Nandigram: CM Suvendu Adhikari said on Monday that state govt was planning to bring a new industrial policy featuring a plan for seamless land acquisition, a single-window clearance mechanism and incentives for investors in its budget on June 22. Speaking at the launch of state-wide Jan Kalyan Shivirs in Nandigram, Adhikari said the proposed policy…
Kolkata: Trinamool is seeking legal opinion before moving court seeking disqualification of rebel MPs.The party’s deliberations come on the heels of senior advocate and Rajya Sabha member Kapil Sibal on Sunday calling for the disqualification of rebel MLAs and saying that rebels of Trinamool’s legislative party cannot decide to merge with another without Trinamool making…
Kolkata: Southwest monsoon advanced further into the remaining parts of Bengal, westcentral Bay of Bengal, some more parts of Odisha, Jharkhand and Bihar on Monday, said a bulletin issued by the Regional Meteorological Centre. Conditions are favourable for more advancement of monsoon currents into these states over the next four-five days. Meanwhile, Kolkata remained warm…
Jan Kalyan Shivir camps in Kolkata Kolkata: The first day of Jan Kalyan Shivir, the new govt’s flagship outreach programme, saw thousands, mostly senior citizens, queuing up at different camps across the city. The maxumim number of registrations were for welfare schemes like Annapurna Yojana and Ayushman Bharat. Other services that were available included Aadhaar…
Dossier submitted by KP CP in connection with the inquiry against three suspended IPS officers Kolkata: The Kolkata Police has submitted an overall report to the home department at Nabanna in connection with the ongoing inquiry against three suspended IPS officers — KP ex-CP Vineet Goyal, ex-DC (north) Abhishek Gupta, and ex-DC (Central) Indira Mukhopadhyay….
Kolkata: Mass resignations by councillors in civic bodies across the northern suburbs and Barrackpore industrial belt, including North Dum Dum, Titagarh, North-Barrackpore, New-Barrackpore, Bhatpara, Kanchrapara, Halisahar and Garulia, continued on Monday, with all 24 councillors of Barrackpore Municipality, including the chairman submitting their resignations.Three-time chairman Uttam Das and other councillors submitted their resignation to the…
Kolkata: Tourism activities will remain suspended in the Sundarbans Tiger Reserve area from June 17 (Wednesday) to June 22 (Monday), said a notice issued by the office of the chief conservator of forests and the field director, Sundarbans Tiger Reserve on Monday.While the notice said that the instructions were being given due “unavoidable administrative circumstances…
Kolkata: Chief minister Suvendu Adhikari is scheduled to visit the KMC headquarters on Monday, when the civic body will begin a five-day cleanliness drive. The drive is being undertaken ahead of PM Narendra Modi’s arrival on June 20, the eve of World Yoga Day. According to a KMC source, senior officials of several civic departments…
Kolkata: Another case of digital arrest scam – worth more than Rs 7 lakh – has been reported from Phoolbagan area in eastern suburban Kolkata. The victim is a senior resident residing at Raipur in Chhattisgarh and had come to Kolkata to visit relatives, said cops.The elderly academic, who arrived in the city in early…
Chief minister Suvendu Adhikari KOLKATA: Chief minister Suvendu Adhikari on Monday announced that elections to the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) would be held by December this year. He signalled the BJP government’s intent to restore an elected civic board just days after dissolving the Trinamool Congress-controlled body and mayor Firhad Hakim’s resignation.Addressing a programme at…
