Centre takes up non-release of PMAY-G funds with Mamata government

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NEW DELHI: Ahead of the upcoming West Bengal assembly elections, the Centre has strongly taken up the issue of non-release of over Rs 4,500 crore earmarked for Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Gramin) by the Trinamool Congress government. According to sources, the state government has not released the central share of Rs 3,146.64 crore and the … Read more

West Bengal opts for Rs 1.1 lakh crore borrowing option to meet GST compensation shortfall

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West Bengal has taken up the Rs 1.1 lakh crore borrowing option offered by the Centre to meet the shortfall in goods and services tax (GST) compensation, but has asked Centre to borrow the remaining shortfall of Rs 72,000 crore till January 2021, as well. West Bengal finance minister Amit Mitra has written to Union … Read more

Mamata Banerjee should come out with white paper on killings, CAA will be implemented: Amit Shah

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Kolkata: Union Home Minister Amit Shah Friday asked Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to come out with a white paper on the political killings in the state and wondered why the state government has not sent the statistics of crime to the National Crime Record Bureau. Stating that the Citizenship Amendment Act will be implemented, Shah … Read more

Amit Shah on two-day visit to West Bengal from November 5; to have lunch with tribal, refugee families

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New Delhi: To boost the BJP’s preparations for next year’s West Bengal Assembly polls, Union Minister and senior party leader Amit Shah will be on a two-day visit to the state from Thursday, during which he will have lunch with tribal and refugee families, the party’s national media in-charge Anil Baluni said on Wednesday. Sharing … Read more

Amit Shah to visit West Bengal on November 5 to boost BJP’s preparedness for 2021 assembly elections

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New Delhi: Union Minister and senior BJP leader Amit Shah will be on a two-day visit to West Bengal from November 5 to boost the party’s preparations for assembly elections scheduled to be held next year, an officer bearer in the party’s state unit said on Tuesday. Sharing details of the Shah’s visit, BJP’s West … Read more

Pollution board to abide by govt’s COVID advisory, 90-db noise cap for Diwali in place: Official

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The West Bengal Pollution Control Board (WBPCB) said on Sunday that the existing noise cap of 90 decibel on crackers will be in place during this Diwali, and all COVID-19 advisories by the state and the Centre would be strictly followed to avoid the spread of the viral disease. The pollution watchdog is working in … Read more

Potato prices up 92% in one year, onions by 44%

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(This story originally appeared in on Nov 01, 2020) NEW DELHI: The average retail prices of all essential food items, except that of wheat, have increased in the past one year with potatoes witnessing the steepest rise of 92%, followed by onions at 44%. High food inflation has emerged as a policy worry although experts … Read more

Durga Puja 2020: Two popular forms of Shakti worshipped during Navratris

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In this form the devi possesses ten arms (which can go up to 18 arms), and like Durga she is also associated with the colour red. By Monidipa Dey,  Pitrpaksha, a ritual started by Karna (Mahabharata), is a 16-day period when Hindus pay homage to their ancestors through food offerings. It started this year on … Read more

Extended monsoon unlikely to hurt harvest

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The delayed withdrawal of monsoon is unlikely to hit the ongoing harvest of kharif crops, the head of agricultural meteorology at the weather office has said. “Immediately, there is no concern,” Kripan Ghosh, head of Agrimet Services at the India Meteorological Department, told ET. He said the weather office is prompt in guiding farmers about … Read more

West Bengal: Research scholars, postgraduates apply for forest assistant job requiring class 8 pass

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MALDA: Several research scholars, postgraduates and engineering students in West Bengal have applied to the post of forest assistants, the qualification required for which is class 8 pass, a senior official said on Sunday. The West Bengal government is hiring 2,000 ‘Bana Sahayaks‘ or forest assistants on a contractual basis to protect wildlife and prevent … Read more