West Bengal

West Bengal Group D Result 2017 Declared; 10 Important Points

Jobs | NDTV Education Team | Sunday September 24, 2017

The written examination results of West Bengal Group D posts were declared by West Bengal Group D Recruitment Board (WBGDRB), Department of Personnel & Administrative Reforms on the official website of the board on September 22.

West Bengal Government Will Foil Attempts To Divide People, Says Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee

Kolkata News | Press Trust of India | Sunday September 24, 2017

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today said that her government would foil any attempt to divide people during the coming religious occasions.

West Bengal To Issue Passes To Tourists For Pandal Hopping During Durga Puja

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday September 23, 2017

The West Bengal government for the first time has come up with special passes for tourists so that they can visit all Durga Puja pandals in and around the city. The state tourism department has issued the 'Sharodotsav 2017 special guest passes' for the Pujas and the Red Road carnival on October three, a tourism department official said today

Mamata Banerjee Has New Plan After Court Voids Durga Idol Immersion Ban On Muharram

India News | Written by Saurabh Gupta | Saturday September 23, 2017

The day after the high court cancelled unusual restrictions imposed in West Bengal on Puja processions this year, the Mamata Banerjee government on Friday decided that people will have to seek police permission for immersion of Durga idols on Muharram, the Muslim day of mourning.

West Bengal Group D Result 2017 Declared @ Wbgdrb.applythrunet.co.in, Wbgdrb.in; Check Now

Jobs | NDTV Education Team | Sunday September 24, 2017

West Bengal Group D Recruitment Board, Department of Personnel & Administrative Reforms has declared the results of the written examination for Group D posts, held on May 20 2017.

University Of Calcutta BA BSc Part 2 (Honours, Major) 2017 Exam Results Decalred @ Wbresults.nic.in; Check Now

Education | NDTV Education Team | Friday September 22, 2017

University of Calcutta has declared the results of Bachelor of Arts (BA) and Bachelor of Science (BSc) Part -II Honours and Major Examination, 2017.

Rebel Gorkha Janmukti Morcha Leader To Head New Panel For Darjeeling Hills

Kolkata News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday September 20, 2017

The West Bengal government today announced the formation of Board of Administrators in place of the Gorkhaland Territorial Administration (GTA) for Darjeeling hills and appointed rebel GJM leader Binay Tamang as its chairman.

Mamata Banerjee, BJP Spar Over Rajnath Singh's Meet With Gorkha Janmukti Morcha

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday September 20, 2017

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and BJP hit out at each other today over Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh meeting GJM general secretary Roshan Giri despite a lookout notice against him.

Don't Draw Line Between Hindus And Muslims: High Court Tells Bengal Government

Kolkata News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday September 20, 2017

Questioning the West Bengal government's curbs on Durga idol immersion, the Calcutta High Court today said the state cannot hinder a citizen's right to practice religion on the basis of a mere assumption of law and order disruption and must provide sound reasons for doing so.

Bengal Child Protection Body Moves Supreme Court Over Rohingya Deportation

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Wednesday September 20, 2017

The West Bengal Commission for Protection of Child Rights (WBCPCR) which has strongly opposed the Central government's stand on the deportation of Rohingya refugees to Myanmar, on Wednesday said it has moved the Supreme Court over the issue.

Notes Ban To Feature At Durga Puja Pandals In Kolkata

Kolkata News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday September 20, 2017

Demonetisation or 'notebandi' has been chosen as the theme by organisers of at least two community Durga Pujas in West Bengal this year.

15-Year-Old Girl Allegedly Kidnapped, Raped Inside Taxi In West Bengal's Howrah

Kolkata News | Indo-Asian News Service | Wednesday September 20, 2017

A 15-year-old girl was allegedly kidnapped and raped inside a moving vehicle by two yet unidentified men in West Bengal's Howrah district, police said on Wednesday.

One Dead, Another Injured While Clicking Selfie With Moving Train

Kolkata News | Indo-Asian News Service | Wednesday September 20, 2017

A madness to click a selfie with a running train took the life of a polytechnic student and left another youngster seriously injured in West Bengal's Nadia district on Tuesday, railway sources and witnesses said.

All Commoners Not Terrorists: Mamata Banerjee On Rohingya Issue

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Tuesday September 19, 2017

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday asserted that all Rohingyas are not terrorists even as the central government stuck to its stand of deporting the embattled community and said that some of them were linked to Pakistani terrorist groups.

Darjeeling Limps Back To Normalcy, 3 Tea Gardens Reopen

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday September 18, 2017

Three tea gardens in the Darjeeling hills reopened today, signalling a gradual return to normalcy which has eluded the hills for the past three months due to an indefinite strike by the GJM over the Gorkhaland issue.

