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  • Kalyan Banerjee alleges head injury in stone pelting day after assault on fellow TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee

    Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Kalyan Banerjee staged a sit-in protest on Sunday morning, alleging that he was attacked and injured while arriving at the Chanditala police station to submit a memorandum against the arrest and detention of party workers.The ...

    1 June 2026 Indian Express
    Annapurna Bhandar Yojana in West Bengal: Rs 3,000 to be credited – How to link Aadhaar with bank account

    Annapurna Bhandar Yojana West Bengal: The application process for the Annapurna Yojana in West Bengal will start on Monday (June 1, 2026). On May 27, Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari-led state government launched the application form to provide eligible women ...

    1 June 2026 Indian Express
    Abhishek Banerjee roughed up on way to meet violence victim; Opposition claims vendetta

    TMC general secretary Abhishek Banerjee was heckled and eggs thrown at him at Sonarpur in South 24 Parganas on Saturday when he was on his way to meet the family of a victim killed allegedly in the post-poll violence ...

    31 May 2026 Indian Express
    0ver 400 alleged Bangladeshi migrants detained in holding centres across Bengal

    In the first seven days after opening holding centres across the state, the West Bengal administration has so far apprehended around 400 alleged Bangladeshi citizens for deportation.According to the state administration, the highest number of detentions are from the ...

    31 May 2026 Indian Express
    Abhishek Banerjee assault: 5 arrested, 2 detained in Sonarpur after overnight raids

    The West Bengal police have picked up seven people in connection with the assault on Trinamool Congress (TMC) national general secretary and MP Abhishek Banerjee in Sonarpur.According to senior police officials, a suo motu case was registered, following which ...

    31 May 2026 Indian Express
    From clean classrooms to toilets: West Bengal schools told to complete reopening preparations by May 31

    The West Bengal School Education Department has issued a set of instructions to ensure that the school environment, infrastructure, and quality of education meet the requisite standards before June 1.The state government schools will reopen on June 1 after ...

    31 May 2026 Indian Express
    Eggs thrown, shirt torn: TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee comes under attack at Bengal’s Sonarpur hours after getting CID summons

    Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP and National General Secretary Abhishek Banerjee was heckled and pelted with eggs on Saturday evening while visiting Sonarpur to meet the family of a TMC worker who was allegedly a victim of post-poll violence.The incident ...

    31 May 2026 Indian Express
    Adopt mandatory family planning to bring population under control: BJP Bengal chief to CM

    Stating that it was imperative to control population growth of West Bengal, state BJP president Samik Bhattacharya on Saturday asked Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari to adopt effective policies, including mandatory family planning.Sharing the stage with the chief minister during ...

    31 May 2026 Indian Express
    Free vaccination drive against HPV begins in Bengal’s health centres for girls aged 14 years

    Newly-elected West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari Saturday launched a statewide vaccination campaign against the human papillomavirus (HPV), that aims to protect adolescent girls against cervical cancer, news agency PTI reported.The vaccination drive will be conducted at 881 government ...

    31 May 2026 Indian Express
    Abhishek Banerjee summoned by West Bengal CID amid Assembly signature row

    The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of the West Bengal Police Saturday summoned Trinamool Congress MP and former West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee’s nephew Abhishek Banerjee.A four-member team from the detective department first went to Abhishek Banerjee’s Harish Mukherjee Road ...

    31 May 2026 Indian Express
    On fast lane, Dilip Ghosh rides superbike without a helmet, some in awe, others criticise

    Panchayat Minister Dilip Ghosh turned heads on Thursday morning when he was spotted riding a luxury superbike without a helmet outside Eco Park in New Town.Cruising down the road with a pillion behind him, the senior BJP leader stopped ...

    31 May 2026 Indian Express
    Census in Bengal from Aug 1, Adhikari says ‘not linked to politics’

    Accusing the previous TMC government of changing West Bengal’s demographic composition by “encouraging infiltration,” Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Friday said the Census was “extremely necessary” and should not be linked to politics.“Because of the Census, a large number ...

    30 May 2026 Indian Express
    Massive storm, 88 kmph wind hit Kolkata: 7 dead, widespread damage reported

    Heavy rain lashed Kolkata and other parts of West Bengal on Friday, leaving seven people dead and causing widespread damage. Flight operations were also hit, with several diverted or delayed.The weather office said a squall passed over Alipore in ...

