According to police, Somnath Bhattacharya, an assistant commissioner of police-rank officer, had been working with the Kolkata Police battalion.

Admin claiming situation is normal but stopping us from visiting affected areas’

The Kudmis, which falls under the Other Backward Class (OBC), have been agitating over a string of demands, including recognition of the community as a Scheduled Tribe (ST) and inclusion of their Kudmali language in the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution.

Since April 5, at least 496 trains have been cancelled on the Kharagpur-Tatanagar and Adra-Chandil sections of the South Eastern Railway, key routes in the state.

Talking to reporters later during the day in Kolkata, the BJP leader slammed the Mamata Banerjee-led party for being “anti-tribal”. “TMC did everything to insult tribals. I appeal to all tribal communities across the nation to protest against the TMC as they are anti-tribal,” he added.

According to reports, the team was stopped at the Banighat area on GT Road in Hooghly district. When one of the women members of the team allegedly tried to get out of the car and walk to Rishra, she was stopped from proceeding.

TMC's Rajya Sabha MP Jawhar Sircar said, “This openly sexist remark reveals the low mentality of the party. Just look at him and judge whether you are safe.”

The lawmakers had claimed that nearly Rs 7,000 crore is pending under the NREGA.

Sources said, the CBI officials, came across two websites (now defunct) that appeared like the West Bengal School Service Commission (WBSSC).

TMC district president Debasish Ganguly, however, said the incident was likely to a fallout of personal enmity

According to officials, several trains will remain cancelled due to the agitation at Kustaur Railway Station. Since April 5, 308 trains have been cancelled due to the stir, they added.

Police said the deceased were identified as Neelima Barman (52), Bimal Kumar Barman (68), and Runa Barman (24). The couple's younger daughter Iti (22) was also critically injured in the attack and is currently undergoing treatment at a hospital, they added.

On March 9, an FIR was registered in an alleged case of rape and sexual assault under Section 6 (Punishment for aggravated penetrative sexual assault) of the POCSO Act, 2012 at a police station in north Bengal.

Ghosh reiterated the allegations outside the Alipore court where he was brought for hearing on Thursday morning. “I am being pressurised to name Abhishek Banerjee. I have informed the court about this in writing,” he claimed.

TMC state general secretary Kunal Ghosh, on the other hand, said: “During Ram Navami, the BJP, VHP and their affiliates created problems by defying police directives.

The TMC, on the other hand, accused the BJP of fomenting trouble during the Ram Navami celebrations and said that their leaders and workers were behaving like "good boys" on Hanuman Jayanti.

West Bengal Governor spoke with police officers and central paramilitary force personnel and enquired about the security arrangements. He also interacted with common people.

The High Court also issued guidelines to West Bengal Police on security arrangements for Thursday's festival.

Jha's aide Brathin Mukherjee, who sustained injuries in the firing, is still critical. Locals claimed that four-five rounds were fired in the shootout. Raju was sitting on the seat next to the driver's.

Violence erupted in Shibpur in Howrah district on Thursday evening during Ram Navami processions. Since then, clashes have taken place in several parts of the state, including Uttar Dinajpur, and now in Hooghly.

The Congress on Tuesday staged a demonstration at Raj Bhavan in Kolkata and burned an effigy of Kolkata Mayor Firhad Hakim against the recent hike in parking fees by the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC). Party workers raised slogans and held placards, criticising Hakim for the hike and took out a rally from Paradise Cinema to […]

Residents on both sides of the railway gate said they were shaken by Monday night's clash.

The state CID is probing the violence involving incidents of clashes, arson and ransacking during the Ram Navami festivities.

Talking to The Indian Express over phone, Budu, a native of Tingupakhan, a hillside village, said they walked most of the time while they also hitchhiked in between. Moved by their plight, some good Samaritans also offered them food on the way.