Tag: West Bengal

Oomen Chandy replaces Digvijaya as AICC in-charge of Andhra Pradesh

Congress spokesperson Gaurav Gogoi has also been appointed as the party's in-charge of West Bengal and Andaman and Nicobar Islands.

May 27, 2018

Bypoll for one Lok Sabha, five Assembly seats in eastern states on 28 May

The stage is set for the bypoll to one Lok Sabha and five Assembly seats in as many states in the eastern region tomorrow.

May 27, 2018

Summer Solstice

Fair is foul, and foul is fair: Hover through the fog and filthy air. ~ The three witches in chorus (Act I, Scene I of Macbeth) Now “when the hurlyburly’s done and the battle’s lost and won”, the Trinamul Congress has begun to pad up to run the Panchayati Raj for the next five years. …

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May 27, 2018

Bengal among states with highest number of child abuse cases

In 94.8 percent of the cases, according to NCRB data, children were subjected to rape by someone known to them.

May 25, 2018

Was Mamata Banerjee angry at Kumaraswamy’s swearing-in ceremony

The West Bengal CM was purported to be seen displeased and expressing her displeasure to Karnataka's Director General and Inspector General of Police (DG-IGP) Neelamani N Raju.

May 24, 2018

West Bengal: ‘Tarantula’ scare in Debra

After a pregnant woman was bitten by a venomous spider, forest department officials have started an investigation to identify the insect and find out where did it come from.

May 23, 2018

Forest cover in Bengal up, says Mamata on Biodiversity Day

The total forest and social forestry cover in West Bengal has been raised to 12,358 hectares and 934 hectares respectively till 2016-17 under a Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) assisted project, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said on Tuesday. In a tweet on the occasion of International Day for Biological Diversity, Banerjee expressed her committment to …

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May 22, 2018

Gift of the Bengal Left

Suicide by farmers is a major problem that confronts political parties in several states, including the ones that are prosperous. Surprisingly in West Bengal, economically a poor state, not a single case of farmer’s suicide was recorded in 2014 and 2015, according to the report of the National Crime Records Bureau. In Bihar there is …

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May 22, 2018

Mamata Banerjee expresses concern over rise in petrol, diesel prices

The price of the Indian basket of crude oils, composed of 70 per cent sour grade Oman and Dubai crudes and the rest by sweet grade Brent, has gone upwards of $70 a barrel this month, after rising to an average of $69.30 in April 2018.

May 21, 2018

World Telecommunication Day: We should not misuse social media, says Mamata

World Telecommunication Day has been celebrated annually on 17 May since 1969, marking the founding of ITU and the signing of the first International Telegraph Convention in 1865.

May 17, 2018

Mamata remembers Dwijendralal Ray on his 105th death anniversary

"Our Govt is setting up Dhano Dhanyo Bhavan – a cultural complex of international standard – as a mark of respect to him", added Mamta Banerjee.

May 17, 2018

Ghana delegation to extend business ties with West Bengal

A delegation from Ghana High Commission from New Delhi has expressed interest in extending business ties with the state while inviting the business community to sit and discuss about doing more and more business with the country. “Ghana and India share striking similarities in culture, food habits and several other aspects. Both countries share rich …

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May 16, 2018

Sharmila Tagore to be awarded honorary DLitt

Kazi Nazrul University in West Bengal is holding its third convocation on its campus on May 26, when it will confer an honorary DLitt on Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina and an honorary DSc on BARC scientist SM Yusuf

May 14, 2018

Violence reported across West Bengal during panchayat polls

Violence was reported from various parts of West Bengal, as the polling for the single phase panchayat elections is underway on Monday.

May 14, 2018

7 years of TMC govt in Bengal: Mamata thanks ‘Ma, Maati, Manush’

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee expressed her gratitude to the people of the state for bringing her government to power seven years ago on 13 May.

May 13, 2018

Mamata speaks about maternal mortality in Bengal on Mother’s Day

West Bengal has been one of the few states which have managed to drastically reduce both maternal and infant mortality rates.

May 13, 2018

Mamata remembers author Upendrakishore Ray on his 155th birth anniversary

Upendrakishore Ray Chowdhury was a famous Bengali writer, painter, violin player and composer, technologist and entrepreneur.

May 12, 2018