Mamata flays Centre for 'victimising' ex-West Bengal CS

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday slammed the Centre for "victimising" her former top bureaucrat Alapan Bandyopadhyay, against whom the Union government has initiated......

Ex-Bengal chief secy Alapan Bandyopadhyay may lose retirement perks

The Centre has initiated 'major penalty proceedings' against former West Bengal Chief Secretary Alapan Bandyopadhyay, amid a tug-of-war between the Union government and the Mamata Banerjee......

Why Alapan Bandyopadhyay matters in Mamata's Bengal

Those who know Alapan Bandyopadhyay describe him as measured, tactical and extremely focused on achieving what he sets out to do.To many it came as a surprise that he would cut short a meeting with......

Went to cyclone-hit area on CM's order, Alapan in reply to Centre's notice

Former West Bengal chief secretary Alapan Bandyopdhayay on Thursday replied to the Centre's show-cause notice served to him under the Disaster Management Act to explain his absence from the prime......

Trial run of Kolkata-Agartala bus service via Dhaka on June 1

A trial run of the Kolkata-Agartala direct bus service via Dhaka will be held on June 1, Tripura transport minister Manik Dey said on Friday. "A bus will start from Kolkata on June 1, stay in......

India's first private airport to be operational in April

India’s first private Greenfield airport at Durgapur, promoted by Bengal Aerotropolis Projects Ltd (BAPL), is likely to be operational by April 14. "The final calibration of navigational aids......

NRI donates $100,000 for restoring Ram Mohan tomb

A Singapore-based Indian entrepreneur has donated$100,000 for the restoration of the tomb of Raja Ram Mohan Roy, founder of the Brahmo Samaj, at a Bristol cemetery in the UK. Aditya K......