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PM Modi pays tribute to Swami Vivekananda on his Nirvana Day

Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid tribute to Swami Vivekananda on his Nirvana Day on 4 July 2026, saying his spiritual message will energise the resolve to build a Viksit Bharat.

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🏛️ Parliament & Bills 📍 West Bengal

Om Birla to open orientation programme for newly elected West Bengal MLAs in Kolkata

Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla will inaugurate a two-day orientation programme for newly elected members of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly in Kolkata on 3 July 2026, the Lok Sabha Secretariat said on 2 July.

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🛡️ Internal Security 📍 West Bengal

DRI seizes 24 kg of smuggled foreign gold in West Bengal's Nadia district

The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence seized about 24 kg of foreign-origin gold worth about Rs 34 crore from seven carriers in Nadia district, West Bengal, dismantling a syndicate operating along the Indo-Bangladesh border, the Finance Ministry said on 1 July 2026.

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🔬 Health & Medicine 📍 West Bengal Important

West Bengal launches free HPV vaccination drive for 7.65 lakh girls aged 14

On 30 May 2026 West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari launched a statewide free HPV vaccination campaign against cervical cancer, targeting about 7.65 lakh girls aged 14 with a single dose of Gardasil-4.

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📅 Important Days & Themes 📍 West Bengal Important

Kolkata to host International Day of Yoga 2026 main event; theme 'Yoga for Healthy Ageing'

Ayush Minister Prataprao Jadhav announced on 27 May 2026 that the main International Day of Yoga 2026 event will be held in Kolkata on 21 June, with the theme 'Yoga for Healthy Ageing'.

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🔬 Research & Discoveries 📍 West Bengal Important

IACS Kolkata marks 150 years; Centre and West Bengal agree to roll out science schemes

On 26 May 2026 Dr Jitendra Singh joined the 150-year celebrations of the Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science (IACS), Kolkata, where C.V. Raman did the work behind the Raman Effect, and met West Bengal CM Suvendu Adhikari on central science schemes.

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🔬 Health & Medicine 📍 West Bengal Important

Nadda reviews West Bengal health systems with CM Suvendu Adhikari; ₹3,505.59 crore NHM envelope conveyed

On 23 May 2026 Union Health Minister J.P. Nadda reviewed West Bengal's health services with Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari, conveying an NHM resource envelope of ₹3,505.59 crore for 2026-27 and releasing ₹527.58 crore as the first instalment.

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📋 Central Schemes 📍 West Bengal

PM Vishwakarma Scheme set for roll-out in West Bengal; 7.79 lakh artisans enrolled

On 22 May 2026 the MSME Ministry met West Bengal's Chief Secretary to roll out the PM Vishwakarma Scheme in the State, where 7.79 lakh artisans and craftspeople are enrolled.

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🛡️ Internal Security 📍 India

DRI seizes about 3 lakh smuggled e-cigarettes worth over ₹120 crore

The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence said on 21 May 2026 it had seized nearly 3,00,000 China-sourced e-cigarettes worth over ₹120 crore at ports, airports and ICDs in Maharashtra, Gujarat, Delhi and West Bengal.

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🛡️ Weapons & Induction 📍 West Bengal Important

Next Generation Offshore Patrol Vessel 'Sanghmitra' launched at GRSE, Kolkata

On 20 May 2026 the Navy's Next Generation Offshore Patrol Vessel Sanghmitra (Yard 3039) was launched at Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers, Kolkata, in the presence of Vice Chief of the Naval Staff VAdm Sanjay Vatsayan.

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🌾 Agriculture & Rural 📍 Odisha

Eastern Regional Agriculture Conference opens in Bhubaneswar with five eastern states

On 19 May 2026 Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan and Odisha CM Mohan Charan Majhi inaugurated the Eastern Regional Agriculture Conference in Bhubaneswar, bringing together Odisha, Bihar, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh and West Bengal.

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📋 Central Schemes 📍 West Bengal

Centre signs reform-linked Jal Jeevan Mission 2.0 MoUs with West Bengal and Andaman & Nicobar Islands

On 18 May 2026 West Bengal and the Union Territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands signed reform-linked MoUs with the Centre under Jal Jeevan Mission 2.0, committing to a Gram Panchayat-led model of rural water supply.

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🎭 Art & Culture 📍 Europe

Sweden gifts PM Modi replicas of Tagore's handwritten epigrams found in the Swedish National Archives

Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson and PM Narendra Modi exchanged gifts honouring Rabindranath Tagore during the PM's visit to Sweden on 17 May 2026, marking the centenary of Tagore's 1926 visit to Sweden.

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🏛️ Polity & Governance 📍 West Bengal Must know

Suvendu Adhikari sworn in as West Bengal's first BJP Chief Minister at Brigade Parade Ground, Kolkata

On 9 May 2026 Governor R. N. Ravi administered the oath to Suvendu Adhikari as Chief Minister of West Bengal at Kolkata's Brigade Parade Ground, heading the state's first BJP government after the party won 207 of 294 seats.

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🏛️ Elections 📍 West Bengal Must know

West Bengal Assembly election 2026 results: BJP wins 207 seats, Suvendu Adhikari defeats Mamata Banerjee in Bhabanipur

The BJP won 207 of the 293 West Bengal Assembly seats declared on 4 May 2026, reducing the ruling Trinamool Congress to 80 from 215 in 2021, and Suvendu Adhikari defeated Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee in Bhabanipur by 15,105 votes.

