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State sees drop in road mishaps, fatalities over past 7-8 years: Minister

Kolkata, June 16 -- State Transport minister Snehasis Chakraborty on Monday said that both road accidents and fatalities have declined over the past 7-8 years, attributing the improvement to the "Safe... Read More


Reducing e-waste pollution: CREDAI Kolkata launches 'Rice for Plastic' campaign

Kolkata, June 16 -- CREDAI Kolkata has launched a meaningful CSR initiative - 'Rice for Plastic' - aimed at reducing plastic and e-waste pollution while addressing the nutritional needs of constructio... Read More


High Court permits Suvendu Adhikari to visit Maheshtala

Kolkata, June 16 -- The Calcutta High Court on Monday granted permission to Suvendu Adhikari, Leader of the Opposition (LoP) in the Bengal Assembly, to visit Maheshtala in South 24-Parganas district, ... Read More


Colaba residents renew legal challenge to jetty project near Gateway of India

India, June 16 -- The Clean Heritage Colaba Residents Association (CHCRA) has filed a rejoinder-a formal reply to a previous statement-before the Bombay High Court, challenging the Maharashtra Maritim... Read More


Kien Giang seeks investment in 40 key projects to boost growth

Kien Giang, June 16 -- The Mekong Deleta province of Kien Giang has announced a list of 40 projects calling for investment in 2025, with a total estimated capital of over 226.7 trillion VND (8.7 billi... Read More


Six provinces unveil budgets with focus on health, sports and agriculture

Kathmandu, June 16 -- Six provinces unveiled their annual budgets on Sunday for the fiscal year 2025-26 that begins in mid-July. The budgets primarily focus on boosting agricultural productivity and e... Read More


Kidderpore market gutted in blaze; Mamata announces compensation

Kolkata, June 16 -- Following the devastating inferno that broke out late Sunday night at the over-a-century-old Kidderpore Market on Orphangunge Road in Kolkata's Watgunge area, gutting several shops... Read More


PM busy shooting reels while nation mourns series of tragedies: TMC

Kolkata, June 16 -- Amid a series of recent tragedies that have claimed hundreds of lives and left the nation reeling, the Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Monday accused PM Modi of being busy "shooting re... Read More


PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti urges MEA to take necessary steps to ensure return of stranded Indian students in Iran

Srinagar, June 16 -- People's Democratic Party (PDP) chief Mehbooba Mufti has urged the Union Government to take immediate steps to ensure the safe return of Indian students who are stranded in Iran a... Read More


Libyas engineered collapse: How oil, militias, and foreign powers hijacked the state

Bangladesh, June 16 -- More than a decade has passed since the 2011 uprising that toppled Muammar Gaddafis regime, yet instead of blossoming into a stable democracy or even a functioning state, Libya ... Read More