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  • News from West Bengal | 20 Feb, 2026 | ৮ ফাল্গুন, ১৪৩২
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  • ‘Urge PM kindly not to discover new prefixes and suffixes’: Mamata slams Modi over his message on Ramakrishna

    West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday targeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his message on the birth anniversary of the19th-century spiritual leader Ramakrishna Paramahamsa Deva.Taking to X handle, Mamata Banerjee wrote, ‘Shocked again! Yet again, our Prime ...

    20 February 2026 Indian Express
    Kolkata’s iconic ‘folding’ bridge to get Rs 117-crore high-tech rebirth: Why this 1966 marvel is changing

    In a city known for its vintage yellow taxis and colonial spires, there is a different kind of icon tucked away in the Kolkata Dock System, the historic riverine port facility located on the eastern bank of the Hooghly ...

    20 February 2026 Indian Express
    ‘Didi is now my leader’: Kurseong BJP MLA B P Sharma joins TMC, attacks saffron party for ‘doing nothing for Gorkhas’

    Rebel BJP MLA Bishnu Prasad Sharma joined the Trinamool Congress (TMC) Thursday. A vocal supporter of a separate Gorkhaland state, he was inducted into the Mamata Banerjee-led party at the Trinamool Bhavan in Kolkata in the presence of Bengal ...

    20 February 2026 Indian Express
    Bengal polls ahead, rebel BJP MLA from Hills joins TMC, says ‘Didi my leader now’

    Nearly two years after rebelling against the BJP for renominating sitting BJP MP Raju Bista from Darjeeling during the Lok Sabha elections, Kurseong MLA Bishnu Prasad Sharma on Thursday joined the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC), just months ahead of ...

    20 February 2026 Indian Express
    Fake e-challan scam busted: Kolkata Police Cyber Cell arrest Haryana man for Rs 5.43 Lakh fraud

    The Cyber Cell of Kolkata Police has arrested a youth from Haryana for allegedly swindling over Rupees 5.43 lakh through fake e-challan messages, containing malicious links. The accused, Deepak Kumar, a resident of Jhajjar, was apprehended on Tuesday and ...

    20 February 2026 Indian Express
    Show-cause notice issued to Humayun Kabir’s wife over ‘illegal land conversion’ in Murshidabad

    The police on Tuesday issued a show-cause notice to Mira Sultana, wife of Janata Unnayan Party (JUP) founder and suspended Trinamool Congress (TMC) Bharatpur MLA Humayun Kabir, for allegedly changing the classification of 0.02 acre of land in Murshidabad’s ...

    20 February 2026 Indian Express
    Abhishek Banerjee claims EC is using WhatsApp for poll directions; ‘only gave clarification’ says special roll observer

    Trinamool Congress national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee, on Wednesday, levelled serious allegations against the Election Commission of India (ECI) as he posted “WhatsApp chats” of a special poll observer and other officials, and questioned whether the Supreme Court’s order ...

    19 February 2026 Indian Express
    ‘I’m here not as Home Minister but as a devoted follower of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu’: Amit Shah attends ISKCON event in Mayapur

    Praising ISKCON’s work, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday said its greatest contribution has been spreading the message of the Bhagavad Gita across the world.Taking part in the 152nd birth anniversary of Saraswati Thakur Maharaj at the International ...

    19 February 2026 Indian Express
    Taapsee Pannu addresses RG Kar rape and murder in Kolkata: ‘Which case am I supposed to comment on?’

    Bollywood actor Taapsee Pannu has addressed the rape and murder of a doctor at Kolkata’s RG Kar Medical College, capturing the collective grief and outrage felt across the nation. As the incident continues to spark protests and demands for ...

    19 February 2026 Indian Express
    Rs 70 lakh in ‘commissions’ and a cartel: Inside ED’s explosive chargesheet against former R G Kar principal Sandip Ghosh

    Former R G Kar Medical College principal Sandip Ghosh entered into a criminal conspiracy with contractors Biplab Singha and Suman Hazra to manipulate the hospital’s procurement and tendering processes, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) has claimed in its chargehseet regarding ...

    19 February 2026 Indian Express
    4 children critically injured as road construction chemical drum explodes in West Bengal’s South 24 Parganas

    Four children who were playing on the roadside were seriously injured after a chemical drum used for road construction exploded in West Bengal’s South 24 Parganas on Tuesday evening.“The four children named Samiul Molla, Raihan Molla, Riyaz Hasan Molla, ...

