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

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

Jharkhand Wednesday denied West Bengal''s claim that it had released water without consultation.

There seems to be some improvement in the flood situation in the state with water levels receding in West Midnapore and no deaths being reported Saturday.

There was a lot of positive discussions about GTA.

Even as the blamegame between the state government and the Damodar Valley Corporation continues, flood situation in the southern part of Bengal remained largely the same.

In another placatory gesture, the GJM Monday resumed work at the hill council ahead of Mamata''s visit to the hills

Former Director General of Police Naparajit Mukherjee has been recommended as a member of the state Human Rights Commission.

The WBHRC noted that the police had failed to do its duty to maintain law and order in the University.

Will field nominees in Assam, Arunachal, Manipur, Tripura, Jharkhand, Andaman.

Accused in a 2012 case of attacking the District Magistrate''s bungalow in Murshidabad, Minister of State for Railways Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury applied for an anticipatory bail Tuesday at a local court here.

In a major boost to the education sector in West Bengal, 32 new government colleges will be opened.

The BJP Sunday claimed that the TMC government had disappointed the people in West Bengal.

Areas of Howrah and Hooghly and Contai in East Midnapore are still inundated.

Accussed was sent to a seven-day CID custody for interrogation.

West Bengal government Monday hit out at the Tatas for moving the Supreme Court against its decision to take over the land of the now-abandoned Tata Motors.

A TTE of Brahmaputra Mail was detained Monday by GRP personnel for allegedly outraging the modesty of a woman passenger.

After successfully hatching critically endangered Batagur turtles in captivity, officials at the Sunderbans Tiger Reserve (STR) would release a batch of the hatchlings in the Sunderbans mid-2014.

The police Wednesday arrested another accused, Papai Ray, in connection with the Madhyamgram gang rape incident.

The CAB has decked up the stadium facade and interior with Tendulkar''s posters and cut-outs.

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.

Hinting at political links in the multi-crore Saradha chit fund scam, suspended Trinamool MP Kunal Ghosh on Tuesday met Finance Minister P Chidambaram and presented to him "certain details about the case".

The mood, however, was a lot more business-like in the Indian camp as the team prepared for the two-match test series.

Speaking to mediapersons, Mamata narrated how she conveyed her decision to the minister.

13-minute ceremony to be a daily routine at Petrapole-Benapole border post

Minister of State for Railways Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury was today granted bail in two cases.

Govt will provide Rs 80 lakh for setting up a rice mill in a block in the Junglemahal area while the amount for other blocks is Rs 55 lakh.

Sinha said even Nitish Kumar''s model of development in Bihar was good but cannot withstand the nation''s development needs.

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

On the eve of title match, long-standing member of Team, Anand gives a glimpse of preparation.

Congress wrote it off saying Satyaranjan is only known as the brother of Priyaranjan Dasmunsi.

Gurung, who appeared before a Kalimpong court was acquitted in the three cases for which police had filed chargesheet.

Hearing a petition filed by the company, Justice Sanjib Banerjee directed that the state government should be added as a party in the case.

Murlidhar, however, didn''t name the businessman, who, he claimed, was the main accused.

Partha Chatterjee, tried to brush aside the auto firm's submission.

Auto giant waiting for 'conducive enviornment'' in the state.

Sudipta Sen has lost 30 kg of bodyweight in the last month and is keeping unwell.

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

The forest department would install devices, which generate infrasonic waves, to keep elephant herds away from rail tracks.

In a development in the Short Street shooting case, Police Saturday seized Rs 82 lakh in cash from the bank locker of one of the accused.

After going through the BPC report, Justice Sanjib Banerjee said the police did not investigate into the FIR.

Chatterjee said the Supreme Court, too, is not in favour of linking Aadhaar card to disbursement of benefits under various government schemes.

He added that someone must have shot it on a mobile phone and released it to the electronic media which has presented news in a bad light.

Mamata said it was good to see that many new hotels were coming up in Kolkata.

Meanwhile, the incident sparked protests from locals who blocked J N Mukherjee Road in Howrah.

The President was here to inaugurate an international conference of the Institute of Charted Accountants of India.

Tripartite meet : Demands 3-tier Panchayati Raj system in hills, backward status for GTA area