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Ashoka Buildcon jumps on emerging as L-1 for two projects in West Bengal Ashoka Buildcon is currently trading at Rs. 234.90, up by 5.95 points or 2.60% from its previous closing of Rs. 228.95 on the BSE. The scrip opened at Rs. 235.95 and has touched a high and low of Rs. 242.00 and Rs. 233.50 respectively. So far 239591 shares were traded on the counter. The BSE group 'A' stock of face value Rs. 5 has touched a 52 week high of Rs. 284.75 on 06-Sep-2024 and a 52 week low of Rs. 130.95 on 21-Dec-2023. Last one week high and low of the scrip stood a...
Ashoka Buildcon jumps on emerging as L-1 for two projects in West Bengal
Ashoka Buildcon jumps on emerging as L-1 for two projects in West Bengal
Source: Accord Fintech
2024-11-19 02:57:27 pm
PDS slips in Bengal will now give details of Centre-state share in food subsidy  The Public Distribution System (PDS) beneficiaries in West Bengal will get to know of the Centre's and the state's share in food subsidy every time they visit the ration shops to purchase their quotas of food items.  Sources from the state food & supplies department said that the PDS-slips that are provided to the consumers against purchase of ration, henceforth will contain the break-up of shares borne by the Union and the state governments in the subsidy provid...
PDS slips in Bengal will now give details of Centre-state share in food subsidy
PDS slips in Bengal will now give details of Centre-state share in food subsidy
Source: IANS
2024-11-04 04:12:49 pm
Vegetable prices sky-high in Bengal`s retail markets ahead of Diwali Vegetable prices in the retail markets of West Bengal, especially those in the state capital of Kolkata, have skyrocketed on the last Sunday before the festivities of Kali Puja and Diwali next week.   It is apprehended that the prices of vegetables will escalate further next week for two reasons: the first being heavy demand for the same on the occasion of the festive days, and the second being the apprehension of loss in production on the inundated farmland because of the heavy ra...
Vegetable prices sky-high in Bengal`s retail markets ahead of Diwali
Vegetable prices sky-high in Bengal`s retail markets ahead of Diwali
Source: IANS
2024-10-27 12:58:11 pm
Kumar Mangalam Birla discusses business opportunities in Bengal with Mamata Banerjee The Chairman of Aditya Birla Group, Kumar Mangalam Birla, met West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee at the state secretariat Nabanna on Tuesday. According to a statement issued by the Chief Minister, while it was a courtesy meeting, Kumar Birla discussed business opportunities and investment in Bengal with CM Banerjee. “They are having ongoing and in pipeline projects worth Rs 5,000 crore in different sectors like cement and paints manufacturing. They are also planning to ope...
Kumar Mangalam Birla discusses business opportunities in Bengal with Mamata Banerjee
Kumar Mangalam Birla discusses business opportunities in Bengal with Mamata Banerjee
Source: IANS
2024-07-31 10:27:14 am
Aditya Birla SL AMC announces change in address of existing OPAT in West Bengal Aditya Birla Sun Life AMC has announced addendum to the Scheme Information Document (SID) and Key Information Memorandum (KIM) of Schemes of Aditya Birla Sun Life Mutual Fund. Existing Official Point of Acceptance of Transactions (OPAT) of Aditya Birla Sun Life AMC located at Shop No.7, Block No. 5, Club Town, Tegharia, VIP Road, Kolkata - 700 052, West Bengal is shifting to new premises with effective from Monday July 15, 2024. New Address: 5th Floor, Bartaman Building, DK-3, Sector-II, Salt...
Aditya Birla SL AMC announces change in address of existing OPAT in West Bengal
Aditya Birla SL AMC announces change in address of existing OPAT in West Bengal
Source: Accord Fintech
2024-07-15 11:51:17 am
`Petrol cheaper in Assam than West Bengal`: CM Sarma defends hike A day after Lok Sabha poll results were declared, the Assam government hiked taxes on petrol and diesel. Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma claimed that the prices of fuel are cheaper in Assam by at least Rs 7 compared to Opposition-ruled states like West Bengal. The Assam government has hiked VAT on petrol and diesel and as a result, petrol gets costlier by Rs 1.01 while the price of diesel has been increased by Rs 1.02 in the state since Thursday midnight. People have expressed their ...
