Anandapur fire: Rs 10 lakh compensation for each victim’s family
The Bengal government on Tuesday announced a compensation of Rs 10 lakh for the family of each person who died in the devastating fire at Anandapur in East Kolkata.
The Bengal government on Tuesday announced a compensation of Rs 10 lakh for the family of each person who died in the devastating fire at Anandapur in East Kolkata.
The Bengal government has decided to keep government-run and government-aided libraries open on Sundays.
Darjeeling MP Raju Bista today raised critical concerns in Parliament regarding the West Bengal government’s controversial land policy, which he warned could displace indigenous communities in the Darjeeling Hills, Terai, and Dooars regions.
The Bengal government has withdrawn its representatives on the Damodar Valley Reservoir Regulation Committee (DVRRC), even as Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee wrote a second time to Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the Damodar Valley Corporation’s uncontrolled water release from the Maithon and Panchet reservoirs.
After waiting for long for central funds to arrive for dredging and desilting of the Damodar Barrage in Durgapur, the Bengal government has ordered a state-owned company to do the job.
The Bengal government is planning to invite publicprivate participation in onion, orange and pineapple procurement, storage and processing with an ambition to ensure both self reliance and availability of the produce in times of shortage, said Arup Roy, state food processing and horticulture minister.
The Bengal government on Sunday notified that Poila Boisakh, (the first day of the month of Boisakh of the Bengali calendar year) will be observed as State Day and it will be named Bangla Divas.
The Bengal government is setting up a cluster to manufacture green crackers, said Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, and urged people to use them.
The Leader of the Opposition (LoP) in the state assembly Suvendu Adhikari alleged that the police didn't allow the BJP MLAs to meet the victim's family
As many as 12,372 critical patients underwent angioplasty, costing Rs 71.30 crore. Around 3,050 patients underwent angioplasty at Rs 12.21 crore. Bypass surgery (on pumps) was conducted on 5,903 patients at Rs 60 crore. Radiotherapy or chemotherapy was conducted on 4,941 patients at Rs 42.30 crore. Joint knee replacement was done at Rs 23.59 lakh
