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Bengal CM Mamata & Sajjan Jindal to lay foundation stone of 1600 MW thermal power projects at Salboni

Bengal CM Mamata & Sajjan Jindal to lay foundation stone of 1600 MW thermal power projects at Salboni

Kolkata, Apr 20 (UNI) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, along with JSW Group of Companies C&MD Sajjan Jindal, is scheduled to lay the foundation stone of the 1600 MW thermal power plant (800x2) to be developed by JSW Energy Ltd at Salboni in West Medinipur on Monday.
The JSW Energy Ltd has signed a power purchase agreement with the West Bengal State Electricity Distribution Co Ltd for a green field 1600 MW, a super ultra supercritical thermal power plant for 25 years.

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Meghalaya govt to ensure students get fair & accessible opportunity to appear CEUT exams

13 May 2025 | 9:20 PM

Shillong, May 13 (UNI) The Meghalaya government on Tuesday said that it remains committed to ensuring that every student from the State gets a fair and accessible opportunity to appear for national-level exams like Common University Entrance Test (CUET).

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Odisha: Body of 4 8-feet male Crocodile retrieved from River in Kendrapara

13 May 2025 | 9:08 PM

Kendrapara, May 13 (UNI) Forest personnel from Bhitarkanika National Park on Tuesday recovered the body of a 4.8-feet-long male estuarine crocodile from the Kochia river bank near Silapokhari village in Rajnagar block.

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PIL filed in Cal HC questioning funding of recently consecrated Jagannath Temple at Digha

PIL filed in Cal HC questioning funding of recently consecrated Jagannath Temple at Digha

13 May 2025 | 8:54 PM

Kolkotta, May 13 (UNI) A PIL was filed in the Calcutta High Court on Tuesday questioning the alleged funding of the recently consecrated Jagannath Temple at Digha in East Midnapore by the West Bengal Government.
The Public Interest Litigation was filed by Advocate Kaustav Bagchi, a BJP functionary, before the division bench of Justices Soumen Sen and Smita Das De, challenging the funding of the construction of a religious place by the government under the secular system of the Constitution.

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Mizoram inks 3-year MoU with BRLF to boost rural livelihoods

13 May 2025 | 8:39 PM

Aizawl, May 13 (UNI) In a bid to improve the living conditions of poor families in its rural areas, the Mizoram government on Tuesday signed a three-year memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Bharat Rural Livelihood Foundation (BRLF).

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Mizoram ropes in experts to assess rockfall-prone zones

13 May 2025 | 8:35 PM

Aizawl, May 13 (UNI) In response to the recent rockfall tragedy that claimed three lives from a single family, the Mizoram government has initiated a comprehensive assessment of high-risk rockfall zones to formulate preventive and mitigation strategies.

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