    19 February 2026 Indian Express
    ISI holds 60th convocation; Padmanabhan Balaram urges focus on basic sciences

    The Indian Statistical Institute (ISI) held its 60th convocation at Amrakunia on its Kolkata campus on Tuesday, awarding degrees to 568 students, including 45 Ph.D. scholars, 254 master’s recipients, 67 undergraduates and 202 postgraduate diploma holders.Chief Guest Padma Bhushan ...

    18 February 2026 Indian Express
    Six months after EC order, West Bengal govt registers FIRs against 4 poll officials

    The West Bengal government on Tuesday, acting on an Election Commission ultimatum, registered FIRs against four state government employees, for alleged “grave lapses” and violations of data security policies over electoral roll revisions during the ongoing SIR exercise in ...

    18 February 2026 Indian Express
    At upcoming Rs 89-crore Howrah ferry terminal on Hooghly: AC, free Wi-Fi, solar power and more

    Get ready to swap the dusty road traffic for a breeze on the Hooghly river as West Bengal gears up to launch the state-of-the-art Howrah ferry terminal. Built at an estimated cost of Rs 89 crore, this isn’t just ...

    18 February 2026 Indian Express
    ‘See how Bangladesh conducted free & fair poll’: Mamata targets EC

    West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday targeted the Election Commission (EC), saying even a trouble-torn Bangladesh was able to conduct free and fair elections while there was a conspiracy to destroy democracy in India.Addressing a press conference ...

    18 February 2026 Indian Express
    BJP to take out nine Parivartan Rath Yatras across West Bengal before Assembly Polls, PM likely to join Cooch Behar rally

    With the state Assembly elections drawing near, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has intensified its preparations, unveiling plans to launch nine Parivartan Rath Yatras from different parts of West Bengal. The announcement came after a key organisational meeting held ...

    18 February 2026 Indian Express
    Rs 2,200 crore at stake: Saturated market and Bangladesh unrest crippling Bengal’s potato trade?

    The potato market in West Bengal is reeling under a crisis, with dealers estimating losses of over ₹2,200 crore due to a massive gap between the minimum support price (MSP) guaranteed by the government and tumbling open market rates, ...

    18 February 2026 Indian Express
    Damage control at Alimuddin Street: CPI(M) reaches out to ‘disillusioned’ Pratikur Rahman to avert pre-election setback

    Embarrassed by the resignation of its youth leader, Pratikur Rahman, the Communist Party of India (Marxist) is trying to retain him and is also reaching out to him to address the concerns that led to his decision, according to ...

    18 February 2026 Indian Express
    CPM youth leader Pratikur Rahman, who took on Abhishek Banerjee, resigns from party

    In a major setback for the Communist Party of India (Marxist), its youth leader and a prominent minority face, Pratikur Rahman, resigned Monday from the party’s district and state committees, as well as from its primary membership.Rahman declined to ...

    18 February 2026 Indian Express
    All set for Dubai: Indian Idol teen sensation from Bengal gets her passport in time, thanks to Abhishek Banerjee

    Ankita Pradhan, the powerhouse teenage vocalist from Kanthi (Contai) in Purba Medinipur district of West Bengal, is headed to Dubai for the next phase of Indian Idol.The young singer, who has made waves as the only contestant from West ...

    18 February 2026 Indian Express
    Planning to celebrate Holi with loved ones? Here’s the full list of special trains connecting Bengal

    In an effort to manage the festive rush for Holi and Dol Yatra (March 3), the Indian Railways has announced the operation of over 1,500 special trains across the country. With the festival of colours set to be celebrated ...

    17 February 2026 Indian Express
    Bengal polls: Humayun Kabir says no to Siddiqui’s ISF, yes to Owaisi’s AIMIM

    Ruling out any alliance with CPI(M) and Naushad Siddiqui’s Indian Secular Front (ISF), suspended Trinamool Congress MLA Humayan Kabir on Monday said that he will not have any tie-up with Congress either but will back former MP Adhir Ranjan ...

    17 February 2026 Indian Express
    After 5 years, PM Modi to return to Brigade Parade Ground for mega rally as BJP sets eyes on Bengal polls

    Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to visit West Bengal in the second week of March and hold a public meeting at the Brigade Parade Ground in Kolkata ahead of the Assembly polls, according to BJP sources. Modi last ...

