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Buddhist community can offer a lot to humankind to tackle existential crisis: Prez

C on Tuesday said the large Buddhist community has much to offer to humankind at a time when the world today is facing an existential crisis on many fronts, not only strife but also the climate crisis.

JMM seeks President's intervention after Hemant Soren's helicopter grounded for PM Modi's rally

The Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) has sought the intervention of President Droupadi Murmu to ensure a level playing field for all political parties, alleging that Chief Minister Hemant Soren's helicopter was delayed from taking off due to security protocols for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's rally.

Many affected by diarrhoea at Balagarh, 2 dead

At Bakuliya village in Balagarh, 36 people have been affected with diarrhoea, four of them still in serious condition as of Monday.

Women empowerment through MSME projects

The scheme taken by the state Micro Small and Medium Enterprises and Textiles (MSME&T), in collaboration with the UNESCO to develop rural craft hubs, has played an important role in women empowerment in Bengal.

Negligence death cry at SSKM

A 46-year-old patient, Sushil Haldar died at SSKM Hospital on Tuesday allegedly without getting any medical attention.

'Nation is proud of you': Guv to GRSE on laying keels of two NGOPVs

West Bengal Governor C.V. Ananda Bose laid the keels of two Next Generation Offshore (or Ocean-going) Patrol Vessels being built by Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE) Ltd, in Kolkata on Tuesday.

Record number of Chhath special trains originate from Eastern Railway

A record number of Chhath special trains are being originated from Eastern Railway this year, informed the zonal railway office today.

Money for students' tablets get wrongly routed to other school

The Bengal government's fund assistance meant to equip the students with tablets got routed to West Midnapore schools by mistake, bypassing some East Burdwan pupils.

Focus on India's prowess in defence production

The Army chief, General U Dwivedi, stressed on advanced indigenous tech

RG Kar: Protesting Bengal doctors allege gaps in CBI charge sheet

Protesting junior doctors from West Bengal government hospitals on Tuesday alleged there were several gaps in the CBI charge sheet filed in the R.G. Kar Hospital murder-cum-rape of their colleague.

Suvendu questions timing of CID summons to Arjun Singh

Leader of Opposition in the Assembly Suvendu Adhikari today raised questions over the state CID's move to summon Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) state vice-president and former MP Arjun Singh.

Festival to promote theatre in Bengal

The Bengal Theatre Rejuvenation Festival was inaugurated on 4 November with the intention of promoting Bengali theatre.

Swasthya Bhavan visit: Faculties now need permit from principals

The move is to stem the flow of personal visits of teaching doctors to the health headquarters

Business advisory committee meet to be convened: Speaker

Assembly Speaker Biman Banerjee today said that the winter session of the state Assembly would begin on 25 November and would continue for 10-11 days.

IISCO, police urge DVRRC to release water from DVC dams after water crisis

The Damodar Valley Reservoir Regulatory Committee (DVRRC) has agreed to release additional water each day for the Chhath Puja festival from the Maithon and Panchet dams after acute shortage of water in Damodar river, leading to drinking water crisis in the township in Burnpur for close to a week.

ADPC, railways, civic body gear up for Chhath Puja

The Asansol Durgapur Police Commissionerate (ADPC) has beefed up the security coverage in the Bhootnath and Riverside Chhath ghats, under Hirapur police station for the festivities.

Boosting cross-border tourism

The Bengal Travel Mart (BTM), which began in Siliguri in 2016 with the support of chief minister Mamata Banerjee, will hold its 8th edition from December 17-19.

City private bus operators rejoice after court ruling

Calcutta HC has directed the state to reconsider the decision on phasing out 15-year-old buses

Darjeeling politics: Ajoy Edwards to announce formation of new party today

Ajoy Edwards, the founder of Hamro Party based out of the hills in Darjeeling district of West Bengal, will announce the formation of a new political party in the hills on Wednesday.

Parl's Winter Session to commence from 25 Nov

The Winter Session of Parliament will start from 25 November and continue till 20 December, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju announced.

India makes formal bid to host 2036 Olympic games

India has officially bid to host the 2036 edition of the Olympic and Paralympic Games in the country.

America reaches Election Day, and a stark choice between Trump and Harris

A presidential campaign marked by upheaval and rancor approached its finale on Election Day as Americans decided whether to send Donald Trump back to the White House or elevate Kamala Harris to the Oval Office.

Supreme Court upholds validity of UP Madarsa Act

The Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld the constitutional validity of the 'Uttar Pradesh Board of Madarsa Education Act 2004', setting aside the 22 March Allahabad High Court judgment which had struck down the Act as unconstitutional on the grounds of its being 'non-secular'.

Not all pvt. property can be taken over by govt: SC

The 7-2 verdict overruled several verdicts after 1978 that had adopted the socialist theme and ruled that the State could take over all private properties for the common good

Canada making allegations without providing specifics: EAM Jaishankar

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday said the attack on a Hindu temple at Brampton in Canada on Sunday was \"deeply concerning\" and accused Ottawa of making allegations against India in the killing of Hardeep Singh Nijjar without providing specifics.

Kohli's return adds flair as India eye series win in Indore

Afghanistan will hope for an improved opening startfrom Gurbaz skipperlborahim Zadran

AFC Asian Cup 2023: Resilient India go down 0-2 to Australia in opener

The Indian football team faced a challenging start in the AFC Asian Cup campaign, succumbing to a 0-2 defeat against Australia in the opening match of Group B at Ahmad bin Ali Stadium, AI Rayyan on Saturday.

India names spin-heavy squad for first two Tests vs England

Theselectors recalled Kuldeep Axarin the spin-heavy squad along with Ashwin and Jadeja

Indian Army launching Op Sarvashakti' to counter Pakistan's attempts to revive terrorism in J&K

In a major step towards thwarting Pakistan's attempts to increase terrorist activities in Jammu and Kashmir, the Indian Army is launching Operation Sarvashakti, where the security forces will be targeting the terrorists operating on both sides of the Pir Panjal mountain ranges in the Union Territory.

Ayodhya sees massive security beef-up

Yogi governmenthas involved technological assistance alongside the deployment of personnel of security agencies to achieve the desired result