Trinamool stages dharna in front af EC, protests against postponing of counting

Trinamool stages dharna in front af EC, protests against postponing of counting

Posted on October 5, 2015 | by admin2 | Leave a Comment

The Trinamool Congress staged a ‘dharna’ in front of the State Election Commission office in Kolkata protesting against the Commission’s sudden decision to postpone counting of votes for the Bidhannagar, Asansol and Bali Municipal elections held on Saturday.

Trinamool Kolkata district head and Kolkata Mayor Sovan Chatterjee led the dharna. Trinamool protests against the decision of postponing counting of votes at Bidhannagar, Bali and Asansol, Kolkata Mayor Sovan Chatterje said.

All the Trinamool councillors were present in the dharna with large participation of women councillors of the party.

Trinamool All India General Secretary Subrata Bakshi and Secretary General Partha Chatterjee were present during the dharna. Senior leaders, State Minister Subrata Mukherjee, Irinamool Trade Union president Dola Sen joined the dharna too.

Trinamool Congress will organise a protest rally tomorrow from College Street to the Rani Rashmoni Road tomorrow.

UNICEF and WB Govt to jointly work for adolescent kids

Posted on September 18, 2015 | by admin2 | Leave a Comment

The United Nations Children’s Educational Fund or UNICEF and West Bengal Government will jointly launch a programme for the welfare of kids attaining puberty.

With an aim of making Kolkata more hospitable for adolescents, a meeting was organised by the Kolkata Municipal Corporation in the presence of representatives of UNICEF, State Women and Child Welfare Minister Dr Shashi Panja, Mayor Sovan Chatterjee and other officials.

West Bengal Government, UNICEF and KMC will jointly work for the adolescent kids in slum areas with a focus on children who have dropped out of school or fell prey to trafficking. A pilot project will be launched in Ward No. 26 of KMC area.

Awareness drives for Bengal government’s flagship schemes like Kanyashree and Shishu Sathi will also be conducted. Government will conduct surveys to ensure common people are getting benefits of the schemes, the Minister said.

Chief Field Office of UNICEF in West Bengal, Ashadur Rahman feels that the impact of Kanyashree has been huge at the grassroots. He suggested that Bengal’s successful ‘Kanyashree’ scheme for the empowerment of girl child should be followed as an example by rest of the states in India.

Tolly’s Nullah all set for a makeover

Posted on August 29, 2015 | by admin2 | Leave a Comment

Tolly’s Nullah, also known as Adi Ganga, is slated to get its biggest renovation in decades.

The state has planned for revival of a 15.5 km stretch of the channel, which starts from as an offshoot of the Hooghly from Kidderpore. The revival will, however be restricted till Garia.

The Rs 600 crore project was conceived through the National Ganga River Basin Authority (NGBRA) after Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee gave it a green signal.

Kolkata Municipal Corporation on Friday signed a contract with Egis Eau, a French consultancy firm, for preparing a detailed project report for the revival of the nullah.

“The firm will be responsible for preparing a DPR for the revival of Adi Ganga within eight months. The experts will visit different stretches of the nullah from Hastings to Garia and take stock of the situation. After the DPR is submitted, we will invite a global tender for execution of the project,“ Mayor Sovan Chatterjee said.

UK and KMC jointly conduct workshop on environment sensitisation

Posted on August 26, 2015 | by admin2 | Leave a Comment

A British minister met a few councillors of Kolkata Municipal Corporation in Kankurgachhi on Tuesday to sensitise them on environment-related issues.

Desmond Swayne, minister of state for international development, visited the Kolkata Municipal Corporation’s community centre where councillors of Borough III were present.

The UK government and the KMC had signed a memorandum of understanding when Prime Minister David Cameron visited the city in 2013.

An important component of the effort to build a more environment-friendly city is to make the councillors, who are public representatives at the lowest level of governance, aware of the threats and challenges facing the city.