`Petrol cheaper in Assam than West Bengal`: CM Sarma defends hike
`Petrol cheaper in Assam than West Bengal`: CM Sarma defends hike
Source: IANS
2024-06-06 04:47:30 pm
Himadri Speciality rises on planning to expand speciality carbon black capacity in West Bengal Himadri Speciality Chemical is currently trading at Rs. 374.65, up by 2.50 points or 0.67% from its previous closing of Rs. 372.15 on the BSE. The scrip opened at Rs. 378.95 and has touched a high and low of Rs. 382.60 and Rs. 366.25 respectively. So far 113688 shares were traded on the counter. The BSE group 'A' stock of face value Rs. 1 has touched a 52 week high of Rs. 399.00 on 08-Jan-2024 and a 52 week low of Rs. 100.81 on 27-Apr-2023. Last one week high and low of the s...
Himadri Speciality rises on planning to expand speciality carbon black capacity in West Bengal
Himadri Speciality rises on planning to expand speciality carbon black capacity in West Bengal
Source: Accord Fintech
2024-04-29 11:51:48 am
Nitin Gadkari approves Rs 553 cr for 4-laning highway in West Bengal  Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari on Wednesday said that an allocation of 553.12 crore has been approved for the development and four-laning of the Krishnagar-Behrampore and Barasat–Barajaguli sections on National Highway–34, spanning across Nadia, Murshidabad and North 24 Parganas districts in West Bengal under the National Highways (Original) plan. The cumulative length of this project stands at 28.23 km. The Minister said that the enhancement ...
Nitin Gadkari approves Rs 553 cr for 4-laning highway in West Bengal
Nitin Gadkari approves Rs 553 cr for 4-laning highway in West Bengal
Source: IANS
2024-03-06 03:47:46 pm
``West Bengal will be the mother of all battles in election 2024``, said Yashwant Deshmukh, Founder, CVoter Foundation, at the `Ideas of India` Summit 3.0 Seasoned pollsters, Sanjay Jha, Yashwant Deshmukh, Prof. Sanjay Kumar, Pradeep Gupta join the ‘Ideas of India’ Summit 3.0 to predict the people’s mandate for 2024. Speaking on the session, The Pollsters' Poll: Can They Get 2024 Right?, Yashwant Deshmukh, Founder, CVoter Foundation, said, “West Bengal will be the mother of all battles in election 2024. The question is, will BJP reac...
``West Bengal will be the mother of all battles in election 2024``, said Yashwant Deshmukh, Founder, CVoter Foundation, at the `Ideas of India` Summit 3.0
``West Bengal will be the mother of all battles in election 2024``, said Yashwant Deshmukh, Founder, CVoter Foundation, at the `Ideas of India` Summit 3.0
Source: PR Agency
2024-02-25 01:45:18 pm
Indian village fair gives new life to electronic scrap Thousands of villagers in the eastern Indian state of West Bengal flock every year to a winter e-waste fair, hoping to buy used phones, laptops and household electronic goods for a bargain. Samar Halder, a 63-year-old farmer, bought a used phone for 1,700 rupees ($20) for his grandson from the "Bhanga Mela", as the fair is called, in Mathurapur, about 65 km (40 miles) south of the state capital of Kolkata. "He will use it to study," Halder said. "I just sold cro...
Indian village fair gives new life to electronic scrap
Indian village fair gives new life to electronic scrap
Source: Reuters
2024-02-05 04:14:57 pm
Garden Reach Shipbuilders shines on launching electric ferry for West Bengal government Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers is currently trading at Rs. 901.00, up by 24.60 points or 2.81% from its previous closing of Rs. 876.40 on the BSE. The scrip opened at Rs. 877.95 and has touched a high and low of Rs. 909.00 and Rs. 870.45 respectively. So far 58086 shares were traded on the counter. The BSE group 'A' stock of face value Rs. 10 has touched a 52 week high of Rs. 973.95 on 08-Sep-2023 and a 52 week low of Rs. 398.75 on 16-Mar-2023. Last one week high a...
Garden Reach Shipbuilders shines on launching electric ferry for West Bengal government
Garden Reach Shipbuilders shines on launching electric ferry for West Bengal government
Source: Accord Fintech
2024-01-15 01:47:10 pm
New Year gift to West Bengal; Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw flags off Balurghat-Sealdah Express train Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on January 01 flagged off the Balurghat-Sealdah Express train, which will connect the South Dinajpur district of West Bengal with state capital Kolkata through video conferencing. The regular service of the train will commence from Sealdah on January 02, and from Balurghat on January 03. Talking about the development of railways in West Bengal, Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said, “PM Narendra Modi has made a lot of efforts for the development of rail...