    17 February 2026 Indian Express
    EC suspends 7 AEROs in Bengal for ‘misuse of power’ in SIR exercise

    The Election Commission (EC) has suspended seven Assistant Electoral Registration Officers (AEROs) in West Bengal over “serious misconduct, dereliction of duty and misuse of statutory powers” in connection with the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in ...

    17 February 2026 Indian Express
    A ‘rendezvous’ of hope for children affected by cancer

    On the occasion of International Childhood Cancer Day, an event was organised for children affected by cancer and their parents at Saroj Gupta Cancer Centre and Research Institute in Kolkata. For the ninth year in a row, Rendezvous organised ...

    16 February 2026 Indian Express
    Railways approves new halts, Road Over Bridge to boost regional connectivity, commuter safety in West Bengal, Jharkhand

    In a bid to bolster regional connectivity and commuter safety, the Indian Railways has sanctioned a series of infrastructure projects, including a high-budget Road Over Bridge (ROB) and six new passenger halts in West Bengal and Jharkhand.In order to ...

    16 February 2026 Indian Express
    How Kolkata top cop aims to improve women’s safety with night surprises and mobile patrolling push

    Since taking charge as the Kolkata police commissioner on January 31, Supratim Sarkar has established a rigorous new routine of “Saturday surprises” to overhaul the city’s law enforcement culture. Exactly one week after his appointment, on February 7, the ...

    16 February 2026 Indian Express
    From MSc grads to Class X passouts – all line up for Mamata’s cash doles for jobless youths

    From Class X passouts to those with a Master’s degree in chemistry, all stood in long serpentine queues at the enrollment camps set up by the TMC government in West Bengal for its newly announced Banglar Yuvasathi – a ...

    16 February 2026 Indian Express
    Dragged to club and thrashed for not giving Rs 1 lakh, claims Baranagar interior designer in complaint against TMC trade union leader

    An interior designer in West Bengal alleged Saturday that he was assaulted by an Indian National Trinamool Trade Union Congress (INTTUC) member and his associates for refusing to pay Rs 1 lakh as “protection money”. The police arrested two ...

    16 February 2026 Indian Express
    Mamata govt deprived Bengal students of Rs 10,000 crore Central funds: Pradhan

    Launching a scathing attack on Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee over West Bengal’s education system, Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Saturday said that despite the Centre being ready to provide funds, the chief minister was depriving teachers and students ...

    16 February 2026 Indian Express
    The invisible war for your Tatkal ticket: Railways blocks 17 billion bot attacks in a month

    In a world where a Tatkal ticket can vanish faster than a summer breeze, the Indian Railways has revealed the staggering scale of the digital “arms race” happening behind your smartphone screen. Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw informed the Rajya ...

    16 February 2026 Indian Express
    The ‘Lala pad’ and Rs 10 notes: The fake transport challan system ED found while probing Bengal coal smuggling scam

    The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Friday provisionally attached assets worth Rs 100.44 crore under provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002, in connection with an ongoing probe into the alleged large-scale illegal coal mining and pilferage ...

    15 February 2026 Indian Express
    Bengal SIR hearings end, nearly 5 lakh didn’t turn up

    As hearings for the “logical discrepancies”, a part of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, formally came to an end in West Bengal on Saturday, sources in the Election Commission said that names of another 4.98 lakh ...

    15 February 2026 Indian Express
    TMC leader Raju Naskar held for assault, party says no political link

    A real estate businessman and Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader from Beleghata area in Kolkata was arrested on Saturday for allegedly threatening and assaulting a man and his family members over a property dispute, police said.According to police, Raju Naskar ...

    15 February 2026 Indian Express
    Bomb threat at Kolkata airport: IndiGo flight to Shillong moved to isolation bay after note found

    A handwritten bomb threat note was found aboard an IndiGo flight headed to Shillong, just before its scheduled departure, triggering a security emergency at the Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport in Kolkata on Saturday.A crew member found a ...

    15 February 2026 Indian Express
    Mayor presents Rs 111 crore deficit budget for Kolkata Municipal Corporation, targets property tax collection to offset gap

    Mayor Firhad Hakim presented the budget for the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) on Friday, revealing a deficit of Rs 111 crore for the financial year 2026-27. With an estimated expenditure of Rs 5902.43 crore against an income of Rs ...

    15 February 2026 Indian Express
    EC slams Bengal election officials over flawed document uploads, warns of action

    The Election Commission of India held a video conference with all District Electoral Officers (DEOs) on Friday. Top ECI officials, the Chief Electoral Officer of West Bengal, and Special Roll Observers attended the meeting, said the sources. The ECI ...

