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Government and Policy

Calcutta HC refuses to stay restrictions on cattle slaughter in West Bengal, rejects pleas by TMC, CPI-ML saying cow slaughter is not an essential...

OpIndia Staff - 21 May, 2026

A Division Bench of the Calcutta High Court on Thursday dismissed a batch of petitions challenging the West Bengal government’s recent public notice imposing...

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Kolkata: Park Street restaurants stop serving beef temporarily, supply of cow meat dries up after BJP govt enforces Animal Slaughter Control Act of 1950

OpIndia Staff - 21 May, 2026

In a positive development, several continental restaurants that used to serve beef (cow meat) in Kolkata's Park Street area have taken it off their...

Government and Policy

Suvendu Adhikari cracks down on illegal immigrants from Bangladesh living in West Bengal, announces new ‘Detect, Delete and Deport’ policy

OpIndia Staff - 21 May, 2026

CM Adhikari slammed the previous TMC government in the state for failing to implement the guidelines issued by the Union Ministry of Home Affairs in May 2025, directing the states to identify and transfer illegal infiltrators to the BSF

News Reports

West Bengal: CM Suvendu Adhikari issues order, makes it compulsory to sing Vande Mataram in all madrasas

OpIndia Staff - 21 May, 2026

Notably, the state government has already issued a similar order directing all schools to sing Vande Mataram during morning prayers.

News Reports

What was ‘Bhaipo Tax’ in Bengal and how the BJP govt led by Suvendu Adhikari put an end to it: Explained

Shriti Sagar - 20 May, 2026

Truck drivers travelling through Jharkhand-Bengal border routes said highways were often filled with unauthorised “nakas” where money was collected from commercial vehicles.

Crime

West Bengal: Two Trinamool Congress women leaders arrested for their role in the 2024 attack on ED team in Sandeshkhali

OpIndia Staff - 20 May, 2026

In a significant development in the Sandeshkhali ED attack case, West Bengal Police have arrested two senior women leaders of the Trinamool Congress (TMC)...

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Communists move Calcutta HC against Bengal govt’s cattle slaughter certification mandate, call it an assault on Muslim religious freedom: Read what the law says

Aditi - 20 May, 2026

The Act specifically prohibits the slaughter of bulls, bullocks, cows, calves, male and female buffaloes, buffalo calves, and castrated buffaloes.

News Reports

Park Circus, long a hotspot for large-scale Muslim community mobilisations, sees stern police action after years: CM Suvendu Adhikari warns against attempts to trigger...

Divya Bharti - 19 May, 2026

Clashes erupted at Kolkata’s Park Circus after protests against the new BJP government’s restrictions on roadside prayers and bulldozers turned violent. Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari warned of strict action against stone-pelters, granting police a free hand.

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