The state government will provide Rs 1 lakh each to the shop owners, who were affected by the Khidirpur’s Orphangunge Market fire, according to reports.
Chief minister Mamata Banerjee and BJP state president Sukanta Majumdar traded sharp barbs on Monday during a heated session in the state Assembly, reigniting political tensions and resurfacing a controversial 2020 incident involving alleged police excesses.
West Bengal's state Assembly descended into chaos on Monday after Speaker Biman Banerjee suspended BJP MLA Manoj Oraon for one day amid uproar over alleged corruption in the education sector.
The All India Minority Organisation (AIMO) has strongly objected to the West Bengal government’s recent decision to shift the Sher Shahabadi community from the OBC-A to OBC-B category in its updated reservation list.
Chief minister Mamata Banerjee has expressed her “deepest anguish” over the incident of vandalisation involving Rabindranath Tagore’s house in Sirajganj, Bangladesh.
Chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday ordered a probe by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) into the case of death of a pregnant woman last week at state-run Medical College & Hospital in the state's West Midnapore district allegedly after being administered with 'expired' Ringer’s Lactate (RL) saline.
The fugitive Palamau tiger has finally sneaked into the Bengal forests, crossing the Subarnarekha River in the early hours of today, in a similar manner to tigress Zeenat – an escapee from Similipal Tiger Reserve, Odisha – who intruded on 20 December last.
Education minister Bratya Basu today lauded chief minister Mamata Banerjee for her unparalleled contributions to the development of north Bengal, asserting that no other chief minister in the state has achieved as much since Independence.
Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said reaching the Gangasagar Mela is tougher than getting to the Mahakumbh in Prayagraj as one has to cross a river to reach the venue.
The state government has started releasing funds for farmers’ crops insurance schemes.
