As per reports in a few regional language newspapers (yes, they still have The Spine), the Union is proposing an increase in the prices of rice, wheat and cereals sold through the National Food Security Act by Rs.7 per kg for Priority Households.
The Bengal Chief Minister unfurled the tricolour at the main function in Kolkata s Red Road. In a colourful ceremony, which lasted for around two hours, different departments of the West Bengal Police and the Kolkata Police took part in the Independence Day parade.