    15 February 2026 Indian Express
    Police verify Mahua Moitra chat screenshots as fake after digital exam

    The Krishnanagar police stated on Friday that screenshots — purporting to show a private conversation between TMC MP Mahua Moitra and another person — circulated on social media platforms are fake and fabricated.“During the course of inquiry, it has ...

    15 February 2026 Indian Express
    Sleepless in fear: Why vigilant groups, guards walk the night in Bengal’s tribal villages

    Around 9pm at Kherejora village in Jhargram district, a group of men, armed with torch lights, bamboos, sticks and axes, patrolled the area, making stops occasionally as a sense of fear and panic pervaded the village.Kherejora is not the ...

    14 February 2026 Indian Express
    Appointment of actor, political activist to West Bengal Public Service Commission raises questions, they defend

    A controversy has erupted over the recent appointment of the Chairman and members of the West Bengal Public Service Commission (PSC), with questions raised about the selection of an actor and a political activist to the prestigious recruitment body.On ...

    14 February 2026 Indian Express
    No wages for 8 years: How 172 railway workers at Kharagpur station survived on ‘unfair means’

    Calcutta High Court News: For more than eight years, from 2001 to 2009, 172 workers selling food to passengers at the Kharagpur Railway Station were pushed into “unfair means” simply to survive. The reason: throughout this entire period, not ...

    14 February 2026 Indian Express
    Mamata govt announces Rs 1,500 monthly allowance under Banglar Yuva Sathi Scheme 2026 – check eligibility, how to apply

    Banglar Yuva Sathi Scheme 2026: The West Bengal government has announced that its new scheme, ‘Banglar Yuva Sathi’, will be launched from April 1. The scheme was earlier scheduled to be introduced in August. On Tuesday, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee ...

    14 February 2026 Indian Express
    Police vs police: Screenshot storm brews in Bengal, Mahua claims Noida cops and BJP shielded accused

    The storm over screenshots that purport to show a private conversation between TMC MP Mahua Moitra and another person intensified when the West Bengal Police accused the Noida police of obstructing efforts to detain a man accused of circulating ...

    14 February 2026 Indian Express
    EC to set up polling booths in 78 high-rises, most in Kolkata

    In a move to boost urban voter accessibility, the Election Commission of India (ECI) will convert 78 high-rise residential complexes across West Bengal into official polling stations for the 2026 Assembly elections, a senior official at the poll panel ...

    14 February 2026 Indian Express
    Bengal nurse who ‘recovered’ from Nipah dies

    A 25-year-old nurse in West Bengal’s Barasat, who was infected with the Nipah virus and later tested negative, died on Thursday. Health officials said she died of cardiac arrest, and her death was not caused by Nipah infection.According to ...

    14 February 2026 Indian Express
    Suspended TMC MLA Humayun Kabir holds 22 km ‘Babri Yatra’ day after mosque replica construction begins

    A day after suspended Trinamool Congress (TMC) MLA Humayun Kabir commenced construction of a Babri Masjid replica at Beldanga in West Bengal’s Murshidabad, the Janata Unayan Party chairman on Thursday led a rally from Palashi to the site of ...

    13 February 2026 Indian Express
    Kolkata bids adieu to winter: Spring peeks through as mercury climbs to 28°C

    Written by Oishiki BhattacharyaHeavy woollens are slowly being packed away in West Bengal after a biting start to the year. The state is officially hitting the ‘reset’ button on its weather, with Kolkata recording a balmy maximum of 28°C ...

    13 February 2026 Indian Express
    24-year-old Durgapur nurse found dead outside 12-storey high-rise, police launch probe

    A nurse of a private hospital in West Bengal’s Durgapur was found dead outside a 12-storey residential building on Wednesday evening.The body of the deceased, identified as Mandira Pal, 24, a native of Bishnupur in Bankura district, was found ...

    13 February 2026 Indian Express
    As West Bengal Class 12 exams begin, a warning for students: Carrying a phone will cancel your whole year

    The higher secondary (Class 12) examinations began Thursday across 2103 centres across West Bengal and are set to continue until February 27. The West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education (WBCHSE) has asked schools hosting exam centres to suspend ...

    13 February 2026 Indian Express
    A Bengal teacher fulfilled his mother’s last wish to donate her eyes; then police arrested him

    In a case that has ignited a fierce debate over police conduct and social stigma about organ donation, a school teacher was arrested in Krishnagar in West Bengal’s Nadia district Monday. The arrest followed a neighbour’s complaint alleging that ...

