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Ratan Tata’s raging comment on West Bengal’s industrial scene triggered an all out attack by the Trinamool Congress (TMC) leaders on Thursday, with state finance minister Amit Mitra even saying that the Tata Group chairman emeritus has completely lost his mind. Last Wednesday, Tata had said that he couldn’t see any industrial development during his [...] Continue Reading »
The Rural Development Ministry has proposed a number of amendments in the Land acquisition act. If they are cleared then they could lead to large scale dilution of the new Land Acquisition Act. It is expected to make the process of acquiring land easier. Scrapping the “consent clause” for Public Private Partnership (PPP) projects and narrowing [...] Continue Reading »
During the course of a speech at a programme held in West Midnapore district, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee reiterated, yet again, that the government will not resort to forceful acquisition of land for industrialization. Asserting that the West Bengal government is “against forceful acquisition of land,” Banerjee said that land for industrial projects in West Midnapore district [...] Continue Reading »
The land acquisition act was constantly under pressure ever since it was launched and most of the state governments have sought a relook at UPA’s Land Acquisition Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013. By early as the next fortnight, the Centre is going to convening an all-party meet to discuss all these issues and come to [...] Continue Reading »
The west Bengal government is focusing to exit from the joint sector real estate ventures and has involved professional services firm EY to audit the working of nine companies in which the state holds shares. As per the official, EY has tied up with Fox and Mandal to organize complete audit. A major official says [...] Continue Reading »
The murky world of real estate business has caused an increase in crimes in some parts of Kolkata. The cold hearted murder of Chandan Ghosh, two days ago was the third murder in last five months in the Entally-Tangra area. This is in addition to the death of Abhijit Patra in jail custody that triggered [...] Continue Reading »
Kolkata- Trinamool Congress (TMC) led Zilla Parishad has issued a notice for land acquisition in Nandigram which has made the residents unhappy. The residents, whose land is supposed to be acquired by TMC, have clearly said that unless proper compensation is not given, they will not give the land for road development. Some residents alleged [...] Continue Reading »
Even after the orders from the state’s chief minister, the police and the concerned authorities of Kolkata turn a blind eye to the encroachment of water bodies. Chief minister Mamata Banerjee had asked the police and Trinamool Congress councillors to check that no water body in their jurisdiction disappears. But this seems to have had [...] Continue Reading »
After a series of incidents, residents of New Garia cooperative housing society in Kolkata have started protesting against the politics which is hovering over the society. This came into being after two of its residents were assaulted by Trinamool Congress workers for mailing jokes on the party over the Internet. Recently, all the residents got [...] Continue Reading »
Realtors in Kolkata will not hold any political party position. The jibe was made by Chief minister Mamata Banerjee in a special party session at Netaji Indoor Stadium recently. She said that Trinamool Congress does not support any developer or person associated with the realty market to join party. According to her such individuals generally [...] Continue Reading »
