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Kolkata to host Thai & Mexican film festivals this weekend

KOLKATA, Aug. 4 -- The cinebuffs of the city are set for a double "international" treat this week. We are talking about two film festivals, Thai and Mexican, which will be held in different parts of K... Read More


TMC slams BJP MLA Chandana Bauri for remarks on ASHA workers

Kolkata, Aug. 4 -- The Trinamool Congress on Tuesday strongly criticised BJP MLA Chandana Bauri after a viral video showed her allegedly reprimanding ASHA workers over their work under the Ayushman Bh... Read More


Bengal pushes VB-G RAM G through panchayats, distributes booklets

Kolkata, Aug. 4 -- The state Panchayats and Rural Development (P&RD) Department has launched an awareness campaign and is distributing booklets among Panchayat functionaries to encourage greater parti... Read More


Heritage tag, Metro rename push for Birendra Krishna Bhadra

Kolkata, Aug. 4 -- State Urban Development and Municipal Affairs Minister Agnimitra Paul visited the ancestral house of iconic broadcaster and radio artist Birendra Krishna Bhadra in Shyambazar on Tue... Read More


Bengal eyes AI investments at California Confluence 2027

Kolkata, Aug. 4 -- The West Bengal government is expected to send a high-level delegation to the Confluence 2027 Summit in California next year to showcase the state as an investment destination and a... Read More


Extortion shadow dogs BJP despite zero-tolerance pledge

Kolkata, Aug. 4 -- Nearly three months after forming its first government in Bengal, the BJP has publicly acknowledged that extortion and syndicate-style practices persist within sections of its own r... Read More


Promoter assaulted after refusing Rs 5L extortion demand

Kolkata, Aug. 4 -- A real estate developer was allegedly assaulted in his Dum Dum office after refusing an extortion demand. Police arrested the prime accused, Biswajit Roy alias Tiktiki Raju. Accord... Read More


NCPI MPs betrayed anti-BJP mandate: Kunal

Kolkata, Aug. 4 -- TMC MLA Kunal Ghosh on Tuesday launched a sharp attack on the rebel NCPI MPs, alleging that they were elected on the Trinamool Congress symbol and anti-BJP votes but are now working... Read More


Arjun Singh orders a major overhaul of tea gardens, transport Infra

Siliguri, Aug. 4 -- Arjun Singh, minister for Labour and Transport department of the government of West Bengal, has announced a series of strict reformatory measures for the tea industry and public tr... Read More


Balurghat: Govt begins renovation work of Atreyee River sluice gate

BALURGHAT, Aug. 4 -- In a significant move aimed at improving local water management and flood control infrastructure, the state Irrigation Department has officially commenced long-awaited renovation ... Read More