Hope West Bengal govt will punish culprits of Birbhum incident: PM Modi Eight people were burnt to death on Tuesday in the district following the murder of a local Trinamool Congress functionary The Hindu · Mar 23, 2022
Daily Dose Ep 1001: HC on Birbhum deaths, Dhami takes oath, AAP's challenge Salil Ahuja brings you the news from Bengal, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Afghanistan. Newslaundry · Mar 23, 2022
Morning Digest | Six women, two children burnt to death in Bengal’s Birbhum; IIT-Kanpur hasn’t forecast fourth wave of COVID-19: Centre, and more A select list of stories to read before you start your day The Hindu · Mar 23, 2022
12-14-year-olds queue up at Kolkata schools for first Covid vax dose KOLKATA: As the inoculation drive for the 12-14 year age group was launched in Bengal on Monday, much enthusiasm was noticed at the school camps organized by the KMC, much more than that at the civic vaccination centres in the city. The Times of India · Mar 21, 2022
Officials hope for better footfall at KMC clinics KOLKATA: Close to 1 lakh children, aged between 12 and 14 years, took their first dose of Covid vaccine—Corbevax—at 700 vaccination centres across Bengal on Monday, the first day the inoculation drive for the age group was launched. Health officials hoped the programme would gain momentum in the next couple… The Times of India · Mar 21, 2022
ED and CBI BJP’s poll allies: Abhishek Banerjee after 8.5 hour grilling KOLKATA/NEW DELHI: The Enforcement Directorate grilled Abhishek Banerjee for eight-and-a-half hours at its New Delhi office on Monday in connection with its ongoing probe into the alleged cattle-smuggling and coal scams, prompting the Trinamool national general secretary to call the ED and the CBI “the BJP’s biggest allies” in the… The Times of India · Mar 21, 2022
BSF probes drone found in farmland along Indo-Bangla border in West Bengal Probe on whether Chinese drone found along the India-Bangladesh international frontier in West Bengal was being "misused" for trans-border crimes The Hindu · Mar 20, 2022
Mamata says she turned down Pegasus spyware offer The spyware has been used for political purposes, which is not welcome at all, says West Bengal CM The Hindu · Mar 17, 2022
West Bengal extends stamp duty & circle rate sops for 6 months By Uditprasanna Mukherjee The Times of India · Mar 12, 2022
Widow pension: West Bengal sets aside Rs 960 crore KOLKATA: The Bengal government on Friday said it was extending the widow pension coverage to 21 lakh from April 2022 setting aside an allocation of Rs 960 crore. The Times of India · Mar 11, 2022
Green fuel push: No registration fee, road tax for electric, CNG vehicles Kolkata: The Bengal Budget on Friday gave a fillip to seamless transition to cleaner fuel in the transport sector by encouraging people to buy vehicles powered by electricity and CNG. The Times of India · Mar 11, 2022
West Bengal: ‘Piped water to all households by 2023’ KOLKATA: Bengal government has decided to develop the water supply network across the urban areas of the state and also committed to cover 100% households with piped water supply by 2023. The Times of India · Mar 11, 2022
‘West Bengal only state to give staff pension’ KOLKATA: Chief minister Mamata Banerjee asserted that Bengal was the only state where the government continued with the pensionary benefits to state employees. The Times of India · Mar 11, 2022
Poor supply doubles lemon prices Kolkata: The prices of lemon have more than doubled in a matter of 10 days owing to poor supply from southern states, especially Tamil Nadu, where untimely rain damaged standing crops. With the temperature rising in Bengal, the demand for lemon has spiked, leading to a bigger demand-supply gap. The Times of India · Mar 11, 2022
The Times of India · Mar 11, 2022 West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee junks PM Narendra Modi’s 2024 remark, calls for unity against BJP KOLKATA: Chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday said “Congress has lost its credibility” and stressed that all parties opposed to BJP should come together ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.
The Times of India · Mar 11, 2022 West Bengal economic growth pegged at 12.8%, higher than India’s 9.1% KOLKATA: Bengal's estimated economic growth through the second and third waves of Covid is projected to be 12.8%, a rate higher than the projected national GDP growth of 9.1% for the 2021-'22 financial year.
The Times of India · Mar 11, 2022 Premjit Sen officiates at Karate1 Premier League in Fujairah KOLKATA: Premjit Sen, president of Karate-Do Association of Bengal (KAB), was the only referee from India to officiate at the Karate1 Premier League, which was held recently in Fujairah (UAE).
The Times of India · Mar 6, 2022 Ranji Trophy: 7 teams including Mumbai, Bengal, Karnataka qualify for quarters directly KOLKATA: Seven elite group toppers -- Bengal, Mumbai, Karnataka, Punjab, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand -- made the cut directly to the Ranji Trophy quarterfinals after the conclusion of the league round on Sunday.
The Times of India · Mar 3, 2022 Uttar Pradesh elections: Protest against me shows BJP going out of power, says Mamata Banerjee LUCKNOW: A day after West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee was shown black flags amid slogans of "Mamata go back" on her arrival at Varanasi by right wing workers, the Trinamool Congress chief on Thursday said the "protests indicate that they (BJP) are going out of power".
The Times of India · Mar 3, 2022 Coronavirus: Focus should be on jabbing unvaccinated children now, say experts Bengal on Wednesday recorded zero Covid-19 death after exactly a year. The last time the state had witnessed no Covid death was on March 1, 2021, just before the onset of the devastating second wave.
The Hindu · Mar 2, 2022 Trinamool Congress sweeps Bengal civic polls Trinamool Congress has won 102 of 108 municipalities across West Bengal
The Times of India · Mar 1, 2022 SP president, Jayant Chaudhary and Mamata Banerjee to address a jt rally in Varanasi tomorrow LUCKNOW: Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav and Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) president Jayant Chaudhary will share the stage with West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee to address a joint rally in Varanasi on March 3.
The Times of India · Mar 1, 2022 Naveen’s death has made it even more difficult for us: Bengali students in Ukraine KOLKATA: The death of a university mate under heavy shelling at Kharkiv in Ukraine has left scores of Bengali students living in flat bunkers and underground Metro stations without food and water as none dared to come out on streets where missiles and shells rained through the day on Tuesday.
Newslaundry · Feb 28, 2022 West Bengal: Journalists 'attacked' as violence breaks out during civic polls Several journalists were reportedly among those attacked and injured as violence broke out in West Bengal on Sunday, when voting took place for elections to 108 municipalities across 20 districts.
The Times of India · Feb 25, 2022 4 lakh Corbevax doses in West Bengal, focus on children aged 12-15 KOLKATA: West Bengal has received about 4 lakh doses of Corbevax vaccine that would be used in inoculating children between 12 and 15 years in the state. Even as the Union health ministry is yet to issue a directive or rollout date for the drive in this age group, state…