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 Supreme Court on Wednesday witnessed a sharp exchange between the West Bengal government and the Directorate of Enforcement (ED), with the State alleging that the anti-money laundering agency was being “weaponised” against political opponents, and the ED countering that it was, in fact, being “terrorised”.
The Election Commission of India has written again to the West Bengal government seeking clarification on the list of officers sent for deployment in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, this time specifically asking for details of Group-B micro-observers.
Union minister Bhupender Yadav on Wednesday accused the West Bengal government of failing to utilise central funds properly and politicising the issue of financial assistance from the Centre.
The initiative is expected to ease long-standing connectivity problems and improve everyday mobility for local residents.
In the midst of the Enforcement Directorate's tensions with the West Bengal government, ED Director Rahul Navin is set to visit the state. According to ED sources, Navin will arrive in Kolkata on Thursday