    13 February 2026 Indian Express
    Calcutta HC grants anticipatory bail to MLA Hiran Chatterjee in ‘bigamy’ case

    The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday granted anticipatory bail to actor-turned-BJP MLA Hiranmoy (Hiran) Chatterjee in connection with a case of alleged bigamy filed by his first wife Anindita Chatterjee.Justice Jay Sengupta granted the anticipatory bail in the matter.Publicly ...

    12 February 2026 Indian Express
    Former Kolkata Police Chief Manoj Verma’s son duped in online scam, accused held in Odisha

    The son of former Kolkata Police Commissioner and current Director (Security) Manoj Verma, was allegedly duped of Rs 30,000 while searching for paying guest accommodation in Delhi through an online portal.According to police, Piyush Verma, a college student, came ...

    12 February 2026 Indian Express
    ‘Retired and Group C officials?’: The list of names sparking a new row between Mamata and EC

    A controversy has erupted in West Bengal over the list of 8,505 Group B officers provided by the state government to assist in the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls exercise, in compliance with a Supreme Court ...

    12 February 2026 Indian Express
    Kolkata loses Rs 482 crore in two years to cyber fraud; 80% of victims senior citizens

    Kolkata lost approximately Rs 274 crore to cyber fraud in 2024. While the figures for 2025 show a dip to Rs 208 crore, the human cost remains high—particularly for the elderly. A staggering 80 per cent of all cybercrime ...

    12 February 2026 Indian Express
    ‘Mamata Banerjee only CM who files and fights cases against her own employees’: Union minister Bhupendra Yadav on DA issue

    Union Minister Bhupender Yadav on Wednesday hit out at West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for going against her government employees and moving to the Supreme Court in the dearness allowance (DA) matter.While addressing a press conference on the ...

    12 February 2026 Indian Express
    Construction of Babri Masjid replica begins in Bengal, sets off political row

    Suspended Trinamool Congress (TMC) MLA Humayun Kabir on Wednesday commenced construction of a Babri Masjid replica mosque at Beldanga in Murshidabad, triggering a political slugfest ahead of the upcoming Assembly elections in West Bengal.Kabir, now chairman of the Janata ...

    12 February 2026 Indian Express
    Financial irregularities case: CBI court orders 7-day custody of RG Kar whistleblower

    A Special CBI Court in Alipore on Tuesday ordered seven-day judicial custody of former deputy superintendent of RG Kar Medical College and Hospital Akhtar Ali in connection with the financial irregularities at the state-run facility. Ali had shot into ...

    12 February 2026 Indian Express
    150 stone-pelting incidents in 1 year: Security concerns mount for Bengal’s rail transportation, Malda identified as hub for train vandalism

    With nearly 150 incidents of stone-pelting recorded in the Eastern Railway zone over the past year, a surging security crisis in West Bengal’s Malda district is casting a long shadow over the Ministry of Railways’ most ambitious projects. The ...

    12 February 2026 Indian Express
    Kolkata gears up for higher secondary exams: Here’s a look at traffic curbs from February 12

    With the Higher Secondary Examinations in West Bengal set to begin on Thursday, February 12, the Kolkata Police on Monday evening issued a notification regulating the movement of vehicles and pedestrians in the city limits on all days of ...

    11 February 2026 Indian Express
    West Bengal SIR final roll to now be published on Feb 28

    The Election Commission on Tuesday extended the schedule for the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in West Bengal by two weeks. The final electoral roll of the state will now be published on February 28.The EC’s decision ...

    11 February 2026 Indian Express
    Assembly polls near, Mamata Govt advances launch of allowance scheme for jobless youths

    With the Assembly elections approaching, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, in a surprise move, on Tuesday advanced the launch of Banglar Yuvasathi – allowance scheme for educated jobless youth – from April 1, instead of August 15.Addressing mediapersons ...

    11 February 2026 Indian Express
    Houses, shops, orchards: Bengal Police confiscate properties of Humayun Kabir’s daughter’s father-in-law

    The West Bengal Police Monday began the process of freezing the properties of Shariful Islam, the father-in-law of suspended Trinamool Congress MLA Humayun Kabir’s daughter, on charges of involvement in drug trafficking.According to police sources, properties worth Rs 10.73 ...

    11 February 2026 Indian Express
    From mandal chiefs to MLAs: Bengal BJP to seek grassroots inputs on Assembly poll candidates

    With the 2026 Assembly elections round the corner, political parties in West Bengal are busy preparing candidate lists, poll strategies, and manifestos. For the first time, the Opposition BJP has decided to seek inputs from district leaders before finalising ...

