19+ hour, 37+ min ago   (278+ words) Siliguri: A shortage of clay and rising prices of raw materials have affected artisans in Siliguri, resulting in artisans at the city’s Kumartuli producing significantly fewer Ganesh idols this year compared to previous years. Artisans fear that if the situation…...

3+ day, 19+ hour ago   (299+ words) Balurghat: Underground cable for electricity is going to be set up in Balurghat as the West Bengal State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (WBSEDCL) has initiated steps to lay power cables beneath the city roads. The proposed project is estimated to…...

1+ week, 18+ hour ago   (201+ words) Kolkata: Rice prices have risen across West Bengal, adding to the burden on middle-class households already facing higher kitchen expenses. Retail prices of popular varieties such as Minikit, Banskathi and Dudh-Sar have increased by Rs 5–10 per kg in the past…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (233+ words) Siliguri: With prices of essential commodities and fresh vegetables continuing to rise, the administration held a meeting with wholesale and retail traders in Siliguri on Tuesday at the state guest house to discuss measures to control the price hike and…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (335+ words) Kolkata: Another treasure trove beneath Bengal’s soil is set to be unlocked — this time, vast manganese reserves in Jhargram. After ONGC’s commercial crude oil production began at the Ashoknagar oilfield, the state is now eyeing another major mineral breakthrough that…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (245+ words) MillenniumPost India’s economy may be displaying considerable resilience, but an old vulnerability is again threatening to test it The Finance Ministry’s latest Monthly Economic Review has flagged an intensifying El Niño as a risk to agricultural production and…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (332+ words) MillenniumPost New Delhi: The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved infrastructure projects worth Rs 13,041 crore, in-cluding four railway multitracking projects worth Rs 9,450 crore and an 83-km four-lane highway corridor in Bihar.The railway projects on the Howrah-Chennai High Density Network will…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (179+ words) New Delhi: Delhi on Wednesday expanded its green public transport network with the induction of 200 new electric buses, taking the city’s electric bus fleet beyond the 5,000-mark. Five air-conditioned electric buses will operate on the Delhi-Karnal route, making 10 trips daily…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (168+ words) millenniumpost.in New Delhi: The Delhi government will begin distributing official pension letters to eligible beneficiaries of the Delhi Lakshmi Yojana from August 26, with the monthly financial assistance set to be credited directly into beneficiaries’ bank accounts from September 1, Chief…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (294+ words) New Delhi: The Delhi government on Tuesday announced a major expansion of the Capital’s public transport network with the induction of 200 new electric buses, the launch of an interstate electric bus service to Karnal, introduction of 56 women-only bus services and…...