    30 May 2026 Indian Express
    3 months to mend habits, then fine for violations: Bengal cracks down on littering

    In a significant move against littering, the West Bengal government is set to impose strict fines from September 1 for throwing plastic waste or garbage on roads.Agnimitra Paul, Minister for Urban Development and Municipal Affairs, has said that a ...

    30 May 2026 Indian Express
    Chingrighata cleared, VIP Road next: When will Orange Line reach Kolkata airport?

    For residents living along VIP Road in Kolkata, a direct Metro ride has long been a distant dream. While the northern and southern suburbs of Kolkata gradually wove themselves into the city’s rapid transit network, this bustling corridor has ...

    30 May 2026 Indian Express
    Bengal CID probes ‘fake signature’ charge in TMC MLAs’ letter of support to Shobhandeb for LoP post

    The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of West Bengal Police is probing the allegations of fake signatures of TMC MLAs in its letter to the Assembly Secretariat for backing Shobhandeb Chattopadhyay as the Leader of Opposition – a Cabinet Minister-rank ...

    30 May 2026 Indian Express
    Court reserves order on former Bengal DCP’s plea for Grade 1 status in jail

    A vacation court in Kolkata on Thursday rejected the bail plea of history-sheeter and real estate developer Biswajit Poddar alias Sona Pappu and sent him and former Deputy Commissioner of Police Santanu Sinha Biswas to judicial custody till June ...

    30 May 2026 Indian Express
    Kolkata Metro completes Aluminium third rail upgrade on underground Blue Line for faster train operations

    Kolkata Metro aluminium third rail upgrade: The Kolkata Metro railway has completed the Aluminium third rail upgrade across the entire underground section of its Blue Line. With this upgrade, the 40-year-old conventional Steel third rail system has been replaced with ...

    30 May 2026 Indian Express
    Parambrata Chattopadhyay moves Calcutta High Court over FIR linked to 2021 social media post

    Actor-director Parambrata Chattopadhyay moved the Calcutta High Court Wednesday, seeking to quash an FIR registered against him at the Gariahat police station last week. The matter has been scheduled for a hearing on May 29 before the vacation bench ...

    30 May 2026 Indian Express
    TMC in disarray, Mamata Banerjee targets turncoats with ‘Girgit’ poem

    Amid turmoil in the Trinamool Congress (TMC) following its defeat in the West Bengal Assembly elections, Mamata Banerjee has penned a satirical poem, titled ‘Girgit’ (chameleon), targeting turncoats in her party.“Koto nebe choritro bodlate/ chorontole koto utkoch dhon/ ar ...

    30 May 2026 Indian Express
    Annapurna Yojana: From land to children’s education, what the 11-page form asks for

    The West Bengal Government Wednesday released the application form for those who want to avail themselves of the benefits under the Annapurna Yojana, which will replace the Lakshmir Bhandar scheme launched by the previous government led by Mamata Banerjee.The ...

    29 May 2026 Indian Express
    ‘Misogyny, verbal abuse’: TMC’s Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar writes to Lok Sabha Speaker against Kalyan Banerjee

    Trinamool Congress MP Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar Thursday wrote to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla seeking permission to lodge a formal complaint against party colleague and lawmaker Kalyan Banerjee, alleging that he had repeatedly verbally abused her inside Parliament.In her ...

    29 May 2026 Indian Express
    Bengali filmmaker Anik Dutta’s death: Police find note addressed to daughter; last rites today

    Acclaimed Bengali filmmaker Anik Dutta, who allegedly died by suicide on Wednesday, left behind a note addressed to his daughter Oishi, stating that nobody was responsible for his death, the police said, adding that they are verifying the handwriting. ...

    29 May 2026 Indian Express
    West Bengal Annapurna Yojana form 2026 released: How to download and apply offline

    West Bengal Annapurna Yojana: The West Bengal government on Wednesday launched the ‘Annapurna Yojana’ application form to provide eligible women in the state with monthly financial assistance of Rs 3,000. The scheme will replace the Lakshmir Bhandar scheme, which ...

    28 May 2026 Indian Express
    Calcutta High Court acquits professor who was sentenced to 20 years in jail in POCSO case, slams probe, asks govt to compensate

    Slamming the police for “total ignorance of basic investigative protocols,” the Calcutta High Court has overturned the conviction of a college professor, who was sentenced to 20 years in prison by a lower court under the POCSO Act in ...