New Year gift to West Bengal; Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw flags off Balurghat-Sealdah Express train
New Year gift to West Bengal; Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw flags off Balurghat-Sealdah Express train
Source: ANI
2024-01-01 04:51:47 pm
Bengal`s revenue behind national average: RBI study  West Bengal is behind the national average in terms of state’s own revenue or gross state domestic product (GSDP) percentage, as per the recent findings of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on state finances. Both in terms of state’s own tax revenue and the non-tax revenue, as per the RBI findings, West Bengal is behind the national average. According to it, the percentage of state’s own tax revenue of the GSDP for West Bengal is just five per cent which is lower t...
Bengal`s revenue behind national average: RBI study
Bengal`s revenue behind national average: RBI study
Source: IANS
2023-12-17 04:38:51 pm
Mamata Banerjee writes to PM Modi on release of National Health Mission funds West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, has written a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, requesting the latter's intervention in the release of the Central funds to the state government under the National Health Mission (NHM). "It is most unfortunate that recently, I was informed that the Union Ministry of Health & Family Welfare has withheld fund release under the National Health Mission to West Bengal due to non-compliance of certain colour branding guidelines for H...
Mamata Banerjee writes to PM Modi on release of National Health Mission funds
Mamata Banerjee writes to PM Modi on release of National Health Mission funds
Source: IANS
2023-11-30 06:27:38 pm
Bharti Airtel inches up on extending 5G coverage to all 23 districts of West Bengal Bharti Airtel is currently trading at Rs. 932.75, up by 0.45 points or 0.05% from its previous closing of Rs. 932.30 on the BSE. The scrip opened at Rs. 935.95 and has touched a high and low of Rs. 935.95 and Rs. 929.30 respectively. So far 10330 shares were traded on the counter. The BSE group 'A' stock of face value Rs. 5 has touched a 52 week high of Rs. 961.35 on 12-Oct-2023 and a 52 week low of Rs. 736.20 on 02-Mar-2023. Last one week high and low of the scrip stood at R...
Bharti Airtel inches up on extending 5G coverage to all 23 districts of West Bengal
Bharti Airtel inches up on extending 5G coverage to all 23 districts of West Bengal
Source: Accord Fintech
2023-11-10 12:07:28 pm
Red hibiscus prices skyrocket ahead of Kali Puja festival in Bengal The price of red hibiscus, an essential commodity for the rituals of the forthcoming Kali Puja festival, has skyrocketed almost five times during the last one week in West Bengal. Flower traders said that because of the early arrival of wintry weather this time the production of red hibiscus has been affected to a great extent which has resulted in an abnormal increase in the price of the product. “Generally, the price of red hibiscus rises a bit before the Kali Puja every year. H...
Red hibiscus prices skyrocket ahead of Kali Puja festival in Bengal
Red hibiscus prices skyrocket ahead of Kali Puja festival in Bengal
Source: IANS
2023-11-09 11:33:47 am
Tata Motors rises after court awards compensation for West Bengal investment Shares of Tata Motors rose as much as 2% in early trade on Tuesday, before trimming some gains, a day after the company was awarded 7.66 billion rupees ($92.00 million) to compensate for its investment in the Singur plant in West Bengal. A three-member arbitral tribunal said Tata Motors was entitled to recover the amount from West Bengal Industrial Development Corporation for the loss of investments related to the automobile facility, according to an exchange filing. The Singur plant, p...
Tata Motors rises after court awards compensation for West Bengal investment
Tata Motors rises after court awards compensation for West Bengal investment
Source: Reuters
2023-10-31 09:51:08 am
PM urges states to set up mobile towers in all uncovered villages within this fiscal Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday directed states to ensure setting up of mobile towers in all uncovered villages within this financial year with regular meetings with all stakeholders.This will ensure saturation of mobile coverage in the remotest of the areas, he said while chairing the PRAGATI meeting.Modi was reviewing the mobile towers and 4G coverage under USOF projects.Under the universal service obligation fund (USOF), 33,573 villages with 24,149 mobile towers are to be covered...
PM urges states to set up mobile towers in all uncovered villages within this fiscal
PM urges states to set up mobile towers in all uncovered villages within this fiscal
Source: IANS
2023-10-26 02:15:08 pm
With festive season yet to come Bengal`s excise collection has already crossed 40% of target With the festive seasons of Durga Puja, Kali Puja and Diwali yet to arrive, West Bengal state excise collection has already crossed 40 per cent of targeted collection under this head as per the budget estimates for the current financial year 2023-24Sources from the state finance department said that the collection under this head till the beginning of October has almost touched Rs 7,000 crore, which is little over the targeted state excise collection of Rs 17,921.56 crore as per the budget es...
With festive season yet to come Bengal`s excise collection has already crossed 40% of target
With festive season yet to come Bengal`s excise collection has already crossed 40% of target
Source: IANS
2023-10-15 01:27:55 pm