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After expressing his willingness to become an approver in the primary teacher recruitment corruption case and writing to the CBI, one of the accused in the case, Santu Gangopadhyay, had been fearing an attack. On Monday morning, those fears came true! Santu alleged that his car was stopped in Behala and he was threatened severely. Santu also alleged that he and his wife were harassed. It was shortly after 10:30 a.m. on Monday. The incident took place on Biren Roy Road West, n

Allegation of hurting religious sentiments! Senior advocate Bikash Ranjan Bhattacharya has now been summoned. Garfa Police summoned him on Tuesday. Last week, following the incident of an attack on Bikash Ranjan Bhattacharya’s residence, he made a post on social media. The post sparked controversy. Bikash was accused of hurting Hindu sentiments. A Hindu nationalist organisation filed a written complaint against Bikash Ranjan Bhattacharya at Garfa Police Station. Based on the

The Anti-Corruption Branch (ACB) of West Bengal arrested an RTO official and a middleman after conducting an operation following allegations of demanding a bribe in the name of renewing a bus permit. On October 9, 2026, the ACB conducted a trap operation after receiving allegations that illegal payments were being demanded for bus permit renewal work under the West Bengal State Transport Authority (STA). According to the complainant, a bribe of ₹1 lakh was initially demanded

The Calcutta High Court has directed Prashanta Barman to surrender within 48 hours and ordered an immediate stoppage of his salary. A division bench comprising Chief Justice Rabindra V. Ghuge and Justice Om Narayan Rai said that if Barman does not surrender within the stipulated 48 hours, his properties must be listed. The court may then order attachment or seizure of his properties. The order could lead to further financial and property-related action against Barman if he do

A new firefighting initiative and recruitment drive for 1,400 posts have been announced in West Bengal ahead of the Puja season, according to News18 Bangla.

West Bengal government employees will receive their October salary by October 15, ahead of Durga Puja, with the additional DA taking effect from October 1.

Gautam Adani is scheduled to visit Kolkata as Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari steps up efforts to attract major industrial investments to West Bengal.

Kolkata Municipal Corporation has resumed the special property-tax concession for senior citizen taxpayers after applications remained pending during the Assembly election period.

A ransomware attack on the West Bengal State Data Centre has reportedly put important government data at risk, with attackers allegedly demanding a ransom and threatening to destroy stolen information.

A woman doctor has alleged harassment at Kolkata’s Acropolis Mall. Kasba police arrested six people after her complaint.

West Bengal CM Suvendu Adhikari announced withdrawal of cases linked to the Kurmi agitation and outlined development commitments at a Purulia event.

Kolkata Police has issued a new SOP covering the duties, conduct, attendance monitoring and disciplinary action for civic volunteers.

Congress candidate Milan Pradhan was arrested in West Bengal in connection with an old murder case hours after Mamata Banerjee announced support for his Nandigram bypoll candidature.

The Enforcement Directorate arrested construction businessman Amit Gangopadhyay in a land-grabbing and illegal-construction case, according to an Anandabazar report.

A case has been registered against former Kolkata DCP Shantanu Sinha Biswas under anti-corruption provisions, with the FIR also naming his two sons and others, according to the report.

West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari has said he will offer pushpanjali at Nabanna on Vishwakarma Puja and invited Left leaders to join him. Adhikari made the remarks while inaugurating a Ganesh Puja at Bharat Sevashram Sangha in Ballygunge. He took a swipe at Communist critics of religious celebrations and extended an invitation to them to stand beside him at Nabanna during Vishwakarma Puja. According to the report, Vishwakarma Puja will be observed on September 18 th

Kolkata Police have begun verification after allegations of irregularities in the dispatch of CAB election documents to several clubs.

Around 500 metric tonnes of hilsa have reportedly been sent from India to Bangladesh in recent months, as Bangladesh faces a shortage and demand rises ahead of Durga Puja.

Kolkata's overnight bus-parking deadlock is easing after Transport Minister Arjun Singh's intervention, with a regulated system for night parking on city roads set to resume.

The West Bengal government has issued closure notices to 252 unauthorized madrasas after a statewide survey, while around 100 more institutions have been asked to explain alleged shortcomings.