Bengal native arrested in Hyderabad with 91 gram heroin
Hyderabad: A man from West Bengal was arrested for drug peddling in Hyderabad on Thursday, September 3, and 91 gms of heroin worth Rs 9 lakh was seized from him. The accused was identified as Anu SK, a native of Malda district, who allegedly brought heroin in bulk from West Bengal, made small packets in 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 .
Bengal to get 1,000 RSS schools for nationalistic learning: CM
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Thursday, September 3, said that at least 1,000 schools run by Vidya Bharati, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sanghs (RSS) educational wing, will be set up within a year. Speaking at the 74th anniversary of Vidya Bharti at Ramakrishna Mission Institute of Culture, he appealed to the educational body 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 .
West Bengal fire department orders immediate evacuation of basement at Abhishek Banerjee
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Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], September 4: The Manicktala Chaltabagan Lohapatty Durga Puja Committee today announced 'Nishan - The Mark' as the theme of its 84th Durga Puja along with the release of a especially composed musical theme by Pt. Vishwa Mohan Bhatt and the soon-to-be launched Durga Puja Connect app, a global digital initiative that will carry Durga Puja - inscribed by UNESCO on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 2021 - to devotees, organisers, the diaspora and admirers across the world.
Suvendu Adhikari lays foundation for Rs 25 crore Uttam Kumar Film Centre in New Town
West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari initiated a new film centre project. This centre will feature two large cinema halls and post-production facilities. It will also include an auditorium and an open-air theatre for cultural events. The state government has allocated initial funding for this significant project. Construction is expected to commence after the monsoon season concludes.
Stipend row turns into NMC, Supreme Court flashpoint
Srinagar, Sep 3:With MBBS and BDS interns across J&K refusing to report for duty since August 31 in protest of the delay in stipend-hike, hospitals here are grappling with a severe crunch of working hands. The sudden withdrawal has left senior faculty and resident doctors stretched thin. The core of the matter is the debate on ethical work-load and commensurate emoluments to interns in view of the Supreme Court guidelines. At GMC Srinagar, GMC Jammu, SKIMS Bemina, GMC Anantnag, GMC Baramulla and GMC Handwara and other institutions, interns typically form the first line of round-the-clock care. They form a significant proportion of the staff deputed in emergency rooms, managing wards, and staffing OPDs through the night. The withdrawal of services has significantly impacted emergency rooms, wards and outpatient departments, according to hospital officials. There is no single official headcount of interns currently undergoing the mandatory one-year Compulsory Rotating Medical Internship (CRMI) in J&K. It can be gauged from the 1100 MBBS seats that J&K had in the 2020-21 session. Since the batch now serving as interns, plus BDS graduates, the total would be running into several hundred to over a thousand young doctors. This is estimated to be the largest simultaneous intern walkouts. Interns say their stipend of roughly Rs 12,300, that has been broken down as Rs 400 a day, is inadequate to meet their basic needs and has remained unchanged for nearly seven years. Protesters have cited Odisha paying its interns Rs 44,319 a month, West Bengal paying Rs 43,099 and Assam Rs 35,000. In J&K a 2023-constituted committee had recommended raising the J&K stipend to around Rs 25,000. This was later cited in the 2026 Assembly session as Rs 26,300. However, apart from the recommendations and a file being stuck, no other communication regarding thei has been received from the government. J&K Health Minister Sakina Itoo recently called the demand justified and urged interns against striking. She expressed concern that the withdrawal of services could negatively impact patient care. The NMC, responding to a Union Health Ministry query on the stipend issue in February this year said its CRMI Regulations, 2021 already provide for payment of stipend to interns. The actual implementation and quantum are decided by respective states and UTs, the NMC said. This, it said, is based on their own financial capacity and budget provisions. Months later, in June 2026, it told the Supreme Court that non-payment persisted at only seven of 756 medical colleges nationwide. Hearing a batch of pleas, the apex court directed that year that Army College interns be paid Rs 25,000 a month from October 2023. In October 2025 the SC rebuked the Commission, observing that its conduct deserved to be deprecated since the stipend issue had been pending before the court for long. The matter remains under the court's active supervision. A nodal counsel has been appointed in June 2026 to compile a state-wise compliance chart. Under the CRMI Regulations, 2021, interns have a defined middle ground in hospital hierarchies, working under supervision throughout the internship. They are not permitted to practise independently. They may assist but cannot perform major procedures on their own. Thus J&K's interns could assist in OPDs, ward rounds, emergency-unit postings and night shifts. However, their shifts often stretches 24-36 hours. There also is compulsory rural postings, making their work demanding and exhaustive. While the government has reiterating that the revised stipend proposal is under process, the log-jam raises questions about ethical workload and stipend as per the guidelines and trends across the country.
