West Bengal

‘No Bulldozer Allowed’: Mamata Banerjee Halts Plan to Demolish Illegal Hotels on Seafront

2024-11-20 S O Correspondent

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday stalled the move of the Purba Medinipur district authorities to demolish 140 hotels built illegally on the sea beach of Mandarmani, a well-placed source said.

Will hand over doctor murder probe to CBI if police fail to solve case within a week: West Bengal CM Mamata

2024-08-13 S O Correspondent

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday said her government will hand over the RG Kar hospital doctor murder probe to the CBI if the police are unable to solve the case by Sunday.

West Bengal replaces key health official amid protests over rape, murder of Kolkata doctor

2024-08-13 S O Correspondent

Amid the protests over the rape and murder of a doctor at a hospital in Kolkata, the West Bengal government on Monday appointed Dr Debasish Halder as the new Director of Health Services (DHS), officials said.

ECI announces bypolls in 13 assembly seats in seven states on July 10

2024-06-10 S O Correspondent

The Election Commission on Monday announced bypolls to 13 assembly constituencies across seven states, including four in West Bengal, on July 10.

West Bengal Urges Swift Hearing in SC Over Sandeshkhali Attack Probe Transfer to CBI

2024-03-06 S O Correspondent

The West Bengal government on Wednesday sought urgent listing of its plea in the Supreme Court challenging a Calcutta High Court order to transfer to the CBI the probe into an attack on Enforcement Directorate officials in Sandeshkhali on January 5.

Four members of family from West Bengal found dead in room near Bengaluru

2023-09-19 S O Correspondent

Four members of a family from West Bengal were found dead inside their single room accommodation at a poultry farm in Bengaluru Rural district of Karnataka, police said on Monday.

Voting under way for bypolls to 7 assembly seats across 6 States

2023-09-05 S O Correspondent

Voting for the byelections in seven Assembly seats across six States is under way amid tight security arrangements. The bypolls are being held at Dhupguri in West Bengal, Bageshwar in Uttarakhand, Puthupally in Kerala, Ghosi in Uttar Pradesh, Dhanpur and Boxanagar in Tripura and Dumri in Jharkhand.

West Bengal: Child rights body at hospital as respiratory infection deaths continue

2023-03-09 S O Correspondent

Members of the West Bengal Commission for Protection of Child Rights (WBCPCR) visited a hospital in Kolkata on Wednesday as child deaths due to acute respiratory infection (ARI) continued in the state, officials said.

‘No Bulldozer Allowed’: Mamata Banerjee Halts Plan to Demolish Illegal Hotels on Seafront

Will hand over doctor murder probe to CBI if police fail to solve case within a week: West Bengal CM Mamata

West Bengal replaces key health official amid protests over rape, murder of Kolkata doctor

ECI announces bypolls in 13 assembly seats in seven states on July 10

West Bengal Urges Swift Hearing in SC Over Sandeshkhali Attack Probe Transfer to CBI

Four members of family from West Bengal found dead in room near Bengaluru

Voting under way for bypolls to 7 assembly seats across 6 States

West Bengal: Child rights body at hospital as respiratory infection deaths continue

TN CM Stalin targets Palaniswami, questions silence on Amit Shah’s Ambedkar remark and BJP’s tungsten deal

Protestors vandalize Allu Arjun's residence in Hyderabad, demand justice for woman who died in stampede

Bangladesh interim govt clarifies crematorium death unrelated to communal violence, victim not Hindu priest

One dead, over ten injured in multi-vehicle crash in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Congress plans nationwide protests, calls for Amit Shah's resignation over remarks on Ambedkar

Protestors vandalize Allu Arjun's residence in Hyderabad, demand justice for woman who died in stampede

TN CM Stalin targets Palaniswami, questions silence on Amit Shah’s Ambedkar remark and BJP’s tungsten deal