Kolkata: BHIM Payments App, developed by NPCI BHIM Services Ltd (NBSL), has witnessed over 289% growth in transaction volume on its platform in Bengal in FY26, and the company’s broader business strategy includes reaching out to more feature phone users in the state.During FY26, 71% of transactions on the app in the state were P2M…
Siliguri/Kolkata: CM Suvendu Adhikari, who made his maiden visit to north Bengal since the formation of the new govt on Wednesday, said that state govt would “repay its debts” to the region’s people who have supported BJP over more than a decade. Adhikari, who held an administrative review meeting at north Bengal secretariat Uttarkanya, said…
Signs of unease within the Trinamool Congress surfaced on Wednesday as the party’s first major protest programme following its defeat in the 2026 Bengal assembly elections witnessed low turnout by legislators. KOLKATA: Signs of unease within the Trinamool Congress surfaced on Wednesday as the party’s first major protest programme following its defeat in the 2026…
Kolkata: State govt departments, public sector companies and other autonomous or semi-autonomous organisations have begun revising their recruitment policies following the fresh notification on reservation for OBCs, which reduced the quota from 17% to 7%.“The backward classes welfare department has notified 7% reservation for 66 OBC classes in the state. Govt will now have to…
Kolkata: The state govt will soon launch a pilot project on scientific waste management and garbage disposal in the Asansol-Durgapur region under the Centre’s Swachh Bharat Mission.“Under the Swachh Bharat Mission, a pilot initiative will soon begin in the Asansol-Durgapur region focusing on scientific waste management, proper garbage disposal, sanitation, hygiene awareness and cleaner surroundings….
KOLKATA: Bengal govt on Wednesday handed over an initial 75 acres to BSF to cover fencing of 27 km of international border between India and Bangladesh. CM Suvendu Adhikari, who earlier promised to start the land handover process after the BJP govt assumed office, said that completion of the critical, long-pending fencing along the India-Bangladesh…
Image Used For Representational Purpose Only KOLKATA: The West Bengal government has made the singing of Vande Mataram mandatory during morning assemblies in state-run schools and in all government, aided and recognised madrassas, officials said on Thursday. Last week, a notice issued by the school education department directed schools to ensure that the national song…
Kolkata: State municipal affairs minister Agnimitra Paul on Wednesday said the state govt will take advance monsoon preparedness measures, with special focus on north Bengal, in view of the severe flooding triggered by heavy rainfall in the region last year.“As per the CM’s instructions, I will soon visit north Bengal and hold meetings with MLAs…
Barakar: Bulldozers moved into the Balitore area in Kulti on Tuesday as railway authorities began demolishing houses allegedly built on railway land, triggering protests from residents, reports Mohammad Asif.Locals claimed nearly 400 families had been living on the land for decades. Residents alleged that RPF personnel asked them to vacate immediately before the demolition began….
Kolkata/Falta: For an assembly constituency that has long been a fortress for Trinamool, Falta is arriving at Thursday’s repoll amid dramatically altered circumstances. On Tuesday, Trinamool candidate Jahangir Khan announced that he would not contest the election. By Wednesday, party functionaries conceded that TMC — which secured a lead of nearly 1.6 lakh votes in…
