Bengal must confront environmental challenge
The formation of a new government in West Bengal offers a historic opportunity not only for administrative reform but also for environmental renewal.
The formation of a new government in West Bengal offers a historic opportunity not only for administrative reform but also for environmental renewal.
Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari is likely to inaugurate the month-long Shravani Mela at the historic Jalpesh temple, a revered shrine dedicated to Lord Shiva, in Jalpaiguri on 20 July, according to highly placed sources.
He said Darjeeling would be developed as the state's first world-class tourism destination, while the second destination would be identified as part of the government's long-term tourism strategy.
With TMC divided into factions, numbers suggest that the three BJP candidates are almost certain to win the by-elections.
The Election Commission of India’s recent announcement of by-elections to three Rajya Sabha seats from West Bengal, which fell vacant following the resignations of Sukhendu Sekhar Ray, Sushmita Dev and Prakash Chik Baraik — the three Trinamool Congress MPs who stepped down after the party’s debacle in the recent West Bengal Assembly elections — has brought the focus back on the former MPs and the BJP’s plans for them.
Amid growing factionalism within the Bengal BJP, central election observer and Union minister Bhupender Yadav has sought a detailed list of capable RSS and BJP leaders who have reportedly withdrawn from active political engagement in the state.
The Election Commission of India (ECI) directed district administrations across West Bengal today to complete all pending electoral preparations, including the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, within the next seven days.
As the South Bengal region is bracing for retreating of monsoons in a few days, data from the Regional Meteorological Centre revealed that Kolkata received more rainfall this rainy season than the average figures of the entire south and west Bengal.
“I have directed the district magistrates to continue relief work in the affected areas, particularly in Mirik, Dhupguri, Maynaguri, and Nagrakata,” the Chief Minister said. “The Panchayat Minister will also monitor relief operations and coordinate other necessary measures in Alipurduar district,” she added.
Trinamul Congress leader Derek O'Brien Tuesday highlighted the significance of Mother Teresa's Missionaries of Charity, which marked its 75th foundation day today.
