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• Arrested West Bengal Jyoti Priya Mallick's health condition deteriorates, expert team formed

  

  The minister, who was admitted to the cardiology department of the hospital, complained of numbness in the left side of his body on Wednesday morning. KOLKATA: Arrested West Bengal Forest Minister Jyoti Priya Mallick's health further deteriorated, following which state-run SSKM Hospital formed a medical board to monitor his condition, an official said.Mallick, arrested by the Enforcement Department (ED) for his alleged involvement in the multi-crore ration scam, was brought to SSKM Hospital f…
  - 11 days ago 23 Nov 23, 10:53am -
• A day after Diwali, air quality 'poor' in Kolkata, neighbourhood

  

  The Air Quality Index (AQI) reading was 284 at Victoria Memorial and 262 at Fort William in Kolkata, while it was 310 in Ghusuri in neighbouring Howrah district on Monday morning. KOLKATA: Air quality remained 'poor' in Kolkata and its neighbourhood on Monday morning, a day after Kali Puja and Diwali, as a haze engulfed the metropolis, officials said.Such a situation was not only caused by the bursting of firecrackers on Sunday, but also due to weather conditions during this time of the year…
  - 21 days ago 13 Nov 23, 10:35am -
• World Cup: Kolkata cops send notice to CAB over 'mishandling' of tickets for India vs S Africa match

  

  Not satisfied with the cricket body’s “cryptic” reply, the cops have sought more details about the ticket sales process from the CAB and online ticketing portal bookmyshow.com. KOLKATA: Police and the Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) are at loggerheads over the alleged mishandling of tickets for the World Cup match between India and South Africa at Eden Gardens. Not satisfied with the cricket body’s “cryptic” reply, the cops have sought more details about the ticket sales process…
  - 31 days ago 3 Nov 23, 9:35pm -
• Kolkata's premium car owners fail to clear road tax dues worth Rs 70 crore, govt mulls crackdown

  

  The list of defaulters includes actors, reputed doctors, entrepreneurs and lawyers with brands such as Land Rover, Range Rover, BMW, Audi, Porsche and Jaguar. KOLKATA: Owners of premium cars with prices ranging between Rs 60 lakh and Rs 1.15 crore have become a headache for the cash-strapped West Bengal government as they are reluctant to clear road tax dues.According to records available with the transport department, road tax for 1,931 high-end vehicles to the tune of Rs 70 crore has been ly…
  - 46 days ago 19 Oct 23, 8:43pm -
• West Bengal: Seven feared killed in Raniganj after opencast mine caves in

  

  According to police, the ECL outsourced an agency for extracting coal from the mine. It was not confirmed whether the mine was abandoned or it was operational for mining. Kolkata: At least seven people were feared killed when an ECL’s opencast mine caved in during pilferage at Raniganj in West Burdwan district, known as Bengal’s coal-belt. Local police confirmed that they recovered three bodies.Alleging seven persons were buried alive when portion of the opencast caved in, BJP MLA from As…
  - 53 days ago 12 Oct 23, 10:31pm -
• Renowned nuclear physicist Bikash Sinha dies at 78

  

  Saha, 78, who was suffering from old age-related ailments, was a recipient of Padma Bhushan in 2010 for his contribution to science & technology. KOLKATA: Renowned nuclear physicist Bikash Sinha, a former director of the Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics (SINP) and the Variable Energy Cyclotron Centre (VECC), died here on Friday.Saha, 78, who was suffering from old age-related ailments, was a recipient of Padma Bhushan in 2010 for his contribution to science & technology.West Bengal Chief Mi…
  - 11 Aug 23, 4:56pm -
• Trans-woman prevented from donating blood in Kolkata

  

  The woman health worker argued that medical guidelines do not allow transgender persons, who are often on hormonal treatment, to donate blood. KOLKATA: A transgender woman was prevented from donating blood at a donation camp by a state government health worker on gender identity grounds.The health worker finally agreed to allow the trans-woman to donate the blood following objections by the organisers and Queer-rights activists. But the health worker's approval came with weird interpretations…
  - 8 Aug 23, 7:07pm -
• Minor crushed to death by speeding truck in Kolkata, massive protests erupt, vehicles set on fire

  

  RAF personnel in large numbers were deployed, and police baton-charged protesters and fired teargas shells to bring the situation under control. KOLKATA: A minor boy died and his father was critically injured on Monday morning, after a speeding truck hit them while crossing a road in Behala Chowrasta area here, triggering massive protests by locals who torched several vehicles, officials said.RAF personnel in large numbers were deployed, and police baton-charged protesters and fired teargas sh…
  - 4 Aug 23, 1:04pm -
• Former Bengal Chief Minister Budhhadeb Bhattacharjee hospitalised

