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Balurghat: Para teachers stage protest seeking pay hike, regularisation

BALURGHAT, April 16 -- Hundreds of para teachers staged a protest and submitted a memorandum to the District Magistrate of South Dinajpur on Wednesday, demanding fair treatment, salary hikes and regul... Read More


Alipurduar: Abortion without husband's consent triggers probe

Alipurduar, April 16 -- A 25-week-pregnant woman underwent an abortion at a private nursing home in Falakata without the consent of her husband, triggering serious allegations, an FIR, and an official... Read More


Dredging halt at Kulik River threatens migratory bird habitat

Raiganj, April 16 -- The cessation of dredging work in the Kulik River in Raiganj, North Dinajpur, due to a lack of funds under the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA), has raised signific... Read More


Minor 'molested' in bus; mob thrashes accused

Jalpaiguri, April 16 -- A minor girl was allegedly molested by a fellow passenger on a bus while returning from her uncle's house in Maynaguri. The accused was subsequently caught and beaten by a mob ... Read More


Delhi govt approves funds for Yamuna cleaning, new prison

New Delhi, April 16 -- The BJP government in the first meeting of its Expenditure Finance Committee (EFC) chaired by Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Wednesday approved funds worth Rs 4,000 crore for cle... Read More


Health Min inaugurates dental awareness camp and new OPD at Kasturba Hospital

New Delhi, April 16 -- Delhi Health minister Dr. Pankaj Kumar Singh on Wednesday inaugurated a Dental Health Check-Up and Awareness Camp at Kasturba Hospital, Daryaganj, as part of the government's co... Read More


'Delhi one of the top states to pay highest minimum wages'

New Delhi, April 16 -- Delhi has become one of the top states in the country to pay the highest minimum wages to workers, Labour minister Kapil Mishra said on Wednesday. The revised wage rates have c... Read More


PWD begins major drainage work at Minto Road underpass

New Delhi, April 16 -- The Delhi Public Works Department (PWD) has begun drainage work at the Minto Road underpass - one of the city's most flood-prone spots - to prevent waterlogging ahead of the mon... Read More


Sensex rallies for third day to regain 77,000-mark; Nifty climbs 108.65 pts

Mumbai, April 16 -- Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty closed higher for the third straight day on Wednesday following buying in banking stocks and fresh foreign fund inflows as retail inflatio... Read More


Agrifoodtech startups attract $2.5 bn last yr, 3-fold jump from '23

NEW DELHI, April 16 -- Investments in India's agrifoodtech startups surged over threefold to USD 2.5 billion in 2024, up from USD 806 million in 2023, largely driven by funding raised by quick commerc... Read More