Now, buy govt bus tickets in Kolkata on 'Yatri Sathi' appPeople in Kolkata can now buy tickets for state-run buses via the 'Yatri Sathi' mobile app, starting with 12 routes connected to the airpor...
03 Dec, 2024, 10.09 AM IST
West Bengal to introduce uniform driving test moduleThe West Bengal Transport Department will introduce a uniform driving test module for driving license applicants, featuring a computer-base...
15 Jul, 2024, 05.39 PM IST
West Bengal govt and Uber sign MoU to launch ‘Uber Shuttle’ in KolkataBy March 2024, Uber will run approximately 60 air-conditioned buses on predefined routes, connecting business districts with residential ar...
23 Nov, 2023, 09.47 PM IST
Bengal: Vehicles with tax dues will not get PUCC from Nov 1The notification said the Environment Department and the West Bengal Pollution Control Board have consented to this new system under which ...
25 Oct, 2023, 03.11 PM IST
Three wheelers totally banned on all highways in BengalAs per a TOI report, Saumitra Mohan, the Bengal transport secretary, has issued directives to all district magistrates, instructing them to...
06 Sep, 2023, 04.53 PM IST
Divyangjans exempted from motor vehicles tax in West BengalDivyangjan ownership type motor vehicles will be exempted from payment of motor vehicle tax in West Bengal, a state transport department no...
01 Sep, 2023, 03.16 PM IST
Covaxin rolled out in West Bengal, 60 beneficiaries to be inoculated on first day"Everyone receiving Covaxin doses are required to sign an informed consent form. Today, a total of 60 beneficiaries at the three sites will...
03 Feb, 2021, 02.08 PM IST
Burdwan administration starts night camps to connect officials with villagersFrom time to time the district magistrate along with other top administrative officials spends a night at a randomly-picked village.
09 Mar, 2015, 11.18 AM IST
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
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
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
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
Meritorious students get a helping hand in West Bengal under the 'Lakshyabhed' programAlready more than 100 students trained by Lakshyabhed have qualified in the engineering and medical joint entrance examinations .
09 Oct, 2014, 10.34 AM 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