West Bengal Police Files Charges in Minor Rape and Murder Case in Baruipur
West Bengal police have filed a chargesheet in the rape and murder of a minor in Baruipur, just 60 days after the incident. West Bengal Police Files Charges in Minor Rape and Murder Case in Baruipur
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1,000 Vidya Bharati schools in Bengal within a year: CM
On Uttam Kumars birth centenary, West Bengal CM vows to keep politics out of Tollywood
14 masked men ransack Abhisheks Camac Street office at dawn, 6 held
Didi warns of Delhi march, dharna if atrocities continue in Bengal
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Celluloid prints of Nayak, Harano Sur to be screened for Uttam centenary
Govt wont engage in politics in Tollywood, says chief minister as film industry honours Mahanayak
Panic in Tangra after KMC visit, many restaurants throw away food stock
Elderly woman makes off with 1.5 kg hilsa from fish market
VIP Rd Zones, Airport Approach Under Water, Flyers Face Trauma On Ground
State bus conductors will have to wear body cams: Transport minister
Tram revival plan on PPP model: Aussie, Belarus cos show interest
Civic team reaches star hotel kitchens
KMC mulls action against eatery
ACB Busts Old Extortion Syndicate, Exposes UPI-Based Racket Involving Cops Across Kolkata Region
(SPECIAL) HC upholds life terms, says dying declaration to independent witness admissible
TMC Office Vandalised In Kolkata? Mamata Blames BJP-Backed Men, Warns Delhi Dharna
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has launched a sharp attack on the BJP after alleged vandalism at the TMC office on Kolkata's Camac Street. Mamata accused BJP-backed men of attacking the office and alleged that documents and equipment were taken away. She warned that the TMC would stage dharnas outside BJP leaders' homes in New Delhi if such atrocities continued. Six people have been arrested in connection with the incident. Abhishek Banerjee also shared purported CCTV footage showing masked men carrying electronic equipment from the premises. The incident has triggered another TMC-BJP political confrontation. Watch
FIR against Mahua for incitement
State to issue show-cause notices to 450 BEd colleges
Rail Services disrupts in Malda Town-New Farakka-Tildanga Rail Section due to Land Subsidence
The soil underneath railway track between Tildanga and New Farakka Station, situated a few kilometers before Malda Town, West Bengal, ... Read more
Bengal BJP plans month-long outreach to mark 25 yrs of Modi in public life
No Kashmir Maange Azadi slogans in Bengal: CM
Sizzling nights make Aug 2026 Indias warmest on record
HC interim protection for Sreelekha
Panihati municipality ex-chairman arrested from Bengaluru
Kolkata Survey Reveals Strong Public Support for Animal Welfare Initiatives
Calcutta High Court Orders State to Pay Rs 5 Lakh for Eye Surgery Negligence
4, including encounter dead, on Baruipur charge sheet
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No progress in case even after govt change: RG Kar victims mom
West Bengal anti-corruption panel searches firms co-owned by former Kolkata mayor Firhad Hakim
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West Bengal BJP Chief Claims TMC Struggling with Internal Conflicts
Kolkata, September 3: Samik Bhattacharya, the president of the West Bengal BJP, shared his insights with reporters on Thursday regarding various issues. He stated that given the current situation in West Bengal, it is not incorrect to say that the Trinamool Congress (TMC) is grappling with internal strife. The principle on which the TMC has ... Read more West Bengal BJP Chief Claims TMC Struggling with Internal Conflicts