The councillors were told about the importance of separating biodegradable and non-degradable waste at source and the hazards of eating from thermocol plates. They were also told how plastic items clog drains and cause waterlogging during the monsoon.

Swayne said he was proud of the partnership between the UK government and the KMC.

Mayor Sovan Chatterjee, environment minister Sudarshan Ghosh Dastidar and British deputy high commissioner Scott Furssedonn-Wood were present at the programme.

KMC launches e-sanction of building plans

Posted on August 21, 2015 | by admin2 | Leave a Comment

Mayor Sovan Chatterjee on Wednesday launched the much awaited scheme for online sanction of building plans. The scheme effectively reduces the time taken to obtain an approval to 45 days from the existing time limit of three months. Three applicants received online sanctions for buildings in Swinhoe Lane and Canal Road (south) on Wednesday .

The facility will initially be restricted to Park Street, Camac Street, Loudon Street, Theatre Road, Ballygunge and others which fall under Kolkata Municipal Corporation borough VII. It will be extended to other areas in phases.

All a property owner needs to do to avail of the online facility is get hold of a Licenced Building Surveyor (LBS) who is empanelled in the KMC buildings department.The application for sanction of construction or additional construction on a particular building or on a vacant plot will be made by LBS on behalf of the applicant.

The LBS appointed for a particular project will need to mention every detail of the project, from the size of the plot floor area ratio to the width of the road in front of the proposed building, apart from details about the owner and the title of the land to ascertain whether it is a litigated property .

Expect to sign over 20 MoUs in UK: Mamata

Posted on July 27, 2015 | by admin2 | Leave a Comment

Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday said she was expecting to sign over 20 MoUs during her five-day visit to the United Kingdom.

Mamata Banerjee, who left for UK on Sunday, told media persons: “We hope to attract investment to make West Bengal an ideal destination.”

“In all, around 100 people are going to London. We will sign 22 to 23 MoUs, which will be good for business. We will focus on areas such as infrastructure development, education, health and tourism,” said the CM.

The meetings are scheduled to begin with a conference of British CEOs at the UK India Business Council meet on July 27. She would also attend a meeting of UKIBC and FICCI to discuss various issues related to business opportunities in the state on the same day.

The CM would also meet the Duke of York, Prince Andrew, at the Buckingham Palace. Ms Banerjee would meet British Employment Minister Priti Patel at the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office where several MoUs would be signed.

On July 28, she would meet several business delegates, secretaries and partners who would also sign some MoUs. She would pay floral tributes at the statues of Mahatma Gandhi and Rabindranath Tagore.

There would also be a cultural event in the evening at the Natural History Museum.

Mamata Banerjee arrives in London for five-day visit

Posted on July 27, 2015 | by admin2 | Leave a Comment

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee arrived in London, UK late Sunday night on a five-day tour heading an over 90-member entourage in a bid to attract investment to the state.

The team consists of Finance and Industry Minister Dr Amit Mitra, nearly 50-member business delegation, three Trinamool Congress MPs Derek O’Brien, Sugato Bose and actor Deepak Adhikari (Deb), Kolkata Mayor Sovan Chatterjee and several officials.

ITC chairman Y C Deveshwar, RP-Sanjiv Goenka Group chairman Sanjiv Goenka and Ambuja Neotia Group chairman Harsh Neotia are there in the business delegation.

Industrialist Sanjay Budhia, who is also in the delegation, said he is hopeful that the trip would bring investment in tourism, health and infrastructure sectors.

Mamata Banerjee’s trip to London was finalised following an invitation of British Prime Minister David Cameron. The six-day trip, which will project West Bengal as an ideal destination for investment, would begin with a conference of British CEOs at the UK India Business Council meet on July 27.

She would also attend a meeting of UKIBC and FICCI to discuss various issues related to business opportunities in the state on the same day.

On July 28, she would meet several business delegates, secretaries and partners who would also sign some MoUs. She would pay floral tributes at the statues of Mahatma Gandhi and Rabindranath Tagore.

