Imphal (Manipur), August 19 (ANI): Imphal (Manipur), August 19 (ANI): Defense Minister Rajnath Singh today interacted with jawans of Assam Rifles and 57 Mountain Division at Mantripukhari Army Station in Imphal and lauded their services and said that the Indian borders are protected and safe due to the sacrifice of the Indian Army and its troops.

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Bagdogra (West Bengal) [India], June 4 (ANI): West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar on Saturday expressed grief over singer KK's death while blaming the organisers of the concert for the alleged mismanagement.

Bagdogra (West Bengal) [India], April 29 (ANI): Leader of opposition in West Bengal assembly Suvendu Adhikari on Friday demanded a court-monitered CBI investigation into the alleged Maynaguri molestation case.

New Delhi Apr 26 PTI The Defence Ministry on Tuesday said the Indian Air Force has carried out extensive resurfacing work on the runway of Bagdogra airfield enabling civil aircraft to resume operations It said the first civil aircraft landed at the Bagdogra airfield at around 8 am on Tuesday The IAF has carried out extensive resurfacing work on the runway of Bagdogra airfield enabling civil aircraft to resume operations from the morning of April 26 the ministry said in a statement The runway was closed for two weeks for laying three flexible layers and reconstruction of non-load bearing surfaces The work also involved reconstruction of the concrete portion at each end of the runway and widening of the taxi tracks links as per International Civil Aviation Organisation ICAO Standards the ministry said Bagdogra is the second busiest airport of West Bengal and is a joint user international airport with a civil terminal attached to the IAF airfield The IAFs timely completion of the work will enable approximately 8000 air travellers to fly to and from Bagdogra to various parts of the country every day the ministry said The Bagdogra airfield is not only important from a strategic point of view but is also a major international hub for promoting tourism and economy it said PTI MPB CK

Kolkata Apr 21 PTI West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday said that the state received investment proposals worth Rs 342 lakh crore during this years business summitAddressing the valedictory session of the Bengal Global Business Summit she said that a total of 137 Memoranda of Understanding MoUs and Letters of Intent LoI were signed for the investmentsBanerjee also said that the summit would create 40 lakh new jobs across sectorsThe two-day event was attended by 4300 participants from 42 countries the CM notedShe said that her government decided to hold the two-day summit despite cynicism shown by someI had said that the summit should be held and everyone be invited We have fought the COVID-19 situation Disasters may come and go But development cannot be stopped the CM assertedThe feisty leader also said that it wasnt possible to stop people from moving on with their livesIf COVID-19 cases surge again we will fight the disease she statedBengal has shown the way for others by holding the summit at this junctureWe want industrial development not just in Kolkata but also in the districts for creation of rural jobs District chambers are the main pillars of the MSME sector Banerjee underlinedShe said the two-day summit met with remarkable successWe must establish contact with all countries We do not bulldoze We do not divide people A united family is a strong and successful family We believe in the concept of shared goals and prosperity for all the CM maintainedBanerjee also stated that a deep sea port would be set up in the state and a shale gas exploration policy would be framed in the near futureWest Bengal possesses the second largest coal mine at Deocha Pachami in Birbhum district The state also has world-class airports the one at Bagdogra will soon see expansion she saidThe CM during the session released a compendium on ease of doing business launched portals on Silpa Saathi for industries export facilitation and self-help groups along with a book on GI-tagged products from West BengalShe underscored that a task-force would be set up under the chief secretary for speedy implementation of projectsDuring the two-day event two sectoral committees were also set up which would be co-chaired by industrialists in the fields of agriculture and allied services MSME exports services sector and tourismShe said that these committees would meet once in a month and give suggestions on sectoral policy changes for creation of more jobs and investment opportunitiesThe West Industrial Promotion Board will discuss the policy changes suggested by these panels Banerjee addedThe CM also announced that the next edition of BGBS in 2023 would be held from February 1-3In the last five editions of BGBS the state attracted Rs 12 lakh crore worth of investment proposals which are in various stages of progress and created 15 crore jobs PTI DC BSM RMS RMS

Siliguri (West Bengal) [India], April 14 (ANI): In view of the suspension of the flight services at Bagdogra airport this month, the Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) has introduced eight trains for different routes from New Jalpaiguri station to give relief for the passengers.

Siliguri (West Bengal) [India], April 7 (ANI): Regular flight services at Bagdogra customs airport at Siliguri in West Bengal, have been temporarily suspended for a couple of hours due to damage on the runway, on Thursday.

Bagdogra (West Bengal) [India], March 27 (ANI): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday clarified that the Trinamool Congress was not involved in the Birbhum violence in which eight people were burnt to death in the Rampurhat area of West Bengal saying that a TMC leader was killed by another party worker.

Shillong Oct 31 PTI Eastern Air Command chief Air Marshal DK Patnaik visited the Indian Air Force IAF stations at Bagdogra and Bhuttabari in West Bengal and reviewed the operational preparedness a defence spokesperson said here on SundayThe air officer commanding in-chief visited the stations from October 28 to October 30During his maiden visit to the stations he reviewed the current operational preparedness of the base the spokesperson said in a statementHe also interacted with the personnel and urged them to train well and be prepared to undertake tasks assigned in a professional manner it added PTI JOP SOM SOM