Gold and silver prices today, 23 September: Check the latest 24K, 22K gold and 999 silver retail rates across Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata and other major Indian cities, along with MCX market updates.
TMC, BJP workers clash in southeast Kolkata over control of local party office, many injured
Clashes occurred between supporters of TMC and BJP in Mukundapur over a party office dispute. TMC alleged violence against their members by BJP workers during a rally for control of the office. Police intervened to disperse the crowd using baton charges after the situation escalated. Both parties accused each other of provoking violence and maintaining harassment in the area.
Petrol and diesel prices were unchanged across major cities on September 23. Check city-wise fuel rates as Brent crude traded at $99.20 and WTI crude at $90.23 a barrel.
Hows this for a chair? Botanic Gardens invites visitors to sit on giant water lily leaves
RSS grows from 5,000 to 10,000 shakhas in Bengal since May, to get new office in New Town
South Eastern Railway Launches Life-Saving Skills Training for Employees
South Eastern Railway initiates training program to equip employees with life-saving CPR and BLS skills in Kolkata. South Eastern Railway Launches Life-Saving Skills Training for Employees
600/sqft a day for LED Durga Puja ads
No Ferris wheel sans KMC nod at Durga Puja grounds
From Rashmoni palace to Anushilan Samiti: KP museum to trace Durga Pujas evolution
Deep depression heads to coast, Kol may get rain for next 3 days
Butter vanishes from shelves ahead of Durga Puja season
Durga Puja organisers take cover to minimise rain damage
Police file FIR for sales of aquatic animals at Galiff Street Sunday market
Man offers Calcutta High Court jobs with fake judge signatures
Free School Street fire: Law firm gets safety list
3 passengers assault app cab driver over Rs 700 fare
Penalty waiver, 10% property tax rebate likely in Howrah
Kolkata Police buys detectors worth Rs 4 crore to track trackers
Old cybercrime tricks return to haunt Kolkata ahead of Durga Puja
Rani Shiromani temple in W Midnapore to get into Bengals heritage tourism map
Undertrial dies in judicial custody
Over Rs 90 lakh recovered from 2 passengers at Howrah Station
Bldgs, labs & hostels cry for repairs, JU writes to higher edu dept
Covid fin irregularity: Plaints to be filed against 64 govt health units
Ex-MLA Humayun injured in TMC-BJP clash in S Kolkata
Fire guts Batasia police outpost, tourists unaffected
Sittong homestay sealed after honeymoon fire incident
Salboni BDO vehicle intercepted, influencer held
Gurung writes to CM for probe into 280 water projects by GTA
Ensure less politics, propagation of national interests on college campuses: BJP to governing bodies
Bengal wont tolerate any wildlife crime: CM on World Rhino Day
Army jawan arrested for helping Bdeshi duo cross into India illegally
Fresh FIR against TMC strongman Naskar, police lens on promoters
No relief in HC for Nandigram Cong candidate
Big players will invest in West Bengal for the love of the country: CM
Suvendu Adhikari meets Mukesh Ambani in Mumbai; West Bengal BJP president Samik Bhattacharya met Kumar Mangalam Birla on September 20; Gautam Adani will visit Kolkata on September 24
Kolkata High Court Denies Protection to Fugitive Stone Quarry Owner Tulu Mandal
The Kolkata High Court rejected Tulu Mandals plea for interim protection against arrest, amid serious allegations of tax evasion. Kolkata High Court Denies Protection to Fugitive Stone Quarry Owner Tulu Mandal
Kolkata High Court Denies Relief to Congress Candidate Milan Pradhan Ahead of Nandigram By-Election
The Kolkata High Court has rejected Milan Pradhans plea for protection in five cases as he prepares for the Nandigram by-election. Kolkata High Court Denies Relief to Congress Candidate Milan Pradhan Ahead of Nandigram By-Election
22, 24 carat Gold prices down across metro cities on September 22
ABVP forces professor to resign, performs
Kolkata: A Muslim professor at Kolkatas Surendranath College was forced to resign on September 11 over an attendance issue. What followed was Akhil Bharatiya Vidhyarthi Parishad (ABVP) members performing a purification ritual. On September 11, a group of ABVP members gheraoed the office of Mohammadi Tarannum for almost a day, drafted her resignation letter, and Get the latest updates in Hyderabad City News , Technology , Entertainment , Sports , Politics and Top Stories on WhatsApp & Telegram by subscribing to our channels. You can also download our app for Android and iOS .
