Swasthya Sathi to be extended to every citizen of Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee held a press conference on Thursday, November 26, where she made several announcements. On the health front, she made a big announcement: Swasthya Sathi, one of the state government’s flagship health service schemes, was to be extended to every citizen of …
Firecrackers banned during Diwali, Chhath, Jagaddhatri Puja and Guru Nanak’s birthday Doctors have warned about the dangers that the smoke from firecrackers, which are extensively burnt during Kali Puja and Diwali, poses for coronavirus patients. Therefore, Calcutta High Court decided to ban completely for this year bursting of firecrackers, and not only during Kali Puja …
Bengal best in 100 Days’ Work Scheme Usually, 28 crore man-days are created annually in Bengal under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS), often called the 100 Days’ Work Scheme. And during the financial year 2020-21, that is, the current one, in just the first seven months, the state government has already …
Centre owes Bengal Rs 3,800 crore in lieu of buying paddy under ‘Central pool’ More than half of the paddy bought from farmers—the rice extracted from which is meant for distribution at subsidised rates from ration shops—by the Bengal government is part of what is called the ‘Central pool’, which implies that the Central government …
Calcutta High Court lauds Bengal government‘s Covid management during Durga Puja The Bengal government has drawn high praise from the Calcutta High Court for taking the steps the latter ordered to prevent crowding during Durga Puja. Justice Sanjib Banerjee said on November 5 that the steps taken by the state government to prevent the spread …
Kolkata Airport gets pandemic-appropriate passenger-friendly pre-paid cab booking system The Bidhannagar Police has made life easier for travellers arriving in the city. The pre-paid cab booking system has just got more convenient. The new system was launched on Monday by the Deputy Commissioner, Traffic of Bidhannagar City Police. A new helpline number was launched by …
Sourav Ganguly makes it clear that he’s not joining BJP In recent days, there has been a persistent rumour that the former India captain and current BCCI President Sourav Ganguly would join BJP, or at least campaign for it in the Bengal Assembly election next year. There is no doubt that the rumour has been …
Bengal’s GST collections for October beats national average, far ahead of other BJP-ruled States With a year-on-year rise in gross GST revenue by about 15 per cent in October, Bengal has beaten five BJP-ruled states—Assam (14 per cent), Uttarakhand (10 per cent), Uttar Pradesh (7 per cent), Tripura (5 per cent) and Himachal Pradesh (3 …
Banks levying charges on deposits, withdrawals could soon become the norm It has only started with one bank. But if certain reports are to be believed, it could soon become the norm. We are talking about charges on deposits and withdrawals in cash, into and from bank accounts. Bank of Baroda (BoB) started charging its …
.ITI coming up in Dhaniakhli block in Hooghly district The state government is setting up an industrial training institute (ITI) at Mukundapur village in Dhaniakhali block in Hooghly district. The work on the 2,250 square metre-building, inside a 2.72-acre campus, is almost complete. The ground floor would contain five workshops, a common room, seminar hall, …