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Anger Over "English Medium" Rule, Kolkata's Loreto College Apologises

Press Trust of India | Wednesday July 05, 2023, Kolkata

Amid an outrage, the Loreto College in Kolkata has revoked a policy that barred students from schools where the medium of instruction is Bengali and other languages to seek admission in undergraduate courses.

BJP Leader Found Dead In West Bengal Amid Panchayat Poll Violence: Cops

Asian News International | Tuesday July 04, 2023, Purulia, West Bengal

West Bengal Police on Monday recovered body of a BJP leader, Bankim Hansda, from the Bodo area of the state's Purulia district.

"Politics Of Murder": West Bengal Governor Slams Panchayat Poll Violence

Asian News International | Tuesday July 04, 2023, Kolkata

West Bengal Panchayat Polls: West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose on Monday criticised the ongoing violence in Panchayat polls and said that the violence can be described as politics of "murder", "intimidation" and of "muscle flexing".

Trinamool Government In Bengal Won't Last After 3 Months, BJP's Suvendu Adhikari

Press Trust of India | Thursday June 29, 2023, Kolkata

West Bengal Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari on Wednesday claimed that the BJP will bag 36 of the 42 Lok Sabha seats in state. He also insisted that the TMC government in the state won't last after three months.

"Nothing To Do...": Trinamool On Mamata Banerjee's Panchayat Polls Campaign

Asian News International | Tuesday June 27, 2023, New Delhi

Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Saugata Roy on Monday stated that the party's decision to choose Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for the Panchayat Poll campaign has nothing to do with the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) strength in the state.

Violence "Reality, Not Fiction" In Bengal Panchayat Polls: Governor

Press Trust of India | Tuesday June 20, 2023, Kolkata

West Bengal Governor C V Ananda Bose on Monday said incidents of violence in the run-up to the rural polls are "a reality and not fiction", which he is focused on containing.

Video: Clubbers Pet Chained Monkey On Party Night, Kolkata Bar Under Fire

Reported by Mir Rafae | Sunday June 18, 2023, Kolkata

A Kolkata nightclub has come under fire from animal lovers and activists after visuals of customers petting a chained monkey on its premises went viral.

Kolkata Man Shouts "Bomb" In Plane, Father Called, Says He's Unsound: Report

Press Trust of India | Tuesday June 06, 2023, Kolkata

All passengers were brought down from a plane at the Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport in Kolkata after a man started shouting before take-off that there was a "bomb in the aircraft", airport sources said today.

Massive Fire At Five-Storey Building In Kolkata, 5 Fire Engines On Spot

Asian News International | Thursday June 01, 2023, Kolkata

A massive fire broke out at a five-story building in Ganesh Chandra Avenue of Central Kolkata on Thursday. Fire tenders are present at the spot, and efforts are underway to control the fire.

Probe Agency ED Arrests Bengal School Jobs Scam Accused

Press Trust of India | Wednesday May 31, 2023, Kolkata

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday night arrested Sujay Krishna Bhadra for his alleged involvement in the illegal appointments made in different state-run and aided schools in West Bengal, an official said.

India's 1st Underwater Metro In Kolkata Likely To Open In December

Asian News International | Friday May 19, 2023, Kolkata, West Bengal

India's first underwater metro in Kolkata, an example of 'Atmanirbhar Bharat', for which a challenging task was done by Indian engineers, is expected to be open for commuters by the end of 2023.

Bengal Firecracker Factory Blast: Death Count Rises To 9, Probe Launched

Asian News International | Wednesday May 17, 2023, West Medinipur, West Bengal

At least nine people have so far been killed, while several others are injured in a massive blast incident that occured at a firecracker factory in West Bengal's West Medinipur district on Tuesday morning, officials said.

3 Killed In Bengal Storm, Local Train Services Hit

Press Trust of India | Monday May 15, 2023, Kolkata/Howrah

At least three people were killed, many trees were uprooted and suburban train services were affected as nor'wester hit several southern districts of West Bengal on Monday evening, officials said.

Mamata Banerjee Proposes Medicine Diploma Course, Cites Doctor 'Shortfall'

Press Trust of India | Thursday May 11, 2023, Kolkata

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday proposed the introduction of a diploma course in medicine, aiming at combating a "shortfall" of doctors in hospitals in the state.

Video: Massive Fire Near Raj Bhavan In Kolkata, One Injured

Asian News International | Wednesday May 10, 2023, Kolkata

A fire broke out on the top floor of Saraf Bhavan near Raj Bhavan in Kolkata today, officials said.