Traffic pain for tourists & locals alike in Darjeeling
Darjeeling, the queen of hills, is grappling with a persistent and worsening traffic crisis, especially during the peak tourist season.
Darjeeling, the queen of hills, is grappling with a persistent and worsening traffic crisis, especially during the peak tourist season.
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.
Following Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s instructions, Trinamul Congress (TMC) leaders, including MP and MLAs, have begun scrutinising electoral rolls in their respective areas in Cooch Behar.
Mayor Firhad Hakim and the councillors of Kolkata Municipal Corporation are soon to hit the ground scrutinising the voters’ list in various wards of the KMC.
Union Minister Nishith Pramanik said the single-phased polls were not a festival of the republic but a festival of death.
Unable to face Mamata Banerjee politically, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is punishing the people of Bengal by not giving its dues, worth Rs 1.15 lakh crore, said national general secretary of Trinamul Congress Abhishek Banerjee.
The Calcutta High Court on Thursday directed the central armed forces to remain in state for 10 days after the results for the panchayat polls are declared on 11 July.
Hundreds of Kolkatans, who had migrated to the city for livelihood, rush to their respective villagers to cast their votes where they have their names still registered on the voter list.
Chief minister mentions Birbhum strongman in her virtual address