    28 May 2026 Indian Express
    Absconding TMC MLA Dilip Mondal arrested from Puri hotel in BJP workers’ threat case

    The West Bengal Special Task Force (STF) on Wednesday arrested Trinamool Congress MLA Dilip Mondal from Puri in Odisha in connection with cases registered against him for allegedly threatening BJP workers at a rally. The Bishnupur MLA had been ...

    28 May 2026 Indian Express
    As flow to border outpost in Bengal continues, Border Guard Bangladesh hinder entry

    While the flow of people seeking to cross over into Bangladesh continued at Hakimpur border outpost in North 24 Parganas Wednesday, the “pushback” will not be easy. Sources said the Bangladesh Border Guards has raised objections to people coming ...

    28 May 2026 Indian Express
    Kakoli Ghosh quits all party posts, but says ‘not leaving TMC’

    Once one of the closest aides of TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee, Lok Sabha MP Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar resigned from all party posts, including chairperson of TMC’s women wing, on Wednesday.This comes a day after the Barasat MP and six ...

    28 May 2026 Indian Express
    How PWD plans to cut and lift Kolkata’s giant Lionel Messi statue in one piece for relocation

    The 70-foot statue of football icon Lionel Messi installed on the busy VIP Road corridor in Kolkata’s Lake Town will first be secured with heavy-duty cables as part of its relocation, according to authorities. Then, a 40-tonne crane will ...

    28 May 2026 Indian Express
    Boy feels sick at Kolkata school, dies after fall; father alleges negligence

    The death of a Class 3 student due to injuries he suffered in a fall at a school in Kolkata has triggered protests and allegations of negligence. On Tuesday, several parents staged a protest outside Maharishi Vidya Mandir in ...

    28 May 2026 Indian Express
    Half-clad, handcuffed accused paraded through Howrah streets; videos go viral

    In a crackdown that has sparked debate over policing methods, the Howrah police Monday publicly paraded a former Trinamool Congress leader accused in post-poll violence, a dismissed Home Guard arrested for extortion, and a local alleged gangster through the ...

    28 May 2026 Indian Express
    FIR against Mamata Banerjee in Siliguri for ‘provocation, hurting religious sentiment’

    An FIR has been registered against former West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee in Siliguri for alleged criminal intimidation and hurting religious sentiments for her remarks in the Assembly poll campaign in North Bengal earlier this year.The cybercrime unit ...

    28 May 2026 Indian Express
    NIA arrests 15 in Malda over blockade, detention of judicial officers during West Bengal SIR

    The National Investigation Agency (NIA) Monday arrested 15 people from West Bengal’s Malda district in connection with the road blockades and illegal detention of judicial officers engaged in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise of electoral rolls ahead ...

    27 May 2026 Indian Express
    Annapurna Yojana verification: Who may lose eligibility under West Bengal’s new welfare scheme

    Annapurna Yojana verification: With less than a week left for the launch of the Annapurna Yojana portal,  preparations are underway to accommodate new applicants for the scheme. The scheme will replace the Lakshmir Bhandar scheme launched in 2021 by ...

    27 May 2026 Indian Express
    Visva-Bharati to set up AIIMS-standard medical college in Santiniketan, invites DPR bids

    Medical science may soon be taught at Visva-Bharati, West Bengal’s only central university and a UNESCO World Heritage institution. The university authorities have initiated plans to establish an All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS)-standard medical college and hospital ...

    27 May 2026 Indian Express
    Rift in TMC? MP Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar, 2 MLAs attend BJP government meeting

    Days after she revolted against the Trinamool Congress (TMC) leadership, party MP Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar on Tuesday attended an administrative meeting held by West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari. Two TMC MLAs also joined the meeting held at Kalyani ...

    27 May 2026 Indian Express
    2 days after government order, 1 detention facility opens in Bengal, another on way

    Within 48 hours of the West Bengal BJP government ordering establishment of holding centres in all districts across the state for essentially Bangladeshis and Rohingya, a detention facility was opened in Murshidabad, while preparations are on to set up ...

