Tapash

West Bengal's new cabinet, led by Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari, comprises 41 ministers reflecting experience, emerging talent, and diversity. The council includes professionals, academicians, and individuals with significant legislative and organizational backgrounds, representing various regions and caste groups across the state.

Governor R N Ravi administered the oath, bringing the total strength of the Council of Ministers to 41 under Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari's administration. The expansion marks a significant reshuffle as the state government moves to strengthen its administrative team and governance across various departments.

Trinamool Congress faced a significant setback in Kolkata, losing its stronghold and several key seats to the BJP. High-profile defeats included senior ministers and the deputy mayor, marking a stark contrast to previous elections. While some victories offered solace, the overall results signal a major shift in the city's political landscape.

Last minute preparations were on in full swing in the city of Sangam which is set to welcome Lord Ganesha on Ganesh Chaturthi festival with all its pomp and grandeur after two years of celebrations being marred by the Covid-19 pandemic.

Four members of a family died in a blast at an illegal cracker factory in Hooghly's Chanditala on Monday evening.Three persons were injured.

Police on Monday arrested a conman, who vanished with a car five days ago.

The detection of crime branch (DCB), Rajkot city, arrested three persons in connection with the murder of a 25-year-old Bihari woman, who was killed in Kothariya Solvent area of the city on August 23.

A couple in a housing society in Sector 78 and their guest were allegedly beaten up by a few guards and the chief security officer after an argument over putting locks on the tyres of a car on Saturday.

Television and internet cables wrapped around trees, lamp posts and other roadside furniture are hanging or lying on roads and walkways in Salt Lake, turning them into potential death traps.

A day after broadcasters switched off channels following a section of MSOs' refusal to accept a price hike, cable TV operators' associations across the state wrote to CM Mamata Banerjee on Sunday, seeking her intervention.

Channels of Star Disney, Zee and Sony that had been switched off the platforms of several MSOs last Saturday, made a return on Thursday evening after a meeting of broadcasters and MSOs held at Delhi in which MSOs, who had refused to accept a price hike, agreed to a partial rise which was arrived at through a negotiation.

Removal of defunct cable TV, broadband and telephone wires, which had started across the city last Tuesday, has come to a halt in parts of south Kolkata after several traffic signal wires were snapped and some closed-circuit TV (CCTV) wires were damaged during the work.

Criminals went berserk in Howrah's Domjur, midway through a dance show on Sunday night, and shot dead a 14-year-old boy, refusing to heed his pleas for mercy.

The Supreme Court cancelled the bail granted to former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina by the High Court in a bribery case involving a power company.