Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Thursday said her government would not allow disruption of normal life in the name of bandhs.

Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee reiterated her stand on undivided Bengal and said the hills would remain an integral part of the state.

The state government will send out teams to various districts and adjoining areas of Kolkata.

The inmates at Dum Dum Central Jail Monday got a taste of the Kolkata International Film Festival, which kickstarted Sunday.

Tripartite meet : Demands 3-tier Panchayati Raj system in hills, backward status for GTA area

Amit Mitra said Bengal's collection is second highest in the country.

In pre-recorded video, arrested MP claims Saradha Group media houses were like TMC mouthpiece; says he is being made scapegoat

'If needed we will beg, never steal people''s money''.

An internal assessment conducted by the university in 2011 had found that 15 per cent of its teaching staff were below par.

The WBHRC, however, could not confirm if he will be there and he did not attend office on Monday.

Many high-profile invitees are likely to skip the programme, though Ganguly may attend it.

Preliminary investigations have revealed prima facie involvement of four customs department men.

Mamata Banerjee said the state should be given at least a year''s moratorium on repayment of interests on central loans.

Inaugurating the session on behalf of the CM, state finance minister Amit Mitra pointed out the "massive increase" in the budget allocation for minorities since Mamata came to office in 2011.

The Centre on Monday announced setting up of a slew of new hospitals and expansion plans for several existing ones to bolster health care facility in West Bengal.

The former chief minister also alleged that all development work in the state had come to a standstill.

Pointing to sharp rise in bad loans, Economic Survey said the gross non-performing assets (NPAs) of public sector banks are still at manageable level

The pre-Budget Economic Survey for 2012-13, tabled in Parliament today, has exuded confidence that the Indian economy would bounce back to achieve higher growth of around 6.1 to 6.7%, up from the advance estimates of 5% economic growth in the ...

Even as the world spins into a global food crisis, here''s some good news from Assam. Scientists in the Assam Agricultural...

While farmers are selling potatoes for as low as Rs 1-1.50 per kilo to the middlemen, consumers are shelling out Rs 7-10 in the retail market.

One new variety each of three vegetables - bittergourd, bottlegourd and vegetable pea developed by the scientists of G B Pant University of Agriculture...

After more than a decade of hectic efforts and numerous trials, scientists at Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agriculture.

A warm winter, overflowing stocks and a rather bleak possibility of private purchase amid falling global prices, all''s not well with Punjab''s wheat crop this year.

You''ll soon be in no hurry to use the tomatoes in your kitchen before they go mushy.

When scientists of Sher-e- Kashmir Agricultural University of Agriculture Science and Technology developed short duration wheat and maize...

Assam is counting on boro rice to achieve the target of 46.7 lakh-metric tonnes that it has set for the crop this year.

Aeroponics reportedly ensures five to six times more production of potato minitubers as compared to traditional tissue culture system; the institute has started a commercial unit in Modipuram, UP.

Laser levellers catch Punjab farmers'' fancy, help save water, fertiliser, power

Already producing enough paddy to sustain itself, Assam sets about building modern mills

National Vegetable Initiative brings poly houses to Ludhiana, farmers see hope of direct selling.

Weather forecasts with crop-specific advisories help farmers prevent losses.

Cricket fans on Tuesday were busy talking about star Afghanistan player Rashid Khan, who broke an ugly record against England by becoming the most expensive bowler in the World Cup history.

However, the virtual shutdown of the economy and the question mark surrounding the return to normalcy mean the markets are not yet out of the woods

According to the term sheet, an over 133 million shares - 5.7 per cent of the total equity shares - are being offered in the range of Rs 1,850-1,950 to investors through a special block window.

Organic volumes for the company got severely impacted in the last 10 days of March due to the spread of Covid-19 and the subsequent lockdown restrictions, the company said.

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