Rituals at Jagannath Dham temple to begin from 9 am.

Report says state government may determine employees’ Dearness Allowance based on its own financial capacity.

Digha Jagannath Temple Prasad Controversy: LoP Suvendu Adhikari counters Mamata govt’s statewide door-to-door delivery of prasad from Digha Jagannath temple by proposing his own distribution of prasad from Puri Jagannath temple in his district.

The directive is part of a Rs 20.26 crore library development grant provided to 2,026 schools across the state, with each school receiving Rs 1 lakh

This meeting marked the first courtesy call by the new Bangladesh High Commissioner to any Indian Chief Minister

Having already received two notices for “absenteeism”, Dr Banerjee is reportedly set to receive a third

During an argument, he purportedly said, “You (police) have turned the law into a sex worker in Sonagachi"

The India Meteorological Department issued orange and yellow alerts for Sunday, a day after widespread thunderstorms swept West Bengal.

The Calcutta High Court’s ruling effectively mandates the Regional Passport Office to recognise the transgender identity card as a valid document.

The Kaliganj seat fell vacant in February after the demise of incumbent TMC MLA Nasiruddin Ahmed.

A teachers' association leader has said the West Bengal government should prioritise increasing honorariums for midday meal workers and building boundary walls, developing playgrounds and libraries for schools.

TMC MP Rachana Banerjee said, “It is very sad that students are sitting in their classroom with umbrellas. In my constituency, many such schools are there because the previous MP did nothing"

Although they were both released around three hours later, the incident led to protests by BJP workers and a political firestorm

According to investigators, it was his divorce about six years ago that triggered a shift in his personality, making him increasingly reserved and cut off from the world. Somewhere along the line, he also lost his job.

The TMC has fielded 38-year-old Alifa Ahmed, the daughter of Nasiruddin Ahamed and a BTech graduate who works in a renowned IT company. While the BJP has picked Ashish Ghosh, a local panchayat member and former mandal president.

The BJP, however, said the restart of the MGNREGA scheme in the state would not “solve the problems”.

“We acted within the Supreme Court’s guidelines, and the categorisation was done by the state OBC Commission, not the government,” the CM said at a press conference at Nabanna, the state secretariat.

According to the NIA, the four newly named accused were actively involved in the criminal conspiracy and execution of the attack using explosives and firearms

During the hearing, Justice Sinha questioned the state’s silence on the matter and observed, “ Why is it not in the public domain?"

This comes days after Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee presented the new OBC list in the Assembly

All seven hailing from West Bengal were picked up by Maharashtra Police during an anti-immigrant crackdown in Mumbai and its adjoining areas last week

She further assured that a new market will be constructed at the affected site with “a modern, scientific and safe design, including a proper fire management system”

As the chief minister spoke, BJP MLAs, including Shikha Chatterjee and Shankar Ghosh, stood up in protest

In Kolkata Police Commissionerate, a new post of Joint Commissioner of Police (Legal) has been set up, who will look after the legal framework of sensitive cases