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Closed tea gardens will reopen, West Bengal CM urges migrant workers to return

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Closed tea gardens will reopen, West Bengal CM urges migrant workers to return

West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari at the Jalpesh Temple during the Shrabani Mela, in Jalpaiguri district, Monday, July 27, 2026. | Photo Credit: PTI West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Monday (July 27, 2026) expressed hope that about a dozen of closed tea gardens in north Bengal will reopen in the next few…

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Bengal BJP fights against its ‘Trinamoolification’

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Bengal BJP fights against its ‘Trinamoolification’

Days after the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) swept the West Bengal Assembly poll in 2026, winning 207 of the 293 seats, West Bengal BJP president Samik Bhattacharya made a bold political claim. “Our doors are closed for Trinamool. There will be no ‘Trinamoolification’ of the BJP,” Mr. Bhattacharya had said. The 62-year-old leader, who had been a foot soldier of the party when its vote share was…

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Keep visiting Kolkata, your safety is my responsibility, West Bengal CM tells Taslima

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Keep visiting Kolkata, your safety is my responsibility, West Bengal CM tells Taslima

West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari felicitates Bangladeshi writer Taslima Nasrin in Kolkata on Saturday. | Photo Credit: ANI West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Saturday (August 1, 2026) assured exiled Bangladeshi writer Taslima Nasrin of security in the State, saying the “days of threats are over”. Sharing the stage with Ms. Nasrin at…

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CM Suvendu Adhikari meets victims of Sundarbans Trawler capsize, calls for stepping up disaster management preparedness

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CM Suvendu Adhikari meets victims of Sundarbans Trawler capsize, calls for stepping up disaster management preparedness

CM Adhikari announced an ex-gratia of ₹5 lakh and a civic volunteer job for one eligible member of the family.  | Photo Credit: ANI West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Sunday (July 26, 2026) met the victims of the Sundarbans trawler capsize tragedy earlier this month and announced several steps for better disaster management…

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Suvendu makes public July 21 police firing report; slams Mamata for not acting on it when she was CM

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West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari. | Photo Credit: PTI West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Monday (July 20, 2026) made public the report of Justice Susanta Chatterjee commission, which probed the police firing on July 21, 1993 which claimed the lives of 13 Youth Congress supporters. The commission was set up by former…

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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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