Three coaches of the Secunderabad-Shalimar Superfast Express derailed near Howrah in West Bengal this morning. The weekly special train derailed in Nalpur, about 40 km from Kolkata. No casualties or major injuries have been reported so far. “A parcel van and two coaches of 22850 Secunderabad-Shalimar Weekly Express derailed while passing through Nalpur station of … Read more
Manoj Pant, the Chief Secretary of West Bengal, has sent an email to protesting junior physicians presenting the government’s status report on health care efforts targeted at improving safety and security in medical institutions across the state. The Mamata Banerjee-led TMC administration in West Bengal is making considerable changes to medical colleges and hospitals across … Read more
The Supreme Court is debating whether or not laws pertaining to crimes against women, including rape, and the rights of women should be taught in schools as nationwide protests against the murder and rape of a postgraduate trainee doctor at Kolkata’s government-run RG Kar Medical College and Hospital last month continue. The Apex court on … Read more
The BJP on Thursday demanded the resignation of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee over the vandalism at the state-run RG Kar Medical College and Hospital where junior doctors were on cease work protesting the alleged rape and murder of a post-graduate trainee last week. The hooliganism that took place in the early hours of … Read more
Bratya Basu, the minister of education for West Bengal, has referred to ragging in higher education as a “disease” that needs to be eradicated with the help of all relevant parties. Basu, who was speaking to reporters on the sidelines of a programme at Scottish Church College here on Saturday, said both senior and junior … Read more
Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP and national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee has won in West Bengal’s Diamond Harbour by a margin of 7,10,930 votes in the Lok Sabha election according to the Election Commission of India. The TMC leader, who is the nephew of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, is running for a third consecutive … Read more
The directorate of school education, West Bengal, has announced the NMMSE 2023-34 results for Class 8 students. The people who showed up in the test can look at their results through the official site at scholarships.wbsed.gov.in. Students of Class 8 who got 55% or more marks in the Class 7 yearly test were qualified to … Read more
Union home minister Amit Shah on Wednesday hit out at West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee over the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), accusing her of misleading people. “We have passed the CAA law. Mamata didi is misleading the people of Bengal. She is saying that if you apply for CAA, you will lose your citizenship. … Read more
Narendra Modi addressed a BJP rally in Krishnanagar, West Bengal, on Saturday, criticizing the TMC government’s top priorities as ‘corruption, nepotism, and betrayal’. Here are the top ten quotes by PM Modi at the political rally. Get the latest news updates and stay informed with FELA NEWS!
The Trinamool Congress will contest the elections for Bengal’s 42 Lok Sabha seats on its own and will only consider a pan-India alliance with the Congress after the results are announced, a furious Mamata Banerjee declared Wednesday, highlighting the increasingly bitter divide between two parties widely regarded as key members of the INDIA opposition bloc. … Read more
According to ANI, the Ram Temple-themed Durga Pandal will be opened today, October 16, at Santosh Mitra Square in north Kolkata by Union Home Minister Amit Shah. The Ram Temple in Ayodhya, which is still under construction, served as inspiration for the pandal. According to BJP leader Sajal Ghosh, the official event would begin at … Read more
The West Bengal government made the State Education Policy, 2023, public on Saturday, less than a week after alerting the public. It has advocated the implementation of a three-language formula in the upper primary level (classes V to VIII), with the first language—the “mother tongue”—serving as the medium of instruction, while maintaining the current 5+4+2+2 … Read more
West Bengal’s Chief Minister, Mamata Banerjee, has revealed a significant increase in the state government’s grants to Durga Puja committees, raising the amount from ₹60,000 to ₹70,000 per club. During a meeting with various puja committees in Kolkata, Banerjee announced, “The state government has decided to increase the grant to Puja committees from ₹60,000 to … Read more
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday interacted with youngsters on Netaji Jayati, which is officially known as Parakram Diwas. He advised youngsters to read biographies of historical personalities to learn about the challenges they faced and how they overcame them on the birth anniversary of Subhas Chandra Bose. Modi interacted with them at … Read more
Kolkata: The Vande Bharat Express window panes were broken as stones were thrown at the train connecting Howrah to New Jalpaiguri, within just four days after its launch, according to Indian Railways. The incident took place near Malda station. An investigation is underway. The Indian Railway said that no passengers were injured. Neither did the … Read more