Mamata Banerjee charged BJP-backed men with looting documents and equipment and said the alleged attack on the TMC office reflected the deteriorating law and order situation in West Bengal
Bengal Curriculum Manipulated for Political Gains, Claims CM Shubhendu Adhikari
Kolkata, September 3: West Bengal Chief Minister Shubhendu Adhikari accused the previous Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress government of deliberately distorting the Bengali language curriculum for political purposes. Speaking at the annual event of the Vidya Bharatis state unit, the Vivekananda Vidya Vikas Parishad, he stated that the Bengali language was systematically altered during the previous ... Read more Bengal Curriculum Manipulated for Political Gains, Claims CM Shubhendu Adhikari
Mamata Warns BJP Of Protests In Delhi Over TMC Office Vandalism
Former West Bengal CM condemns alleged attack on TMC's Kolkata office and accuses BJP-backed men of looting documents and equipment.
30-year-old man drowns in Ganga while making reels at ghat in West Bengal
yearold man drowns in Ganga while making reels at ghat in West Bengal
West Bengal CM Announces 19-Seater Commercial Flights From Balurghat Airport To Begin In 2027
100 days of BJP govt in West Bengal: Achievements and challenges | Interview
Has the BJP government changed West Bengal after 100 days in office? From industry and law & order to the TMC split, Jadavpur University controversy and opposition politics, we examine the governments performance and the evolving political landscape in Bengal.
TMC Requests Meeting with President and Governor Over Law and Order Issues in West Bengal
Kolkata, September 3: The Trinamool Congress (TMC) has requested a meeting with President Droupadi Murmu and Governor R.N. Ravi to discuss the law and order situation in West Bengal. The party sent letters to both constitutional authorities on Thursday, seeking an appointment. A senior TMC leader stated that the letters addressed to the President and ... Read more TMC Requests Meeting with President and Governor Over Law and Order Issues in West Bengal
Behindwoods Packages Two MP Visits To Secretariat As
West Bengal rebel TMC MP Saayoni Ghosh and Rajasthan BJP MP Mahima Kumari Mewar met Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay in Chennai. While both described their meetings as courtesy calls involving governance, development and administrative issues, Behindwoods has given them a very different political spin linking the visits to the race for [] The post Behindwoods Packages Two MP Visits To Secretariat As North Indian MPs Flocking To Vijay Propaganda appeared first on The Commune .
PM Modi Honors Legendary Actor Uttam Kumar on His 100th Birth Anniversary
Kolkata, September 3: The 100th birth anniversary of the legendary Bengali actor Uttam Kumar was commemorated in Kolkata on Thursday. On this special occasion, Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid tribute to the iconic actor via social media. West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari expressed his happiness regarding the Prime Ministers post and extended his gratitude. ... Read more PM Modi Honors Legendary Actor Uttam Kumar on His 100th Birth Anniversary
Wheels of Wellness ride flags off from Kolkata to Ladakh for HPV awareness
Watch: TMC-BJP war of words after Abhishek Banerjees Kolkata office is ransacked
A political row has erupted in West Bengal after masked men allegedly ransacked TMC leader Abhishek Banerjees Camac Street office in Kolkata. Banerjee blamed BJP supporters for the attack, while police arrested six people.
