Panel to decide on ways to merge Rajya Sabha, Lok Sabha TV channelsRajya Sabha chairman Venkaiah Naidu has constituted a six-member committee for the merger of Lok Sabha TV and Rajya Sabha TV with a view to...
09 Nov, 2019, 01.05 PM IST
Vice Admiral Bimal Verma takes charge of Andaman & Nicobar CommandHe was the Commanding Officer of amphibious platforms such as INS Shardul and Magar, missile destroyer INS Ranjit and guided missile destro...
08 Apr, 2019, 03.07 PM IST
A starry Friday night for GST launch at ParliamentThe government has sent out invitations to nearly 100 such public personalities, besides the members of both houses of Parliament, senior g...
28 Jun, 2017, 11.38 PM IST
BJP allied with GJM for Darjeeling violence: West Bengal MinisterAsked about GJM chief Bimal Gurung's demand for the imposition of President's rule in WB, the minister said, "This again proves he is the v...
09 Jun, 2017, 07.46 PM IST
- Bengal advocate general resigns following differences with the state government
Opposition leader and Congress MLA Abdul Mannan has raised the issue in the state Assembly which is now having it's budget session.
07 Feb, 2017, 09.20 PM IST
West Bengal Advocate General Bimal Chatterjee resigns"I have resigned today. I have sent my resignation letter to the Governor and sent copies of it to the Chief Minister and state Law Ministe...
12 Dec, 2014, 06.56 PM IST
Opposition silent on killings of four Trinamool party waorkers, Mamata Banerjee to visit village soonAmidst complaints against her party for attacking opposition workers, Mamata Banerjee will visit Raidighi on July 1 where four of her suppo...
28 Jun, 2014, 04.29 PM IST
Lok Sabha Polls 2014: West Bengal govt writes to EC urging it to reconsider transfer orderA day after the Election Commission directed the removal of 8 officials from poll duty in West Bengal, the state government today requested...
08 Apr, 2014, 03.08 PM IST
- Damayanti Sen may lead probe into Madhyamgram rape case
Mamata govt proposed to engage senior IPS officer Damayanti Sen to lead a SIT to probe the recent gangrape and alleged murder of a Madhyamg...
18 Jan, 2014, 01.10 PM IST
- Saradha chit fund scam: WB CM holds meet with colleagues
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today held a meeting with her colleagues and senior officials on the issue of Saradha group fias...
01 May, 2013, 09.41 PM IST
- Why not impose tax for holding free and fair polls, asks HC
The Calcutta High Court today asked the West Bengal government why it should not impose taxes for holding free, fair and peaceful elections...
25 Apr, 2013, 09.02 PM IST
- Gorkha leaders complain to West Bengal governor against Mamata Banerjee's government
A delegation of GJM from Darjeeling met West Bengal governor M.K.Narayanan at the Raj Bhavan here on Friday to complain about Mamata Banerj...
15 Feb, 2013, 08.19 PM IST
- West Bengal's Advocate-General Anindya Mitra resigns
Anindya Mitra was replaced by Bimal Chatterjee on the instruction of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, he said.
08 Feb, 2013, 04.26 PM IST
- Tollywood surprises with content-driven films in 2011
Experimental movies were commercial success as content-driven and thought-provoking films took centrestage in Bengali cinema this year.
30 Dec, 2011, 01.15 PM IST
- Second tripartite pact between Centre, West Bengal government and GJM to be signed on Monday
A tripartite pact between the Centre, West Bengal government and the Gorkha Janamukti Morcha, or GJM, will be signed on Monday.
18 Jul, 2011, 03.06 AM IST
- GJM opponent Tamang stabbed to death
Gorkha leader Madan Tamang was stabbed to death while he was addressing a public meeting in Darjeeling on Friday morning.
22 May, 2010, 03.39 AM IST
- RS passes Office of Profit Bill without changes
Amidst strong protests from the BJP, Trinamool Congress and the AIADMK, the Rajya Sabha on Thursday passed the Parliament Amendment Bill, 2...
28 Jul, 2006, 02.24 AM IST