West Bengal

In order dated 13th August 2025, the West Bengal government stated that the screenings of Bengali films shall mandatorily be held throughout the year, with at least one Bengali show per day for all 365 days during the year.

The research emphasises that its final findings are a lower-bound estimate and the actual inflation may be significantly higher.

The Mamata government transferred Aniket Mahato, Ashfaqulla Naiya and and Debashis Halder in a 'punitive and retaliatory' manner to new hospital facilities. It has attempted to rationalise the transfers as a 'routine move', unrelated to the RG Kar protests.

The officials did not follow proper procedure for the registration of voter application forms by dispensing with the requirement of BLOs’ verification of the forms.

Police in Khardaha recovered 15 illegal firearms, over 900 bullets, cash, gold, and antique coins from a residential flat.

The accused even took land from the village head and funds from the locals to build a temple. He then started living inside it.

On 16th May this year, a 2-Judge Division Bench of Justices Sanjay Karol and Sandeep Mehta directed the West Bengal government to release 25% of the DA arrears accumulated between 2009 and 2019.

Two Electoral Registration Officers have admitted that they accepted a considerable number of fake voter application forms.

The BJP, meanwhile, is framing the issue differently, that true Bengali pride lies in protecting the culture from demographic invasion, not in sheltering illegal immigrants.

The Ministry of Corporate Affairs has reported that 6688 companies have left West Bengal between 2011-12 and 2024-25. According to the ministry, one-third of these, i.e. more than 2200 companies, have left the state since 2019.