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Hundreds of women queued up to enroll for the scheme "Lakshmi Bhandar" (Express Photo/File)

Lakshmir Bhandar amount increased by Rs 500 in West Bengal: check eligibility and how to apply

February 08, 2026 5:22 pm

Lakshmir Bhandar West Bengal scheme: The increase in Lakshmir Bhandar scheme was announced by state Finance Minister Chandrima Bhattacharya while presenting the 2026–27 Budget in the state Assembly.

“The BJP’s SIR game is over. One crore names targeted for striking off have been saved, and the victory belongs to the people of Bengal. Our voting rights were being threatened, but the Supreme Court has given them a firm rebuke,” he said. (File Photo)

‘Victory belongs to the people of Bengal’: TMC welcomes Supreme Court’s directions in SIR

January 20, 2026 4:38 am

Bengal CEO says ready to publish names of people issued notices for ‘logical discrepancies’

Putatundu began his political career with the Left student movement and later served as the state president of the Student Federation of India (SFI) in 1979. (Source: X/@PutatundaSamir)

Samir Putatundu, West Bengal Left leader who joined Mamata Banerjee for Singur, passes away at 74

January 12, 2026 11:48 am

Samir Putatundu co-founded the Party for Democratic Socialism along with Saifuddin Choudhury and contested the 2011 Assembly polls against Buddhadeb Bhattacharya.

‘The minority vote will come’ to his new party in 2026, Kabir said. (Express Photo)

Humayun Kabir accuses Mamata of ‘appeasing Hindus’, says Muslim voters shifting towards him

December 29, 2025 7:30 pm

The suspended TMC MLA alleges police harassment since he laid the foundation stone for Babri-like mosque in Bengal

Banerjee laid out detailed instructions for BLAs during SIR hearings.

Mamata asks party BLAs to collect details on micro-observers; says ECI ‘appointed them without telling the state’

December 22, 2025 3:47 pm

Alleging political bias, the Bengal Chief Minister said, ‘They (ECI) are updating the BLO app every day. Whatever the BJP is saying, they are doing the next day’

On Tuesday, around 200 members of a BLO Forum protested outside the Bengal CEO's office, alleging deletion of thousands of genuine voters in the draft electoral roll under the SIR. (Source: File Photo)

BLO forum holds protest near Bengal CEO's office over 'deletion of genuine voters' in draft rolls

December 16, 2025 6:53 pm

The Election Commission (EC) on Tuesday published West Bengal's draft electoral rolls following the Special Intensive Revision (SIR), deleting the names of more than 58 lakh voters on various grounds, including death, migration and non-submission of enumeration forms, officials said.

In 2026, state government employees will be granted 27 holidays under the Negotiable Instruments Act, and 26 holidays under state government orders, adding up the tally to 53. When combined with Saturdays and Sundays, the total tally of non-working days crosses 150. (Express Photo)

January 2026 offers 10 days Bengal government holiday including weekends, here are the dates

December 15, 2025 1:13 pm

With Vivekananda Jayanti, Makar Sankranti, Netaji’s birthday and Republic Day, employees can plan up to 10 days off including weekends

The Centre informed the Supreme Court on Wednesday that it was ready to bring back Sunali Khatun and her son from Bangladesh on "humanitarian grounds". (Express)

Will bring back Sunali Khatun, son from Bangladesh ‘on humanitarian grounds’, Centre tells SC

December 03, 2025 12:58 pm

In June, Sunali Khatoon and her family were picked up in Delhi, where they were working as daily wage workers, and deported to Bangladesh on the suspicion of being foreign nationals.

Enumeration forms and other materials for SIR being distributed to BLOs at the Jessop Building, Kolkata

West Bengal SIR 2025 | SIR 2025 begins: Here's what voters and BLOs need to know

November 06, 2025 3:26 pm

West Bengal SIR 2025 Voter List, Form, documents list, Eligibility: The Election Commission of India (ECI) kicked off the SIR process across the state this week.

Durga Puja Immersion

113 idols to be paraded at Immersion Carnival on Oct 5; Kolkata police announce major traffic curbs

October 04, 2025 3:19 am

State tourism department’s post-Vijaya Dashami immersion carnival on October 5 will see foreign envoys, ministers and thousands of spectators; wide road closures and parking bans to ease crowds

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