  

  The 79-year-old former CPM politburo member has a history of chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder (COPD) and is under medical care for several years. KOLKATA: Former West Bengal chief minister Budhhadeb Bhattacharjee was admitted to a private healthcare unit in Kolkata on Saturday after the oxygen saturation level in his blood dropped causing breathing distress.The 79-year-old former CPM politburo member, who has a history of chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder (COPD), was brought to th…
  - 29 Jul 23, 8:28pm -
• Armed suspect rounded up from near CM Mamata Banerjee's house

  

  The suspect said he wanted to meet the chief minister, a Z-plus security protectee, and our men intercepted him when he approached the chief minister’s residence. KOLKATA: Shortly before Mamata Banerjee leaves her Kalighat home to attend the party’s annual event-Martyr’s Day-at Esplanade, police rounded up a suspect moving in a vehicle, with police written on its windscreen, carrying a firearm, knife and drugs from near the West Bengal chief minister’s residence. Identity cards of securi…
  - 21 Jul 23, 1:24pm -

• Sealed ballot boxes found in counting centre in Bengal 

  

  Sources said the boxes were kept in a classroom which was converted into a counting centre for the recently concluded rural elections. KOLKATA: Three sealed and uncounted ballot boxes were recovered from a high school at Gajol in West Bengal's Malda district on Tuesday morning.Sources said the boxes were kept in a classroom which was converted into a counting centre for the recently concluded rural elections.Reacting to the recovery of the ballot boxes, Congress leader Pradip Bhattacharya sa…
  - 18 Jul 23, 1:01pm -
• WB teacher scam: SC refuses to halt probe against TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee 

  

  A bench of Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and Justice PS Narasimha allowed Banerjee to avail available remedies under the law but refused to interfere with the May 18 order of the Calcutta High Court. NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday refused to interfere with the CBI and Enforcement Directorate probe against TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee in the alleged West Bengal teacher recruitment scam, saying it cannot stultify the investigation in the case.A bench of Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and J…
  - 10 Jul 23, 2:44pm -
• Phenomenon of Furfura Sharif: Decoding minority vote in Bengal

  

  Though the ISF claims it is a secular party which works for all downtrodden people in rural Bengal, most of its leadership and party rank and file are Bengali Muslims. WEST BENGAL: The verdant green of the sprawling farmlands of West Bengal’s Howrah and Hooghly districts fades out as the state highway turns into the dusty little town which has grown around the mazaar of Pir of Furfura Sharif, believed by many to be the second holiest Sufi pilgrimage after Ajmer’s Dargah Sharif.This tiny to…
  - 3 Jul 23, 4:51pm -
• West Bengal panchayat polls: SEC tells Kolkata HC withdrawal of candidates much less compared to 2018

  

  In the affidavit, the SEC mentioned that 9.03 per cent of valid nominations were withdrawn in this year’s panchayat elections while the figure was 17.65 per cent in the previous rural polls. KOLKATA: The West Bengal State Election Commission (SEC) on Thursday submitted an affidavit before the Calcutta High Court saying withdrawal of nominations for the upcoming panchayat polls slated to be held on July 8 had been much lesser compared to the previous rural polls in 2018.The state poll panel a…
  - 29 Jun 23, 9:32pm -
• Heavy rains lash Kolkata, heavy downpour expected in south, north Bengal

  

  Kolkata received 40.4 mm of rain as the incessant downpour caused traffic snarls in the city and waterlogging in many areas during the morning hours. KOLKATA: Heavy rain lashed Kolkata and its adjoining places on Wednesday affecting normal life and causing traffic snarls during morning office hours as the Met department forecast more heavy downpour in various areas in south and north Bengal.Diamond Harbour recorded the maximum rainfall in the state at 214.3 mm, while Canning received 58.4 mm…
  - 28 Jun 23, 12:47pm -
• Mamata's helicopter makes emergency landing near Siliguri 

  

  Banerjee was on the way to the Bagdogra airport after addressing an election rally in Jalpaiguri when her helicopter ran into bad weather while flying over the Baikunthapur forest, they said. Siliguri: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's helicopter made an emergency landing at the Sevoke air base near Siliguri on Tuesday afternoon due to bad weather, officials said.Banerjee was on the way to the Bagdogra airport after addressing an election rally in Jalpaiguri when her helicopter ran…
  - 27 Jun 23, 3:19pm -
• One killed, four injured in clash between two groups in West Bengal's Cooch Behar 

