SIR protest fallout: Central forces to guard Bengal CEO’s office
19 Dec 2025 12:29 AM ISTKolkata: Central armed forces will be deployed at the West Bengal Chief Electoral Officer’s (CEO) office after the Union Home Ministry approved an...
Bengal to add class V in 2,338 more primary schools
19 Dec 2025 12:29 AM ISTKolkata: The state School Education Department has decided to introduce Class V in 2,338 additional primary schools from the academic year 2026, as...
Abhishek postpones Sunali Khatun meet, assures all help
19 Dec 2025 12:29 AM ISTKolkata: Trinamool Congress (TMC) national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee has postponed his meeting with Sunali Khatun, which was earlier...
Bengal allows conversion of one-time motor vehicle tax to lifetime tax
19 Dec 2025 12:28 AM ISTKolkata: The state Transport Department has issued a notification allowing owners of certain motor vehicles who have paid a one-time tax to convert it...
Presidency Univ begins review of 2026–27 admission process
19 Dec 2025 12:28 AM ISTKolkata: Presidency University has begun reviewing its undergraduate and postgraduate admission process for the 2026–27 academic session, with the...
False marriage promise invalidates consent, says Calcutta High Court
19 Dec 2025 12:27 AM ISTKolkata: The Calcutta High Court has upheld the conviction and sentence of a man for rape, holding that consent obtained on the basis of a false...
Modi’s ‘Bankim Da’ remark sparks row in KMC meet
19 Dec 2025 12:27 AM ISTKolkata: Heated scenes unfolded in the KMC House on Thursday after a BJP councillor accused Mayor Firhad Hakim of having once referred to a part of...
CM says Bengal is biz-ready, bats for ‘industry freedom’
19 Dec 2025 12:26 AM ISTKolkata: Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday called for freedom for industry and the working class, accusing the Centre of withholding funds...
Mamata opens Christmas Festival, calls for ‘harmony & compassion’
19 Dec 2025 12:25 AM ISTKolkata: At the inauguration of the 15th Kolkata Christmas Festival in Park Street’s Allen Park, Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee called for...
‘BJP making a script’: TMC over Malviya’s ‘sponsored fire’ claim on New Town slum inferno
19 Dec 2025 12:25 AM ISTKolkata: Senior Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Shashi Panja on Thursday slammed the BJP leader and Bengal co-in-charge Amit Malviya after he alleged...
TMC MPs protest MGNREGA name change, accuses Centre of ‘desecrating’ scheme’s soul
19 Dec 2025 12:24 AM ISTKolkata: Trinamool Congress (TMC) MPs on Thursday staged a protest in the national capital, holding portraits of Mahatma Gandhi and Rabindranath...
Chinsurah man wrongly marked ‘deceased’ in Bengal’s draft voter list
19 Dec 2025 12:24 AM ISTKolkata: In a surprising error during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of West Bengal’s draft voter list, a young man from Chinsurah has been...