    11 February 2026 Indian Express
    Coal smuggling case: ED arrests 2 traders in West Bengal after marathon interrogation

    The Enforcement Directorate (ED) Monday arrested two coal traders in connection with coal smuggling cases after multiple rounds of interrogation. The arrested accused have been identified as Kiran Khan and Chinmoy Mondal.As per sources, Chinmoy is a close associate ...

    11 February 2026 Indian Express
    TMC councillor arrested for death of elderly man, BJP alleges VIP treatment to him

    A Trinamool Congress (TMC) councillor has been arrested for the death of an elderly man in his ward in North Barrackpore in North 24 Parganas district.TMC councillor Rabindranath Bhattacharya allegedly hit 81-year-old Tulsi Adhikari during a protest against illegal ...

    10 February 2026 Indian Express
    ‘Still waiting after 18 months’: On her 33rd birthday, parents of RG Kar rape-murder victim reject political offers to fight for justice

    Two years after her brutal rape and murder, the parents of the trainee doctor at Kolkata’s RG Kar Medical College and Hospital marked what would have been her 33rd birthday Monday, holding on to the hope that they will ...

    10 February 2026 Indian Express
    79,347 more girls to appear in Bengal higher secondary exams

    In West Bengal, more girls than boys are appearing for this year’s higher secondary exams. A total of 395,079 girls (55.60%) are taking the exams, compared to 315,732 boys (44.40%), with 79,347 more girls appearing than their counterparts.The West ...

    10 February 2026 Indian Express
    Bengal SIR 2.0: Name dropped from the final roll? How to reapply and reclaim your voting rights

    Discovering your name missing from the final electoral roll can feel like a door closing on your civic rights. However, the Election Commission (EC) has a “safety net” in place. Even as the final list of the electoral rolls ...

    10 February 2026 Indian Express
    How Mamata govt is offsetting spending hike in cash transfer schemes for women

    While the TMC government in West Bengal spent more than the budgetary allocation for its flagship women-centric direct cash benefit schemes, such as Lakshmir Bhandar, Kanyashree and Rupashree, it substantially reduced spending in several social welfare and educational schemes.The ...

    10 February 2026 Indian Express
    Tears in Calcutta HC as judges order reunion of minor sisters with parents after 3 years of separation over ‘torture’

    After spending nearly three years in a government-run home, three minor girls have finally been reunited with their parents, from whom they were separated because of alleged torture, thanks to a Calcutta High Court order.A division bench comprising Justice ...

    10 February 2026 Indian Express
    Panchayat Amendment Bill passed: TMC says it’s for stability, BJP calls it ruling party’s political insurance

    In the last hours of the Budget Session on Saturday, the West Bengal Assembly passed the Panchayat (Amendment) Bill, 2026, which gives a three-year immunity to panchayat office-bearers from no-confidence motions.The Bill raises the bar for filing no-confidence motions ...

    10 February 2026 Indian Express
    How Class 10 students are using AI tools to cheat in Bengal’s Madhyamik 2026 exams

    The West Bengal Board of Secondary Education (WBBSE) is facing a new challenge during the Madhyamik examinations for Class 10: the use of artificial intelligence (AI) for cheating.On Saturday, the Board reported that 12 candidates were caught with mobile ...

    9 February 2026 Indian Express
    ECI to accept domicile certificate and residency documents for SIR in Bengal

    The Election Commission of India has issued a formal notification to the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of West Bengal laying down strict parameters for the acceptance of Permanent Resident Certificates (PRC) during the 2026 Special Intensive Revision (SIR).Citing previous ...

    9 February 2026 Indian Express
    Tax litigation is a testament to a living legal order, says Justice R Mahadevan

    Supreme Court Justice R Mahadevan on Saturday emphasised that tax litigation is not a sign of system failure, but rather a testament to a living legal order that responds, corrects, and recalibrates itself.Addressing a seminar on Direct Taxes organised ...

    9 February 2026 Indian Express
    Kolkata Metro disrupted again due to second suicide attempt at Rabindra Sarobar in 4 days

    Kolkata Metro services were disrupted once again Sunday morning following an alleged suicide attempt by a passenger at the Rabindra Sarobar station. The incident involving a person jumping onto the tracks prompted an immediate suspension of service.According to Metro ...

