West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Tuesday announced a series of welfare and regulatory measures in Kalyani, including a ban on liquor shops within one kilometre of educational institutions and temples, a monthly financial assistance scheme for women, and subsidised fish-rice meals across the state.
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday announced its first list of 144 candidates for the two-phase elections to 294 Assembly constituencies in West Bengal scheduled for next month — April 23 and April 29. As had been predicted for quite some time, the party has fielded the Leader of the Opposition in the West.
