Bengal
Surinder Koli, the prime accused in the infamous 2006 Nithari serial killings who was acquitted by the Supreme Court in 2025, was found dead in Haridwar on September 18. The incident followed a national seminar in Visakhapatnam where senior jurists and media professionals scrutinized investigative lapses by the CBI and questioned the lack of media follow-up for the victims’ families.
In a startling turn of events, Surinder Koli, the prime accused in the 2006 Nithari serial killings who was acquitted by the Supreme Court in 2025, was found dead inside his Haridwar tea stall on September 18. The incident closely follows a national seminar in Visakhapatnam where senior jurists and experts scrutinized the press and the CBI over systemic investigative failures that denied justice to victim families.
The Election Commission of India has frozen the Trinamool Congress name and ‘Flowers & Grass’ symbol for the October 6 bypolls, assigning separate interim designations to factions led by Mamata Banerjee and Arup Roy. Amid an urgent Supreme Court challenge by the party supremo, an emerging Congress-Mamata alignment has prompted the resignation of Trinamool’s Nandigram nominee.
Kolkata’s skyline witnessed a historic color change this week as the state’s most important administrative buildings were lit up in saffron for the first time. From the Assembly House to the long-vacant Writers’ Building, the new lighting serves as a symbolic end to the previous era and the start of a new chapter in Bengal’s governance
13th May | West Bengal The first session of the newly elected 18th West Bengal…
On May 11, 2026, the West Bengal government issued a high-level directive to enforce a complete crackdown on cattle smuggling and the immediate closure of all unauthorized cattle markets across the state.
12th May | kolkata Former West Bengal fire and emergency services minister Sujit Bose was…
12th May | West Bengal West Bengal Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Manoj Agarwal was appointed…
The first cabinet meeting of the new Suvendu Adhikari-led West Bengal government was held at Nabanna on May 12, 2026, where several major policy decisions were announced. The meeting marked a significant administrative shift after the BJP formed government in the state for the first time. Ayushman Bharat to be implemented in West Bengal.The cabinet approved the rollout of the central health insurance scheme Ayushman Bharat in the state.
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