West Bengal: TMC appoints Dinesh Trivedi as party's Hindi Cell chairman
Kolkata/IBNS: With a few months to go for the state polls, the Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Monday appointed its veteran leader Dinesh Trivedi as the chairman of its West Bengal unit's Hindi cell.
Bihar boy misses NEET by 10 minutes after travelling 700 kms to Kolkata
Kolkata/IBNS: In another instance of the ordeal of lakhs of students who appeared for the joint and medical entrance examinations, a Bihar boy missed the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) by a few minutes after travelling 700 kilometers from Bihar to West Bengal on Sunday, media reports said.
West Bengal: Mystery shrouds death of BJP worker in Hooghly
Kolkata/UNI: Mystery shrouded the death of a BJP worker at Goghat in Hooghly district.
West Bengal Police's Commanding Officer Debashree Chatterjee dies in road mishap
Kolkata/IBNS: Kolkata Police's first woman Officer-in-Charge (OC) Debashree Chatterjee, who was posted on deputation to the West Bengal Police as the Commanding Officer (CO) of state armed force's 12th Battalion, lost her life after her SUV rammed into a parked truck on Durgapur Expressway at Helda area under Dadpur Police Station limits in Kolkata's neighbouring Hooghly district on Friday early morning, reports said.
'Corona is over, Mamata Banerjee calling lockdown to stop BJP': Dilip Ghosh
Kolkata/IBNS: In another weird statement, West Bengal Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Dilip Ghosh has said the Novel Coronavirus pandemic is over at a time the country is adding over 90,000 Covid-19 cases on a daily-basis.
Kolkata Police Commissioner Anuj Sharma tests positive for Covid-19
Kolkata/IBNS: Commissioner of the Kolkata Police force, Anuj Sharma, on Thursday tested positive for novel coronavirus and he is currently in home quarantine with mild symptoms, city police officials said.
West Bengal: Athlete Pinki Pramanik joins BJP
Kolkata/IBNS: Indian athlete Pinki Pramanik, who is from West Bengal's Purulia district, joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) here on Thursday.
No anti-Covid-19 lockdown in West Bengal on Sept 12, announces Mamata Banerjee
Kolkata/IBNS: In yet another change in the lockdown dates, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday said the state won't witness complete anti-Covid-19 restrictions on Sept 12, keeping in mind the Joint Entrance Examination Main (JEE Main) and National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) scheduled to be held on the next day.
CPI-M MLA Sujan Chakraborty in quarantine after his colleague tests Covid-19 positive
Kolkata/IBNS: CPI-M MLA from West Bengal, Sujan Chakraborty, has quarantined himself after his colleague who drives his car tested positive for Covid-19.
Will do 100 sit-ups if one can prove West Bengal government said no to Durga Puja: Mamata Banerjee
Kolkata/IBNS: Lashing out at the IT cell of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) without taking its name, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday said she would do 100 sit-ups in front of people if it can be proved that her government said no to Durga Puja, as claimed by a message circulated on WhatsApp.
West Bengal: BJP women's wing worker shot at, TMC accused
Kolkata/IBNS: A worker of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s women's wing was shot at in West Bengal's South 24 Parganas district on Monday.
No Question Hour in West Bengal Assembly's monsoon session, TMC govt accused of 'double standard'
Kolkata/IBNS: The Trinamool Congress (TMC), which has been leading the protest against the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government's move to cancel the Question Hour in the upcoming monsoon session of Parliament, is set to practice the same in its own-ruled state West Bengal.
West Bengal to observe state mourning tomorrow as tribute to Pranab Mukherjee
Kolkata/IBNS/UNI: The West Bengal Government has announced to keep all government and government-aided offices and institutions closed on Tuesday as a mark of respect to former President Pranab Mukherjee, who passed away at the age of 84.
West Bengal Guv Jagdeep Dhankhar mourns Pranab Mukherjee's death
Kolkata/UNI: West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar on Monday condoled the death of former president Pranab Mukherjee.
Two heavyweight opposition leaders join Trinamool Congress in Bengal
Kolkata/UNI: The Trinamool Congress today announced the joining of two heavyweight Opposition leaders, Shankar Narayan Singh Deo and Chanchal Maitra, in Purulia District.