Heavy Rain Warning Issued for West Bengal, Orange Alert in Kolkata and 7 Districts
Kolkata, September 3: The India Meteorological Department has issued an orange alert for heavy rainfall in eight districts of West Bengal over the next 24 hours. This warning comes amid ongoing heavy rains in the region. According to the Regional Meteorological Centre in Kolkata, districts including Kolkata, North 24 Parganas, South 24 Parganas, Howrah, Hooghly, ... Read more Heavy Rain Warning Issued for West Bengal, Orange Alert in Kolkata and 7 Districts
Tukaram Mundhe's food safety ripples in Bengal, 500 kg rotten fish, meat seized in Kolkata raids
Maharashtra FDA commissioner Tukaram Mundhe's aggressive crackdown on restaurants, eateries and food storage facilities has brought food safety enforcement into sharper focus across states. In West Bengal too, authorities have stepped up inspections ahead of the festive season, with several establishments facing action over alleged violations of hygiene and food safety norms.
Trinamool seeks time from President, Governor to complain about law and order situation in Bengal
Kolkata, Sep 3 (IANS) The Trinamool Congress led by former Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and her nephew, Abhishek Banerjee, on Thursday, sought time from President Droupadi Murmu and state Governor R.N. Ravi to complain about the law and order situation in West Bengal. An insider from the Mamata Banerjee-led faction of the Trinamool Congress said []
TMC writes to President, Bengal governor after Abhishek Banerjee
The All India Trinamool Congress (AITC) on Thursday wrote to President Droupadi Murmu and West Bengal Governor RN Ravi, seeking meetings with party delegations over what it described as utter lawlessness and the alleged misuse of police in West Bengal. The move came hours after the Kolkata office of TMC general secretary and MP Abhishek [] The post TMC writes to President, Bengal governor after Abhishek Banerjees office ransacked appeared first on Pragativadi I Latest Odisha News in English I Breaking News .
Train services hit in Bengal as soil erosion damages tracks after heavy rain
Train services were disrupted in West Bengal due to soil erosion under railway tracks. Heavy rain caused the track subsidence between Tilpara and New Farakka early Thursday. North Bengal-bound trains are now diverted through a bypass line as a precautionary measure. Senior railway officials and maintenance teams are working on urgent repairs to restore normal operations. Several long-distance trains connecting north and south Bengal are experiencing significant delays.
TMC office vandalised in WB, Abhishek Banerjee blames 'BJP hooligans'
TMC national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee has accused armed BJP men of vandalising the party's Camac Street office in Kolkata, damaging property and stealing items. The BJP has denied the allegations, calling them staged. The incident further intensifies the political confrontation between the two parties in West Bengal, following a recent dispute over a billboard at the same premises.
Violence, Thuggery: Abhishek Banerjee Shares Video, Accuses BJP Workers Of Attacking TMC Office
A Trinamool Congress office on Camac Street in West Bengal was allegedly ransacked in the early hours of the morning, prompting senior party leader Abhishek Banerjee to seek action from the West Bengal Governor, Union Home Minister and Prime Ministers Office. Banerjee alleged that the BJP was behind the incident and accused it of using violence, vandalism and intimidation against the Opposition. The TMC claimed the attack was planned, alleging that the office was entered around 4:30 am after Banerjee had left for New Delhi. The party also alleged that staff were assaulted and items including air purifiers, printers and television sets were taken away. Banerjee urged the Calcutta High Court to take note. Police and BJP have not yet responded.
Watch: 31 Bangladeshi nationals detained in Bengaluru sent to West Bengal for deportation
Thirty-one Bangladeshi nationals detained from different parts of Bengaluru have been sent to Malda in West Bengal as part of the deportation process under Bengaluru Polices Operation Muktha against illegal immigration.
