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What does allocation of ₹313 crore for West Bengal tea gardens mean? | Explained

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What does allocation of ₹313 crore for West Bengal tea gardens mean? | Explained

Under the PMCSPY, ₹177 crore will be allocated to boost educational infrastructure and quality interventions for the families of tea workers. (File photo used for representational purpose only). | Photo Credit: PTI The story so far:West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on July 5, 2026 announced an allocation of ₹313.30 crore for the tea gardens…

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West Bengal to recover triple damages for property vandalism: CM Adhikari

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West Bengal to recover triple damages for property vandalism: CM Adhikari

West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari | Photo Credit: ANI The West Bengal government will recover three times the value of property damaged due to vandalism under a stringent new law to maintain public order, Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari said while warning that targeting industrial units would lead to heavy financial penalty. At a meeting…

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West Bengal government engages ISKCON for school midday meal scheme in Kolkata

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West Bengal government engages ISKCON for school midday meal scheme in Kolkata

West Bengal CM Suvendu Adhikari addresses a press conference, at Nabanna in Howrah, on June 24, 2026. | Photo Credit: PTI The West Bengal government’s decision to engage ISKCON (the International Society for Krishna Consciousness) for providing cooked meals in schools across the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) area, has drawn fire from Opposition parties, who…

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Kolkata to join Centre’s water metro project, says West Bengal CM

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Kolkata to join Centre’s water metro project, says West Bengal CM

Union Ports, Shipping and Waterways Minister Sarbananda Sonowal calls on West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari to discuss the possibility of transforming West Bengal into a major maritime and logistics hub, in Kolkata on Thursday. (@SuvenduWB X/ANI Photo) West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Thursday (June 4, 2026) said that Kolkata will join the…

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Suvendu Adhikari to chair first Cabinet meeting on May 11, 2026

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West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari. | Photo Credit: PTI West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari will hold his first cabinet meeting on Monday (May 11, 2026) at Nabanna, the administrative headquarters of the State. On Monday (May 11), Mr. Adhikari will enter Nabanna for the first time as the Chief Minister. In the first…

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Regional, caste calculus in BJP’s West Bengal Cabinet choices

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Regional, caste calculus in BJP’s West Bengal Cabinet choices

Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulates West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari and members of the cabinet of the West Bengal government, in Kolkata on Saturday (May 9, 2026). | Photo Credit: ANI The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has weighed regional and community considerations while allocating ministerial berths in its first Cabinet in West Bengal. Along…

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Trinamool nominates Sobhandeb as Opposition leader, Firhad as Chief Whip

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Trinamool nominates Sobhandeb as Opposition leader, Firhad as Chief Whip

Ballygunge MLA Sobhandeb Chattopadhyay, 82, had served as the State Minister of Agriculture and Parliamentary Affairs earlier. File. Photo: X/@SobhandebChatt1. The Trinamool Congress on Saturday (May 9, 2026) nominated senior party leader and Ballygunge MLA Sobhandeb Chattopadhyay as the Leader of Opposition in the 18th West Bengal Legislative Assembly. Mr. Chattopadhyay, 82, had served as…

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Slain Chandranath Rath: From air force serviceman to Suvendu’s trusted troubleshooter

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Slain Chandranath Rath: From air force serviceman to Suvendu’s trusted troubleshooter

In this image received on May 6, 2026, BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari’s personal assistant Chandranath Rath was shot at from close range by unidentified assailants in West Bengal’s North 24 Parganas district on Wednesday (May 6, 2026) night, sources said. | Photo Credit: PTI Chandranath Rath, the close aide of BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari who…

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