Kolkata, August 26: The West Bengal government has directed all district magistrates to identify families of migrant workers in their respective districts to issue them ‘Gramin Rozgar Guarantee Cards’ (GRGC). These cards provide a legal guarantee of 125 days of wage employment each financial year for rural families, provided they are willing to engage in … Read more
Kolkata, August 25: West Bengal leader Suvendu Adhikari announced on Monday that hearings for citizenship applications under the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019, will soon be completed. He stated that the state government has issued certificates to 23,000 out of 230,000 applicants so far. Addressing a press conference at the state secretariat ‘Nabanna’, Adhikari said, “We … Read more
Kolkata, August 24: The West Bengal government is preparing to announce its new industrial policy by mid-September this year. A provision may be introduced to make landowners stakeholders in industrial units. To address the challenges associated with land acquisition, the government is considering including this proposal in the new industrial policy. During the tenure of … Read more
Kolkata, August 23: West Bengal Minister Dilip Ghosh stated on Sunday that sometimes police strictness is essential to control mafia and anti-social elements in society. Speaking to the media during the inauguration of a BJP party office in the Kharagpur (Sadar) assembly constituency of West Midnapore district, Ghosh addressed concerns that police are being overly … Read more
Mumbai, June 7: Shiv Sena spokesperson Krishna Hegde addressed several pressing issues on Sunday, including the survey of madrasas in West Bengal, the investigation of Khan Global Coaching in Patna, demands for the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, and ongoing tensions within the India alliance. Regarding the madrasa survey in West Bengal, Hegde … Read more
Kolkata, June 6: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has achieved a significant breakthrough in the Bhangar bomb blast case in West Bengal’s South 24 Parganas district. On Friday, the agency arrested former Trinamool Congress (TMC) MLA Shaukat Molla. Molla was reportedly attempting to flee to neighboring Bangladesh through the coastal areas of South 24 Parganas … Read more
Kolkata, March 28: Union Home Minister Amit Shah released a 35-page white paper on Saturday, highlighting serious concerns regarding the 15-year rule of the Trinamool Congress (TMC) in West Bengal. The report raises five major issues, including infiltration, corruption in the system, institutional weaknesses, economic and industrial decline, and the deterioration of law and order. … Read more