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Sarbari seeks renaming of Jadavpur University

Kolkata, Sept. 3 -- BJP MLA Sarbari Mukherjee on Thursday called for renaming Jadavpur University after freedom fighter-turned-philosopher Sri Aurobindo, while party Rajya Sabha MP Rahul Sinha asserte... Read More


TMC writes to President, Bengal governor over alleged 'lawlessness' after Abhishek Banerjee's office ransacked

Kolkata, Sept. 3 -- The All India Trinamool Congress (AITC) has written to President Droupadi Murmu and West Bengal Governor RN Ravi, seeking meetings with party delegations over what it described as ... Read More


ACB unearths extortion racket involving cops

Kolkata, Sept. 3 -- In a major crackdown against organised crime, the state Anti-Corruption Branch (ACB) unearthed a sophisticated extortion syndicate, arresting a key operative from Howrah involving ... Read More


Why fear Marx? Jago Bangla questions communal forces

Kolkata, Sept. 3 -- Trinamool Congress mouthpiece Jago Bangla has questioned why communal forces should "fear" Karl Marx in the wake of the alleged removal of Marxist graffiti from walls of Jadavpur U... Read More


Police file chargesheet in Baruipur minor's rape-murder

Kolkata, Sept. 3 -- Police have filed a chargesheet in Baruipur minor rape and murder case on Thursday at the Baruipur Special Protection Of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Court, exactly 57 day... Read More


Rising seas put Kolkata at risk of permanent inundation: Report

Kolkata, Sept. 3 -- Kolkata is staring down a rising tide, with the UN warning that the city is among South Asia's low-lying urban centres where millions could lose their homes to permanent inundation... Read More


ED conducts 11 raids in Rs 290 cr bank fraud case

Kolkata, Sept. 3 -- The Enforcement Directorate (ED) carried out extensive search operations at 11 locations Kolkata and adjoining areas in connection with a massive Rs 290-crore bank fraud case invol... Read More


Uttam at 100: Bengal celebrates its eternal Mahanayak

Kolkata, Sept. 3 -- The Mahanayak turned 100 on Thursday, and Bengal marked the occasion with a four-day celebration befitting its most enduring screen icon, Uttam Kumar. Chief Minister Suvendu Adhik... Read More


KMC forms SOP to tackle unauthorised change of use of bldgs

Kolkata, Sept. 3 -- The Kolkata Municipal Corporation has laid down a detailed standard operating procedure (SOP) for dealing with unauthorised change of use, including provisions for demolition, rete... Read More


Stop atrocities or I'll march to Delhi': Mamata

Kolkata, Sept. 3 -- Former West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday accused the BJP-led state government of unleashing "atrocities" against Trinamool Congress workers and warned that she... Read More