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Abhishek questions BJP's silence after Kuldeep Sengar gets bail

Kolkata, Dec. 25 -- Trinamool Congress (TMC) national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee on Thursday raised his voice on social media after a rape accused and former BJP MLA in Uttar Pradesh, Kuldeep... Read More


Mamata pays tribute to Vajpayee, Madan Mohan Malviya on their birth anniv

Kolkata, Dec. 25 -- Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday paid tribute to former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee and freedom fighter Pandit Madan Mohan Malviya on their birth anniversa... Read More


Cabinet clears 'common cadre' for 11K staff across 106 directorates

Kolkata, Dec. 25 -- State government employees working in various directorates across West Bengal are set to benefit after the Cabinet gave its final approval to the creation of a Directorate Common C... Read More


Tableau carrying 'Unnayoner Panchali' attacked in Nandigram

Kolkata, Dec. 25 -- A tableau carrying "Unnayoner Panchali" was attacked in East Midnapore's Nandigram. The ruling Trinamool Congress called the incident a "brazen political assault" on Bengal's devel... Read More


EC sets verification deadline of voter docus absent from the 2002 rolls

Kolkata, Dec. 25 -- The Election Commission (EC) has directed Electoral Registration Officers (EROs) to complete verification of documents submitted by voters whose names, or whose relatives' names, d... Read More


Cabinet clears move to retain 66 wards under HMC

Kolkata, Dec. 25 -- The state Cabinet has approved legal amendments to retain all 66 wards under the Howrah Municipal Corporation (HMC). The state government will table a Bill in the West Bengal Legi... Read More


Tribal woman's mutilated body found in field

BALURGHAT, Dec. 25 -- Panic spread across Gaurana village under Jamalpur Gram Panchayat No. 5 after the blood-soaked and mutilated body of a tribal woman was recovered from an agricultural field. The... Read More


Govt to soon launch SWAMIH-2 fund to complete 1 lakh homes

New Delhi, Dec. 25 -- The government is finalising the contours of SWAMIH-2 Fund and is expected to soon operationalise the fund with a view to providing last-mile financing for the completion of stal... Read More


'Reforms, fiscal consolidation key to maintain pace of India's growth'

New Delhi, Dec. 25 -- Industry body CII on Thursday urged the government to push institutional reforms and fiscal consolidation in the forthcoming budget to maintain India's growth momentum. These su... Read More


Odisha: 10-year-old girl raped, killed

Bhubaneswar/Bhadrak, Dec. 24 -- A 10-year-old girl was allegedly raped and murdered in Odisha's Bhadrak district, triggering a massive outrage with locals demolishing the accused's house, police said ... Read More