West Bengal’s budget bets on infra push, welfare, jobs and fiscal repair
The BJP-led West Bengal government and journalist-turned-politician Swapan Dasgupta’s maiden budget attempts an ambitious political and economic balancing act.
The BJP-led West Bengal government and journalist-turned-politician Swapan Dasgupta’s maiden budget attempts an ambitious political and economic balancing act.
Punjab Congress president Amarinder Singh Raja Warring on Sunday jibed at Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Nitin Nabin for selling the alleged bogus dreams of recreating the Maharaja Ranjit Singh era in Punjab.
Stepping up his attack on the BJP-led Odisha government, Leader of the Opposition and Biju Janata Dal (BJD) president Naveen Patnaik on Friday accused it of failing the state's most vulnerable citizens over the non-disbursal of social security pensions to nearly 18 lakh beneficiaries for the last three months, and urged Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi to ensure immediate release of the pending payments.
The BJP on Friday accused the Congress of being responsible for the declining relevance of the INDIA bloc, claiming that the alliance is facing an existential crisis due to the opposition party’s “opportunistic and self-serving politics”.
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), under Asansol organisation district of Rahr Bangla, has officially unveiled two new, futuristic state-of-the-art party offices in Durgapur city in West Burdwan district on Thursday named as ‘Janatar Karyalay’.
Samajwadi Party President Akhilesh Yadav on Thursday launched a blistering attack on the BJP, accusing it of betraying its allies after protests broke out at the residence of Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Party (SBSP) chief and Uttar Pradesh Panchayati Raj Minister Om Prakash Rajbhar, a key partner in the state government.
In a major blow to the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) in Tamil Nadu, TTV Dhinakaran-led Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam (In a major blow to the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) in Tamil Nadu, TTV Dhinakaran-led Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam (AMMK) has quit the alliance, citing “betrayal” within its ranks.
The BJP MLA from Siliguri, Dr Sankar Ghosh, has placed a series of proposals before Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan, urging the Centre to strengthen educational infrastructure in North Bengal.
As the frenzy of Durga Puja themes grips over the city, the role of artisans at Kumartuli, who shape the idols, gets overshadowed by the theme-makers, some of whom have now acquired celebrity status.
He stressed that BJP programs are not for self-interest but are guided by the spirit of “Nation First.”
