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June 12, 2026, 12:05 PM - 2 min read
The camps will function as a one-stop platform, offering access to a wide range of state and central government schemes. Citizens will be able to register afresh for key welfare programmes, including the Annapurna Yojana, Yubashakti Prakalpa, widow pension schemes, the PM Kisan Yojana, and old-age pensions.
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June 1, 2026, 03:40 PM - 3 min read
The scheme applies to all categories of buses run by state transport corporations, including WBTC, NBSTC, and SBSTC. It covers both short-distance city routes and long-distance inter-district journeys, offering relief to working women, students, homemakers, and senior citizens alike.
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May 27, 2026, 08:28 PM - 3 min read
The West Bengal government has released application forms for the Annapurna Scheme, under which eligible women will receive ₹3,000 monthly financial assistance.
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May 17, 2026, 05:38 PM - 4 min read
West Bengal has launched a 45-day land acquisition drive in Malda to complete fencing along vulnerable India-Bangladesh border stretches.
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April 22, 2026, 06:09 PM - 4 min read
SC slams Mamata Banerjee over alleged interference in ED’s I-PAC raid, calls it an “extraordinary situation” that could put democratic processes at risk.
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March 18, 2026, 07:03 PM - 3 min read
SC pulls up Bengal over CM’s alleged interference in ED raids, says it is “not a happy situation”, may frame SOPs to prevent recurrence.
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March 2, 2026, 05:00 PM - 3 min read
Bengal has cleared in-principle transfer of 105 acres to the Centre for BSF fencing and nine outposts along a 17-km border stretch; Cabinet nod awaited.
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February 25, 2026, 06:01 PM - 2 min read
On Tuesday, the Union Cabinet approved Kerala’s proposal to rename the state as Keralam. After this decision, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee expressed disappointment, saying her state’s renaming proposal has been pending with the Centre for a long time.
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February 18, 2026, 06:29 PM - 3 min read
FAO has recognised WB’s ‘Matir Sristi’ project and accorded global “Food and Cultural Heritage” status to three traditional aromatic rice varieties.
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January 30, 2026, 10:03 PM - 3 min read
Just days before the Supreme Court hears the ED’s I-PAC raid case, the West Bengal government reshuffled senior police leadership, changing the Kolkata Police Commissioner and appointing a new DGP (in charge), amid allegations of obstruction during the January raids.
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January 27, 2026, 08:08 PM - 2 min read
Hearing a case related to the acquisition of border land in nine districts, a division bench headed by Chief Justice Sujoy Paul made it clear that there should be no further delay in transferring land where the acquisition process has already been completed and compensation has been paid by the central government.
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January 10, 2026, 04:42 PM - 3 min read
The caveat, filed by Kunal Mimani on behalf of the state government, urges the apex court not to pass any unilateral order in connection with the I-PAC raid without hearing the state’s arguments. A caveat is filed as a precautionary measure to ensure that no ex parte order is issued.
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