States » East09 May 2026 | 3:52 PMKolkata, May 9 (UNI) Newly elected Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) legislators in West Bengal on Saturday outlined their priorities for governance, with women's safety, civic infrastructure and law and order emerging as key themes following the oath-taking ceremony of the state's first BJP government.
see more.. 09 May 2026 | 3:43 PMSnehal Sengupta
Kolkata, May 9 (UNI) All roads leading to the Brigade Parade Ground here turned orange as thousands of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) activists and supporters made their way to the historic venue to witness the oath-taking ceremony of the saffron outfit's first government in West Bengal
Huge crowds descended on the streets, carrying saffron flags with "BJP" emblazoned on them,. Many of them sported orange headgear and scarves, turning all main thoroughfares leading to the iconic ground saffron.
see more.. 09 May 2026 | 3:20 PMImphal, May 9 (UNI) Security forces and Manipur Police carried out a series of operations across the state on May 7 and 8, leading to the arrest of nine active insurgent cadres, extortionists and drug traffickers, while narcotic substances, arms, cash and vehicles were seized from their possession, police said on Saturday.
see more.. 09 May 2026 | 2:51 PMPatna, 9 May (UNI) Bihar's south-eastern districts of Jamui and Banka, once affected by Naxal activities and constrained by difficult hilly terrain, are witnessing rapid development following major improvements in rural road connectivity.
see more.. 09 May 2026 | 2:35 PMBhubaneswar, May 9 (UNI) The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of Odisha Crime Branch has arrested a key accused from Andhra Pradesh in connection with a massive inter-state job recruitment scam that allegedly duped thousands of job seekers across multiple states.
see more.. 09 May 2026 | 2:32 PMSaibal Gupta
Kolkata, May 9 (UNI) The first five ministers inducted into the Cabinet of newly sworn-in West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari reflected a carefully calibrated political message from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), balancing organisational factions, regional aspirations and community representation after the party's sweeping victory in the recent Assembly elections.
see more.. 09 May 2026 | 2:28 PMKolkata, May 9 (UNI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday marked a historic moment at the Brigade Parade Ground in Kolkata by performing a “sashtanga pranam” before the people of West Bengal during the swearing-in ceremony of the state’s first BJP government.
see more.. 09 May 2026 | 12:57 PMAgartala, May 9 (UNI) Two individuals, suspected to be Bangladeshi nationals, were shot and killed last night by BSF gunfire in the Kamalasagar area along the Indo-Bangladesh border in Tripura’s Sepahijala district.
see more.. 09 May 2026 | 11:17 AMKolkata, May 9 (UNI) BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari is set to take oath as the Chief Minister of West Bengal on Saturday, marking the annointment of the first BJP govenrment in the eastern state.
see more.. 09 May 2026 | 11:04 AMKolkata, May 9 (UNI) West Bengal Chief Minister-elect Suvendu Adhikari on Saturday paid tribute to Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore on the occasion of his 165th birth anniversary.
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