States » East18 May 2026 | 3:47 PMKolkata, May 18 (UNI) In a major decision with significant political and legal implications, the newly formed BJP government in West Bengal on Monday announced a fresh review of the state’s Other Backward Classes (OBC) list and scrapped the existing sub-categorisation structure linked to reservation in state government jobs and posts.
see more.. 18 May 2026 | 3:45 PMKolkata, May 18 (UNI) The recovery of a BJP worker’s hanging body from a brick kiln allegedly linked to the family of former Trinamool Congress MLA Saokat Mollah and the arrest of the son of Trinamool MLA Dilip Mondal with firearms have intensified political tensions in South 24-Parganas.
see more.. 18 May 2026 | 3:43 PMKolkata, May 18 (UNI) At least 21 people, including a woman, were arrested after violent clashes erupted among a group of protesters and police at Park Circus Seven-point crossing over restrictions imposed on holding prayers on public roads and use of bulldozers in eviction and demolition drives.
see more.. 18 May 2026 | 3:34 PMKolkata, May 18 (UNI) In a major administrative policy shift after the change of power, the newly formed BJP government in West Bengal announced that all religion-based government welfare schemes in the state would be discontinued from June.
see more.. 18 May 2026 | 3:33 PMKolkata, May 18 (UNI) The newly formed BJP government in West Bengal on Monday announced a series of welfare measures for women, making it clear that the administration is keen to consolidate support among the state's female population through a set of high-impact social schemes.
see more.. 18 May 2026 | 3:30 PMKolkata, May 18 (UNI) Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Monday visited the South-East Division office at Park Circus shortly after the conclusion of the state Cabinet meeting, where he met police and Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) personnel injured on Sunday.
see more.. 18 May 2026 | 3:11 PMKolkata, May 18 (UNI): In a major decision aimed at addressing the long-pending demands of state government employees, the newly formed BJP government in West Bengal on Monday announced the constitution of the much-awaited Seventh Pay Commission.
see more.. 18 May 2026 | 12:38 PMAgartala, May 18 (UNI) The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) has arrested Myanmar-based drug kingpin Thancintuang in Delhi. Officials said the arrest dealt a significant blow to an extensive international drug syndicate operating across India’s northeast and neighbouring countries.
see more.. 18 May 2026 | 12:30 PMAgartala, May 18 (UNI) At least four labourers lost their lives in a tragic road accident last evening when a dumper carrying a load of construction chips overturned at Naisarampara in Longtaraivalley under the Dhalai district of Tripura.
see more.. 18 May 2026 | 12:23 PMKolkata, May 18 (UNI) A couple of days after West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari threatened to take action against Jahangir Khan, the TMC candidate from Falta, moved the Calcutta High Court on Monday, apprehending arrest before polling day.
see more.. 18 May 2026 | 11:45 AMAgartala, May 18 (UNI)Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) has geared up to launch Mainline Electric Multiple Unit (MEMU) train services in Tripura by June this year.
see more.. 18 May 2026 | 10:24 AMKolkata, May 18 (UNI) West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari will hold the second meeting of his newly formed cabinet on Monday, where the key issues like the dearness allowance (DA) for state government employees and giving of seventh pay commission are likely to be discussed.
see more.. 17 May 2026 | 10:56 PMKolkata, May 17 (UNI) Trinamool Congress chief and former West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday launched a sharp attack against what she described as "bulldozer politics," alleging that eviction and demolition drives in parts of Kolkata and Howrah were hurting poor families.
see more.. 17 May 2026 | 9:54 PMPatna, 17 May (UNI) BJP leader and Member of Parliament from Nawada Vivek Thakur on Sunday urged Bihar Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary to name the proposed Bihta Airport after Swami Sahajanand Saraswati, a prominent peasant leader and freedom fighter.
see more.. 17 May 2026 | 9:47 PMPatna, May 17 (UNI) Former Bihar Health Minister and senior BJP leader Mangal Pandey on Sunday described the new expansion project of Akhanda Jyoti Eye Hospital in Saran district, as a major milestone in the state’s healthcare sector, stating that it would prove to be a boon for the poor and underprivileged.
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