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3.8 magnitude quake jolts West Bengal's Baharampur
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Baharampur (West Bengal) [India], Aug 26 (ANI): An earthquake of magnitude 3.8 struck 30 km southeast of Baharampur here on Wednesday, informed the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre.
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4.1 magnitude quake hits West Bengal's Durgapur
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Durgapur (West Bengal) [India], Aug 26 (ANI): An earthquake of magnitude 4.1 on the Richter scale jolted Durgapur in West Bengal on Wednesday, informed the National Centre for Seismology (NCS).
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Mamata Banerjee pays tribute to Mother Teresa on her 110th birth anniversa
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], Aug 26 (ANI): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday paid tribute to Mother Teresa on her 110th birth anniversary.
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BSF rescues Bangladeshi woman from human traffickers
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], Aug 26 (ANI): A young Bangladeshi woman was rescued from the border area of West Bengal's North 24 Parganas district, said Border Security Force (BSF) on Tuesday. She was being trafficked to Mumbai.
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Calcutta HC dismisses writ petitions challenging decision to appoint board
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], Aug 26 (ANI): Calcutta High Court's division bench has dismissed three writ petitions challenging the state's decision to appoint a board of administrators for Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC).
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Mamata urges Centre to file review petition in SC over dates of NEET, JEE
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], Aug 25 (ANI): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi urging the Central Government to consider filing a review petition in the Supreme Court over the dates of NEET and JEE examinations.
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We suffered losses due to COVID-19, Centre not disbursing funds: Mamata
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], Aug 25 (ANI): West Bengal has suffered huge losses amid the COVID-19 crisis, moreover Centre is not disbursing as many funds as they should to the states, said West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.
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After violence, Visva Bharati University decides to keep campus shut till
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Birbhum (West Bengal) [India], Aug 25 (ANI): After the recent incident of violence and vandalism on its campus grounds, authorities of the Visva Bharati said the campus will remain closed till August 31, following which a stock-taking of the existing situation will be done to decide on the f
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Naresh Kumar 'well deserved' for Dronacharya Award: Jagdeep Dhankhar
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
West Bengal [India], Aug 25 (ANI): West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar on Tuesday met former tennis player Naresh Kumar, who is set to receive Dronacharya Award (lifetime category), and said the former Davis Cup captain is a "well deserved" recipient of the accolade.
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Mamata writes to PM, seeks postponement of NEET, JEE exams
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], Aug 25 (ANI): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking postponement of NEET and JEE examinations that are scheduled to be held in September.
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Postpone NEET, JEE until situation gets conducive: Mamata urges Centre
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], Aug 24 (ANI): In wake of COVID-19 outbreak, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday appealed to the Centre to assess the risk and postpone the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) and National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) until the situation
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West Bengal: Overflowing Silaboti River affects normal life in nearby vill
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Bankura (West Bengal ) [India], Aug 23 (ANI): With the overflowing of the Silaboti river, a number of villages and paddy fields have been affected in the Pathardanga area of West Bengal, say farmers leading to problems for them and other locals.
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