West Bengal's Minority Affairs Department budget has increased tenfold since the TMC came to power. CM Mamata Banerjee highlights the government's commitment to minority welfare and development. Read more.
West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee announced a trade receivable portal, welfare board, and export hubs to boost the state's 60-lakh trading community, targeting a massive expansion of GI-tagged products.
West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee will address a massive traders' meet in Kolkata as voter list hearings begin. Key events include a cab drivers' rally and police sports meet. Get the latest updates.
West Bengal Sports Minister Aroop Biswas resigns for an unbiased probe into the Lionel Messi event chaos at Salt Lake Stadium. CM Mamata Banerjee to oversee the department. Read the full story.
West Bengal Sports Minister Aroop Biswas has offered to resign following the controversy surrounding Lionel Messi's Kolkata event. Get the full details on the political fallout.
Production at Bengal's Ashoknagar oil field is imminent as ONGC and the state government finalize the deal. Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri highlights the ₹1,000 crore investment and recent regulatory progress. Read more.
President Droupadi Murmu withholds assent to West Bengal bills aiming to replace Governor with CM as university chancellor. A major setback for Mamata Banerjee's administration.
BJP's Suvendu Adhikari pledges to bring Lionel Messi to Bengal if party wins power, triggering a sharp retort from TMC. A political football match begins. Read the full story.
The Election Commission publishes West Bengal's draft electoral roll for 2026 Assembly polls. Learn how to check your name online/offline, key dates, and steps for discrepancies.
Suspended TMC MLA Humayun Kabir announces a massive Quran recital event in West Bengal's Birbhum district next month, aiming to gather one lakh participants. Get the full story.
West Bengal govt launches massive 9,000+ km rural road project. CM Mamata Banerjee to inaugurate centrally. Details on transparency, funding, and district-level plans here.
West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee declares an ongoing battle against divisive forces. She criticizes the BJP's policies and vows to protect secularism. Read her full statement.
West Bengal politics heats up as TMC suspends MLA Humayun Kabir for planning a foundation ceremony on December 6, the Babri Masjid demolition anniversary. Security heightened across the state.
Trinamool Congress suspends MLA Humayun Kabir for planning a Babri-style mosque foundation on Dec 6. Defiant Kabir announces resignation, new party. Political storm erupts in Murshidabad. Read the full story.
West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee claims the Election Commission's SIR is a ploy by Amit Shah to impose President's Rule. She urges calm, vows to block NRC and addresses Waqf data controversy.
Trinamool Congress suspends Bharatpur MLA Humayun Kabir for communal rhetoric. The rebel legislator announces plans to form his own party by December 22. Read the full story.
West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee announces the operational start of the state's largest 660 MW supercritical thermal power unit in Sagardighi from December 10, boosting power for 16.7 lakh families and creating 26,000 jobs. Read more.
West Bengal govt deploys 23 senior IAS officers to monitor & accelerate key welfare projects across districts ahead of assembly elections. Get the full list of officers and districts.
West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee launches a fierce attack on BJP over SIR, vows to never allow NRC or detention camps in the state. Read the full story.
West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee will speak at the Byabasayi Sammelan 2025, a massive gathering of over 12,000 traders and MSMEs in Kolkata. The event aims to shape Bengal's business future.
West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee holds anti-SIR rallies in Malda as AIMIM protests her govt's U-turn on Waqf law in Kolkata. Key political developments unfold on December 3.
West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee announces Rs 2 lakh aid for families of 39 who died in SIR-panic, likens BJP-led Centre to British rulers. Get the latest political updates from Kolkata.
West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee announces Rs 2 lakh compensation for families of 39 individuals, including BLOs, whose deaths are linked to the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls. Read the full story.
CM Mamata Banerjee presents Trinamool's 12-year achievements: 2 crore jobs, 4.4X GDP growth, and 1.7 crore out of poverty. Key schemes like Lakshmir Bhandar detailed. Read the full analysis.
Bengal LoP Suvendu Adhikari refutes CM's claim of lifting 1.7 crore from poverty. He demands public lists of employed, questions closed exchanges & halted schemes. Read the full political clash.
West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee will lay the foundation for the 15-acre Durga Angan temple complex in New Town this December. The Rs 262 crore project aims to boost religious tourism, following a record 24 crore visitors in October 2025.
West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee rejects detention camps, criticises Centre's 'forceful' orders to state officers. Announces compensation for SIR-related deaths and launches 15-year governance 'Panchali'.
West Bengal government releases 2026 holiday list with over 150 days off for employees. Includes 12-day Durga Puja break. Check full details and central govt holidays here.
West Bengal govt floats new tender for Tajpur deep sea port, offering 1000 acres freehold land. Adani Group may bid again. Pre-bid meeting in Jan 2026.
Retired Calcutta High Court judge Justice Rabindranath Samanta appointed as West Bengal's Lokayukta. He will probe corruption complaints against public functionaries. Details inside.