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DVC agrees to release water for irrigation

The Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC) has agreed to release irrigation water for five South Bengal districts, which will commence on 5 January for Rabi and 26 January for Boro cultivation in the first phase.

50 tonnes of illegal coal seized

Asansol Durgapur Police Commissionerate seized two illegal coal loaded trucks in Chowringhee police outpost area on national highway-19 at Jharkhand – Bengal border and seized about 50 tonnes of coal.

Bangladesh tour operators to miss Bengal Travel Mart

Bangladesh-based tour operators will not participate in the 8th edition of the Bengal Travel Mart (BTM) 2024, despite earlier assurances from the Tour Operators’ Association of Bangladesh (TOAB) following a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Eastern Himalaya Travel and Tour Operators’ Association (EHTTOA).

CPM planning to adopt ‘Kerala model’for Bengal regeneration

“For the past many years, the structure of development has been top-down but now it has to change to bottom-up where changes need to be made from the grassroot level and eventually create an environment where people can live up to their expectations and choice. The cocktail of corporate politics, crony capitalism, and religious fundamentalism needs to be removed. India needs an inclusive economy, not an exclusive one.”

CM to take stock of inflation in state today

“Price hike is skyrocketing in the country and people are struggling. The central government has no planning at all. It is your (the Centre’s) work to chalk out strategies to reduce price hike and solve the related issues. If they want, I can provide my suggestions. It is a burning issue in the country. Everything has become pricy,”

Naseeruddin Shah seeks support for niece contesting Bengal bypolls

In a video message on Monday, the actor said: "I am not a member of any political party. I am seeking votes individually. Whether you will elect any person who shifts political ideology frequently or any person who stands by the people? So in the Ballygunge by-polls I am seeking support for Saira Shah Halim.

Bengal tops among states in providing tap water to residents

The state Public Health Engineering (PHE) department, which is implementing this project of providing tap water connection, has taken up 2,941 new and augmentation piped water supply schemes at a sanctioned cost of Rs 8,399.5 crore in the financial year 2021-22. In this fiscal, around 56,000 schools and 38,000 anganwadi centres have been provided running water facilities.