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Diamond Harbour, 2029: Bengal's chief minister dares Abhishek Banerjee to fight him there
Six months after West Bengal voted, the argument between Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari and Trinamool leader Abhishek Banerjee still sets the state's political weather. Adhikari has dared Banerjee to contest Diamond Harbour against him in 2029, promising a bigger margin than Banerjee's 2024 win.
Diwali on the border: chief minister to spend the night with BSF jawans at Hingalganj
West Bengal chief minister Suvendu Adhikari will celebrate Diwali with BSF personnel at a border outpost in Hingalganj, North 24 Parganas, on Sunday, accompanied by DGP Siddharth Nath Gupta. He said the visit is meant to show solidarity with security agencies and push for better coordination on border security.
₹80,000 crore and 10,000 jobs: Agarwal brings Vedanta's first Bengal bet to Nabanna
Vedanta chairman Anil Agarwal said the group is exploring ₹70,000-80,000 crore of investment in West Bengal for power generation and an aluminium smelter, likely at Asansol. Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari said the project could create 10,000 direct jobs. A feasibility study comes first.
Teachers barred from politics, industry policy cleared: what the West Bengal cabinet decided
West Bengal's cabinet approved a new industry policy to be unveiled on November 5, barred future School Service Commission recruits from active politics, and cleared 1,199 new posts. Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari said farmers will get an extra ₹3,000 under a state scheme on the same day.
Adhikari says 275 MLAs would back him in a floor test. Sixty-four of them, he says, are TMC's
West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari claimed on Wednesday that the BJP would muster the support of 275 MLAs in the 294-member Assembly if a floor test were held, saying 64 legislators elected on Trinamool Congress tickets were ready to vote with him. The BJP has 209 MLAs; the Opposition called the claim proof of defection engineering.
Ramayana gets tax-free tag in West Bengal ahead of November 5 release
Nitesh Tiwari's 'Ramayana: Part 1' has been declared tax-free in West Bengal. Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari announced the decision on Dussehra. The film stars Ranbir Kapoor as Rama, Yash as Ravana and Sai Pallavi, and is set for theatrical release on November 5.
Fake videos from Bangladesh, 135 to be booked: CM on Chorbagan
Nineteen people died and 25 were injured in the October 17 stampede at the Chorbagan Durga Puja pandal in north Kolkata. CM Suvendu Adhikari said fake videos came from Bangladesh and 135 people will be booked, while TMC's Abhishek Banerjee questioned the probe.
Rs 25 lakh and a warning: Bengal's stampede response runs into a fight over bookstalls and 'fake' posts
Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari handed Rs 25 lakh cheques to families of the Chorbagan Durga Puja stampede victims, warned of action over 'fake' posts traced to Bangladesh, and told Left parties to sell books from their offices rather than outside pandals.
BJP distances itself as Left bookstall vandalism row deepens in Bengal
With Left parties alleging that their Durga Puja bookstalls were vandalised or blocked across West Bengal, BJP leaders, including Finance Minister Swapan Dasgupta, have condemned the attacks and denied party involvement, while the Calcutta High Court dismissed a CPI(M) plea over a Jadavpur stall.
Retired judge, not a sitting one, to head stampede inquiry: Calcutta HC
The Calcutta High Court has told the West Bengal government to set up a commission of inquiry headed by a retired judge into the Chorbagan stampede, rejecting the state's plan for a sitting judge.