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C S Ghosh, FIT and NEFIT, commit over Rs 50 crore for relief to poor

Kolkata, Jul (UNI) In 2001, Chandra Shekhar Ghosh started Bandhan as an NGO, aimed at women empowerment and poverty alleviation, by helping marginalised women develop income generating activities through micro credit.
With time, the NGO grew its operations manifold and two trusts – Financial Inclusion Trust (FIT) and North East Financial Inclusion Trust (NEFIT) – were created to run development programmes for the marginalised communities, apart from Bandhan.
In 2015, when Bandhan Bank was formed, FIT and NEFIT assumed the role of promoters of the Bank.
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KIIT to provide jobs, free education to Bahanaga train tragedy victims family members

07 Jun 2023 | 5:20 PM

Bhubaneswar, June 7 (UNI) The KIIT Deemed-to-be-University will provide employment to one of
the family members of the deceased from Odisha who died in the Bahanaga train tragedy.

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Odisha train tragedy: CBI team seizes phones of railway employees on duty

07 Jun 2023 | 5:16 PM

Bhubaneswar, June 7 (UNI) The CBI inquiring into the June 2 Bahanaga train tragedy has seized the phones of some of the Railway employees who were on duty on the day of the horrifying accident.

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Umiam dam in Meghalaya on verge of a shutdown

07 Jun 2023 | 3:37 PM

Shillong, June 7 (UNI) Umiam dam, the main source of hydro-electricity in Meghalaya is on the verge of a shutdown due to the depleting water level in the reservoir.

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Meghalaya extends 100 per cent support to farmers for Kharif & Rabi growing seasons

07 Jun 2023 | 2:41 PM

Shillong, June 7 (UNI) The Meghalaya government is extending support of 100 per cent to farmers
for the Kharif and Rabi growing seasons in 2023-24 under the crop insurance scheme, the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY), an official said on Wednesday.

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WB job scam: CBI raids multiple locations linked to alleged civic body recruitment irregularities

WB job scam: CBI raids multiple locations linked to alleged civic body recruitment irregularities

07 Jun 2023 | 2:32 PM

Kolkata, June 7 (UNI) The anti-corruption unit of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Wednesday conducted raids at multiple locations in connection with the alleged recruitment
irregularities in several civic bodies across West Bengal, official sources said.

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