In a written reply to a question by BJP Rajya Sabha MP Samik Bhattacharya, Union minister of state for coal and mines Satish Chandra Dubey said around 1.78 lakh tonnes of ore had been identified in the block. The ore contains 0.4% caesium, 0.3% lithium and 0.1% rubidium, with total metallic content estimated at 0.8%….
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi meets NDA MPs, including MPs who recently joined the Nationalist Citizens Party of India (NCPI) from the Trinamool Congress and Shiv Sena MPs who merged with the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena, during a breakfast meeting at his residence in New Delhi on Friday, August 7, 2026. (Photo: IANS) Kolkata:…
Urban development and municipal affairs minister Agnimitra Paul Kolkata: The state govt will develop cities as “growth engines” to facilitate business and industrial activities, urban development and municipal affairs minister Agnimitra Paul said on Friday. Paul also assured investors that steps would be taken to improve ease of doing business. “The process of sanctioning building…
Chief electoral officer (CEO) Brijesh Pandey said it will involve identifying and eliminating duplicate voters, as well as entries involving individuals who have moved, passed away, or are not qualified, all while making sure that every eligible citizen has the chance to register Agartala: Election Commission will start Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls…
West Bengal Commerce & Industries Minister Tapas Roy Kolkata: State govt’s industrial incentives would be linked to employment generation and not to the quantum of investment, Bengal commerce and industry minister Tapas Roy reiterated on Friday.Roy was speaking at ‘Uttoron 2025’ – a business conclave organised by Babshai Bangali Foundation.“Our industrial incentive policy will not…
The Calcutta high court denied an urgent hearing for Sumit Roy, an aide to Abhishek Banerjee. KOLKATA: The Calcutta high court on Friday refused an urgent hearing to Sumit Roy, personal assistant to TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee, in connection with four FIRs registered against him at different police stations in West Bengal.Roy’s lawyer Trideep Pais…
The man also allegedly threatened to harm the local officer-in-charge during the standoff, prompting police intervention. KOLKATA: A mentally challenged man climbed a lamp post on Tala Bridge and created a tense situation after demanding a meeting with chief minister Suvendu Adhikari.The incident took place around 5.30pm on Tuesday when the man walked towards an…
Elliot Park after the KMC removed the view cutter Kolkata: The Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) has removed the view cutter that had obstructed the picturesque view of Elliot Park from the Chowringhee side (JL Nehru Road). The KMC parks department carried out the work after chief minister Suvendu Adhikari expressed dissatisfaction over the structure, which…
Howrah: A seven-year-old girl was found hanging at her home in Salap Tentultala under Domjur Police Station on Thursday evening, triggering allegations from her maternal family that her father murdered her.The deceased, Ekta Mondal, a class 1 student, was allegedly strangled with a mosquito-net rope before being hanged, her uncle claimed. He accused Arup Mondal,…
Part of the EKW water body that was being filled up Kolkata: Police on Thursday halted land-filling and construction activity at a water body in Nayabad, a day after a TOI report highlighted allegations that the ecologically sensitive East Kolkata Wetlands (EKW) was being reclaimed by land sharks for suspected real estate development.A fresh visit…
