Kolkata: Annapurna Yojana has crossed the one crore mark. Around 1.2 crore women are set to receive Rs 3,000 each in their bank accounts under the state govt’s Annapurna Yojana from July 1, chief minister Suvendu Adhikari said on Tuesday.“The administration has received around 1.5 crore applications for Annapurna Yojana so far. After the verification…
Pre paid help line Opsretar fix BJP party flage at there parking area opposite Kolkata Airport Old Tarminal, photo Mayukh Sengupta Kolkata: In a desperate bid to stay afloat after the closure of the illegal car-rental kiosk outside the city airport, drivers and operators associated with the Trinamool Congress-controlled union that ran the facility have…
Kolkata: The Kolkata Municipal Corporation on Tuesday suspended Kalicharan Banerjee, the former OSD of ex-mayor Firhad Hakim. Banerjee was working as a manager in the MP LAD dept when he was arrested by thr SIT probing the Taratala warehouse collapse that has claimed 16 lives.Sources said the suspension was to have happened within 48 hours…
Kolkata: Bengal wants investment from homegrown entrepreneurs, and the state govt is ready to help them in these endeavours, finance minister Swapan Dasgupta said on Tuesday. Speaking at a meeting of the Bengal Business Council, Dasgupta and industries, commerce and enterprises minister Tapas Roy urged Bengal’s entrepreneurs to come forward and invest in the growth…
Kolkata: The Bengal govt will release IPS officer C Sudhakar and IAS officer Manish Mishra on central deputation.The Centre had wanted the two officers to be placed on central deputation in Mid-March. There were complaints regarding breach of protocol during President Droupadi Murmu’s visit to the Hills in March. There were also allegations that proper…
Behrampore: A day after CM Suvendu Adhikari’s assembly statement promising action against AJUP chairman and Nowda MLA Humayun Kabir, three AJUP workers were arrested in Murshidabad on Tuesday. Police also served notices at Kabir’s Manikyahar residence, directing him to appear at Shaktipur PS on July 3 and Rejinagar PS on July 4 for questioning over…
Ground being dug up under the NREGA scheme Kolkata: Bengal has notified the Viksit Bharat–Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) (VB-G RAM G) scheme, which will take effect from July 1 and replace the MGNREGS. The programme aligns with Centre’s Viksit Bharat @2047 vision and is expected to benefit about 2.56 crore job card…
Jalpaiguri: A year after scripting what was described as a national record in wildlife crime convictions, the Jaldapara Wildlife Division continued its run in 2025-26, securing convictions of 22 accused in 13 separate cases, reinforcing its position as one of India’s most successful forest divisions in converting wildlife crime investigations into convictions.In 2024-25, when Jaldapara…
Kolkata: About 60 residential high-rise and commercial buildings that have been constructed in the last three years in New Town have come under the scanner of the govt’s high level audit committee as the verification process of all G+5 high-rise buildings and commercial buildings starts.As per the SOP issued by the govt, all civic corporations…
Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday refused to entertain TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee’s plea challenging a lower court’s direction of providing his voice sample in connection with the alleged ‘DJ remark’.Banerjee’s counsel had argued in court that the magistrate’s order was “perverse” and contrary to sections under BNSS. He argued that HC had already…