There would also be a cultural event in the evening at the Natural History Museum.

Kolkata emerges as national model in providing e-services

Posted on June 10, 2015 | by admin2 | Leave a Comment

Kolkata has emerged as a national model in providing e-services to citizens, Mayor of Kolkata, Sovan Chatterjee today informed via Twitter.

He added that Union Ministry of Urban Development has written to Kolkata Municipal Corporation to share the best practices model for other cities to emulate.

Bengal shows the way

This is not the first time, Bengal has emerged as a national model. From countering left-wing extremism in Jangalmahal to the fair price medicine shops, Bengal has always showed the way.

Incidentally, a recent survey by a Bangalore based organisation adjudged Kolkata as the best city to live in India. India Today magazine termed Kolkata as the safest city in India. Kolkata also emerged in the list of fastest growing cities in the world in AT Kearney’s Global Cities Index.

We dedicate this day to Maa, Mati, Manush: WB CM at Kolkata Mayor’s oath-taking ceremony

Posted on May 8, 2015 | by admin2 | Leave a Comment

West Bengal Chief Minister today attended the swearing-in ceremony of the Mayor of Kolkata, Sovan Chatterjee, at the historic Town Hall. Dedicating the day to the Maa, Mati, Manush of West Bengal, the CM asked everyone to participate in the surge of development.

“Kolkata is a non-planned city yet I can say confidently that we are No. 1 among all metros. No other city can match Kolkata in the cordiality among people,” she added.

Kolkata has seen a lot of development in the last 5 years, the Chief Minister added. She said this will be the beginning of a new chapter in the history of Kolkata.

The swearing-in ceremony today was graced by the presence of the Speaker of West Bengal Assembly, eminent citizens from all walks of life, various government officials and the Kolkata Municipal Corporation.

Mamata Banerjee announces names of KMC Chairman and Mayor-in-Council

Posted on May 7, 2015 | by admin2 | Leave a Comment

Trinamool Chairperson Ms Mamata Banerjee Wednesday met the newly elected councillors of the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) and ninety civic bodies in the state at Nazrul Mancha.

Office bearers of KMC

Ms Banerjee decided at the meeting that Mr Sovan Chatterjee will be Mayor of the KMC for the second time. Ms Mala Roy will be chairperson of the KMC. Iqbal Ahmed will be the deputy Mayor and Ms Ratna Sur will be the chief whip of the Trinamool Congress in the KMC.

Swapan Samadder, Atin Ghosh, Manzar Iqbal, Tarak Singh, Ram Pyare Ram, Debasish Kumar, Debabrata Majumder, Samsujjaman Anshari, Indrani Saha Banerjee, Amiruddin Bobby, Ratan Dey and Abhijit Mukherjee will be members, mayor-in-council of the KMC.

This is the first time in the history of KMC that a woman councillor has become chairperson of the civic body, Mamata Banerjee said.

Three newly elected Independent councillors joined the Trinamool Congress yesterday, bringing the total number of Trinamool Congress councillors in the KMC to 117.

Borough Chairmen

Mamata Banerjee also named the Chairmen for the 16 boroughs under Kolkata Municipal Corporation:

Borough I – Tarun Saha

Borough II – Sadhan Saha

Borough III – Undecided

Borough IV – Smita Bakshi

Borough V – Aparajita Dasgupta

Borough VI – Sanchita Mandal

Borough VII – Bishwanor Chattopadhyay

Borough VIII – Jiban Saha

Borough IX – Ratan Malakar

Borough X – Tapan Dasgupta

Borough XI – Tarakeshwar Chakraborty

Borough XII – Sushanta Ghosh (Swarup)

Borough XIII – Sushanta Ghosh (Buya)

Borough XIV – Manik Chattopadhyay

Borough XV – Indrajit Bhattacharya

Borough XVI – Ranajit Shil