Bengal
With just a day left for the opening of the 49th International Kolkata Book Fair, the Boimela prangon in saltlake awaits to attract crowd from all across the globe. The usual winter afternoon calm is broken by the sound of hammering, and the smell of fresh paint as workers are determined to complete the preparations on time.
The Supreme Court on Monday (January 19, 2026) criticised the Election Commission for the “stress and strain” caused, through its ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise, to the ordinary people of the State of West Bengal, where 1.36 crore people, almost 20% of the population, have received notices from the poll body to explain “logical discrepancies” in their names and family backgrounds
Ruling dispensation Trinamool Congress and principal Opposition outfit BJP are shouting of reaping political advantage before Assembly election even though dust is yet to settle on a Enforcement Directorate (ED) raid at two offices of I-PAC in Kolkata recently. With chief minister and TMC supremo, Mamata Banerjee storming into the office of I-PAC, her party’s political consultant and emerging with a green file and a lap top stated to be containing TMC poll game plan, senior TMC leaders are claiming political advantage while her action is being looked upon as an instance of obstructing governmental investigation by the saffron camp.
In Bengal, even a health survey can turn political. That’s what happened this week when Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee raised eyebrows over a mental health study being carried out by AIIMS-Kalyani.
t is almost final that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be in West Bengal on August 22 to attend two programmes, one administrative and one political.
In a decision that blends tradition with vision, the West Bengal Cabinet, led by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, has given the green signal to “Durga Angan”—a permanent temple complex dedicated to Goddess Durga. Much like the recently opened Jagannath temple in Digha, the idea is to keep the magic of Durga Puja alive, not just for a few festive days in autumn, but throughout the year.
A dispute has emerged between the Election Commission of India (ECI) and the West Bengal government over alleged irregularities in voter list revisions.
First air-conditioned (AC) local trains have been started in West Bengal starting from August 10, 2025. Developed by Chennai-based Integral Coach Factory (ICF), this new AC EMU train promises to be a game changer for the state’s rail network.The train has been allocated to the Sealdah Division of Eastern Railway (ER).
In a direct challenge to the BJP and Union Home Minister Amit Shah over the detention and deportation of Bengali migrants, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee demanded that Shah show his parents’ birth certificates.
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