The American City Bengal Forgot
How the United States quietly built a functioning American township on the Hooghly to sustain victory in Asia during the Second World War
How the United States quietly built a functioning American township on the Hooghly to sustain victory in Asia during the Second World War
The West Bengal government has announced plans to repurpose the defunct ‘Mishti Hub’ at Bamchandaipur in East Burdwan district into a food processing unit, potentially for rice or potato chips manufacturing, ending its four-year closure.
State Forest minister Manoj Kumar Oraon stressed that relocating families from the core area is essential before the tigress can be released.
The West Bengal government has appointed senior IAS officer Dr Krishna Gupta as the next State Election Commissioner. Currently serving as Additional Chief Secretary in the Co-operation Department, he will assume charge after retiring on June 30, according to an official notification published in the Kolkata Gazette.
The BJP-led West Bengal government and journalist-turned-politician Swapan Dasgupta’s maiden budget attempts an ambitious political and economic balancing act.
The West Bengal government will take a final decision on the future of industrial land at Singur only after receiving a report from an expert committee constituted to assess the status and potential of the acquired land, state industries minister Tapas Roy said on Thursday.
The BJP-led West Bengal government is exploring ways to adapt the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY) to extend housing benefits to tea garden workers in north Bengal, Panchayat and rural development minister Dilip Ghosh said here on Friday.
Citizens will be able to access various wellfare measures run by various departments of the state government as well as by the Centre, under a single umbrella on June 15, 16 and 17.
In a significant step towards universal health coverage, the West Bengal government is set to join the Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB PM-JAY) on Monday, becoming the 36th state or Union Territory to implement the world's largest publicly funded health assurance scheme.
The West Bengal government plans to create an additional one lakh Self-Help Groups (SHGs) during the current year to further strengthen rural livelihoods and women’s economic empowerment, state panchayat and rural development minister Dilip Ghosh said on Saturday.
