A state-wide review of VIP security arrangements has led to changes in protection cover for several prominent figures, with Sourav Ganguly becoming the latest name on the list.
Far more than a beneficiary verification exercise, the West Bengal government’s newly launched Annapurna Yojana is emerging as one of the state's most ambitious attempts to build a household-level socio-economic database, potentially reshaping how welfare schemes, development programmes and public investments are planned in the years ahead.
Women commuters hailed the West Bengal government’s scheme of allowing women to travel free in state-run buses starting today.
Before that, the state Chief Minister, Suvendu Adhikari will be inaugurating a conference of the Principal Census Officers tomorrow at the state secretariat’s auditorium, Nabanna Sabhaghar.
Chief Minister Adhikari said the decision was aimed at protecting educational institutions and religious places from the social impact of liquor consumption, while also ensuring that cases of public nuisance and mischief are not reported near schools, colleges, and temples.
Agnimitra Paul said that in Kolkata as well as across the state parking fees are collected by "agencies or people illegally and taxes from these collections don't reach the coffers of the government".
The directive also makes clear that any levying or collection of fees at these unauthorised points must stop forthwith.
Police have arrested the factory owner along with another individual in connection with the incident.
Speaking in Kolkata, Dilip Ghosh claimed that investigations into corruption allegations against TMC leaders had earlier been blocked due to a lack of administrative and police approval.
Weaving Iqbal and Bismil into a political address, Mamata Banerjee accused the Centre of engineering voter deletions and threatened electoral consequences for those she called BJP-funded vote-splitters.
