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 Election Commission of India (ECI) has rejected the West Bengal government's plea seeking withdrawal of EC's earlier order to take strong disciplinary action against four electoral officers in the state.
A five-member delegation of the Trinamul Congress met the Chief Electoral Officer, West Bengal, Manoj Agarwal over the deeply flawed and dangerous SIR process.
Abhishek Banerjee, Trinamul Congress national general secretary in Berhampore, Murshidabad today said it is only a matter of time before TMC wins from Berhampore.
Four BJP cadres were arrested in connection with the incident. The situation further escalated when Trinamul Congress supporters assembled at the office of the Sub-Divisional Magistrate, East Burdwan (North), where BJP cadres were allegedly trying to evade police action while submitting Form 7.
Surulia Zoo in Purulia is set to receive its first pair of leopards, followed soon by a grey wolf, a development expected to further boost tourism in West Bengal. The West Bengal Zoo Authority (WBZA) has given its approval after a recent inspection by a high-level delegation.
