West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has announced government assistance of Rs 85,000 for each community Durga Puja organiser in the state.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today said that the state would offer shelter to anyone in distress who knocks on their door.
A massive crowd at the Puri Rath Yatra has led to one person dying of suffocation and several others being hospitalised.
Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose has hit out at the ruling Trinamool Congress after two of its leaders - Sayantika Banerjee and Reyat Hossain Sarkar - took oath as MLAs on Friday.
Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose has flagged protocol violation during his visit to Siliguri yesterday, in a letter to the state government, sources have told NDTV.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi - speaking in the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday - targeted the opposition over "selective politics" with regard to atrocities against women, with reference to cases of flogging from Bengal.
In sharp criticism of the Mamata Banerjee government over incidents of mob justice in West Bengal, Governor CV Ananda Bose said an "MB cocktail" is marring the law and order situation in the state.
Under fire over the chilling incident of mob justice in north Bengal's Chopra, the ruling Trinamool Congress has said it has a zero tolerance policy on such crimes and launched a counterstrike by drawing parallels with BJP-ruled states
The Opposition in West Bengal has launched a scathing attack on the Mamata Banerjee-led government over chilling video of a man beating up two people, including a woman, on a street as a crowd watches.
A resurgent opposition in the Lok Sabha saw evidence of a broader consultative mechanism between allies on Tuesday when Rahul Gandhi and Abhishek Banerjee were seen discussing the nomination of K Suresh for the Speaker's post.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee had a scathing question for the state's civic body chiefs today: "Even streets are not swept. Do I have to step out to sweep the streets now?"
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is upset over being left out of the consultation on key decisions between India and Bangladesh during the neighbouring country's Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's visit, sources have told NDTV.
The Indian Institute Of Management (IIM) Calcutta has announced the creation of the "IIMCIP Technology and Innovation Council" (IIMC-TIC) with an aim to catalyze innovation and entrepreneurship with a strong focus on East and Northeast India.
The Kanchanjunga Express was travelling from Agartala in Tripura to Sealdah in Kolkata when a goods train hit it from behind near Rangapani station, close to New Jalpaiguri Monday morning, resulting in the deaths of nine people and injuries to 41.
Several passengers have suffered injuries after an express train collided with a goods train in Darjeeling district of West Bengal this morning
The worst fears of IIT-Kharagpur student Faizan Ahmed's parents seem to have been confirmed by a forensic expert appointed by the Calcutta High Court to assist in the investigation of the case.
The BJP's legislature party in Odisha is meeting to select the state's next Chief Minister after the party won a massive victory in the recently concluded Assembly election.
Parts of human bones were recovered by the Bengal Police from near a canal in the state's South 24 Parganas district today during a search op in connection with the murder of Bangladesh MP Anwarul Azim Anar.
Riding high on her party's win against the BJP in West Bengal, Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee has dropped a strong hint that the INDIA bloc could take over the reins at the Centre soon, saying that governments "sometimes last only a day."
The second successive setback for the BJP in West Bengal has exposed fissures in the state unit, with a former president hitting out at the local leadership and pointing out flaws in the way the campaign was run.
If the BJP performance in the 2021 assembly election led to a huge loss of face for the BJP's Suvendu Adhikari, the result of the parliamentary election in the state has done him no favours
At least 14 people died of suspected heatstroke in Odisha's Sundergarh district on Thursday as the coastal state continued to swelter in record-high temperatures, officials said.
At least one person died and 23 others were injured in a firecracker explosion during Lord Jagannath's Chandan Jatra festival in the temple town of Puri on Wednesday night.
Three and a half kilos of chopped up flesh was recovered from a septic tank in a Kolkata apartment where the ruling Awami League lawmaker Anwarul Azim Anar stayed.
1. Support the most vulnerable families with Food Items/Unconditional Cash Transfer to ensure their survival during the days of maintaining ‘Physical Distance'.
2. Distribution of the ‘Safety Kit for Service Providers’ with Protective Gears/Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) among the frontline health workers and caregivers to protect them from infection. (N- 95 Masks, Hand Sanitisers, Gloves, Medical Aprons, Disposable Goggles, Handwashing Liquid).
3. Distribution of ‘Safety Kit for Community’ among the community members to help them protect from spread of the infection and installation of ‘Portable Hand Wash Stations’ at important places like Hospital, Panchayat, Health Centres, and at important places at community level also. (Hand Washing soaps, Liquid soaps, N- 95 Mask).
4. Help prevent the spread of COVID-19 among the vulnerable communities by creating awareness and sharing verified information about adopting prescribed protection measures through awareness vans, local media and digital messages.
5. Engage with the government and raise the issue of providing immediate economic assistance to the informal sector workforce and strengthening the public healthcare system by allocating more funds to it.
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