Suvendu Adhikari to chair first Bengal cabinet meet at Nabanna, portfolio allocation likelyWest Bengal's new Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari begins his tenure with a crucial cabinet meeting at Nabanna today. The agenda includes di...
11 May, 2026, 11.43 AM IST
Bengal secretariat moving back to Writers' Buildings: Small traders hope for revival of businessesSmall traders in Kolkata's BBD Bag area are hopeful as the West Bengal government returns to the Writers' Buildings. The move, after 13 yea...
11 May, 2026, 11.40 AM IST
Suvendu ascent to Bengal's top post shaped by decisive victories, unrelenting battle against MamataSuvendu Adhikari became West Bengal's new Chief Minister on Saturday. He was sworn in at a grand ceremony in Kolkata. Adhikari's rise follo...
10 May, 2026, 12.21 AM IST
Jai Shibram: Remembering Bengal’s great satirist in a changed KolkataShibram Chakraborty, a celebrated Bengali writer, is largely unknown outside his native language. His genius in wordplay and satire is high...
09 May, 2026, 10.28 PM IST
Suvendu Adhikari reviews law and order, welfare schemes after taking oath as Bengal CMNewly sworn-in West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari held a crucial meeting with top officials. He reviewed the state's law and order...
09 May, 2026, 04.50 PM IST
Amit Shah arrives in Kolkata to finalise Bengal’s first BJP CM, cabinet ahead of swearing-in ceremonyUnion Home Minister Amit Shah is in Kolkata to select the first BJP Chief Minister and cabinet. He will chair meetings with legislative par...
08 May, 2026, 12.21 PM IST
BJP to swear in West Bengal govt on May 9, Suvendu Adhikari leads CM raceThe new BJP government in West Bengal will be sworn in on May 9. The oath-taking ceremony will take place at Brigade Parade Ground in Kolka...
07 May, 2026, 12.24 AM IST
The Bengali factor: Jhalmuri, Durga Puja and other strategies in West Bengal's battle for powerWest Bengal Election 2026: Polls in the state are a battle of narratives. Parties are using food and cultural symbols to connect with voter...
27 Apr, 2026, 04.31 PM IST
As New Delhi’s North, South Blocks become repositories of Yug Yugeen Bharat, why not house a Museum of Bengal?New Delhi's Raisina Hill is undergoing changes. North Block occupants are moving to new buildings on Kartavya Path. The hilltop complex wil...
13 Sep, 2025, 12.35 AM IST
Kolkata Police stop Army truck near Writers’ Buildings for ‘dangerous driving’Following the dismantling of a Trinamool protest stage, Kolkata Police stopped an Indian Army truck for reckless driving near Writers’ Buil...
02 Sep, 2025, 06.39 PM IST
Battleground West Bengal: Left sheds some red in revival runPoriborton. TMC's heady poll cry of 2011, that catapulted Mamata's party to Writers' Buildings, decimating the CPM's Left rule along the wa...
06 Apr, 2016, 12.41 PM IST
Mail threatening to blow-off Writers' Buildings in Kolkata receivedSecurity around the heritage building was beefed up immediately after the mail was received at the police headquarters at nearby Lalbazar a...
15 Sep, 2015, 06.18 PM IST
Mamata Banerjee moves to Howrah's HRBC from Writers' BuildingsThe shifting is done temporarily to facilitate renovation of the Writers' Buildings constructed in 1706.
05 Oct, 2013, 05.07 PM IST
- Mamata Banerjee announces host of development schemes for Howrah
Before shifting her office in Howrah's HRBC Building on October 1 from Writers' Buildings in Kolkata, West Bengal chief minister Mamata Ban...
12 Sep, 2013, 08.05 PM IST
Why Mamata Banerjee is shifting chief minister's office to HRBC building?Now in so far as the plan goes, 11 departments including the chief minister’s office will be shifted to Howrah in the first phase.
31 Aug, 2013, 03.01 PM IST
West Bengal Congress supports Mamata Banerjee's decision to shift state headquarters from Writers' BuildingsWB Congress on Friday backed Mamata for taking the decision of shifting the state administrative headquarters from Writers' Buildings to Du...
09 Aug, 2013, 07.59 PM IST
- Writers Buildings in Kolkata catches fire
A major fire broke out this morning at the Writers Buildings here, and it took about two hours to douse it. The fire broke out in the E-Blo...
07 Aug, 2008, 03.39 PM IST