The West Bengal government has ramped up arrangements for the Gangasagar Mela, next year. The fair ranks as one of the country's top pilgrimage events.
Leader of Opposition in West Bengal Assembly Suvendu Adhikari on Saturday called out TMC for an alleged attack on a woman Anganwadi worker in 24 North Parganas District.
CM Mamata Banerjee's sudden visit to Khanpukur left the villagers surprised. She crossed the Ichamati River to reach the remote village to know whether the State government welfare schemes are reaching people.
The CM was also supposed to distribute warm clothes to locals at the venue of the review meeting but the district administration reportedly failed to fetch them.
Four people were injured after several bombs exploded at the Jagaddal area in West Bengal's North 24 Parganas district on Saturday, reportedly over the issue of high volume of a loudspeaker, the police said.
Four engines of the fire brigade were rushed to the spot after the company executives informed the police about the incident. Some civilians were shifted to a safe place.
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], October 24 (ANI): In the wake of Cyclone Sitrang, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued an advisory pertaining to the suspension of offshore activities in the north Bay of Bengal from October 24-25 along with issuing a warning of the possible impact
North 24 Parganas (West Bengal) [India], October 23 (ANI): Thwarting the smuggling attempts, the Border Security Force seized 14.47 kgs of silver jewellery on an international border.