93 patients died after fire broke out at Amri hospital in Dhakuria on Dec 9, 2011.

Of the 25 projects totalling over 11,000 MW allotted to developers in Arunachal Pradesh, construction has not begun on even a single project.

"Bengal becomes ideal for trafficking as it shares border with Bangladesh and Nepal," said Mudar Pathera, one of the event initiators.

Sanjib Banerjee, too, had pointed out that the state human rights commission only had the right to recommend.

A K Banerjee directed the state government to file the affidavit by December 2.

The Gorkha Janmukti Morcha has put its demand for a separate Gorkhaland state on the backburner at least for the time being.

Curtains down on 19th Kolkata International Film fetsival.

The management on November 1 had sought government permission to close Jessop and C.

29 kg gold, including 24 kilos from an aeroplane toilet, seized in last 24 hrs

The President was here to inaugurate an international conference of the Institute of Charted Accountants of India.

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

The Calcutta High Court Friday directed the state government to file affidavit within two weeks explaining its stand on the illegal construction of hotels and resorts at the Tajpur sea beach in the East Midnapore district.

Customs department Saturday seized a consignment of gold biscuits weighing 3 kg from the NSCBI airport.

The Opposition Congress in West Bengal Monday reiterated its demand for a CBI probe in the Saradha chit fund scam.

The Calcutta High Court Monday stayed a notification issued by the West Bengal government, which banned inter-state trading of potato.

Left Front stages walkout over 'politically motivated'' move.

In A move that has angered even those who owe allegiance to the ruling Trinamool Congress, the Mamata Banerjee government Tuesday banned all processions, rallies and demonstrations by government employees at Nabanna, the new secretariat building at Howrah.

The Congress Thursday said the people need to know who took away the money involved in the Sardha scam swindle.

Justice Ganguly had been appointed as the chairman of the WBHRC in 2011 at the behest of Mamata Banerjee.

The discovery made headlines in newspapers, but the ASI remained unaware of the fact.

IG, Law and order Anuj Sharma was also present in the meeting.

Derek O''Brien said TMC has followed an approach of zero tolerance when it comes to safety and dignity of women in the workplace.

Case looked at as hierarchy battle between IAS, IPS.

The meeting presided over by the chief secretary was held at Nabanna on November 30 to review the preparation of the calendar.

Arun Jaitley also urged the Supreme Court not to adopt an escapist route.

GJM panel to meet BJP leaders in Delhi, plans dharna at Jantar Mantar.

Varun also scoffed at reports of Sourav Ganguly campaigning for them in the state.

Calcutta Tramways Company celebrated the centenary of Rabindranath Tagore winning the Nobel prize by offering special rides in a tram named Gitanjali.

Asked not to light ovens and cook food on pavements, vendors have begun shutting shop

The state government''s directive to a private channel to stop airing a serial based on a story by exiled Bangladeshi writer Taslima Nasreen has raised the hackles of Opposition parties.

Left front and the Congress are peeved at the state government for not placing the CAG report in the Assembly for the last two years.

This is not the first time that the West Bengal government has raised the issue of Ganguly''s visit to Pakistan.

L and LR department confirmed not receiving any requisition for land; Partha-headed IT dept''s performance too not at par

Government is likely to send this week a Presidential reference to the Supreme Court for conducting a probe into the allegation of sexual harassment against Justice (retd) A K Ganguly after the Attorney General has endorsed it.

Private bus operators have been demanding a fare hike to cope with increasing operational costs and a substantial rise in fuel price.

Amid the massive public outcry over the death of a 16-year-old girl who was gangraped twice and later set ablaze, the West Bengal government on Thursday condemned politics over her body and claimed it had fully cooperated with the bereaved family.

Commuters had a tough time in West Bengal as more than 49,000 private buses and mini buses remained off road Monday demanding a rise in fare.

Government today said 2012 has been a bad year for FDI due to global economic slowdown and steps were being taken to increase its inflow.

Cargo traffic at ports during the six-month period ended September 2012 grew by just 1.8% to 455.8 million tonne due to decline in shipments handled at major ports, Economic Survey said today.

Amid concerns of possible downgrade of India's credit rating, the Economic Survey today said the government is taking steps to improve interaction with rating agencies to ensure that they make "informed decisions".

National Advisory Council (NAC) member Aruna Roy has criticised the economic survey calling it mere government rhetoric that signifies little for the unorganised sector who comprise 95% of the workforce in the country

Curb inflation, offer products such as inflation-indexed bonds, expand financial inclusion, improve access to financial products, says Survey

India resumed selling mangoes to the US last year. Exports are now set to rise ten-fold.

For years, Jawher in Maharashtra battled poverty and malnutrition. But mango exports have changed the fortunes of this village

The mango growers of Ratnagiri have reasons to cheer. Their persistent protests against thermal power plants in the region...

Tired of fighting for the statutory minimum price for their sugarcane, many farmers in Kolhapur district...

Himachal''s apple revolution, which spawned an economy worth Rs 1,500 crore, has its roots in the Kotgarh belt in the upper Shimla region, 82 km from here.

The Uttar Pradesh Government has asked the sugarcane industry to adopt agro-techniques to boost productivity.

With the World Bank giving a call to shift focus on agriculture to tackle food crisis, data gleaned from Punjab's villages only add to its urgency.

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