Min urges cooperatives to expand paddy procurement efforts

Kolkata, Aug. 6 -- State Cooperation minister Pradip Mazumdar, on Wednesday, urged the cooperative societies to play a more proactive role and reach out to the remotest areas of the state for procurem... Read More

Eco-awareness: State govt pushes for plastic roads near schools

Kolkata, Aug. 5 -- The Panchayats and Rural Development (P&RD) department is prioritising the construction of rural roads using plastic waste, particularly those that connect to schools. The initiati... Read More

Assembly panel on Higher Edu visits state archives

Kolkata, Aug. 4 -- The Bengal Assembly's standing committee on Higher Education, made its maiden visit at the Directorate of State Archives (DSA) recently and went through its rich collection of colon... Read More

State MSME & Textiles dept join hands to boost silk yarn quality

Kolkata, Aug. 4 -- The state MSME and Textiles department has joined hands with the Agriculture department for further enhancement in the quality of silk yarn used in the handloom industry across the ... Read More

State to set up 10 crop-specific hubs at Krishak Bazars

Kolkata, Aug. 3 -- The Agricultural Marketing department has initiated the process of setting up 10 'Commodity Specific Hubs' at Krishak Bazars across Bengal, aiming to boost farmers' income through i... Read More

'The region is a cold desert...': Former ACP leads team to scale unclimbed peaks in Ladakh's Salt Valley

Kolkata, Aug. 2 -- A five-member mountaineering team, led by former Assistant Commissioner (ACP) of Kolkata Police Ujjal Ray, is set to explore the remote Salt Valley in Ladakh and attempt to scale se... Read More

'Plans afoot for flood mgmt proj to tackle Ganga-Padma erosion'

Kolkata, July 31 -- The Mamata Banerjee government is hopeful of initiating a major flood management project associated with Ganga-Padma erosion to save Ratua I block in Malda, where villagers from Ka... Read More

'Bengal workers being harassed under directions of Union Home Ministry'

Kolkata, July 29 -- Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday alleged that Bengali-speaking people in BJP-ruled states are facing oppression and harassment under the directions of the Union Home Minis... Read More

Mamata directs officials to prepare scheme for return of 22 lakh migrants

Kolkata, July 28 -- Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo Mamata Banerjee on Monday directed the formulation of a scheme to help Bengali-speaking migrant workers return to Bengal, allegi... Read More

KMC sees 10% rise in property tax collection in Q1 of 2025-26 fiscal

Kolkata, July 27 -- The Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) has recorded a 10.24 per cent rise in property tax collection in the first quarter of the 2025-26 fiscal compared to the same period in 2024... Read More

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