Going stern over littering and encroaching government spaces, Urban Development and Municipal Affairs minister Agnimitra Paul today instructed the Kolkata Municipal Corporation to set up cold storage at the civic body run fish markets.
In the meeting, a detailed assessment of ongoing projects was carried out with particular focus on the reconstruction of the Dudhey Bridge, which was destroyed in the devastating landslide in October 2025.
Suvendu Adhikari announced that a committee under the leadership of Kartik Maharaj would be tasked with evaluating names of roads, institutions and other public landmarks and recommending suitable alternatives.
Suvendu Adhikari claimed that more than Rs 324 crore had been paid to the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) in violation of established norms.
West Burdwan District Magistrate has already shortlisted three to four possible sites for the proposed 100-seat medical college in Asansol, the district headquarters of the district.
Against the backdrop of a history of poll-related violence and its strategic position along the India-Bangladesh border, Nadia will vote under one of the most stringent security arrangements in recent years, with the Election Commission of India classifying 36 per cent of polling stations as “super sensitive” and deploying over 20,000 central forces across the district.
Sikkim Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang on Tuesday expressed heartfelt gratitude for the address delivered by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, describing it as deeply inspiring for the people of the Himalayan state.
Loudspeakers blared instructions to polling officers and security officers, who have gathered from nearby polling stations at Kolkata’s more than a century-old St Lawrence School, for last-minute instructions.
The final phase of the keenly-watched West Bengal Assembly elections on 142 seats will on Wednesday test the fate of around 1,448 candidates, including Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee — engaged in the mother of all elections with BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari, who in 2021 Assembly elections had defeated her in Nandigram, her bastion.
The intense campaigning for the second phase of the 2026 West Bengal Assembly elections ended on Monday, ushering in the mandatory silence period ahead of polling on 29 April.
