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Reported by Sanchita chatterjee: Outstanding DA for Government Employees to be Paid in Two Installments in March and September; Notification Issued Prior to Mamata's Announcement. Following a long-standing dispute, the West Bengal government has taken a significant step toward clearing the outstanding Dearness Allowance (DA) dues of state government employees and pensioners. Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee made an announcement regarding this matter on Sunday afternoon, prior to the declaration of the election schedule in the state. Notably, even before her announcement, the Finance Department had issued several notifications and memoranda on March 13, stating that the DA arrears—accrued between April 2008 and December 2019—would be cleared in a phased manner. It has been stated that this decision was taken in light of a directive issued by the Supreme Court. Following the hearings on the DA case in court, a monitoring committee was constituted to oversee the matter. According to the...

   Reported by Sanchita chatterjee: Mass Exodus in Trinamool on the Eve of Elections in Bhangar: The 'Dynamic Leader' Arabul Quits the Party—Which Path Will He Take? Arabul Islam has quit the Trinamool Congress. Political observers believe that this potential defection by Arabul could radically alter the political landscape of South 24 Parganas. Alongside Arabul Islam, intense speculation has also begun regarding the potential departure of Kaiser Ahmed—another influential leader from Bhangar—from the party. As the drums for the 2026 Assembly elections begin to beat, the politics of Bhangar have taken a dramatic turn. Severing a relationship spanning several decades with the Trinamool Congress, Bhangar leader Arabul Islam is poised to join the Indian Secular Front (ISF). According to sources, he is scheduled to visit Furfura Sharif today to hold a final meeting with the top leadership of the ISF. Political observers believe that this potential switch by Arabul could radically a...