Kolkata: A 25-year satellite study has revealed that southern Bengal and Bihar have become the epicentres of particulate matter (PM) pollution across the Indo-Gangetic Plain (IGP). The research warns that elevated carbon pollution has expanded to the entire state, threatening ecologically fragile zones like the Sundarbans and the Eastern Himalayas.The study, published in the prestigious…
Kolkata: The Election Commission on Monday appointed senior IAS officer Neelam Meena as the new chief electoral officer (CEO) of West Bengal, succeeding Manoj Agarwal, who was recently elevated to the post of chief secretary.Meena is the second woman IAS officer, after Leena Chakraborty, to be appointed as Bengal CEO.An EC notification said: “In exercise…
Kolkata: Suvendu Adhikari will attend NITI Aayog‘s governing council meeting on June 11 as Bengal’s first BJP chief minister, marking a departure since the last few years when his predecessor Mamata Banerjee shunned these meetings.Adhikari, a source said, has directed the state health department to finalise the agreement on the implementation of Ayushman Bharat by…
Kolkata: Bengal govt has ordered a comprehensive review of state expenditure, with CM Suvendu Adhikari directing officials to implement austerity measures and submit reports by June 7, sources said.The CM expressed concerns over state’s treasury expenditure and pending electricity dues during a meeting with departmental secretaries at Nabanna on Monday. Sources said Adhikari instructed the…
Kolkata: Panihati MLA Ratna Debnath, mother of the RG Kar rape-murder victim, met CM Suvendu Adhikari at Nabanna on Monday, while BJP state president Samik Bhattacharya told Mousumi Koyal, the face of the Kamduni protests, that he would arranging to take the victim’s mother to meet the CM during the Janata Darbar next Monday.Debnath announced…
Malda/Behampore: Forty-eight hours after the Bengal govt asked all 23 district magistrates to set up ‘holding centres’ where illegal foreigners — including Bangladeshis and Rohingya immigrants — staying in the state are to be housed before being deported, two such centres debuted in Malda and Murshidabad, two districts that share borders with Bangladesh.The hunt for…
Kolkata/Contai: Mass resignations are causing civic bodies to collapse across Bengal, including in Trinamool strongholds, exposing growing organisational strain within the party.On Monday, North Barrackpore municipality was pushed to the brink after 16 councillors tendered their resignations. The churn has also intensified in Bhatpara, Kanchrapara, Halisahar and Garulia. Most resigning councillors described their move as…
Kolkata: City-based Anmol Industries Ltd, the fourth largest manufacturer in the country’s biscuits and bakery industry, is focusing on urban markets to raise its turnover in the next few years from the existing Rs 2,000 crore. Currently, Bengal market contributes about 20% of its turnover, which is around Rs 400 crore.“As of now, we have…
Jalpaiguri: Four years after the Centre sanctioned a civil airport at Hasimara under the UDAN scheme, chief minister Suvendu Adhikari has cleared land acquisition to facilitate civilian flight operations from Hasimara Airport.The Airports Authority of India requires 37.74 acres to allow A320 aircraft operations at the strategic IAF base. Currently, north Bengal relies heavily on…
Jalpaiguri: Four years after the Centre sanctioned a civil airport at Hasimara under the UDAN scheme, chief minister Suvendu Adhikari has cleared land acquisition to facilitate civilian flight operations from Hasimara Airport.The Airports Authority of India requires 37.74 acres to allow A320 aircraft operations at the strategic IAF base. Currently, north Bengal relies heavily on…
