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State mulls solar power use for mid-day meal cooking

Kolkata, May 29 -- The Non-Conventional & Renewable Energy Sources (NRES) department in Bengal aims to introduce solar-powered mid-day meal cooking in 3,500 schools and 1,000 Anganwadi centres. A suc... Read More


CU advises colleges to hold classes during summer recess

Kolkata, May 29 -- Calcutta University (CU) has issued an advisory instructing all affiliated colleges to hold classes during the ongoing summer recess, from May 29 to June 30. The advisory, issued o... Read More


Chandannagar: Man 'kills wife & daughter', later ends life

Kolkata, May 29 -- A man committed suicide after murdering his wife and daughter in Chandannagar, Hooghly, late on Wednesday night. According to sources, around 2 am on Wednesday, the Chandannagar Po... Read More


Temporary employees protest, demand increase in salaries

Cooch Behar, May 29 -- Tension flared outside the Cooch Behar Municipality office on Thursday as temporary employees staged a protest demanding a salary hike. The demonstration took place just as a bo... Read More


'India in touch with Iran on 3 missing Indians'

New Delhi, May 29 -- India is in touch with Iran over three Indian nationals who went missing in that country, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Thursday. MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswa... Read More


Govt expects US to give visa to Indian students on merit

New Delhi, May 29 -- India on Thursday said it expects the US to consider visa applications of Indian students on merit amid growing concerns over the Trump administration halting new student visa int... Read More


Kerala: 'Rains cause widespread damage'

Thiruvananthapuram, May 29 -- As monsoon rains caused widespread damage in Kerala, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Thursday issued a red alert for eight districts of the state. The IMD i... Read More


Maha reports 16 rain-related deaths since May 24

Mumbai, May 29 -- Sixteen persons have died in Maharashtra over the last five days due to rain-related incidents such as landslides, lightning, tree or structure collapse, according to a state governm... Read More


Maha: Govt doctor heard in audio clip telling colleague to 'kill' COVID patient; FIR lodged

Latur, May 29 -- Police have registered an FIR against a senior doctor of a government hospital in Maharashtra's Latur district for allegedly instructing a colleague to "kill" a COVID-19 patient durin... Read More


Man found dead in Delhi hotel room after woman checks out

NEW DELHI, May 29 -- A 40-year-old man was found dead in a hotel room after a 35-year-old lady checked out from the same room on Wednesday afternoon in Central Delhi's Nabi Karim area. The deceased ha... Read More