Duty of all leaders to act in best interest of the common man: Bengal GuvBose said the state election commissioner (SEC) requested an appointment with him from Raj Bhavan. "I want to discuss several vital points ...
26 Jun, 2023, 12.02 AM IST
West Bengal poll panel seeks 800 companies of central forcesState Election Commissioner Rajiva Sinha wrote to the Centre, seeking the forces for deployment in the panchayat polls. One company of Cent...
23 Jun, 2023, 12.53 AM IST
West Bengal Governor returns State Election Commissioner’s joining report to governmentBose's action came close on the heels after Chief Justice TS Sivagnanam of Calcutta High Court came down heavily on the State Election Comm...
22 Jun, 2023, 09.41 PM IST
Rural polls: Governor summons Bengal poll panel chief; SEC seeks fresh dateHours after West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose summoned State Election Commissioner (SEC) Rajiva Sinha to Raj Bhawan, the senior officer s...
17 Jun, 2023, 04.38 PM IST
West Bengal governor CV Ananda Bose meets SEC amid violence over nominationsBose held an emergency meeting with state election commissioner (SEC) Rajiva Sinha after major chaos and violence broke out in various part...
11 Jun, 2023, 12.06 AM IST
Bengal panchayat polls on July 8; oppn complaints about lack of time for filing nomination"The panchayat polls will be held on July 8. The last date for filing nominations is June 15. The last date of withdrawal of nominations is...
08 Jun, 2023, 09.09 PM IST
Business that require a large consumer base invited to Bengal: WBIDC ChairmanCommenting on the policy of the state towards electric vehicles, Sinha said, “The present concessions for electric vehicles (EV) are at the...
25 Mar, 2022, 07.48 PM IST
Bengal government matches power tariff in industrial parks with DVC rateThe top official of the state nodal agency for investment in the state expects to complete the makeover of the 'Silpa Sathi' website soon a...
11 Jan, 2022, 08.13 PM IST
Complete lockdown in West Bengal on September 7, 11 and 12, says Chief SecretaryHowever, in addition to the relaxations permitted outside the containment zones, operations of Metro Rail in a graded manner from September...
31 Aug, 2020, 05.20 PM IST
West Bengal govt to bear entire cost of migrants returning home to state by special trains: Mamata BanerjeeBanerjee said on Thursday that her government made arrangements for 105 more trains to bring back people stuck in different parts of the co...
16 May, 2020, 05.00 PM IST
Bengal has highest COVID-19 mortality rate, central team tells chief secretaryA discrepancy has been brought to the fore in the number of COVID-19 cases reported by the state in its medical bulletins and its communica...
04 May, 2020, 03.00 PM IST
West Bengal government not providing logistical support, relevant info on COVID-19: Central team"Four letters have been written to the state government till today. No response has been received till date... The chief secretary of West ...
25 Apr, 2020, 08.26 PM IST
Central team suggests stricter implementation of lockdown in north BengalIn a letter to Chief Secretary Rajiva Sinha, the central team in north Bengal, led by senior bureaucrat Vineet Joshi, said more field offic...
25 Apr, 2020, 05.19 PM IST
West Bengal bans use of phones in Covid hospitalsState Chief Secretary Rajiva Sinha announced the ban on Tuesday saying that the mobile phones carry more germs than even shoes. "We cannot ...
23 Apr, 2020, 10.25 AM IST
Mamata Banerjee holds emergency meet amid violence in BengalIn the meeting at her Kalighat residence, Banerjee directed the officials to take strict action against those indulging in vandalism.
16 Dec, 2019, 09.42 AM IST
Biswa Bangla: Mamata government defends Abhishek Banerjee against Mukul Roy's claims“Biswa Bangla is a 100% government-owned company. It was registered in 2014. It has three directors who are government employees,” said add...
11 Nov, 2017, 07.25 PM IST
First Biswa Bangla store by Dec at Kolkata airportBiswa Bangla brand stores would house all handicraft products under a single roof to offer a choice rather continuing with single product s...
22 Sep, 2013, 02.06 PM IST