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Rationalisation policy: Transfer of surplus school teachers begins in Bengal

Kolkata, July 26 -- The West Bengal School Education Department has begun implementing its surplus teacher rationalisation policy, with district authorities issuing hearing notices to identified teach... Read More


Bengal govt to bear farmers' premium share under PMFBY

Kolkata, July 26 -- The Bengal government has set the ball rolling for implementing the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY), deciding to bear even the farmers' share of the insurance premium. Un... Read More


State to observe 'Har Ghar Tiranga' campaign

Kolkata, July 26 -- The Bengal government will, for the first time this year, observe the Har Ghar Tiranga (HGT) campaign across the state from August 9 to 17 with the objective of promoting patriotis... Read More


CM hands over Rs 5L aid to kins of trawler mishap victims

Kolkata, July 26 -- West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Sunday handed over cheques of Rs 5 lakh each to the families of those killed in the recent Bay of Bengal trawler mishap. At a progra... Read More


State halts ration card deactivation after genuine beneficiaries get pushed out

Kolkata, July 26 -- The state Food and Supplies department has decided not to deactivate any ration card until updated Census data is available after finding that many genuine beneficiaries were being... Read More


Govt employees to mark attendance using mobiles soon

Kolkata, July 26 -- The West Bengal government is considering a major technological upgrade to streamline attendance for its employees. Under the proposed system, employees will be able to mark their ... Read More


Abhijeet Dipke dials Mamata, thanks her for supporting movement

Kolkata, July 26 -- After Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan resigned on Saturday and the Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) called off its Jantar Mantar agitation following the acceptance of its d... Read More


NEET protest: FIR registered against Actor Sreelekha Mitra

KOLKATA, July 26 -- BJP leader Keya Ghosh has filed a complaint against Bengali actress Sreelekha Mitra for allegedly carrying an "objectionable" poster of PM Narendra Modi during the student NEET pro... Read More


CAG flags Rs 218 crore SDRF irregularities in Bengal

Kolkata, July 26 -- The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) has flagged Rs 218.04 crore worth of irregularities in the management of the State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF) in West Bengal, finding t... Read More


Bengal sets up 24x7 'war room' to combat fake news

Kolkata, July 26 -- The West Bengal government has set up a 24x7 'War Room' to monitor misinformation, disinformation and fake news across print, electronic and digital media platforms, with the aim o... Read More