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 CM Mamata Banerjee officially launched the disbursement of the second instalment of Rs 60,000 under the Banglar Bari scheme.
Commuters' woes in Kolkata and other districts are seemingly far from getting over. The transport operators in the state have decided to continue their call for a 72-hour strike starting from 22 May.
A Nobel laureate, poet, philosopher, and visionary, Tagore was also a master storyteller. Through his short stories, he explored the depths of human emotion, the complexities of society, and the subtleties of everyday life.
A day after withdrawing its lawmaker Yusuf Pathan from the multi-party delegations on Operation Sindoor over "lack of consultation", the Trinamul Congress on Tuesday announced party national general secretary and MP Abhishek Banerjee as its nominee.
The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday refused to vacate the stay imposed earlier by its single-judge bench on recruitments for supernumerary posts in the upper-primary sections in state-run schools of West Bengal.