    26 May 2026 Indian Express
    Kolkata’s 70-ft Messi statue has ‘structural deficiencies’, could be removed

    Kolkata’s iconic 70-foot statue of Lionel Messi, unveiled last year by the football superstar himself, could now be removed after an inspection, following a complaint by the locals, found structural flaws in it.The Public Works Department on Monday conducted ...

    26 May 2026 Indian Express
    Bengal bureaucrat accused of murder was on run, drunk driving got him arrested

    Prashanta Barman, a bureaucrat who was on the run in a kidnapping and murder case, ended up in the police net last night due to drunk driving in Kolkata’s Bidhannagar, better known as Salt Lake.Barman, an officer of the ...

    26 May 2026 Indian Express
    Job aspirants to elderly land grab victim, midnight queues for Bengal CM Adhikari’s Janatar Darbar

    West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari met over 100 participants at his second ‘Janatar Darbar’ (People’s Court) held at the Salt Lake office of the Bharatiya Janata Party on Monday.Although the Darbar was supposed to start at 9 am, ...

    26 May 2026 Indian Express
    Kolkata Police tight-lipped after team visits Abhishek Banerjee’s residence

    Political circles were abuzz after a Kolkata Police team, comprising officers in standard white uniforms and plainclothes, visited Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Abhishek Banerjee’s Harish Mukherjee Road residence in south Kolkata on Monday.The surprise police visit came amid a ...

    26 May 2026 Indian Express
    ‘Jail for anyone with a BJP flag demanding money’: Samik Bhattacharya’s promise to Bengal business leaders

    West Bengal BJP president and Rajya Sabha MP Samik Bhattacharya Monday assured a delegation of business leaders of an ecosystem free of extortion and political interference.“If anyone carrying a BJP flag demands money at your factory gate, inform us ...

    26 May 2026 Indian Express
    Kolkata Metro Chingrighata Update: Girder launching work completed ahead of schedule

    Kolkata Metro Chingrighata Update: The long-pending girder launching work on the Chingrighata section of Kolkata Metro’s Orange Line has been completed ahead of schedule. The stretch is an important part of the corridor linking New Garia with Sector V ...

    26 May 2026 Indian Express
    West Bengal orders holding centres for Bangladeshis, Rohingyas awaiting deportation

    The West Bengal Government on Friday ordered the establishment of holding (detention) centres in all districts across the state.The order was issued by the Secretary of the Home and Hill Affairs Department to the state police chief, the Commissioner ...

    25 May 2026 Indian Express
    Kolkata land-grabbing case: After Shantanu Sinha Biswas, 30 more police officers under ED watch

    Sources in the Enforcement Directorate (ED) Saturday said the investigating agency has seized several incriminating documents and digital evidence in its probe into the Kolkata land grab case.According to the sources, the three accused in the case – Biswajit ...

    25 May 2026 Indian Express
    Mamata Banerjee slams BJP govt’s ‘bulldozer politics’, questions mandate

    In her first major public address via Facebook Live since her party lost power in West Bengal, Trinamool Congress (TMC) chairperson Mamata Banerjee on Sunday launched a scathing attack on the new BJP government, accusing it of unleashing “bulldozer ...

    25 May 2026 Indian Express
    Suvendu sets Falta victory target for Nandigram bypoll, assigns key role to brother

    Buoyed by the BJP’s emphatic win in the Falta Assembly repoll, Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Sunday set a similar victory target for his party in a bypoll to the Nandigram seat he resigned from as MLA after choosing ...

    25 May 2026 Indian Express
    West Bengal flags 300 flooding ‘black spots’, Agnimitra Paul orders anti-electrocution drive during monsoon

    As West Bengal prepares for an early monsoon in June, the state government is taking steps to mitigate large-scale waterlogging in the urban areas and has identified over 300 waterlogging-prone “black spots” throughout the state, including 22 within the KMC area.Some ...

    25 May 2026 Indian Express
    Suvendu Adhikari vows to build ‘golden Falta’ as BJP wins repoll by 1.09 lakh votes

    The BJP won the Falta Assembly repoll in West Bengal on Sunday, with its candidate, Debangshu Panda’s, polling 1,09,021 more votes than his nearest rival. While Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari hailed the results, the TMC’s Abhishek Banerjee accused the ...

    25 May 2026 Indian Express
    Bengal man who sold jhalmuri to PM Modi gets death threats; security tightened

    On receiving a complaint of death threats, Jhargram police have provided security to Bikram Kumar Sahu, who shot to limelight after Prime Minister Narendra Modi bought jhalmuri from his stall during the election campaign in West Bengal.Sahu has complained ...

