NEW DELHI, 12 OCT: The Centre has released Rs 120 crore to West Bengal for relief and rehabilitation of the victims of last month's devastating earthquake.
The state government has set up an inter-departmental co-ordination committee to monitor the revamp of the city’s centuries-old drainage system before the next monsoon, irrigation minister Manas Bh
DARJEELING, 11 OCT: Laying the foundation stone for a tourist lodge and rural marketing complex in Jorepokhri, BPHCs in Mirik and Rambi, a multi-level car parking facility in Darjeeling and integra
The civic body has drawn up a Rs 50crore project to replace sodium vapour street lights with light-emitting diode lamps (LEDs) to save 33lakh watt of power.
KOLKATA, 10 OCT: As the state does not have a steady supply of compressed natural gas (CNG), the state transport department has taken up a project to use coalbed methane (CBM) as an alternative to
DARJEELING, 10 OCT: The Gorkha Jan Mukti Morcha (GJMM) leadership today demanded a Rs 1,000-crore special package at par with Sikkim for reconstruction, relief, rehabilitation and restoration work
SILIGURI, 9 OCT: The Darjeeling district administration has been falling upon its contingency funds in providing relief to the earthquake victims across the Hills who are now residing in over 100 m
Industry body Assocham urged the state government to play an active role in the acquisition of land for industry and wanted single window clearance for the revival of sick industry in the state.
Land acquisition woes seem to be far from over for industries setting up projects in West Bengal.
The Videocon group has urged the Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress government to facilitate the acquisition process for speedy implementation of its Rs 20,000-crore steel and power plants in Burdwan district.
