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Abhishek rallies TMC cadres: Focus on grassroots connect, unity & 2026 poll preparation

Kolkata, Sept. 17 -- In his last organisational meetings before Puja, held on Tuesday separately with leaders from Basirhat, Jadavpur, and Diamond Harbour, Trinamool Congress (TMC) national general se... Read More


Rain in South, 'Orange' alert for N Bengal: MeT

Kolkata, Sept. 17 -- The Regional Meteorological Centre in Alipore on Wednesday issued an orange alert for very heavy thunderstorms coupled with lightning and squalls in several North Bengal districts... Read More


Puja committee launches centenary theme song by Mamata

Kolkata, Sept. 17 -- Tala Prattoy, one of north Kolkata's most celebrated Durga Puja organisers, marked its centenary year with the launch of its 2025 Puja theme song "Bij Angan" on Tuesday. The spec... Read More


Pilgrims' bus rams truck in Hooghly: 1 dead, 30 injured

Kolkata, Sept. 17 -- At least one person was killed and around 30 others were injured early Wednesday morning when a bus carrying pilgrims from Uttar Pradesh (UP) crashed into the rear of a truck at G... Read More


Fake call centre busted, 10 held for duping US citizens

Kolkata, Sept. 17 -- The Cyber Crime branch of the Kolkata Police Detective Department arrested 10 people from two flats in the Narkeldanga area on Tuesday night for allegedly duping US citizens on th... Read More


SC upholds state's power over madrasa teacher appointments

Kolkata, Sept. 17 -- The Supreme Court has reportedly reaffirmed the Bengal government's authority to appoint teachers in aided madrasas, dismissing a fresh challenge to its 2020 ruling that had uphel... Read More


'Ek Daake Abhishek' helpline aids rescue of harassed migrant

Kolkata, Sept. 17 -- A migrant labourer from Benal who was allegedly harassed in BJP-ruled Odisha was rescued after his family members called at "Ek Daake Abhishek" helpline number. The family member... Read More


TMC leaders reach out to migrant families in Kaliachak & Mothabari

Malda, Sept. 17 -- In a concerted effort to address the concerns of migrant workers, Rajya Sabha MP from Trinamool Congress (TMC), Samirul Islam, on Tuesday afternoon visited several households in Kal... Read More


North Bengal tea gardens disburse 20% bonus ahead of festive season

Alipurduar, Sept. 17 -- North Bengal's tea industry is abuzz as over 60 per cent of tea gardens have disbursed the mandated 20 per cent annual bonus to workers. Nearly 100 more gardens are expected to... Read More


Malda: 2 drown in past 24 hours in flood-hit Bhutni

Malda, Sept. 17 -- Back-to-back tragedies have struck flood-ravaged Bhutni in Manikchak block of Malda. Within a span of 24 hours, two lives were lost to drowning in the swirling floodwaters. On Wedn... Read More