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Bihar CM directs disposal of public grievances within 30 days in panchayat level camps

Patna, May 11 (UNI) Bihar chief minister Samrat Choudhary on Monday announced that public grievances would be resolved within 30 days by organising “Sahyog Shivirs” at the panchayat level across the state.
He announced that Sahyog Shivirs would be organised in all panchayats on the first and third Tuesday of every month under the government’s “Sabka Samman, Jeevan Aasaan” initiative.
The Chief Minister also launched the Sahyog Helpline number 1100, the Sahyog Portal and a real-time monitoring system through remote mode at the Secretariat here.
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Rs 1 lakh crore rail push for Bengal: Bullet train, 102 Amrit Stations, 61 new projects announced

06 Jun 2026 | 6:07 PM

Kolkata, Jun 6 (UNI) In what is being seen as the most ambitious railway infrastructure package announced for West Bengal in recent years, union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw and Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Saturday unveiled railway projects worth nearly Rs 1 lakh crore, including a proposed Delhi-Siliguri bullet train corridor, 102 Amrit Bharat stations, 538 flyovers and underpasses, 61 new railway projects and a major expansion of the Kolkata Metro network.

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BJP chief Nitin Nabin arrives in Jharkhand, calls Ranchi his second home

06 Jun 2026 | 5:48 PM

Ranchi, Jun 6 (UNI) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national president Nitin Nabin arrived in Ranchi on Saturday on a two-day visit to Jharkhand, and described the state capital as his "second home".

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Burnpur: Bengal's automotive hopes hover over the steel city that Sir Rajen built

06 Jun 2026 | 5:28 PM

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Jayanta Roy Chowdhury
Burnpur (West Bengal), June 6 (UNI) The whirring of heavy earthmoving machinery dismantling the old and making way for the new was at work, punctuating the silence hanging heavy over the vintage mill which had come up here as the first steel plant in the state towards the end of World War I in 1918.

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Tribal heritage is national asset: Jharkhand Governor

06 Jun 2026 | 5:19 PM

Ranchi, June 6 (UNI) Jharkhand Governor Santosh Kumar Gangwar on Saturday said development becomes meaningful only when the cultural identity and traditions of communities are preserved alongside progress.

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West Bengal sets deadline for land acquisition to fast-track railway projects

06 Jun 2026 | 5:00 PM

Kolkata, June 6 (UNI) Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Saturday directed all district magistrates in West Bengal to expedite land acquisition for pending railway projects, stressing that delays would no longer be tolerated as the state seeks to accelerate rail infrastructure development.

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