West Bengal Government

Union Minister Subhas Sarkar accuses Mamata Banerjee-led West Bengal govt of not allowing him to hoist national flag

The Trinamool Congress termed the allegation ridiculous. Party's MP Sukhendu Sekhar Roy claimed that Sarkar created the controversy to show the West Bengal government in poor light, arrangements were made to hoist the tricolour

NGT orders Bengal govt to close hotels, restaurants in Buxa Tiger Reserve in two months

The National Green Tribunal’s eastern bench also directed that a facility run by the state tourism department be closed down and turned into an interpretation centre, which if not done within two months will have to be demolished

Bengal govt relaxes COVID curbs; allows salons, parlours to operate with 50% capacity

An official order to this effect said the owners should ensure that the staff and customers are fully vaccinated and they follow all health protocols

Mamata vs Dhankhar: In Bengal, fresh row erupts over talk of replacing governor as university chancellor

Governor Dhankar has had several run-ins with the state government under Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on a number of issues and the row over his attempts to exercise his powers as Chancellor.

Fake COVID-19 vaccination camp in Kolkata: Two more people arrested after raids on main accused

The Kolkata Police has so far nabbed six persons in the case, including main accused Debanjan Deb, who posed as an IAS officer

Fake COVID-19 vaccination camp: How West Bengal reacted to private inoculation drives and why TMC and BJP are squabbling

Debanjan Deb allegedly posed as a Joint Commissioner of the Kolkata Municipal Corporation and organised COVID-19 vaccination camps with three others

BJP's Ganga Prasad Sharma, seven others join TMC; saffron party's fall in Bengal imminent, claims Mukul Roy

Sharma, BJP's Alipurduar district president, alleged that the party ignored the sentiments of grassroots workers while choosing candidates for the Assembly polls

COVID-19 deaths, positivity rate in West Bengal less than first wave, claims Mamata Banerjee

Stating that the West Bengal government has been able to vaccinate over 1.40 crore citizens, Mamata said that the state is leading the inoculation efforts in the country

Cyclone Yaas: Five dead due to lightning, electrocution in West Bengal; heavy rains likely across state

The IMD said that the likelihood of heavy rain will persist as long as the cyclone system exists in the vicinity of the state

Jagdeep Dhankar shown black flags on visit to assess post-poll violence in West Bengal's Cooch Behar

The run-up to the visit was marked by a war of words between the West Bengal governor and chief minister Mamata Banerjee, with the latter claiming that the visit violated norms as it was being undertaken 'unilaterally'