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A team of police officers, however, brought the situation under control, after forcing the protesters and saffron camp supporters to disperse.

The Eastern Railway urged passengers to observe necessary guidelines, including use of hand sanitisers, masks and maintenance of physical distance during their journey.

Amit Shah during his visit to the Dakshineswar temple had said that the present 'appeasement politics' in the state has hurt its age-old tradition of upholding the nation's spiritual consciousness.

Maintaining that Bengal is the land of luminaries such as Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, Sri Ramakrishna and Swami Vivekananda, Shah said the state once used to be the centre of spiritual awakening in the entire country.

The health condition of Soumitra Chatterjee, who is currently on ventilator support, worsened further on Tuesday morning and efforts were being made to boost his platelet count.

Speaking about the impact of Gurung's exit from the NDA on the BJP ahead of 2021 Assembly Polls, Barla said that six months were still left to the election but he was happy that Gurung, who was absconding for three years, was now back to his home state.

He said that NIA sleuths have visited the office of the Chief Medical Officer of Health in Jhargram twice this week seeking details of the coronavirus tests conducted on Mahato.

Dilip Ghosh was having mild fever and underwent a Corona test. The results came positive Friday night and he was admitted to the high dependency unit (HDU) of the hospital.

The Court’s directive came on a plea filed by the state BJP, which suspected foul play behind Madan Ghorui’s death in 'police custody'.

There was no report of any injury, and the few persons, who were trapped inside the building after the fire broke out, were shifted to safety well in time, they said.

Union minister Babul Supriyo on Sunday said the recent chain of events in West Bengal -- from the arrest of al-Qaeda linked men to the controversy involving a Sikh man, show that it was a "fit case" for imposition of President's Rule in the state.

BJP MP Arjun Singh's nephew Sanjit Singh alias Pappu was arrested late on Friday night after hours of grilling in connection with fraud in a cooperative bank in Barrackpore, a senior police officer said.

The rallyists shouted slogans in Bengali on Friday night demanding an explanation from Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee about the October 8 incident involving the 43-year-old Sikh man Balwinder Singh from whom a loaded pistol was recovered by police during...

BJP leader Manish Shukla was shot dead on Sunday by two bike-borne assailants near Titagarh Police station in Barrackpore subdivision.

Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar said his office has been ignored for long by the ruling dispensation and he would be forced to act if the Constitution is not protected.

The woman was declared brought dead when the locals took her to the nearest hospital. The condition of the deceased's two daughters are critical now.