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KMC shifts Rs 521 cr pending KEIIP works to new ADB-funded project

Kolkata, Oct. 21 -- In a bid to continue essential drainage, sewerage and sanitation works that had already been tendered, the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) has approved a proposal to transfer a... Read More


State to launch grievance redressal portal for ration beneficiaries, ryots

Kolkata, Oct. 19 -- To make the Public Distribution System (PDS) more transparent and citizen-friendly, the Bengal government will set up a single-window communication and grievance redressal platform... Read More


KMC to redevelop Uttam Mancha into state-of-art cultural hub

Kolkata, Oct. 19 -- The Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) has approved a proposal for the comprehensive redevelopment and upgradation of the iconic Mahanayak Uttam Mancha at Manohar Pukur Road. The... Read More


Canteen staff not Railway employees: Cal HC junks regularisation plea

Kolkata, Oct. 19 -- The Calcutta High Court has dismissed a petition filed by the Eastern Railway Quasi Employees Union, Asansol, which had sought regularisation of canteen workers and a declaration t... Read More


State bars civic bodies from issuing over Rs 45L work orders sans approval

Kolkata, Oct. 17 -- The West Bengal government has issued a directive warning all municipalities and notified area authorities against issuing any work order exceeding Rs 45 lakh without obtaining pri... Read More


KMC clears Rs 135 cr monsoon-flood mitigation project

Kolkata, Oct. 16 -- Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) has approved a long-planned flood-mitigation project involving the construction of a gated barrage and pumping station at the confluence of the ... Read More


State, not Centre, is competent to hold ISP Burnpur union polls: High Court

Kolkata, Oct. 16 -- The Calcutta High Court has quashed the election process initiated for recognition of trade unions at SAIL's IISCO Steel Plant (ISP) in Burnpur, holding that the state government-n... Read More


KMC approves Rs 27.5 cr payout for Dhapa farmers to clear land

Kolkata, Oct. 15 -- The Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) on Wednesday approved a revised proposal to allot Rs 27.5 crore as crop compensation to farmers cultivating on 73 hectares of KMC-owned land... Read More


Heritage Statesman House sold: HC lifts injunction on Rs 235 cr deal

Kolkata, Oct. 15 -- The Calcutta High Court has set aside an ex-parte ad-interim injunction that had restrained developer Merlin Projects Ltd. and Hatisala Developers Pvt. Ltd. from dealing with State... Read More


Bengal govt starts cyber-security overhaul of co-operative banks

Kolkata, Oct. 12 -- In a major push to strengthen the state's digital banking safety net, the Bengal government has initiated a comprehensive cybersecurity overhaul of its cooperative banking network.... Read More