    25 May 2026 Indian Express
    Bengal gets Rs 3,000 crore Central aid, Ayushman Bharat card rollout from July: Suvendu

    More than six crore beneficiaries currently covered under the West Bengal Government’s Swasthya Sathi scheme will now be brought under the Centre’s Ayushman Bharat health insurance programme from July, Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari announced Saturday.Adhikari made the announcement after ...

    24 May 2026 Indian Express
    Bengal Government cuts Bakrid holiday to 1 day, revises earlier order

    The newly elected BJP government in West Bengal has reduced the Bakrid holidays from two days to one day, according to a notification issued by the state Finance Department Friday. The earlier two-day holiday had been introduced during the ...

    24 May 2026 Indian Express
    TMC councillor Sanjay Das found dead in his home; police hint at suicide

    A TMC councillor from South Dum Dum Municipality was found hanging in his home in north Kolkata on Saturday, said police. Sanjay Das, 50, represented Ward Number 18 and was considered very influential in the South Dum Dum area.According ...

    24 May 2026 Indian Express
    West Bengal caps school bag weight at 10% body weight, restricts homework

    The days of carrying heavy bags to schools are finally over in West Bengal, as the newly elected BJP government in the state on Friday issued guidelines capping the school bag weight at 10 per cent of a child’s ...

    24 May 2026 Indian Express
    Government to introduce new recruitment policy in next Assembly session: Bengal CM Suvendu Adhikari

    West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari said Saturday that the state government will introduce a new recruitment policy in the next Assembly session.Speaking to reporters at the Rozgar Mela in Kolkata’s Sealdah area, the chief minister said the image ...

    24 May 2026 Indian Express
    ‘Illegal structure’ of ex-RG Kar principal Sandip Ghosh’s house to be razed in 45 days

    The Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) has ordered the demolition of a portion of the roof of the residence of Sandip Ghosh, the former principal of RG Kar Medical College and Hospital over allegations of unauthorised construction.KMC officials had previously ...

    24 May 2026 Indian Express
    South Bengal braces for severe heat and storms; heavy rain to lash North Bengal districts

    A massive influx of moisture from the Bay of Bengal, coupled with a shifting cyclonic circulation, has triggered a split-weather system across West Bengal. While North Bengal braces for heavy to very heavy downpours over the next few days, ...

    23 May 2026 Indian Express
    Garga Chatterjee granted bail 10 days after arrest

    Garga Chatterjee, the founder of Bangla Pokkho, has been granted bail. On Friday, the Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM) Court in Kolkata approved his interim bail.The court granted his bail against a bond of 2,000 rupees. He was arrested by ...

    23 May 2026 Indian Express
    ‘From Delhi to Bangladesh jail, finally a ray of hope,’ – Sweety Bibi and her two children are set to return, a year after push back

    A lot has changed in West Bengal since the summer of last year, including a contentious Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls that has spilled over into tribunal hearings, and the voting in of a government that has ...

    23 May 2026 Indian Express
    West Bengal’s Annapurna Yojana portal to go live from June 1; here’s how to apply online

    Annapurna Yojana portal: The West Bengal government is set to launch the Annapurna Yojana portal on June 1 to accommodate new applicants for the scheme. Aimed at providing financial assistance to women from economically weaker sections of society, the ...

    23 May 2026 Indian Express
    Kolkata Municipal Corporation session cancelled, Trinamool councillors hold ‘protest meet’ outside locked room

    A day after Municipal Commissioner Smita Pandey cancelled the scheduled session of the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC), Trinamool Congress (TMC) councillors led by KMC Chairperson Mala Roy held a ‘protest session’ at the Councillors’ club room in the KMC ...

    23 May 2026 Indian Express
    ‘Smart card, zero value ticket’: Know how women can avail free travel in government buses in Bengal

    The West Bengal state transport department Thursday issued a notification detailing the procedure for women to avail free rides on state-run buses from June 1.“Whereas in order to enhance womens’ empowerment and to improve their access to transport facility, ...

    23 May 2026 Indian Express
    RG Kar rape-murder: Calcutta High Court orders CBI SIT probe into ‘hush-up’ allegations

    The Calcutta High Court on Thursday ordered the setting up of a three-member Special Investigation Team (SIT) of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to investigate allegations that there were attempts to “hush up” the RG Kar Medical College ...

