No landless family in Burdwan district by March: District Magistrate Saumitra MohanGiving figures, Mohan said that 49.490 acres of land was distributed among 1,164 families under the programme which was launched in 2011.
02 Mar, 2015, 01.04 PM IST
Methodical implementation of NREGA in BurdwanA number of schemes taken up in the flood-prone, drought-prone and agricultural areas led to the retrieving and restoring of around 1157 ac...
01 Feb, 2015, 10.16 AM IST
MGNREGA schemes to bring coal thieves into mainstreamThe schemes taken up in nine blocks in the Asansol, Durgapur sub-divisions, had already succeeded in bringing down the number of coal theft...
28 Jan, 2015, 10.43 AM IST
Key Burdwan blast accused Sahanur Alam forwarded to jailAlam was produced in the court of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Kamrup at the end of his 14 days police custody following his arrest on De...
20 Dec, 2014, 09.28 PM IST
Information kiosks to lodge online complaint in West Bengalhe district magistrate said that for a subject which is not covered by any of the above, it could be lodged under the category 'others'
14 Dec, 2014, 01.34 PM IST
Arrests in Assam in connection with Burdwan blast rise to tenThe arrests began from October 10 when six persons were taken into custody from Barpeta district for their alleged involvement in the incid...
06 Dec, 2014, 07.51 PM IST
Burdwan wins state award for 'Best District' in empowerment of disabled26 Disability Camps have been held in 23 blocks of the district so far and 10 more would be held in the district by December this year.
05 Dec, 2014, 02.34 PM IST
Six accused sent back to jail custody in Burdwan blast caseSix persons arrested from Assam's Barpeta district for their alleged involvement in the Burdwan blast were today sent back to judicial cust...
18 Nov, 2014, 06.19 PM IST
- Judicial remand of six arrested in Burdwan blast case extended
The six, arrested on October 10, are allegedly part of a module operating under the Jamatul Mujahideen Bangladesh, according to preliminary...
05 Nov, 2014, 08.16 PM IST
Burdwan blast: Persons arrested from Assam part of Jamatul Mujahideen Bangladesh's moduleShaikhul had been trained in Jehad in Simulia Madrassa of Burdwan and also in another Madrassa in Murshidabad, the spokesman claimed.
11 Oct, 2014, 05.58 PM IST
People who vote will get discount from shopsIn a first of its kind initiative to encourage people to come to vote, shopping malls in Bardhaman district will give special discounts to ...
23 Mar, 2014, 01.11 PM IST
MGNREGA helped increase food-grain production in Burdwan: District Magistrate Saumitra MohanVarious schemes initiated under the MGNREGA programme here has led to a significant rise in food-grain production and improvement in ecolog...
02 Mar, 2014, 01.33 PM IST
14,369 homeless families get landAround 14,369 landless or homeless families have got land under free land distribution scheme in Burdwan district in last 2.5 yrs.
23 Feb, 2014, 12.46 PM IST
Burdwan district extends Kisan Credit Cards facilities to 4.82 lakh farmersBurdwan, the rice bowl of Bengal, is probably the first district in the country to provide credit facilities through Kisan Credit Cards to ...
20 Feb, 2014, 01.43 PM IST
- Bird Flu: Rains hamper culling operations in West Bengal
Inclement weather conditions on Saturday hampered culling in West Bengal with the operations yet to begin in Purulia and Howrah districts w...
26 Jan, 2008, 12.15 PM IST
- Purulia district declared birdflu affected
Purulia district on Friday became the tenth district in West Bengal to be declared affected by the deadly H5N1 bird flu virus.
25 Jan, 2008, 07.21 PM IST
- Almost half of Bengal now bird flu affected
Cooch Behar and Hoogly have been declared bird flu hit, taking the number of affected districts in West Bengal to nine.
23 Jan, 2008, 03.08 PM IST