Parents can apply for ‘preventive sponsorship’ if they can’t raise their babies West Bengal
By Soudhriti Bhabani KOLKATA: West Bengal Minister of State for Women and Child Development and Social Welfare Sashi Panja on Friday said that the state government has ample facilities, including economic assistance, for those parents who are unable to raise their children because of poverty. “We have so many schemes for children who are born in […]
Mamata Banerjee announces housing programme for tea workers
NEW DELHI: Mamata Banerjee announces housing programme for tea workersWest Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday announced a slew of measures for the people ahead of the 2021 state assembly polls and said that her government will build brick houses for at least 3,694 workers in seven sick tea gardens in Jalpaiguri and Alipurduar […]
West Bengal, UK India Business Council sign MOU to strengthen state’s industrial development
NEW DELHI:The UK India Business Council has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with West Bengal Industrial Development Corporation (WBIDC), the premier nodal agency of West Bengal’s Industry, Commerce and Enterprises Department focused on accelerating industrial development in the state. This collaborative partnership between the UKIBC and Government of West Bengal will help to boost […]
Mamata Banerjee announces doles for Durga Puja committees
KOLKATA: Facing flak from BJP for alleged minority appeasement, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday doubled the annual financial assistance to Durga Puja organisers across the state to Rs 50,000. She also announced a 50 per cent waiver in charges for consumption of electricity by the Puja committees in the state, who consume […]
Banks allowed to operate on Saturdays in West Bengal
NEW DELHI: The West Bengal government has allowed banks to operate on working Saturdays as part of further relaxations in COVID-related restrictions, according to an order. Banks, which usually operate on alternate Saturdays, were asked by the state government to remain shut on weekends in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. The decision to allow […]
Mamata Banerjee borrowing money to run West Bengal: BJP
KOLKATA: The Trinamool Congress government is borrowing money to run the state and Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee announced a package for relief operations in Cyclone Amphan-hit areas without getting proper information from districts, West Bengal BJP chief Dilip Ghosh said on Friday. The state government has taken an overdraft of at least Rs 1,500 crore, […]
Mamata Banerjee announces relaxations from June 1
KOLKATA: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee announced a series of relaxations from June on Friday while claiming that the number of coronavirus cases is increasing in the state due to the massive influx of migrant workers. She announced that religious places can open up from June 1 and allowed full attendance at public and […]
Narendra Modi announces interim relief of Rs 1,000 crore to Amphan-hit West Bengal
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced on Monday an advance interim assistance of Rs 1,000 crore for cyclone-hit West Bengal. In a video message after reviewing the situation with Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar and Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee in Basirhat in North 24 Parganas district, Modi also announced an ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakh to […]
Will help goldsmiths in returning to West Bengal from Indore: BJP
BHOPAL/INDORE: The BJP on Thursday said that it would provide assistance to the goldsmiths from West Bengal, who work in Indore’s jewellery market in large numbers, for their safe return to their home state. Among other things, Indore is famous for its jewellery market. However, the district has emerged as one of the COVID-19 hotspots […]
West Bengal registers liquor sales of Rs 40 crore on Day 1
NEW DELHI: West Bengal recorded liquor sales of Rs 40 crores on the first day of reopening of standalone shops on Monday, a wine traders’ body of the state said. Forty-two days after the lockdown was enforced, the state government allowed only ‘OFF’ shops to reopen in all the red, orange and green zones, except […]
Bus operators in West Bengal seek financial help from Nitin Gadkari
NEW DELHI: Two bus operators’ associations in West Bengal said on Monday that they have written to Union Minister Nitin Gadkari seeking a financial package for the passenger transport industry, which has taken a severe hit amid the coronavirus-triggered lockdown. Drawing attention of the Road Transport and Highways minister to the plight of thousands of […]
West Bengal emerges at the top in vegetable production
NEW DELHI: West Bengal has emerged as the top state in the country in vegetable production in 2018-19, according to horticulture production data released by the Central government recently. West Bengal witnessed a production of 29.55 million tonne (MT) of vegetables during 2018-19 which was the maximum in the country in that period, said the […]
Narendra Modi renames KoPT after Syama Prasad Mookerjee, draws criticism from opposition
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday rechristened Kolkata Port Trust after Jan Sangh founder Syama Prasad Mookerjee, drawing criticism from the opposition camp, which said he was more of a “name-changer” than a “game-changer”. Modi, while addressing the 150th anniversary programme of Kolkata Port Trust, invoked Mookerjee and BR Ambedkar and said their […]
Rajiva Sinha to be the new chief secretary of West Bengal
NEW DELHI: Rajiva Sinha will be the new chief secretary of West Bengal, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee tweeted on Thursday. The present incumbent Malay Kumar De will retire on Monday, she said. Sinha is currently the additional chief secretary to the health and family welfare department. De, a 1985 batch IAS officer, was appointed the […]
Berger Paints scouts acquisition in Russia, West Bengal gets colourant unit
KOLKATA: Country’s second largest paint maker Berger Paints India Ltd Monday said it aims to grow in Russia and was also evaluating inorganic growth in the country while continues to pump in capital in the domestic market. The company had earmarked Rs 200 crore in the current fiscal toward modernisation in the existing units and […]
After Jammu and Kashmir bifurcation, hill parties want Darjeeling to be Union territory
By Pradipta Tapadar KOLKATA/ DARJEELING: The government of India’s decision to revoke provisions of Article 370 and bifurcate Jammu and Kashmir has rekindled hope among the major hill parties, which want Darjeeling to be a separate Union territory with a legislature. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP from Darjeeling, Raju Bista, said he was hopeful […]