  

  On whether the clash was between two political outfits, the policeman said that the matter is under investigation and he would comment only after the investigation is complete. KOLKATA: One person was killed and four others were injured in firing during a clash between two groups of people at Dinhata in West Bengal's Cooch Behar district on Tuesday, police said.At least four persons were detained for their alleged involvement in the killing, a senior police officer said.Several incidents of…
  - 27 Jun 23, 2:25pm -
• Calcutta HC sets aside order for CBI probe into 'tampering' with rural poll nomination papers 

  

  Two petitioners - Kashmira Begum and Anjuna Bibi - candidates for panchayat polls under Uluberia I block claimed that the documents filed by them at the time of nomination were tampered with. KOLKATA: A division bench of the Calcutta High Court on Monday set aside a single bench direction to the CBI to probe into an allegation of tampering with documents and misrepresenting information provided in nomination papers of two panchayat poll candidates in Howrah district.The court, however, directe…
  - 26 Jun 23, 7:07pm -
• Bengal panchayat polls: Central forces start route march to instil confidence among voters in Bolpur

  

  The administration and Bolpur police also joined hands with the central forces to ensure that the election process could be done peacefully in the Panchayat elections. BIRBHUM: Days after the Calcutta High Court order to requisition central forces for deployment in panchayat elections to the West Bengal State Election Commission, Central Forces on Saturday held a route march in Bolpur town of Birbhum district to instil confidence in the voters.The administration and Bolpur police also joined h…
  - 24 Jun 23, 4:40pm -
• Former Bengal CM's 41-year-old offspring to undergo sex-change surgery

  

  The matter first surfaced on social media in a post by LGBTQ activist Suprava Roy, who uploaded a picture of Suchetana addressing a symposium on the livelihood of the people of the community. KOLKATA: The 41-year-old offspring of former West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharya, now identifies as a transman and will be undergoing gender affirmation surgery soon.The matter first surfaced on social media in a post by LGBTQ activist Suprava Roy, who uploaded a picture of Suchetana Bhattac…
  - 21 Jun 23, 8:14pm -
• Bengal rural polls: Body of BJP candidate's kin found with stab wounds

  

  BJP leader Ajoy Roy alleged that Das, who had supported the name of Bisakha Das as a BJP gram panchayat candidate from Dasgram area in Dinhata, was murdered by Trinamool supporters. KOLKATA: Amid the violence in the run up to the July 8 panchayat polls in West Bengal, the body of a BJP candidate's brother-in-law was found in Cooch Behar district.Sambhu Das, aged around 30 years, was called outside his home by unidentified youths on Saturday night, police said.Hours later his body with stab…
  - 18 Jun 23, 3:29pm -
• West Bengal radio club, police help reunite missing woman with family after a decade

  

  In the letter to the NCW, she could only say that she was from the Sunderbans area in West Bengal and the nearest railway station to her home was Jaynagar. KOLKATA: A teenage girl from West Bengal, who was lost in far-away Kashmir over a decade ago, was reunited with her family, thanks to the efforts of the police and a radio club of the eastern state.It was a happy moment when the girl, now a woman and mother of three children, met her family in a village in the Baramulla area on Saturday, h…
  - 18 Jun 23, 3:18pm -
• Union minister Nisith Pramanik's convoy attacked in Bengal

  

  Television footage showed clashes between activists of both parties, with crude bombs being thrown during the altercation. KOLKATA: The convoy of Union Minister Nisith Pramanik was attacked on Saturday allegedly by supporters of the Trinamool Congress in West Bengal's Cooch Behar district, a charge the ruling party dismissed.The incident occurred in the Sahibganj area when Pramanik attempted to visit the Block Development Office where scrutinising nomination papers for the upcoming panchayat p…
  - 17 Jun 23, 5:40pm -
• WB panchayat polls: Governor visits violence-hit Bhangore

  

  The governor on Thursday said in a statement that victory in elections should depend on the count of votes, not the count of dead bodies. KOLKATA: West Bengal governor C V Ananda Bose Friday visited Bhangore in South 24 Parganas district, which witnessed sporadic violence between supporters of rival political groups over nomination filing for the state panchayat elections.The governor on Thursday said in a statement that victory in elections should depend on the count of votes, not the count o…
  - 16 Jun 23, 12:03pm -
• Bengal panchayat polls: one shot dead, two injured during rally 

  