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🏛️ Elections 📍 West Bengal Important

ECI deploys 165 Additional Counting Observers and 77 Police Observers in West Bengal

The Election Commission of India on 2 May 2026 deployed 165 Additional Counting Observers and 77 Police Observers for vote counting in the West Bengal Assembly election, using its powers under Article 324 and Section 20B of the Representation of the People Act, 1951.

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🚄 Railways, Roads & Aviation 📍 West Bengal Important

Railways sanctions ₹895.30 crore for Kolkata Metro power upgrade and Damodar bridge rebuild

Indian Railways on 2 May 2026 sanctioned works worth ₹895.30 crore, including ₹671.72 crore to upgrade the power system of Kolkata Metro's North–South Corridor for a 2.5-minute headway and ₹223.58 crore to rebuild the Damodar Bridge (No. 520) in Adra Division.

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🏛️ Elections 📍 West Bengal Must know

West Bengal votes in second and final phase of 2026 Assembly election; ECI's final state turnout is 93.71%

West Bengal held the second and final phase of its 2026 Assembly election on 29 April across 142 constituencies in 8 districts; ECI's final statistical reports (PN/085/2026) put the state's polling percentage at 93.71%, the highest ever for the state.

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🏛️ Elections 📍 West Bengal Must know

Election seizures in West Bengal cross ₹510 crore, above 2021's ₹339 crore

The Election Commission of India said on 27 April 2026 that seizures of cash, liquor, drugs, precious metals and freebies in West Bengal since 26 February had reached ₹510.10 crore, higher than the ₹339 crore seized in the 2021 Assembly election.

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🛡️ Weapons & Induction 📍 West Bengal Important

Fourth and last Survey Vessel (Large) 'Sanshodhak' delivered to Navy, completing the project

Sanshodhak (Yard 3028), the fourth and last Survey Vessel (Large) built by GRSE, Kolkata, was delivered to the Indian Navy on 30 March 2026.

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🛡️ Weapons & Induction 📍 West Bengal Important

Stealth frigate 'Dunagiri', fifth Project 17A ship, delivered to Navy at GRSE Kolkata

Dunagiri (Yard 3023), the fifth Nilgiri-class (Project 17A) stealth frigate and the second built by GRSE, was delivered to the Indian Navy at Kolkata on 30 March 2026.

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🛡️ Weapons & Induction 📍 West Bengal

GRSE delivers 'Agray', fourth Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft, to Navy

Agray, the fourth of eight ASW Shallow Water Craft designed and built by GRSE, Kolkata, was delivered to the Indian Navy on 30 March 2026.

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🏛️ Elections 📍 India

Seizures in 2026 Assembly elections cross ₹400 crore: ECI

The Election Commission said on 26 March 2026 that illicit inducements worth over ₹408.82 crore had been seized since 26 February in the five poll-bound states/UT and bye-election states.

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🏛️ Elections 📍 India Important

ECI issues digital time vouchers for free party broadcasts on Doordarshan and AIR

On 23 March 2026 the Election Commission issued digital time vouchers to recognised National and State parties for free broadcast and telecast time on Doordarshan and All India Radio for the Assembly elections in Assam, Kerala, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal.

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🏛️ Elections 📍 India Important

ECI orders Assured Minimum Facilities at all 2,18,807 polling stations for 2026 polls

On 22 March 2026 the Election Commission directed Chief Electoral Officers to ensure Assured Minimum Facilities and voter assistance at each of the 2,18,807 polling stations for the Assembly elections in Assam, Kerala, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal and the bye-elections.

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🏛️ Elections 📍 India Important

ECI sets out postal ballot facility for 85+ voters, PwDs, essential services staff and service voters in 2026 Assembly polls

The Election Commission said on 19 March 2026 that electors above 85 and flagged Persons with Disabilities can vote by postal ballot in the Assembly elections of Assam, Kerala, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal by submitting Form 12D within 5 days of notification.

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🏛️ Elections 📍 India Important

ECI deploys over 25 lakh officials for 2026 Assembly polls in five States/UTs – about one for every 70 electors

The Election Commission said on 18 March 2026 that over 25 lakh officials have been deployed for the Assembly elections in Assam, Kerala, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal, which have over 17.4 crore electors – nearly one official for every 70 electors.

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🏛️ Elections 📍 India Important

Election Commission deploys 1,111 Central Observers for Assembly elections in five States/UTs and bye-elections

The Election Commission of India said on 17 March 2026 that it has deployed 1,111 Central Observers — 557 general, 188 police and 366 expenditure — for Assembly elections in Assam, Kerala, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal and bye-elections in six states.

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🏛️ Elections 📍 India Must know

Election Commission announces Assembly polls in Assam, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal and Puducherry; counting on 4 May

The Election Commission of India on 15 March 2026 announced Assembly elections in four States and Puducherry, with polling from 9 to 29 April and counting on 4 May 2026.

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🏛️ Governance & Administration 📍 West Bengal Important

West Bengal to pay ROPA 2009 DA arrears from March 2026; honorarium for purohits and muezzins raised to ₹2,000

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee announced on 15 March 2026 that DA arrears under ROPA 2009 will be paid from March 2026 and raised the monthly honorarium of purohits and muezzins by ₹500 to ₹2,000.

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