Centre announces Rs 95,692 crore interim allocation under VB-G RAM GAnnouncing a significant investment of over Rs 95,000 crore, the Centre is launching the VB-G RAM G scheme, effectively taking the place of...
09 Jun, 2026, 07.22 PM IST
Centre approves 153 lakh person-Days under MGNREGS for West Bengal; New rural employment framework to roll out from July 11The Centre has approved a substantial labour budget of 153 lakh person-days for West Bengal under the MGNREGS for June 2026. This initiativ...
09 Jun, 2026, 10.31 AM IST
Saffron wave deepens erosion of secular normsThe Bharatiya Janata Party has achieved a significant victory in West Bengal, solidifying its influence across eastern India. This win stre...
04 May, 2026, 10.23 PM IST
BJP govt will come to power in Bengal: Amit ShahUnion Home Minister Amit Shah asserted that a BJP government will be formed in West Bengal on May 5, promising to fence border areas within...
14 Apr, 2026, 12.04 AM IST
Mamata Banerjee to rename Karmashree scheme after GandhiWest Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee expressed shame over Mahatma Gandhi's name being removed from MGNREGA. She announced the state's...
19 Dec, 2025, 12.25 AM IST
TMC leadership hails Supreme Court order on MGNREGA funds as ‘victory’ for West BengalThe Supreme Court has directed the Centre to resume MGNREGA funds for West Bengal. This follows a High Court order for prospective implemen...
27 Oct, 2025, 10.02 PM IST
Mgnrega issues in Bengal & Punjab: Won't allow misappropriation, says govt in Lok SabhaThe government has assured that states will not be allowed to misappropriate or rebrand the MGNREGA. Addressing the Lok Sabha, Union Minist...
11 Mar, 2025, 11.38 PM IST
TMC writes to EC protests against newspaper advertisements by CentreIn a letter to the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of West Bengal on Thursday, the TMC pointed out that the central government had inserted a...
15 Mar, 2024, 03.23 PM IST
Mamata likely to meet PM Modi at Raj Bhavan: officialWest Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is expected to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Raj Bhavan in Kolkata. Modi is on a two-day ...
01 Mar, 2024, 03.11 PM IST
BJP, TMC in war of words over MGNREGA duesBJP state president Sukanta Majumdar, who had in the past blamed TMC leaders of siphoning Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarante...
11 Oct, 2023, 07.46 PM IST
There were MGNREGA irregularities in West Bengal from 2019-2021: Union minister Sadvi Niranjan JyotiUnion Minister of State for Rural Development, Sadvi Niranjan Jyoti, accused the West Bengal government of irregularities and corruption in...
07 Oct, 2023, 09.45 PM IST
TMC's indefinite sit-in continues outside Raj BhavanTrinamool Congress workers, led by party leader Abhishek Banerjee, are continuing their sit-in outside the Raj Bhavan to protest against th...
06 Oct, 2023, 10.56 AM IST
25 lakh fake job cards issued in West Bengal under MGNREGA, Centre considering CBI probe: Giriraj SinghUnion Rural Development Minister Giriraj Singh has alleged a large-scale embezzlement of MGNREGA funds in West Bengal, claiming that 25 lak...
02 Oct, 2023, 08.47 PM IST
TMC to send over 50 lakh letters to Centre seeking release of MGNREGA dues to BengalThe Trinamool Congress plans to send over 50 lakh letters from people denied MGNREGA benefits in West Bengal to Prime Minister Narendra Mod...
26 Sep, 2023, 05.20 PM IST
Trinamool Congress to go all out against BJP for 'blocking central funds'"I will request the booth-level workers to collect the names of the job-card holders who have not received money after working in the MGNRE...
11 Apr, 2023, 12.55 AM IST
Bengal facing discrimination over MGNREGA fund disbursement: Mamata Banerjee"Why is West Bengal facing such discrimination despite being number one in MGNREGA implementation? We are running the scheme without any ce...
16 Jan, 2023, 02.07 PM IST
Centre to showcase Bengal as model for success in MGNREGAThe state government was opposed to making Aadhaar a must for labourers as it was estimated that only about 70 per cent of them possessed A...
02 Jun, 2016, 09.17 PM IST