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West Bengal Guv Ananda Bose discharged from hospital, advised rest

West Bengal Governor C V Ananda Bose was on Thursday morning discharged from a hospital where he underwent an intervention procedure, officials at the medical establishment said. Bose was discharged from the Kolkata-based private hospital nearly three weeks after he was admitted there on April 22 with shoulder pain. "Bose was admitted to the hospital with a complaint of shoulder pain after his hectic work during his field visit. On detailed examination, he was found to have mild coronary artery disease," the hospital said in a statement. "He (Bose) underwent an intervention procedure. He has been cooperative and responded well to the treatment. He was discharged from the hospital today. Now his oxygen saturation is at 100 per cent, and his blood pressure and blood glucose level are normal," it stated. The West Bengal governor has been advised to slow down his pace of work until the next reassessment, the statement added. On April 21, Bose was rushed to Kolkata's Eastern Command ..

BJP's Suvendu meets BSF jawan's family, assures his return after protocols

Earlier in the day, BSF constable Purnam Kumar Shaw was repatriated to India after spending 21 days in Pakistani custody

JK Tyre plans to expand marketing presence in West Bengal, northeast

JK Tyre & Industries has drawn up plans for expanding its marketing presence in West Bengal and the northeast region of the country, a company official said on Tuesday. "West Bengal is a strategic hub for the company in the east. The company's strategic focus in West Bengal includes deepening penetration in the truck and passenger car radial (PCR) segments", Anshuman Singhania, managing director of JK Tyre & Industries, said in a statement. He said the northeast region continues to be a high-priority market for JK Tyre, adding that the company has more than 800 dealers in the eastern zone. In West Bengal, Singhania said the company has more than 31 branded shops and six depots across the state. "We plan to increase the number of branded ships to 40 in West Bengal by the end of the current financial year", he said. Singhania said that the company, a part of the JK group, is aiming at a revenue growth of 25 per cent this fiscal and also outperform the projected market growth of .

WBJEE Answer Key 2025 out: Steps to check it at official website & more

The WBJEE has officially announced the WBJEE 2025 Answer Key online today, May 9, 2025 on the official website at wbjeeb.nic.in. Candidates can post objections till May 11, 2025

Rabindranath Tagore Jayanti 2025: Is Pochishe Boishakh on May 7 or 8?

Rabindranath Tagore Jayanti is annually marked on the 25th day of Boishakh, the Bengali month in early May. This year, Rabindranath Tagore's 164th birth anniversary will be on May 7, 2025

Nationwide mock drills begin; Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata test crisis readiness

Sirens blared, crowds evacuated as India launched civil defence mock drills in 244 districts - Delhi, Mumbai, Varanasi, and more simulate real-time emergency response

West Bengal WBCHSE HS 12th results 2025 released today at wbresults.nic.in

West Bengal HS Result 2025 to be released today at 12:30 pm. Students can check and download the scorecards from wbchse.nic.in, wbresults.nic.in using login credentials

NCW takes cognisance of plea from widows of riot victims in Murshidabad

NCW said that the letter sent by the widowed mentions a "chilling episode in which their temporary shelter in Kolkata was allegedly stormed by a large contingent of male police officers"

Mamata Banerjee defends Digha Jagannath Temple amid sacred wood row

Speaking in Murshidabad on Monday, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee called the claims of using 'sacred neem wood' from Odisha's Jagannath Temple in Puri as "baseless and fabricated"

Stability has returned to Murshidabad; have no clue about Guv's report: CM

Stating that the situation in violence-hit Murshidabad has stabilised, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday said she has no knowledge of Governor CV Ananda Bose's report on the riots to the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), nor of his mention of the possible implementation of Article 356 in the state. Banerjee, who left for a two-day visit to Murshidabad on Monday afternoon, said she could have visited earlier, but chose to wait until the situation had normalised. "I have no information about Bose's report to the MHA. The Governor's health is not okay. Let us pray to God for his speedy recovery," Banerjee said before boarding the helicopter to Murshidabad. "I could have gone to Murshidabad earlier, but if there is no peace and stability there, we should not go and disturb. Stability has returned to Murshidabad long back. Today, I am going there," she added. The CM said she will hold a district review meeting in Berhampore later in the day. "Tomorrow, I will visit ...

Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee to visit violence-hit Murshidabad today

West Bengal Agriculture Minister Shobandeb Chatterjee said the Chief Minister was unable to go to the place because of the unrest

Bengal riots: Guv files report to MHA, says radicalisation posing challenge

West Bengal Governor C V Ananda Bose has submitted a report on the recent riots in Murshidabad district to the Union Ministry of Home Affairs, mentioning that the "twin spectre of radicalisation and militancy" poses a serious challenge to the state. In his report, he suggested a slew of measures, including setting up an inquiry commission and outposts of central forces in districts bordering Bangladesh, besides writing, "needless to add, the provisions under Article 356 of the Constitution also remain". Asked about the mention of "the provisions under Article 356 of the Constitution" in the report, an official told PTI, "The governor has not proposed for implementation of Article 356. He meant to say that the provisions of Article 356 of the Constitution are open to the Centre if the situation in the state further deteriorates." The imposition of Article 356 of the Constitution refers to the President's rule in a state. The governor also expressed apprehension about a "spillover" o

Odisha Minister objects to naming Digha Temple as 'Jagannath Dham'

Recently, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee attended the 'Pran Pratishtha' ceremony of the newly constructed Shri Jagannath Temple in Digha

After Kolkata hotel fire, KMC orders closure of rooftop restaurants in city

Days after the Kolkata hotel fire that claimed the lives of 14 people, the KMC on Friday ordered the closure of all rooftop restaurants in the city. Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) Mayor and Municipal Affairs and Urban Development Minister Firhad Hakim said all the rooftop restaurants will have to be shut down to ensure unhindered access to premises in case of an emergency. "A roof, being a common space, cannot be sold for commercial purposes," he said. Asked if the authorities will use force to shut down the rooftop restaurants in Kolkata immediately, Hakim said, "We are issuing notices to them for immediate closure of restaurants on rooftops and shifting such eateries to lower floors of a building or other places. If they fail to comply with the order, we will take appropriate steps." The mayor said a meeting among the municipal commissioner, fire brigade officials and police officers would be held soon to chalk out steps to prevent any recurrence of the April 29 fire inciden

Over 86% students clear West Bengal class 10 state board examination

A high 86.57 per cent out of 9,69,425 candidates passed this year's Class 10 Madhaymik examination, the West Bengal Board of Secondary Education announced on Friday morning. Purba Medinipur, Kalimpong and Kolkata were among the top three districts with the highest percentage of successful candidates, WBBSE president Ramanuj Ganguly told reporters here. Sixty-six candidates feature among the top 10. Adrit Sarkar from Raiganj Coronation High School in Uttar Dinajpur district occupied the top rank, scoring 696 marks and 99.43 per cent. Anubhav Biswas and Soumya Pal jointly stood second with 694 marks. While Biswas is a student of Vivekananda Vidyamandir of Malda, Pal studied at Bishnupur High School in Bankura. With 693 marks, Ishani Chakraborty of Kotulpur Sarojbasini School, Bankura, occupied the third spot, the WBBSE said. She emerged the topper among female candidates in this year's secondary exams. When approached by reporters, Adrit said he studied eight-nine hours a day whil

Uproar in Odisha as West Bengal govt calls Digha temple 'Jagannath Dham'

Odisha and West Bengal locked in fierce cultural clash as Bengal's naming of Digha temple as 'Jagannath Dham' sparks religious and political controversy

WBBSE Class 10 results 2025 out at wbresults.nic.in, Adrit Sarkar tops

WBBSE Class 10th board results 2025 were declared today, May 2. Students who have appeared for the WBBSE Madhyamik 10th exam can access the results at wbresults.nic.in

Bengal Guv grants sanction to ED to prosecute ex-minister Partha Chatterjee

West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose has granted sanction to the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to prosecute former Education Minister Partha Chatterjee in a money laundering case related to the recruitment of primary teachers in state-run schools, a Raj Bhavan official said on Thursday. The governor had earlier granted sanction to the CBI to prosecute Chatterjee, who is a Trinamool Congress MLA from Behala Paschim assembly constituency, in a case relating to irregularities in secondary school job recruitment. Besides Chatterjee, Bose also granted sanction to the ED to prosecute Manik Bhattacharya, the then president of the West Bengal Board of Primary Education, in the case relating to alleged irregularities in the recruitment of primary school teachers, the official said. The Calcutta High Court had in December refused bail to Chatterjee, who held the education portfolio from 2011 to 2021, in a school jobs case pertaining to recruitment in secondary schools in the state. Chatterjee

Kolkata hotel fire: Owner, manager arrested after blaze kills 14 people

The owner and the manager of the central Kolkata hotel, where a devastating fire killed 14 people, were arrested on Thursday, police said. Akash Chawla, the owner of Rituraj Hotel, and manager Gaurav Kapoor were taken into custody in the morning, they said. A suo motu case was registered at the Jorasanko police station under various sections of the BNS, including 105 (culpable homicide not amounting to murder), and the West Bengal Fire Services Act against them, they added. Police said 12 of the 14 bodies recovered from the hotel were identified and their post-mortem examinations completed. These bodies have been handed over to their families, they said, adding that efforts were underway to ascertain the identities of the remaining two bodies. There were 88 guests in 42 rooms of the six-storey budget hotel, located in Mechhua in the congested Burrabazar area, when the fire broke out at 8.10 pm on Tuesday.

15, including 2 children, killed in Kolkata hotel fire; rescue underway

The exact cause of the fire is yet to be ascertained, though a short circuit is suspected, according to media report