Chandola Lake Demolition: After clearing 1.5 lakh sqm area last month, Ahmedabad launches phase 2 to clear 2.5 lakh sqmAhmedabad authorities have initiated the second phase of an anti-encroachment drive near Chandola lake, aiming to clear 2.5 lakh sq m of il...
20 May, 2025, 02.22 PM IST
70 JCBs, 200 trucks, 2,000 police personnel: Ahmedabad launches massive demolition drive to remove illegal Bangladeshi immigrantsAhmedabad Municipal Corporation initiated a demolition drive near Chandola Lake, targeting illegal constructions primarily inhabited by Ban...
29 Apr, 2025, 02.46 PM IST
Bypolls to Lakshadweep LS, 6 Assembly seats on February 27: Election CommissionThe counting of votes will be taken up on March 2, the day the results of the Tripura, Meghalaya and Nagaland Assembly polls are scheduled ...
18 Jan, 2023, 06.28 PM IST
West Bengal: Research scholars, postgraduates apply for forest assistant job requiring class 8 pass"The situation of the job market is dismal. The crisis has been aggravated by the COVID-19 pandemic with many people having lost their jobs...
11 Oct, 2020, 11.44 AM IST
Lockdown brings steel and allied industries in West Bangal to a grinding halt.According to Vivek Adukia, Chairman of the Steel Rolling Mill Association, many companies apprehending a mass exodus of their workmen, have...
24 Apr, 2020, 05.54 PM IST
Mamata Banerjee hits out at BJP for its renaming spree, says Bengal deprived“Recently, I have been noticing that almost every day BJP has been changing the names of historical places and institutions unilaterally to...
14 Nov, 2018, 02.26 PM IST
West Bengal assembly passes bill to change the state's name from West Bengal to 'Bangla'Today's development comes after the centre rejected the earlier proposal of having three names in three different languages.
26 Jul, 2018, 02.13 PM IST
The 'chalk and cheese' cuisine of East and West BengalSimilar qualities with inherent differences, cuisines from East and West Bengal are worlds apart — infused with regionality and preferences.
05 Nov, 2017, 12.01 AM IST
64 trains running late; 12 trains cancelled due to fogBesides, departures of 30 trains were rescheduled and four trains were diverted due to bad weather condition.
06 Dec, 2016, 10.00 PM IST
Name change admits a reality: There's no rewind to one BengalThe decision of the Mamata Banerjee government is significant. Apart from rising in the alphabetical hierarchy of the states, the name chan...
04 Sep, 2016, 11.54 AM IST
West Bengal handicrafts group to launch maiden online store for Baluchari sareesBuyers can not only buy Baluchari sarees directly, they can give their design to the weavers and thus customise the product.
14 Jun, 2016, 02.33 PM IST
SC issues notice to Centre, states on pollution in GangaA bench headed by Chief Justice P Sathasivam also sought the response of Central Pollution Control Board.
10 Jan, 2014, 07.27 PM IST
Aims to increase capacity of ports to 3,200 MTPA by 2020: G K VasanShipping Minister G K Vasan today said his Ministry aims to increase the capacity of Indian ports to 3,200 million tonnes (MT) by 2020.
16 Nov, 2013, 09.15 PM IST
Branding Northeast India as the 'Paradise Unexplored'The brand entity of "Paradise Unexplored" designed for Northeast India is marketed in international arena.
19 Jan, 2013, 09.01 PM IST
United Spirits Q2 net dips 73 per cent at Rs 39 croreIn terms of volume, sales stood at 28.4 million cases during the second quarter this fiscal, compared to Rs 28.7 crore in the same period l...
09 Nov, 2012, 04.25 PM IST
- West Bengal-Bangladesh divide: Mamata may have had reasons for opposing Teesta treaty
The fact is the two Bengals have never had a love affair, never mind the romantics on two sides.
11 Sep, 2011, 03.55 AM IST
- Sachar offers a sobering truth to Left
The Left which is competing with other ‘secular’ parties for getting the UPA government act on the Sachar committee report, is now confront...
21 Nov, 2006, 02.59 AM IST