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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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