Sreyashi Dey
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Internet Banned, 36-Hour Curfew In Odisha's Cuttack After Clashes
Odisha's Cuttack, the thousand-year-old city long celebrated for its communal harmony, remained on edge on Sunday after fresh incidents of violence erupted following clashes during Durga Puja idol immersion two days earlier.
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Vandalism Of Indira Gandhi, Rajiv Gandhi's Statues In Bengal Sparks Row
Political tension escalated in West Bengal's Asansol after the statues of former prime ministers Indira Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi were allegedly vandalised.
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Highway Chaos In Bengal As Truck Driver, Civic Volunteer Thrash Each Other
A civic volunteer allegedly assaulted a truck driver along the National Highway 19 in West Bengal, only to be beaten up with slippers in full public view.
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Calcutta High Court Seeks Reports From Power Utility, Civic Body Over Electrocution Deaths
The Calcutta High Court on Thursday sought a report from the private power utility, CESC Ltd, on multiple electrocution deaths in Kolkata and its suburbs due to waterlogging.
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Rain Dampens Spirit Of Kolkata's Famous Used Books Market In Puja Season
The Kolkata downpour has left a trail of damage at Asia's largest secondhand books market in College Street. Thousands of books damaged by rainwater have been dumped into garbage bins on both sides of the street.
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State vs Discom Blame Game Over Electrocution Deaths During Kolkata Deluge
A day after West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee accused power utility CESC of negligence leading to electrocution deaths in Kolkata and nearby areas yesterday, the discom has disowned responsibility
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10 Dead As Rain Paralyses Kolkata Before Durga Puja, 100 Flights Affected
5 Dead In Kolkata As Heavy Rain Causes Flooding, Traffic Chaos
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Students Allege Financial Mismanagement, Intensify Protest Against Vice Chancellor
Students gheraoed the office of West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences Vice-Chancellor (V-C) Nirmal Kanti Chakrabarti, protesting against the "glaring lack of financial transparency" and "administrative failure".
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Clashes Erupt During Kurmi Agitation In Bengal's Purulia, Several Cops Injured
The agitation by the Kurmi community demanding Scheduled Tribe status turned violent at Kotshila railway station in West Bengal's Purulia on Saturday.
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IIT-Kharagpur Student Found Hanging, 5th Suspected Case Of Suicide This Year
The body of a researcher was found hanging inside a hall in IIT-Kharagpur this afternoon. The researcher's body was discovered hanging from the BR Ambedkar Hall around 2 pm.
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West Bengal Gears Up For Voter Roll Revision, 2026 Poll Preparation Begins
The Office of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) in West Bengal has begun preparations for the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral roll, scheduled to begin after Lakshmi Puja on October 6, according to sources.
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High Drama Outside Odisha Assembly After Woman Attempts To Gatecrash
A high-drama protest unfolded outside the Odisha Legislative Assembly on Friday when a woman from Jajpur attempted to storm the premises with a set of demands.
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Durga Idol's Face Stolen In Bengal, Accused Tied To Pole And Thrashed
The faces of two Durga idols were allegedly stolen from a workshop of sculptor Bapi Pal and recovered from a nearby workshop of Pritam Thakur.
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High Court Roadblock For Kurmi Agitation In Bengal
The Calcutta High Court has declared the Kurmi community's plan for rail and road blockade on September 20 unconstitutional and illegal. The agitation was called to press the community's demand for Scheduled Tribe status.
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Missing Bengal Schoolgirl's Mutilated Body Found In Sack, Teacher Arrested
The mutilated body of a schoolgirl, who was missing for nearly a month, was found in a sack in West Bengal's Birbhum district, a senior police officer said on Wednesday.
