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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.

The health condition of former West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharya has improved considerably and he is "doing fine"

Mamata Banerjee, however, said this is not the job of the Raj Bhavan and he is unnecessarily interfering with the state's rights

Mamata Banerjee talking to media persons said that Union government always says that the states own debt is increasing. But they are always silent on their own debt

Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee, was 'taken off from invasive ventilation support' on Monday as his health conditions improved