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Now, 4 surgeries allowed in pvt hospitals under 'Swasthya Sathi'

Kolkata, Feb. 12 -- People in Bengal will now be able to undergo four surgeries - hernia operation, hydrocelectomy, fissurectomy and arthroscopic surgeries in private hospitals under state government'... Read More


Is Opposition parties' unity disintegrating ahead of polls?

Kolkata, Feb. 12 -- The question of whether Opposition unity is fraying ahead of the Assembly polls, and whether this could give the ruling Trinamool Congress a psychological edge, is being widely dis... Read More


Bongaon: Only 59K attend SIR hearings out of 2.17L

Kolkata, Feb. 11 -- The BJP had attempted to reassure the Matua community that there was no cause for concern if the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) was implemented in West Bengal. However, these ass... Read More


Centre practising 'subscription-based federalism', neglected Bengal: Abhishek

Kolkata, Feb. 10 -- Trinamool Congress (TMC) national general secretary and Diamond Harbour MP Abhishek Banerjee on Tuesday used the floor of Parliament to voice sharp concerns over the "Centre's negl... Read More


No Rohingya among 58L deleted voters: TMC

Kolkata, Feb. 10 -- In the face of BJP's relentless allegations that illegal Bangladeshi and Rohingya immigrants were present in large numbers in Bengal, which could influence the electoral outcome, t... Read More


BJP 'mirrors TMC-style grassroots outreach'

Kolkata, Feb. 10 -- The Bengal unit of the BJP has adopted an outreach strategy similar to that of the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) as it steps up preparations ahead of the crucial Assembly polls. ... Read More


Some TMC Rajya Sabha MPs likely to be in Assembly poll candidate list

Kolkata, Feb. 9 -- At a time when an "aggressive" political climate prevails in Bengal surrounding the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls and the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) outli... Read More


Bengal plans 46K km of new rural roads before elections

Kolkata, Feb. 6 -- Ahead of the forthcoming Assembly elections, the state government has set an ambitious target to revamp rural road infrastructure, proposing construction of 46,000 km of new rural r... Read More


Interim Budget: Bengal hikes DA by 4%; rolls out welfare sops

Kolkata, Feb. 5 -- With Bengal Assembly elections a few months away, the Mamata Banerjee government, in its Interim Budget for the financial year 2026-27, on Thursday announced a 4 per cent hike in de... Read More


Bengal to modernise 25 cities; 'Swasthya Sathi' for gig workers

Kolkata, Feb. 5 -- In a push for holistic growth, the state government will modernise key locations across Bengal, transforming them into business- and job-friendly modern cities. Another key move wa... Read More