West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari

August 12, 2026 3:17 PM

West Bengal announces Rs 10 crore flood assistance to Assam

Describing the flood situation in Assam as “terrifying”, West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Wednesday announced financial assistance of Rs 10 crore to the neighbouring state to help it deal with the crisis. He said more than 100 people had died in the floods in Assam, with which West Bengal shares a “special spiritual connection”. “The situation in neighbouring Assam is terrifying. We have a special spiritual connection with Assam. Several states such as Manipur and Chhat...

May 29, 2026 1:03 PM

CM Adhikari to chair meeting today on accelerating census process in Bengal

West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari will chair a key meeting at the state secretariat Nabanna on Friday to review and accelerate the census process in the state. The decision to initiate the census process was taken at the first Cabinet meeting of the new government led by Adhikari after he assumed office as West Bengal’s ninth Chief Minister on May 11. Subsequently, the state government issued a notification assigning responsibilities to officials at multiple administrative levels t...

May 27, 2026 11:04 AM

West Bengal CM Suvendu Adhikari says police will hand over infiltrators to BSF for deportation

West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Tuesday announced that state police would hand over “infiltrators” to the Border Security Force (BSF) for deportation. Speaking at an administrative coordination meeting in Kalyani attended by representatives from Nadia and North 24 Parganas districts, Adhikari also announced that the state’s grievance platform “Mukhyamantri Ke Bolo” would be renamed “Apnar Sarkar Ke Bolun” from next week, along with a change in its helpline number. ...