Page 17 - West Bengal

Bypoll results: BJP consolidates in Assam, MP; TMC reigns in Bengal

Congress wrests seats from it in four states

TMC steam-rolls to victory in all 4 by-polls in Bengal by massive margins

Trinamool Congress on Tuesday steam-rolled the opposition to score a 4-0 clean sweep in by-elections

Cal HC allows PIL for curbs on gathering of people during coming festivals

The Calcutta High Court allowed filing of a PIL seeking restrictions on gathering of people during the upcoming festivals including Kali puja, Chhat puja, Jagadhatri puja and Christmas in West Bengal.

SC sets aside HC order banning firecrackers in Bengal during festive season

The court asked the West Bengal government to explore the possibility to ensure that banned firecrackers and related items are not imported in the state at the entry point itself

Eastern Railways resume local train services with 50 pc seating capacity

The train services will be brought back on track after nearly six months as per the normal timetable while maintaining Covid-19 restrictions.

Bengal BJP's Rajib Banerjee, Tripura MLA Ashis Das join Trinamool

Ashis Das, a Scheduled Caste leader and a BJP MLA from the Surma Assembly seat in northern Tripura, took the Trinamool flag from Abhishek Banerjee along with Rajib Banerjee

Over 71% voter turnout in bypolls to West Bengal, recorded till 5 pm

According to the election commission, the Dinhata assembly seat recorded 69.97 per cent voter turnout while 75.91 per cent turnout is recorded from the Gosaba seat.

Polling begins for by-elections to 4 Bengal Assembly constituencies

Voting began at 7 AM on Saturday for by-polls to the four assembly constituencies

Tennis star Leander Paes joins Trinamool in presence of Mamata

Earlier in the day, Bollywood actress Nafisa Ali and Mrinalini Deshprabhu joined the TMC

Covid-19 infections rising in Bengal, 990 new cases registered

The daily COVID-19 count in West Bengal on Thursday maintained an upward trend that began since Durga Puja celebrations

Hospitals can't charge more than Rs 5,000 for diagnosis: West Bengal govt

According to the advisory, in case a person is not carrying the card the same must be searched with the Aadhar number of the beneficiary in the Swasthya Sathi web portal.

Centre asks West Bengal to immediately undertake a review of Covid cases

The Centre has asked the state government to immediately undertake a review of cases and deaths, and stressed on the importance of ensuring Covid-safe festivities.

West Bengal governor Jagdeep Dhankhar admitted to AIIMS

He has been diagnosed with malaria and admitted to old private ward at the main AIIMS.

Schools, colleges in Bengal to reopen from November 15: CM Mamata

Schools and colleges in the state have been closed since the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic in March last year.

Aditya Birla group to set up paint unit in Bengal, invest Rs 1,000 crore

The Aditya Birla Group has said it will set up a paint unit in West Bengal at an investment of around Rs 1,000 crore, and it will be comissioned in the next 18-24 months. In a recent letter to Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, the conglomerate had expressed interest to establish a paint manufacturing unit in the state, following which three representatives of the group met Chief Secretary H K Dwivedi on Thursday afternoon, officials said. The group has requested for allotment of land for a decorative paint unit with backward integration on 80 acres of land at Vidyasagar Park in Kharagpur, they said. The paint unit itself would provide employment for 600 people and indirect employment for over 1500 people would be created, a state government official said. Reacting to the development, West Bengal Industry Minister Partha Chatterjee said it is a good sign that the process of industrialisation is gaining pace in the state under the leadership of Mamata Banerjee. The investment promotio

Heavy rain cuts off highway linking Gangtok, floods North Bengal areas

Torrential rains pounded the tiny Himalayan state of Sikkim and the tea growing region of North Bengal

More rain in store for Odisha and Bengal, landslide warning issued

IMD on Tuesday forecast more rainfall for Odisha and West Bengal, the two neighbouring states that have already been pounded by low pressure area-induced heavy showers over the past three days

Major reshuffle in Bengal BJP likely after festive season ends

There are strong indications that the party which is struggling to hold back its own members particularly in South Bengal is likely to give more importance to the leadership from North Bengal

Senior monk of Ramakrishna Math passes away, West Bengal CM condoles death

Swami Ameyanandaji Maharaj passed away at a hospital run by the spiritual organisation

Trinamool's Babul Supriyo likely to resign as Asansol MP on Tuesday

Former union minister Babul Supriyo, who recently joined Trinamool Congress, is likely to resign as Asansol MP on Tuesday.