Bengal receives nearly 10L voter list applications in about two months

Kolkata, Sept. 9 -- The Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) office in Bengal has received nearly 10 lakh voter list applications between June 1 and August 7, with North 24-Parganas leading at over 1.37 lakh... Read More

Inclusion in voter list: Nearly 10L applications received in 2 months

Kolkata, Sept. 9 -- The office of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) in Bengal has received close to 10 lakh applications for inclusion in the voter list in a little over two months, covering the perio... Read More

Boosting production: State pilots ginger, garlic cultivation in schools

Kolkata, Sept. 8 -- To boost the production of ginger and garlic, particularly in South Bengal districts, the Food Processing Industries and Horticulture (FPI&H) department has launched a pilot projec... Read More

B'desh to export 1200 MT of Hilsa to Bengal ahead of festive season

Kolkata, Sept. 8 -- As a goodwill gesture, the Bangladesh government has confirmed the export of 1,200 metric tonnes of Hilsa to India ahead of the festive season. The country's Industry department is... Read More

Bathymetric survey of Rabindra Sarobar recommends dredging

Kolkata, Sept. 8 -- The first of its kind bathymetric survey of the 72-acre wide Rabindra Sarobar water body has recommended 'succession cutter dredging' at eight odd points where the deposition of se... Read More

KMC teams up with volunteers for student eye health

Kolkata, Sept. 7 -- The Education department of Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) has joined hands with a well-known network of volunteers that work for meeting the needs of local communities to pro... Read More

Ahead of Gangasagar Mela, state plans spar structure to tackle sea erosion

Kolkata, Sept. 7 -- The Irrigation and Waterways (I&W) department is likely to adopt a nature-based solution known as spar to check erosion at beach number 2 on Sagar Islands, the stretch that leads d... Read More

Tea, acid survivors & Byomkesh themes to attract pandal hoppers

Kolkata, Sept. 7 -- Bengalis' cultural bond with tea, a tribute to acid attack survivors and the fictional detective Byomkesh Bakshi will come alive through diverse themes during Durga Puja this year.... Read More

'State to set up college for specially-abled in Baruipur'

Kolkata, Sept. 4 -- The Mass Education Extension and Library Services department has identified land in Baruipur, South 24-Parganas, to set up a college dedicated to higher education for specially-abl... Read More

Min urges constitutional recognition of 'environment' as a specific subject

Kolkata, Sept. 2 -- State Environment minister Chandrima Bhattacharya on Tuesday demanded the inclusion of 'Environment' as a subject in one of the lists of the Indian Constitution-Union, State or Con... Read More

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