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Durga Puja bank holidays 2024: Banks closed on these days in West Bengal for Dusshera
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Durga Puja bank holidays 2024: Banks closed on these days in West Bengal for Dusshera

In West Bengal, Durga Puja holds a significance beyond religious observance. It is intricately intertwined with the region’s identity and culture. The festival represents the…

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Hilsa: First consignment of Hilsa reaches West Bengal from Bangladesh, second lot to arrive soon
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Hilsa: First consignment of Hilsa reaches West Bengal from Bangladesh, second lot to arrive soon

Over 50 metric tonnes of Hilsa have reached West Bengal from Bangladesh, after the interim government in the neighbouring country allowed export of the fish…

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Indian Railways: Approval for railway projects worth Rs 6.4k cr
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Indian Railways: Approval for railway projects worth Rs 6.4k cr

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Wednesday approved three railway projects with a total estimated cost of ₹6,456 crore….

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Indian Railways: Cabinet approves three railway track projects worth Rs 6,456 crores
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Indian Railways: Cabinet approves three railway track projects worth Rs 6,456 crores

The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved two new lines and one multi-tracking project worth Rs 6,456 crores across the Indian Railways. The three projects cover…

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Indian Railways: Cabinet approves three railway track projects worth Rs 6,456 crores
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Indian Railways: Cabinet approves three railway track projects worth Rs 6,456 crores

The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved two new lines and one multi-tracking project worth Rs 6,456 crores across the Indian Railways. The three projects cover…

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potato prices: Bengal: Potato dispatches from cold storages surge by 35 per cent a day after traders withdraw strike
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potato prices: Bengal: Potato dispatches from cold storages surge by 35 per cent a day after traders withdraw strike

A day after West Bengal potato traders called off their indefinite strike, dispatch of tubers from cold storages surged by 30-35 per cent to fill…

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Under the scheme, the Centre incentivises power sector reforms by permitting additional borrowing to encourage and support states to undertake reforms of the power sector. (HT File Photo/Sakib Ali)
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West Bengal tops list of states for incentive scheme for power reforms

NEW DELHI: West Bengal has emerged as the top beneficiary of the Centre’s additional borrowing incentive scheme for power sector reforms in 2021-22 and 2022-23,…

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The Economic Times
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nageswaran: CEA Anantha Nageswaran credits Govt, people for 7.2% real GDP growth in FY 2023 – The Economic Times Video

Kolkata (West Bengal), June 10 (ANI): Hailing the GDP growth in Financial Year 2023, Chief Economic Advisor V Anantha Nageswaran on June 10 in West…

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tea estate workers: Total wage for tea estate workers in West Bengal to increase soon: ICRA
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tea estate workers: Total wage for tea estate workers in West Bengal to increase soon: ICRA

Rating agency ICRA has said that the proposed wage hike in the tea estates of West Bengal is likely to see a margin contraction of…

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Cost overruns decline to 20.34% in April, says new MoSPI report
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Cost overruns decline to 20.34% in April, says new MoSPI report

The anticipated costs of 1,605 infrastructure projects as on May 1 were 20.34% higher than original cost, according to a report by the infrastructure project…

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