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19 Sep

West Bengal reports 267 new COVID-19 cases

Priyanka Bhowmick0 CommentsCovid-19, Health, West BengalCovid-19, Health, INDIA, west bengal

As per the report of the health department bulletin, west Bengal recorded 267 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday, 16 less than the earlier day, taking the tally to 21,11,057. One more person died of the disease, taking the death toll from COVID-19 to 21,489, it said. The bulletin said active COVID-19 cases in west Bengal is 2,283, Where in a day 20,87,285 people recovered from the disease including 188 people. The recovery rate for COVID-19 is now 98.87 percent. 283 new COVID-19 cases and one death were reported in the state on Saturday.

17 Sep

Anubrata Mondal’s daughter Sukanya questioned by CBI

Priyanka Bhowmick0 CommentsPolitical, West BengalINDIA, west bengal

Anubrata Mandal's daughter Sukanya was interrogated for more than an hour by the Central Intelligence Agency (CBI) in the cow smuggling case. According to sources, Sukanya Mandal has been questioned on several property-related matters.Her statement will be scrutinized and further action will be taken. Birbhum Trinamool (TMC) president and Mamata Banerjee's 'Baahubali' leader Anubrata has already been arrested in the cow smuggling case. Both he and his bodyguard Saigal Hossain are in jail. Anubrata's daughter Sukanya has also been questioned. CBI interrogated him for about 1 hour and 10 minutes on Friday. According to sources, the CBI interrogated him on…

16 Sep

SSC Scam: Ex-Bengal state board chief produced before CBI court

Priyanka Bhowmick0 CommentsWest BengalCovid-19, INDIA, west bengal

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI)produced West Bengal Board of Secondary Education (WBBSE) former president Kalyanmoy Ganguly before a special court of the agency in connection with the Group-C recruitment scam in government schools on Friday, officials informed. Ganguly was called by the agency's Kolkata office for questioning on Thursday and was arrested after finding evidence of non-cooperation. He did not speak to reporters during the day when he entered the court premises. The agency had on May 20 booked five people, including Ganguly, in connection with the case. It is alleged that the accused extended undue benefits to unqualified…

16 Sep

Before the rural election, Bengal govt. has launched eight public service portal

Priyanka Bhowmick0 CommentsPolitical, West BengalINDIA, west bengal

Ahead of panchayat elections next year, the West Bengal government has launched eight public service portals for the benefit of people living in rural areas. Becharam Manna, Minister for State, Panchayat and Rural Development Department, said while launching the portals on Thursday that the aim of the government is to bring transparency and speed to the services of the department. The department revamped its website and introduced a 24/7 Panchayat Public Grievance Redressal System, an online building plan approval portal, and online booking of guest houses in rural areas to encourage tourism.It has also launched a single-window portal to get…

15 Sep

West Bengal CID summons BJP leader in coal smuggling case

Priyanka Bhowmick0 CommentsNorth EastCID, Coal, INDIA, Smuggling, TMC, west bengal

West Bengal BJP leader Jitendra Tiwari has been summoned to appear before the state CID for an investigation into the coal smuggling case, officials said on Thursday. The CID on Friday asked Mr Tiwari to appear before its officers in the city for questioning in the coal smuggling case. Mr Tiwari, who is a former Trinamool Congress mayor of Asansol and joined the BJP ahead of the 2021 West Bengal assembly elections, confirmed receiving the notice. "An investigating authority can summon anyone in the interest of the investigation," said Mr Tiwari, former TMC MLA from Pandaveshwar. The CBI and the…

01 Jul

Paschim Banga Gramin Bank and SBI Life Insurance join hands

Business Correspondent0 CommentsBusiness, IndiaPaschim Banga Gramin Bank, sbi, west bengal

Paschim Banga Gramin Bank, a leading regional rural bank in West Bengal, has joined hands with SBI Life Insurance, one of the most trusted private life insurers in India, under a bancassurance pact. The tie-up will be beneficial to the residents of West Bengal as they will now have access to a comprehensive range of insurance solutions under the same roof of their trusted banking partner.The partnership will see all the branches of Paschim Banga Gramin Bank across West Bengal offer SBI Life’s range of protection, wealth creation, credit life, annuity and savings products to bank’s customers. The agreement was…

30 Jun

Pepperfry strengthens its presence in West Bengal

Business Correspondent0 CommentsBusiness, IndiaPepperfry, west bengal

The e-commerce furniture and home goods company Pepperfry announced the launch of its 1st Studio in Burdwan, West Bengal. It offers customers a first-hand experience of a large catalogue of furniture and home products carefully selected from a differentiated portfolio of 1 lakh plus products available on the Pepperfry website. Customers will get specialized design advice from the company’s interior design consultants. The studio aims at providing a personalized shopping experience tailored to the unique needs of home and living customers in West Bengal. The company launched its first studio in 2014. The new studio launched in partnership with AB…

18 May

Delivering happiness to the trucking community in West Bengal

Business Correspondent0 CommentsBusiness, India, West BengalHappiness Truck, west bengal

Happiness Truck 3.0, a one-of-its-kind campaign to reach out to key transport industry stakeholders – fleet operators, truck drivers, and mechanics – continued to spread joy across the country, with truckers and mechanics in West Bengal being its latest recipients. After completing exciting events across different locations in Uttar Pradesh and Jharkhand, the dazzling red truck left an indelible mark in West Bengal, captivating truckers and mechanics in the cities of Durgapur and Kolkata. An initiative by MOTOR INDIA, a leading magazine for the commercial vehicle and road transport sector, the third edition of the Happiness Truck campaign is powered…

16 Apr

West Bengal: Mamata Banerjee thanks voters of Asansol, Ballygunge as TMC inches closer to victory

editor0 CommentsPoliticalMamta banerjee, TMC, west bengal

Mamata Banerjee thanked the voters as the TMC came close to winning the by-elections held in Asansol and Ballygunge in Bengal. On Twitter, she said, “I sincerely thank the electors of the Asansol Parliamentary Constituency and the Ballygunge Assembly Constituency for giving a decisive mandate to AITC birthday celebration candidates. We consider this to be our people’s heat Shubho Nababarsho gift to our Ma- Mati- Manush organization. Salute to the voters for reposing faith in us, but again.” TMC's Shatrughan Sinha is leading in Asansol seat by 1,02,000 votes, Babul Supriyo is also ahead in the Ballygunge seat. Babul Supriya…

13 Mar

Shatrughan Sinha and Babul Supriyo to contest West Bengal bypoll: CM Mamata Banerjee

editor0 CommentsPoliticalMamata Banerjee, west bengal

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee named Shatrughan Sinha as the Trinamool Congress (TMC) candidate for the bypolls in Asansol parliamentary seat and Babul Supriyo for the Ballygunge Assembly seat. "Happy to announce on behalf of the All India Trinamool Congress that Sri Shatrughan Sinha, former Union Minister and famed actor, will be our candidate in Loksabha by-election from Asansol," Banerjee tweeted, asserting Sinha's candidature. "Sri Babul Supriyo, former union minister and mentioned singer, will be our candidate in Vidhansabha by- election from Ballygunge. Jai Hind, Jai Bangla, Jai Ma- Mati- Manush!" the chief minister added in a follow-up tweet.…