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December 27, 2025 2:13 PM

Cold Grips Bengal as Kolkata Records Season’s Lowest Temperature

The unusual dip in minimum temperatures continued across West Bengal as cool northerly winds swept the state, with Kolkata recording its coldest day of the season on Saturday at 12.8 degrees Celsius. Winter has firmly set in across the state during ...

October 5, 2025 7:36 PM

PM Modi condoles loss of lives in Darjeeling bridge mishap, assures all possible assistance

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, President Droupadi Murmu, and Vice President C. P. Radhakrishnan on Sunday expressed grief over the loss of lives in a tragic bridge collapse in Darjeeling, West Bengal. In a post on X, PM Modi said, “Deeply pained by...

September 26, 2025 10:30 PM

Bengal will once again become safe, peaceful, prosperous, and flourishing: Amit Shah

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday inaugurated the Santosh Mitra Square Durga Puja Pandal and the Eastern Zonal Cultural Centre (EZCC) Durga Puja Pandal in Kolkata. During his visit, Shah also offered prayers to Goddess Kali at the iconic Kaligh...

May 7, 2025 2:53 PM

Families of Pahalgam massacre victims from Bengal thank PM Modi for Operation Sindoor

Family members of the tourists from West Bengal who were killed in the April 22 ghastly massacre at Pahalgam in Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for Operation Sindoor, crushing terror bases in Pakistan and Pakistan-...

October 23, 2024 11:44 AM

Odisha sets up relief centers, evacuation plans as Cyclone Dana approaches

The Odisha government has set up 5,000 relief centers and prepared evacuation plans for 10 lakh people as Cyclone Dana heads toward the eastern coast, officials said. Cyclone Dana is expected to make landfall in the early hours of October 25. betwee...

June 17, 2024 1:25 PM

Bengal: Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw to visit Kanchenjunga Express train accident site

Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Monday left for Darjeeling in West Bengal to visit the site of the accident in which at least five people were killed and over 20 sustained injuries after the Kanchenjunga Express passenger train was hit from behi...

April 26, 2024 4:01 PM

“Electrifying, that’s the only word,” says PM Modi after holding roadshow in Malda

Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a roadshow in West Bengal's Malda on Friday and expressed his gratitude to the people for turning out in large numbers to attend it. The PM described the experience as "electrifying," noting that despite the high te...