VC appt row: SC asks state govt, Guv, UGC to submit names for search panel
The ruling of the apex court today came amidst the war of attrition between the state government and Governor CV Ananda Bose, who is also the Chancellor of state universities
The ruling of the apex court today came amidst the war of attrition between the state government and Governor CV Ananda Bose, who is also the Chancellor of state universities
Citing the hike in fuel prices, the unions are demanding the new rates to be Rs 20 for non-AC and Rs 25 for AC cabs. Following the demand, the department has agreed to issue a fresh notification with a revised fare chart for online app-cabs by 3 May.
Initially, the government had an estimate that nearly 2 crore beneficiaries will register for ‘Lakshmir Bhandar' project but so far, the government has received 1.63 crore applications of which 1.52 crore have been approved. Nearly 7 lakh applications have been rejected. The government has spent more than Rs 800 crore on the project and going by the figure the finance department estimates that the state government will have to cough up another Rs 5,600 crore which might, in turn, lead to a staggering figure in a full financial year.
Earlier, Dhankhar, who was blocked by the chief minister on twitter. and was likened to a herd of horses by Banerjee, today wrote in a tweet” “ What a worrisome scenario! CM Mamata Banerjee in full media glare pulls up Purba Medinipore SP by asking did Governor call you? is a serious issue needing focused reflection. Unfortunate, a spinal blow by CM to Police”.
About a hundred out of the 450 power looms across the state have already started manufacturing textiles for school uniforms and 25,000 metres of textile have already been manufactured by them. The target is to produce 40 lakh metres of fabric by April- May this year.
The two times I went to the Assembly, both the occasions reminded me of the Emergency days," he said. He also hit out at state Education Minister Bratya Basu's proposal to make the chief minister the chancellor of state universities.
This time the government will go to the entrepreneurs in districts to address the issues that they face to set up and to run their units. At this event, all government departments related to MSMEs, bank/financial institution, service providers will sit together under one umbrella for a one-to-one interaction with the entrepreneurs and for providing customised solutions to their business needs.
According to the guidelines, the pandals have to be spacious and kept open from all sides for proper ventilation, hand sanitisers will have to be mandatorily placed at the vicinity of the pandals and wearing face masks will be binding.
According to the allotment order issued by state women and child development and social welfare department on 27 September, "this allotment is issued to provide a contingency fund in connection with the implementation of Lakshmir Bhandar.
Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee had earlier said that the credit card scheme has gained enormous popularity among students who could avail of study loans up to Rs 10 lakh.
