Sandeshkhali: Conditional bail given to 5 accused

MP, 1 June 2024, Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court recently gave bail to five people who had accompanied Rekha Patra during an agitation in front of the office of Rekha…

2 days after getting citizenship, B’desh man now plans to get naturalisation papers for kin

PTI, Kolkata, May 31, 2024 : Pleasantly surprised at getting Indian citizenship seamlessly, former Bangladeshi national Bikash Mondal now plans to get his family members to apply for naturalisation certificates…

Last phase of LS polls in 57 seats today, Prime Minister in fray

Counting of votes to take place on June 4  PTI, May 31, 2024 : Fifty-seven seats across seven states and the Union territory of Chandigarh will go to polls in…

Union home ministry emails citizenship certificates to eight persons in Bengal ahead of last phase of polls

One is from Nadia and seven are from various places in North 24-Parganas, none is from Matua community Snehamoy Chakraborty, TT, Calcutta, 31.05.24: The Union home ministry on Wednesday evening emailed…

ECI prohibits govt-aided school teachers as counting agents

MP, 31 May 2024, Kolkata: The Election Commission of India (ECI) has informed state Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Aariz Aftab that teachers from government-aided or sponsored schools cannot be appointed…

Higher Secondary Edu Council uploads textual components of language papers on website

SOUMITRA NANDI, MP, 31 May 2024, Kolkata: The West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education (WBCHSE) has uploaded the textual components of all the language papers on its website for…

WBSEDCL converts domestic connections to commercial

Dibyendu Sinha, MP, 30 May 2024, Jalpaiguri: The West Bengal State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (WBSEDCL) has repeatedly stated that e-rickshaws cannot be charged on domestic supply connections. Despite this,…

Prof arrested in research scholar suicide case

MP, 30 May 2024, Siliguri: The Special Operation Group (SOG) of Siliguri Metropolitan arrested the prime accused, Siddharth Shankar Laha, Head of the Department of Lifelong Learning and Extension of…

Monsoon likely to enter North Bengal in 2-3 days, says IMD

MP, 31 May 2024, Kolkata: The Regional Meteorological Centre in Alipore said that monsoon may enter North Bengal in 2-3 days, five days ahead of its usual time of arrival.…

State education council to distribute language textbooks for free

PTI, KOLKATA, MAY 30, 2024 : / The West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education on Thursday said it will distribute free language textbooks to students, months after the introduction…

Landslides are difficult to predict

Editorial, EOI, 30 May 2024 : For the people of the hills of Darjeeling, Kalimpong and Sikkim, landslides are of common occurrence. Now in the wake of the devastating landslide…

North Bengal celebrates International Everest Day

Amitava Banerjee, MP, 29 May 2024, Darjeeling: With demands for “Bharat Ratna” to be awarded posthumously to legendary mountaineer Tenzing Norgay Sherpa, reverberating from different quarters, International Everest Day was…

Storms in different parts of North Bengal uproot trees, damage houses

MP, 29 May 2024, Cooch Behar/ Siliguri/ Jalpaiguri: A large area of Tufanganj in the Cooch Behar district was devastated by a powerful storm in the wee hours of Wednesday. …

Daughter of slain B’deshi MP may undergo DNA test in city

Gourab Neto, MP, 30 May 2024, Kolkata: Following the discovery of pieces of flesh and hair strands in a septic tank of a housing complex in New Town, the daughter…

‘Mercury set to soar in South Bengal; thunderstorms to continue in North’

MP, 30 May 2024, Kolkata: The Regional Meteorological Centre in Alipore said that mercury is set to soar in South Bengal districts while the North Bengal districts will continue to…

Drinking water blue in Siliguriover report of contamination

EOI, SILIGURI, MAY 29, 2024 : Mayor of Siliguri Gautam Deb has announced a temporary prohibition on the supply of drinking water supply in the municipal areas from May 29…

Mamata challenges Modi to prove his claim on providing funds to Bengal

PTI, Kolkata, May 29, 2024 :  West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the BJP of “spreading lies” about funds being provided to…

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