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NDDTC to coordinate training initiative on addiction treatment

New Delhi, Oct. 27 -- The National Drug Dependence Treatment Centre (NDDTC) at AIIMS, New Delhi, will coordinate a nationwide initiative to strengthen evidence-based treatment for substance use disord... Read More


BRICS Forum condemns Pahalgam attack and calls for UNSC reforms

New Delhi, Oct. 27 -- The two-day conclave of the BRICS Parliamentary Forum on Tuesday adopted a joint declaration strongly condemning the 2025 Pahalgam attack and all acts of terrorism, as it pledged... Read More


Chopra MLA reaffirms loyalty to Mamata

Kolkata, Oct. 27 -- Chopra MLA Hamidul Rahman on Tuesday dismissed speculation over his political allegiance, reaffirming his loyalty to Mamata Banerjee and distancing himself from Ritabrata Banerjee'... Read More


Reducing dropouts, fixing semesters priorities of new WBCHSE president

Kolkata, Oct. 27 -- Reducing student dropouts between the secondary and higher secondary levels and addressing shortcomings in the semester system will be among the priorities of newly appointed West ... Read More


No intention to hike ethanol blending in fuel beyond 20%, says Hardeep Puri

Panaji, Oct. 27 -- Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Tuesday said the Centre has no immediate plan to increase the ethanol blending in petrol beyond the current 20 per cen... Read More


Railways put 600 Km of track under surveillance ahead of Cyclone Arnab

New Delhi, Oct. 27 -- Railway Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, on Tuesday, assessed the emergency readiness in the vulnerable parts of the railways in the wake of the landfall of Tropical Cyclone Arna... Read More


Centre to release Rs 500 cr for Ganga dredging in Bengal: CM

Kolkata, Oct. 27 -- Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Tuesday said the Centre had agreed to provide Rs 500 crore for dredging an 80-km stretch of the Ganga from Malda to Nadia, subject to the prepara... Read More


'Bengal CEO office filed 16 lakh appeals against voter inclusion'

Kolkata, Oct. 27 -- The Election Commission of India (ECI) has reportedly told the Supreme Court that officers of the West Bengal Chief Electoral Officer's (CEO) office filed around 16.10 lakh appeals... Read More


Gaighata rape-murder accused killed in police encounter

Kolkata, Oct. 27 -- Prahlad Das (23), the prime accused in the rape and murder of a 17-year-old schoolgirl, was shot dead in a police encounter in the early hours of Tuesday. The incident reportedly ... Read More


Cyclone Arnab: Heavy rain alert for Bengal districts through Friday

Kolkata, Oct. 27 -- Very severe cyclonic storm Arnab is now expected to make landfall along the Andhra Pradesh-Yanam coast between Bapatla and Visakhapatnam during the early hours of Wednesday, betwee... Read More