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Mukul Roy, CM Mamata’s former confidante made BJP vice president ahead of crucial Bengal polls

Roy who had joined the party in 2017, served as the convenor of the Bengal unit of the BJP’s election management committee for the 2018 panchayat polls and the 2019 Lok Sabha elections. He was the party’s national executive before being appointed as the vice president.

Updated on Sep 26, 2020, 9:25 PM IST

Several BSF, Customs officers under CBI scanner in cattle smuggling case in Bengal

A BSF patrol along India-Bangladesh border in Siliguri.

Published on Sep 24, 2020, 10:20 PM IST

Bengal farmers to block highways on Friday to protest farm bills

The farmers’ bills have sparked off protests in various parts of the country, particularly in Punjab and Haryana.

Published on Sep 24, 2020, 7:04 PM IST

News updates from Hindustan Times: Amid heavy rainfall, local trains cancelled in Mumbai and all the latest news

India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted that Mumbai will see ‘generally cloudy sky with heavy rain’ on Wednesday.

Published on Sep 23, 2020, 9:11 AM IST

Maoist posters resurface in Bengal, third incident since August

On the eve of Independence Day last month, around a dozen posters were recovered from three villages in the Bhulabheda area of Jhargram district, another erstwhile hotbed of Maoist activity. (HT File photo)

Updated on Sep 22, 2020, 8:51 PM IST

Fake Indian currency notes worth ₹1.17 crore, gold biscuits seized in north Bengal

Nine people were arrested and a car, two motorcycles and 11 mobile phones seized. The men were going to Assam with the fake currency notes and the gold. (Image used for representation).

Updated on Sep 22, 2020, 5:00 PM IST

‘Home to illegal bomb-making’: Dhankhar lashes out at Bengal govt after Murshidabad NIA arrests

West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar warned that there is a decline in law and order situation in the state.

Updated on Sep 19, 2020, 4:37 PM IST

Two, including a minor, killed in a clash in south Bengal

A minor was among the two people killed in violence in Bengal on Thursday.

Updated on Sep 18, 2020, 11:20 AM IST

Bid & Hammer’s online ‘Silent Bids Auction’ features Ganesh Pyne, Manjit Bawa & M F Husain

Rare artworks by 3 master artists of India in a new concept auction.

Updated on Sep 22, 2020, 1:49 PM IST

In Bengal, neighbour kidnaps minor boy for ransom, kills him

Munirul Sheikh, the accused, allegedly lured Tushar Chakraborty, a class 6 student, saying he would get the boy a parrot from the trees near his house. (Image used for representation).

Updated on Sep 13, 2020, 9:27 PM IST

Ganga erosion destroys homes, temples in Bengal’s Murshidabad, displaces hundreds

A view of the erosion caused by the Ganga in Murshidaad.

Published on Sep 13, 2020, 6:25 PM IST

Bengal college teacher accused of asking for Rs10k to ‘help’ student pass

HT Image

Published on Sep 13, 2020, 4:04 PM IST

The safety of stereotyping

The writer finds safety in stereotyping only her own

Published on Sep 13, 2020, 6:56 AM IST

Bengal CID may file additional chargesheet in TMC MLA’s murder case

Biswas, the state’s ruling party MLA from Krishnaganj constituency, was shot dead during a Saraswati Puja programme in Nadia district in February 2019.

Published on Sep 12, 2020, 7:06 PM IST

Pune registers 31mm rainfall on Friday, Khadakwasla discharge begins

From September 13-14 – the city will receive moderate showers, while isolated heavy rain is expected in the ghat areas.

Updated on Sep 12, 2020, 5:40 PM IST

Bengal observes September’s 2nd Covid lockdown, it will probably be the last

The Calcutta high court building was sanitised during the last complete lockdown imposed by the government.

Updated on Sep 11, 2020, 12:17 PM IST

Asian Games gold medalist Pinki Pramanik joins BJP

In 2012, Pinki was embroiled in a gender controversy when her woman friend accused her of rape and gender misrepresentation.

Published on Sep 11, 2020, 7:22 AM IST

Nadda attacks Banerjee, says Bengal lockdown timed to coincide with Ram temple launch

BJP national president J P Nadda addressed party workers via video conferencing on Thursday.

Updated on Sep 11, 2020, 11:01 AM IST

Bengal’s Sunderbans billed ‘endangered ecosystem’, mangroves show signs of climate-resilience

The Sunderbans in West Bengal is home to the only tiger that lives in mangrove forests.

Updated on Sep 9, 2020, 12:45 AM IST

Police forces in Bengal should keep up good work, not pay heed to adverse remarks: CM

Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee

Updated on Sep 8, 2020, 6:53 PM IST

BJP worker shot in south Bengal, party blames Trinamool Congress

While the BJP has alleged that she was shot by goons backed by the TMC, the ruling party refuted the allegations saying that it was a conflict between two neighborhoods

Updated on Sep 8, 2020, 2:57 AM IST

Significant rise in number of universities in Bengal during TMC tenure: Partha Chatterjee

West Bengal education minister Partha Chatterjee.

Published on Sep 6, 2020, 12:25 PM IST

HT Picks: Interesting new reads

Alternate lives, food cultures, and office politics on the reading list this week.

Updated on Sep 4, 2020, 5:41 PM IST

JEE Mains 2020: 75% candidates in Bengal could not write exams on Tuesday due to Covid-19 situation, says Mamata

Mamata Banerjee, Chief Minister of West Bengal. (ANI file)

Updated on Sep 2, 2020, 6:08 PM IST

Woman e-rickshaw driver ferries Covid-19 patients free of cost in Bengal’s Siliguri

Munmun Sarkar has been ferrying Covid-19 patients to hospitals and their homes for free.

Published on Sep 2, 2020, 6:00 PM IST

100-year-old tribal woman from north Bengal defeats Covid-19

The tribal woman, who belongs to Jaigaon, a town on the Indo-Bhutan border, was admitted to the Alipurduar district hospital on August 17.

Published on Sep 2, 2020, 9:42 AM IST

JEE Main 2020: Examinees brave rain and lack of transport to take tests in Bengal

Students appear for JEE 2020 exhamination at TCS Gitanjali, Kolkata, West Bengal on Tuesday, September 01, 2020. (HT Photo)

Updated on Sep 1, 2020, 8:34 PM IST

Pranab Mukhrjee journeyed from a hamlet in Bengal to the Raisina Hill

Former president Pranab Mukherjee.

Updated on Sep 1, 2020, 6:35 PM IST

August receives 27 per cent more rainfall, fourth highest in 120 years

An Indian man rows a boat through floodwaters in Gagolmari village, Morigaon district, Assam, India.

Published on Sep 1, 2020, 3:58 PM IST

Pranab Mukherjee was always ready and never said no to the party

Pranab Mukherjee during an interview with Hindustan Times at his office in North Block, New Delhi

Updated on Sep 1, 2020, 8:00 AM IST

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