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Ex-TMC councillor alleges Rs 10L extortion, egg threat

Kolkata, July 9 -- A former TMC councillor on Thursday alleged that a BJP worker demanded Rs 10 lakh and threatened to have him paraded with a rope tied around his waist and pelted with rotten eggs if... Read More


Prosenjit meets CM, discusses Uttam Kumar's birth centenary

KOLKATA, July 9 -- Three days after Union Home Minister Amit Shah visited the Ballygunge residence of Padma Shri awardee Prosenjit Chatterjee, the Bengali superstar met Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari... Read More


Cal HC allows TMC to access frozen accounts

Kolkata, July 9 -- The Calcutta High Court on Thursday allowed the Mamata Banerjee-led faction of the Trinamool Congress to operate three frozen bank accounts for routine party expenses under the supe... Read More


Sanjay Budhia urges state to ease regulations, boost infra

Kolkata, July 9 -- Calling for sweeping reforms to improve the ease of doing business, Patton Group's managing director Sanjay Budhia urged the West Bengal government to simplify regulations, strength... Read More


Trinamool releases photos of 'BJP attackers', seeks immediate action

Kolkata, July 9 -- After the attack on the TMC's students' and youth wing rally that was being held with the high court permission over the Baruipur rape-murder incident, the party on Thursday demande... Read More


Bengal to revive the defunct Burdwan Misti hub

Kolkata, July 9 -- The West Bengal government has decided to revive the long-defunct Burdwan Mishti Hub, with a preliminary plan to establish a food-processing unit to generate employment and boost co... Read More


Guv RN Ravi meets V-Cs, reviews higher education challenges

Siliguri, July 9 -- West Bengal Governor and Chancellor of state universities chaired a meeting with around 20 vice-chancellors at the University of North Bengal on Thursday to review the condition of... Read More


Centre launches 'Vibrant Villages' initiative for 66 border villages

BALURGHAT, July 9 -- In a major push to fortify and elevate border regions, the Union Government has launched the ambitious 'Vibrant Villages Programme' across 66 border villages in South Dinajpur. Im... Read More


District Admin to begin eviction drive in Raiganj

Raiganj, July 9 -- The district administration has announced a major drive to ease traffic congestion in Raiganj town by regulating Toto parking and removing illegal encroachments from pavements. The ... Read More


BJP forces Kharia Gram Panchayat head to leave office

Jalpaiguri, July 9 -- Tension prevailed at the Trinamool Congress-run Kharia Gram Panchayat on Thursday after BJP workers and supporters along with the local people, alleging large-scale corruption, f... Read More