Mamata Banerjee plans to free land in West Bengal before 2016 Assembly pollsWest Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee announced the formation of a nine member committee to free land occupied by closed industrial un...
22 Aug, 2015, 11.15 PM IST
West Bengal has started providing relief to farmers: Agriculture MinisterReplying to a question, Bose told the Assembly that the government is providing financial assistance to farmers whose crops have been damag...
25 May, 2015, 03.20 PM IST
Group of ministers to meet on jute situation on May 19The group of ministers will meet again on May 19 along with industry representatives to review and find ways and means to reopen the closed...
17 May, 2015, 03.32 PM IST
Another potato farmer commits suicide in West Bengal; toll rise to 3Khandagosh block development officer Santanu Das said he had received the news and was looking into the situation.
20 Mar, 2015, 03.37 PM IST
West Bengal government takes steps to clear farmers' potato stockBose said total 62-63 lakh tonnes of potato can be stored in cold storages in the state and loading them would be completed within March.
15 Mar, 2015, 01.26 PM IST
Mamata Banerjee reshuffles Cabinet; Moloy Ghatak makes a comebackA former Naxal leader, Basu, who joined TMC in the mid of Singur movement, has been holding the labour portfolio since the party came to po...
03 Jul, 2014, 09.11 AM IST
WB government demands compulsory jute packaging"Jute packaging norms in grains and sugar have been diluted, while cement has shifted to plastic completely. That is wrong."
21 Jun, 2014, 04.48 PM IST
Bengal government calls off Haldia Petrochemicals stake saleThe state government had earlier decided to sell its 39.99 per cent shareholding in HPL through an auction.
20 Jun, 2014, 12.52 PM IST
Dunlop India may reopen Sahagunj facilityWest Bengal labour minister Purnendu Bose today said there was a possibility of Dunlop India again opening the gates of Sahagunj factory in...
30 May, 2014, 09.25 AM IST
Jessop agrees to withdraw closure permission notice: Partha ChatterjeeChatterjee today said the Jessop & Co management had been requested to withdraw the notice seeking permission to close the company and the ...
18 Nov, 2013, 07.40 PM IST
Pawan K Ruia-controlled Jessop seeks closure, WB government against itPawan K Ruia-controlled Jessop & Co has sought permission of the West Bengal government for permanently closing down the wagon making compa...
03 Nov, 2013, 03.04 AM IST
Iron wire factory closed in Kalyani, 650 joblessAuthorities of an iron wire factory in Kalyani Industrial Belt today announced suspension of work, rendering about 650 workers jobless.
05 Apr, 2013, 10.40 PM IST
IOC keen to participate in Haldia Petro share auctionWB industry minister Partha Chatterjee said the entire process would be completed by the end of the year.
15 Jan, 2013, 03.12 PM IST
- Mamata Banerjee revamps her party in the wake of panchayet polls in Bengal
West Bengal chief minister and TMC chief has revamped her organisation by setting up one core committee & two party cells before ensuing pa...
20 Aug, 2012, 05.13 PM IST
- Pay cut for absentee employees in West Bengal
Mamata Banerjee has warned the employees of WB govt of dire consequences once they failed to report for their duties during the nation-wide...
07 Mar, 2012, 10.35 PM IST
- Mamata Banerjee softened stand on Maoist menace
Chief minister Mamata Banerjee has softened her stand on the issue of handling the Maoist menace in the state.
18 Oct, 2011, 09.34 PM IST
- Buddhadeb present at talks with TC on Singur
West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee today made a surprise appearance at the talks with the Trinamool Congress to resolve the...
20 Aug, 2008, 08.53 PM IST