Rs 27,000cr invested in Bengal power sector in 11 years: State Power MinisterThe recent power cuts were due to the breakdown of distribution networks caused by storms and unpermitted draw of electricity by a section ...
13 Jun, 2023, 05.45 PM IST
Gourmet food retailers adapting 'forgotten' foods“Social media has the power to have a cascading impact in such discoveries; it’s very encouraging that youngsters are gathering attention t...
04 Jul, 2022, 04.03 PM IST
Time's Up CEO Tina Tchen steps down in wake of Andrew Cuomo scandalThe group's chief operating officer, Monifa Bandele, will serve as interim CEO.
27 Aug, 2021, 12.37 PM IST
NFR to run Kisan Special trains from Agartala to Howrah & SealdahThe train will have stoppages at Dharmanagar, Badarpur, Lumding, Guwahati, Kamakhya, Goalpara, New Bongaigaon, New Alipurduar, New Coochbeh...
06 Feb, 2021, 10.44 AM IST
Move over gouda & parmesan! Indian cheese like chhurpi, kalari have unique tastes and tales to tellMany believe the Europeans introduced India to cheese-making traditions. But physicist-turned-cheese-maker Aditya Raghavan says cheese maki...
31 Jul, 2017, 12.31 PM IST
When India is on the high table menuAt the White House state banquet for the then-PM Dr Manmohan Singh in 2009, the Obamas had red lentil soup — masur dal — with fresh cheese.
26 Jun, 2017, 11.15 PM IST
Government employee dies in ATM queueThe employee, Kallol Roychoudhury (56), was returning to his Behala home in South Kolkata from Cooch Behar in North Bengal where he was pos...
03 Dec, 2016, 04.51 PM IST
From Kashmir's kalari to the Parsi topli nu paneer, homegrown cheese is a favourite among chefsIndia may not be known for its cheese-making skills -if you don't count paneer -but it does have a few flavourful varieties.
20 Nov, 2016, 11.46 AM IST
12 new Kendriya Vidyalayas to come up on Railway premisesThe Centre has sanctioned 12 new Kendriya Vidyalayas to come up on land provided by the railways with Bihar set to get three of those, Parl...
31 Jul, 2015, 06.29 PM IST
Power sector total loan from banks at Rs 5.83 lakh croreAs per the data, the total outstanding loan to the power sector from various banks were at Rs 5,82,269 crore as on end of December 2014.
19 Mar, 2015, 05.47 PM IST
Employee engagement problems impact productivity of the workforceMany cos in India recognise the relationship between engagement and productivity and have already employed measures to address the problem.
22 Apr, 2014, 05.04 AM IST
Rail Budget 2012-13: Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata to get additional rail servicesIn good news for people who use local trains in Mumbai, Chennai and Kolkata, Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi today announced 137 additional...
14 Mar, 2012, 06.47 PM IST
- GAIL may supply gas to Bandel Thermal Station
Bengal's power generation utility is in talks with GAIL for sourcing gas for its proposed Bandel Thermal Power Station.
22 Jul, 2011, 10.08 AM IST
- WBPDCL mulls retrofitting at coal-fuelled power plants
West Bengal Power Development Corporation (WBPDCL) is toying with the idea of retrofitting its coal-fuelled thermal power plants with equip...
11 Dec, 2009, 03.44 AM IST
- JDP bandh hammers train services in West Bengal
Train services on the Howrah-Burdwan chord line, Bandel-Burdwan mainline and the Seoraphulli-Tarkeswar sections under Howrah division of Ea...
27 Jul, 2009, 10.51 PM IST
- World Bank to lend $80 mn for 'greener' coal-based power
The World Bank will extend a $180-million loan to India for upgrading its polluting coal-fired power plants and bringing down carbon emissi...
20 Jun, 2009, 01.31 AM IST
- Bandel power station to get Gail gas support
West Bengal Power Development Corp (WBPDCL) plans to support its proposed 300 mw plant at Bandel Thermal Power Station (BTPS) with gas supp...
04 Jun, 2007, 04.12 AM IST