Under-construction godown shed collapsed Tuesday afternoon, claiming at least five lives and injuring 20 KOLKATA: At least five workers died after an under-construction godown shed collapsed in Kolkata’s Taratala area on Tuesday afternoon.The incident left 20 others injured, two of whom were undergoing treatment in the ICU.Following the collapse, a massive search and rescue operation…
Kolkata: Chief minister Suvendu Adhikari’s first administrative meeting with the MLAs of Kolkata, Howrah and South 24-Parganas saw politics take a backseat. Both Trinamool factions — the loyalists and the rebels — attended the meeting, including MLAs Firhad Hakim, Nayana Bandyopadhyay, Kunal Ghosh, Javed Khan, Ashok Deb and Arup Roy.According to Ghosh, a loyalist, CM…
Gurgaon: A district court on Tuesday denied bail to a woman arrested over a social media video in which she purportedly claimed she had cooked beef and wanted to offer it to West Bengal’s “Hindu chief minister”.The case, lodged after objections from local residents and social media users, centres on allegations that the clip was…
Kolkata: West Bengal CM Suvendu Adhikari has directed the state DGP to constitute a Special Investigation Team to probe the alleged Lakshmir Bhandar scam.Announcing the decision, the CM said that 22 fake beneficiary cases have been detected in Berhampore. Of the 22 accounts identified, one was allegedly linked to Rakibul, while 15 accounts were found…
Last Updated:May 09, 2026, 13:34 IST The change came on the same day her former aide-turned-political rival Suvendu Adhikari was sworn in as the chief minister, marking the BJP’s first-ever government in West Bengal Mamata Banerjee Days after refusing to step down as chief minister despite the Trinamool Congress’s shock defeat to the Bharatiya Janata…
A few days after resigning as Trinamool Congress’s Barasat district president, veteran TMC MP Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar—a close aide of Mamata Banerjee—stepped down from all organisational posts within the party. The development came hours after the four-time MP from Barasat Lok Sabha constituency attended a key administrative meeting chaired by Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari. This…
Last Updated:May 05, 2026, 12:00 IST The date coincides with Rabindra Jayanti, the birth anniversary of Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore. The BJP stormed Bengal with 206 seats, bringing an end to TMC’s 15-year reign. (Image: PTI) West Bengal New Government: The oath-taking ceremony of the new Chief Minister of West Bengal will take place on…
Last Updated:May 05, 2026, 14:58 IST Suvendu Adhikari’s crossover to the BJP in December 2020, after resigning from Mamata’s cabinet, marked the beginning of a high-stakes political duel. BJP’s Suvendu Adhikari expressed gratitude to Bengal voters after the party registered a resounding victory in the assembly polls. (Image: PTI/File) The arc of Suvendu Adhikari is…
Last Updated:May 05, 2026, 17:10 IST Mamata said she will not resign as West Bengal Chief Minister, claiming has morally won the election and alleges the verdict was influenced by force. Outgoing West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee at the press conference on Tuesday. (Screengrab) Outgoing West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday said…
Last Updated:May 06, 2026, 10:29 IST Mahesh Jethmalani calls Mamata Banerjee’s refusal to resign after losing West Bengal polls unpardonable, urges Governor to dismiss and even evict her. West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. (PTI) Speaking on West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s refusal to resign from the post after losing assembly elections, senior advocate…
