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.
Vast stretches of land and several vehicles were swallowed by the river, while a shop and multiple houses are now on the verge of collapsing. Many families have begun shifting to safer areas, salvaging what remains of their homes.
Leader of the Opposition in West Bengal Assembly Suvendu Adhikari on Sunday slammed a Trinamool Congress MLA for allegedly scolding a government official in public.
A theft was reported from Calcutta University Girls' Hostel, triggering panic among the boarders. The police said that an unidentified youth entered the room of a female boarder and stole her mobile phone and bag.
After one and a half years, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is going to take a Metro ride again in Kolkata.
A Trinamool Congress leader has courted a controversy after he threatened to push back BJP leaders to Bangladesh for targeting Bengali-speaking people in the country.
