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West Bengal government is taking a Rs 2,500 crore loan from the World Bank and the entire money will be utilised for the purpose of infrastructure development

The UGC has already sent two notices to the JU authorities seeking clarifications on whether their anti- ragging guidelines were implemented by the university.

The incident took place near the Madhyamgram railway station where Gautam Bandopadhyay (48), a retired armyman, jumped in front of a speeding train.

This is Murmu's second visit to West Bengal after being elected the president last year. She visited the state in March.

Notable freedom fighters who were incarcerated here include Jawaharlal Nehru, Subhash Chandra Bose, Chittaranjan Das, Dinesh Gupta, Dr Bidhan Chandra Roy to name a few.

Trinamool Congress on Saturday alleged that BJP goons had indulged in violence during the panchayat elections in West Bengal

Justices B V Nagarathna and Ujjal Bhuyan said interference by the NHRC affected the autonomy and independence of the State Election Commission

Posting a message on X, the chief minister had accused the BJP of bowing down to anarchy instead of bowing down to the judiciary

The new West Bengal education policy, the draft of which was announced after the recent cabinet meeting, suggested having semester-based education at the higher secondary level

Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday said the ideas of harmony and humanity must be upheld for a strong India.

The 79-year-old Marxist leader though in better health, remained on intermittent non-invasive ventilatory support, they said

Former West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee remains on intermittent non-invasive ventilatory support on his ninth day of admission

The incident took place in Shivpuri locality in Hazaribag town when the 18-feet-tall tower suddenly leaned to one side due to a weak foundation, resulting in the mishap

Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee continued to remain on intermittent non-invasive ventilator support on the eighth day since he was admitted

Two workers, Ganesh Manna and Subrata Das died after entering a septic tank in West Bengal's Hooghly district on Saturday, police said.

The official said that during their questioning, Merajuddin Ali Khan aka Meraj Khan and Mir Mohammad Nuruzzaman aka Romeo led to today’s arrest.

It should be noted that this is the second time the controversial bill was passed in the Assembly. The bill was passed last year however the Governor was yet to give his assent to the Bill.

The Supreme Court on Friday set aside the Calcutta High Court order vacating a two-year-long restraint on WB police in registering FIR against BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari. The top court also directed Calcutta HC Chief Justice to hear a fresh plea relating to the matter.

NIA on Friday arrested an alleged key conspirator in the West Bengal electric detonators and explosives seizures case

Singireddy Niranjan Reddy said that the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) introduced by the Modi government had miserably failed to come to the rescue of farmers.