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State govt initiates revival plan for New Central Jute Mill

Kolkata, Oct. 21 -- The Bengal government has launched a structured plan to revive the New Central Jute Mill (NCJM) at Budge Budge, one of the state's oldest jute manufacturing units, as part of a wid... Read More


Company revival plan trumps old agreements, says Calcutta High Court

Kolkata, Oct. 21 -- The Calcutta High Court has ruled that once a company's revival plan is approved by the Board for Industrial and Financial Reconstruction (BIFR), it takes precedence over any earli... Read More


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