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.
Agnimitra Paul said that in Kolkata as well as across the state parking fees are collected by "agencies or people illegally and taxes from these collections don't reach the coffers of the government".
The directive also makes clear that any levying or collection of fees at these unauthorised points must stop forthwith.
Police have arrested the factory owner along with another individual in connection with the incident.
Speaking in Kolkata, Dilip Ghosh claimed that investigations into corruption allegations against TMC leaders had earlier been blocked due to a lack of administrative and police approval.
Weaving Iqbal and Bismil into a political address, Mamata Banerjee accused the Centre of engineering voter deletions and threatened electoral consequences for those she called BJP-funded vote-splitters.
