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State govt sets June 25 deadline for Ayushman verification, e-KYC drive

Kolkata, June 9 -- The state Health department has directed all district magistrates (DMs) to complete field verification of Ayushman Bharat beneficiaries and E-KYC exercise by June 25. According to ... Read More


TMC leaders Sabyasachi Dutta, Ujjal Biswas held

Kolkata, June 9 -- The former chairman of Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation (BMC) and senior TMC leader Sabyasachi Dutta was arrested late on Monday night on allegations of extortion and criminal inti... Read More


TMC's Samirul Islam urges Rlys to halt hawker evictions

Kolkata, June 9 -- Trinamool Congress (TMC) Rajya Sabha MP Samirul Islam has urged the Union Railway Ministry to immediately stop the ongoing eviction and removal of hawkers and small vendors from Rai... Read More


Trinamool MP Dev reaffirms loyalty to Mamata Banerjee

Kolkata, June 9 -- Amid intense speculation over his political future following the rebellion within the Trinamool Congress (TMC), actor-turned-MP Dev (Deepak Adhikari) on Tuesday made it clear that h... Read More


Saffron replaces blue-and-white at Nabanna

Kolkata, June 9 -- Speculation is growing over a possible visual transformation of the Bengal government's administrative headquarters, Nabanna, after the familiar blue-and-white colour scheme of Naba... Read More


Agnimitra warns of 'wider probe'; says 'every wrongdoing will be investigated'

New Delhi, June 9 -- Commenting on the CID raid at the residence of Mamata Banerjee, BJP leader and minister Agnimitra Paul said that the development had demonstrated that everyone is accountable unde... Read More


Hemtabad Panchayat Samity Sabhapati & his deputy resign

Raiganj, June 9 -- Amid a spate of resignations in the state following the change in power, Hemtabad Panchayat Samity Sabhapati Sambhu Roy and Sahakari Sabhapati Sabina Begum submitted their resignati... Read More


ESIC Medical College in Darjeeling Hills: State orders 'feasibility' study

Darjeeling, June 9 -- The proposal for setting up an Employees' State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) Medical College and Hospital in the Darjeeling Hill region has moved a step forward, with the West Be... Read More


South Dinajpur to digitise rare manuscripts

BALURGHAT, June 9 -- In a significant step towards preserving the district's rich historical and cultural heritage, the South Dinajpur district administration has launched a special survey to identify... Read More


Mirik: Leopard rescued from abandoned dry reservoir

Mirik, June 9 -- A female leopard trapped in an abandoned dry reservoir at Rai Dhap in Kaole, under Ward No. 6 of Mirik Municipality, was successfully rescued by forest officials on Tuesday. The resc... Read More