Bengal Police Faces 43,000 Vacancies, CM Orders Faster Recruitment
West Bengal Police currently has around 43,000 vacant posts, Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari said. He ordered the Police Recruitment Board to start the recruitment process quickly. The shortage of police personnel has left many police stations dependent on civic volunteers. The Chief Minister said the state needs to increase police strength and improve police infrastructure.Adhikari […]
Civic Volunteers to Get Rs 2,000 Monthly Hike Before Puja; New Pay to Take Effect From August 1
Civic volunteers in West Bengal have received good news ahead of the Puja season. The state government has decided to...
Homebound and Stuck! Park Street Metro Fault Disrupts Rush Hour
Kolkata Metro’s Blue Line services were disrupted during Thursday evening’s rush hour after a rake developed a fault at Park Street station, leaving commuters facing delays and partial services across the central stretch. Metro authorities said the affected rake had a problem that prevented normal operations. Services were later restored at around 7.30pm. The disruption […]
BJP Takes Control of Latabari Gram Panchayat After TMC Pradhan’s Resignation
Alipurduar, August 27, 2026: In a significant political development in Alipurduar district, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has taken control of the Latabari Gram Panchayat following the resignation of the Trinamool Congress (TMC)-backed pradhan. BJP’s Sanjali Narjinari has been elected as the new pradhan of the panchayat, according to reports emerging from the area on […]
New Town Gets LTM’s Ananda Niketan Tech Hub
West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Thursday inaugurated Ananda Niketan, the first phase of LTM Limited’s new Global Delivery and AI Competency Centre at the Bengal Silicon Valley Tech Hub in New Town. LTM, formerly known as LTIMindtree, is a Larsen & Toubro Group technology company. The new campus can accommodate around 5,800 engineers […]
Spoke To Another Man, Stabbed To Death: DU Student, 21, Murdered At Home In Tilak Nagar
New Delhi: A 21-year-old Delhi University student was stabbed to death multiple times inside her own home in West Delhi, allegedly by a man who was enraged that she was talking to someone else. The accused, identified as Aqib alias Imran, a former gym trainer, is absconding. Delhi Police has formed 15 teams to arrest […]
Kolkata Police Question Two ABVP Supporters Over Jadavpur University Attack
Kolkata Police have recorded the statements of two Jadavpur University students, Aritra Sarkar and Nikhil Das, who are known supporters...
Chasing a Kite Cost Him His Life: Delhi’s Open Drain Claims 15-Year-Old After 75-Hour Search
New Delhi: For 75 hours, a father sat beside a stinking open drain in Jasola, sifting through garbage with his bare hands – hoping to find his 15-year-old son alive. On Tuesday, his hope ended. Mithun, a Class 8 student, fell into an uncovered drain on Saturday morning while chasing a kite. His body was […]
“They Were Trying to Silence Us”: Jadavpur University Students Speak Out After ABVP Clash
A week after supporters of the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) allegedly entered Jadavpur University and clashed with students, no arrests have been made so far. A university-appointed probe panel is scheduled to hold its first meeting on Thursday.Several students have raised concerns over campus security, especially the safety of women. Some female students alleged […]
Garfa Child Assault: Neighbour Held, Questions Over Medical Delay
A 55-year-old man was arrested on Tuesday for allegedly sexually assaulting a four-year-old girl inside a residential complex in Garfa, south Kolkata, after the child’s cries alerted neighbours to the incident. Police registered a case under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act following a complaint by the girl’s family. The child has […]