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.
West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose was admitted to a private hospital in Kolkata on Tuesday for a routine medical check-up, a senior Raj Bhavan official said.
This development is drawing moist winds from the southeast into southern West Bengal, leading to consistent rainfall across the region.
The INI-CET, conducted by the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), is one of India’s most competitive and prestigious national-level entrance examinations for admission into postgraduate medical and dental programmes.
Trinamul Congress national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee visited the Ramakrishna Mission in Singapore today.
Union home minister Amit Shah’s scheduled visit to West Bengal has been postponed by nearly a week, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) sources said on Monday, without providing an official explanation for the delay.
