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.
A panchayat level Trinamul Congress leader in Nadia district was arrested early Monday after allegedly opening fire at his state-appointed security personnel, a police constable, during an altercation at his residence in Thanarpara.
A massive fire broke out early Monday at a timber warehouse in Bibirhat, under Bishnupur police station in South 24-Parganas district of West Bengal, causing damage estimated to be worth several crores of rupees, local authorities said.
Majid Mohammed Husseini, a resident of Iran, who claimed to be a travel blogger, was arrested at Burdwan Sadar police station yesterday after his visa lapsed about seventeen days ago.
Hareram Singh, MLA of Jamuria has been appointed as the new chairman of Trinamul Congress of West Burdwan district while MLA of Pandaveswar Narendranath Chakraborty has retained the post of District President.
Suraksha Clinic and Diagnostics launched a state-of-the-art CT scan centre at Durgapur Sub-Divisional Hospital in collaboration with the state government.
