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 police have registered a murder case after the neighbour of a 22-year-old woman found dead two days ago lodged a complaint at the Narkeldanga police station late last evening.
The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Friday issued a fresh directive on the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in West Bengal, seeking to clarify procedures a day after it rejected the Madhyamik (secondary examination) admit card as a valid document, a decision that has triggered political backlash.
Flagging Form-7 as the new flashpoint in the ongoing SIR exercise, Trinamul Congress leader Abhishek Banerjee on Friday accused the BJP of attempting to manipulate the voters’ list and directed party workers to stage peaceful musical protests ~ marked by Rabindra Sangeet and DJ beats ~ if rival leaders sought to delete names from the rolls.
Issuing a strong message against violence in Murshidabad’s Beldanga, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday appealed to the people to maintain peace and not fall prey to provocation.
Soon after the conclusion of the Gangasagar Mela, the South 24-Parganas district administration on Friday launched an extensive cleanliness drive across all beaches in the mela zone.
