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State govt launches verification of Krishak Bandhu beneficiaries

Kolkata, July 5 -- The state Agriculture Department has decided to undertake a comprehensive verification and rationalisation exercise of all existing beneficiaries under the Krishak Bandhu (New) sche... Read More


Syama Prasad Mookherjee's bust vandalised, one held

Kolkata, July 5 -- A day ahead of Union Home minister Amit Shah's scheduled visit to West Bengal to participate in the 125th birth anniversary celebrations of Syama Prasad Mookerjee, a bust of the Bha... Read More


Stones, eggs hurled at homes of Barasat women councillors

Kolkata, July 5 -- Two women TMC councillors of the Barasat Municipality have alleged that unidentified miscreants hurled stones and eggs at their homes late on Friday night after they refused to resi... Read More


Kalyan, Derek leave for Delhi as TMC finalises EC reply

Kolkata, July 5 -- Trinamool Congress MPs Kalyan Banerjee and Derek O'Brien left for New Delhi on Sunday to submit the Mamata Banerjee-led faction's documents to the Election Commission of India, a da... Read More


Return to work or resign: Min tells absentee panchayat heads

Kolkata, July 5 -- Amid reports that a large number of panchayat chiefs have stopped attending their offices following the change of guard in the state, Bengal Panchayats and Rural Development Ministe... Read More


Chief Secretary orders probe into 27.83 lakh rejected Annapurna Bhandar applications

Kolkata, July 5 -- The Chief Secretary has ordered compulsory field-level enquiries into all 27.83 lakh provisionally rejected applications under the Annapurna Yojana across the state, directing offic... Read More


BJP MLA Tarunjyoti Tiwari accuses Tapas Chatterjee of extortion

Kolkata, July 5 -- BJP MLA Tarunjyoti Tiwari has accused former Rajarhat-New Town MLA Tapas Chatterjee of being involved in an extortion racket. Tiwari alleged that building plans were illegally sign... Read More


Jute carpets, health kiosks planned for Tarakeswar Shrabani Mela

Kolkata, July 5 -- The Bengal government has drawn up elaborate arrangements for this year's Shrabani Mela at Tarakeswar, including laying water-sprinkled jute carpets along the 35-km pilgrimage route... Read More


'Over 3L students admitted in 1st phase through CAP'

Kolkata, July 5 -- Admissions through the first phase of West Bengal's Centralised Admission Portal (CAP) for the 2026-27 academic session rose nearly 20 per cent to 3.08 lakh, while female enrolment ... Read More


KMC to audit mutation records, plans in East Kolkata Wetlands

Kolkata, July 5 -- The Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) will undertake a detailed scrutiny of mutation certificates and sanctioned building plans issued for properties in the East Kolkata Wetlands ... Read More