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More officers to join ED team in Kolkata by August end to ease pressure

In an effort to handle increasing pressure of investigation related to financial embezzlements in West Bengal, as many as 80 additional officers will join the Enforcement Directorate's Kolkata team

Yet to get reply from Mamata on WB teacher recruitment issue: Pradhan

Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said that he is sympathetic to the demands of aspiring teachers on stir and asserted that he is yet to get a reply from West Bengal CM on the issue

WB SSC scam: HC asks for TET certificate of Anubrata Mondal's daughter

Calcutta High Court ordered West Bengal TMC leader Anubrata Mondal's daughter Sukanya Mandal to produce her Teacher Eligibility Test certificate before the court

Bengal: TMC govt won't stay for over 6 months, says LoP Suvendu Adhikari

The Leader of Opposition in West Bengal, Suvendu Adhikari on Thursday said that the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) won't last even for the next six months in the state.

Low pressure likely on Friday, heavy rain forecast for Gangetic West Bengal

A low pressure system is likely to form over north Bay of Bengal on Friday, causing widespread rainfall in Gangetic West Bengal during the weekend, the Met Department said.

Bengal CM condoles death of ITBP personnel killed in J-K bus accident

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday extended her condolences to the family members of jawans killed in a bus accident in Jammu and Kashmir. She prayed for the speedy recovery of those injured in the mishap. "Deeply pained to learn about the tragic accident in Pahalgam whereby our nation lost several brave ITBP jawans & police personnel. I offer my heartfelt condolences to the families and loved ones of our jawans. Praying for the speedy recovery of those who were injured on duty," the chief minister tweeted. At least six troopers of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) were killed and over 30 others injured when the bus, carrying them fell into a river in the Pahalgam area of Jammu and Kashmir earlier in the day, The bus, carrying 39 personnel, including 37 from the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) and two policemen from JKP, fell into a gorge between Chandanwari and Pahalgam. The party comprising the ITBP personnel and the policemen were being de-inducted from

Promoting sports, TMC observes 'Khela Hobe Dibas' across Bengal on Tuesday

The Trinamool Congress will observe Khela Hobe Dibas' on Tuesday, with party leaders organising football matches across West Bengal to promote sports

Bengal cattle scam: 3 directors of different shell companies under scanner

The CBI and ED have found that three shell companies run by three men were used to divert the proceeds of crime in the cattle smuggling case in West Bengal.

Congress calls out Mamata for 'purposefully' excluding Nehru's picture

West Bengal Congress has slammed Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for excluding Jawahar Lal Nehru on her Twitter display picture, which features prominent freedom fighters with the exception of India's first Prime Minister.WB Congress retweeted a tweet of a man whose daughter sketched 'Tryst with Destiny' the speech given by India's first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru."My daughter chose to remind some basic history lesson by drawing the moment of first independence day!", the Twitter user Abhisek Banerjee wrote.Retweeting the above tweet, the WB Congress on August 14 tagged the Twitter handles of Mamata Banerjee and the All India Trinamool Congress and wrote: "History lesson for @MamataOfficial @AITCofficial from a kid. Because they purposefully omitted the first prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru from their independence day DP to please their political masters.""@AITCofficial & @MamataOfficial u can purposefully omit #JawaharlalNehru from ur #IndpendenceDay 2 please ur master ...

Subhas Sarkar accuses WB govt of 'not allowing' him to hoist national flag

MoS Subhas Sarkar alleged that he was "not allowed" by the Bengal govt to hoist the national flag at a correctional home in Paschim Medinipur district as part of the Centre's 'Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav'

West Bengal logs 461 fresh Covid-19 cases, 3 deaths; active tally at 5,884

The COVID-19 toll rose to 21,420 as three more deaths were reported from different parts of the state in the last 24 hours, the bulletin said.

Cattle smuggling case: TMC's Anubrata remanded in CBI custody for 10 days

The TMC Birbhum district president was arrested by CBI sleuths from his Bolpur residence earlier in the day.

TMC's Anubrata Mondal sent to 10-day CBI remand; here's what we know so far

Anubrata Mondal was arrested from his Bolpur residence, on the allegation that he was not cooperating with Central Bureau of Investigation

Cattle smuggling scam: TMC starts distancing itself from Anubrata Mondal

Trinamool leader Sovandeb Chattopadhyay, who said: "If anyone commits a crime, he or she will have to face the consequences. Again, if he (Mondal) claims innocence, the onus is on him to prove that."

Interim wage hike likely to hit margins of West Bengal tea estates: Icra

The impact would be lower for producers of quality tea, given the price premium they enjoy over the average market realisations, Icra said in a report.

Anubrata Mondal: Bengal's Bahubali' politician and trusted aide of Mamata

The CBI on Thursday arrested the senior TMC leader for allegedly not cooperating in its probe into a cattle smuggling case

Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee patronises criminals like Anubrata Mandal: BJP

Amit Malviya said that she gives state protection to those who operate crime and extortion syndicates under her watch

Bengal CID raids arrested Jharkhand MLA's house, seizes Rs 5 lakh in cash

West Bengal CID conducted a raid at the residence of one of the three arrested Jharkhand MLAs in connection with the probe into the cash seizure case and recovered Rs 5 lakh and an SUV from there

Partha Chatterjee's offence doesn't make us all thieves: Trinamool leaders

Referring to that, few Trinamool leaders and ministers named in the PIL called a press conference on Wednesday wherein they issued an appeal not to consider everyone in Trinamool Congress as offenders

TMC won't exist after December, assembly polls in Bengal in 2024: Suvendu

Over the last few months, Adhikari has repeatedly claimed that there would be a Maharashtra-like situation in the opposition-ruled states of Jharkhand, Rajasthan and West Bengal.