RG Kar case: Former Panihati civic chief Somnath Dey arrested in Bengaluru
Dey is currently in the custody of a West Bengal Police team. He will be brought to Kolkata on transit remand later in the day and subsequently produced before the Barrackpore district court in North 24 Parganas
Watch: Masked men carry TVs, printer out of Kolkata TMC office after vandalism claim
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NHAI toll plaza collection fraud: Enforcement Directorate raids businessmans house, office in Jammu
Jammu, Sep 2: Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday raided the residence and office of a prominent businessman in Jammu as part of searches conducted at around 14 locations across the country under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), in connection with an alleged toll collection fraud at National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) plazas. Besides Jammu, simultaneous searches were conducted at different locations in Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Delhi-NCR and West Bengal. ED action, reportedly, was in cognizance of two FIRs registered with Police alleging use of unauthorised software applications for toll receipts generation and diverting collected money outside the official accounting mechanism. Though till late evening, ED did not issue any official statement on this account yet sources mentioned that as part of countrywide raids, ED sleuths, joined by central forces, searched the businessmans residence located at Green Belt, Gandhi Nagar and his office premises at Trikuta Nagar on Wednesday September 2, 2026), morning. During the raids, which began at around 9 am or so, the entry and exit points to both the places remained sealed. The ED officials analysed all available records with an objective of recovering digital and documentary evidence to trace the proceeds of crime and identify all beneficiaries. Reports suggested that the forensic examination and the NHAI records corroborated use of such unauthorised software. Sources pointed out that the ED officials were exhaustively analysing documentary, digital evidence and complex web of financial flows across several states, to reach to the bottom of the fraud. Legal proceedings by the ED and NHAI to follow with the progress in investigation to unravel this fraudulent scheme of operations, sources pointed out.
South Asias political landscape presents one of the most compelling narratives in contemporary democratic governance. Historically, the subcontinent stood at the forefront of female executive leadership, producing Sri Lankas Sirimavo Bandaranaikethe worlds first female prime minister in 1960 alongside iconic heads of government including Indira Gandhi, Benazir Bhutto, Sheikh Hasina, and Khaleda Zia. Today, as regional democracies actively strive toward the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 5 (SDG-5) for gender equality, a profound democratic transition is unfolding from the grassroots upward. This evolving landscape demonstrates that women are decisively moving beyond passive voting toward becoming central architects of governance, even as key institutional and socio-cultural barriers remain to be addressed. The foundation of this democratic expansion was laid through Indias landmark 73rd and 74th Constitutional Amendments in 1993, which mandated a minimum 33.3% reservation for women across rural Panchayati Raj Institutions and urban local bodies. Over the subsequent decades, more than twenty Indian states including Bihar, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, and West Bengal progressively elevated this threshold to a 50% reservation. Today, nearly 1.4 million women hold elected office in Panchayats across India. Ground-breaking empirical research by Nobel laureate Esther Duflo and Raghabendra Chattopadhyay confirms that female local leaders systematically steer public spending toward vital community priorities, particularly clean drinking water, sanitation, fuel access, and rural road connectivity. Moreover, continuous exposure to female leadership has actively dismantled entrenched societal stereotypes, while significantly elevating the educational and professional aspirations of adolescent girls in rural communities. At the ballot box, female engagement has shattered historic records. In Indias 2024 general elections, the traditional gender turnout gap was inverted, with female voter turnout reaching an unprecedented 65.8%, marginally surpassing male turnout at 65.6%. In states such as West Bengal, female turnout reached 83.33%. Women have emerged as an autonomous, decisive voting constituency, prompting state governments to introduce programmatic welfare initiatives, including direct benefit transfers, educational stipends, and subsidized cooking gas. Complementing this electoral mobilization, Indias enactment of the historic Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam (Womens