DA arrears relief, hike for priests: Mamata Banerjee’s last-minute sops before West Bengal assembly polls announcement

About an hour before the announcement of the polling schedule for the 2026 West Bengal Assembly elections, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee declared that her government would start clearing the pending dearness allowance (DA) arrears of state employees and pensioners from March this year. The move will cover teachers, non-teaching staff and employees of grant-in-aid institutions….

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Election Schedule 2026 LIVE Updates: Election Commission to release poll schedule for West Bengal, other states today

Election Schedule 2026 LIVE Live Updates: The Election Commission of India (ECI) is all set to announce the dates for assembly polls in four states and a Union Territory later today. Assembly elections are due in West Bengal, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Assam and Puducherry. The poll panel, led by Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar,…

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