West Bengal

From mutton biryani to basanti polao and payesh, Bengal’s prisons serve festive flavours to inmates during Durga Puja

September 30, 2025 4:20 pm

A senior official at the Barrackpore Special Correctional Home said that during Durga Puja, all prisons in West Bengal try and make the menu interesting for the inmates by planning ahead and adjusting the food budget.

Kolkata, South Bengal districts may witness very heavy rain on Dashami, Durga Puja festivities likely to be hit

September 30, 2025 1:54 pm

Most southern districts are predicted to be "flooded with very heavy rains" on Dashami, according to the India Meteorological Department.

At this pandal in Kolkata, Durga Puja is all about a powerful message of unity and responsibility

September 29, 2025 4:53 pm

The Putiary Club's pandal features paintings that indicate political divisions, but organisers stress the importance of unity beyond these differences.

Three killed after being hit by train in West Bengal

September 29, 2025 12:08 pm

The accident took place near Shyamnagar station on Saturday night, following which locals staged a protest blocking the tracks for an hour, blaming the railways for negligence.

Yellow alert clouds puja joy in Bengal — sun shines on Shashti, heavier rain may hit later days

September 28, 2025 7:14 pm

IMD warns of thunderstorms and gusty winds across Bengal; Shashti likely manageable but Ashtami, Nabami face risk of heavy downpours and disruption

Over 70% of UG seats go unfilled in state-run colleges of West Bengal

September 27, 2025 10:05 am

In comparison, last year, 4.44 lakh seats were filled, he added. In the first phase of counselling, 2.30 lakh students were enrolled, while in the second phase, over 39,000 students got admitted, according to an official of the Higher Education Department.

IMD warns of heavy rain in West Bengal during Durga Puja as Bay of Bengal depression intensifies

September 25, 2025 8:52 pm

The IMD has also placed Kolkata under a yellow alert on Friday, Saturday and Sunday of this week for thunderstorms with lightning and gusty winds of 30-40 kmph.

'No grace marks, fairness in exam & release vacancies': WBSSC job aspirants' demands in protest

September 26, 2025 9:02 am

They gathered at Karunamoyee Metro station and took out a one-km march to Bikash Bhavan, the state education department headquarters.

Kolkata schools to remain shut on Sept 24, 25 due to heavy rains

September 24, 2025 9:15 am

School Holidays on September 24 and 25: Kolkata schools to remain closed on September 24 and 25 due to heavy rains, as announced by Education Minister Bratya Basu. The decision aims to ensure student safety amid waterlogged roads and prevent accidents. Teachers will work from home.

‘At least 9 dead due to electrocution’: Mamata appeals to Kolkata residents to stay home amid heavy rain; says CESC should be ‘mindful’

September 23, 2025 6:29 pm

The West Bengal Chief Minister warned of further flooding and more waterlogging, while announcing a two-day holiday for public schools

Cyclone Dana aftermath: 1 dead; heavy rains in Odisha and West Bengal

October 25, 2024 6:24 pm

One casualty was reported in cyclone Dana in West Bengal, according to Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, while no deaths were reported in Odisha with CM Mohan Charan Majhi stating their zero-casualty mission was successful

Several feared dead after explosion at 'illegal' firecracker factory in Bengal

August 27, 2023 8:49 pm

Several people are feared dead in an explosion at a house allegedly used illegally as a firework factory in West Bengal’s North 24 Parganas district on Sunday.

President Murmu launches indigenously built warship Vindhyagiri

August 17, 2023 10:18 pm

West Bengal Panchayat Election 2023: Voting kicks off under shadow of violence

July 08, 2023 1:29 pm

In a mornign tweet, the ruling party, Trinamool Congress, claimed three of its workers have been murdered in Rejinagar, Tufanganj and Khargram and two have been left wounded with gunshots in Domkol.

When four artists from West Bengal came together to showcase works based on neorealism and neo-romanticism

April 13, 2023 12:39 pm

The exhibit was curated by Suneet Chopra who promised an "artistic splendour of the state that boasts of traditional art and culture painted in the modern light"

CBI probe on, school job aspirants hold protest in Kolkata

December 19, 2022 10:56 pm

Nine organisations of agitating job seekers and would-be-teachers in government schools organised a joint rally in Kolkata on Monday to assert their demands amidst CBI probe in school jobs scam.

Indian fans celebrate Argentina's long walk to World Cup victory

December 19, 2022 12:53 pm

Indian fans celebrate Argentina's win at the FIFA World Cup 2022, held in Qatar.

