Bengal Chamber provides relief for Amphan victims in South 24 Parganas
Jun 02, 2020, at 09:32 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: The Bengal Chamber is providing relief materials to a few of the worst cyclone Amphan-hit areas of South 24 parganas in West Bengal.
Axis Bank rolls out Mobile ATM in West Bengal
May 07, 2020, at 06:27 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Taking a step towards offering ease and convenience to citizens, Axis Bank has deployed a mobile ATM Van in West Bengal.
May 06, 2020, at 01:37 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Uber has offered free rides worth Rs. 75 lakhs to the West Bengal government for emergency services through its UberMedic service, which will transport frontline healthcare workers, government officials on COVID-19 related duties, and support other essential requirements.
CREDAI West Bengal writes to Union Finance Minister seeking reliefs for Real Estate industry
Apr 09, 2020, at 07:33 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: The West Bengal chapter of the Confederation of Real Estate Developers' Associations of India (CREDAI) has approached the Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman for relief to aid the real estate industry in the backdrop of the Covid 19 pandemic.
Mar 16, 2020, at 04:44 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Progressive Forum of Engineers, Agriculture Scientists and Doctors recently organized a seminar on sustainable development and measures for improving the standard of lives of people in West Bengal.
West Bengal: FM Amit Mitra presents Rs 2, 55, 677 crore budget for FY 2020-21
Feb 10, 2020, at 05:25 pm
Kolkata/UNI: West Bengal Finance Minister Dr Amit Mitra on Monday placed a Rs 2, 55, 677 crore budget for the year 2020-21 and announced a slew of new welfare schemes.
West Bengal Garment Manufactures and Dealers Association celebrated their 50th Buyer-Seller Meet
Feb 08, 2020, at 01:30 am
Kolkata/IBNS: More than 600 national and international brands participated in the Garment Fair recently organised in Kolkata by the West Bengal Garment Manufactures and Dealers Association.
Mission Purvodaya will drive India's march towards $5 trillion economy
Jan 11, 2020, at 11:57 pm
Kolkata/UNI: Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas and Steel Dharmendra Pradhan today launched Purvodaya: Accelerated development of eastern India through integrated steel hub in the city and said Mission Purvodaya will drive India’s march towards $5 trillion economy.
Vikram Solar executes largest single-shed rooftop solar plant in eastern India
Sep 17, 2019, at 07:09 pm
Kolkata: Vikram Solar, one of India’s module manufacturers and a rooftop solar & EPC solutions provider, commissioned eastern India’s largest single-shed rooftop solar project at Nilganj, North 24 Paraganas, West Bengal.
FIEO to host its 5th and 6th set of Eastern Region export excellence award in Bengal
Aug 25, 2019, at 02:06 pm
Kolkata, Aug 25 (IBNS): FIEO (Federation of Indian Export Organisation) sees the strong flow of exports in Eastern India especially in the Iron and Steel sector and hence will host its 5th and 6th set of Eastern Region export excellence award in West Bengal.
Looking forward to Jammu and Kashmir as a business opportunity: Ambassador of Japan to India
Aug 10, 2019, at 09:19 pm
Kolkata, Aug 10 (IBNS): Ambassador of Japan to India, Kenji Hiramatsu, on Saturday said his country is looking forward to Jammu and Kashmir as a business opportunity, days after the central government withdrew the special status which the valley enjoyed for so long.
McDonald’s Restaurants in West Bengal have started re-opening
Jul 19, 2019, at 04:47 pm
Kolkata, July 19 (IBNS): Connaught Plaza Restaurants Private Limited (CPRL), now wholly owned by McDonald’s, is pleased to announce that it has started re-opening its restaurants in West Bengal starting July 19, 2019.
West Bengal government to set up new electronic and hardware parks
Mar 03, 2019, at 10:29 am
Kolkata, Mar 3 (UNI/IBNS): The State Information Technology and Electronics (IT&E) Department recently held a seminar at Webel Bhavan in Salt Lake to carve out plans for the expansion of the electronics system design and manufacturing (ESDM) sector in Bangla through the establishment of electronics and hardware parks at numerous locations.
TERI, West Bengal power department sign MoU to extend co-operation in state’s power sector
Feb 08, 2019, at 07:44 pm
Kolkata, Feb 8 (IBNS): The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) and the Department of Power and Non-Conventional Energy Sources (NES), Government of West Bengal (GoWB), on Friday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on the sidelines of the Bengal Global Business Summit 2019 at the Biswa Bangla Convention Centre in the city.
