New Delhi, May 24 (IANS) BJP spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla on Sunday accused the Trinamool Congress of oppressing Hindus in West Bengal while the party was in power in the state. Moreover, he alleged that the Congress has become a “party of abuses”.Speaking to IANS regarding the FIR registered against Uttar Pradesh Congress Chief Ajay Rai, Poonawalla said: “Congress has become a party of abuses instead of Gandhian values.”Referring to the Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi’s “traito…
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Kolkata, May 24 (IANS) After Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari announced a ‘zero tolerance’ policy on illegal construction in the state, the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) has started sending notices for violations at various places in the West Bengal state capital. On Sunday, municipal workers raided six areas in Kolkata to demolish illegal constructions.Of the six, the civic body started demolishing three illegal constructions in Tiljala, Kasba and Beliaghata amid tight security to prevent …
Kolkata, May 24 (IANS) Former Trinamool Congress Rajya Sabha member and doctor Santanu Sen has congratulated and thanked the new BJP government in the state and Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari. He posted on social media on Saturday night, congratulating the new government on the steps being taken in the health sector.Santanu was a Rajya Sabha member from Trinamool and was accused of making anti-party comments during the RG Kar movement. He was later suspended from the Trinamool. However, Santanu…
Kolkata, May 23 (IANS) West Bengal Governor R.N. Ravi on Saturday ordered a departmental probe against Resident Medical Officer (RMO) Dr Avik Dey, whose name had surfaced both in connection with the rape and murder of a woman junior doctor at the state-run R.G. Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata in August 2024 and the multi-crore financial irregularities case linked to the institution.Dey, considered a close confidant of former R.G. Kar principal Sandip Ghosh, was also arrested by the C…
Kolkata, May 23 (IANS) The West Bengal government on Saturday issued a notification declaring May 28 as the Id-Ud-Zoha (Bakrid) holiday this year, cancelling the earlier notification issued under the previous Mamata Banerjee-led regime that had declared a two-day holiday on May 26 and May 27.”In terms of Notification No. 4188-F(P2) dated 27 November, 2025, 26 May, 2026 (Tuesday) and 27 May, 2026 (Wednesday) were declared as public holidays on account of the Day before Id-Ud-Zoha (Bakrid) and Id-…
Kolkata, May 23 (IANS) Those who are currently enjoying the “Swasthya Sathi” scheme in West Bengal now will automatically be enrolled for the benefits under the “Ayushman Bharat” scheme from July this year, Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari announced on Saturday. While “Ayushman Bharat” is the central health insurance scheme, “Swasthya Sathi” is the state’s own health insurance scheme introduced by the previous Mamata Banerjee-led regime. To keep the “Swasthya Sathi” scheme e…
Kolkata, May 23 (IANS) After the change of government in West Bengal, Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari has taken a big step to bring transparency in the recruitment process in the state. From now on, it will be mandatory to provide carbon copies of OMR sheets to the candidates who appeared for the tests.Chief Minister Adhikari made the announcement at a government-organised job fair in Sealdah in central Kolkata. He said, “Carbon copies should be provided to every young man and woman candidates. …
New Delhi/Kolkata, May 22 (IANS) The new and ninth Chief Minister of West Bengal, Suvendu Adhikari, on Friday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Delhi and claimed to have received assurances from the Prime Minister for all necessary Central assistance in smoothly running the new Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led state government in West Bengal and implementing all the development and welfare projects in the state as promised by his party before the recently concluded Assembly elections.“This m…
New Delhi, May 22 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister, Suvendu Adhikari’s meetings with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah, and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh in New Delhi are significant – both politically and strategically.Politically, it can largely be linked to an imminent state Cabinet expansion – as the Adhikari government currently comprises only five ministers – apart from addressing other administrative issues.Strategically, the highlight of the “double engine…
Kolkata, May 22 (IANS) The West Bengal Transport Department has issued a notification listing identity documents that women must carry to avail free rides on state-run buses, a scheme announced earlier this month by the state’s new Suvendu Adhikari-led government.The notification, issued on Thursday, states that carrying a valid ID is mandatory to ensure that women residents of the state benefit from the scheme.The list of the identity documents specified by the state transport department includ…