12 party workers killed, 425 injured in last three weeks The Leader of the Opposition in the West Bengal Assembly, Surya Kanta Mishra, met Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee at the State Secretariat here on Friday and expressed concern “over the amount and dimension of the violence” which had been inflicted upon supporters of the Left Front since the results of the Assembly elections were announced three weeks ago. An 11-member delegation met...
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New land Bill allows states to script own role by Saubhadra Chatterji
Proposes that the percentage of land to be acquired by state agencies should be decided by their governments. The modified Land Acquisition (Amendment) Bill is likely to suggest giving state governments the power to determine their roles in acquiring land for industry. Also, in a positive for farmers, the Bill proposes that if the land remains unused for five years, it should be automatically returned to them. If sold to a third...
More »World Bank signals Bengal by Jayanta Roy Chowdhury and R Suryamurthy
The World Bank has cleared a $975-million (Rs 4,387 crore) loan for a pet rail project of Mamata Banerjee, the funds signal flashing at a time Bengal is on the lookout for affordable funds. The loan is meant for the first phase (Ludhiana-Mughal Sarai) of a dedicated high-speed freight corridor that will eventually link Calcutta and Delhi. But those familiar with the World Bank’s operations suggested that the approval could be more...
More »Mamata Banerjee announces extension of Rs. 2/kg rice scheme
-The Hindu West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee announced here on Wednesday her government's decision to increase the number of those to whom rice is being made available at Rs. 2 a kg. “The poor do not get food; we have decided to ensure that all do,” she said while announcing a new scheme of food for the poor after a meeting with the Food and Supplies Minister, Jyotipriya Mallick, and...
More »New PDS for Jangalmahal
-The Times of India The state government on Wednesday came out with a new public distribution system for the people of Jangalmahal. After holding a meeting with food minister Jyotipriya Mullick, chief minister Mamata Banerjee said that a decision has been taken to provide rice at Rs 2 a kg to all communities in Jangalmahal. "There are many people in Jangalmahal who don't get proper food. Previously, those belonging to...
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