    9 February 2026 Indian Express
    Drop boxes, toll-free number: BJP starts campaign to collect public suggestions for party’s manifesto for Bengal Assembly polls

    The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Saturday launched the Sankalp Patra Paramarsha Yatra seeking suggestions from the electorate to draw up the party’s election manifesto in West Bengal.At the launch event in the BJP’s Salt Lake office, the party’s state ...

    8 February 2026 Indian Express
    Lakshmir Bhandar amount increased by Rs 500 in West Bengal: check eligibility and how to apply

    Lakshmir Bhandar Scheme 2026: West Bengal government has raised the monthly grant under the Lakshmir Bhandar scheme by Rs 500, from this month. The increase was announced by state Finance Minister Chandrima Bhattacharya while presenting the 2026–27 Budget in ...

    8 February 2026 Indian Express
    Bengal SIR phase 2: 5 lakh voters don’t turn up for hearings, face deletion

    The names of at least 5 lakh voters are likely to be deleted from the electoral roll during the second phase of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise in West Bengal as they have not responded to hearing notices ...

    8 February 2026 Indian Express
    ‘I’m trapped, have no link with RG Kar corruption’: Whistleblower-turned-accused Akhtar Ali as he tried to surrender in court

    Former deputy superintendent of Kolkata’s RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, Akhtar Ali, arrived at the special CBI court in Alipore Saturday to surrender in connection with the case of financial irregularities at the state-run facility.Ali, the key whistleblower ...

    8 February 2026 Indian Express
    Bengal Madhyamik examination: 19 candidates debarred for possessing mobile phones in exam halls

    The West Bengal Board of Secondary Education (WBBSE) stated that 13 candidates have been barred from taking the Madhyamik (Class 10 Board) examination after being caught with mobile phones inside examination halls on Friday.Among those 13 candidates, four each ...

    8 February 2026 Indian Express
    ‘Have stopped counting days’: Pushed to Bangladesh, Sweety Bibi and sons continue their agonising wait to return to India

    For Sweety Bibi, 33, and her two children, Qurban, 6, and Imran, 12, it has been more than seven months since they were picked up by the Delhi Police and pushed into Bangladesh. Confined in a house in Chapainawabganj, ...

    8 February 2026 Indian Express
    Kolkata’s Kavi Subhash Metro Blue Line platform has ‘structural issues’: Ashwini Vaishnaw

    Kolkata Metro Kavi Subhash station latest news: Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Friday said there are structural issues at the Kavi Subhash Metro station on Kolkata Metro’s Blue Line. He also clarified that no structural distress has been found ...

    7 February 2026 Indian Express
    BJP MLA Agnimitra Paul’s remark on minorities sparks row in Assembly

    Chaos erupted on the third day of the ongoing Assembly budget session on Friday after TMC MLAs protested against their BJP counterpart Agnimitra Paul’s remark over budgetary allocation to madrasas as she claimed the minority community was fostering the ...

    7 February 2026 Indian Express
    Bengal budget: Govt aims for record Rs 4,500 cr revenue amid transport dept’s green & digital push

    The West Bengal Transport Department is targeting a record revenue collection of Rs 4,500 crore for the 2025-26 financial year, driven by a major push towards green and digital mobility.State Finance Minister Chandrima Bhattacharya, while speaking at the Assembly ...

    7 February 2026 Indian Express
    ICC T20 World Cup: Going to Eden Gardens on match days? Watch out for these traffic curbs, diversions in Kolkata

    To ensure public safety and smooth traffic flow during the ICC T20 World Cup matches, the Kolkata Police Commissioner has issued a comprehensive traffic notification detailing road closures and diversions. The regulations will be in effect on match days ...

    7 February 2026 Indian Express
    Bengal Interim Budget: Before polls, Mamata govt doles out cash to women, jobless youths

    Laying out a Rs 4.06 lakh crore interim Budget, weeks ahead of the Assembly elections in West Bengal, the Mamata Banerjee-led TMC government has doled out cash sops to women and youths, and also hiked Dearness Allowance (DA) for ...

    7 February 2026 Indian Express
    Social media influencer Shamik Adhikary’s arrest in wrongful confinement case sparks a political war between BJP, TMC

    The arrest of Kolkata-based social media influencer Shamik Adhikary for allegedly forcibly detaining and assaulting a woman sparked a political confrontation in West Bengal amid allegations of criminal violence and political vendetta.Adhikary, widely known by his handle “YourNonsane,” was ...

