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

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

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.

The employees gathered outside Nabanna, chanted slogans and burnt a copy of the circular.

The Calcutta High Court Thursday extended till December 16 the status quo on the sale and transfer of 155 million shares of ailing Haldia Petrochemicals Ltd to IOC.

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

Mohun Bagan has asked All India Football Federation (AIFF) to review a Rs 2 crore fine imposed on them after a ruling by retired Supreme Court judge A K Ganguly, who is now embroiled in the law intern molestation case.

Court cites lack of evidence, says victim never said she was raped by Shahzada

The petition alleged that one Kazi Nasiruddin was arrested in connection with a murder case on November 3 by Kultali police station officials.

The Left Front is also likely to boycott the three-day special session.

The Left Front is also likely to boycott the three-day special session.

The Speaker praised Mamata for her work and determination, and pointed out Bengal''s contribution in various fields.

7-member team to visit Bangladesh High Commission today

A seven-member delegation met Bangladesh Deputy High Commissioner Abida Islam and submitted a memorandum expressing concern over the alleged violation of human rights of Hindus.

Taslima had criticised a meeting between AAP''s Arvind Kejriwal and UP cleric Maulana Tauqeer Raza Khan on Twitter.

The WBHRC, however, could not confirm if he will be there and he did not attend office on Monday.

Many high-profile invitees are likely to skip the programme, though Ganguly may attend it.

Clearances have been received from the fire and health department and OPD would be functional by the end of December.

The victim, Shankar Prasad Roy, according to his neighbours was not seen for the last five days.

But the opposition alleged that the police were not doing anything.

Chit funds and other such schemes are clearly a concern and all regulators should be more vigilant.

The protest march and candle rally from the Press Club was participated by lawyers.

Mamata is said to have called Shahi Imam of Tipu Sultan Masjid and sought support.

Ali was produced at the Chief Metropolitan Court at Bankshall court this morning.

The warden of Presidency Correctional Home has been sent a showcause notice after he was frisked and found to be allegedly carrying Rs 10,000 for someone inside the prison Saturday.

Lawyers associated with several political parties but the TMC took part in the rally.

Coming to the defence of Justice A K Ganguly again, former Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee Thursday said it would be a 'travesty of justice'' if SC was requested by the Centre to probe into the allegations against him afresh.

Taslima told PTI that the story of the serial, which was earlier scheduled to be broadcast from Thursday night on the newly launched 'Aakash Aath'' channel, is about a Hindu family settled in the city.

The girl was in stable condition and that the state will bear all her medical expenses.

Mirza said he would send a report on Dey''s sudden move to his higher-ups and seek directions from them.

A Bharat Sevasharam monk was arrested and remanded in police custody for allegedly abusing minor boys in the ashram premises at Sahapur.

Cabinet reshuffle : Replaces senior leader with Amit Mitra; inducts 2 new faces

Bodies of six persons of a family a couple and their four daughters aged 1, 5, 8 and 10 were recovered from a guesthouse room at Tarapith in Birbhum on Thursday.

The seven-feet long sculpture, weighing several tonnes, allegedly fell and broke into two halves during shifting.

Jalpaiguri : Man carrying the bomb on his bicycle had links with KLO, say police sources

Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Friday said the trend of students leaving Kolkata for Bangalore or Hyderabad for higher education will be reversed in a couple of years as the state capital will will became a education hub.

With the Aam Aadmi Party assuming power in Delhi, West Bengal has started witnessing the party''s proliferation with each claiming to be the original representative.

In order to counter the demand for a fare hike by bus associations and curb the violation of rules by auto-rickshaw drivers, transport minister Madan Mitra said 1,000 taxis would hit the roads on January 1 and 900 buses would be provided by the state government by March 31.

Private bus operators have been demanding a fare hike to cope with increasing operational costs and a substantial rise in fuel price.

Senior BJP leader and former Bihar deputy chief minister Sushil Kumar Modi Friday condemned the brutal gangrape and the murder of a girl from Bihar in Kolkata and demanded a speedy trial of the case to bring perpetrators to justice.

Women''s organisations Friday sent a letter to West Bengal government seeking an impartial investigation into the gangrape and killing of a 16-year-old minor girl in the state.

Commuters had a tough time in West Bengal as more than 49,000 private buses and mini buses remained off road Monday demanding a rise in fare.

Even as Finance Minister pulls out all the stops to narrow high fiscal deficit, the subsidy bill will overshoot the target of Rs 1.79 lakh crore in this financial year due to higher crude oil prices

The Economic Survey 2012-13 acknowledged that the $100 billion Indian information technology and business process management (IT-BPM) faces some serious competition from many of the developing countries

Industrial production presents a mixed picture of sluggishness bottoming out as well as continuing for a little longer period, the Economic Survey 2012-13 said today.

The over consumption of urea and limited use of phosphatic and potassic (P&K) fertilisers need to be addressed through appropriate price incentives by reducing subsidies to ensure sustainable practises are encouraged, Economic Survey said today.

State-owned enterprises in the mining sector have outperformed by recording the highest increase in their net profit among other industrial public sector companies during the financial year 2011-12, as against the previous year, the Economic Survey ...

Of the first 10 months of the current financial year, exports saw a decline for eight months

Curb inflation, offer products such as inflation-indexed bonds, expand financial inclusion, improve access to financial products, says Survey

Jayant Ghosh refuses to step into stereotypes. He is a farmer who struts about in Wrangler jeans and Reid and Tailor shirts...