Police have revealed that she gave a dying declaration accusing two men of having set her on fire.

On October 25, when the victim was reportedly raped the first time, the alleged juvenile returned home in the evening to celebrate his sister''s birthday.

Senior BSF officers are camping at the bordering areas to keep a watch," said ADG (East) B D Sharma.

TMC MP Somen Mitra to quit LS membership on Jan 15, re-join Cong on Jan 17

Trinamool Congress in West Bengal Sunday accused the Opposition parties of making concerted efforts to belittle the West Bengal''s image before the outside world.

Former Supreme Court judge A K Ganguly, accused of sexual harassment by a woman lawyer who interned under him, is contemplating resignation as chairman of the West Bengal Human Rights Commission (WBHRC).

The father of the 16-year-old gangrape victim, who died of burn injuries after she was allegedly set ablaze, filed a petition before the Calcutta High Court on Monday seeking CBI investigation into the incident.

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar Monday denied interfering in the probe into the gangrape of a 16-year-old girl, beyond merely responding to people''s 'sentiments'' by deputing a senior police official to visit West Bengal and providing financial assistance to the victim''s family.

A K Ganguly confirmed on Tuesday that he had resigned as chairman of the WBHRC.

The tower has a prayer room, a library, a guest house and a charitable dispensary located on its premises.

Rights activist Sujato Bhadra said Ganguly should have put in his papers much earlier.

The report, however, has no mention of the investigation by the West Bengal Police.

Traditional retailers are giving strong competition to organised retailers and the decision to permit foreign retailers to open stores in the country will not affect small players in India, the government said today.

Amid debate over imposing higher taxes on super-rich, the Economic Survey today said efforts should be made to raise revenue by widening tax base and not by increasing the rates

As the government battles to keep food inflation within manageable limits, the annual Economic Survey of the Finance ministry said that existing price support mechanism, should not be the sold tool to incentivize farming, but instead methods other ...

Despite the Wholesale and retail Inflation moving in opposite directions, the government today exuded confidence that the headline Wholesale Price Index (WPI) based inflation will ease to the range of 6.2% to 6.6% in March 2013, primarily on the ...

India's financial sector faces certain challenges that hold it back from becoming a preferred destination for global investors even though reforms have made domestic capital market more vibrant and transparent, the Economic Survey said today.

The Economic Survey today suggested the government reprioritise Plan and Non-Plan expenditure in its efforts to contain fiscal deficit at manageable levels.

New Delhi, Feb 27 (PTI) The country's telecom sector has seen sharp decline in foreign investor interest with FDI plummeting by 96 per cent to USD 70.46 million in April to November 2012 period, the Economic Survey today said.

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".

Reliable and easily accessible financial saving opportunities can help boost total savings and reduce attractiveness of alternatives like gold, the Economic Survey 2012-13 has said.

State-owned enterprises in the mining sector have outperformed by recording the highest increase in their net profit among other industrial public sector companies during the financial year 2011-12, as against the previous year, the Economic Survey ...

Going in tandem with the Rangarajan committee report, the Economic Survey has said that the government is reviewing the production sharing contract (PSC) to clarify the extent to which producers will have the freedom to market the gas

At a time when a number of public private partnership (PPP) projects are in trouble, the ministry of finance has pitched for allowing flexibility so that a contract can be withdrawn and put up for rebid when a private party underperforms

Expressing disappointment over growth slowing to 5% this fiscal, Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia today said that things would look up in next financial year.

Reason for wide band is wide amount of uncertainty that prevails in both the Indian economy as well as the external world

The Economic Survey is both optimistic and sensible

Reforms will help establish a credible social security system, specially for the elderly

The consolidated turnover of public sector companies in the mining sector increased 17.7 per cent in 2011-12

Policy on price and procurement support should not encourage more production of abundant crops

Doing away with subsidies, correcting policy imperfections

A variety of phishing campaigns are taking advantage to distribute malware, steal credentials, and scam users

Madras HC ordered the closure of liquor shops noting that there were huge crowds and no social distancing was being maintained by tipplers, however, doorstep delivery through online mode was allowed

Even as the government is beginning to bestow the much-needed attention on the farm sector to boost its growth...

If you are wont to frequenting Delhi''s five-star hotels, chances are your palate has developed a fond familiarity with...

Jayant Ghosh refuses to step into stereotypes. He is a farmer who struts about in Wrangler jeans and Reid and Tailor shirts...

In the life of a farmer, flowering or fruition usually constitutes a happy period, brimming over with potential of a good harvest.

As reports of hailstorm-induced crop destruction pour in from various parts of Punjab and district heads prepare to assess the damage...

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

If freed from the laws that govern its use, bamboo can be the new green gold, says a study conducted by the India...

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

This May-end, around 270 pomegranate farmers from Atpadi will be the first graduates of the Sheti Shalas...

You could say it is a summer of education for the farmers in Gujarat. But there are no boring classes in hot, windless rooms.

Looks do matter. This seems to be the conclusion of the J-K Government as far as apple sales are concerned.

All''s not well with the horticulture industry in Jammu and Kashmir. Even as the state Government claims to have spent Rs 88 crore...

The early onset of monsoon and heavy downpour have brought good news for West Bengal farmers...

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

Tomato and capsicum growers of Himachal Pradesh have lost some 40 to 60 per cent of their yield to fungal diseases so...

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.