Other schemes include Rupashree (a one-time grant of Rs 25,000 to poor families during their daughter’s marriage), Jai Johar (for betterment of STs), Taposili Bandhu (pension scheme for SCs) and...

Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday sought to underscore her personal probity and lashed out at Narendra Modi and the BJP over their attacks on the Bengal government before questioning the alleged lack of tran...

Four Santiniketan residents who interacted with Soumitra Chatterjee in the Tagore town that was the late thespian’s favourite weekend getaway remembered him at “Soumitra and Santiniketan&r...

Around 1.25 lakh people applied for benefits under government schemes at 20,000-odd camps set up under “Duare Sarkar (government on doorstep)”, said sources on Tuesday, the first day of th...

  With an eye on the 2021 assembly elections, the Trinamul Congress administration in Bengal on Tuesday launched its massive outreach programme 'Duare Sarkar' (government at doorste...

  The Bengal government has decided to construct a park themed on legendary actor Soumitra Chatterjee's debut film 'Apur Sansar' in New Town area on the northeastern fringes of ...

Bengal on Friday reported a drop in its total active Covid-19 cases for the 32nd consecutive day since the end of Durga Puja, with over 1.31 lakh recoveries in this period outweighing the 1.2 lakh new...

The state transport department in a notification on Friday increased the timeframe to renew documents of commercial vehicles and driving licences till June 2021. The notification, which came on the d...

Chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday announced the state government’s decision to bring all residents of Bengal under the fold of Swasthya Sathi, a cashless health insurance scheme launche...

The Trinamul Congress on Thursday accused Bengal governor Jagdeep Dhankhar of trying to shield alleged criminals through his tweets, demanding his removal from the post and asking Calcutta police to i...