The announcement assumes significance as the BJP government has repeatedly asserted that dismantling extortion networks and what it calls the prevailing “threat culture” would be one of its principal governance priorities.
The revised framework follows the state government’s earlier declaration that no new liquor shop would be allowed within 1 km of schools, colleges and temples in Bengal.
Swapan Dasgupta said the proposed Kalyani airport would require around 1,000 to 1,500 acres of land and is being planned to meet rising passenger demand in the Kolkata metropolitan region.
The cover of the budget file, prepared using a combination of cotton and jute to highlight the traditional handicrafts of Bengal, has received praises from various quarters.
The gesture bears close resemblance with the 'halwa' ceremony which is in practice in Delhi, before the Union Finance Minister presents the Budget in February every year.
The sacred Kailash Mansarovar Yatra through the Nathu La route in Sikkim is set to resume, with the first batch of 50 pilgrims scheduled to arrive in Gangtok on 15 June.
In light of increasing urbanisation on farmlands surrounding the Kazi Nazrul Islam Airport, the West Burdwan district authorities, in collaboration with the country's pioneering Aerotropolis project, have initiated a month-wise survey to identify and address potentially hazardous constructions that violate height restrictions laid down by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation
Hours after the Air India flight bound for London's Gatwick airport with 242 passengers onboard crashed shortly after take-off from Ahmedabad on Thursday afternoon, questions in connection with safety and security, mainly during take-off and landing of flights at the Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International (NSCBI) airport, are being raised.
An Ahmedabad-bound flight from Kolkata was forced to return mid-air on Wednesday afternoon after the runway at Ahmedabad airport was abruptly closed following an Air India aircraft incident, airport officials confirmed.
Trinamul Congress has urged the Centre to immediately take up the matter with the Bangladesh government and arrest those who are involved with the ransacking of Rabindranath Tagore's house in Sirajganj.
