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State issues directive after no. of micro-containment & containment zones rise to 354
28 Jun 2021 12:08 AM ISTKOLKATA: The containment and micro-containment zones in the state have gone up to 354. Directions have been given to districts with more than 100...
Despite inclement weather, about 55K applications verified in 3 days
23 Jun 2021 12:28 AM ISTKolkata: Despite inclement weather due to incessant rainfall, in its endeavour to ensure that no genuinely Cyclone Yaas-affected people is deprived...
State may soon ban packaging of liquor in plastic bottles
21 Jun 2021 12:21 AM ISTKOLKATA: As a major step towards curbing the use of plastic, the Bengal government is planning to come up with a new rule for packaging of liquor in...
State to ensure vaccination of over 2 lakh folk artistes
21 Jun 2021 12:20 AM ISTkolkata: The Mamata Banerjee government has taken an initiative to ensure free-of-cost vaccination for at least 2 lakh folk artistes in the state.At...
'Budget for North Bengal increased by over 800% in the past 10 years'
16 Jun 2021 12:14 AM ISTKolkata: The Mamata Banerjee government has increased the budget exclusively for development of North Bengal by over 800 percent in the past 10 years...
Duare Tran drive: State initiates process of verification a week before the set date
14 Jun 2021 12:25 AM ISTKolkata: The Mamata Banerjee government has initiated the task of needed verification to compensate damages under—Duare Tran outreach programme—...
Academy to publish dictionary of 5K Rajbangshi words soon
12 Jun 2021 12:49 AM ISTKOLKATA: The Rajbangshi Bhasha Academy, set up by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, is soon going to publish the second edition of the dictionary...
State gives Rs 3,500 cr to about 1.20 cr affected farmer families
10 Jun 2021 12:20 AM ISTKolkata: The Mamata Banerjee government provided a total Rs 3,500 crore as "immediate crop rehabilitation relief" to 1.20 crore affected farmer...
North Bengal Dev dept set to showcause contractors delaying projects
8 Jun 2021 12:28 AM ISTkolkata: The state North Bengal Development department is set to show cause to contractors who are unnecessarily delaying completion of sanctioned...
Centre's policy of charging GST deprived over 2 lakh from getting vaccine in Bengal
7 Jun 2021 1:17 AM ISTKolkata: The Centre's policy of charging GST on vaccines has deprived more than 2 lakh people of getting Covid vaccines in Bengal so far.Chief...
State allows rebuilding of toilets under MGNREGA
7 Jun 2021 12:37 AM ISTKolkata: The Mamata Banerjee government has allowed reconstruction of household toilets — those damaged in Cyclone Yaas — using the manpower under the...
State to start drive to innoculate 12L staff of 260 industrial clusters
5 Jun 2021 12:49 AM ISTKolkata: Following direction of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, the state government is going to initiate the inoculation drive for around 12 lakh...