Kolkata art auction brings Indian masters to global collectors
HC asks WB to let Congress Nandigram candidate contest if bailed
Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday, September 22, asked the West Bengal governments counsel that the Congress Nandigram bypoll candidate Milan Pradhan be allowed to contest properly, provided he gets bail in five criminal cases in which he has been arrested. Pradhan was sent to judicial custody on Saturday by the Haldia Sub-Divisional Court Get the latest updates in Hyderabad City News , Technology , Entertainment , Sports , Politics and Top Stories on WhatsApp & Telegram by subscribing to our channels. You can also download our app for Android and iOS .
ISI Kolkata Recruitment 2026 - Apply Online for Postdoctoral Fellow, Project Assistant and More Post
Indian Statistical Institute Kolkata (ISI Kolkata) has released the Recruitment 2026 notification for 4 Postdoctoral Fellow, PA (Project Assistant), Project Linked Personnel posts. The email application process will remain open up to 05 October 2026. Eligible candidates can apply through the official website, isical.ac.in.
Gold rate today: Lets have a look at the latest 22k gold rates at Malabar Gold & Diamonds, Joyalukkas, Kalyan Jewellers and Tanishq in New Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata, Trivandrum and Bengaluru. Also see the updated indicative rates of 24k, 22k, 20k, 18k and 14k gold and 999-purity silver at the IBJA today.
From rallies to reels: political catchphrases turn dance anthems in Kolkata
Why are Kolkata club-goers dancing to Mamata Banerjees Hamba Hamba and the BJPs Mach Chor ? From campaign songs and election slogans to viral reels and packed dancefloors, Bengals political techno remixes are blurring the lines between propaganda, memes and nightlife
Gold and silver prices today, 22 September: Check the latest 24K, 22K gold and 999 silver retail rates across Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata and other major Indian cities, along with MCX market updates.
A new heritage gallery in Kolkata to preserve the legacy of its resident Chinese population makes for a solid case that can be replicated in Mumbai to salute the contribution of its multiple communities
Karthik Maharaj Appointed Chair of Kolkata
Karthik Maharaj discusses his vision for Kolkatas street names, emphasizing cultural significance and expert involvement in renaming decisions. Karthik Maharaj Appointed Chair of Kolkatas Street Renaming Committee
Academicians write to Governor opposing the inter-university transfer of teachers
RPF Solves Major Train Theft Case in Kolkata
The Railway Protection Force has resolved a major theft case on the New Alipurduar-Sialdah train, recovering valuables worth 16.41 lakh. RPF Solves Major Train Theft Case in Kolkata
Students From Kolkata Schools Battle It Out At Science Quiz
App-biker threatens woman with rape
Noise Demon To High Spirits, Trouble Brews At Immersions In Kolkata
Car catches fire on Maa, traffic hit for 40 mins
Encroachment On Canal Bund Land Blocks Access To East Kolkata Wetlands Bheris
Jilted 3rd-yr boy stalks, assaults junior near Minto Park college
Kolkata Railway Police Solve Major Theft Case, Recover Jewelry and Cash Worth
Kolkata Railway Police cracked a theft case aboard a train, recovering jewelry and cash valued at 16.41 lakhs. Kolkata Railway Police Solve Major Theft Case, Recover Jewelry and Cash Worth 16.41 Lakhs
Six Arrested for Harassment of Woman at Kolkata Multiplex
Six individuals were arrested in Kolkata for allegedly harassing a woman at a multiplex during a film screening. Six Arrested for Harassment of Woman at Kolkata Multiplex
JU VC convenes meet to form IoE, PM-USHA panels
Mithu Mukherjee, the girl next-door from Mouchak, passes away
Kolkata airport gets new charging points to juice up your laptops
Matri Bhavan should be a model for other hosps: Min
Coughless cold joins cough and cold in season of viral infections
Vandalism goes on at TMC, CPM offices in S Kol areas
Kol crime hotspots: Jadavpur leads in petty thefts, Port in break-ins
Min: State to repurpose 933 unused schools
Met sounds rain alert for Kolkata, coastal districts
State committee considers renaming roads after Sri Chaitanya, slain cop Vinod Mehta
KIFF extends submission deadline to Sept 30
6 youths harass doc couple & friends at multiplex, arrested
CM woos Reliance investment in meet with Ambanis
Airfares to Kolkata are set to surge around Durga Puja, with tickets for October 16 priced 71% higher than fares for the following week, according to an analysis of 53 domestic routes. The median fare for flights into Kolkata on October 16 stood at Rs 14,117, compared with Rs 8,259 for the following week, while Chennai, Mumbai and Bengaluru recorded the steepest increases.
