PM Modi to hold multiple poll rallies in West BengalPrime Minister Narendra Modi is holding multiple rallies across West Bengal. His campaign is intensifying with key leaders also participati...
09 Apr, 2026, 12.37 PM IST
Bengal Election 2026 Dates: Phase 1 & 2 voting schedule, which districts vote when, exit poll timing & result dayBengal Election Dates: West Bengal gears up for a high-stakes 2026 Assembly Election, with the TMC seeking a fourth term against a resurgen...
08 Apr, 2026, 11.17 AM IST
West Bengal: Coach of empty passenger train catches fire, none injuredA coach of an empty passenger train caught fire at Katwa railway station in West Bengal early Sunday. Fire tenders brought the blaze under ...
15 Feb, 2026, 09.39 AM IST
- Trinamool Congress activist Morshed Seikh shot dead in Katwa
Morshed Seikh, brother of ward no 4 TMC councillor of Katwa Municipalty Jangal Seikh, was shot dead on way home by three-four unidentified ...
13 Oct, 2015, 02.35 PM IST
NTPC hopes to get Centre's nod on fuel linkage for KatwaEarlier, the proposal was scrapped by Piyush Goyal. The minister said that NTPC was unable to float tender for the Katwa project.
18 Jun, 2015, 08.56 PM IST
Violence mars Bengal civic polls: One shot dead, one injuredThirty-year old Indrajit Singh was shot at from point blank range at a polling booth near Katwa bus stand in Burdwan district. He died on t...
25 Apr, 2015, 11.29 AM IST
NTPC puts West Bengal's Katwa power plant on fast-track"We are trying to make this 1320 MW power project as a model plant," NTPC chairman and managing director Arup Roy Chowdhury said.
10 Jan, 2015, 06.36 PM IST
Doosan Corporation bids lowest for NTPC's Katwa projectSouth Korean power equipment supplier Doosan Corporation has emerged the lowest bidder for a composite boiler-turbine-generator package at ...
05 Sep, 2014, 02.09 AM IST
Lalu, Misa ask people to teach former aide Ramkripal a lessonMisa, locked in an intense fight with "uncles" Ramkripal and JDU's Ranjan Yadav from the seat, at the rally described the BJP candidate as ...
15 Apr, 2014, 08.25 PM IST
NTPC gives nod to Katwa power plant in West BengalThe board of state-run power producer NTPC has approved the 1,320-MW thermal power plant at Katwa in West Bengal, clearing the last hurdle ...
17 Feb, 2014, 04.30 AM IST
TMC leader Anubrata Mandal threatens again, party leadership stands by him"If anyone threatens Trinamool supporters, then our workers will also attack their houses at night," Anubrata Mandal said.
09 Nov, 2013, 09.50 PM IST
- Handover of Katwa power project gets WB cabinet approval
The handover of the proposed 1,600 MW thermal power project at Katwa in West Bengal's Burdwan district to the NTPC today received the Cabin...
18 Apr, 2012, 10.34 PM IST
- Land acquisition for Katwa thermal power project: NTPC to follow WBPDCL offer
NTPC is expected to follow the rehabilitation package offered by WBPDCL for land acquisition for Katwa thermal power project.
05 Feb, 2012, 12.54 PM IST
- CPM MP joins Trinamool, gets expelled
CPM’s Burdwan district secretariat on Thursday expelled the sitting party MP from Katwa, Abu Ayesh Mandal, after he revolted against the le...
06 Mar, 2009, 03.37 AM IST
- CPI-M expels rebel MP
CPI-M’s Burdwan district secretariat on Thursday expelled the sitting party MP from Katwa, Abu Ayesh Mandal after the parliamentarian revol...
05 Mar, 2009, 08.09 PM IST
- WBPDCL to invite bid for 1,320 MW Sagardighi TPP in Sept
The West Bengal Power Development Corporation (WBPDCL) will seek international competitive bid for the 1,320 MW super critical power projec...
07 Sep, 2008, 12.43 PM IST
- EC deputes 11 observers for by-elections in WB
The Election Commission (EC) has deputed eleven observers for by-elections to three lok sabha seats and one assembly constituency in West B...
30 Aug, 2006, 08.50 PM IST