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Bengal tables Rs 4.06L cr Interim Budget with welfare, jobs push

6 Feb 2026 12:51 AM IST
Kolkata: The West Bengal government on Thursday tabled a Rs 4.06 lakh crore Interim Budget in the state Assembly for the 2026–27 financial year, with...

Mamata claims 1.72 cr lifted out of poverty, blames Centre over ‘deprivation’

6 Feb 2026 12:51 AM IST
Kolkata: Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday claimed that her government had brought more than 1.72 crore people out of poverty, while...

TMC flays Home Min as ‘500 of 807 missing in Delhi were women’

6 Feb 2026 12:46 AM IST
Kolkata: “India has never witnessed a Home Minister as catastrophically unfit as Amit Shah, and Delhi today stands as his living indictment,” the...

SC tells state to pay 25% DA now, balance from March 2026

6 Feb 2026 12:45 AM IST
Kolkata: The Supreme Court has directed the West Bengal government to immediately release 25% of pending Dearness Allowance (DA) arrears to its...

Railway to operate 94 trips of Holi special trains to reduce passenger rush

6 Feb 2026 12:45 AM IST
Kolkata: Eastern Railway will run 94 trips of Holi Special trains this year to manage the expected surge in passenger traffic during the festival...

Metro commissions platform screen door model room

6 Feb 2026 12:45 AM IST
Kolkata: Metro Railway, Kolkata, commissioned, on Thursday, a platform screen door (PSD) model room at the Central Park depot campus to train the...

Cabinet clears Rs 2,250-cr ‘Nodi Bandhan’ project, JSW land transfer, new varsity

6 Feb 2026 12:44 AM IST
Kolkata: The state government, on Thursday, took some major decisions at the Cabinet meeting held at the chamber of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee in...

Youth arrested for role in girlfriend’s husband’s murder

6 Feb 2026 12:44 AM IST
Kolkata: A youth was arrested for his suspected involvement in the murder of his girlfriend’s husband in Bongaon.According to sources, a few days ago,...

Blue Line Metro services disrupted after passenger suicide bid

6 Feb 2026 12:44 AM IST
Kolkata: Blue Line (Dakshineswar–Shahid Khudiram) Metro services were disrupted for nearly one hour on Thursday afternoon after a passenger attempted...

WBCHSE makes CCTV, frisking mandatory for HS exams

6 Feb 2026 12:43 AM IST
Kolkata: The West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education (WBCHSE) has made the installation of CCTV cameras at the entrances and confidential...

‘Magistrate can order further probe after final report’

6 Feb 2026 12:43 AM IST
Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court has held that a Magistrate is legally empowered to permit further investigation even after submission of a final...

JU invites applications for evening courses

6 Feb 2026 12:43 AM IST
Kolkata: University has invited applications from Indian nationals for admission to one-year evening diploma and advanced diploma courses in Indian...
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