West Bengal

Jalpaiguri (West Bengal) : At least two people were killed and eight others severely injured in West Bengal's Jalpaiguri district, police said. The victims identified as Aniket Munda (16) and Mohit Munda (15) died on the spot. The…

Kolkata : Launching a scathing attack against the Centre at a function to celebrate the 126th birth anniversary of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said that the current Union government has…

West Bengal : Smuggled elephant tusks around Rs 1 crore were recovered at the Khoribari forest area of Darjeeling in a joint operation by Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) and West Bengal police, police sources said here on Friday. Three persons…

West Bengal : Two people were killed and 15 huts gutted in a devastating fire on Wednesday at a slum in Mecheda in West Bengal's East Midnapore district. The victims were identified as Gokul Kar (70) and his daughter Mallika Kar (40).…

Shillong : West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday termed the MDA government in Meghalaya as a "BJP proxy corrupt government", which did nothing for the people of the state. "The BJP is a…

Kolkata : Wading into the Supreme Court Collegium debate, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday termed the Union government's approach in the matter as "interference in judiciary". Incidentally, her comments coincide with…

Kolkata : The West Bengal government has shown the way for true financial inclusion by giving development a humane face, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said while attending the G20 meeting in Kolkata on Monday. In substantiating her…

Kolkata : West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday launched a scathing attack against the Centre for "deliberately neglecting" the Gangasagar Mela at Sagar Island in South 24 Parganas district. "The Union government…

Kolkata : West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress President Mamata Banerjee on Monday asserted that making the party free from "the pests of corruption" is her prime target. "If the pest attacks even one paddy plant, it should be…

Kolkata : Union Home and Cooperation Minister Shri Amit Shah presided over the 25th Eastern Zonal Council meeting in Kolkata today. The meeting was attended by the Chief Ministers of West Bengal and Jharkhand, the Deputy Chief Minister of…