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Head to Maljiro in Desa Sri Hartamas for 'hoe', Korea's answer to 'sashimi'

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb. 5 -- I might be showing my age, but I can't remember any other time when the Malaysian appetite for Korean cuisine has been quite so. big. Sure, it's still largely concentrated in ... Read More


SC tells state to pay 25% DA now, balance from March 2026

Kolkata, Feb. 5 -- The Supreme Court has directed the West Bengal government to immediately release 25% of pending Dearness Allowance (DA) arrears to its employees, while ordering that the first insta... Read More


Railway to operate 94 trips of Holi special trains to reduce passenger rush

Kolkata, Feb. 5 -- Eastern Railway will run 94 trips of Holi Special trains this year to manage the expected surge in passenger traffic during the festival period. The special services will operate i... Read More


Metro commissions platform screen door model room

Kolkata, Feb. 5 -- Metro Railway, Kolkata, commissioned, on Thursday, a platform screen door (PSD) model room at the Central Park depot campus to train the frontline and maintenance staff of the Green... Read More


Govt responses to Ngada child tragedy with social protection reform

Jakarta, Feb. 5 -- Indonesian Social Affairs Minister Saifullah Yusuf pledged to overhaul social aid registration and distribution after an elementary school student in Ngada, East Nusa Tenggara, took... Read More


Cabinet clears Rs 2,250-cr 'Nodi Bandhan' project, JSW land transfer, new varsity

Kolkata, Feb. 5 -- The state government, on Thursday, took some major decisions at the Cabinet meeting held at the chamber of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee in the state Assembly ahead of the tabling ... Read More


Youth arrested for role in girlfriend's husband's murder

Kolkata, Feb. 5 -- A youth was arrested for his suspected involvement in the murder of his girlfriend's husband in Bongaon. According to sources, a few days ago, a youth identified as Chinmoy Dey was... Read More


Blue Line Metro services disrupted after passenger suicide bid

Kolkata, Feb. 5 -- Blue Line (Dakshineswar-Shahid Khudiram) Metro services were disrupted for nearly one hour on Thursday afternoon after a passenger attempted suicide at Rabindra Sarobar station. Th... Read More


Over 3,000 government schools have fewer than 10 teachers: Census Dept.

Sri Lanka, Feb. 5 -- More than 3,000 government schools across the island have fewer than 10 teachers, the Department of Census and Statistics has confirmed. According to data from the Department of ... Read More


WBCHSE makes CCTV, frisking mandatory for HS exams

Kolkata, Feb. 5 -- The West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education (WBCHSE) has made the installation of CCTV cameras at the entrances and confidential rooms of the examination centres mandatory... Read More