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MSMEs take centre stage as Bengal industry backs Central Budget

Kolkata, Feb. 1 -- Industry chambers, business leaders and sector experts in West Bengal have broadly welcomed the Union Budget 2026-27, with a strong consensus around its emphasis on MSMEs, supported... Read More


CREDAI WB flags affordable housing gap in Union Budget

Kolkata, Feb. 1 -- The real estate industry in West Bengal has welcomed the Central Budget's continued thrust on infrastructure but expressed strong disappointment over the absence of targeted measure... Read More


Several IPS officers & 52 Inspectors moved

Kolkata, Feb. 1 -- Just a day after Peeyush Pandey was appointed Bengal's new Director General of Police (DGP) and several senior IPS officers were reshuffled, another round of transfers took place on... Read More


Union Budget 2026 leaves North Bengal's tea industry disappointed

Alipurduar, Feb. 1 -- Despite North Bengal being represented by four BJP MPs, the Union Budget 2026 has failed to offer any relief to the region's tea industry-the backbone of its economy. The budget,... Read More


Matigara: Probe ordered into 'encroachment' of DI Fund land

Siliguri, Feb. 1 -- Darjeeling District Magistrate Manish Mishra has ordered an investigation into allegations of encroachment on DI Fund land in the Matigara area near Siliguri. The probe has been en... Read More


Malda mango traders frustrated as Budget fails to deliver on PM's promise

Malda, Feb. 1 -- Frustration ran high among mango traders and growers in Malda with the Union Budget failing to translate Prime Minister Narendra Modi's promise of support to the mango and other indus... Read More


Finish riverine route repairs before MCC comes into effect: Irrigation dept to officials

Jalpaiguri, Feb. 1 -- With the announcement of the state Assembly election schedule likely to be made soon, the state Irrigation department has issued urgent directives for the repair and maintenance ... Read More


Sarlahi records 29 road fatalities, 190 injuries in six months

Nepal, Feb. 1 -- Road accidents have claimed the lives of 29 people and left 190 others seriously injured in Sarlahi district over the past six months of the current fiscal year, police said. To addr... Read More


Budget 2026: Crypto Startups To Be Penalised For Non-Disclosures

India, Feb. 1 -- While the Union Budget 2026-27 did not bring up cryptocurrencies and virtual digital assets as a prominent area of focus, Nirmala Sitharaman proposed increasing the reporting complian... Read More


Trader held for selling raw materials for illicit liquor

BALURGHAT, Feb. 1 -- The Balurghat Police on Saturday evening arrested a trader for allegedly selling raw materials used in the manufacture of banned country liquor under the guise of a jaggery busine... Read More