The complaint cited a May 2, 2021 social media exchange between actors Parambrata Chatterjee and Swastika Mukherjee, alleging their remarks encouraged violence at a time when attacks on BJP workers were being reported across Bengal following the Assembly election results.
Sixteen councillors of Halishahar Municipality submitted their resignations at the Barrackpore Sub-Divisional office. The move has sharpened concerns over internal dissent and continuity in local governance after the recent poll setback.
According to the ED, the extortion racket was allegedly run by Podder along with businessman Jay Kamdar, with investigators suspecting that former Kolkata DCP Santanu Sinha Biswas helped facilitate the network's operations.
The handover ends nearly a year-long delay that had stalled development projects across the region. The highway stretches, previously under the state Public Works Department, will now be managed by the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) and the National Highways & Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited (NHIDCL).
From "Pushpa jhukega nahi" to "Pushpa jhuk gaya," Trinamool Congress candidate from Falta Jahangir Khan bowed out of the Falta re-election two days before voting. He has not given any reasons for his decision, only praised West Bengal CM Suvendu Adhikari.
Police have registered an FIR against Abhishek Banerjee over alleged provocative election speeches. The case follows a complaint alleging inflammatory remarks and a threat to Amit Shah.
The ED suspects that Kolkata Police Deputy Commissioner Santanu Sinha Biswas was allegedly involved in running an extortion syndicate with the help of "Sona Pappu" and Jay Kamdar, the managing director of Sun Enterprise.
Mamata Banerjee appeared before the Calcutta High Court in an advocate's robe over post-poll violence. The bench ordered immediate protection for victims and sought affidavits from all sides.
The newly formed Suvendu Adhikari government in West Bengal has issued a series of directives to police, including fresh scrutiny of 2021 post-poll violence cases, stricter border coordination, and crackdowns on illegal cattle trade, slaughterhouses, arms, and explosives.
The Z+ category security previously accorded to TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee is being scaled down. Moving forward, the parliamentarian, who is also the nephew of former chief minister Mamata Banerjee, will receive security coverage in accordance with the standard protocols laid down by the Centre for VIPs of his standing.
Manoj Agarwal is a 1990-batch IAS officer belonging to the West Bengal cadre. He helmed the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of voter rolls conducted ahead of the now-concluded Assembly polls in West Bengal.
West Bengal is preparing for two major public welfare changes from June 1, with Ayushman Bharat set to launch in the state alongside a new free government bus travel scheme for women.
In his first Cabinet meeting, West Bengal CM Suvendu Adhikari announced that the land transfer process to the BSF to complete fencing the Bangladesh border will be done in 45 days. Adhikari also announced the full implementation of central schemes in the state.
Police have made no arrests more than four days after Chandranath Rath was shot dead near his Madhyamgram home. Investigators believe the killing was a planned operation, with clues pointing to outside shooters and local support.
Chandranath Rath, a close aide of Suvendu Adhikari, was shot dead in a planned ambush in Madhyamgram. The killing has sharpened post-poll tensions in West Bengal as police scan CCTV footage and rival parties trade accusations.
Clashes broke out in West Bengal's Canning West assembly constituency after sharp weapons were recovered from a TMC leader's office two days after the election results were announced.
A bag containing cash, gold ornaments and land documents was found inside the operation theatre of a rural hospital in South 24 Parganas. The recovery triggered a BJP protest, rival claims over ownership and a police investigation.
In an official statement, the Election Commission said that repolling will take place in all 285 booths across Falta Assembly Consitituency on May 24. The move came after the BJP alleged large-scale EVM tampering in the area.
The restrictions bar gatherings of five or more people within 200 metres of strongrooms in Kolkata and nearby areas as tensions rose around the counting process scheduled to take place on May 4.
The accused jawan, identified as Ramakant Vishwakarma, lured the minor with a promise of giving her mangoes and later sexually assaulted her at a nearby quarter.
