The Latest Breaking News from West Bengal

The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) on Tuesday rescued 182 stranded pilgrims on board a ferry off Kakdwip in West Bengal. Read further on Dynamite News:

West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee announced on Tuesday that she will lead a 'rally for harmony' with people of all religions in Kolkata on January 22 amid the Ram temple consecration ceremony in Ayodhya. Read further on Dynamite News:

Rising sea level and erosion of the beach in front of the Kapil Muni temple on the Sagar Island are turning out to be an eyesore for the Ganga Sagar Mela as the West Bengal government is desperately seeking a ‘National Fair’ status to the annual religious congregation.

As groups of pilgrims start arriving at Sagar Island for a holy dip at the confluence of the river Ganga and the Bay of Bengal, the West Bengal government is leaving no stone unturned to describe the gathering as the biggest religious event in the country.

A purported video of three monks being attacked by a mob in West Bengal’s Purulia over suspicion that they were “kidnappers in disguise” has triggered a political row, with opposition BJP alleging collapse of law and order in the state. Read further on Dynamite News:

In a relief to Union Minister of State for Home Nisith Pramanik, the Supreme Court on Friday asked the West Bengal police not to take any coercive action against him in a 2018 attempt to murder case.

The Directorate of Enforcement (ED) on Friday raided the premises of West Bengal minister and TMC leader Sujit Bose in Kolkata in connection with a municipality jobs scam. Read further on Dynamite News;

West Bengal Governor C. V. Ananda Bose on January 12 said he was “convinced” by the explanation given by senior State government officials on the delay in arresting TMC leader Shahjahan Sheikh for the attack on Enforcement Directorate officers during a raid.

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) conducted raids at the residences of West Bengal Fire and Emergency Services Minister Sujit Bose, TMC MLA Tapas Roy and former North Dumdum Municipality chairman Subodh Chakraborty in connection with its probe into the irregularities in recruitments in civic bodies.