Titagarh Rail Systems shares will be in focus on Monday after the company acquired around 40 acres of land on lease from the West Bengal government for Rs 126 crore. The acquisition is aimed at expanding production of Vande Bharat coaches and metro cars at its Uttarpara facility in Hooghly district, an official said. The … Read more
The Trinamool Congress government in West Bengal has reinstated four police officers who were earlier transferred to non-electoral posts by the Election Commission of India during the Lok Sabha elections. The election commission had transferred several officials, including the Director General of Police (DGP), and relieved them from election duty. Among the officers, Aminul Islam … Read more
West Bengal Government Employees stage a protest demanding a hike in Dearness allowance (DA). | Photo Credit: ANI Demonstrators picketed before the gates of State Government offices and educational institutions demanding hike in Dearness Allowance (DA) as the day-long strike called by some organisations of West Bengal Government employees began on March 10. Demonstrators squatted … Read more
Months after stopping direct flights from Delhi to curb the spread of coronavirus, the West Bengal government on Monday gave its nod for daily direct flight from Delhi to Kolkata. “Daily direct flights in the Kolkata-Delhi sector allowed with immediate effect,” the state Information and Cultural Department said in a statement. At present, New-Delhi flights … Read more
New Delhi: The West Bengal government has opposed the Centre’s move to attach three Indian Police Service officers from the state cadre with the Union home ministry, conveying to the ministry that the purpose behind the central government’s move is not clear, the three officers are engaged in key assignments amid the Covid-19 pandemic and … Read more
Kolkata: The West Bengal government on Tuesday decided to expand the areas under lockdown and impose tougher restrictions from July 9 to stem the relentless spike in COVID-19 cases, a senior official said. The containment zones and buffer zones around them will be clubbed together and constitute a “broad-based” containment zone where total lockdown will … Read more