People perform rituals at the bank of the Ganga river in Kolkata, West Bengal. File | Photo Credit: PTI The Principal Bench of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) in New Delhi directed the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) to file a detailed report with primary data on the water quality monitoring of the West Bengal … Read more
Leader of Opposition in West Bengal Assembly Suvendu Adhikari. | Photo Credit: PTI Leader of Opposition in West Bengal Assembly Suvendu Adhikari and other Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders staged a protest march to the office of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) in Kolkata on Friday (October 10, 2025), accusing Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee of … Read more
Representative image. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto The year 2025 will not go down well for academics in West Bengal with admissions to colleges run or aided by the State Government still not having ended even though Class 12 results were declared way back in early May. The State Government will be finally closing the … Read more
Image used for representation purpose only. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto While there has been a marginal drop in the crime against women in the State, West Bengal continues to record highest incidents of acid attacks in the country, as per the Crime in India 2023 published on September 29. 2025. While the country recorded … Read more
This image is used for representational purposes only. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto A female medical staffer at a government hospital in Panskura, Purba Medinipur, has accused the facility’s manager of rape. The prime accused, Zahir Abbas Khan, has been arrested by the police. The alleged incident occurred on Sunday (September 14, 2025) night, after … Read more
Representational image only. File | Photo Credit: PTI “Around 2.46 lakh candidates are expected to appear for School Service Commission (SSC) examinations on Sunday (September 14, 2025) for the recruitment of assistant teachers for Classes XI and XII in the West Bengal government-aided schools,” officials said. “The School Level Selection Test (SLST) will be conducted … Read more
Representative image | Photo Credit: The Hindu The office of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), West Bengal, on Friday (August 29, 2025) held a meeting with representatives of all major political parties of the State, where the representatives were informed about rearrangement of polling booths. As per the new arrangement a polling booth will have … Read more
People holding umbrellas cross the road amid light showers of rain, in Kolkata on Thursday (July 24, 2025). | Photo Credit: ANI The India Meteorological Department (IMD) in a bulletin on July 25, 2025, forecasted heavy to extremely heavy rainfall till July 31 in several regions in West Bengal owing to a depression over coastal … Read more
Officials monitor the flood situation at the entry of an island cut-off from mainland in P. Gannavaram mandal in Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Konaseema district on July 10, 2025. | Photo Credit: Special arrangement Four islands of river Godavari have been cut off from the mainland as the temporary road laid during the summer was washed … Read more
Leader of Opposition in the West Bengal Legislative Assembly and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) legislator Suvendu Adhikari on Tuesday (July 8, 2025) presented a list of 50 Trinamool student leaders, accusing them of exerting unchecked power in various educational institutions across the State. | Photo Credit: ANI Leader of Opposition in the West Bengal Legislative … Read more