The Trinamool Congress president appealed to people to remain united against the BJP despite mutual political differences, insisting that the party would not be intimidated.
Kunal Ghosh alleged that his car was attacked with stones and eggs in Uttarpara while he was travelling to a rally addressed by Mamata Banerjee. The incident triggered rival claims from the TMC and BJP, while police had not fixed responsibility.
The Anti-Corruption Branch arrested a Revenue Inspector at the Bagdah Block Land and Land Reforms Office after he allegedly accepted Rs 25,000 from a landowner. The trap followed a complaint over a pending land conversion request, and legal proceedings are now underway.
Two civic volunteers at the Haringhata DIB office were caught taking Rs 10,000 in a passport verification case. The trap operation has widened scrutiny of illegal payments linked to routine public services.
BSF rescued 10 Bangladeshi nationals, including an infant, after their boat capsized in the Padma River in Murshidabad. The group was treated at a local hospital before being safely repatriated to Bangladesh.
A West Bengal ACB trap leads to the arrest of a civic volunteer accused of demanding money for a Police Clearance Certificate. Investigators are now probing whether others were involved.
The conditions inside the hospital reflect the wider crisis in the block. The flood has disrupted basic services, with the entire area without power. Roads and regular routes have been cut off, leaving country boats as one of the few ways to move through the inundated region.
The West Bengal STF's Anti-Narcotics Task Force arrested 13 alleged traffickers in a 12-day statewide crackdown. The seizures and questioning could expose wider supply links and lead to more arrests.
West Bengal CM Suvendu Adhikari warned Jadavpur University students over slogans such as "Kashmir Mange Azadi" and "Free Palestine", saying those insulting saffron would be taught a lesson. He led a saffron-themed procession to the campus, where political graffiti and clashes between Left-backed groups and ABVP have intensified.
West Bengal Health Minister Sharadwat Mukherjee has urged schools to let students wear clothing that fully covers their arms and legs during the dengue season. The proposed three-month change is aimed at cutting mosquito exposure as the state steps up prevention and awareness efforts.
The order cited the non-maintenance and inadequacy of required fire safety measures and concluded that the affected portions of the building posed an "imminent threat" to the safety of life and property.
BSF personnel detained a woman in Nadia's Banpur border area after a prolonged vigil and recovered 15.607 kg of gold from her. The seizure has triggered a wider probe into the source, recipient and possible cross-border smuggling network.
A massive pre-dawn fire at a Kolkata hotel killed nine Bangladeshi nationals, and injured six other who had come to the city for treatment.
Acting on a tip-off, a team of the Bidhannagar East Police traced Haque to Mumbai and arrested him on Monday. He was produced before a Mumbai court and subsequently brought to Kolkata on transit remand.
The incident took place in the temple town of Tarapith at around 4 am. The fire erupted on the ground floor of the four-storey hotel.
A group of assailants attacked Sheikh Abdul Hafiz's family in Bankura after his school inspection visit, fatally injuring his father. The death triggered tension in the area, led to a murder case and resulted in eight arrests.
Asish Banerjee allegedly died by suicide inside a TMC office near his residence in Birbhum district. The former Bengal minister's body was recovered on Sunday morning.
Asish Banerjee was a five-time MLA from Rampurhat, having represented the constituency for 25 consecutive years starting from 2001. He, however, lost the seat to Bharatiya Janata Party's Dhruba Saha in the 2026 West Bengal Assembly polls.
The former West Bengal lawmaker was arrested from Odisha's Sambhalpur on charges of destruction of evidence, criminal conspiracy, and forcing someone to carry out an act against their will, officials said.
The suspect has been identified as Rana Rauf, a resident of Faisalabad in Pakistan. Investigators believe that he was directly recruited by the ISI and had been operating in the country using fake Indian documents.
