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Budget elicits mixed reactions: Relief on essentials, rising costs raise concerns

2 Feb 2026 12:51 AM IST
Kolkata: The Union Budget 2026 has sparked mixed reactions among the public, with relief over price cuts on essentials tempered by concern over higher...

Tourism: ‘Sweetest Part of India’ fails to find a berth in Union Budget

2 Feb 2026 12:50 AM IST
Darjeeling: India’s second most popular international tourist destination found no mention in the Union Budget 2026, a move tourism stakeholders have...

Madhyamik: Kolkata Police announces helpline

2 Feb 2026 12:50 AM IST
Kolkata: Ahead of the Madhyamik, Kolkata Police has announced special arrangements, including a dedicated helpline number, to ensure that examinees...

Centre’s Varanasi–Siliguri high-speed rail pitch seen as ‘poll move’

2 Feb 2026 12:50 AM IST
Kolkata: With an eye on the upcoming Bengal Assembly elections, the Centre has proposed a Varanasi–Siliguri high-speed rail corridor in the Union...

MSMEs take centre stage as Bengal industry backs Central Budget

2 Feb 2026 12:49 AM IST
Kolkata: Industry chambers, business leaders and sector experts in West Bengal have broadly welcomed the Union Budget 2026–27, with a strong consensus...

CREDAI WB flags affordable housing gap in Union Budget

2 Feb 2026 12:49 AM IST
Kolkata: The real estate industry in West Bengal has welcomed the Central Budget’s continued thrust on infrastructure but expressed strong...

Several IPS officers & 52 Inspectors moved

2 Feb 2026 12:48 AM IST
Kolkata: Just a day after Peeyush Pandey was appointed Bengal’s new Director General of Police (DGP) and several senior IPS officers were reshuffled,...

Union Budget 2026 leaves North Bengal’s tea industry disappointed

2 Feb 2026 12:47 AM IST
Alipurduar: Despite North Bengal being represented by four BJP MPs, the Union Budget 2026 has failed to offer any relief to the region’s tea...

Matigara: Probe ordered into ‘encroachment’ of DI Fund land

2 Feb 2026 12:47 AM IST
Siliguri: Darjeeling District Magistrate Manish Mishra has ordered an investigation into allegations of encroachment on DI Fund land in the Matigara...

Malda mango traders frustrated as Budget fails to deliver on PM’s promise

2 Feb 2026 12:47 AM IST
Malda: Frustration ran high among mango traders and growers in Malda with the Union Budget failing to translate Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s promise...

Finish riverine route repairs before MCC comes into effect: Irrigation dept to officials

2 Feb 2026 12:47 AM IST
Jalpaiguri: With the announcement of the state Assembly election schedule likely to be made soon, the state Irrigation department has issued urgent...

Trader held for selling raw materials for illicit liquor

2 Feb 2026 12:46 AM IST
BALURGHAT: The Balurghat Police on Saturday evening arrested a trader for allegedly selling raw materials used in the manufacture of banned country...
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