Tension outside BDO office, highway & roads blocked as Annapurna protests spread in distss
Bengal: RSP withdraws from Rejinagar bypolls after ECI changes its traditional electoral symbol
Digital Desk | Kolkata, Sep 21 (IANS) Revolutionary Social Party (RSP), a constituent of the West Bengal Left Front, which fielded its own candidate for the forthcoming Rejinagar assembly bypolls after declaring revolt against the Left Front, on Monday night, announced its decision to refrain from contesting in the Rejinagar bypolls. A statement has been issued by the RSPs state secretary in West Bengal, Tapan Hore, in which he claimed that the decision to withdraw its candidate in the Rejinagar bypolls had been prompted by the last-moment decision of the Election Commission of India (ECI) to deprive the party of its traditional electoral symbol of spade & stoker and instead allot the bucket symbol for the Rejinagar bypolls. After the West Bengal Left Front officially nominated the CPI(M) candidate Sayeed Asad Ali as the official Left Front candidate, the RSP leadership declared a revolt and announced the name of Bikash Chandra Mishra as the RSP candidate for the Rejinagar bypolls. However, amid the ECIs decision to allot the bucket symbol to RSP, denying the partys rights over the traditional electoral symbol of spade & stoker, the RSP leadership became furious and hence announced the decision to withdraw its candidate from the electoral race at Rejinagar. However, the withdrawal of the candidate will be just symbolic since the last date for withdrawal of nominations had already expired on September 19. After the scrutiny ended on Saturday, the Commission informed us that it was not possible to give us our traditional symbol of the spade & stoker, and we will have to contest the by-election with the bucket symbol. Hence, we have decided to withdraw from the contest in protest against this, said Tapan Hore in his statement issued on Monday night. The bypolls for Rejinagar, as well as the Nandigram Assembly Constituency, will be conducted on October 6 and the results will be declared on October 9.
IIT-Kharagpur director urges students not to stress over exams
Kolkata: ISF Moves High Court Against ECs Envelope Symbol Allotment
The ISF challenged the ECs decision to allot the envelope symbol to the Democratic Trinamool Congress ahead of the October 6 bypolls.
