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The Ashoknagar field was discovered by the Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) in 2018 and is considered eastern India's first oil and gas-producing region. Estimates suggest the field holds ...
News India » West Bengal » Finance: 8th pay commission: Srinagar meet today, check dates for Ladakh, Uttar Pradesh, Odisha and West Bengal state visits here
8th CPC: Check here for the full list of state visits and employee meetings scheduled by the 8th pay commission in Jammu Kashmir, Ladakh, Odisha, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal in June and July 2026.
News India » West Bengal » Finance: West Bengal govt holds pre-budget talks with industry associations
India, June 3 -- The West Bengal finance department on Tuesday held a pre-Budget consultation meeting with industry chambers and trade associations, with stakeholders pitching for measures to boost ...
News India » West Bengal » Finance: Who is Sanjeev Sanyal? The economist who could be West Bengal's finance minister
Sanyal joined the Union government in 2017 as Principal Economic Adviser in the Finance Ministry. Between 2017 and 2022, he played a key role in shaping multiple editions of the Economic Survey.
News India » West Bengal » Finance: West Bengal 7th Pay Commission: Will state government address DA dues and pay parity demands?
West Bengal employee unions have been demanding that their salaries and allowances be brought on par with those of Central government employees.
News India » West Bengal » Finance: Bengal Government cuts Bakrid holiday to 1 day, revises earlier order
The development comes amid a controversy over the BJP government’s guidelines regulating animal slaughter ahead of Bakrid in Bengal.
News India » West Bengal » Finance: West Bengal govt to implement Ayushman Bharat scheme: How to apply for Rs 5 lakh cashless treatment
Ayushman Bharat, world's largest health-insurance scheme, offers annual hospitalisation benefits of up to Rs 5 lakh per family for secondary and tertiary care.
News India » West Bengal » Finance: PM's economic advisor Sanjeev Sanyal could be the next West Bengal finance minister
The Prime Minsiter's Economic Advisory Council member Sanjeev Sanyal could be the next finance minister of West Bengal. A section of BJP sources say Sanyal, with a rich experience of representing ...
News India » West Bengal » Finance: West Bengal elections: TMC's Chandrima Bhattacharya trailing against BJP's Sourav Sikdar in Dum Dum Uttar
In the 2026 polls, Chandrima Bhattacharya defends 'Ma Mati Manush' governance and emphasizes women's empowerment amidst rising political challenges. | India News ...
News India » West Bengal » Finance: BJP-led Bengal govt ends two-day Eid-Ud-Zoha leave, declares May 28 sole public holiday
In a fresh notification issued by the Finance Department, the state government said the holidays declared for May 26 and 27 stood cancelled after information was received that Id-Ud-Zoha would be obse ...