Kolkata, Feb 22 (PTI) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday announced a compensation of Rs 2 lakh each for the next of kin of four minors who died allegedly after a mound of earth caved in during drainage expansion work near the India-Bangladesh border in Uttar Dinajpur district, a senior official said.
In Delhi, prior permission is required to extract groundwater for any purpose. Most of the city’s groundwater, close to 80%, is used for domestic purposes, going by the report.
Kolkata, Aug 28 (PTI) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday said that the BJP might conduct the Lok Sabha polls in December itself, claiming that all choppers have been booked by the saffron party for campaigning.