Joydeep Thakur is a Special Correspondent based in Kolkata. He focuses on science, environment, wildlife, agriculture and other related issues.
Articles by Joydeep Thakur
‘Acting PM’ should take care of border, not divide people: Mamata in Murshidabad
West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee said she was not talking about the Prime Minister, but the ‘acting Prime Minister’
Updated on May 05, 2025 07:02 PM IST
Elephant micro-habitats in WB bring down human deaths in pockets
The West Bengal forest department has come up with some ‘elephant micro-habitats’ in the forests of south Bengal
Published on May 05, 2025 10:10 AM IST
Bengal job case: Governor allows ED to prosecute ex-edu min Partha Chatterjee
The federal agency arrested Partha Chatterjee on July 23, 2022. He is presently lodged in the Presidency Correctional Home in Kolkata
Updated on May 01, 2025 07:01 PM IST
Kolkata hotel fire: Owner, manager held, probe panel to submit report in 15 days
A fire broke out at Hotel Rituraj in central Kolkata on Tuesday night killing at least 14 people, including two children, and injuring over a dozen
Published on May 01, 2025 06:04 PM IST
Kolkata hotel fire eyewitnesses recount harrowing ordeal
Fourteen persons, including a woman and two children, were killed when a fire broke out in a six-storey hotel in central Kolkata on Tuesday night
Published on Apr 30, 2025 07:43 PM IST
Three college students held for alleged gang rape of school girl in Kolkata
According to police, one accused student even filmed the incident and shared the video with the minor girl student’s friend
Published on Apr 30, 2025 10:06 AM IST
Kolkata: At least 14 persons, including 2 children, killed in hotel fire
The dead includes 11 men, one woman and two children. Fire brigade officials said that most of them died due to asphyxiation.
Published on Apr 30, 2025 08:17 AM IST
Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose gives assent to 3 Bills
This comes days after the Supreme Court set a timeline of one month for governors to act on the bills passed by the state assemblies
Published on Apr 29, 2025 08:30 PM IST
As Mamata preps for Jagannath Temple inauguration in Digha, BJP takes a swipe
The newly-built Jagannath Temple, a replica of the 12th-century shrine in Puri, is scheduled to be inaugurated on April 30
Updated on Apr 29, 2025 08:07 PM IST
Mamata announces ₹10L aid for kin of 3 killed in Pahalgam, 6 Para commando
West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee also offered a government job to one member from the four the bereaved households
Published on Apr 26, 2025 06:49 PM IST
Bengal: Family of BSF jawan captured by Pakistan hopes for his safe return soon
BSF jawan Purnab Kumar Sha, who accidentally crossed the border while assisting villagers working in the fields near the zero line, was taken by the Pakistan border force on Wednesday
Published on Apr 26, 2025 04:33 PM IST
Bengal: Merchant navy officer held for murdering woman he met on social media
The Bidhannagar Police had recovered a trolley bag with a body inside from a drain in Baguihati on April 22
Published on Apr 25, 2025 06:37 PM IST
Pahalgam: Three from West Bengal, including IB officer, killed in terror attack
Pakistan-based terrorists on Tuesday opened fire at tourists in Pahalgam’s Baisaran meadow, killing 26 people and injuring several others.
Updated on Apr 23, 2025 10:31 AM IST
Mamata Banerjee to visit riot-torn areas of Murshidabad in May first week
Communal clashes had erupted following protests against the Waqf (Amendment) Act, in some areas of Murshidabad district on April 11 and 12 leaving three persons dead
Published on Apr 22, 2025 04:59 PM IST
Mamata Banerjee lays foundation stone of 1600-MW power plant at Salboni
West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee said that a series of coal-based power plants were coming up across the state
Published on Apr 21, 2025 07:47 PM IST
2 killed, 3 injured in fire in Kolkata cloth godown
Police said that five persons got trapped in the fire which broke out in a cloth go-down on the third floor of a commercial building
Published on Apr 21, 2025 05:56 PM IST
IIT Kharagpur student found dead in hostel room; suicide suspected
Police suspect that the fourth-year student died by suicide months after a 21-year-old student was found dead in his hostel room at IIT Kharagpur
Updated on Apr 21, 2025 12:09 PM IST
Boy who survived accident 3 days before JEE Main s1 becomes topper in session 2
While heading to Kolkata for the JEE Main session 1, his family was involved in an accident and survived. He became the topper with a 100 NTA score in session 2
Updated on Apr 20, 2025 07:46 AM IST
West Bengal Governor to meet riot victims today, visit Murshidabad on Saturday
This comes a day after West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee urged Bose to defer his visit to the riot-hit area by a few days.
Updated on Apr 18, 2025 11:25 AM IST
22 arrested in 24 hours over April 12 murder of father-son in Murshidabad
Several shops have reopened, and villagers who sought shelter in Malda camps have started returning home as life gradually comes to normal in the riot-hit zones
Published on Apr 16, 2025 09:07 PM IST
ED attaches 707 acres in Aamby Valley city in case against Sahara Group
ED started its investigation in December 2010 after cases were registered by the police in Rajasthan, Odisha and Bihar for cheating
Published on Apr 15, 2025 09:18 PM IST
WB: ED raids multiple locations in connection with alleged fake passport racket
In December 2024, the Kolkata Police busted a racket that issued fake passports based on forged documents.
Updated on Apr 15, 2025 04:09 PM IST
Anti-waqf law protest turns violent near Kolkata, police vehicles set on fire
A mob burnt polices’ five motorbikes and a van even as cops resorted to lathi charge to disperse the crowd at Bhangar in West Bengal’s South 24 Parganas
Published on Apr 14, 2025 07:42 PM IST
West Bengal’s communal violence-hit Murshidabad limping back to normalcy
A police officer said the situation was under control, adequate security forces were deployed and people who fled to neighbouring Malda were gradually returning home
Published on Apr 14, 2025 11:33 AM IST
Waqf stir rocks Bengal, 3 dead
The deteriorating situation sparked a political tussle between the state’s ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led Opposition
Published on Apr 13, 2025 06:44 AM IST
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3 killed, 18 cops injured in Murshidabad violence over Waqf Act; 118 held so far
Police said rumour-mongering over the past few days has triggered fresh clashes since Friday
Updated on Apr 13, 2025 04:53 AM IST
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Calcutta HC refuses permission to Hanuman Chalisa event on Kolkata’s Red Road
Earlier this month, Hindu Seva Dal sought Kolkata Police’s permission to hold the event, saying it expected around 3,000 participants
Updated on Apr 12, 2025 01:20 PM IST
Govt open to publishing lists of tainted, deserving candidates: Bengal minister
Basu made the announcement after a meeting with a group of teaching and non-teaching staffers who lost their jobs after a Supreme Court’s April 3 verdict
Published on Apr 11, 2025 10:05 PM IST
A pestilent green fly is crimping tea output in Assam, Darjeeling
The tea industry in Bengal and Assam is facing a severe challenge due to infestation of green flies that emerged as a major threat over the past two years
Published on Apr 05, 2025 01:38 AM IST
School children suffer in West Bengal as Centre-state govt tussle over funds
Under the largest central government scheme for universal school education, the Centre’s share is 60% and the state contributes the remaining 40%.
Updated on Mar 17, 2025 04:53 PM IST