DBT (direct benefit transfer) began on Monday, covering 1.37 crore of 1.45 crore selected recipients by Friday afternoon Kolkata: Disbursal of the third monthly instalment of Rs 3,000 under Annapurna Yojana has been extended by a couple of days after missing its initial Thursday deadline.DBT (direct benefit transfer) began on Monday, covering 1.37 crore of…
Rohini Nilekani addressing the gathering at a city hotel in Kolkata on Friday evening Kolkata: Indian philanthropy must move beyond merely increasing the amount of money being given and become more willing to take risks, exercise patience and think strategically to create lasting social change, philanthropist Rohini Nilekani said in Kolkata on Friday.Speaking as the…
Hundreds of women from North Dum Dum, Nimta and Birati squatted on tracks at Birati station along Sealdah-Bongaon section on Friday, halting train movement for over an hour and stranding a Down Hasnabad-Sealdah local at 1.35pm Kolkata: Protests erupted across Bengal on Friday as Annapurna Yojana beneficiaries raised concerns over non-payment of funds.In Midnapore, urban…
Kolkata: Union home minister Amit Shah on Friday paid tribute to shehnai legend Bismillah Khan on his death anniversary.Shah recalled an interaction with Khan when the maestro was unwell and said Khan’s expression changed instantly when they began discussing ragas. “It was as if he did not have any illness,” Shah said in Siliguri.Shah also…
Of the 1.8 crore applications for Annapurna Yojana, 1.62 crore have been verified, and money transfer started on Monday for 1.45 crore beneficiaries who applied till July 10 Kolkata: The state govt will continue direct benefit transfer of the third instalment of Annapurna Yojana to beneficiaries for a couple of days till the monthly amount…
CM Suvendu Adhikari at the foundation stone-laying ceremony for the project Kolkata: State commerce and industry secretary Vandana Yadav clarified on Friday that there was no dispute about the land status of Lux Cozi group’s Rs 600-crore project in Dankuni, the first one to be inaugurated by Suvendu Adhikari after taking over as CM.There has…
Union minister of commerce & industry Piyush Goyal, SBF chairman Mark Lee and SBF (India Business Council) chairman Prasoon Mukherjee at the summit Kolkata: Investment in Bengal featured in discussions as Union minister of commerce and industry Piyush Goyal held a meeting with Singapore Business Federation (SBF) on Friday in Singapore. The meeting, to increase…
Union minister of commerce & industry Piyush Goyal, SBF chairman Mark Lee and SBF (India Business Council) chairman Prasoon Mukherjee at the summit Kolkata: Investment in Bengal featured in discussions as Union minister of commerce and industry Piyush Goyal held a meeting with Singapore Business Federation (SBF) on Friday in Singapore. The meeting, to increase…
ONGC officials could not be reached for comment despite multiple attempts. Agartala: Protests erupted in Khedabari village of Sonamura in Sepahijala on Thursday over alleged chemical pollution of farmland and water bodies from an ONGC drilling project.Local farmers and fish cultivators demanded compensation for losses attributed to contaminated water. Demonstrators gathered outside the project site,…
Supreme Court (file picture) Kolkata: Directing the Centre to conduct a fresh survey of elephant corridors and report on measures to prevent their obstruction, the Supreme Court has once again flagged the use of fireballs, ‘mashaals’ and other coercive methods to divert elephants from their natural movement.In its Aug 17 order, the court said a…
