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BJP's Suvendu Adhikari seeks CRPF deployment in Bengal after violence reported
Updated on Oct 10, 2022 01:58 PM IST
In the letter, Adhikari also claimed that “some miscreants have taken over the Ekbalpur Police Station”.
Manjiri Chitre | Edited by Swati Bhasin
Watch: Mamata Banerjee joins folk dancers in Kolkata during Durga Puja carnival
On Saturday, idols from the top 95 Durga Puja pandals in Kolkata were shown in a big festival in the city's centre.
Published on Oct 08, 2022 11:00 PM IST
Over 8K manipulations detected in SSC office system, devices, Calcutta HC told
The CBI made the submissions in four reports in sealed envelopes in the court in the last week of September, according to a senior agency official who did not wish to be named. The Calcutta high court opened two of the reports on September 28.
Updated on Oct 08, 2022 06:09 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Kolkata
Durga Puja carnivals across districts in West Bengal as festive fever continues
In Kolkata, around 100 pujas will showcase their idols and take part in the procession on the Red Road
Published on Oct 07, 2022 10:17 AM IST
8 drown during idol immersion in Bengal
According to the police, the flash floods occurred around 9.15pm on Wednesday, when the idol immersions were being carried out by followers in the Malbazar in Dooars areas of Jalpaiguri.
Updated on Oct 07, 2022 02:57 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Kolkata/siliguri
W Bengal: 8 killed in flash flood during idol immersion; PM Modi condoles deaths
Officials said that a large number of people had gathered on the river bank and due to the flash flood, the level of water rose from six inches to 3.5feet within a few seconds
Published on Oct 06, 2022 08:49 AM IST
Kamaleswar Mukherjee, CPM leaders briefly held while protesting vandalism
Police said Kamaleswar Mukherjee and some CPM leaders were arrested for blocking traffic at a time people were coming on the streets for the Durga Puja
Published on Oct 03, 2022 10:57 PM IST
Durga idol 'Ashtadhatu' 11 feet and weighing over 1,000 kg installed in Kolkata
On the occasion of Durga Puja, 11-foot Goddess Durga's idol weighing one metric ton will be installed at the mandap of Beniatola Sarbojanin Durga Puja community in North Kolkata.
Published on Oct 02, 2022 06:01 PM IST
ANI | | Posted by Akanksha Agnihotri, Kolkata (west Bengal) [india]
‘Lovely moments’: TMC's Mahua Moitra dances to mark Maha Panchami | Watch
In the video, TMC lawmaker Mahua Moitra can be seen matching steps with other women on a Bengali folk song.
Published on Sep 30, 2022 10:25 PM IST
Aniruddha Dhar, New Delhi
Editors can be prosecuted over ‘offending’ article, says HC
The defamation suit was filed in 2020 by Santiago Martin, the founding chairman of Martin Group of Companies and owner of Martin Lottery, against former Kerala finance minister TM Thomas Issac and the editor, the managing director and some senior executives of Mathrubhumi.
Updated on Sep 30, 2022 01:46 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Kolkata
Covered in black, Durga Puja pandal depicts ‘bloodshed’ in Bengal poll violence
The ground, where the pandal of Saraswati O Kalimata Mandir Parishad has been put up, is painted red to depict the bloodshed in the violence.
Updated on Sep 29, 2022 07:15 PM IST
PTI | | Posted by Sharmita Kar
Mamata Banerjee plays ‘dhak’ at Durga puja pandal in Kolkata. Watch
The first woman chief minister of the state, Mamata Banerjee often makes headlines for her penchant for playing musical instruments. 'Didi', as she is fondly called, played the piano in May 2019; she played tunes of a song written by Noble laureate Rabindra Nath Tagore.
Published on Sep 29, 2022 12:32 PM IST
Yagya Sharma | Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan
E-nuggets gaming app case: 5 more arrested; mastermind outside India, say police
The development comes weeks after the Enforcement Directorate (ED) raided the premises of the person arrested from Ghaziabad in Kolkata and seized ₹17.32 crore cash from there on Sept 10
Updated on Sep 29, 2022 11:57 AM IST
Calcutta HC seeks voluntarily resignations of people hired fraudulently
The high court has ordered the Central Bureau of Investigation to investigate the alleged irregularities in the recruitment of school teachers and non-teaching staff
Published on Sep 29, 2022 11:05 AM IST
Free ration doorstep delivery by TMC govt is illegal, says Calcutta high court
Chief minister Mamata Banerjee launched the Duare Ration (doorstep ration) scheme during the Covid-19 pandemic in December 2020 when people could not leave home because of the nationwide lockdown.
