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Vande Mataram mandatory West Bengal schools, Suvendu Adhikari Vande Mataram directive

West Bengal government makes Vande Mataram mandatory in school morning assemblies

May 14, 2026 8:00 pm

School heads must now ensure students perform Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay’s composition alongside the national anthem.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee during a press conference at Nabanna. (Express Photo)

Mamata govt announces Rs 1,500 monthly allowance under Banglar Yuva Sathi Scheme 2026 - check eligibility, how to apply

February 15, 2026 9:36 am

Banglar Yuva Sathi Scheme prakalpa: Earlier this week, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said that applications for the Banglar Yuva Sathi scheme will open from February 15.

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

Lakshmi Bhandar form fill up 2026 begins: Last date, eligibility, amount - All you need to know

February 16, 2026 4:37 pm

Lakshmi Bhandar Scheme in West Bengal: Launched in 2021, the scheme aims at providing financial assistance to women from economically weaker sections of society.

“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.

Pointing out that the final voters’ list following the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls is due to be published on February 28, Kabir alleged that while most names deleted have been those of Hindus, Muslims were being singled out and harassed through repeated hearings.

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.

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The operations are being personally spearheaded by Kolkata Police Commissioner Ajay Nand

Oath-taking tomorrow in West Bengal, 4,000 cops deployed, 10 lakh people expected

May 08, 2026 1:47 pm

The oath ceremony is scheduled at 10 am and is expected to be attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, chief ministers of BJP-ruled states and senior NDA leaders