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In Bengal, truck carrying abandoned aircraft gets stuck under a bridge

A truck carrying an abandoned India Post aircraft was stuck under a bridge in Durgapur on Tuesday.

Updated on Aug 11, 2020, 6:14 AM IST

At pro-CAA rally in Bengal, Nadda says ‘huge’ turnout signals change

BJP working President JP Nadda and party General Secretary in-charge of West Bengal Kailash Vijayvargiya lead a rally in support of Citizenship Amendment Act, (CAA), in Kolkata on December, 23.

Published on Dec 24, 2019, 9:12 AM IST

Bengal Guv questions legality of Jadavpur University convocation; cancels decision of executive council

University students participate in a road blockade during their protest rally against CAA(Citizen Amendment Act) and NRC in Kolkata.

Updated on Dec 22, 2019, 10:47 PM IST

Arrested minors don’t belong to any political party, say family members in Bengal

Protestors raise slogans during a demonstration against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA).

Published on Dec 22, 2019, 10:39 PM IST

Fearless access to chancellor by varsities compromised, says West Bengal Governor

West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar.

Updated on Dec 22, 2019, 5:53 PM IST

Bengal Guv slams govt after Jadavpur University defers convocation citing unrest

Students of four universities take part in a massive roadshow in Kolkata on Saturday.

Updated on Dec 22, 2019, 9:56 AM IST

Railways property worth ₹90 crore damaged in anti-CAA protests

Charred remains of a boggie of a train set on fire by protestors agitating against NRC and CAB in Murshidabad district of West Bengal on December 13.

Updated on Dec 20, 2019, 11:30 PM IST

BJP using CAA-NRC to reach out to Bengali-speaking Hindu voters in Assam, Bengal

West Bengal Chief Minister and TMC chief Mamata Banerjee leads a protests rally of her party workers through Howrah Bridge, against the NRC and the Citizenship Amendment Act, in Kolkata, Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2019.

Updated on Dec 19, 2019, 8:08 PM IST

2 arrested for attack on group protesting against CAA in Bengal

7 people were injured in the attack which happened on Wednesday evening.

Updated on Dec 19, 2019, 3:46 PM IST

Mamata Banerjee retreats on NPR, stays all work related to it

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee at a protest march in Kolkata against the amended Citizenship Act and the proposed countrywide NRC on Monday.

Updated on Aug 7, 2020, 11:37 PM IST

Mamata has lost all moral right to remain in power

Far from lathi charges or using tear gas to dispel the crowd, the police seemed to have been at the receiving end

Published on Dec 16, 2019, 4:49 PM IST

Bengal suspends internet services in 6 districts over anti-CAA stir

Police jawans try to protect themselves as protestors throw stones on them during an agitation against the Citizenship Amendment Bill (CAB) at Santragachi in Howrah district of West Bengal, Saturday, Dec 14, 2019.

Updated on Dec 16, 2019, 3:14 AM IST

Protests against Citizenship law continue in Bengal, roads blocked at several places

Congress supporters during a protest against the Citizenship Amendment Act, in Kolkata on Saturday, Dec 14, 2019. Protests continued in parts of West Bengal on Sunday as well.

Updated on Dec 15, 2019, 1:28 PM IST

Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee warns of strict action amid violent protests over citizenship law

Protesters oppose the Citizenship Amendment Act at Santragachi in Howrah district, West Bengal, Saturday, Dec.14, 2019.

Updated on Dec 15, 2019, 8:10 AM IST

FASTag: In Bengal, vehicle owners in a wait-and-watch mode

Over the past two months, hoardings and posters explaining the ease and utility of FASTag came up on either side of the highway.

Updated on Dec 15, 2019, 4:43 AM IST

Protests against new citizenship law rock Bengal for second consecutive day

Protesters hurled stones at the Maldah–Katihar passenger train in Bengal. There were no reports of any injuries. A toll plaza in Murshidabad was also set ablaze on Saturday.

Updated on Dec 15, 2019, 5:48 AM IST

‘Mamata Banerjee won’t be able to stop citizenship act’: BJP’s Dilip Ghosh

President of the West Bengal unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party Dilip Ghosh (in centre) has claimed that West Bengal will be the first state to implement citizenship amendment act.

Updated on Dec 14, 2019, 11:15 AM IST

13 times when Bengal Governor Dhankhar and Mamata Banerjee fought

There have been 14 incidents, in less than five months, when the governor and the state government have not seen eye to eye.

Updated on Dec 11, 2019, 10:45 AM IST

Bengal govt curtails Governor’s powers as chancellor of state universities

West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar has had an acrimonious relationship with the state government ever since he was sworn in on July 30.

Updated on Dec 11, 2019, 6:37 AM IST

Bengal considering proposal to introduce online transfer of school teachers, says Education Minister

West Bengal Education Minister Partha Chatterjee.

Published on Dec 10, 2019, 10:15 AM IST

Bengal government starts selling onion from ration shops

Over the past couple of weeks, the state government had been selling onion at Rs 59 a kg from its Sufal Bangla stalls.

Published on Dec 10, 2019, 7:57 AM IST

Citizenship Amendment Bill biggest issue in Bengal in coming civic and assembly polls

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee

Updated on Dec 9, 2019, 4:57 PM IST

On maiden visit to CU, no senior staff present to receive Bengal guv Dhankhar

Some members of the staff opened the room of the VC and the governor Jagdeep Dhankhar took his seat before taking a tour of the library.

Updated on Dec 5, 2019, 1:40 AM IST

After blame game over adjournment, Bengal guv says he will visit assembly soon

The acrimony between the ruling Trinamool Congress and West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar hit a new low after the speaker adjourned the House on Tuesday as bills slated to be placed in the assembly were yet to get his nod.

Updated on Dec 4, 2019, 6:16 PM IST

6-year-old school student raped by 51-yr-old teacher in Bengal, say police

The girl was allegedly assaulted inside a classroom when other children were playing outside.

Updated on Dec 4, 2019, 6:53 AM IST

Moved by teachers of top varsities, Bengal guv Dhankhar to exercise power as chancellor

Raj Bhawan officials said Jagdeep Dhankhar not only met the academicians and held discussions but also promised to intervene in issues faced by the varsities.

Updated on Nov 30, 2019, 11:32 PM IST

HT Picks: The most interesting books of the week

Exquisite paintings, the life of a genius spymaster, and a book on freeing your mind - all that on the reading list this week!

Updated on Nov 29, 2019, 6:38 PM IST

Bengal Assembly by-polls: TMC wins Kaliaganj and Kharagpur seats, surges in Karimpur

Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee said the victory of TMC in assembly by-polls was a proof of people’s faith in the party.

Updated on Nov 28, 2019, 2:01 PM IST

Refugees in Bengal who came after ’71 war to get land rights

The West Bengal Cabinet on Monday decided to hand over land rights to those refugees, who came to the state for shelter after the 1971 Bangladesh War

Updated on Nov 26, 2019, 2:59 AM IST

NRC, Citizenship Amendment Bill become issues in Bengal by-polls

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has declared that she won’t allow NRC in West Bengal

Updated on Nov 24, 2019, 2:39 AM IST

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