them.

The TMC said the BJP of “using the ceremony at the Ram Temple for “political gains ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections”

At the same time, West Bengal Mamata Banerjee is yet to confirm if she would be attending the consecration ceremony of the Ram Temple.

In 2021, 88,318 passengers travelled through the Kolkata Airport and in 2020, this number stood at 40,407. In 2019, the total number of international passengers traveling to and fro from Kolkata airport was pegged at 5,88,756.

West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee left Woodburn Ward shortly before 8 pm on Friday.

The department has appealed to all vehicle owners to avail of this scheme and clear their dues.

Congress President Adhir Chowdhury however hinted that, Dalu’s statement has no meaning because all decision will be taken by their high command. Chowdhury said, “Delhi will decide everything so, we do not have any comment on this.”

The West Bengal chief minister also says CPI(M), BJP and Congress have forged an alliance against TMC.

Kumar is considered an able officer; in 2019, the TMC supremo sat on a dharna to stall questioning of the “honest” police officer by the CBI in the Sarada chit fund scam

The ED, which is probing the Bengal school jobs scam, has identified the involvement of a few individuals, including chartered accountants and businessmen, said sources in the agency.

Considered close to CM, Kumar was grilled by CBI in Saradha case

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee further said that like previous years, this year too, an accident insurance cover of Rs 5 lakh will be provided to every pilgrim of the Gangasagar Mela.

Speaking to The Indian Express, Kolkata-based town planning expert Partha Protim Dutta said the problems arising due to people’s dependency on private vehicles can be solved if offices could be “decentralised”.

On Tuesday morning, the maximum temperature in Kolkata was recorded as 25 degrees Celsius

On Tuesday morning, Ghosh filed an FIR at the Leather Complex police station against unidentified persons.

Ruling party is doing politics: BJP’s Sajal Ghosh

During their Kolkata visit, Shah and Nadda set up a 15-member committee to oversee everything relating to upcoming polls, including preparations and campaigns, in the state

On Saturday, 55 women who were arrested in connection with the same protest were granted bail.

Ustad Rashid Khan belongs to the Rampur-Sahaswan Gharana and is the great-grandson of gharana founder Inayat Hussain Khan. Khan is winner of Sangeet Natak Akademi

On Christmas eve on Sunday, the Metro carried 2,61,759 passengers till 6pm.