The Subhas Ghising-led GNLF had sought the tribal status for all the people living in the hills under the Sixth Schedule.

Incidents of violence reported, 'bomb hurled'' at Howrah Mayor

The Calcutta High Court Friday directed the state government to file affidavit within two weeks explaining its stand on the illegal construction of hotels and resorts at the Tajpur sea beach in the East Midnapore district.

The Supreme Court on Friday sought response from the Centre and the West Bengal government over a PIL challenging a provision in the Information Technology Act that provides for a maximum three-year jail term for posting offensive online speeches or writings.

Besides having to deal with the speeding trains, the elephants in north Bengal also have poachers wreaking havoc in their lives.

The State Election Commission Saturday announced repoll in six booths in Howrah, Krishnanagar and Bidhannagar municipalities where the election were held Friday.

Left Front chairman Biman Bose today demanded a CBI probe into the multi-crore Saradha Group ponzy scam and claimed that several names other than that of its chairman Sudipta Sen had cropped up in connection with it.

Ghosh was arrested in connecction with scam Saturday evening.

Lok sabha Speaker Meira Kumar Saturday said the onus of women''s safety at workplace was with the company management and they must follow the guidelines laid down by the Supreme Court to tackle sexual harassment cases.

Customs department Saturday seized a consignment of gold biscuits weighing 3 kg from the NSCBI airport.

Cops raid MP''s home after FB post, seize hard disk. TMC says 'fire started by Ghosh will decimate many''.

Amit Mitra said Bengal's collection is second highest in the country.

A total of 116 heritage buildings, constructed in 18th and 19th centuries and located on the bank of river Hooghly in West Bengal, will be renovated and preserved with the help of Denmark.

Trinamool Congress maintained its winning streak bagging four of the five municipalities that went to polls last week.

Leading the demand for the change is a group led by Union minister of state for railways Adhir Ranjan Choudhury.

The Opposition Congress in West Bengal Monday reiterated its demand for a CBI probe in the Saradha chit fund scam.

The Calcutta High Court Monday stayed a notification issued by the West Bengal government, which banned inter-state trading of potato.

Tower Infotec had collected money from public without taking permission from concerned authorities.

A second fast track court at the City Sessions Court Monday asked the chargesheet in the Kamduni rape case be translated to Bengali and handed over to the accused, Rafiqul Islam, before the next hearing on December 11.

Left Front stages walkout over 'politically motivated'' move.

In a suspected fallout of gang war, some bike-borne persons shot at a man near Narkeldanga Post Office early on Tuesday, police said.

Rebel Trinamool Congress MP Somen Mitra will resign from the Lok Sabha in January, before joining the Congress, to avoid byelection in his Diamond Harbour constituency.

HC dismisses all appeals in dispute over HPL disinvestment.

In pre-recorded video, arrested MP claims Saradha Group media houses were like TMC mouthpiece; says he is being made scapegoat

In A move that has angered even those who owe allegiance to the ruling Trinamool Congress, the Mamata Banerjee government Tuesday banned all processions, rallies and demonstrations by government employees at Nabanna, the new secretariat building at Howrah.

Sudipta Sen, chairman of the bust Saradha Group that left thousands defrauded, Tuesday said that the persons named by arrested Trinamool Congress MP Kunal Ghosh in a Facebook post, had no link with his company.

Biman Bose Tuesday deposed before a commission set up to probe into the police firing on a Youth Congress rally.

The House, however, was not adjourned and continued with its business till recess.

Those named by arrested Trinamool Congress MP Kunal Ghosh, including the Chief Minister must be interrogated: Surya Kanta Mishra

Police will lodge a case of impersonation against unidentified persons for using the Facebook account of Kunal Ghosh.

She said she had told the Finance Commission, Finance Minister and the Prime Minister on several occasions that this should be stopped.

The West Bengal Assembly Thursday passed a Bill making audio and video piracy a non-bailable cognizable offence in the state.

PCC chief calls off programme, faction led by Mala Roy goes ahead with it.

The Congress Thursday said the people need to know who took away the money involved in the Sardha scam swindle.

On this, Speaker Biman Banerjee said he would look into the matter and give his decision.

Significantly, Governor M K Narayanan had said that he does not agree with the name change Bill.

Gautam Pal, Itahar Zilla Parishad member and a TMC leader, is accused of assaulting the principal and teachers of Meghnad Saha College in North Dinajpur.

Justice Ganguly had been appointed as the chairman of the WBHRC in 2011 at the behest of Mamata Banerjee.

The govt might write to the President to remove Ganguly as chairperson of West Bengal Human Rights Commission.

A K Ganguly is best known for being part of the bench that quashed 122 2G spectrum licences issued in 2008.

Trinamool Congress demanded the resignation of former Supreme Court judge Asok Ganguly from the post of chairman of the West Bengal Human Rights Commission.

The Supreme Court Friday asked the National Green Tribunal (NGT) to operationalise its branch from January 1 in Kolkata.

'If needed we will beg, never steal people''s money''.

Stating an inquiry would be made and those involved would be traced, Banerjee said the sleuths of Kolkata Police were on the scene.

Sahara India Pariwar chief Subrata Roy said he wants to invest in West Bengal but never got an invitation from the ruling Trinamool Congress.

Shah said if his party formed the next government at the Centre it would give "due right" to the people of West Bengal.

Former Chief Justice Altamas Kabir Saturday expressed shock at the sexual harassment charges filed by a law intern against former SC judge Asok Kumar.

Four persons were detained for alleged conspiracy to burn down the heritage Writers'' Buildings.

The Congress Legislature Party (CLP) may boycott the closing ceremony of the Platinum Jubilee celebrations of the West Bengal Assembly from December 4 to 6 over the Speaker''s permission to allow Congress members to counter the statement of CM Mamata Banerjee on price rise issue.

The discovery made headlines in newspapers, but the ASI remained unaware of the fact.