The contractual staff employees associated with the different municipalities in West Bengal whose appointments were made without the prior concurrence of the state government will not be entitled to retirement benefits, Calcutta High Court ordered on Monday.
Chief minister Mamata Banerjee met with industry leaders on Monday and stressed on speedy implementation of various industrial projects, which are in pipeline in the state. The meeting was also attended by concerned departmental bureaucrats.
The recently concluded third season of Brands of Bengal, TV9 Bangla’s flagship property, brought together established brands and retail chains on a common platform to discuss business growth, development, and the roadmap to success.
The Joint Forum, a coalition of over 30 trade unions representing tea plantation workers of north Bengal, has announced an agitation programme to address critical issues in the tea industry.
Tatas have returned to Bengal with their steel plant in the temple town of Bankura that's set to gear up commercial production, by the end of 2025-26 financial year.
The Congress is very weak in the state, being wiped out in the Assembly polls where it could not even open its account. It has only one Lok Sabha member from the state, Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury.
"People who are coming from Britain tested Omicron positive. They are getting irritated in the testing process but they should cooperate with the government and the health department."
In the last 24 hours, the fresh Covid infections in the state have crossed the 1,000 mark - for the first time in the last 177 days. According to data available, of the total 1,089 cases, 540 were detected in Kolkata, 145 in North 24 Parganas, 79 in South 24-Parganas and 60 in Howrah in the last 24 hours. The health department headed by the chief minister Miss Mamata Banerjee has also expressed concern over the rerun of community transmissions of Covid-19 infections this time.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee declared on Thursday that there will be no lockdown in the state for the time being.
The health experts are of the opinion that the rapid spread of the virus is a major concern.
