Burdwan, Oct 7 (UNI) A Delhi-based doctor accused of practising with fake medical qualifications has been remanded in police custody in connection with the death of a four-year-old child at a Burdwan nursing home.
Kolkata, Oct 7 (UNI) Veteran actor-turned-politician Mithun Chakraborty has been appointed as an adviser to the West Bengal Information and Cultural Department with cabinet rank.
Kolkata, Oct 5 (UNI) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in West Bengal will bring a Bill in the first session of the state Assembly to rename the state Paschim Banga, state BJP president Samik Bhattacharya said on Monday, rejecting the earlier proposal to call it "Bangla" and asserting that the new name must reflect the state''s history and identity.
New Delhi, Oct 4 (UNI) The BJP today announced senior leader Dinesh Arya as its candidate for the 2026 Rajya Sabha biennial election in Uttarakhand and Rukmini Mallick, also known as Koel Mallick, from West Bengal.
Jammu, Oct 3 (UNI) At least 37 passengers were injured and a woman succumbed to her injuries after a bus carrying tourists from West Bengal met with an accident in Ramban district of Jammu and Kashmir on Friday morning.
Kolkata, Oct 1 (UNI) West Bengal is exploring seaplane services at Digha and the Sundarbans, a tiger safari at Jharkhali and a major expansion of river tourism, with the Centre promising full support to position the state as the “crown jewel of the East” in tourism, union Tourism Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat said today.
Jammu , Oct 1 (UNI) More than 30 passengers were injured after a Volvo bus travelling from Srinagar to Jammu overturned near Ramban town in Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday, police said.
Jammu, Oct 1 (UNI) More than 30 passengers suffered injuries when a bus ferrying them turned turtle in Ramban district of Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday.
Bhubaneswar, Sep 29 (UNI) The Cooperative Rural Development Trust (CORDET), Paradip has begun a three-day residential training and plant visit programme for around 35 progressive farmers from different districts of West Bengal at the IFFCO Paradip Unit. .
Kolkata, Sep 29 (UNI) E-commerce platform Flipkart is scaling up its West Bengal operations ahead of The Big Billion Days 2026, with its Haringhata fulfilment centre sending products to more than 5,000 PIN codes across India as the company gears up for a sharp rise in festive sales.
Kolkata, Sep 28 (UNI) The state government has short listed seven officers eligible to become DG and IGP of the West Bengal Police to the Ministry of Home Affairs and the union Public Service Commission (UPSC).
Parmod KumarNew Delhi, Sep 28 (UNI) The Supreme Court on Monday declined a plea to advance the hearing of a matter concerning appeals pending before 19 appellate tribunals over the inclusion and exclusion of voters from West Bengal''s electoral rolls following the Special Intensive Revision (SIR), in view of the Nandigram and Rejinagar Assembly by-elections scheduled for October 6.
Bhubaneswar, Sep 28 (UNI) Coal and Mines Minister G Kishan Reddy on Monday urged West Bengal-based aluminium manufacturers to invest in Odisha’s Angul Aluminium Park, describing the state as a strategic hub for downstream and value-added aluminium production.