Kolkata Police apprehended a man accused of circulating counterfeit currency in the market, and seized fake currency worth Rs 1.5 lakh, under the Topsia Police Station area.
A Special CBI Court has extended the judicial custody of former West Bengal Education Minister Partha Chatterjee and his associate Arpita Mukherjee till February 7 in connection with the West Bengal School Service Commission (WBSSC) recruitment 'scam'.
Two leopard cubs, abandoned, were reunited hours after with their mother by officials forest range team in West Bengal's Bagdogra, officials said on Saturday.
North Bengal development minister Udayan Guha has alleged that the normal trains have been painted as Vande Bharat Train and the fare is unnecessarily charged high.
A man was charred to death and was dragged for around 500 meters after his scooter suffered a head-on collision with a dumper truck on Thursday night in Siliguri's Shivmandir area.
Police arrested a man after he allegedly admitted to killing his wife by chopping her body in two pieces and disposing of it in the Mahananda canal, a police official said.
The West Bengal government has decided to serve chicken and seasonal fruits in mid-day meals for four months starting January and has allotted Rs 371 crore for introducing the same.
Railway Protection Force (RPF) have made an in-depth investigation along with the state Government Railway Police (GRP) and the state police on the pelting of stones on the Vande Bharat Express en route.
Two window panes of the Vande Bharat Express train were left damaged after stones were allegedly pelted on the two coaches near the Phansidewa area of the Darjeeling district.
The West Bengal government has effected a major reshuffle in the top positions in the police department, with senior IPS Rajeev Mishra, who was the additional director general of police of Intelligence Bureau, being transferred to Enforcement Branch as Additional director general.