Calcutta High Court on Tuesday issued guidelines for media coverage on Trinamool Congress General Secretary Abhishek Banerjee and other similarly placed suspects in the recruitment scam.
A massive fire broke out at the Naxalbari Bazar in the Siliguri sub-division of West Bengal's Darjeeling district on the intervening night of Sunday and Monday, officials said.
The theme of one of the famous Durga Puja pandals in Kolkata, which is Nakatala Udayan Sangha, showcases the plight of families during the India-Bangladesh partition.
According to senior officials, searches are underway at around 50 locations, including Kolkata, Gangtok, Siliguri, and other locations since last evening. A senior superintendent of Passport Seva Laghu Kendras (PSLK) in Siliguri, along with a middleman, has been apprehended.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday announced a Rs 5,300 Durga Puja bonus for civic volunteers of the West Bengal Police and Kolkata Police, and ASHA workers employed under the health department.
The Durga Puja pandal of Pathurighata Pancher Pally in Kolkata is breaking boundaries and a few taboos surrounding menstruation with its Menstrual Hygiene-themed pandal.