  Bullets were fired at an opposition parties’ rally in Chopra, North Dinajpur. KOLKATA: Fresh clashes broke out on the last day for filing nominations for panchayat elections in Bengal on Thursday claiming one life and injuring two others. Bullets were fired at an opposition parties’ rally in Chopra, North Dinajpur. The victim was taken to a nearby healthcare unit but he was declared dead on arrival. The two others, who sustained bullet injuries, are admitted to the hospital.Police s…
  - 15 Jun 23, 2:34pm -
• West Bengal rural polls violence: ISF MLA fails to meet Mamata

  

  A senior official at the Chief Minister's Office told that the meeting could not be held because of Banerjee's pressing engagements. KOLKATA: With violence over the filing of nominations continuing for the fifth consecutive day in parts of West Bengal, opposition Indian Secular Front (ISF) MLA Naushad Siddique on Wednesday went to meet Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to brief her about the situation in his constituency.The legislator of Bhangore in South 24 Parganas district, however, could not…
  - 14 Jun 23, 6:37pm -
• Bengal rural Polls: Violence continues on second day of nomination filing 

  

  A Congress activist was shot dead on Friday, the first day of nomination filing, in Murshidabad district allegedly by TMC goons, a charge denied by the ruling party. KOLKATA: Incidents of violence continued on the second day of nomination filing for West Bengal panchayat polls on Saturday, with the opposition BJP, Congress and CPI(M) alleging their candidates were prevented from submitting papers by the ruling TMC activists and goons.A mob entered a Block Development Office in South 24 Pargana…
  - 10 Jun 23, 7:54pm -
• Deadline for filing nominations in rural polls not adequate: Calcutta High Court

  

  The court, in its preliminary observation, said the deadline for submitting a nomination is not adequate and asked the state poll panel to come up with its responses. KOLKATA: Hours after the newly appointed state election commissioner announced that the panchayat election will be held in one phase on July 8 across the state, mercury in Bengal politics started soaring as both the BJP and the Congress moved the Calcutta High Court with a slew of demands. The court, in its preliminary observation,…
  - 9 Jun 23, 8:03pm -
• Abhishek Banerjee's wife appears before ED in coal pilferage case

  

  Rujira was stopped at the Kolkata airport on Monday when she was going to UAE with her two children. She was then served the summons for appearing before the agency at 11 am on June 8. KOLKATA: Senior TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee's wife Rujira appeared before the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in Kolkata on Thursday for questioning in the coal pilferage case, officials said.A panel of five officers, including those from New Delhi, was interrogating Rujira, they said.According to an ED source,…
  - 8 Jun 23, 3:26pm -
• Passengers offloaded after man shouts bomb in aircraft

  

  The passengers were brought down from the plane and the aircraft was thoroughly searched by police with sniffer dogs but nothing was found. KOLKATA: All passengers were brought down from a plane at the NSC Bose International Airport here after a man started shouting before take-off that there was a bomb in the aircraft, airport sources said on Tuesday.The Qatar Airways flight to London from here via Doha with 541 passengers on board was getting ready for take-off at 3.29 am on Tuesday when on…
  - 6 Jun 23, 11:23am -
• “TMC behind Odisha train accident,” alleges Suvendu Adhikari

  

  West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee slammed Railway Board for handing over the inquiry into the Odisha train accident to the CBI saying that “it is not the time to suppress the truth”. KOLKATA: The Leader of the Opposition in West Bengal Suvendu Adhikari on Monday alleged that the Trinamool Congress (TMC) was behind the Odisha train accident in which at least 275 people were killed.The triple train accident involved the Bengaluru-Howrah Superfast Express, the Coromandel Express and…
  - 6 Jun 23, 10:55am -
• Bengal: Boy dies in Buxipally public toilet bomb blast

  

  The 11-year-old died when bombs stored in a Buxipally public toilet went off. KOLKATA: An 11-year-old boy was killed in a bomb blast at a public toilet in West Bengal's North 24 Parganas district on Monday, police said.The minor, a resident of Subhaspally, was seriously injured when he went to the public toilet near rail gate-1 in the Bongaon area and the explosion took place, a senior officer said.He said the boy was taken to a local hospital where doctors declared him dead.Apparently,…
  - 5 Jun 23, 1:03pm -
• Govt gets its act together as Kolkata tops in number of TB cases in state

  

  According to the data available with the health department, Kolkata’s number of TB patients in 2022 increased four-fold as compared to the number of infected patients in 2016. KOLKATA:  Kolkata recorded the highest number of patients infected with tuberculosis (TB) in the state last year, posing as a major concern for the West Bengal health department officials. According to the data available with the health department, Kolkata’s number of TB patients in 2022 increased four-fold as compar…
  - 3 Jun 23, 9:22am -