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Spotlight on Jangalmahal with Rs 27K-cr 'Jangal Sundari' proj

Kolkata, Feb. 6 -- The Mamata Banerjee government, through its Interim Budget, dropped a significant industrial signal with the announcement of a Rs 27,000 crore investment for the "Jangal Sundari Kar... Read More


Golpark shootout: 20 booked, gangleaders still at large

Kolkata, Feb. 6 -- Police on Thursday evening arrested another accused in connection with the shootout and bombing on Kankulia Road near Golpark, taking the total number of arrests to 20. However, co... Read More


Art teacher, activist wins $1-mn Global Teacher Prize

India, Feb. 6 -- Rouble Nagi, an activist and art teacher known for painting educational murals across the walls of slums in Mumbai and other cities, won the $1-million Global Teacher Prize on Thursda... Read More


Budget debate turns chaotic over BJP MLA Agnimitra's 'madrasa' remarks

Kolkata, Feb. 6 -- A heated argument broke out in the Assembly on Friday during the discussion of the state budget, when BJP MLA Agnimitra Paul allegedly made controversial remarks over the allocation... Read More


North Bengal to gain from people-centric Budget: TMC leaders

Siliguri, Feb. 6 -- Trinamool Congress (TMC) leaders across North Bengal on Friday welcomed the West Bengal State Budget, terming it people-centric and development-oriented with special emphasis on in... Read More


BJP bags Navi Mumbai mayor, dy mayor posts after Sena pulls out

India, Feb. 6 -- Sujata Patil and Dashrath Bhagat from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) were elected unopposed as the mayor and the deputy mayor of the Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC) on Thur... Read More


Sri Lankan govt. to pursue reparations for colonial-era losses

Sri Lanka, Feb. 6 -- Sri Lanka's Minister of Foreign Affairs Vijitha Herath says that the process of pursuing compensation for colonial-era losses and seek the return of looted cultural treasures is c... Read More


Mobile forensic labs to boost crime investigations across North Bengal

Jalpaiguri, Feb. 6 -- Mobile forensic laboratories are set to be launched shortly in North Bengal to ensure faster collection of evidence from crime scenes and their swift dispatch for scientific exam... Read More


Balurghat Municipality to take up 32 projects

BALURGHAT, Feb. 6 -- Under the 'Amader Para, Amader Samadhan' initiative, Balurghat Municipality is set to take up 32 new development works across different parts of the municipal area. The flagship p... Read More


Delhi 'monk' gets bail in case of forging diplomatic number plate, court slams 'shoddy' probe

India, Feb. 6 -- A Delhi court granted bail to self-styled monk Swami Chaitanyananda Saraswati in a case pertaining to forgery of diplomatic vehicle registration plates-one of three cases lodged again... Read More