    22 May 2026 Indian Express
    ‘Complete prohibition’: Bengal govt staff barred from sharing information with media without prior nod

    The new BJP government in West Bengal has barred its employees and officers from interacting with the media without prior permission, according to a circular issued by Chief Secretary Manoj Agarwal.In the circular issued on May 19, Agarwal reiterated ...

    22 May 2026 Indian Express
    Calcutta High Court declines to stay cattle slaughter notice, asks govt to decide on exemptions for Bakrid within 24 hours

    Refusing to put a stay on the West Bengal government’s order regulating the slaughter of cattle in the state, the Calcutta High Court on Thursday left it to the newly formed BJP government to decide on exemptions in view ...

    22 May 2026 Indian Express
    Lawyer files complaint against actors Parambarta and Swastika for their 2021 posts on X, says they instigated violence against BJP workers

    A police complaint was lodged against two Bengali actors – Parambrata Chatterjee and Swastika Mukherjee – in Kolkata, alleging that their posts on social media in 2021 after TMC’s victory in the Assembly elections instigated political violence against BJP ...

    22 May 2026 Indian Express
    ED raids underway in Kolkata, Murshidabad locations in Sona Pappu extortion and land grab case

    The Enforcement Directorate Friday carried out fresh raids across multiple locations in West Bengal in connection with a money laundering case involving alleged criminal Biswajit Poddar alias Sona Pappu and arrested Kolkata police officer Shantanu Sinha Biswas.According to ED ...

    22 May 2026 Indian Express
    ‘Voting without fear for first time in a decade’: Falta repoll sees 88.13% turnout, voting peaceful

    “This is the first time in the last ten years that we are coming to vote without silent eyes following us. Even on April 29, we had a similar experience, but today the atmosphere is completely different,” said 47-year-old ...

    22 May 2026 Indian Express
    ‘We want a change in system, not just colour of ruling party’s flag’: CM Adhikari in North Bengal

    On his maiden visit to north Bengal after being sworn in as Chief Minister of the state, Suvendu Adhikari on Wednesday asserted that the BJP government will fulfil all the promises the party made while campaigning for the recently ...

    22 May 2026 Indian Express
    ‘Complete prohibition’, ‘strict compliance’: Bengal cites rules about employees’ interaction with media

    The new BJP Government in West Bengal has barred its employees and officers from interacting with the media without prior permission, according to a circular issued by Chief Secretary Manoj Agarwal.In the circular issued on May 19, Agarwal reiterated ...

    22 May 2026 Indian Express
    Centre provides Y category security to TMC Lok Sabha MP Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar

    The Centre has provided Y category security to Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar after a review of her threat profile, sources said, adding the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has extended the CISF security cover to the ...

    22 May 2026 Indian Express
    ‘Detect, delete, deport’: Suvendu’s new policy against ‘infiltrators’ in Bengal

    West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Wednesday announced a new “detect, delete and deport”’ framework against “infiltrators” in the state.The state government also announced to hand over a 27-km stretch of land to the Border Security Force (BSF) ...

    21 May 2026 Indian Express
    Car pooling, work from home, Swadeshi goods: Here are austerity steps by new West Bengal government

    In one of its first initiatives, the BJP Government in West Bengal has launched an austerity drive in response to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s call to save fuel amid the ongoing crisis in Iran and West Asia.In an order ...

    21 May 2026 Indian Express
    TMC MLAs protest Bengal post-poll violence, sparse turnout draws attention

    Two weeks after the West Bengal Assembly election results, Trinamool Congress (TMC) MLAs on Wednesday staged a protest against post‑poll violence and the eviction of hawkers at Sealdah and Howrah stations, at the Legislative Assembly premises. However, of the ...

    21 May 2026 Indian Express
    ‘Both communities facing distress’: Naushad Siddiqui writes to CM Suvendu Adhikari over Bengal slaughter rules

    Following in the footsteps of senior Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, Indian Secular Front (ISF) leader and Bhangar MLA Naushad Siddiqui Monday wrote to Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari, raising concerns regarding West Bengal’s new animal slaughter guidelines.Siddiqui has highlighted ...

