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Sixth-grader contaminates classmate's water bottle

Kolkata, Nov. 28 -- At Hateswar High School in Pashkura, a shocking incident has come to light: a sixth-grade boy allegedly poisoned a girl's water bottle by mixing pesticide into it. According to th... Read More


Health Plus brings hospital-level expertise to comfort of home

Kolkata, Nov. 28 -- Looking for effective post-hospital recovery? Or looking to set a critical care unit at home? Health Plus is emerging as one of Kolkata's most trusted and professionally managed ho... Read More


About Rs 400 crore replantation dues push tea industry into crisis

Alipurduar, Nov. 28 -- Nearly Rs 400 crore in dues meant for replanting and uprooting work in tea gardens remains pending, pushing the North Bengal tea industry into deepening financial distress. Indu... Read More


Violence erupts after 6-year-old dies in car crash

Malda, Nov. 28 -- Malda witnessed heavy unrest on Thursday night following the death of six-year-old Dip Poddar, who succumbed to injuries sustained when a speeding, uncontrolled car rammed into his r... Read More


Jalpaiguri: 2 youths held for gang-rape of 19-yr-old

Jalpaiguri, Nov. 28 -- Two youths were arrested by the police on Wednesday night for their alleged involvement in the gang-rape of a 19-year-old woman near a tea garden. The incident has triggered wid... Read More


Raiganj Univ receives Rs 18.42 cr for upgrades to new building

Raiganj, Nov. 28 -- Raiganj University in North Dinajpur has received a financial allocation of Rs 18.42 crore from the state Higher Education department for completing electrification, water supply a... Read More


India hopeful of sealing US trade framework this year: Comm Secy

New Delhi, Nov. 28 -- India is hopeful of reaching a framework trade deal with the US this year itself that should address the tariff issue to the benefit of Indian exporters, Commerce Secretary Rajes... Read More


'Govt allocates Rs 4,500 crore to upgrade state-run SCL'

Mohali, Nov. 28 -- The government plans to invest Rs 4,500 crore to modernise state-owned chip company Semi-Conductor Laboratory (SCL) over the next three years, Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said o... Read More


Bengal: SSC publishes detailed list of 'tainted' candidates

Kolkata, Nov. 27 -- The West Bengal School Service Commission, on Thursday, published a detailed list of 1,806 individuals flagged as tainted or ineligible for teacher recruitment, as directed by the ... Read More


Bengal BLOs hit by App crash; digitisation at 82.9%

Kolkata, Nov. 27 -- Booth Level Officers (BLOs) across Bengal are struggling to upload enumeration forms due to an unstable BLO App server since Wednesday, even as poll panel data shows that 82.91 per... Read More