Kolkata: The Bengal govt has invited applications from developers to establish two major supercritical thermal power projects under the tariff-based competitive bidding (TBCB) route. The proposed expansion includes a 2×800 MW plant at the Santaldih Thermal Power Station (STPS) and a 1×660 MW unit at the Bakreswar Thermal Power Station (BTPS).The state power department, acting…
Tarakeshwar: PM Narendra Modi is scheduled to visit Tarakeswar on June 20 to attend the West Bengal Foundation Day celebrations, offer puja at the temple and address a public rally, in what will be his first visit to the state after the BJP govt was sworn in last month.The choice of Tarakeswar for the PM’s…
Kolkata: North Kolkata MP Sudip Bandyopadhyay may have joined Nationalist Citizens Party of India (NCPI), but his wife Nayna Bandyopadhyay, a five-time MLA, maintained on Monday that she will stick with Mamata Banerjee “till her last breath”.Speaking to TOI, Nayna said, “Sudip couldn’t convince me. He has left (Trinamool), that’s his business, he will figure…
Kolkata: NCPI MP Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar wrote to Speaker Om Birla on Monday seeking Mamata Banerjee loyalist Kalyan Banerjee’s expulsion from Lok Sabha for alleged “verbal abuse, misogynistic comments and misconduct.” Kalyan called the allegations “false, fabricated and made as an afterthought.“ Source link
Kolkata: Chairman of Singapore-based Universal Success Enterprises, Prasoon Mukherjee, met CM Suvendu Adhikari on Monday and expressed interest in investing in a logistics park. Mukherjee, also the chairman of the Singapore Business Federation (India Business Council), discussed other possible investment avenues with the CM.Mukherjee told TOI that USEL was keen to invest in Bengal. He…
Nandigram: CM Suvendu Adhikari said on Monday that state govt was planning to bring a new industrial policy featuring a plan for seamless land acquisition, a single-window clearance mechanism and incentives for investors in its budget on June 22. Speaking at the launch of state-wide Jan Kalyan Shivirs in Nandigram, Adhikari said the proposed policy…
Kolkata: Trinamool is seeking legal opinion before moving court seeking disqualification of rebel MPs.The party’s deliberations come on the heels of senior advocate and Rajya Sabha member Kapil Sibal on Sunday calling for the disqualification of rebel MLAs and saying that rebels of Trinamool’s legislative party cannot decide to merge with another without Trinamool making…
Kolkata: Trinamool’s Beleghata MLA Kunal Ghosh was struck by an egg while speaking to the media outside party chief Mamata Banerjee‘s Kalighat residence on Monday. Trinamool seniors at the spot immediately dialled cops and alleged BJP involvement.Ghosh had come out after one of the near-daily meetings Mamata has been holding with senior party office-bearers. Walking…
Kolkata: The state govt has made participation in the International Day of Yoga celebrations on June 21 mandatory for all categories of govt employees, according to a directive issued by the chief secretary on June 14.The directive states that govt employees will have to attend Yoga Day programmes from 6.30 am to 7.45 am at…
Kolkata: It appeared to be a journey back in time in the streets around New Market, with streets and pavements free of encroachment after nearly two decades. Shoppers at New Market were pleasantly surprised by the dramatic turnaround, but shopkeepers at New Market are keeping their fingers crossed.While the KMC carried out a hawker eviction…
