West Bengal’s Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has once again demonstrated her artistic talent by composing the lyrics for the theme song of the Tala Prattoy Durga Puja committee in Kolkata. The committee, which is marking its centenary year, was excited to have Banerjee create the song for their ‘Bij Angan’ (seeds in the courtyard) concept. The song was skillfully performed by State Minister Indranil Sen, who also unveiled the music video on Wednesday.
The government of West Bengal is facing pushback from various industrial firms, such as UltraTech Cement, Electrosteel Casting Limited, Grasim Industries, Nuvoco Vistas, and Dalmia Cement, over its choice to revoke industry incentives with retroactive effect. The Revocation of West Bengal Incentive Schemes and Obligations in the Nature of Grants and Incentives Bill, 2025, was approved by the Assembly in March and enacted on April 2, eliminating all incentives provided to industries since 1993. The purpose of the Act is to reallocate state finances towards social welfare programs for marginalized groups.
The government of West Bengal has made a crucial move towards streamlining the process for issuing Scheduled Caste (SC) certificates. In a recent assembly of the West Bengal Scheduled Castes Advisory Council, led by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, it was resolved to ease the requirements for applicants who cannot provide their parents’ caste certificates. Presently, applicants must present the caste certificates of two blood relatives, but the government plans to amend this to just one blood relative’s certificate.
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has recorded statements from former Trinamool Congress (TMC) Lok Sabha member and Bengali actress Mimi Chakraborty as part of its investigation into an alleged illegal betting app, 1xBet. This probe falls under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).
The second SLST (School Level Selection Test) administered by the West Bengal School Service Commission (WBSSC) to hire assistant teachers to teach children in classes 11 and 12 in state-aided schools became a historic event in state education system and administration history when 93 percent of the students came to take the test.
The West Bengal Assembly on Thursday (September 4, 2025) witnessed unprecedented protests during the debate on a resolution condemning ill-treatment of Bengali migrants in other parts of the country. Five legislators, including the party’s chief whip Sankar Ghosh, were suspended for disrupting proceedings of the House.
Without a single Congress legislator in West Bengal Legislative Assembly post 2021 elections hopes of the Grand Old Party making its presence felt in 2026 polls appears slim. A growing rift between the Congress and Trinamool Congress at national level will prevent the Congress of being a power to reckon with in the next year’s election in the state.
West Bengal is all set to witness the implementation of a major decision by the West Bengal Assembly to ban the entry of personal security guards of MLAs and ministers to the Assembly premises this week. The resolution is expected to maintain the sanctity of the House and is going to help in the smooth proceedings of the Assembly without unwanted disruptions, as per officials.
Once poised to sweep Trinamool Congress from its perch of ruling party in West Bengal, the state unit of BJP appears to be a pale shadow of itself. Even after Samik Bhattacharya replaced Sukanta Majumdar as state unit chief, the former. continues to be a divided house ..
