Arrop Biswas at Judges’ court to visit lawyer’s chamber Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court’s division bench on Tuesday adjourned the hearing of a case challenging interim protection granted to former sports minister Aroop Biswas till July 2.Satadru Dutta, the organiser of Messi’s ‘GOAT India Tour’, had filed a case before the division bench of ACJ…
Kolkata: The BJP govt in Bengal has reduced the fund allocation for the minority affairs and madrassa education department in its first state budget, cutting the outlay by Rs 3,548 crore, or over 60%, compared with the previous Trinamool govt’s interim budget for 2025-26 in Feb.Presenting the state budget for 2026-27 on Monday, finance minister…
KOLKATA: A day after presenting the maiden BJP budget in the state, finance minister Swapan Dasgupta said much of the praise that has been heaped on the proposals is because people are overwhelmed to discover hope after half a century of despair.“The budget appears to be great because we, the people of Bengal, had given…
Kolkata/Siliguri: The Bengal govt will conduct a techno-economic feasibility study for developing metro links in the Durgapur-Asansol industrial corridor and the Siliguri-Jalpaiguri business hub.The announcement made in the BJP govt’s maiden state budget on Monday is also the first initiative to develop metro links beyond Kolkata. At present, Maharashtra has metros in Mumbai, Nagpur and…
Syama Prasad birth anniv now a holiday. KOLKATA: Chief minister Suvendu Adhikari announced that July 6 will be observed as a state holiday every year to mark the birth anniversary of Syama Prasad Mookerjee, founder of Bharatiya Jana Sangh and the first Union industry minister in Nehru’s cabinet. The state govt has proposed an allocation…
India’s rooftop solar sector is booming, but West Bengal is being left in the dark. Despite a nationwide surge in clean energy, West Bengal remains one of the country’s slowest adopters, holding just 67 megawatts (MW) of installed rooftop solar capacity as of March 2026.To put that in perspective, West Bengal’s total capacity is less…
2nd airport for Kol region | page 1The state budget unveiled plans for a 2nd airport for the Kolkata region and new airports at Purulia, Balurghat and Malda. It also announced plans for the expansion of the airport in Cooch Behar.Govt hunts for 1k acres for airport near Kalyani | page 3Kolkata: Signalling a major…
KOLKATA: Former Tarakeswar municipality chairman and senior Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Sapan Samanta was allegedly humiliated by local residents in West Bengal’s Hooghly district over allegations of corruption.According to news agency ANI, an angry group of locals garlanded Samanta with shoes and forced him to perform sit-ups while holding his ears.The locals also pelted him…
Kolkata: Finance minister Swapan Dasgupta announced a climate-focused budget framework to strengthen resilience, protect ecosystems and support sustainable livelihoods across West Bengal.For 2026-27, the govt allocated Rs 200 crore to establish the Bengal Climate Resilience Fund and the West Bengal Climate Finance Facility. These will support the state action plan on climate change, attract external…
Kolkata: The state health department has ordered all senior residents (SRs) posted across various medical colleges and other government health facilities via an order in March to register for fresh counselling, following an uproar over a bypassed merit-based selection procedure.The controversy erupted earlier this year when a newly introduced Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) removed mandatory…
