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'Keep drop box in Assembly for plaints on bad road conditions'

Kolkata, June 11 -- Speaker Biman Banerjee on Wednesday advised the minister in-charge of Public Works Department (PWD) to keep a drop box within the state Assembly premises so that legislators can re... Read More


Assembly to publish compilation of Mamata's speeches since 2011

Kolkata, June 11 -- The Bengal legislative Assembly is coming out with a compilation of selective speeches by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, which she has delivered on the Assembly floor since 2011, ... Read More


Centre yet to release Rs 475 crore for 'Namami Gange' in Bengal: Min

Kolkata, June 10 -- State Environment minister Chandrima Bhattacharjee on Tuesday voiced strong criticism against the Centre, highlighting that one-third of the total outlay for the implementation of ... Read More


Monsoon measures: KMC snaps power to trident lights

Kolkata, June 9 -- The Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) has suspended electricity supply to its 67,000 trident lights across the city as a precautionary measure to prevent electrocution during the ... Read More


Sufal Bangla: Bankura's record watermelon harvest reaches city

Kolkata, June 8 -- Bankura has achieved a record watermelon production of over 1,000 metric tons this summer, the highest ever in the district, with the yield reaching food lovers in Kolkata and its s... Read More


JU installs plant to address arsenic issue

Kolkata, June 8 -- Jadavpur University (JU) has installed a Composite Ceramic Membrane-based Groundwater Treatment Plant at the Ramakrishna Mission Vidyalaya, Narendrapur to address the issue of arsen... Read More


Bengal mulls solar power use for North Bengal tea gardens

Kolkata, June 6 -- The Non-Conventional and Renewable Energy Resources (NRES) department is promoting Agricultural Photovoltaics (AgriPV) in North Bengal's tea gardens, which rely on costly, polluting... Read More


IGST collection: State sees 21% hike in 24-25 FY compared to previous fiscal

Kolkata, June 5 -- The state government has achieved over 21 per cent increase in its Integrated Goods and Services Tax (IGST) collection in the 2024-25 fiscal year (FY) compared to the 2023-24 FY. Th... Read More


Assisting taxpayers: State to launch 'GST Facilitation Week'

Kolkata, June 2 -- The Bengal Directorate of Commercial Taxes is launching its first 'GST Facilitation Week' to assist taxpayers with GST-related issues. A Finance department official announced that t... Read More


State govt coming up with scheme to augment production of ginger, garlic; particularly in South Bengal

Kolkata, June 1 -- The state Food Processing Industries and Horticulture (FPI&H) department is coming up with a scheme to augment the production of ginger and garlic in the state particularly in South... Read More