Raids on overloaded vehicles, Rs 4 lakh collected as fine
After instructions from chief minister Mamata Banerjee to take action against all errant vehicles carrying overloaded goods and damaging roads and highways in West Bengal
After instructions from chief minister Mamata Banerjee to take action against all errant vehicles carrying overloaded goods and damaging roads and highways in West Bengal
In a major embarrassment for the BJP in West Bengal, state secretary Nabarun Nayek has been removed from his post following allegations of corruption.
Raj Bhaban has also formed a two-member panel to probe the details of reports carried in some media.
Ahead of the 2026 West Bengal Assembly elections, the BJP has repeatedly accused the state government of antiHindu bias, citing incidents in Murshidabad's Beldanga and neighboring Bangladesh.
Despite BJP's poor performance in the six Assembly by-elections, West Bengal BJP president and Union minister Sukanta Majumdar confidently stated that they will claim power in Bengal in 2026 through the people's mandate.
Members of the All Bengal University Teachers' Association condemned the 'event of atrocities by the police' on the agitators.
Earlier, on October 11, the central agency Enforcement Directorate (ED) arrested Trinamool Congress MLA Manik Bhattacharya in connection with the West Bengal teacher's recruitment scam.
Earlier on Tuesday Union Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia urged West Bengal, Delhi and Punjab among eight states to reduce VAT on Air Turbine Fuel (ATF) for facilitating air connectivity to Tier-II, Tier-III cities.
India has shown great commitment and leadership in lifting people out of poverty, especially among the poorest in the country, says Shoko Noda, Resident Representative, UNDP India.
Apart from political leaders, other individuals like recipients of state government awards like Banga Ratna and Shiksha Ratna, doctors and industrialists from the region, will also be invited to attend the Bijoya Sammilani, where a cultural programme will also be held, sources have said.