West Bengal Medical Council starts registration audit of practicing doctors
Digital Desk | Kolkata, Sep 21 (IANS) Amid instances of fake doctors surfacing in the state, the West Bengal Medical Council on Monday began the registration audit of practising medical practitioners in the state for the last 17 years. State Medical Council sources said that the medical registration audit started on Monday, and under this exercise, registration information for the last 17 years will be under the scanner to check whether cases of fake or inconsistent registration took place during that period. If a fake doctor is found, his MBBS registration will be cancelled, and an FIR will be lodged with the police against the persons concerned for legal action. We have requested the agencies concerned to send the information for the last 17 years in Excel format, a source said. The agencies concerned have been asked to provide details of the registrations done in the last 17 years, including the names of the doctors concerned, the registration numbers allotted to them, the names of their fathers, gender details, current addresses, primary educational qualifications, and the name of the university that awarded the MBBS degree. In addition, the Medical Council source said, if a doctor has additional educational qualifications, details of those qualifications and the name of the university that awarded these will also have to be provided Arrangements are being made to check not only the registration numbers or the doctor's names, but also the information about the detailed educational qualifications and the degree-granting institutions, the source said. On September 15, the secretary of the Association of Private Hospitals and Nursing Homes (APHN), Rajeev Pandey, lodged a complaint with the Bidhannagar Police Commissionerate seeking an investigation into senior officials of the West Bengal Medical Council over the alleged increase in registrations of fake doctors in the state. The complaint named the council's President Sudipta Roy, Secretary Sushanta Roy, Registrar Manas Chakraborty, council member MLA Nirmal Maji, among others. Both Roy and Maji are former Trinamool Congress legislators.
Humayun Kabir alleges police targeting ahead of Rejinagar bypoll
Suvendu urges EC, cops to act on Humayun Kabirs threats
Six held for molesting woman doctor in Kolkata mall
According to police, the woman with her friends went to watch a movie when the six men intimidated her by making obscene gestures and derogatory comments with sexual connotations
AISF Challenges Election Symbol Allocation in Kolkata High Court
The All India Secular Front contests the Election Commissions decision on symbol allocation in Kolkata High Court. AISF Challenges Election Symbol Allocation in Kolkata High Court
With deadlines missed twice, Bengals new Industrial Policy unlikely before Durga Puja end
Digital Desk | Kolkata, Sep 21 (IANS) With deadlines missed twice, West Bengal's new industrial policy is unlikely to be announced before October, after the end of the Durga Puja by the middle of the next month, state Secretariat 'Nabanna' sources said. The initial deadline for finalising and announcing the new industrial policy was August 15 on the occasion of Independence Day. However, that deadline was missed, and the middle of September was fixed as the time for the announcement of the new policy. However, the Secretariat source involved in the process said that since some work to give the final shape to the new policy is yet to be done, the announcement will be made in the next month and, in all probability, after the Durga Puja. According to the source, while the other aspects of the policy are complete, the main complications are related to finalising the policy for land procurement for industries, maintaining a balance in protecting the interests of both the state government as well as the landowners. In case of procurement of agricultural land for industries, besides the landowners, the interests of the sharecroppers and agricultural workers will also have to be protected. So, a combination of all these factors has made the process of finalising the policy for land procurement for industries a bit complicated. After all, past experiences show that land is a very sensitive issue in West Bengal considering the highly fragmented nature of landholding in the state, which often makes it quite difficult to get huge plots of land at one go for big industries in the manufacturing sector, the source said. According to him, the state government is clear about one thing on this issue - that neither will it apply the archaic acquisition rules to get land nor leave the entire responsibility of land procurement to the investors or industrialists concerned. Considering the extremely fragmented land-holding nature in West Bengal, it is impossible for the investors to contact and negotiate with so many land-owners to get the land for the state. So, the policy of the new government is that the state will do the negotiation part, directly purchase from landowners and subsequently hand over that purchased land to the investors, the source said. At the same time, the source added, the state government is also trying to work out a formula where the landowners could be made stakeholders in those industrial units for which the land will be procured. There could be two options for achieving that goal. The first option is to provide employment to one member of the land-owning family a job in the proposed industrial unit. The second option is enabling the landowners to set up 'indirect support' entrepreneurship catering to the main industrial unit, the government official said.