Reservation Act) mandating 33% representation in the Lok Sabha and State Legislative Assembliesmarks a transformative institutional step toward scaling grassroots democratic representation into national parliamentary chambers. Across the wider South Asian neighbourhood, positive milestones coexist with valuable institutional lessons. Nepal leads the region in parliamentary representation, with women holding 34.9% of seats in its Lower House and 38.6% in its Upper House due to progressive constitutional mandates. This positions Nepal as the only country in the region currently crossing Drude Dahlerups classic 30% critical mass threshold - the proportion theorised as necessary for women legislators to move past tokenism and exert collective policy influence. Crucially, empirical research by PRS Legislative Research robustly refutes the traditional myth regarding female winnability. In contested general elections, female candidates achieve win rates equivalent to or exceeding those of their male counterparts, while demonstrating identical diligence in parliamentary attendance and debate. Nevertheless, translating descriptive presence into substantive policy influence presents distinct operational hurdles. At the local level, newly elected representatives frequently encounter administrative and resource deficits. A large number of female Panchayat members receive limited formal training in budgetary allocation and bureaucratic procedures, while roughly half of rural administrative units lack adequate office facilities and digital connectivity. In the absence of institutional capacity-building, female leaders can face administrative sidelining or the challenge of proxy governance, wherein male relatives attempt to mediate council decisions. Similarly, in systems relying on indirect party-list quotas, such as in Bangladesh & Pakistan, female legislators often lack independent popular constituencies, leaving their legislative autonomy constrained by party hierarchies. Furthermore, the rising financial demands of electoral campaigning and the emergence of Violence Against Women in Politics (VAWP) remain serious deterrents. UN Women reports that 81.8% of surveyed female parliamentarians in the Asia-Pacific region experienced psychological harassment, while 44.4% faced explicit physical threats. In the digital sphere, cyber-VAWPranging from coordinated smear campaigns to weaponized artificial intelligence deepfakes poses an escalating threat to female public figures. Bridging the gap between electoral participation and substantive empowerment requires concerted structural support. Strengthening internal democracy and campaign financing within political parties, enforcing strict legal protections against physical and digital harassment, and institutionalising continuous governance academies for local representatives are essential steps forward. By reinforcing these institutional foundations, South Asia can harness its surging female electorate to foster enduring democratic leadership and fully achieve the promise of SDG-5. These are excerpts from a paper presented on 18 August 2026 at a National Conference on Gender Equality in the 21st Century: Perspectives and Pathways to SDG-5 held at Govt. Degree College for Women, M.A. Road Srinagar.
Bengal UCC likely to replace 13 marriage Acts with a single law
Rahul Gandhi Critiques Vote Theft in Bihar; Upendra Kushwaha Responds
Patna, September 3: In a recent address, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi raised concerns about vote theft while referencing Maharashtra and West Bengal. He accused the BJP of ignoring the publics needs, claiming that the government formed through vote theft does not prioritize the citizens. In response, Upendra Kushwaha, a member of the National Lok Morcha ... Read more Rahul Gandhi Critiques Vote Theft in Bihar; Upendra Kushwaha Responds
Revamp of Lansdowne Market: Minister Agnimitra Paul calls meet
HC refuses urgent SIR hearing for cop
KMC seals Trinamool ex-councillor office, demolishes illegal portions
Waterlogging, cave-in, rally choke city; EM Bypass to Alipore worst hit
Higher education department defers decentralised UG admissions
CSIRs set to host two-day conclave
Graffiti go off JU walls in late-night whitewash drive
Govt Deploys ASHA Workers For Fever Surveillance
HC grants interim bail to CPM neta
Dawoodi Bohras launch natl eye health event, 1st camp at Hwh school
Worms found crawling in khichuri served to children at West Bengal anganwadi
Worms found crawling in khichuri served to children at West Bengal anganwadi
Half-matched bone marrow transplant at NRS
Rs 4.7k cr project to rid Hwh of waterlogging
1 dead, 7 injured on flooded Hwh roads
NRR Accuses Congress Regime of Creating West Bengal-Like Situation in Telangana
The state BJP president accused the Congress government of trying to create West Bengal-like violent incidents in Telangana state.
Kol Families Reach Nepal, Submit DNA Samples