Updated on Sep 29, 2022 01:26 AM IST
Bank under CBI scanner in Bengal cattle smuggling case catches fire; Files charred
CBI officers visited the bank branch several times in the last two months in connection with the cattle smuggling case
Published on Sep 28, 2022 08:19 PM IST
YouTuber held for creating ‘derogatory’ memes on Mamata Banerjee
The YouTuber had made derogatory memes by editing some parts of the chief minister's speeches.
Published on Sep 28, 2022 10:33 AM IST
Manjiri Chitre | Edited by Poulomi Ghosh
In a first, Bengal awards for Durga Puja committee for help to tackle dengue
According to West Bengal government, the total number of dengue patients admitted to various government hospitals across the state was 745 on September 24
Published on Sep 27, 2022 08:39 PM IST
Mithun says BJP won't take ‘rotten potatoes’ from TMC: ‘Not 21, in touch with…’
Bollywood actor and BJP leader Mithun Chakraborty said not everyone who is associated with the TMC is bad, and a section of those who are good, are in contact with him.
Published on Sep 27, 2022 06:34 PM IST
Sharangee Dutta | Edited by Sohini Goswami
No ex-gratia for kin of tipplers killed in elephant attack: Bengal advisory
The next of kin of any inebriated person killed by an elephant will not receive any compensation from the state forest department, according to a fresh advisory issued by forest officials in West Bengal’s Jhargram district
Updated on Sep 27, 2022 01:31 AM IST
18 men rescued in Kolkata as police bust interstate job racket
Police said the rescued youths hailed from Punjab and Haryana, aged between 19 and 25. The alleged gang extorted lakhs of rupees from parents of these youths on the pretext of providing them jobs in the US, they added.
Updated on Sep 26, 2022 04:44 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Kolkata
Anubrata Mondal’s daughter Sukanya, summoned by CBI, is a no show, says am unwell
On the CBI summons to TMC leader Anubrata Mondal’s Sukanya, West Bengal BJP president Sukanta Majumdar said she must explain her source of funds despite on a school teacher’s salary
Published on Sep 23, 2022 09:57 PM IST
Dharmendra Pradhan writes to WB CM Mamata over pending land allocation for JNV’s
Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas (JNVs) are a government-run chain of residential schools, providing education to children predominantly belonging to the rural areas from classes 6-12
Published on Sep 23, 2022 09:16 AM IST
Disha Kumari
TMC ex-minister created shell firms to buy properties: Charge sheet
ED, which filed its first charge sheet against Chatterjee and Mukherjee who were both arrested on July 23, may use the latter as a witness for the state during trial if she does not turn hostile, an agency official said on condition of anonymity.
Updated on Sep 23, 2022 07:28 AM IST
Tanmay Chatterjee, Hindustan Times, Kolkata
Bengal review plea against HC order to pay dearness allowance arrears rejected
The West Bengal government will appeal to the Supreme Court against the Calcutta high court order on payment of dearness allowance arrears running into ₹25,000 crore
Published on Sep 22, 2022 09:37 PM IST
ED trying to turn Partha Chatterjee’s aide Arpita against him in court: Official
An ED official said the agency cannot rule out the possibility of Arpita Mukherjee turning hostile in the case and they have provided security to her because of possible threats to her life
Updated on Sep 20, 2022 09:20 PM IST
Twin murder case: WB BJP wing president writes to child rights body chairperson
On August 22, two teenage boys went missing and their bodies were found on August 23 and 25 at two locations in Basirhat
Published on Sep 20, 2022 10:55 AM IST
On Bengal resolution against CBI, ED, Mamata Banerjee draws a distinction
Mamata Banerjee alleged that Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders in Bengal are using the agencies to serve their goals and PM Modi might not be aware of it
Published on Sep 19, 2022 09:11 PM IST
'Not Modi but...': Mamata on who is 'misusing' central agencies for 'interests'
Mamata Banerjee made the comments while speaking on a resolution by the Bengal government against the 'excesses' of central investigative agencies.
Updated on Sep 19, 2022 07:10 PM IST
'Madan Mitra was…’: TMC MP attacks Mamata Banerjee cabinet rejig
Madan Mitra had been the sports and youth affairs and transport minister between 2011 and 2015 before being remanded to jail in connection with a chit fund scam.
Updated on Sep 18, 2022 07:49 PM IST
Aniruddha Dhar, New Delhi
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