FIFA World Cup 2022: Kolkata rediscovers its love for football

November 24, 2022 2:19 pm

Deaths, floods as cyclone Sitrang hits Bangladesh; rain dampens Bengal festivities

October 25, 2022 1:00 pm

Cyclone Sitrang hit Bangladesh on Monday, resulting in at least nine deaths and heavy flooding. The cyclone, however, spared West Bengal, which witnessed heavy rainfall.

BJP launches Nabanna Abhiyan in Kolkata, prominent leaders detained

September 13, 2022 5:07 pm

The West Bengal police action against BJP workers trying to reach Kolkata for Nabanna Abhiyan (march to secretariat), one of the party’s biggest campaigns since its 2021 poll defeat, continued on Tuesday morning, with thousands of party workers arrested or detained in several districts.

Why a leader is aligning with someone is more important that who aligns with who; Mamata Banerjee has a major role: Amit Mitra, Bengal Finance Minister

June 22, 2020 6:10 pm

Bengal FM Amit Mitra talks about demonetisation, the problems with GST, failing Centre-state relations, the need for protecting and building institutions such as the RBI and CBI, investments in the state, and what the BJP “doesn’t get about Bengal".

Kolkata bridge collapse: Rescue operations continue at the site, Mamata Banerjee to visit at 2 pm

June 22, 2020 6:17 pm

At least one person was killed and 25 others injured in south Kolkata after a portion of the Majherhat bridge collapsed on Tuesday. The rescuers did not find anyone trapped in the debris overnight, but a police officer said clearance operations was

Somnath Chatterjee will be remembered for always being above party politics

June 22, 2020 6:19 pm

The best example of his non-partisan behaviour is, of course, from 2008 during the Indo-US nuclear deal. Read more: https://bit.ly/2vES2Tu

The Mamata Banerjee Interview

June 22, 2020 6:56 pm

Class-3 student allegedly molested by teacher in Hooghly

February 26, 2016 10:07 am

Hooghly (WB), Feb 26 (ANI): A student of class 3 was allegedly molested by a teacher in Hooghly district of West Bengal. The family of the student created uproar outside the school. They broke a glass of a police van and injured two police officials. However, the situation was controlled by the Bhadreswar police.

Bike rally held to promote tourism in Siliguri

February 22, 2016 10:23 am

Siliguri, Feb 22 (ANI): A bike rally was organised by the Bengal Travel Mart in association with XKMPH and Indian Bikers Community in Siliguri. Around 120 bikers participated in the mega rally to promote West Bengal as a destination for bikers as well as adventure-loving people across the globe. The bike rally was organised to spread awareness among common people for safe driving.

Indo-Bangladesh Urs train arrives in Midnapur

February 18, 2016 5:51 am

Midnapur, Feb 18 (ANI): An Indo-Bangladesh special Urs train with 2,210 pilgrims on board arrived at Midnapur Railway station, West Bengal, from Rajbari in Bangladesh on Thursday morning. The Urs special train service was started in 1903. Every year, people of all faiths come to Midnapore Urs to seek blessings of Boro Huzur, a descendant of Boropir Abdul Qadir Jilani, who came to India from Iraq in the 19th century to preach Islam.

Two men arrested with leopard skin in Jalpaiguri

February 17, 2016 9:30 am

Jalpaiguri, Feb 17 (ANI): Two men carrying leopard skin were arrested by forest officials in Jalpaiguri, West Bengal. The forest officials formed a special team to catch the people involved in illegal wildlife trade. The leopard skin was to be sold to a party from Nepal and was found packed in a bag. Clouded leopards are rare in Bengal and are found mostly in Bhutan. Investigations were underway to crack down the smuggling racket. India’s leopards are under threat, with increasing numbers of the wild cats being poached for their body parts and villagers killing them for straying into human settlements.Wildlife experts say tiger and leopard parts are in great demand in China and other Asian countries.

JNU row: Jadavpur University students raise anti-national slogans

February 17, 2016 5:39 am

Kolkata, Feb 17 (ANI): Students of Jadavpur University in West Bengal took to streets expressing solidarity with the students of Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) demanding release of student leader booked on sedition charges. JNU Students’ Union President Kanhaiya Kumar was arrested last week on sedition charges after a group of youngsters organised an event in protest of the execution of 2001 parliament attack convict Mohammad Afzal Guru. Jadavpur University students shouted slogans against Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS). Students and academics of the JNU continue to boycott classes to protest against government.

Child killed as truck rams into car in Kolkata

February 15, 2016 6:30 am

Kolkata, Feb 15 (ANI): Angry locals took to the streets on Monday after a truck ran over three children in West Bengal's North 24 Parganas area, killing a child and gravely injuring two other kids. Three students were travelling in a car when a truck rammed into them. The locals set two police vehicles on fire. According to sources, the police was pursuing the truck when it rammed into the car, angering the locals.