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Film-maker Gautam Ghose flags crisis in Bengali film industry

KOLKATA, May 14 -- Veteran filmmaker Gautam Ghose on Thursday voiced concern over the deteriorating condition of the Bengali film industry amid the ongoing protest against Eastern India Motion Picture... Read More


Tiljala: 'We had required papers, were not given time to show'

Kolkata, May 14 -- A day after Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari issued a "zero tolerance" warning against illegal constructions and ordered strict action following the Tiljala fire tragedy, demolition ... Read More


Bengal tightens enforcement against illegal animal slaughter, cattle transport

Kolkata, May 14 -- The West Bengal government has issued a fresh public notice reiterating strict compliance measures under the West Bengal Animal Slaughter Control Act, 1950, following earlier direct... Read More


No place for revenge politics in Bengal, says Samik

Kolkata, May 14 -- State BJP president Samik Bhattacharya on Thursday reiterated that there is no room for "revenge politics" in Bengal, asserting that the Suvendu Adhikari-led government is focused o... Read More


Agnimitra cracks down on illegal parking, launches drive against 'garbage dumping'

Kolkata, May 14 -- State Urban Development and Municipal Affairs minister Agnimitra Paul on Thursday announced a set of modern and stringent measures aimed at tackling illegal parking, traffic congest... Read More


Process initiated to fill up 6,500 vacant posts: Dilip Ghosh

Kolkata, May 14 -- State Panchayats and Rural Development (P&RD) minister Dilip Ghosh said on Thursday that the process of filling up of 6,500 posts in his department will soon be initiated to speed u... Read More


Religious leaders back Bengal's prayer rules

Kolkata, May 14 -- After the newly formed West Bengal government issued fresh directives on public prayers, religious gatherings and loudspeaker usage, representatives from multiple faiths largely wel... Read More


Mamata meets party MPs, vows to carry on fight against BJP

Kolkata, May 14 -- In an apparent bid to rebuild confidence within the party after Trinamool Congress's electoral setback in West Bengal, supremo Mamata Banerjee and Abhishek Banerjee on Thursday held... Read More


Will not work for Muslims: Ritesh Tiwari

Kolkata, May 14 -- A video from a public meeting held on Wednesday has gone viral, in which newly elected Cossipore-Belgachia MLA Ritesh Tiwari was heard stating that he would not work for the Muslims... Read More


Agarpara Swami Vivekananda Academy's Mouni Saha scores 494 out of 500

Kolkata, May 14 -- The students of Agarpara Swami Vivekananda Academy achieved outstanding success in the CBSE examinations. A total of 96 students appeared for the examination, out of which 94 studen... Read More