Kolkata, May 12 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Tuesday expressed gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s blessings for the Ayushman Bharat-Pradhan Mantri Jan Aarogya Yojana rollout in the state and said that the “double-engine government” is committed to ensuring that the healthcare initiative reaches everyone without fail. This came as PM Modi expressed happiness over the implementation of the Ayushman Bharat initiative in West Bengal, saying that the people of the st…
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Kolkata, May 12 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) will take over the investigation into the Chandranath Rath assassination case, officials said on Tuesday. A 7-member Special Investigation Team (SIT), headed by a DIG-rank officer from the CBI, will conduct the investigation.The CBI will take over the case from the West Bengal Police later in the day.Earlier, the Bengal Police had recommended a CBI inquiry into this case.On Monday, the Bengal Police arrested three sharpshooters fro…
New Delhi, May 12 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday expressed happiness over the implementation of Ayushman Bharat- Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana in West Bengal, saying that the people of the state will now have access to the world’s largest healthcare scheme that “guarantees quality” and “affordable medical treatment”. PM Modi took to social media ‘X’ and said, “The welfare of my sisters and brothers of West Bengal is supreme! I’m very happy that the people of the state will…
Kolkata, May 11 (IANS) Trinamool Congress MLA and party spokesperson Kunal Ghosh on Monday congratulated Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari in a Facebook post. Kunal Ghosh wrote: “Congratulations and best wishes to the new Chief Minister of Bengal, Suvendu Adhikari. The Trinamool Congress has a specific statement on the voter list, the looting of voting machines, and the counting process. But since it is a new government and there is a new Chief Minister, I offer my good wishes to them. Congratulat…
New Delhi, May 11 (IANS) The Congress party has launched a stinging critique against the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Election Commission of India (ECI) following high-profile administrative appointments in West Bengal. Senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh expressed strong disapproval over the recent elevation of officials who played central roles in the 2026 West Bengal Assembly elections.The controversy centres on the appointment of Manoj Agarwal, an Indian Administrative Service offic…
Kolkata, May 11 (IANS) The West Bengal government has decided to withdraw the ‘Z-plus’ security cover provided to Trinamool Congress General Secretary and Diamond Harbour MP Abhishek Banerjee, a government official said on Monday.According to the official, the additional security personnel and special pilot car facility allotted to Abhishek Banerjee will no longer remain in force.It may be noted that Abhishek Banerjee had been provided ‘Z-plus’ security cover for more than 10 years. Howe…
Kolkata, May 11 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), Manoj Agarwal, was on Monday appointed as the state’s new Chief Secretary.”The Governor is pleased to appoint Shri Manoj Kumar Agarwal, IAS (WB-1990), Chief Electoral Officer, West Bengal and ex officio Additional Chief Secretary, Home and Hill Affairs (Election), Department, Govt. of West Bengal, as Chief Secretary of West Bengal until further orders. This is issued in the interest of public interest,” a notification issued by Ad…
Kolkata, May 11 (IANS) Money under the state government’s ‘Annapurna Bhandar’ scheme will start flowing into women’s bank accounts from June 1, a state government official said on Monday. During the Assembly election campaign, PM Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah repeatedly promised to implement the Annapurna Bhandar social welfare scheme for women in the state.Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari began fulfilling those promises on the first working day of the new government, Monda…
Kolkata, May 11 (IANS) In his first meeting with departmental secretaries of the West Bengal government, the new Chief Minister, Suvendu Adhikari, on Monday directed the top bureaucrats in the state to focus strictly on eliminating wasteful expenditure to ease pressure on the cash-strapped exchequer inherited by the new government.He also instructed departmental secretaries not to use the tagline “inspired by the Chief Minister” in any state government hoarding, advertisement or plaque, whic…
Kolkata, May 11 (IANS) The new Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in West Bengal, led by Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari, on Monday announced the portfolio distribution for the five other Cabinet ministers who took oath along with him on May 9, 2026.BJP’s former national vice-president and ex-West Bengal unit chief Dilip Ghosh has been allotted the portfolios of Panchayat Affairs & Rural Development and Animal Husbandry.Ghosh was elected this time from the Kharagpur (Sadar) Assembly con…