West Bengal celebrated Kali Puja on Sunday with religious enthusiasm, as temples and pandals across the state witnessed large gatherings of devotees. Prominent temples, including Dakshineswar, Kalighat and Tarapith, saw thousands of devotees queuing up to offer prayers to Goddess Kali. Special arrangements were made at major shrines to accommodate the influx of worshippers. Meanwhile, Read More…
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378 arrested, drugs worth Rs 64 crore seized in anti-narcotics drive in West Bengal
A week-long anti-narcotics operation in West Bengal resulted in the arrest of 378 people and the seizure of drugs valued at around Rs 64 crore, Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari said on Saturday. The special crackdown, conducted from October 31 to November 7, targeted drug trafficking and illegal narcotics cultivation across the state. A total of Read More…
Abhishek Banerjee Urges Supreme Court to Restore Previous Government in West Bengal
Kolkata: Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Abhishek Banerjee has questioned the electoral legitimacy of the BJP government in West Bengal, urging the Supreme Court to restore the previous government and direct fresh elections in the state within six months. The Diamond Harbour MP made the remarks following the Supreme Court’s observations on the Election Commission’s ongoing Read More…
West Bengal Launches Special Campaign to Ensure No Eligible Voter Is Left Out
Kolkata: The Election Commission of India (ECI) has directed a proactive campaign in West Bengal to ensure that no eligible voter is excluded from the electoral rolls. According to a press note issued by the Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, West Bengal, on October 12, all 24 District Election Officers (DEOs) in the state Read More…
RSP Withdraws Candidate from Rejinagar Bypoll Over Symbol Dispute
Kolkata: The Revolutionary Socialist Party (RSP), a Left Front constituent in West Bengal, has announced its withdrawal from the October 6 Rejinagar Assembly bypoll following a dispute over its election symbol. RSP leader Manoj Bandopadhyay said the party was informed after the scrutiny of nominations that it could not use its traditional ‘spade and shovel’ Read More…
SC: Revenue Authorities Cannot Review Their Own Orders Without Statutory Power
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has held that revenue authorities cannot review their own concluded quasi-judicial orders unless such a power is specifically conferred on them by law. The ruling came in State of West Bengal v. Jai Hind Pvt. Ltd. (2026), where the court examined whether revenue authorities empowered under Section 57A of the Read More…
West Bengal man arrested in Bengaluru over alleged terror links
Bengaluru: Bengaluru Police have arrested a 25-year-old man from West Bengal for allegedly conspiring with a member of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) to join the outfit and plan retaliatory attacks against the Pakistan Army and India, police said. The accused, identified as Asaful Mallik, son of Abed Mallik, was arrested from the Bommasandra Industrial Area Read More…
‘Beti Bachao Beti Padhao’ Scheme to Be Implemented in West Bengal: Suvendu Adhikari
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Friday announced that girls in the state will be brought under the Centre’s ‘Beti Bachao Beti Padhao’ scheme. Adhikari claimed that the scheme had not been implemented by the previous TMC government in the state. Launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 2015, Beti Bachao Beti Padhao Read More…
West Bengal Govt Directs Schools to Sing Vande Mataram During Morning Assembly
The newly elected Bharatiya Janata Party government in West Bengal has directed all schools in the state to sing “Vande Mataram” during morning assemblies. The state Education Department issued instructions to all government and aided schools to begin classes with the rendition of Vande Mataram during the daily assembly. School authorities have also been asked Read More…
Tight Security in Kolkata Ahead of BJP Government Swearing-In Ceremony
Kolkata has been placed under tight security ahead of the swearing-in ceremony of the new BJP government at Brigade Parade Grounds on Saturday, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and several chief ministers from BJP-ruled states expected to attend. Kolkata Police has imposed extensive traffic restrictions across key parts of the city and announced a ban Read More…