Amit Mitra to take up ADB loan delay issue with Centre at today’s meeting
22 Sept 2016 7:04 AM ISTThe proposal of the second installment is yet to be approved, 11 months after the state had sent it to the Union Ministry of Finance (Department of...
‘Political situation more conducive than it was in Left Front regime’
20 Sept 2016 6:32 AM ISTThe political situation in Bengal is far better than it was in the previous Left Front regime: this was the reaction of the trade delegation from...
Mamata Banerjee balancing industry and people’s rights: Amit Mitra
16 Sept 2016 5:09 AM IST“Chief Minister wants larger margin of investment from the Tata Group. She even had taken two business heads from the Tatas along with her to Munich –...
450 km long coastal highway to connect Bengal, Odisha
15 Sept 2016 5:01 AM ISTThe highway will pass through Satpada, Konark, Astaranga, Paradip, Ratanpur, Dhamra, Chandipur to reach Digha. However, a major portion of the highway...
Silk Marriage Sari to act as alternative to Banarasi
13 Sept 2016 5:28 AM IST‘Silk Marriage Sari’ – will be an alternative for ‘Banarasi Sari’ in West Bengal. Varanasi, the city famous for Banarasi – may be more than 600 km...
Govt will soon be ready with Homestay policy in tourist locations
10 Sept 2016 5:51 AM ISTThe Bengal government will soon be ready with its ‘Homestay Policy’ to facilitate thousands of middle class families in the tourist spots in West...
Bengal govt to launch Teresa Tour
5 Sept 2016 6:16 AM ISTThe Mother House in Kolkata on Sunday virtually turned into a miniature version of the Vatican with thousands of people thronging in from various...
Singur movement: A look back in time
1 Sept 2016 5:54 AM ISTOn Wednesday, when the Apex Court of the country ordered the return of acquired land taken by the erstwhile Left Front government within 12 weeks, the...
Durga Puja idol immersion to be branded as special tourist attraction this year
1 Sept 2016 4:15 AM ISTThe state tourism department officers are ready to display the immersions to the tourists, especially the foreigners. Mahadashami, the concluding day...
State decides to widen port-based industrialisation
29 Aug 2016 4:41 AM ISTEyeing the third edition of the Bengal Global Business Summit (BGBS) in 2017, the Bengal government will be ready to proclaim mega investment...
State to launch app to give prompt flood updates
25 Aug 2016 4:41 AM ISTHowever, the Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has been expressing her concerns over Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC) for releasing water without...
Colleges, varsities to have cyber crime in curriculum
6 Aug 2016 5:55 AM ISTThe state – which has over the past few years emerged as a leading destination for information technology companies – has long been considering the...
