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Fact-Finding Team Led By Retired Judge Stopped By Cops On Way To Sandeshkhali

February 25, 2024 admin

The committee is slated to submit a report to the constitutional authorities. Kolkata: Six members of an independent fact-finding committee, led by former Chief Justice of Patna High Court L Narasimha Reddy, were stopped by police as they were proceeding to the trouble-torn Sandeshkhali area in West Bengal’s North 24 Parganas district to probe alleged…

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2024 Interim Budget | Net zero gain for job guarantee scheme

February 1, 2024 admin

According to some estimates, as on February 1, the Centre owes ₹ 16,000 crores in wages under MGNREGS to the State governments. File | Photo Credit: S. Harpal Singh With allocation of ₹86,000 crore for the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS), the budget for the scheme for the financial year 2024-25 has…

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The tussle between West Bengal government and Tata Motors in Singur | Explained

November 2, 2023 admin

File photo: A private security guard walks outside the closed Tata Motors Nano car factory in Singur in this April 27, 2011. | Photo Credit: Reuters The story so far: In what could serve as an epilogue to a long-drawn tussle between Tata Motors and the West Bengal Industrial Development Corporation (WBIDC), an arbitration panel on…

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‘Kemon Acho’ To ‘Kem Cho’, Gujarat Minister’s Unique Investment Pitch In Bengal

November 1, 2023 admin

Mr Sanghavi said Gujarat is a role model for development. Kolkata: Emphasising the similarities in the style of celebrations as well as language between West Bengal and his state, Gujarat Minister Harsh Sanghavi made a pitch for investment at a roadshow which was part of a Vibrant Gujarat event in Kolkata. “Just like we say…

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Probe Agency Arrests West Bengal Minister Jyotripriya Mallik In Alleged Corruption Case

October 26, 2023 admin

Kolkata: An Enforcement Directorate (ED) team late Thursday night arrested sitting West Bengal minister and Trinamool Congress leader, Jyotripriya Mallik, in connection with an alleged case of corruption in the public distribution system. The arrest came a day after the ED conducted searches at Mr Mallick’s residence in Salt Lake, on the outskirts of Kolkata….

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Mamata Banerjee Announces Durga Puja Bonus For Civic Volunteers, ASHA Workers, Cops

October 13, 2023 admin

Mamata Banerjee announced a bonus of Rs 5,300 Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday announced a Rs 5,300 Durga Puja bonus for civic volunteers of the West Bengal Police and Kolkata Police, and ASHA workers employed under the health department. Some ill-motivated political parties/ persons are trying to create divisions and animosity…

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West Bengal Governor Assures Trinamool To Take Up MGNREGA Dues Issue With Centre

October 9, 2023 admin

The Governor said the matter will be brought to the notice of the government of India. Kolkata: West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose on Monday assured a Trinamool Congress delegation led by party general secretary Abhishek Banerjee of taking up the issue of MGNREGA dues to the state with the central government, an official said….

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West Bengal Governor Assures Trinamool To Take Up MGNREGA Dues Issue With Centre

October 9, 2023 admin

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Air Force Conducts Disaster Relief Operations In Sikkim

October 9, 2023 admin

The helicopters are kept ready to transport the stranded tourists. Kolkata: The Indian Air Force has started humanitarian aid and disaster relief operations in Sikkim, devastated by a flash flood in Teesta river, a Defence official said on Monday. Thirty-three bodies, including those of nine army jawans, have been recovered so far from slush and…

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Trinamool Congress Party Workers Hold Protest At Delhi’s Rajghat Seeking Funds From Centre For Schemes

October 2, 2023 admin

Trinamool Congress workers hold protest against centre seeking funds for schemes. New Delhi: Trinamool Congress party workers have gathered at the Rajghat in Delhi on Gandhi Jayanti and held a protest against the central government alleging a lack of fund allocation for MGNREGA and other social security schemes for West Bengal. On Tuesday, the TMC…

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