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Cancer survivor Adrija Gan features among top 10 in HS

Kolkata, May 14 -- Cancer survivor Adrija Gan was among five students from Kolkata to feature in the top 10 of the Higher Secondary 2026 merit list, as the city recorded the highest number of students... Read More


Violence allegations create fresh trouble for ABVP

Kolkata, May 14 -- Allegations of vandalism, intimidation and violence linked to the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) have surfaced across several educational institutions in Bengal in recent... Read More


Kolkata Police DC Shantanu Sinha Biswas arrested by ED

Kolkata, May 14 -- In a major development, Kolkata Police Deputy Commissioner (DC) Shantanu Sinha Biswas who appeared before the ED on Thursday at the CGO Complex has been arrested after several hours... Read More


Mission-run institutions dominate HS merit list

Kolkata, May 14 -- Mission-run institutions dominated the Higher Secondary examination merit list this year, accounting for 40 of the 64 rank holders, as the overall pass percentage rose to 91.23%, th... Read More


Police raid TMC MLA Dilip Mondal's luxury villa over 'threat video'

Kolkata, May 14 -- The cops of Diamond Harbour Police District on Thursday launched a search operation at the residence of TMC MLA from Bishnupur in South 24-Parganas, Dilip Mondal, for allegedly thre... Read More


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


Police crackdown on helmetless riders: Over 3K prosecuted in 3 days

Kolkata, May 14 -- Kolkata Police has stepped up its crackdown on helmetless two-wheeler riders, registering more than 3,300 prosecutions in just three days. The intensified enforcement drive comes a... 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