Mamata Banerjee Wednesdasy blamed the release of water from reservoirs in Jharkhand by the Damodar Valley Corporation for floods in three south Bengal districts.

According to UD officials, the ban comes at a time when more and more cities in the world are creating dedicated amenities for cycles.

Bihar Police picked up a self-styled Maoist zonal commander from central Kolkata and took him to Gaya where a local court remanded him to 14 days judicial custody, Wednesday.

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

Adhesives, whiteners, nail polish removers, shoe polish used to get a high.

A young tigress has been put through an X-ray examination in the wild, perhaps for the first time in a new initiative to treat animals.

Top TMC sources said the articles published in the mouthpiece were cleared by Banerjee and the editorial board.

Sarat Chandra Bose claimed the Government of India had definite information of Netaji being in Red China of Mao Tse-Tung

Saradha scam, in which lakhs of investors were defrauded, came to light in April.

Eleven infants reportedly died in the last 48 hours at the Malda Medical College and Hospital.

The 40 meets will be held in N 24-Parganas to guage people''s mood

All the three babies who died since Friday were underweight and had developed respiratory distress immediately after birth.

There was a lot of positive discussions about GTA.

A CISF constable allegedly shot dead his senior officer, an inspector, in the wee hours Sunday.

Members said most pandals did not even cater to the basic requirements of the special visitors.

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

In a letter to Governor M K Narayanan, the BJP''s state unit has alleged that the state government is avoiding CBI investigation into the Saradha scam to shield its own ministers involved in it.

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

"I want people in the Hills to be happy."

Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday reached out to the people in the hills and appealed to maintain peace.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will meet industrialists of the state and members of chambers of commerce on October 28:Partha Chatterjee.

A judicial commission set up to probe into the incident began recording statements of victims'' family members Wednesday.

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.

Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Thursday said her government would not allow disruption of normal life in the name of bandhs.

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

Supreme Court''s award of a Rs 5.96 crore compensation to Dr Kunal Saha for the death of his wife Dr Anuradha Saha due to medical negligence drew muted reactions.

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

Mamata magic: GJM gives in to DIDI''s Demand; also agrees to bipartite talks with state.

The original text of Rabindra nath Tagore's nomination for the prestigious award was displayed publicly in India for the first time Friday.

Two hundred Kolkata-bound passengers faced a harrowing time as a technical fault in Air India's Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft delayed their flight from IGI airport by over six hours.

A youth was beaten to death Friday when he allegedly went to extort money at Dubrajpur near Burdwan town, the police said.

Trinamool Congress has opened four party offices in Darjeeling, claims to have '40,000 members''.

Sons of former food minister and senior Forward Bloc leader Kalimuddin Shams Saturday resigned from the Forward Bloc alleging corruption in the party.

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

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.

Although the letter said that either Ghosh or his representative can appear at the ED office, Ghosh said he would appear in person.

The Shams brothers said over the years they felt AIFB had deviated from its core ideals.

A 19-year-old girl working as a trainee nurse in New Town was allegedly abducted and gangraped on Sunday, the police said.

Mamata Banerjee chose to hardsell WB as an investment destination telling the industrialists that land would not be a problem.

Land acquisition act : 'TMC does not support forcible acquisition''

BJP Tuesday accused Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar of not providing adequate security for Narendra Modi''s Hunkar Rally.

In 2011, Kishenji had defied party line, urged cadres to vote for TMC.

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.

Work begins in 11 districts, distribution from Jan 7.

A Murshidabad court Tuesday extended the period of interim bail for Union Minister of State for Railways, Adhir Chowdhury until November 16.

West Bengal may pitch in for the inclusion of another 1,000 gram panchayats under the ISGPproject funded by the World bank.

CPM Wednesday organised the convention, which was attended by 17 national political parties.

In order to check the spiralling prices of vegetables, especially potatoes, in the state, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Thursday imposed a ban on their export.

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