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Sonarpur: Woman gangraped at knifepoint, husband assaulted

Kolkata, Nov. 1 -- A woman was allegedly gangraped at knifepoint, and her husband was brutally assaulted by a group of five men late on Friday night in the Subhasgram area, under the jurisdiction of S... Read More


FIR against Kunal Ghosh over protest against Chorbagan stampede

Kolkata, Nov. 1 -- The Kolkata Police have lodged an FIR against MAITC MLA Kunal Ghosh at Girish Park Police Station in connection with protests over the Chorbagan stampede that claimed 19 lives. Gho... Read More


Theme artist, some eyewitnesses likely to be called for probe

Kolkata, Nov. 1 -- The state-appointed Special Investigation Team (SIT), probing the Chorbagan Durga Puja pandal stampede, has questioned Kolkata Police and West Bengal Fire and Emergency Services per... Read More


Since Jan 1, 2001: State notifies Group D jobs for kin of political violence victims

Kolkata, Nov. 1 -- The Bengal government has notified its scheme to provide Group D jobs to family members of people killed in incidents of political violence since January 1, 2001. Chief Minister Suv... Read More


Abhishek says BJP wants Opposition-free political landscape

Kolkata, Nov. 1 -- MAITC national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee has directly attacked the BJP several times in recent days, particularly over the Chorbagan stampede issue, accusing the ruling pa... Read More


Mithun Chakraborty calls for politics-free Tollywood

Kolkata, Nov. 1 -- Just like the first day, veteran actor Mithun Chakraborty, also advisor to the West Bengal government with the rank of Cabinet minister for Information and Culture, oversaw the elec... Read More


New logo, venue and big stars: 32nd KIFF gets a makeover this year

Kolkata, Nov. 1 -- Bengal has seen the saffron flag fly high for the first time with the BJP coming to power, and the new logo of the 32nd Kolkata International Film Festival (KIFF) carries a dash of ... Read More


CPI(M) dares Suvendu to reopen Kishenji death file

Kolkata, Nov. 1 -- CPI(M) central committee member Sujan Chakraborty has dared Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari to reopen the investigation into the death of Maoist leader Kishenji, while asking him to... Read More


Buxa villagers call off 27-day sit-in after talks with dist admin

Alipurduar, Nov. 1 -- After 27 days of agitation, the joint protest platform representing 18 villages in Buxa has temporarily withdrawn its sit-in outside the Rajabhatkhawa checkpost. The decision fol... Read More


Malda: 5 injured as clash erupts over 'religious conversions'

Malda, Nov. 1 -- Tension erupted at Gola More in Harishchandrapur police station area on Sunday afternoon following allegations of forced religious conversions among members of the Musahar community, ... Read More