TMC Heavyweight Suvendu Adhikari joins BJP; 9 MLAs, 1 MP also change sidesTwo-time TMC MP from Bardhaman Purba Lok Sabha constituency Sunil Mondal also joined the BJP. He has been vocal about his differences with ...
19 Dec, 2020, 05.21 PM IST
Mamata Banerjee claims attempts to break TMC after Adhikari family gives her rally a missNot just Suvendu, but the entire Adhikari family, father Sisir Adhikari and brothers Dibyendu and Soumendu, were conspicuous by their absen...
07 Dec, 2020, 03.40 PM IST
Mamata Banerjee visits Midnpaore hospital three days after tent collapse incidentBanerjee who is in West Midnapore today to attend the convocation at IIT, Kharagpur went to Midnapore hospital and spoke to the injured peo...
19 Jul, 2018, 06.39 PM IST
Midnapore: Tent collapses during PM Narendra Modi's rally, 40 injuredMany enthusiastic BJP supporters were seen crowding inside the tent during the rally. The prime minister could be heard asking them to be c...
17 Jul, 2018, 07.22 AM IST
Former India captain Sourav Ganguly receives death threat"Your son is hereby warned not to attend the programme. If he dares to come here, you will not see him again," is what has been written in ...
09 Jan, 2017, 09.11 PM IST
2 killed in lightning strike in West BengalTwo local residents identified as Anil Tudu and Akash Tudu, both around 26-years-old died when lightning struck them, and injured are admit...
14 Aug, 2016, 09.52 PM IST
- CPI (M) says Trinamool MP plans to distribute liquor and meat among central force jawans during May 5 polls in East Midnapore
CPIM's East Midnapore district secretary Niranjan Sihi has written a letter to the Election Commission on Tuesday and alleged that "on May ...
03 May, 2016, 06.51 PM IST
Gujarat: Only 530 doctors served in rural areas in five yearsThe state govt has collected more than Rs 15.68 cr from those MBBS students who have breached their bonds and opted out of this mandatory s...
04 Apr, 2016, 10.19 AM IST
Mamata government denies permission for Adhir Chowdhury's rallyMamata government denies permission for Adhir Chowdhury's nandigram rally on November 28. Adhir says Mamata is most intolerant.
26 Nov, 2015, 06.07 PM IST
Third year student beaten to death by TMCPA third-year college student was allegedly beaten to death today at Sabang in West Midnapore district by the members of TMCP, students wing...
07 Aug, 2015, 06.53 PM IST
- India gets its first transgender college principal
India will get its first transgender college principal on June 9 when Manabi Bandopadhyay takes charge of Krishnagar Women's College in Wes...
27 May, 2015, 07.50 PM IST
- Mamata Banerjee heads for Midnapore to Assess development work
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee left Kolkata on Friday for Midnapore.
05 Jan, 2013, 10.26 AM IST
- Monoranjan Bera: Boy from slums fights all odds to crack IIT entrance
Bera has ranked 50th in the IIT entrance examination to a joint MSc-PhD programme and can serve as an example to youngsters.
15 Apr, 2012, 12.30 PM IST
- Massacre in Lalgarh leaves 8 villagers dead
At least eight villagers were killed and 18 wounded at Netai village in West Midnapore when a band of armed CPM cadre, referred to as harma...
08 Jan, 2011, 04.05 AM IST
- Buddhadeb to persuade PM to continue action against Maoists
West Bengal chief minister is worried about Mamata Banerjee's demand for withdrawal of joint forces from Jangalmahal.
04 Oct, 2010, 02.19 AM IST
- Gyaneswari express toll mounts to 141
The death toll rose to 141 with 43 more bodies extricated till Saturday night.
29 May, 2010, 10.27 PM IST
- 11 injured in TC-CPI(M)clash over opening of party office
Eleven persons were injured when Trinamool Congress and CPI(M) activists clashed in WB's West Midnapore district on Saturday.
11 Oct, 2008, 09.35 PM IST