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Boosting production: State pilots ginger, garlic cultivation in schools

Kolkata, Sept. 8 -- To boost the production of ginger and garlic, particularly in South Bengal districts, the Food Processing Industries and Horticulture (FPI&H) department has launched a pilot projec... Read More


B'desh to export 1200 MT of Hilsa to Bengal ahead of festive season

Kolkata, Sept. 8 -- As a goodwill gesture, the Bangladesh government has confirmed the export of 1,200 metric tonnes of Hilsa to India ahead of the festive season. The country's Industry department is... Read More


Bathymetric survey of Rabindra Sarobar recommends dredging

Kolkata, Sept. 8 -- The first of its kind bathymetric survey of the 72-acre wide Rabindra Sarobar water body has recommended 'succession cutter dredging' at eight odd points where the deposition of se... Read More


KMC teams up with volunteers for student eye health

Kolkata, Sept. 7 -- The Education department of Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) has joined hands with a well-known network of volunteers that work for meeting the needs of local communities to pro... Read More


Ahead of Gangasagar Mela, state plans spar structure to tackle sea erosion

Kolkata, Sept. 7 -- The Irrigation and Waterways (I&W) department is likely to adopt a nature-based solution known as spar to check erosion at beach number 2 on Sagar Islands, the stretch that leads d... Read More


Tea, acid survivors & Byomkesh themes to attract pandal hoppers

Kolkata, Sept. 7 -- Bengalis' cultural bond with tea, a tribute to acid attack survivors and the fictional detective Byomkesh Bakshi will come alive through diverse themes during Durga Puja this year.... Read More


'State to set up college for specially-abled in Baruipur'

Kolkata, Sept. 4 -- The Mass Education Extension and Library Services department has identified land in Baruipur, South 24-Parganas, to set up a college dedicated to higher education for specially-abl... Read More


Min urges constitutional recognition of 'environment' as a specific subject

Kolkata, Sept. 2 -- State Environment minister Chandrima Bhattacharya on Tuesday demanded the inclusion of 'Environment' as a subject in one of the lists of the Indian Constitution-Union, State or Con... Read More


Over 3,200 century-old schools across state renovated in 2024-25 fiscal: Min

Kolkata, Sept. 2 -- State Education minister Bratya Basu on Tuesday emphasised the need for restoration and preservation of the schools in the state that are over a hundred years old. Responding to a... Read More


Bally Municipality admin vows cleaner city & better civic services

Kolkata, Sept. 1 -- Rana Chatterjee, the newly appointed administrator of Bally Municipality in Howrah, has pledged to work towards transforming the civic body into a garbage-free municipality while i... Read More