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Nineteen people died and 25 were injured in a stampede at a Durga Puja pandal in north Kolkata. The Bengal government announced compensation for victims’ families and proposed a Special Investigation Team headed by a sitting or retired judge

Kolkata Police detained 12 people, including organisers and volunteers, for questioning over a stampede at the Chorebagan Sarbojanin Durga Puja pandal that killed 19 people and injured 25. The West Bengal government announced compensation, government jobs and an SIT probe

  Nineteen people died and 25 were injured in a stampede at Kolkata’s Chorbagan Sarbojonin Durga Puja pandal after part of an exit gate collapsed. West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari announced compensation, government jobs for bereaved families and free medical treatment 

At least 17 people were killed and 25 others injured in a stampede-like incident at the Chorbagan Durga Puja pandal in north Kolkata on Saturday evening. The tragedy reportedly occurred after a rush among devotees amid rainfall and an announcement by organisers.

Voting is underway in the West Bengal Assembly bypolls in Nandigram and Rejinagar under heavy security, with peaceful polling and strong voter turnout reported. BJP is seen as having an advantage in Nandigram after the Trinamool candidate's withdrawal.

West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari said the government would launch a fresh inquiry into Mamata Banerjee’s 2021 Nandigram leg injury, alleging she had faked it. He cited a medical report and said details would follow after the Model Code of Conduct is lifted

West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari announced Rs 1,200 crore for the Ghatal Master Plan to mitigate recurring floods, with the Centre and state sharing costs. He directed officials to expedite work and complete the project by June next year

Suvendu Adhikari attacked Mamata Banerjee over her proposed Delhi visit for an INDIA bloc meeting, alleging a “new conspiracy” with CPI(M) leaders. The BJP leader’s remarks came amid Opposition coordination over the Election Commission and Special Intensive Revision

West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari defended the Election Commission amid the row over electoral-roll revision, saying SIR decisions were taken unanimously by all three commissioners. He also blamed Mamata Banerjee over 27 lakh deletions, while opposition parties questioned the process

West Bengal BJP president Samik Bhattacharya said Aditya Birla Group chairman Kumar Mangalam Birla is likely to meet Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari soon to discuss industrial development and fresh investments. Bhattacharya said the group was urged to expand its presence in Bengal

West Bengal’s classrooms were built by reformers who trained people to question. A generation taught to see questioning as disloyalty by teachers afraid of transfer will not argue with orthodoxy. It will kneel to it

West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari urged people to remain vigilant against "asuras and anti-national forces" while attending a Ganesh Puja event in Kolkata. He also defended Sanatani religious symbols and called for unity among different communities in the state

West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari vowed to “uproot” forces raising “Kashmir Mange Azadi” and “red salute” slogans at Jadavpur University. He led a saffron march outside the campus amid an intensifying political and ideological battle between student groups

West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari announced large-scale cultural programmes, drone and fireworks shows for the first Durga Puja under the BJP government. The annual carnival introduced during the TMC era will be discontinued, while organisers face restrictions on blocking roads

West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari said his government would include the contributions of Syama Prasad Mookerjee and Swami Pranabananda in school curricula. He also announced Rs 300 crore in composite grants for state-run and aided schools to improve infrastructure

West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari reviewed the flood situation following heavy rainfall, assuring residents there was no need to panic. Authorities are evacuating vulnerable people, arranging relief supplies and monitoring rising river levels across inundated areas of the state

West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari said his government’s “positive outlook” has replaced the previous TMC dispensation’s “negativity”. During his Tarapith visit, he assured devotees of adequate arrangements for Kaushiki Amavasya and promised comprehensive development of Birbhum district

West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari said an FIR would be filed against former Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee over alleged violations of Calcutta High Court conditions during a TMCP rally. The Mamata-led faction had not responded at the time of filing

West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari said two of 39 people from the state reported missing after Nepal flash floods have been traced safely, while efforts continue to locate 37 others. The state has sought Centre’s approval to send a team to Nepal

West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Friday targeted ‘Azadi’ slogans and questioned ‘Red Salute Kishanji’ graffiti at Jadavpur University. At a Raksha Bandhan event, he linked the festival with patriotism and announced efforts to restore NCC across Bengal schools and colleges