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Army out on streets, 'emergency like' situation in West Bengal: Trinamool

CM Mamata Banerjee accused the Centre of deploying the army near two of the national highway toll collection points

Congress to bring no-confidence motion against Trinamool govt

Congress will get in touch with the Left Front, which has 31 MLAs, to enlist its support for the motion

Defection-hit Congress, CPI(M) face uncertain future in West Bengal

Both parties have come down heavily on the rulling Trinamool Congress for poaching into the opposition turf and taking away its legislators

Chinese delegation in West Bengal to explore business opportunities

They will visit Panagarh Industrial Park and have meetings with industrialists during their stay here, said Amit Mitra

Mamata Banerjee returns land to farmers, sends out message to Tatas

Today I am happy because I kept my promise, said elated Mamta

West Bengal govt coming up with 2 big PPP models in tourism ministry

Proposed PPP models will be at Gajaldoba near Siliguri and in Jharkhali region of Sunderbans

West Bengal's discontent with Centre deepens as Green City takes on Smart City

Bengal has emerged as one of the most vociferous states against the Centre

Resolution to change name of West Bengal passed, BJP opposes

Recommendation was to renamed it as 'Bangla' in Bengali and Bengal' in English

West Bengal ambitious about its seafaring plans

Aiming to compete with Mumbai, FM Amit Mitra said if the present growth can be sustained, the state can have another three ports in 10 years

West Bengal govt spares BPL, agri and middleclass from tariff hike

Average power tariff of West Bengal State Electricity Distribution Company Ltd is turning dearer by 23 paise with effect from July billing cycle

Congress, CPI(M) finding it difficult to keep flock together in West Bengal

CPI(M) has so far failed to take any action in stemming the exodus and only accused TMC of trying to subvert democratic norms

West Bengal may see reduction in open access charges

The Centre has given a target of 4500 MW of solar power capacity for West Bengal as part of the solar mission by 2022

West Bengal may be renamed Bengal

State cabinet clears name change; in Bengali, state will be known as Bangla or Banga

West Bengal to be renamed Bengal

The government in 2011 too had undertaken a similar exercise, adopting Paschimbanga as the name of the state

Another board

The West Bengal government has announced the setting up of a new board to boost industrialisation. The Industrial Development and Promotional Board will meet every week to resolve problems facing industry, process new proposals and submit a report to the Chief Minister's Office every Saturday. A section of officials immediately questioned the move, arguing that the government already had several boards and panels for the purpose. There is the West Bengal Industrial Development Corporation and a core committee on industries chaired by the CM, besides eight sectoral committees of industrialists and officials attached to the housing, information technology, food processing, micro and small-scale industries and so on. Some said the move showed the government's desperation to attract investments, which eluded the state during Mamata Banerjee's first stint as CM.

45 senior officials transferred in a major reshuffle in West Bengal

Of them 41 were in the IPS cadre, one in the IAS cadre and the rest three in the WBPS cadre

BJP lambasts Mamata government for 'not checking' border crimes

Dilip Ghosh said the Chief Minister has only now warned those associated with cattle smuggling across the border with dire consequences

Suspected Islamic State man sent to Bengal police custody

He was presented before a court in Howrah which remanded him in CID custody for 14 days

Bengal increases 2016-17 plan expenditure to Rs 57,905 crore

In 2015-16, the state's actual Plan Expenditure surpassed the estimated allocation by 7%

West Bengal govt identifies land to set up new sea port

According to the feasibility report of the project, the total cost is estimated at around Rs 4,231 crore