The Latest Breaking News from West Bengal

Bengal likely to get rain on Monday; no imminent threat of cyclone Mocha

KOLKATA: The met office on Sunday forecast light to moderate rainfall in several districts across West Bengal due to a rise in humidity level and heat on May 8.

The Times of India · May 7, 2023

Protesting government employees bring Opposition on one platform in West Bengal

While the police had denied permission for the rally, the Calcutta High Court allowed the same to the protesters.

The Hindu · May 6, 2023

Mamata expresses grief over the death of jawan from Darjeeling in Jammu & Kashmir’s Rajouri

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on May 6 expressed grief over the death of a 25-year-old jawan from Darjeeling who was among the five Indian soldiers who lost their life during a gunfight with terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir.

The Hindu · May 6, 2023

BJP worker killed in Moyna, party observes ‘martyrs day’ to mark two years of Trinamool government

The murder of a BJP worker at Moyna in Purba Medinipur district on May 2, 2023 triggered a political row with parties in the Opposition targeting the ruling Trinamool Congress on the day it completed two years of governance in its third consecutive term

The Hindu · May 2, 2023

TMC accuses Congress of ‘double standards’ over stand on BJP's ‘misuse’ of Central agencies

West Bengal’s ruling party had made it clear last month that it would maintain equidistance from both the Congress and the BJP, and try to work towards a grouping of regional forces to take on the saffron camp in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls.

The Hindu · May 2, 2023

Rains likely to continue in Kolkata till Wednesday

KOLKATA: Rains lashed parts of southern West Bengal on Sunday with more showers in the forecast over the next three days owing to the formation of cyclonic circulations, the weather office said. Rains and gusty wind brought down day temperatures considerably in Kolkata and other neighbouring towns and cities.

The Times of India · Apr 30, 2023

Activists of TMC, rival faction clash in Kolkata

Activists of West Bengal’s ruling Trinamool Congress and a rival faction clashed at Beleghata in the northern part of Kolkata on April 30, 2023, officials said.

The Hindu · Apr 30, 2023

Trinamool grappling with repeated Calcutta HC orders of probe by central agencies in West Bengal

The developments centering cases relating to West Bengal school job scam has brought the focus on the repeated directions by the Calcutta High Court ordering investigation by central agencies in scams, irregularities and incidents of violence in the State

The Hindu · Apr 30, 2023

West Bengal Special Task Force arrests suspected Al-Qaeda terrorist

The West Bengal Special Task Force (STF) arrested a suspected terrorist of the Al-Qaeda outfit from Howrah. Read further on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News · Apr 29, 2023

Amartya Sen's lawyers move court over eviction notice

Nobel Laureate Amartya Sen’s lawyers have moved West Bengal’s Birbhum district court challenging a fresh eviction order by Visva Bharati, asking the celebrated economist to vacate a portion of “encroached land” within his ancestral property situated on the university campus by May 6.

The Hindu · Apr 29, 2023