Malda (West Bengal), Oct 5 : Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Priya Ranjan Dasmunshi said here today that the West Bengal Government would have to take responsibility of the farmers who had parted with their land for Tata Motors small car project at Singur.

Dasmunshi said, "Since the affected farmers will not be able to cultivate their land until it is restored to its original form, so the responsibility of looking after the affected farmers lies with the state government."

New Delhi, Sept 24 : Union Minister of Information and Broadcasting P. R. Dasmunsi has condoled the death of veteran journalist and Editor-in-Chief of ‘Sanmarg’ Ram Awtar Gupta.

He said, “In his death, we have lost an accomplished and prolific writer who had dedicated his entire life for the cause of journalism and maintained the highest journalistic ethics in his writing.”

New Delhi, Sept 23 : As a tribute to the great patriotic poet Ramdhari Singh ‘Dinakar’, the Union Minister of Information and Broadcasting Priya Ranjan Dasmunsi released a book on his birth centenary today.

The book, titled ‘Ramdhari Singh ‘Dinakar’: Vyaktitva aur Krititva’ has been written by Khagendra Thakur, a well-known critic and writer, and published by Publications Division of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting.

The book gives a detailed account of the creative and personal life of Dinakar.

New Delhi, Jan 24: Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Priyaranjan Dasmunsi on Thursday said that the Centre was in touch with the State Governments on the prevailing situation of bird flu and it would work in tandem with states to contain its spread.

Dasmunsi told reporters that there the West Bengal Government delayed informing the Centre about the outbreak.

Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar has briefed the Union Cabinet about the out-break and the spread of bird flu in different districts of West Bengal.