Kolkata: Several small airports will be built in different cities in West Bengal to improve air connectivity, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said on Friday. "A number of small airports will come up in different cities, tourist attractions and district headquarters like Malda, Digha and Asansol," Banerjee said while laying the foundation stone of a beautification project at Patuli in the outskirts. "This will improve connectivity, we have already...
Patna: The state BJP President C P Thakur resigned on Friday in protest against alleged irregularities in ticket distribution. He is also upset at the denial of a ticket to his son Vivek Thakur from Patna's Digha seat and a few of his loyalists. He has also refused to campaign for the party. "I have resigned from the post of the state BJP president. I have sent my resignation to...
The minister has taken this step to aid tourism in Digha. ...
About 60 fishing trawlers with 800 fishermen were reportedly missing following cyclonic storm in the Bay of Bengal around Digha coast. ...