Topic: West Bengal
Darjeeling Himalayan Railway plans nine-day Ghum Winter Festival from November 28, 2026
The Darjeeling Himalayan Railway will organise the nine-day Ghum Winter Festival 2026 across the North Bengal hills from November 28 to December 6. The festival marks the 27th...
West Bengal sets adult cinchona plantation workers’ minimum daily wage at ₹406, effective July 1
West Bengal has set the minimum daily wage for adult cinchona plantation workers at ₹406. The Labour Commissioner issued the directive on 2 November 2026, with the new...
West Bengal CM says 22 lakh people can work daily under 125-day scheme; 7,190 Panchayat hires planned
On 4 November 2026, West Bengal Chief Minister Shuvendu Adhikari said the state’s 125-day work programme would enable 22 lakh people to work each day. The state has...
Purba Bardhaman Innovator Wins International Award for Blood-Clotting Technology
On 4 November 2026, Sabir Hossain, an innovator from Badulia village in the Khandaghosh block of Purba Bardhaman district, West Bengal, received the top prize in the Health...
Jhargram Tiger Safari Plans to Receive Five Tigers from Siliguri
On 2 November 2026, the West Bengal Forest Department decided to transfer six Royal Bengal tigers from Bengal Safari Park in Siliguri: five to a planned safari park...
Habra’s Sayantani Dey wins taekwondo gold at the 70th National School Games
Sayantani Dey of Habra, West Bengal, won gold in the under-17, over-68-kg taekwondo category at the 70th National School Games, held in Jammu and Kashmir. She competed against...
Centre Releases ₹7,866 Crore in Tax Devolution to West Bengal
On 1 November 2026, the Centre released ₹7,866 crore to West Bengal as its share of tax devolution. The Union Finance Ministry also announced a one-time advance instalment...
West Bengal discusses plans for a magic school and museum at Kolkata’s Nandan complex
West Bengal has begun preparations for a proposed magic school and museum under the state’s Information and Culture Department. The project’s special advisory committee held its first formal...
Bhutan GLOF Triggers Flood Alerts in Assam and West Bengal
A glacial lake outburst flood (GLOF) was reported on the evening of 29 October 2026 in Bhutan’s Gasa district, in the Mochu sub-basin. Accounts identify the lake as...
West Bengal Bars Newly Appointed Teachers from Contesting Elections
On 28 October 2026, the West Bengal Cabinet, chaired by Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari, approved a restriction on political activity by newly appointed teachers in state-run and government-aided...
West Bengal May Be Renamed Paschim Banga
On 5 October 2026, West Bengal BJP president Samik Bhattacharya announced that the state government intended to introduce a Bill in the upcoming Assembly session to rename West...
