Daily Bulletin

To commemorate the 125th birth anniversary of Dr. Syama Prasad Mookerjee, a 125-foot-tall statue and a national security research institute in his name will be established in Kolkata. The initiatives are part of a two-year national festival running from July 6, 2025, to July 6, 2027. The government highlighted Dr. Mookerjee's legacy, linking his vision of national integration to the abrogation of Article 370 and his educational philosophy of instruction in the mother tongue to the National Education Policy. The West Bengal government has also declared his birth anniversary, July 6, a public holiday.

The 40th death anniversary of former Union Minister Babu Jagjivan Ram was commemorated at Samta Sthal in New Delhi on July 6, 2026. The ceremony paid tribute to his contributions as Union Minister for Food and Agriculture during the Green Revolution and as Defence Minister during the 1971 Indo-Pak War, which led to the creation of Bangladesh.

The West Bengal government has initiated several governance reforms, including the passage of the Maintenance of Public Order (Amendment) Bill, 2026, to take stringent action against criminals and the formation of a 'Durga Suraksha Squad' for women's safety. Additionally, two high-level committees have been constituted: one headed by Justice Brijendra Nath to investigate corruption cases and another to oversee the implementation of a Uniform Civil Code in the state. The government also stated that the process to identify and deport infiltrators has been initiated.

On its 5th Foundation Day, the Ministry of Cooperation highlighted significant progress in strengthening the cooperative sector, including the creation of a digital database of 8.58 lakh societies with 32 crore members. Under a Rs. 3,000 crore computerisation project, 50,000 Primary Agricultural Credit Societies (PACS) have been upgraded, with 55,000 now functioning as Common Service Centres. The ministry also reported a substantial improvement in the financial health of cooperative banks, with the gross NPA of Urban Cooperative Banks declining from 12.8% to 6.2% over five years.

The Ministry of Cooperation launched several new initiatives on its 5th Foundation Day, including the Gomay Cooperative Society to promote a circular economy in the dairy sector. For Urban Cooperative Banks, it introduced 'Sahakar CBS', a centralised core banking platform, and 'Sahakar Sahayogi', an AI-powered conversational platform. A key Memorandum of Understanding was also signed between Bharat Beej Sahakari Samiti Limited (BBSSL) and the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) to enhance the national seed system.

The Office of the Principal Controller of Communication Accounts in Delhi will hold a Pension Adalat on August 06, 2026, to resolve grievances for retired personnel of the Department of Telecommunications, BSNL, and MTNL. Pensioners must register their complaints regarding pension settlement and disbursement by July 20, 2026.

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has conducted extensive search operations at 26 locations across eleven States and Union Territories in connection with an alleged funds misappropriation case. The searches are part of an investigation into four separate criminal cases filed against officials of the Border Roads Organisation (BRO).

Amid an ongoing investigation into alleged donation irregularities, the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust has accepted the resignations of its general secretary, Shri Champat Rai, and a trustee, Dr. Anil Mishra. Shri Krishna Mohan has been appointed as the interim general secretary of the trust, which oversees the Ram Temple in Ayodhya. The probe has so far led to the arrest of eight individuals connected to the case.