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Kunal questions use of party funds for chartered flights

Senior Trinamul Congress leader and Beleghata MLA Kunal Ghosh on Friday publicly questioned the use of party funds for chartered flights, triggering fresh political discussion over the travel arrangements of the party’s national general secretary, Abhishek Banerjee.

ESI scheme for tea workers under consideration

The West Bengal labour department on Monday held a meeting in hybrid mode to discuss the proposed introduction of the Employees’ State Insurance (ESI) scheme in the tea plantation sector, amid growing concerns over the deteriorating health infrastructure in tea gardens across the state.