Jurong to prepare master plan for Bengal auto parkOctober 6th, 2009 KOLKATA - The West Bengal government has appointed Jurong Consultants India to prepare the master plan for the state's first auto component park in Guptamoni of West Midnapore district. "We have appointed Jurong as our master plan consultants.
West Bengal lagging in urban scheme implementation: MinisterSeptember 23rd, 2009 KOLKATA - West Bengal is lagging behind in implementing the projects sanctioned under the Jawaharlal Nehru Urban Renewal Mission (JNURM) scheme, Union Minister of State for Urban Development Saugata Roy said here Wednesday. "West Bengal and Delhi are lagging behind in (utilising) the fund sanctioned under the schemes of JNURM.
Mild quake in West BengalSeptember 21st, 2009 KOLKATA - A low magnitude earthquake was felt in parts of West Bengal, including state capital Kolkata, Monday afternoon, the weatherman said. "We've received reports of mild tremors from different parts of the state.
West Bengal Transport Minister passes awayAugust 3rd, 2009 KOLKATA - West Bengal Minister for Transport, Sports and Youth Affairs Subhas Chakraborty passed away at a private hospital in Salt Lake on Monday. Sixty-eight-year-old Chakraborty is survived by his wife and a son.
Changi Airports to invest $20 mn in West Bengal airport cityJuly 16th, 2009 KOLKATA - Singapore's Changi Airports International (CAI) will spend $20 million (Rs.100 crore) on the Durgapur aerotropolis project, an airport city in West Bengal housing aviation-intensive businesses, a top company official said here Thursday. "We have picked up a 26-percent stake in the company (Bengal Aerotropolis Projects) and have decided to invest $20 million in the Durgapur project," said CAI chief executive Wong Woon Liong at a press conference.
West Bengal government to sell potatoesJuly 9th, 2009 KOLKATA - Following a steep rise in prices of potatoes, the West Bengal government Thursday announced that it will now sell the tubers at Rs.13 per kg in the markets in and around Kolkata. "The government will directly buy potatoes from the cold storages in the state and will sell them at Rs.13 per kilogram in 12 different vegetable markets in and around Kolkata," Finance Minister Asim Dasgupta said.
Kolkata police to have specialised anti-terrorist unitJune 23rd, 2009 KOLKATA - The West Bengal government will raise a new specialised force to deal with terrorism in Kolkata, Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee said here Tuesday. The crack unit, to be trained by instructors from the army and the Border Security Force (BSF), will be attached to the Kolkata police.
Three killed as cyclone Aila hits West BengalMay 25th, 2009 KOLKATA - Three people were killed here Monday as cyclone Aila crossed the coast into West Bengal. There was no information from the coastal districts, where extensive damage was feared.
Pranab Mukherjee wins from JangipurMay 16th, 2009 KOLKATA - External Affairs Minister and Congress veteran Pranab Mukherjee was Saturday re-elected from Jangipur in Murshidabad district of West Bengal. Mukherjee won by a margin of 128,149 votes over his nearest rival, Mriganka Bhattacharya of the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M).
Cyclone alert in six West Bengal districtsApril 16th, 2009 KOLKATA - Six districts in West Bengal were put on alert Thursday in view of cyclone 'Bijli' which lay centred 680 km to the south and South West of Kolkata. 'The cyclone is likely to move in a north-westerly direction,' a regional meteorological department official said.
West Bengal chief minister's house, Kolkata areas without powerMarch 31st, 2009 KOLKATA - Power supply was snapped in parts of central and south Kolkata, including to the West Bengal chief minister's residence and two leading hospitals, and Metro railway services were disrupted following a major power breakdown in the city Tuesday. The chief minister's residence at Palm Avenue in the southern part of the city remained without city power supply for half an hour after three transformers of West Bengal State Electricity Board (WBSEB) tripped simultaneously around 4.30 p.m.
Mamata on campaign trail in northern BengalMarch 28th, 2009 KOLKATA - To consolidate her political strength before the Lok Sabha elections, chief of West Bengal's principal opposition party, Trinamool Congress, Mamata Banerjee Saturday left for northern West Bengal to address two party conferences in the foothills of the Himalayan region. 'I am going to north Bengal where I will address workers' two conferences at Dinhata in Cooch Behar and Alipurduar in Jalpaiguri district,' Banerjee told reporters here at her south Kolkata residence.
Motoryclist breaks into convoy of West Bengal chief ministerMarch 20th, 2009 KOLKATA - Throwing police into a tizzy, a motorcyclist intruded into the convoy of West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee Thursday. The incident occurred on the busy Park Street when the chief minister was on his way to the state secretariat, Writers' Building, police said.
Cricket and election 'can't go together' in West BengalMarch 17th, 2009 KOLKATA - The West Bengal government has made it clear to the Indian Premier League (IPL) authorities that cricket matches and the polls 'can't go together as far as security is concerned', an official said Monday. IPL cricket matches can take place in Kolkata during the Lok Sabha elections only if the central government provides additional security forces, said additional chief home secretary of West Bengal Ardhendu Sen.
Central government neglecting tourism in West Bengal: MinisterFebruary 5th, 2009 KOLKATA - State Tourism Minister Manabendra Mukherjee Friday alleged that the central government is promoting and marketing many tourist destinations but neglecting West Bengal. 'The central government is always promoting and marketing Delhi, Agra and Goa as tourist destinations.
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