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Saturday, January 3, 2026
TopicWest Bengal government

Topic: West Bengal government

TMC rebukes Opposition after HC stays relief scheme for non-teaching staff, pledges legal recourse

The scheme was initially launched to provide limited monetary support to sacked Group C and D staff, after SC quashed a 2016 West Bengal state government recruitment process.

RG Kar rape-murder: Bengal govt challenges convict’s life sentence in high court, wants death penalty

Sole accused Sanjay Roy was handed life imprisonment Tuesday by a city court.

Relying on CAA, SC grants citizenship to Hindu immigrant sacked by Bengal govt as ‘non-Indian’

Basudev Dutta had migrated to Bengal from East Pakistan in 1969 and worked as a paramedic under the state govt; his job was terminated in 2011 on the basis of a ‘secret report’.

Modi hits out at Delhi, Bengal govts for not implementing Ayushman Bharat scheme

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi hit out at Delhi and West Bengal governments on Tuesday for not implementing the Ayushman Bharat health insurance...

Dear Bengal govt, don’t steal our memories, land, and clean air by removing trams

Nostalgia, romance, and a love of heritage alone cannot make the beloved trams of Kolkata sustainable. Simple science can. Transport Minister, are you with us still?

R.G. Kar rape, murder: Bengal govt not allowing meet to discuss roadmap for justice, say junior docs

Medics also allege govt has slapped 'false cases’ on people who joined their month-long protest demanding a ‘clean-up’ of state healthcare system, & arrest of perpetrators.

What would you do in Mamata’s place? Not what she did at RG Kar, say Bengal’s people

I asked the protestors at a vigil for the RG Kar doctor this question. Many had a one-word answer: resign. But there were more considered replies, too.

‘Leaked memo’ to renovate at RG Kar day after rape-murder sparks row. Health officials say ‘not aware’

The 10 August memo appears to be undersigned by ex-principal Dr Sandip Ghosh. A video that went viral same day purportedly showed construction & demolition work next to crime scene.

Everybody gets a rap from SC over Kolkata rape-murder: Bengal govt, police, media & hospital

SC said govt should exercise restraint towards peaceful protesters. The CJI-led bench set up a national task force for doctors' safety & ordered CBI to file a status report by 22 August.

WB govt forms SIT to probe financial irregularities at Kolkata’s RG Kar Hospital

According to govt notice, SIT will have the liberty to access relevant documents from govt depts and private agencies. The team has been directed to submit its report within one month.

On Camera

Savitribai Phule made space for radical women misfits. She pioneered Satyashodhak modernity

The distinctiveness of her writing is evident in her compositions—women, shudras, and atishudras are at the center. Her poetry challenges the aesthetics of 'modern' Marathi literature.

India’s urban co-op banks are turning the page—crisis to cautious revival, one metric at a time

With bad loans shrinking & capital buffers stronger, urban co-op banks’ new umbrella body NUCFDC is now prioritising rollout of digital transformation.

Greece looking at TATA’s WhAP infantry combat vehicle for army procurement

If deal goes through, Greece will be 2nd foreign country to procure vehicle. Morocco was first; TATA Group has set up manufacturing unit there with minimum 30 percent indigenous content.

A year-end Mea Culpa in National Interest—The Army-Islam combo doesn’t kill democracy

Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.