West Bengal

PM Modi to launch 'high throughput COVID-19 testing' facilities on July 27

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch 'high throughput COVID-19 testing' facilities on July 27 via video conferencing, the PMO said on Sunday.

Sunday, July 26, 2020 4:06 PM

COVID-19: West Bengal to observe lockdown on July 23, 25, 29

West Bengal will remain in lockdown on July 23, July 25 and July 29 from 6 am to 10 pm each day in the view of coronavirus outbreak, according to an o...

Tuesday, July 21, 2020 7:00 PM

86.34pc students pass West Bengal class-10 board exam

An estimated 86.34 per cent students passed the class-10 board examinations in West Bengal this year, the results of which were published on Wednesday...

Wednesday, July 15, 2020 12:00 PM

WB Governor: Need thorough probe into BJP MLA's death to unravel truth about political violence

West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar on Monday said that there is a need for a thorough probe in connection with the death of Debendra Nath Roy, BJP'...

Monday, July 13, 2020 11:45 AM

JP Nadda: Education in Bengal has taken nosedive, we must take it to its past glory

BJP President JP Nadda on Monday asserted that education in Bengal has taken a nosedive and said that we must be dedicated to taking the education in...

Monday, July 6, 2020 5:24 PM

Mamata: Bengal's unemployment rate at 6.5 pc, 'far better' than that of India

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday said that the state's unemployment rate for June stands at 6.5 per cent, which was "far better"...

Saturday, July 4, 2020 5:05 PM

Ravi Shankar Prasad after Centre bans 59 apps: India can even do 'digital strike'

After the Centre banned 59 mobile apps, Minister for Electronics and Information Technology Ravi Shankar Prasad on Thursday said that Indian can even...

Thursday, July 2, 2020 3:57 PM

Amit Shah: West Bengal only state where political violence is propagated

Union Home Minister and BJP leader Amit Shah on Tuesday said that while democracy has consolidated in the entire country, West Bengal remains the only...

Tuesday, June 9, 2020 1:08 PM

CM on COVID-19: Mamata Banerjee urges Centre to provide Rs 10,000 aid to each migrant worker

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday urged the Centre to provide financial assistance of Rs 10,000 to every migrant labourer, inclu...

Wednesday, June 3, 2020 4:00 PM

WB in Lockdown: Religious places to open in WB from June 1, says Mamata Banerjee

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday said that all religious places will open in the state on June 1 where not more than 10 people wil...

Friday, May 29, 2020 6:04 PM

West Bengal: Wanted Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh terrorist Abdul Karim arrested

Kolkata Police's Special Task Force on Friday arrested Abdul Karim, a wanted Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) terrorist, from Suti Police Station...

Friday, May 29, 2020 12:55 PM

Cyclone Amphan: WB Governor targets Mamata for delay in seeking Army's help for relief work

West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar on Sunday hit out at West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, stating that the Army would have been called th...

Sunday, May 24, 2020 10:07 AM

Aftermath of Amphan: No train should be sent to West Bengal till May 26, says State Chief Secy to Ra...

West Bengal has written to the Railway Ministry requesting it not to send special trains to the state till May 26.

Saturday, May 23, 2020 12:52 PM

Cyclone Amphan: PM Modi announces Rs 1,000 cr relief package for West Bengal

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday announced Rs 1,000 crore relief package for West Bengal and Rs 2 lakh each for the kin of deceased and Rs 50,00...

Friday, May 22, 2020 2:10 PM

PM Modi in WB: Prime Minister Narendra Modi visits West Bengal; taking stock of situation

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday arrived at the Kolkata Airport to take stock of the situation in the wake of cyclone Amphan and conduct an aeri...

Friday, May 22, 2020 12:43 PM

Cyclone Amphan: Rahul Gandhi extends condolences to kin of victims, offers assistance to Bengal, Odi...

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has extended condolences to the families of victims, who lost their lives due to the destruction caused by Cyclone Amphan...

Friday, May 22, 2020 10:20 AM

Amphan Hightlight: Seven killed as cyclone hits Bangladesh coast

At least seven people were killed as cyclone Amphan made landfall along the coastline of India and Bangladesh on Wednesday, reported Dhaka Tribune.

Thursday, May 21, 2020 2:08 PM

Amphan: Super cyclone Amphan weakens to cyclonic storm, centred over Bangladesh

The "super cyclonic storm" Amphan has moved north-northeastwards with a speed of 27 kilometres per hour during the past six hours, further weakened in...

Thursday, May 21, 2020 10:41 AM