What is Chicken’s Neck Corridor? India’s biggest military chokepoint

The strategic corridor, called the ‘Chicken’s Neck’ for its shape, is a strip of land located in northern West Bengal’s Siliguri area.

West Bengal Police reopens 59 cases linked to 2021 post-poll violence, registers 181 fresh FIRs

Multiple Trinamool leaders come under the police crackdown as many face arrests in corruption and post-poll violence charges

TMC’s Falta candidate moves Calcutta High Court seeking protection from coercive action

Moving the court of Justice Saugata Bhattacharyya and seeking an urgent hearing, Mr. Khan’s counsel Kishore Dutta prayed for disclosure of all FIRs filed against him, and protection from coercive measures

West Bengal government to roll out Annapurna Bhandar, discontinue schemes based on religious categorisation

The approval of Annapurna Bhandar came in the second Cabinet meeting of the BJP government, nine days after the Chief Minister and five other ministers took oath

Jute industry seeks new West Bengal government’s intervention to tide over raw material crisis

At least 14 mills across the Hooghly industrial belt have either suspended operations or are facing severe production disruptions, according to IJMA sources

Suvendu Adhikari holds first ‘janata darbar’ after becoming CM

Several people, including students, participated in the interactions with the CM at the BJP office in Salt Lake area in Kolkata

Trinamool leaders face arrests, public anger, return extorted money

The crackdown intensified after Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari urged people to file complaints against those who had allegedly extorted money from them during the previous Trinamool Congress regime

Police personnel injured as protest against demolition drive turns violent in Kolkata

People gathered near Park Circus Seven Point Crossing to protest against the demolition drive in Tiljala and attempted to block roads; as police tried to disperse the “unlawful assembly”, a section of the crowd allegedly resorted to stone-pelting, triggering chaos in the area

West Bengal committed to handover land to BSF within 45 days for border fencing: Minister

West Bengal minister Ashok Kirtania said land acquisition in most parts of the North 24 Parganas district was progressing satisfactorily, but flagged resistance in the Basirhat area

Suvendu targets Abhishek, says all his properties will be accounted for

West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari held his first public meeting after winning elections at Falta, which falls under the Diamond Harbour Lok Sabha seat held by Abhishek Banerjee; Re-polling in the Falta assembly seat will be held on May 21