Topic: West bengal
Firhad Hakim named new Kolkata Mayor
Four days after sweeping the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) polls, Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee today declared Firhad Hakim as the next Kolkata Mayor.
As Bengal moves on mega coal block, tribals trying to get best deal possible
As West Bengal's Mamata Banerjee government moves on a mega coal block, tribals in a Deucha village trying to get the best deal possible.
18 people die in road accident in West Bengal’s Nadia
Eighteen people were killed on Sunday when a vehicle in a funeral procession rammed into a truck in West Bengal’s Nadia district.
Hijab ban in Bengal police recruitment; Result subject to court order: Calcutta HC
Following the rejection of candidatures of at least 1000 Muslim women from the West Bengal Police Recruitment process for annexing hijab clad photographs in their application forms, the Calcutta High Court said that the result of the recruitment process shall abide by the result of Muslim women's petition.
‘Attack on federal structure’: West Bengal passes resolution against BSF jurisdiction extension
The West Bengal government on Tuesday passed a resolution against the Union government’s decision to extend the Border Security Force’s jurisdiction in the state.
Why are Aliah University students protesting?
Over a month, students of Aliah University in Kolkata is protesting the administrative inaction in finding a solution for the looming financial constraints, due...
