Previously, Banerjee had conducted surprise visits to marketplaces to enforce the lockdown, catching unprepared violators off guard

MPs say there is pressure from their constituents to distribute personal protective equipment in hospitals in their constituencies

Now the department is ferrying local DJs from colony to colony who play the song and follow it up with a short message

While Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed party workers through video-conference, others like BJP chief J P Nadda unfurled the party flag at their residence

By blending one of Bengal's most savoured sweetmeat with the name of the pandemic, the owners aim to lift 'the spirits of the people'

The government in the state has been following the lockdown rules strictly after a sharp increase in the number of Covid-19 cases

Earlier this week, Pakistan stayed away from the regional trade officials' video conference on Covid-19 because as per the neighboiring country, it should have been managed by Saarc secretariat

The first meeting of the task force was convened via a video conference

Through the ordinance, he truncated the term of the SEC from the existing five years to three years

The Congress has constituted an 11-member consultative group which would meet at least once in two days to suggest further policy changes

He even claimed that the state had adopted a discriminatory attitude in resolving the crisis of UP-origin labourers stuck in other states

Some of these journalists had urged the Uttar Pradesh government to conduct their sample tests

Till a few months ago, not a day would go by when Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) would not criticise the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) even though the two parties are in alliance.

Students of these 26 institutes will provide interns to help the EGoMs with data analysis and policy inputs

What we came to regard as 'the normal' was anything but normal because the state, like nature, wasn't in the business of compassion and equity

According to the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) data, state governments' gross market borrowings stood at Rs 6.08 trillion in 2019-20, up from Rs 4.78 trillion in 2018-19.

The ICC T20 World Cup is slated to be held in Australia in October-November this year

Kohli, the current India skipper, also admitted the "magical" atmosphere will be missing if the cricket season currently stalled by the Covid-19 pandemic resumes in empty stadiums.

Australia played against New Zealand in an ODI without spectators on March 13, which till date stands as the last international cricket match before Covid-19 pandemic suspended cricketing action

The TMC Tuesday nominated its candidates for the KMC by-election in ward numbers 1 and 24.

There was a lot of positive discussions about GTA.

The management of West Bengal-based Priya Biscuit company Friday claimed to have received extortion calls.

Chhetri had said this after a meeting with Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Friday.

Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is set to design sarees sold under handloom brand Tantuja.

The Congress unit suffered another 'defection'' blow as it lost control over Cooper''s Camp Municipality in Nadia district with all its members deserting the party to join the ruling Trinamool Congress.

Following directions from the State Election Commission, Murshidabad district''s Returning Officer Monday lodged police a complaint against Union Minister of State for Railways Adhir Chowdhury for his speech during a public meeting on October 27 there.

93 patients died after fire broke out at Amri hospital in Dhakuria on Dec 9, 2011.

Two separate processions were taken out to mark five months of the incident.

Congress blamed Trinamool Congress leadership for conniving with potato traders and big hoarders to hike the price of the essential vegetable.

Partha Chatterjee, the minister for commerce and industries, visited the Kharagpur plant of Tata group.

The inmates at Dum Dum Central Jail Monday got a taste of the Kolkata International Film Festival, which kickstarted Sunday.

Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee may meet the visiting dignitary during his 7-hour-long stay.

Meira Kumar will be among the speakers at the three day celebrations starting December 4.

Cameron is the second British Prime Minister to visit Kolkata.

A K Banerjee directed the state government to file the affidavit by December 2.

He said the city has a huge need for infrastructure and an enormous amount of work is going on.

The minister faces charges in connection with the murder of a Trinamool leader, Kamal Sheikh, in 2011.

The report, against which the hearing came up today, presented the details.

The exodus of Congress and Left Front councillors to the Trinamool Congress continued Thursday giving the party an absolute majority in at least two more civic bodies.

West Bengal Pradesh Congress Committee has written to the State Election Commission, requesting to postpone municipal elections in Jhargram, scheduled on Friday.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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.