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Soon, evening OPDs in govt hospitals across Bengal

Kolkata, Feb. 13 -- State Health department has decided to keep the outpatient departments (OPDs) of various state-run hospitals across Bengal functional in the evening for three hours, which will be ... Read More


'Jolt to saffron camp in Moyna' as BJP leader joins TMC

Kolkata, Feb. 13 -- In a major jolt to the saffron camp ahead of the upcoming Assembly elections, an "influential" BJP leader from East Midnapore, Chandan Mondal, joined Trinamool Congress on Friday. ... Read More


Now, 4 surgeries allowed in pvt hospitals under 'Swasthya Sathi'

Kolkata, Feb. 12 -- People in Bengal will now be able to undergo four surgeries - hernia operation, hydrocelectomy, fissurectomy and arthroscopic surgeries in private hospitals under state government'... Read More


Is Opposition parties' unity disintegrating ahead of polls?

Kolkata, Feb. 12 -- The question of whether Opposition unity is fraying ahead of the Assembly polls, and whether this could give the ruling Trinamool Congress a psychological edge, is being widely dis... Read More


Bongaon: Only 59K attend SIR hearings out of 2.17L

Kolkata, Feb. 11 -- The BJP had attempted to reassure the Matua community that there was no cause for concern if the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) was implemented in West Bengal. However, these ass... Read More


Centre practising 'subscription-based federalism', neglected Bengal: Abhishek

Kolkata, Feb. 10 -- Trinamool Congress (TMC) national general secretary and Diamond Harbour MP Abhishek Banerjee on Tuesday used the floor of Parliament to voice sharp concerns over the "Centre's negl... Read More


No Rohingya among 58L deleted voters: TMC

Kolkata, Feb. 10 -- In the face of BJP's relentless allegations that illegal Bangladeshi and Rohingya immigrants were present in large numbers in Bengal, which could influence the electoral outcome, t... Read More


BJP 'mirrors TMC-style grassroots outreach'

Kolkata, Feb. 10 -- The Bengal unit of the BJP has adopted an outreach strategy similar to that of the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) as it steps up preparations ahead of the crucial Assembly polls. ... Read More


Some TMC Rajya Sabha MPs likely to be in Assembly poll candidate list

Kolkata, Feb. 9 -- At a time when an "aggressive" political climate prevails in Bengal surrounding the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls and the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) outli... Read More


Bengal plans 46K km of new rural roads before elections

Kolkata, Feb. 6 -- Ahead of the forthcoming Assembly elections, the state government has set an ambitious target to revamp rural road infrastructure, proposing construction of 46,000 km of new rural r... Read More