Bengal school job scam accused seeks to become approver from ED after similar plea to CBI
Digital Desk | Kolkata, Sep 21 (IANS) Santu Gangopadhyay, a Kolkata-based businessman accused in the multi-crore school recruitment scam in West Bengal, has approached the Enforcement Directorate (ED) seeking to become an approver in the case, days after making a similar request to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). Gangopadhyay had made a similar plea to the CBI on September 12 to become an approver in the case. Both the CBI and the ED had been conducting parallel probes in the school job case during the previous Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress regime in West Bengal. Sources aware of the development said that in his letter to the ED, Gangopadhyay named a couple of top Trinamool Congress leaders as the mastermind behind the alleged multi-crore scam. In the letter, Gangopadhyay also claimed that despite being willing to divulge secrets in the school job scam much earlier, he was forced to remain silent because of a life threat during the previous Trinamool Congress government regime. Now, as the Kolkata-based businessman claimed to the CBI, with the change of government in West Bengal after the Assembly elections earlier this year, Gangopadhyay gained confidence to reveal everything to the central probe agency, and hence he pleaded to become an approver. Named in the charge sheet of the CBI in the case of recruitment of primary teachers in the state-run schools, Gangopadhyay was arrested earlier. However, he is currently out on bail. He was known as an extremely close confidant of former West Bengal Education Minister and former Trinamool Congress Secretary General Partha Chatterjee, who had also been in jail for more than three years because of his involvement in the school job case. Chatterjee is also out on bail. Sources said that in his communications to both the ED and the CBI, Gangopadhyay alleged that he and another accused, Kuntal Ghosh, had delivered money collected through the recruitment racket to a senior Trinamool Congress leader.
Maharashtra man held with Rs 67 lakh cash at Howrah station, probe launched
A Maharashtra man was arrested by the Railway Protection Force at Howrah station after officials allegedly found Rs 67 lakh in cash in his bag. The man reportedly said he was carrying the money to buy gold and silver in Kolkata
Bengal: RPF arrests Maha man at Howrah with Rs 67 lakh cash
Digital Desk | Kolkata, Sep 21 (IANS) A passenger was caught with bundles of notes at Howrah station in West Bengal, police said on Monday. The Railway Protection Force (RPF) arrested Sujit Kale, a resident of Maharashtra, and recovered around Rs 67 lakh in cash from him. Kale failed to provide a satisfactory explanation about the source of the money and was taken into custody. On Sunday night, RPF personnel were patrolling the New Complex of Howrah station when they noticed Kale. His movements appeared suspicious, prompting questioning. As his answers were unsatisfactory, the RPF searched his bag and found bundles of notes amounting to Rs 67 lakh. According to RPF officials, Kale is a resident of Solapur in Maharashtra. During interrogation, he claimed to own a shop in the Gaya Township area and said he had travelled to Howrah by Mumbai Mail on Sunday night. He told officials he had brought the money to buy gold and silver from Burrabazar in Kolkata. However, his explanation did not convince the RPF. Officials said Kale could not explain the source of the bundled notes or produce any documents for the cash. He was arrested, and the Income Tax Department was informed. Sources said the recovered money and the arrested person will be handed over to the Income Tax Department. Authorities noted that surveillance in railway and metro stations has been heightened ahead of the Durga Puja festive season. Special checks are also being conducted on the movement of large amounts of cash in view of the Assembly byelections in Nandigram and Rejinagar constituencies on October 6. Naka checking is being carried out on highways to prevent transfer of cash in pollbound constituencies.
