In Kolkata city, the maximum temperature on Friday was 21.9 degrees Celsius while the minimum temperature on Thursday was recorded at 12.7 degrees Celsius, two notches below normal.

"We have been waiting for this day for a very long time. It seems that we have won our battle. Today is a happy day for us," said a candidate after attending the counselling at SSC office in Salt Lake.

The initiative is aimed at spreading the message of national unity and integrity, a press release said. The flag weighs over 80 kg with supporting elements, it added.

According to local residents, some youths have been celebrating New Year by playing music on loudspeakers in the village for the past few days.

A contingent of 25-30 armed personnel will provide security cover to West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose in shifts whenever he travels to any part of the country.

The delegation complained to the Governor that their party leaders were facing violence from “workers of the ruling Trinamool Congress”. Leader of the Opposition Suvendu Adhikari accompanied Majumdar to the Raj Bhawan.

A division bench comprising Justices Ajay Kumar Gupta and Joymalya Bagchi rejected the bail plea on the ground that “the court is not inclined to grant the prayer at this stage”.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Vande Bharat Express virtually on Saturday. The incidents of alleged stone pelting at the train triggered a political tussle in the state.

According to police, they arrested Hooghly resident Rajat Ash (39) from Amratala Street after getting a tip-off and recovered Rs 9,37,500 unaccounted cash from him.

The CPM leader did not speak about the ruling Trinamool Congress in West Bengal, especially a day after Mamata Banerjee alleged that the BJP and the CPM had entered into a tacit understanding to defeat her party.

Union Minister of State for Education Subhas Sarkar said just like the central agency probes in teachers recruitment scam, a CBI inquiry was the need of the hour with regard to “irregularities” in PMAY also.

“This tragic accident happened due to reckless driving. We extend our organisation's support and solidarity to their movement,” said Shampa Sirin, office secretary of AIDSO’s state panel.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on December 30 inaugurated the Vande Bharat Express virtually from Gujarat.

Roses were distributed among the first 100 commuters of the first ride and many of the passengers were elated to take the first journey on the Joka-Taratala Metro stretch (Purple line).

One person was detained and the car involved in the alleged incident had been seized, police said. They identified the victim as Sakil Ahmed. The man, who was detained on Monday was driving the car. It was later taken to a service centre from where it was traced, police claimed.

Addressing TMC supporters during a meeting at Nazrul Mancha, Banerjee added that it was important to “weed out rotten elements from the party before it destroyed the whole crop.”

The Congress MP flagged off the West Bengal leg of the yatra from Ganga Sagar Island in South 24 Parganas district on December 28 last year.

The party leadership is expected to make some major announcements regarding the programme and the party organisation as well.

Anit Thapa’s outfit took control of the Darjeeling Municipality with Trinamool’s help on Wednesday. The first government-backed leader to be in complete control of Hill politics, Thapa tells The Indian Express, “Gorkhaland is a dream project for all Gorkhas. But how long can we live in a world of dreams?”

Reacting to Ghosh's comments, senior TMC leader Tapas Roy said the BJP should stop using the name of Ram for political gains.

"In the last week, the demand for booster doses has increased. The surge in China could be a reason behind it. For a very long time people were not keen to take the booster dose," a senior administrative official of a top private hospital told The Sunday Express.

Riya Kumari 's brother has now claimed that Prakash has a debt of nearly Rs 30 lakh rupees. The claim would be verified, police said.

According to sources, the police were conducting a routine night checking in the area around 9:45 pm. Sergeant Suman Kalyan Chak of East Jadavpur Traffic Guard and ASI S K Patra were in the patrolling team.

In a statement that he shared on social media, Basu hit out at the Centre for showing a “partisan attitude” towards West Bengal.