East Burdwan exceeds target in Annapurna Yojana registrations on launch day
East Burdwan has set a benchmark by surpassing its registration target under the Annapurna Yojana on the day of its formal launch.
East Burdwan has set a benchmark by surpassing its registration target under the Annapurna Yojana on the day of its formal launch.
Police on Friday arrested a Trinamul Congress panchayat member for allegedly accepting a bribe to facilitate allotment of houses under the Awas Yojana and later issuing death threats when asked to return the money.
A couple from East Burdwan, who had spent nearly 10 months in jail in Bengaluru along with their infant son on alleged charges of being Bangladeshi infiltrators, are now facing a fresh struggle after their names were omitted from the latest supplementary voter list.
In a notable display of environmental responsibility, Trinamul Congress (TMC) candidate for the Ausgram constituency in East Burdwan, Shyamaprasanna Lohar, halted his election campaign to help extinguish a forest fire in the Ausgram jungles today.
A local BJP leader in Galsi of East Burdwan district on Saturday alleged that despite his name appearing on the list for the West Bengal government's Awas Yojana (Housing Scheme), the funds never reached his bank account.
A repeated chase for Rs 2,400 power bill payment by the landlords provoked murder of a woman by their former tenants in Jamalpur, East Burdwan.
Thirty three passengers suffered injuries and one died after a speeding bus suddenly toppled on Kalna - Pandua road this morning while trying to give passage to an electric rickshaw.
Curious hospital staff and family members of other patients gathered around the elaborately adorned vehicle, eager to witness the unusual but heartwarming moment.
The Swaspur Sisu Siksha Kendra in Kalna that had suspended operation after its lone teacher superannuated on 28 February, resumed classes yesterday.
A youth was stabbed to death by a woman on a busy road in broad daylight in Kalna town of East Burdwan today.
