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Bengal tables Rs 4.06L cr Interim Budget with welfare, jobs push

Kolkata, Feb. 5 -- The West Bengal government on Thursday tabled a Rs 4.06 lakh crore Interim Budget in the state Assembly for the 2026-27 financial year, with emphasis on social security and liveliho... Read More


Mamata claims 1.72 cr lifted out of poverty, blames Centre over 'deprivation'

Kolkata, Feb. 5 -- Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday claimed that her government had brought more than 1.72 crore people out of poverty, while hitting out at the Centre and alleging co... Read More


NKDA opens community book cafe in New Town

Kolkata, Feb. 4 -- The New Town Kolkata Development Authority (NKDA) has launched the NKDA Community Book Cafe at 1st Rotary, New Town, creating a warm, community-oriented space where residents can do... Read More


Study flags severe threat to Tricarinate Hill Turtle

Kolkata, Feb. 3 -- A collaborative study by scientists from India and the Republic of Korea has found that the Tricarinate Hill Turtle (Melanochelys tricarinata) is facing severe threats from intensif... Read More


WBPCB, Columbia Univ to study toxicity of urban & rural pollutants

Kolkata, Feb. 2 -- The West Bengal Pollution Control Board (WBPCB) has partnered with Columbia University and a leading Bengaluru-based Indian think tank to examine whether urban industrial pollutants... Read More


Centre to release Rs 220 crore for Bengal farm schemes

Kolkata, Jan. 29 -- Union Agriculture and Farmers Welfare minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Thursday expressed satisfaction over the progress of work under the Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY) and... Read More


State Food dept starts App-based inspection of distributor godowns

Kolkata, Jan. 28 -- The Food and Supplies Department has introduced a new facility in the 'Khadya Sathi Amar Ration' mobile application to enable inspections of distributor godowns through the app, on... Read More


Over 30K birds recorded at 4th Sundarban Bird Festival

Kolkata, Jan. 27 -- More than 30,986 birds were recorded during the 4th Sundarban Bird Festival (SBF), held from January 23 to 27, 2026, at the Sundarban Biosphere Reserve (SBR), reaffirming the regio... Read More


Bengal clears 10 shopping mall projects in 'PPP mode'

Kolkata, Jan. 25 -- The state government has set the ball rolling on setting up shopping malls across West Bengal under the public-private partnership (PPP) mode, with 10 such projects already fully f... Read More


Alipore Zoo plans adoption for off-display animals

Kolkata, Jan. 25 -- Buoyed by the success of its animal adoption scheme, the Alipore Zoological Garden is actively considering extending the programme to animals that are currently off display after b... Read More