    21 May 2026 Indian Express
    Demolish in 7 days or face action: Kolkata civic body serves notices to 17 properties linked to Abhishek Banerjee

    Properties linked to Trinamool All India General Secretary and MP Abhishek Banerjee are under scrutiny, with the Kolkata Municipal Corporation sending notices to 17 addresses associated with the party’s second-in-command over alleged unauthorised construction.In the notice issued under Section ...

    21 May 2026 Indian Express
    Absconding for 3 months, Sona Pappu arrested after he ‘walks into’ ED office

    On the run for over three months, Biswajit Poddar alias Sona Pappu was finally arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Monday.A real estate developer from Ballygunge in Kolkata, Sona Pappu has been on the ED radar in an ...

    21 May 2026 Indian Express
    Suvendu government sets up panels to probe corruption, crimes against women under Mamata regime

    The BJP government in West Bengal on Monday announced two Commissions, led by retired High Court judges, to probe into allegations of “institutional corruption” and crimes against women in the state during the previous TMC regime under Mamata Banerjee.Speaking ...

    20 May 2026 Indian Express
    Suvendu aide murder: CBI arrests key accused from Uttar Pradesh

    The Central Bureau Of Investigation on Monday arrested Raj Kumar Singh, believed to be a key accused in the murder of West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari’s aide Chandrakant Rath, officials said Monday.Singh, who also goes by an alias ...

    20 May 2026 Indian Express
    Bengal government ends religion-based welfare schemes, scraps OBC list

    The West Bengal BJP government on Monday held its second Cabinet meeting under the leadership of Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari, where it took several key decisions including a monthly assistance of Rs 3,000 to women under the Annapurna Bhandar ...

    19 May 2026 Indian Express
    Stone-pelting will end in Bengal like Kashmir’: Suvendu Adhikari after Park Circus violence

    A Day after the protests in Kolkata’s Park Circus turned violent, Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari issued a stern warning to protesters Monday, asserting that just as “stone-pelting was successfully ended in Jammu and Kashmir, it will soon be completely ...

    19 May 2026 Indian Express
    Adhir seeks Suvendu’s intervention on animal slaughter guidelines: ‘Unease, unrest among Muslims’

    Days after the new BJP government in West Bengal issued directives to all district administrations to ensure strict adherence to the West Bengal Animal Slaughter Act and issued guidelines, senior Congress leader and former MP Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury has ...

    19 May 2026 Indian Express
    ‘Messi fiasco’: New BJP govt in Bengal orders probe, says event tickets may be refunded

    The newly elected BJP government in West Bengal will launch a fresh investigation into the December 13 ‘Messi fiasco’, with officials within the administration hinting that the tickets for the event might be refunded.The superstar footballer visited Kolkata’s Salt ...

    19 May 2026 Indian Express
    Former TMC minister files police complaint against Abhishek Banerjee, senior cop

    Former TMC minister Giasuddin Molla has filed a police complaint against the party’s second-in-command, Abhishek Banerjee, for alleged threats and intimidation. This comes days after an FIR was registered against Banerjee over alleged provocative speeches during the recent West ...

    19 May 2026 Indian Express
    Deocha Pachami coal block: Bengal BJP alleges scams, seeks compensation data

    Having formed the government for the first time in West Bengal, the BJP has turned its attention toward alleged irregularities in Deocha Pachami, the country’s largest coal block.A delegation of BJP MLAs held a meeting with the District Magistrate ...

    18 May 2026 Indian Express
    Violent protest in Kolkata against demolition, namaz curbs, 20 held, 3 cops injured

    A protest against the recent demolition drive in Tiljala, and the new BJP government’s ban on offering namaz on the roads, turned violent in Kolkata’s Park Circus area on Sunday, leaving three police personnel injured and several vehicles damaged. ...

    18 May 2026 Indian Express
    Suvendu government orders re-verification of 1.69 crore caste certificates, dials up heat on SIR deletions

    In a major decision, the newly elected Suvendu Adhikari-led BJP government in West Bengal has ordered re-verification of around 1.69 crore caste certificates issued in the state since 2011, when the Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress (TMC) had first come ...

    18 May 2026 Indian Express
    Asansol violence: Mob ‘pelts stones’, ‘vandalises’ police outpost over curbs on mosque loudspeakers

    Violence broke out in West Bengal’s Asansol on Friday night after a mob allegedly pelted stones and vandalised a police post following complaints against the volume of loudspeakers at a mosque. At least seven people have been arrested in ...

