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.
The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Monday said seizures of illicit inducements in poll-bound West Bengal have crossed Rs 510 crore, marking a sharp escalation in enforcement efforts ahead of the 2026 Assembly elections and already exceeding the total recoveries made during the 2021 polls in the state.
As West Bengal heads for the final phase of polls on Wednesday, the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) and challenger Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) are placing calculated bets on one single community, which both see as pivotal to the make-or-break game - the roughly three million-strong Matuas concentrated in villages along the border with Bangladesh.
This year’s Assembly election in West Bengal is probably one of the most intensely contested one. The ruling Trinamul Congress is pitted against the Bharatiya Janata Party, which is putting in all resources to win over the state.
From welfare promises to sharp attacks on TMC, PM Modi’s Barrackpore rally set the tone for Phase 2 polling, framing Bengal’s vote as key to eastern India’s future.
Violence in Jagatdal days before polling prompts ECI to demand swift arrests, as security is stepped up across key constituencies in North 24 Parganas and Kolkata.