    7 February 2026 Indian Express
    Darjeeling to Diamond Harbour: Towns to get modernisation push

    In a renewed push to develop urban infrastructure, Minister of State for Finance Chandrima Bhattacharya on Thursday announced plans to modernise at least 25 towns and cities.Presenting the interim Budget in the Assembly, Bhattacharya said that the government has ...

    7 February 2026 Indian Express
    Social media influencer booked for confining woman, physically assaulting her

    Police have booked a Kolkata-based social media influencer for allegedly confining a 22-year-old woman at his house for nearly 20 hours and physically assaulting her, officials said.According to police, the accused, a resident of Behala, was the complainant’s friend.In ...

    6 February 2026 Indian Express
    New ‘bio-warrior’ species discovered in Bay of Bengal ecosystem; meet the worms thriving where others die

    Despite the heavy human activity and industrial pollution affecting the Bay of Bengal’s coastline, researchers from the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI), in collaboration with international experts, have uncovered two remarkable new marine worm species (polychaetes) from the coasts ...

    6 February 2026 Indian Express
    ‘You are zero and will be zero’: Mamata targets BJP as Assembly discusses Governor Ananda Bose’s address

    West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee tore into the Opposition BJP on Thursday in her response to Governor C V Ananda Bose’s address to the Assembly session, which will be the last before the next state elections. She also ...

    6 February 2026 Indian Express
    Ahead of Bengal 2026 Assembly elections, TMC govt announces Rs 500 hike for Lakshmir Bhandar beneficiaries

    Bengal Minister of State (Finance) Chandrima Bhattacharya announced an increase of Rs 500 per month for beneficiaries of the ‘Lakshmir Bhandar’ scheme during her ‘Vote on Account’ speech on Thursday.Bhattacharya also declared a 4 per cent Dearness Allowance (DA) ...

    6 February 2026 Indian Express
    Colder weekend for North Bengal & Kolkata, mercury to dip by 2-3°Celsius

     Written by Oishiki BhattacharjeeA drop in minimum temperatures by 2-3 degree Celsius is likely across the state over the next two days, the Regional Meteorological Centre, Alipore said on Thursday.According to the weather department, the dip in temperature is ...

    6 February 2026 Indian Express
    ‘This was much needed’: Upper Arrival level at Kolkata airport gets new washroom facility

    In a big relief to passengers arriving at Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport in Kolkata, a new washroom block has opened on the Upper Arrival level, where travellers enter the terminal from the aerobridge.The new facility—the first of ...

    6 February 2026 Indian Express
    ‘No escape route for Mamata’: Suvendu Adhikari leads celebrations after SC orders Bengal to pay DA dues

    Leader of the Opposition Suvendu Adhikari arrived at the West Bengal Assembly on Thursday in a jubilant manner and hailed the Supreme Court’s order on dearness allowance (DA) dues for government employees as a “historic defeat” for the Mamata ...

    6 February 2026 Indian Express
    ECI issues Monday deadline to Bengal govt over non-compliance, hours after Mamata’s SC move

    Hours after West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee made submissions before the Supreme Court in her plea challenging the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in the state, the Election Commission of India (ECI) dashed off a letter ...

    6 February 2026 Indian Express
    ED files supplementary chargesheet in Rs 2,000 crore forex trading scam

    The Enforcement Directorate has filed its third supplementary prosecution complaint against Tushar Patel and five others in connection with TP Global FX/IX Global forex trading scam, under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).A special court (PMLA), Kolkata, took ...

    5 February 2026 Indian Express
    She has returned empty-handed: BJP on Mamata’s SC appearance

    Even as the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) saw party supremo Mamata Banerjee’s intervention in the Supreme Court against the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in West Bengal as a “moral victory” for the party, the Opposition BJP ...

    5 February 2026 Indian Express
    Emergency landing at Kolkata airport as Turkish Airlines plane catches fire

    A Turkish Airlines widebody aircraft carrying 236 people made a “full emergency landing” at Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport in Kolkata Wednesday afternoon after its right engine reportedly caught fire shortly after departure from Kathmandu.Airport authorities confirmed that ...

    5 February 2026 Indian Express
    The friend in Tower 3: How a Kolkata student’s Rs 1.5 crore heist fell apart over an Amazon order

    A bar of soap, an electric saw, and a money counting machine—these were the three unlikely tools that a 19-year-old Kolkata student used to allegedly orchestrate a sensational multi-crore robbery at his friend’s house.The crime came to light after ...

    5 February 2026 Indian Express
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