Mamata Banerjee inaugurates 5th BGBS, Reliance to invest over 1 billion in Bengal
Feb 07, 2019, at 07:47 pm
Kolkata, Feb 7 (IBNS): Reliance Industries owner Mukesh Ambani has promised to invest over Rs. 1 billion in West Bengal as Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee inaugurated the fifth edition of Bengal Global Business Summit (BGBS) at Biswa Bangla Convention Centre here on Thursday.
Mobiistar enters West Bengal with launch of a series of selfie smartphones in Kolkata
Sep 13, 2018, at 07:09 pm
Kolkata, Sept 13 (IBNS): International smartphone brand Mobiistar on Wednesday announced its entry into West Bengal’s offline market by bringing a range of five selfie-centric smartphones.
Ashok Leyland strengthens its presence in West Bengal, inaugurates new dealership in Sodepur
Aug 20, 2018, at 07:56 pm
Kolkata, Aug 20 (IBNS): Ashok Leyland, flagship of the Hinduja Group, inaugurated a new dealership, Rajgarhia Motor, in Sodepur, of North 24 Parganas.
Income generation and better life for the economically backward families are SPADE's basic goals
Jun 25, 2018, at 03:30 pm
Kolkata, Jun 25 (IBNS): Children from nearly 50 economically backward families residing in a distant corner of Purulia, will be able to finally put away their lanterns and study under electric bulbs thanks to Calcutta Society for Professional Action in Development (better known as SPADE).
NTPC restores ‘Tameshwar Football Field’ at Farakka by using Fly-Ash
Jun 18, 2018, at 07:25 pm
Kolkata, June 18 (IBNS): NTPC, India’s largest power generating company, on Monday said it has revived the Tameshwar Football Field at Farakka in Murshidabad district of West Bengal by elevating the level of the field with Fly-Ash.
May 18, 2018, at 11:21 pm
Anirban Aditya, Chairman, Aditya Group, explains even though they started with focusing on cricket and football, the Aditya School of Sports (ASOS) is also planning to nurture talented players from other games, as well as looking to promote the brand in the north-eastern states and in Thailand
May 17, 2018, at 09:13 pm
Kolkata, May 17 (IBNS): This year West Bengal has scored better than before in indices for facilitating Ease of Doing Business, said NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kantan at an interactive session organised by the Indian Chamber of Commerce in Kolkata, on Thursday.
Volkswagen India celebrates Durga Puja with attractive benefits across product range
Aug 30, 2017, at 12:21 am
Kolkata, Aug 29 (IBNS): Volkswagen, Europe’s leading car manufacturer, celebrates the arrival of Durga Puja with attractive customer benefits on the purchase of a brand new Volkswagen car across the market of West Bengal.
Jul 03, 2017, at 10:30 pm
Kolkata: July 3 (IBNS): Schneider Electric, the global specialist in energy management and automation, on Monday said it has firmed up plans to acquire a bigger market share in the Rs 5000 crore market for low voltage electrical products such as MCBs, RCCBs, Distribution Boards, Switches & Sockets across India.
Tata Steel flags-off ‘Doors of India’ campaign in West Bengal
Jun 30, 2017, at 01:00 am
Kolkata, June 29 (IBNS): Tata Steel on Thursday flagged off the `Doors of India’ Campaign in West Bengal, under the brand `Pravesh’.
Axis Bank inaugurates new branches in West Bengal
May 26, 2017, at 09:38 pm
Kolkata, May 26 (IBNS): Axis Bank, India’s third largest private bank announced the opening of its new branches in Bangur Avenue, Ultadanga and Karimpur which will offer a comprehensive range of banking services like deposits, loans as also savings and current accounts and locker facilities.
30 lakhs LPG connection provided under Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana in West Bengal
May 15, 2017, at 11:34 pm
Kolkata, May 15 (IBNS): 30 lakhs LPG connections have been provided to BPL households in West Bengal under Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) within nine months of the launch of this scheme in the state.
Carlsberg India launches ‘Tuborg Classic’ in West Bengal
May 09, 2017, at 10:43 pm
Kolkata, May 9 (IBNS): Building on the tremendous success of Tuborg Green and Tuborg Strong, Carlsberg India announced the launch of Tuborg Classic, India’s first premium strong beer with Scotch Malts.
West Bengal: 60 crude bombs seized in Burdwan
Feb 28, 2017, at 11:03 pm
Kolkata/Burdwan, Feb 28 (IBNS): Acting on a tip off, police raided an isolated house at Haripur village under Katwa Police Station limits in West Bengal's Burdwan district on the wee hours of Tuesday and recovered at least 60 live bombs from the location, officials said.
Sep 04, 2016, at 12:48 am
Kolkata, Sept 3 (IBNS): BSNL West Bengal Telecom Circle is going to connect over 800 gram panchayats of West Bengal over high speed, super-fast Bharatnet connectivity within this year.