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West Bengal

Waterways to Success

Being a state with a great network of rivers and expansive water bodies, West Bengal boasts of one of the longest navigable waterway networks in the country, with approximately 4,593 kilometers of rivers and canals, of which 97 per cent are navigable.

Emphatic victory

As she savours the triumph, Mamata Banerjee has been notably gracious ~ “Me and my party are yet again in boundless gratitude to the people. Celebrate these victories in peace, without getting trapped in provocation of any sort.” The BJP has been routed, most importantly in urban centres where it had performed well during the Assembly elections last summer.

Sandhya Mukherjee – the voice of Bengali romantic heart

Later she got Ustad Bade Golam Ali Khan and his son Ustad Manwar Ali Khan as her Guru (Teacher). The experts have always said that though Mukherjee has sung numerous songs for films but she never ignored Indian Classical Music. The Indian classical Music and Modern Bengali Songs melted in her.

Worrying trend: Covid cases dip, not deaths

According to a leading member of the Global Advisory Board (GAB) formed by the state government,” We are seriously worried about the number of COVID-19 deaths at a time when the infection positivity rate is receding regularly since the third wave of the pandemic triggered by the new variant Omicron hit our state in December last year.”