    18 May 2026 Indian Express
    Asian Games gold medalist, who fought on TMC ticket, claims Bengal home torched

    Asian Games gold medal-winning athlete Swapna Barman, who unsuccessfully contested from the Raiganj Assembly seat on a TMC ticket this year, on Saturday alleged that miscreants tried to set her house ablaze in Jalpaiguri, police said.She later lodged a ...

    18 May 2026 Indian Express
    ‘Causing confusion and unrest’: Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury writes to CM Suvendu Adhikari over Bengal’s animal slaughter rules

    Senior Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury has sought Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari’s intervention to mitigate the “unease and confusion” triggered by the West Bengal government’s recently issued animal slaughter guidelines.Chowdhury wrote a letter to the newly elected Chief Minister ...

    18 May 2026 Indian Express
    ‘Criminal intimidation’- FIR against Abhishek Banerjee for his poll campaign remarks on Amit Shah

    Police on Friday registered an FIR against TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee under non-bailable sections for his remarks against Union Home Minister Amit Shah at an election rally last month.The FIR was registered on a complaint lodged by one Rajiv ...

    17 May 2026 Indian Express
    ‘Let those who want to leave, go; I will repaint TMC offices’: Mamata Banerjee says she will rebuild party

    After the TMC suffered a setback in Bengal, party chief and former Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday convened a meeting and urged party leaders to help rebuild the organisation. News agency PTI also quoted her as saying that ...

    17 May 2026 Indian Express
    Protest erupts after police stop namaz on road in Kolkata locality

    Tension prevailed in Kolkata’s Rajabazar area on Friday when a group tried to offer namaz on the road despite a recent ban by the new Suvendu Adhikari-led government on such activities at public places.The situation spiralled out of control ...

    17 May 2026 Indian Express
    From domestic help to MLA: Starting new job, Kalita Maji says she knows pain of poor

    Kalita Maji, the newly elected MLA from West Bengal’s Ausgram, must get used to a different schedule. The 38-year-old, who worked as a domestic help before the polls, is set to start work as an elected public representative.“Now it ...

    17 May 2026 Indian Express
    Kolkata’s Vidyasagar Setu to shut down on Sunday for repairs. Check full diversion plan

    Written by Avantika BasuThe Kolkata police have announced a full-day closure of Vidyasagar Setu on Sunday, May 17, for repair and rehabilitation work, including the replacement of stay cables, holding-down cables, and bearings. The restriction will remain in force ...

    16 May 2026 Indian Express
    Women’s helpline, geo-tagging-based garbage complaint: Here are the latest initiatives of the new BJP government in Bengal

    Written by Avantika BasuA series of civic and public safety initiatives, including a plan for an integrated women and child emergency helpline mechanism, geo-tagging-based garbage complaint system, and stricter parking regulations, are the latest announcements from the new BJP ...

    16 May 2026 Indian Express
    Uphold law and order, HC tells Adhikari govt after Mamata argues in post-poll violence case

    The Calcutta High Court on Thursday directed the West Bengal government to “strictly maintain law and order at the ground level” in the wake of Trinamool Congress’s allegations of widespread post-poll violence in the state.The High Court also directed ...

    16 May 2026 Indian Express
    RG Kar case: Former Kolkata Police commissioner among 3 IPS officers suspended for ‘mishandling’ probe

    West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Friday said three IPS officers have been suspended on charges of mishandling the RG Kar doctor rape and murder case. Vineet Goyal, the then Kolkata Police Commissioner, Abhishek Gupta, the then Deputy ...

    16 May 2026 Indian Express
    Adhikari government allows CBI to file charge sheets against 9 Bengal officials accused of corruption

    The West Bengal government Wednesday gave approval to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to file charge sheets against nine government officials allegedly involved in recruitment scams during the erstwhile Trinamool Congress-led regime. Among these officials, eight are accused ...

    15 May 2026 Indian Express
    First-time MLA Rathindra Basu set to become West Bengal Speaker

    Rathindra Basu, BJP MLA from Cooch Behar South constituency, is slated to be the new Speaker of the West Bengal Assembly.BJP’s parliamentary party has chosen Basu as its candidate with the election for Speaker scheduled on Friday. Though it ...

    15 May 2026 Indian Express
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