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State to improve bus tracking on Yatri Sathi App's 'Where Is My Bus' feature

Kolkata, July 3 -- The state government has decided to further develop the 'Where Is My Bus' (WIMB) feature on the Yatri Sathi App to enable more effective real-time tracking of buses. Senior officia... Read More


Sensitisation workshops for senior citizens held

Kolkata, July 3 -- The department of Psychiatric Social Work under the Institute of Psychiatry carried out 5 sensitisation workshops and campaigned for mental health wellbeing of senior citizens. In ... Read More


Siddiqullah Choudhury attacked, his car vandalised

Kolkata, July 3 -- State Mass Education Extension and Library minister, Siddiqullah Choudhury was allegedly attacked by a group of people in his own Assembly Constituency Monteswar in East Burdwan on ... Read More


Bengal tops paddy production with record 256.53L MT in 2024-25

Kolkata, July 3 -- Bengal has once again emerged as the leading paddy-producing state, recording the highest-ever output of 256.53 lakh metric tons in the 2024-25 financial year. Chief Minister Mamat... Read More


BJP responsible for increase in farmers' suicides: TMC

Kolkata, July 3 -- The Trinamool Congress (TMC) has intensified its attack on the BJP-led government at the Centre, claiming that over one lakh farmers committed suicide between 2014 and 2022. In a p... Read More


'Unsubstantiated claims': Santanu Sen's med registration suspended for 2 years

Kolkata, July 3 -- The West Bengal Medical Council (WBMC) on Thursday suspended medical registration of Santanu Sen, a former Trinamool Congress (TMC) Rajya Sabha MP, for allegedly making unsubstantia... Read More


Mamata performs 'aarati' at ISKCON's Rath Yatra festival

Kolkata, July 3 -- Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee performed 'Aarati' at ISKCON's Rath Yatra festival at Brigade Parade ground on Thursday and prayed to Lord Jagannath for peace and welfare of people. ... Read More


Bengal boosts fish exports

Kolkata, July 3 -- The state government's sustained push to augment fish production has enabled it to export substantial quantities to neighbouring states in recent years. "In 2023-24, we exported 1.... Read More


'Stop harassment of Bengali-speaking migrant workers in Odisha'

Kolkata, July 3 -- Amid reports of harassment and unlawful detention of Bengali-speaking migrant workers in Odisha, Bengal Chief Secretary Manoj Pant on Thursday wrote to his Odisha counterpart, Manoj... Read More


'BJP is using social media for running misinformation campaign'

Kolkata, July 3 -- The Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Thursday criticised the BJP and its IT cell for running a "misinformation campaign", levelling multiple allegations against the saffron party. In a ... Read More