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The Centre has approved Rs 508.66 crore for strengthening and selective widening of stretches of NH-14 and NH-114 in Birbhum district of West Bengal, Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari announced. The project covers 91.90 km of NH-14 from Bhimgarh to Nalhati via Mallarpur and 56.40 km of NH-114 from Surul village to Mallarpur. According to the Centre, the upgraded corridors are expected to improve road safety, ease congestion, reduce travel time and facil

Sagar Dighi MLA Bayron Biswas has suffered burn injuries in an incident at his home. The report said the incident occurred while Biswas was at home. He sustained burn injuries and was taken to a hospital for medical treatment. Further details about how the incident occurred and his current medical condition are awaited. More information is expected as the circumstances of the incident are clarified.

An incident involving two students has come to light at a Kolkata school, where one student allegedly attacked and injured a classmate inside the classroom. According to a report by Anandabazar, the incident took place in the classroom while other students were present. The episode has raised concerns over student safety and discipline within the school. The circumstances leading to the altercation and the steps taken by the school authorities are being examined. Further deta

Kolkata Metro has decided to operate additional services on three lines ahead of Durga Puja to handle the expected increase in passenger traffic. Special services will run on October 3, 4, 10 and 11 on the Blue, Green and Yellow Lines. On Saturdays, October 3 and 10, the Blue Line will operate 272 services instead of 252. The Green Line will run 236 instead of 212, while the Yellow Line will run 120 instead of 92. On Sundays, October 4 and 11, the Blue Line will operate 188 s

West Bengal's student bicycle distribution scheme ‘Sabuj Sathi’ has been renamed ‘Sarathi’. Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari announced the change on Tuesday. the scheme was launched during Mamata Banerjee's tenure as chief minister and has now been renamed ‘Sarathi’. Under the renamed initiative, 12.59 lakh students are set to receive bicycles. The scheme is intended to help students commute to school. Along with the renaming, the administration has announced the bicycle dist

A housing scheme has been announced under which eligible jute mill workers could get flats by paying only ₹50,000. State Labour Minister Arjun Singh announced the plan at a press conference on Monday. The scheme is initially proposed as a pilot in North 24 Parganas and Hooghly. Municipalities in Bhatpara, Titagarh and Kamarhati have reportedly been asked to identify land for the project. According to the report, around 8,000 jute mill workers have already expressed interest.

NIA Searches 16 Locations Across Assam, Bengal and Kerala in Cross-Border Terror Conspiracy Probe According to an Ei Samay report, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Tuesday conducted searches at 16 locations across Assam, West Bengal and Kerala. The operation covered 10 locations in Assam, five in West Bengal and one in Kerala. The searches are linked to an investigation into an alleged cross-border terror conspiracy and radicalisation network. Investigators are exam

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) conducted searches at five locations in West Bengal as part of its probe into an alleged network linked to the Bangladesh-based Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) and its reported offshoot, Imam Mahmuder Kafila. According to an ABP Ananda report published on September 29, 2026, a youth was arrested from the Budge Budge area during the operation. Investigators suspect an alleged link between the youth and a Bangladesh-based module. Th

The West Bengal Central School Service Commission (WBSSC) has made a major change to the 2025 SLST recruitment process for teachers at the Class XI-XII level. The earlier interview list, final panel and waiting list have been cancelled and a fresh list has been published. The new interview list contains 20,244 candidates. Interviews may begin from next week. The SSC has also cancelled counselling conducted on the basis of the earlier list and withdrawn recommendation letters

West Bengal Police and Kolkata Police have undergone a major reshuffle, with transfers announced for 23 police officers across several key positions, according to reports on the latest state Home (Police) Department order. Kolkata Police Additional Commissioner Devendra Prakash Singh has been posted as Inspector General of the Intelligence Branch in North Bengal, while Joint Commissioner (Traffic) Surya Pratap Yadav has been appointed Deputy Inspector General of the state pol

A major landslide struck Takdah Cantonment Hospital in Darjeeling early Friday morning amid persistent rain in the hills. A section of the slope collapsed onto the hospital, sending large rocks and debris through part of the building. Six people were trapped inside the affected section, including patients' relatives and hospital staff. Five managed to get out after debris was cleared, while one person was trapped under rocks and concrete debris. Rescue teams recovered him an

State Drug Control and Kolkata Police's Enforcement Branch raided Mehta Building in Bara Bazar to check for counterfeit, prohibited and expired medicines and verify batch records.

West Bengal has launched Arjun Vahini, a 200-member special disaster response squad modelled on the NDRF, with future recruitment of Agniveers planned.

Three smartphones, Wi-Fi equipment, storage devices and Rs 31,000 in cash were recovered from Aftab Ansari's cell at Kolkata's Presidency Correctional Home, raising fresh questions over prison security and his alleged network.

Sita Devi, at the centre of the Park Street pavement milk controversy, met Suvendu Adhikari at the Janatar Darbar as the political row widened and KMC moved towards arranging accommodation.

The West Bengal government has issued a notification appointing elected legislators as presidents of governing bodies of government and government-aided colleges. The decision has prompted questions about the role of political representatives in higher education administration. What the notification says The notification names elected legislators to head governing bodies of a number of government and government-aided colleges. Some of the appointments involve representatives

Jadavpur University violence and vandalism have triggered a fresh inquiry, with questions over former acting VC Buddhadev Sau’s presence during the unrest.

After the recent Jadavpur University campus clash, the Vice-Chancellor is set to form a high-power investigation committee, with stakeholders meeting on Monday.

The Calcutta High Court has again expressed dissatisfaction over the process of engaging teachers for census-related work in West Bengal.

The Supreme Court hearing on West Bengal’s DA case centres on arrears, the monitoring committee and the state’s proposed payment schedule.