Kolkata

This is for the first time in the 119-year history of Durga Puja in Belur Math that pilgrims will not be allowed to witness the puja started by Swami Vivekananda in the same complex in 1901, the spokesman said.

The immediate trigger of the comment was the alleged attack on Murshidabad district BJP leaders Sudipto Chatterjee and Tapas Ghosh.

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 Sunday services will, however, be available only in the north-south line, excluding the East West Metro, spokesperson Indrani Banerjee said.

The governor said there can just be no takers of the DGP's assertion that "West Bengal Police firmly adheres to the path laid down by law.

On September 14, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee announced the setting up of the 'Dalit Sahitya Academy' and appointed Manoranjan Byapari as its chairman.

In the notification, the institute issued a list of dos and don'ts which also include a ban on entry of outsiders, except those attached to essential services, during the period when all offices inside the campus will remain closed.

Violation of the shutdown norms was, however, witnessed in some towns such as Canning, Cooch Behar, Malda and Durgapur as some shops in these areas were seen open in the morning. In several district towns, police personnel were seen checking papers of tho...

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All public transport, offices and other commercial establishments, barring those dealing with essential services, remained closed as the strict restrictions were clamped.

Vice Chancellor of Jadavpur University Suranjan Das, retired professor and TMC MP Sougata Roy and educationist Pabitra Sarkar are among those who form a part of the panel.

A report regarding the performance of districts and its leadership during the 'Didi Ke Bolo' (Tell Didi) mass outreach programme was also taken into account before carrying out the reshuffle, the source said.

Chhatradhar Mahato's appointment is believed to have been made in a bid to revive the party's organisation in the Jangal Mahal region where the BJP made big gains in the Lok Sabha polls.

Sathiyan Gnanasekaran signed with Sokolow S.A. Jaroslaw to play 4-5 matches.

Chattopadhaya acknowledged that "unrealistic bills" had been sent to some consumers but those can be corrected once complaints are lodged by subscribers.

CM Mamata Banerjee has directed the police to firmly deal with those violating the norms put in place in the wake of the relentless rise in COVID-19 cases.