North Kolkata's Old 'Barowaari' Durga Pujas Are Now Turning To Theme

Kolkata News | Press Trust of India | Sunday September 17, 2017

Unable to buck the trend, some old 'barowari' Durga pujas of north Kolkata, are turning to theme this year.

Scolded For Facebook Addiction, Class 11 Student Allegedly Hangs Herself

Kolkata News | Indo-Asian News Service | Sunday September 17, 2017

A class 11 student in West Bengal's North 24 Parganas district was found hanging from the ceiling fan of her house after she was scolded by her elder brother for spending excessive time on Facebook, family members said on Saturday.

'Don't Play With Fire': Mamata Banerjee To Group Planning Rally With Arms

India News | Reported By Monideepa Banerjie, Edited By Soumyajit Majumder | Sunday September 17, 2017

A day after the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) announced plans to organise events to -worship- weapons on the final day of the Durga Puja festival in West Bengal later this month, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee asked right-wing outfits not to "play with fire".

In Video, Bengal Minister Threatens To Slap Banker For Technical Failure

India News | Reported by Monideepa Banerjie, Edited by Shylaja Varma | Saturday September 16, 2017

In a widely-shared video, a minister in West Bengal can be seen threatening and verbally abusing the staff at a bank for alleged mismanagement. The video shows Rabindra Nath Ghosh, a minister in the Mamata Banerjee government, threatening to slap a bank staffer inside the office of Union Bank of India in north Bengal's Cooch Behar district.

West Bengal Eases Restrictions On Durga Idol Immersions, Informs High Court

Kolkata News | Press Trust of India | Friday September 15, 2017

The West Bengal government, which drew flak over restrictions on immersion of Durga idols, today told the Calcutta High Court that immersion will be allowed till 10 pm on September 30. Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee had earlier said that it will be permitted only till 6 pm on that day.

CPM Expels Rajya Sabha Member Ritabrata Banerjee For 'Anti-Party Activity'

India News | Edited By Soumyajit Majumder | Friday September 15, 2017

The CPM today expelled its Rajya Sabha member Ritabrata Banerjee on charges of "gross anti-party activity", its West Bengal secretary Surya Kanta Mishra said.

BSF Jawan Killed By Cow Smuggler Near India-Bangladesh Border

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday September 14, 2017

A BSF personnel was killed near the India-Bangladesh border in West Bengal's North 24 Parganas today when he tried to stop a mini truck smuggling cows across the border.

CBI Interrogates Ex-Bengal Minister Madan Mitra In Narada Case

Kolkata News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday September 13, 2017

The CBI today interrogated Trinamool Congress leader and former West Bengal minister Madan Mitra in connection with the Narada tapes scam.

Blue Whale Challenge: Boy Jumps Off School Building in West Bengal, 2 Others Rescued

Cities | Press Trust of India | Wednesday September 13, 2017

Three class IX students who have been playing the online Blue Whale Challenge game were today rescued after one of them jumped from the first floor of their school building in Howrah district today, police said.

Bimal Gurung Rejects Mamata Banerjee's Appeal To Withdraw Shutdown In Darjeeling

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday September 12, 2017

GJM supremo Bimal Gurung today rejected West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's appeal to withdraw the indefinite shutdown in Darjeeling, saying it would continue till Centre holds a tripartite meeting on the Gorkhaland issue.

Amit Shah Accuses Trinamool Of Unleashing Violence Against BJP Workers

Kolkata News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday September 12, 2017

BJP president Amit Shah today accused West Bengal's ruling Trinamool Congress of unleashing violence against BJP workers in the state and urged human rights organisations to speak against it.

Jadavpur University Students March To Bikash Bhavan Over 'Students' Councils' Decision

Education | Press Trust of India | Tuesday September 12, 2017

Students of three faculties of Jadavpur University today marched to Bikash Bhavan, the head office of state higher education department, protesting against the state government's decision to form students' councils in universities in place of students' unions.

All-Party Meet To Discuss Darjeeling Situation

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday September 12, 2017

All eyes are set on the all-party meeting convened by the West Bengal government in Siliguri today to discuss the crisis in Darjeeling even as the indefinite strike in the hills entered its 90th day.

Shops Open In Darjeeling; All Eyes On Tomorrow's All-Party Meeting

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday September 12, 2017

All eyes are on tomorrow's all-party meeting, convened by the West Bengal government in Siliguri to discuss the Darjeeling crisis, even as the indefinite shutdown in the hills entered its 89th day today.

Forming Government In West Bengal Would Be BJP's Ultimate Achievement: Amit Shah

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Tuesday September 12, 2017

Urging the state BJP leaders and activists to keep working towards the growth and betterment of the party, BJP President Amit Shah on Monday said the party would achieve its ultimate goal when it forms the government in West Bengal.