Tag: West Bengal

Vaishnaw flags off new Balurghat-Sealdah Express, says funds for West Bengal went up under Modi Govt

Addressing the gathering virtually from New Delhi after flagging the train off, the Railway Minister hailed the local BJP MP Sukanta Majumdar and said that he worked a lot to bring the train to his area.

January 1, 2024

Bengal Govt anxious over unspent rural development funds

At Rs 305.11 crore, Murshidabad district has the maximum unutilised funds lying with it, followed by South 24 Parganas at Rs 298,03 crore.

January 1, 2024

Punjab, Bengal R-Day tableaux not aligned with theme: Defence Ministry

Their criticism of tableau not being selected for the Republic Day parade is not objective and unfounded, it said in a statement.

December 31, 2023

From graft to rising debt-to-revenue gap, Mamata’s multiple minefields

Apart from the elections, the progress of investigations by the CBI and the ED in various cases of money laundering, particularly in the multi-crore cash-for-school job case will be keenly watched by all.

December 30, 2023

Two killed, six fall sick after gas leak at storeroom in Bengal’s Durgapur

The deaths occurred due to the gas leak from a cooking LPG cylinder which was also stored at the same storeroom.

December 25, 2023

Fresh Raj Bhavan – Bengal govt tussle brewing over interim VCs’ authority issue

The tussle between the state secretariat and the Raj Bhavan in the matter has surfaced over the fine-line on who actually can convene policy-making committee meetings of the state universities.

December 15, 2023

Bengal ration distribution case: ED confiscates 58 term deposits of arrested minister’s wife, daughter

The total amount confiscated by the central agency is Rs 2.89 crore, informed sources said.

December 14, 2023

Bengal school job case: Deprived woman candidate protests by tonsuring head

"Probably the sacrifice of our lives would be an eye-opener for the government," she said.

December 9, 2023

Three minor girl students rescued from being trafficked in Bengal

The girls, all studying in class 7, were being trafficked on the pretext of providing them with a chance in a dance troupe.

December 9, 2023

Record number of dengue-affected people in Bengal in 2023

According to State health department sources, the figure is significantly higher than that of around 66,000 in 2022.

December 5, 2023