Kolkata: Bengal govt has decided to strip elected panchayat pradhans of their financial powers and transfer them to govt officials through a bill to be introduced in the assembly, panchayat and rural development minister Dilip Ghosh said on Tuesday.The move is aimed at improving financial oversight, transparency and accountability in the execution of development projects.“The…
Kolkata: Union minister of state Sukanta Majumdar said on Monday that the Bengal govt would send a proposal to the Centre to upgrade one of the oldest engineering institutes of the country, the Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology (IIEST, Shibpur), erstwhile the BE College, to an IIT.He also said the proposal for the…
CM Suvendu Adhikari at Mitra Institution on Monday to observe Syama Prasad Mookerjee’s birth anniversary 447 wordsKolkata: Assuring that the Bengal govt will seek capital punishment for all accused in the Baruipur rape-murder case, CM Suvendu Adhikari, who is likely to meet the bereaved family on Tuesday, said the mob violence had a communal angle…
CM Suvendu Adhikari at an event to mark the 189th birth anniversary of Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay Kolkata: Bengal govt will not only implement Uniform Civil Code (UCC) but also bring tough laws on land jihad, love jihad and forcible conversions, chief minister Suvendu Adhikari said on Friday, adding, “Keep the faith. Please allow us some…
Kolkata: The Bengal govt is likely to introduce a bill on Uniform Civil Code (UCC) in the Assembly on Monday. The Assembly’s Business Advisory Committee, chaired by Speaker Rathindra Bose, decided to email the draft UCC Bill to all MLAs and then table it for discussion on Monday.If passed, Bengal will join states like Gujarat,…
Kolkata: Most state-run schools in Kolkata may stop serving eggs to students after ISKCON takes charge of the midday meal programme under PM POSHANISKCON is gearing up to cook and serve midday meals to around 1 lakh students up to Class VIII across more than 1,800 primary and upper primary schools in Kolkata, following the…
Kolkata: The Bengal govt will introduce a legislation to protect “lawful businesses from syndicate charges” and other forms of “informal extortion”, finance minister Swapan Dasgupta announced while presenting the state budget on Monday.He described the move as a key step towards improving the investment climate and reducing the cost of doing business in Bengal.CM Suvendu…
Bolpur/Kolkata: Bengal govt on Sunday upgraded security of five Trinamool MLAs, all of whom are part of the Ritabrata Banerjee-led rebel camp of 58 MLAs.The five are Chandranath Sinha (Bolpur), Rajendra Prasad Singh (Nalhati), Mosaraf Hossain (Murarai), Bidhan Chandra Majhi (Nanoor) and Kajal Sheikh (Hasan). They represent the entire contingent of Trinamool legislators elected from…
Kolkata: Bengal govt has identified 1,700 acres at Dadanpatrabar — about 10 km from Tajpur — for the long-delayed proposed deep-sea port project in the state. Govt is also exploring the development of minor ports and may consider setting up a dedicated shipping department to strengthen maritime logistics.CM Suvendu Adhikari shared the update on Thursday,…
KOLKATA: First-time MLA Swapan Dasgupta, for long the intellectual voice championing BJP’s vision for his native Bengal, was among the 35 new ministers sworn in Monday. This took the strength of chief minister Suvendu Adhikari’s government to 41.Nine MLAs from north Bengal and six women took oath, raising the number of representatives from the northern…
