The West Bengal government on Saturday rejected the BJP's application for holding "Rath Yatra and/or Ganatantra Bachao yatra" in the state saying there was a "grave apprehension of major breach of peace and communal violence during and in the aftermath" of the programme.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday announced an additional 18 per cent dearness allowance (DA) to state government employees from January 2019.