Four more arrested in West Bengal for attack on Abhishek Banerjee's convoy, Minister’s vehicle Four more people from Kurmi Samaj were arrested in West Bengal for attacking Abhishek Banerjee’s convoy The Hindu · May 28, 2023
4 more arrested in attack on Abhishek Banerjee's convoy, minister's vehicle in West Bengal JHARGRAM(WB): Four more people were arrested from West Bengal's Jhargram district for their alleged involvement in the attack on senior TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee's convoy and also on the vehicle of state minister Birbaha Hansda, police said on Sunday. The Times of India · May 28, 2023
West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee apologises to people for blast in illegal firecracker factory in Egra West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on May 27 apologised to the people of Egra area in Purba Medinipur district of the State for the blast at an illegal firecracker factory in which 12 people were killed and many injured. The Hindu · May 27, 2023
Darjeeling to join the list of polluted cities of West Bengal, reveals study A recent study by scientists has revealed that Darjeeling may become one of the most polluted cities of West Bengal. The Hindu · May 26, 2023
No Bengal representative at Niti Aayog meeting on May 27 West Bengal will not have any representative at the Niti Aayog meeting in New Delhi on Saturday as the TMC government’s request to send the state Finance Minister and the Chief Secretary was “turned down” by the Centre The Hindu · May 26, 2023
Literacy project brings migrant workers closer to Malayalam Malayalam examination was easy. I wrote it well.” Everyone congratulated and clapped, when Sufikul Islam Mandal of West Bengal said this in a chaste Malayalam. The Hindu · May 24, 2023
Six months after death, IIT-Kharagpur student’s body exhumed in Assam A West Bengal police team exhumed the body of a student of the Indian Institute of Technology-Kharagpur from a burial ground in eastern Assam’s Dibrugarh on Tuesday. The Hindu · May 23, 2023
Extending support to Kejriwal, Mamata urges Opposition to vote against Delhi ordinance in Rajya Sabha Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal met his West Bengal counterpart Mamata Banerjee in Kolkata on May 23 as part of a nationwide tour to garner support for his fight against the Centre’s ordinance The Hindu · May 23, 2023
Law and order in West Bengal ‘not good at all’: Union Minister Meghwal Union Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal claimed that the law and order situation in West Bengal was “not good at all”. The newly appointed Union Minister of State for Law and Justice was on an official visit to the city on Monday. The Hindu · May 23, 2023
West Bengal Government sets up committee to check illegal firecracker units After consecutive blasts at illegal cracker manufacturing units claimed at least 14 lives in the past one week, the West Bengal Government on May 22 set up a committee to look into such illegal units The Hindu · May 22, 2023
West Bengal: Even after SC lifted ban on 'The Kerala Story', Kolkata halls still not showing it The hall owners find it 'difficult' to accommodate 'The Kerala Story' as a new line-up of movies has already been booked for the coming days. Read further on Dynamite News: Dynamite News · May 22, 2023
Toll in Bengal illegal firecracker factory explosion rises to 11 Prime accused and owner of the illegal firecracker manufacturing unit Bhanu Bagh, who was arrested by the West Bengal CID on Thursday, had succumbed to his injuries in Odisha’s Cuttack, where he had fled soon after the blast on May 16. The Hindu · May 20, 2023
Abhishek Banerjee appears before CBI in West Bengal school job scam Trinamool Congress general secretary Abhishek Banerjee on May 20, 2023, appeared before the CBI in connection with the West Bengal school job scam. The Hindu · May 20, 2023
SC does not intervene in Calcutta HC order to hand over Ram Navami violence probe to NIA The Supreme Court on Friday did not intervene in an order of the Calcutta High Court handing over the probe into incidents of violence during Ram Navami celebrations in West Bengal to the National Investigation Agency (NIA). The Hindu · May 20, 2023
The Times of India · May 19, 2023 NHRC issues notice to West Bengal govt over 9 deaths in illegal firecrackers factory blast in East Midnapore: Official KOLKATA: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Friday issued notice to the West Bengal government over the deaths of nine workers in an illegal fireckacers factory blast that happened in West Midnapore's Egra on Tuesday afternoon, said an official.
The Hindu · May 19, 2023 Mamata Banerjee to skip Siddaramaiah swearing-in, to send representative West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will not be attending the swearing-in ceremony of Congress leader Siddaramaiah.
Newslaundry · May 18, 2023 SC stays Bengal ban on Kerala Story, agrees to watch it to decide what can be ‘permitted’ The Supreme Court today stayed the West Bengal government’s ban on the screening of the film The Kerala Story, stating that the “prohibition is not tenable” and statutory provisions cannot be used to “put a premium on public intolerance”.
Dynamite News · May 18, 2023 SC stays West Bengal govt ban on 'The Kerala Story'; also lifts 'shadow ban' in Tamil Nadu The Supreme Court on Thursday stayed the ban imposed by the West Bengal government on the film 'The Kerala Story'. Read further on Dynamite News:
The Hindu · May 18, 2023 PM Modi flags off Odisha’s first Vande Bharat, launches railway projects worth ₹8,200 crore Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched railway projects worth ₹8,200 crore in Odisha and flagged off the state’s first Vande Bharat Express that will connect Puri to West Bengal’s Howrah.
Newslaundry · May 17, 2023 ‘Contains hate speech, manipulated facts’: Bengal govt defends ban on Kerala Story Justifying the ban on The Kerala Story in West Bengal, the state government told the Supreme Court the film is based on “manipulated facts and contains hate speech in multiple scenes” that may hurt “communal sentiments and cause disharmony”, according to a LiveLaw report.
The Hindu · May 17, 2023 Sourav Ganguly's security cover upgraded to Z category The West Bengal government has decided to upgrade the security cover of former Indian cricket team captain and ex-BCCI president Sourav Ganguly to Z category, a senior official said.
The Hindu · May 17, 2023 WB primary education board challenges HC order cancelling jobs of thousands of teachers West Bengal Board of Primary Education on Tuesday moved an appeal before the Calcutta High Court against an order of it cancelling jobs of around 32,000 untrained primary school teachers, claiming that they have obtained Diploma in Elementary Education (DElEd) within the specified time thereafter.
The Hindu · May 15, 2023 HC allows West Bengal primary education board to challenge order cancelling 36,000 appointments The Calcutta High Court on May 15, 2023 granted permission to the West Bengal Board of Primary Education to file an appeal against an order that cancelled the appointment of around 36,000 primary teachers in State government-sponsored and -aided schools
Dynamite News · May 14, 2023 BSF foils bid to smuggle gold biscuits into West Bengal's Dinajpur, apprehends two women Border Security Forces on Sunday apprehended two Indian women from West Bengal's South Dinajpur district who were attempting to smuggle gold biscuits from Bangladesh to India, read a BSF statement. Read further on Dynamite News:
The Hindu · May 13, 2023 A different Calcutta HC Judge but orders relating to West Bengal job scam remain the same Justice Sinha was hearing the matter titled State of West Bengal vs Soumen Nandy.