AISF moves Calcutta HC against ECI symbol allotment
Digital Desk | Kolkata, Sep 21 (IANS) All India Secular Front (AISF), with Nawsad Siddique as the lone party representative in the West Bengal Assembly, on Monday approached the Calcutta High Court against the Election Commission of India (ECI)s decision last week to allot the Envelope symbol to Ritabrata Banerjeeled rebel but majority faction in Trinamool Congress. Last week, the ECI allotted the Ritabrataled faction the new name Democratic Trinamool Congress and the new symbol Envelop. AISF, instead, was allotted the Almirah symbol. The decision irked the AISF leadership, especially Siddique, who contested and was elected twice from the Bhangar Assembly Constituency in South 24 Parganas district of West Bengal, first in 2021 and then in 2026, with the Envelop symbol. Siddique told media persons last week that he had already sent a letter to the Commission highlighting AISFs objections and might also challenge the decision in court. Accordingly, on Monday afternoon he approached the Calcutta High Courts singlejudge bench of Justice Krishna Rao, challenging the ECIs decision on the Envelop symbol. AISF has been contesting with the Envelope symbol since 2021, the year the party was formed. Even I got elected twice in 2021 and 2026 with that symbol. In that case, how can the same symbol be allotted to the Democratic Trinamool Congress, which was formed just a couple of days back? Siddique questioned. AISF was not the only political party from West Bengal allotted a new symbol by the ECI last week. Humayun Kabirfounded Aam Janata Unnayan Party (AJUP) was given the symbol table, replacing its earlier whistle. Kabir had contested and won simultaneously from Naoda and Rejinagar Assembly constituencies in Murshidabad district with the whistle symbol earlier this year. However, Kabir did not raise any objection about the allotment of the new symbol for the party he founded. While AJUP is contesting the Rejinagar bypoll, AISF is contesting from Nandigram in East Midnapore district next month. The bypolls for both constituencies will be held on October 6, and the results will be declared on October 9.
Temporary health workers protest around Bengal minister Agnimitra Paul's car, demand a salary hike
Digital Desk | Kolkata, Sep 21 (IANS) A section of temporary health workers protested around the car of West Bengals Municipal Affairs and Urban Development Minister Agnimitra Paul on Monday, demanding a hike in their salary. In the morning, the state minister joined the anti-dengue campaign in the Chitpur area of north Kolkata. While leaving the programme, a section of temporary health workers of Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) protested around her car. The protesters demanded a salary increase. The state minister said that she will look into the demands of the health workers. The minister said that a decision will be taken considering the poor financial condition of the state. In Agnimitra's words, They get only Rs 303 per day. We will try to increase the salary. No one's salary has been stopped. No one's salary will be stopped during this new government's tenure. Rather, it will increase. At the same time, the state minister added, We will have to take a decision after seeing the state's treasury. The previous government has incurred debts. We are giving women Rs 3,000 per month. There are also many projects currently underway. We will also have to look at the state's treasury before taking a decision in this regard. Meanwhile, regarding the dengue awareness campaign in the city, she said, Everyone should be careful not to allow water to accumulate anywhere near the house or roadside. Because dengue mosquitoes breed in stagnant water. Even if iron, nails or other materials used in building a house are left for a long time, water can accumulate there. Therefore, action will be taken if construction materials are left on the roadside or anywhere else. The Minister gave a clear message that if the rules are not followed, in addition to fines, those materials can also be confiscated if necessary. She warned of hefty fines in this regard. According to her, awareness and active cooperation of the general public, along with the administration, is also very important in preventing dengue. Agnimitra Paul said that last year the number of dengue cases in Kolkata was 585. So far this year, the number has been 539. However, she said that the goal is to reduce this number to zero.
Bengal govt joins Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana
Digital Desk | Kolkata, Sep 21 (IANS) West Bengal on Monday formally joined the Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY), a Union Government initiative to reduce infrastructural gaps and strengthen the fisheries sector. Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari met Union Minister for Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying Rajiv Ranjan Singh in Newtown, Kolkata, to finalise the decision. After the one-and-a-half-hour meeting, Adhikari announced that West Bengal had been brought under the PMMSY scheme. He said, There is a lot of potential in the states fisheries sector. We have discussed it repeatedly. Today I thank Union Minister Rajiv Ranjan Singh in particular. He listened to our concerns and handed over Rs 9 crore for fisheries development. From today, fishermen will get loans as needed along with other benefits. Adhikari accused the previous Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress government of depriving fishermen by not allowing West Bengal to join the scheme earlier. Singh seconded the Chief Minister, saying the Union Government's efforts had stalled due to non-cooperation from the previous regime. Adhikari added that coastal areas, including the Sundarbans, would be further developed. We have seas and rivers in South Bengal. Fishermen there have their own problems. Following our proposals, the Union Minister has approved six Amrit Sarovars in Bankura and Purulia districts, he said. Singh noted that a lot of work pending for the last five years has been cleared in the last four months.
