New Delhi, April 15 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday extended warm greetings to the people on the occasion of Poila Boishakh, highlighting the festival as a celebration of West Bengal’s rich cultural heritage that has significantly contributed to India’s civilisational ethos.PM Modi took to social media ‘X’ and said, “Shubho Noboborsho! My best wishes on the special occasion of Poila Boishakh. I pray that the coming year marks the fulfilment of all your wishes. May the spirit…
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Kolkata, April 13 (IANS) Trinamool Congress’s general secretary Abhishek Banerjee on Monday promised to restore voting rights of those whose names have been removed from the state’s voter list post Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise. Speaking at an election rally in Nadia district’s Karimpur, Banerjee said the voting rights of such people will be restored within a month after forming a new government in West Bengal after the Assembly polls.On Monday, he held a meeting in Karimpur to suppo…
Kolkata, April 12 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday launched a scathing attack on the Trinamool Congress during a rally in Siliguri, saying that the party’s emphasis on appeasement politics is clearly reflected in the annual budgetary allocations of the state government.“The Trinamool Congress government had allotted Rs 6,000 crore for madrasa education development. However, the state government’s budgetary allocations for North Bengal, which is the gateway to Northeast India, ar…
Kolkata, Jan 21 (IANS) Retail prices of yellow marigold flowers surged nearly five-fold in Kolkata markets this week as the city prepares for Saraswati Puja and the birth anniversary of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose on Friday.Flower traders in the city said prices usually rise during this period, but the increase has been steeper this year due to lower production caused by frequent fluctuations in temperature during the current winter.“At the same time, Saraswati Puja and the birth anniversary of…