Kolkata, April 10 (IANS) The Union Minister of Home Affairs, Amit Shah, on Friday released the BJP’s ‘Sankalp Patra (Election Manifesto)’ for the forthcoming two-phase Assembly elections in West Bengal scheduled for later this month. Zero tolerance against infiltration, evolving a transparent and corruption-free state recruitment mechanism, economic progression, and women empowerment were among the top priorities in the Patra.After releasing the manifesto, the Union Home Minister said that if …
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New Delhi, Jan 20 (IANS) The Centre has reduced the stock limits for jute traders and balers due to the sharp increase in jute prices in recent months, which are prevailing well above the minimum support price (MSP) for 2025-26, according to an official statement issued on Tuesday. The reduction in the stock limits has been announced to prevent hoarding and speculative practices in the trade of raw jute. The measure is aimed at increasing the availability of jute in the market to cool down the p…
Kolkata, Jan 7 (IANS) Trinamool Congress Rajya Sabha member Ritabrata Banerjee on Wednesday wrote to Union Minister of Textiles Giriraj Singh, opposing the decision to permit the large-scale use of plastic bags for food grain procurement.In his letter, Banerjee described the permission granted by the Union Ministry of Food and Public Distribution to use plastic bags for food grain procurement as “a state-sanctioned dilution of jute, carried out by the explicit concurrence of the Ministry of Te…
New Delhi, Jan 4 (IANS) Bangladesh’s jute industry is steadily losing its edge in the global market as high production costs, outdated machinery and low productivity continue to drag the sector down, according to Bangladesh Jute Spinners Association (BJSA) Chairman Tapash Pramanik.In an interview with ‘The Daily Star’, Pramanik said jute mills in Bangladesh are struggling to compete with rivals from other countries that have modernised their factories and reduced costs through better techn…
Kolkata, Jan 1 (IANS) Trinamool Congress Rajya Sabha member Ritabrata Banerjee on Thursday wrote to Union Textiles Minister Giriraj Singh, suggesting three measures to revive the ailing jute industry amid the closure of several jute mills in West Bengal due to a crisis in the supply of raw jute.According to Banerjee, the first measure involves announcing a raw jute stabilisation or buffer framework that would clearly define reserve norms, ensure transparent release triggers, and provide for time…