The state Assembly today passed Clinical Establishments Bill 2025 with an aim to bring transparency and to put a leash on patients’ treatment expenses.
The Trinamul Congress on Tuesday launched a sharp counterattack against BJP MLA and chief whip of the Opposition, Sankar Ghosh, after he raised the issue of alleged eviction of tribal tea growers from forest land in Cooch Behar during a recent session of the state Assembly.
BSF troops under the Raiganj Sector of the North Bengal Frontier apprehended three Bangladeshi nationals—Mohenur Islam, Moriyam Khatun, and Bappi Roy—on Monday while they were attempting to cross the international border illegally from Bangladesh into India.
In a significant crackdown on illegal cross-border infiltration, Krishnaganj police on Tuesday arrested two Bangladeshi nationals and two local agents from a residence in the Nalupur border area. The four were later produced before the District Judge’s court in Krishnagar.
A major shake-up is underway within the youth wing of Bengal’s communist party, with growing indications that Minakshi Mukherjee, the fiery leader who brought the Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI) into sharp public focus through street mobilisation and mass movements in West Bengal, may soon be stepping down from her post as the state secretary.
Continuous rainfall has been lashing Kolkata and large parts of South Bengal since Monday night, with heavy showers forecast to continue through Tuesday and Wednesday, the regional meteorological office said.
West Bengal’s Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari today visited the fire-ravaged Kidderpore market in Kolkata and raised questions over the delay in firefighting response, suggesting the blaze may not have been accidental.
At a meeting of the state cabinet on Monday, the Chief Minister directed her cabinet ministers to start a large outreach programme explaining to common people about the preparation of the new OBC list.
One Trinamul Congress worker was murdered on Monday night in the Basirhat area of North 24-Parganas district. Four persons have been arrested by police so far in connection with the incident.
West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee was presented with a framed photograph of the Jagannath Temple at Digha beach by Assembly Speaker Biman Banerjee at the state legislature.
