Category: West Bengal

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Two West Bengal cops arrested for AADHAR racket aiding Bangladeshi infiltrators

Kolkata: Police have arrested two cops in West Bengal’s Murshidabad district on Saturday in connection with a racket engaged in the arrangement of fake AADHAR cards for illegal Bangladeshi infiltrators. The arrested individuals have been identified as Sanaullah Sheikh (32) and Anwar Rahman (30). They were arrested from Baromasia village under the Sagarpara police station..

Kolkata Police probe 12 Central govt employees in Rs 1 crore loan fraud, railway staffer arrested

Kolkata: The Kolkata Police are probing 12 central government employees in the city for allegedly obtaining bank loans using forged documents and then defaulting on repayments. Among the accused, Palas Mukhopadhyay, a Railway employee, has been arrested. He reportedly secured the largest loan in the group—Rs 11 lakh. The total amount fraudulently obtained by all.

Mamata Banerjee announces ‘Nationalist Rally’ to counter BJP’s ‘Tiranga Yatra’

Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, on Wednesday, announced that Trinamool Congress will be organising ‘Nationalist Rally’ for two consecutive days on May 17 and May 18 from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. throughout the state to celebrate the success of ‘Operation Sindoor’ launched in response to the Pahalgam terror attack.  The Chief Minister’s.

Partha Chatterjee files fresh bail plea in Bengal School Job Scam

Kolkata: Former West Bengal education minister and ex-Trinamool Congress secretary general Partha Chatterjee on Wednesday filed a fresh bail petition in the Calcutta High Court in connection with the multi-crore cash-for-school job case.  The hearing on the matter is likely on May 19. The fresh bail petition by Chatterjee in the matter comes at a.

Kolkata Police searching for foreign nationals staying illegally in India

Kolkata: The Kolkata Police’s Security Control Organisation is actively investigating foreign nationals who arrived in the city with valid documents but have failed to leave after their visas expired. Sources from the city police revealed that this new initiative was launched amid concerns that many foreigners have managed to obtain fake Indian identity documents, including.

BSF recovers civilian drone deep inside Indian territory in Murshidabad

Murshidabad: The Border Security Force (BSF) on Sunday recovered a drone from a village in Murshidabad, West Bengal, located over 2,000 meters inside Indian territory. The drone, commonly used by photographers for covering events, has raised concerns due to its presence deep within Indian borders. According to BSF officials, the drone has a limited range.

ED raids multiple locations in Kolkata in NRI quota medical admissions scam

The officials of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) were conducting raids and search operations at multiple locations in and around Kolkata on Tuesday in relation to a case pertaining to massive irregularities in admission to private medical colleges in West Bengal under Non-Resident Indian (NRI) quota.

Mamata Banerjee congratulates successful candidates of Bengal Board Secondary Examination

Chief Minister of West Bengal, Mamata Banerjee, on Friday congratulated students who qualified in the 2025 secondary examination conducted by the West Bengal Board of Secondary Education (WBBSE), the results of which were declared earlier in the day.

14 dead in Kolkata hotel fire, probe ordered

Kolkata Police Commissioner Manoj Kumar Verma confirmed the casualty toll and said the fire had been brought under control around 1 am on Wednesday after ten fire engines were dispatched to the site.

Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee offers support to family of army soldier from Nadia killed in Udhampur encounter

Nadia (West Bengal): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee reached out on Friday to the grieving family of Havaldar Jhantu Ali Sheikh, a soldier from the 6 Para army special forces, who was killed in a militant attack on April 24 in Udhampur district, Jammu and Kashmir. Sheikh was killed during an encounter with terrorists that.