New Delhi [India], Aug 28 (ANI): Minister of State for Finance Anurag Thakur said on Friday that over 40 crore bank accounts had been opened under Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY) and women and rural parts of the country have benefitted from it.
New Delhi [India], Aug 28 (ANI): The Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana that was launched with an ambitious aim of banking the unbanked completed six years on Friday, said Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], Aug 28 (ANI): West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankar on Thursday sought serious and proper investigation in the expenditure of Bengal Global Bussiness Summit (BGBS).
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], Aug 26 (ANI): West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar on Wednesday asked the state government to "come out with a white paper" with details of Rs 12.3 lakh crore of projected investment in five editions of Bengal Global Business Summit (BGBS).
West Bengal [India], Aug 25 (ANI): West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar on Tuesday met former tennis player Naresh Kumar, who is set to receive Dronacharya Award (lifetime category), and said the former Davis Cup captain is a "well deserved" recipient of the accolade.
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], Aug 23 (ANI): West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar on Sunday said that he has urged Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to "unshackle political caging/chaining" of police and administration.
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], August 22 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Saumitra Khan on Saturday met Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar and submitted a letter demanding a CBI probe in the Visva Bharati vandalism incident.
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], Aug 19 (ANI): West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar said that he has urged Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to provide security to the Vice-Chancellor of Visva Bharati University.
New Delhi [India], Aug 19 (ANI): Congress leader Abhishek Manu Singhvi on Wednesday took a jibe at the BJP over the transfer of Governor Satya Pal Malik from Goa to Meghalaya.
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], Aug 18 (ANI): A day after vandalism at Visva Bharati University (VBU) campus, West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar on Tuesday urged Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to enforce accountability of "those who engaged in the desecration of VBU premises."
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], Aug 17 (ANI): A day after governor Jagdeep Dhankhar alleged that the Raj Bhavan in West Bengal is under surveillance, ruling TMC party's spokesperson Omprakash Mishra on Monday said that the governor has become an "allegation king".
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], August 17 (ANI): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday spoke to state's Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar, minutes after the latter expressed concern that the law and order situation at the Visva Bharati University was alarming.