Besides intensifying CCTV surveillance, the Burdwan University (BU) is set to engage retired lady jawans and introduce a smart card entry system in the hostel zones and the executive council of the BU has approved the plan.
The Siliguri Mahakuma Parishad, which serves as an alternative to the zilla parishad following the formation of the Darjeeling Gorkha Hill Council (now Gorkhaland Territorial Administration), presented its budget for the fiscal year 2025-26 today.
Darjeeling, the queen of hills, is grappling with a persistent and worsening traffic crisis, especially during the peak tourist season.
A leopard had entered Patlakhawa village, under Cooch Behar block II on Tuesday, causing panic among locals. The big cat, reportedly hunting for goats, was chased away by the villagers.
In a twist in the mysterious death on the highway, Kanksa police, under Asansol Durgapur Police Commissionerate, have arrested Rajdeo Sharma, the driver of the vehicle in which event management company owner Sutandra Chatterjee was travelling.
Dasgupta, the well-known heritage bookstore in the city, is going to open its outlet in south Kolkata on 1 May.
During a election campaign rally in support of her party candidate Debangshu Bhattacharya in Tamluk, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today unleashed a blistering critique of the Adhikari family, without once uttering their names.
Trinamul Congress chairperson Mamata Banerjee said on Wednesday that the BJP’s chances of returning to power are becoming bleak while predicting a rich harvest for her party in Bengal.
People of three parliamentary constituencies in north Bengal will exercise their franchise in the second phase of the 18th Lok Sabha polls on 26 April.
Calling the Congress and CPM as the B team of BJP, Trinamul Congress national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee urged people of Murshidabad not to vote for the traitors, who have not protested against Bengal’s deprivation by the Centre.
