With a deep fiscal scar left by the previous regime, the state transport department is exploring options to stay afloat and bring the financial accounts to positive at the earliest.
The demonstration at Esplanade, the first after the party was hit by the massive political storm, saw a large number of supporters and hawkers joining the march.
In the first meeting between the Department of Tourism and various tourism industry associations, state Tourism Minister Shankar Ghosh said the government has a "vision to transform Bengal into a global destination".
West Bengal tourism minister Shankar Ghosh said a final decision on organising the Durga Puja Carnival in 2026 would be taken after a Cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari.
The Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) councillor from 108 ward who faces charges of extortion was held by cops from the Anandapur police station.
The son of an 82-year-old man has lodged an FIR against the Election Commission of India (ECI), alleging abetment to suicide, 17 days after his father’s death.
The state government’s Anumodan’ portal has received Digital and Public Infrastructure Award.
Indian Secular Front (ISF) chief and Bhangar MLA Naushad Siddique on Wednesday strongly advocated an immediate alliance of the Left Front, Congress and the ISF in West Bengal, asserting that only such a united front could effectively challenge what he described as the “binary politics” of the Trinamul Congress (TMC) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
With an eye on the forthcoming Assembly elections, Trinamul Congress (TMC) councillor Dilip Saha has been nominated as the Chairman of the Cooch Behar Municipality. Saha formally took oath on Wednesday.
Reinforcing its commitment to Atmanirbhar Bharat and indigenous shipbuilding, Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE) Ltd, took a significant leap in digital ship design and construction by inaugurating its Next Generation Virtual Reality (NGVR) Lab at the Main Works Unit, Kolkata.
