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Ahead of UK visit, CM Mamata forms task force for administrative work

Kolkata, Mar 20 (UNI) On the eve of her visit to the UK, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday announced the formation of a five-member Task Force to carry out the administrative work and keep in touch with her.
The Task Force consists of three IAS and two IPS officers.
The three IAS officers are Additional Chief Secretaries Vivek Kumar, Prabhat Mishra and Home Secretary Nandini Chakraborty. The two IPS officers are DGP Rajiv Kumar and Kolkata Police Commissioner Manoj Verma.
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Bihar: Sone Canal to benefit farmers of Rohtas, Buxar

30 Apr 2025 | 11:00 PM

Patna, Apr 30 (UNI) In order to solve the problems of irrigation and to provide proper irrigation facility to the farmers of Buxar and Rohtas districts, famous as the rice bowl of Bihar, the government was working on war footing to revive Chausa branch canal of Sone Canal system.

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Increasing functional referral units in Bihar govt's top priority: Minister

30 Apr 2025 | 10:31 PM

Patna, Apr 30 (UNI) Bihar Health Minister Mangal Pandey on Wednesday said increasing the number of functional referral units was the state's NDA government's top priority as part of efforts to improve treatment facilities in the districts.

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Suvendu Adhikari welcomes bail granted to Bangladeshi Hindu monk Chinmoy Das

Suvendu Adhikari welcomes bail granted to Bangladeshi Hindu monk Chinmoy Das

30 Apr 2025 | 9:51 PM

Kolkata, Apr 30 (UNI) Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari on Wednesday welcomed the bail
granted to Hindu monk Chinmoy Krishna Das by the Bangladesh High Court.

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Two major drug hauls in Mizoram as meth and heroin seized in coordinated operations

Two major drug hauls in Mizoram as meth and heroin seized in coordinated operations

30 Apr 2025 | 9:43 PM

Aizawl, Apr 30 (UNI) Mizoram authorities made significant headway in their battle against drug smuggling this week with two separate high-value narcotics seizures—one led by the state police’s CID (Special Branch) in Aizawl and the other by the Excise and Narcotics Department in Champhai district.

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NCST moots alternative to jhum cultivation, calls for Hindi promotion in Mizoram

30 Apr 2025 | 9:01 PM

Aizawl, Apr 30 (UNI) Chairperson of the National Commission for Scheduled Tribes (NCST) Antar Singh Arya has called for the gradual phasing out of jhum or shifting cultivation in Mizoram, advocating for the formulation of a pilot project to introduce more sustainable farming practices with reduced environmental impact.

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