In another placatory gesture, the GJM Monday resumed work at the hill council ahead of Mamata''s visit to the hills

Trinamool Congress has opened four party offices in Darjeeling, claims to have '40,000 members''.

Mamata Banerjee chose to hardsell WB as an investment destination telling the industrialists that land would not be a problem.

Modi said the Congress was resorting to other tactics to defeat him in the Lok Sabha elections and stop his rise.

West Bengal government Monday relaxed its ban on export of potatoes, albeit with a rider, saying it would help in further stabilisation of prices in the state.

After going through the BPC report, Justice Sanjib Banerjee said the police did not investigate into the FIR.

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

Sudipta Sen, chairman of the bust Saradha Group that left thousands defrauded, Tuesday said that the persons named by arrested Trinamool Congress MP Kunal Ghosh in a Facebook post, had no link with his company.

Significantly, Governor M K Narayanan had said that he does not agree with the name change Bill.

Over 25 kg of red sandalwood was seized today from a Chinese national at the Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose international airport.

The Left Front is also likely to boycott the three-day special session.

The Left Front is also likely to boycott the three-day special session.

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 emotive issue of domestic violence and the different ways in which it is tackled in the US and India was discussed at length when an NGO invited a US police chief over recently.

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.

Senior BJP leader and former Bihar deputy chief minister Sushil Kumar Modi Friday condemned the brutal gangrape and the murder of a girl from Bihar in Kolkata and demanded a speedy trial of the case to bring perpetrators to justice.

BJP has set a target of at least five seats from West Bengal in the Lok Sabha elections.

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".

Survey reiterates commitment to fiscal consolidation

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

With less than normal rainfall, the farms in Gujarat are grappling with shortage of both power and water for irrigation.

Precision farming is set to invade Indian farms. IIM Calcutta and the Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidalaya...

Unlike other villagers for whom landing a government job was the ultimate dream, Bahadur Singh Verma of Saproon valley chose farming as a career for himself.

It turned out to be a prosperous 2008 for Punjab farmers as they reaped rich dividends from the bumper wheat and paddy crops. The plentiful season brought some cheer for the state Government as well with Punjab farmers

Spiralling aflatoxin levels in groundnuts are giving nightmares to exporters in Gujarat, which accounts for over 50 per cent kernel exports from India.

With increasing awareness of healthy diets and nutritional security gaining as much focus as food security, Indian researchers are now growing...

After slipping into the league of least-growing states in agriculture, Punjab has made a turnaround in the last two years....

Assurances from the Centre has failed to dispel the mounting concerns of Kerala home to lush expanses of coconut, cardamom...

For long, the mulberry silk produced in Jammu-Kashmir Valley was taken to faraway Western countries. As years passed by, silk looms here stopped spinning as fast...

With the help of technology and a Taiwanese variety of seed, Punjab''s maiden attempt at commercial cultivation of papaya is bearing fruit.

Ladsavangi village in Marathwada''s Aurangabad district has always faced a severe water scarcity, and even clashes over water, for many years.

According to experts, his produce is effective in gastrointestinal problems and tests show rich curcumin content. Besides, it gives him far higher returns than traditional paddy-wheat crop

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.

Farmers in Assam, who have traditionally remained content with a single crop per year, now have reasons to go for two or more crops beginning the current rabi season

To explore markets elsewhere in the country and abroad for its saffron, basmati rice and rajmash among various other agricultural produce, the Jammu-Kashmir government is adopting organic farming in a systematic manner

Imported power tillers, mini-tractors to mechanise hill farming in Himachal Pradesh

Struggling with a severe drought-like situation, Maharashtra has a group of smiling farmers who had built farm ponds for irrigation

Govt efforts get a boost with NABARD deciding to increase credit for dairy sector

Drip irrigation growing year by year in Maharashtra, bringing rich rewards to farmers and helping save water

A projected honey output over 500 tonnes, 7,500 beekeepers and growing, with 29,850 bee colonies between them. Beekeeping has been catching on in Jammu and Kashmir

How to prepare soil for next crop without burning field

Hives of the wild rock bee are no longer burnt by beekeepers in Melghat, who have learnt scientific techniques and are extracting enough to export

Hoshirapur''s Hash Biotech Farm has been set up by a private limited company, also called Hash Biotech.

With farmers reluctant to look beyond paddy, diversifying Punjab plans assured price for basmati

Jammu and Kashmir''s efforts to promote pisciculture as a means of employment are gradually drawing in young Kashmiris.

The Norton 360 suite includes device protection from viruses and internet security, access to secure virtual private network (VPN), cloud storage for backup, password manager and parental controls

The Mi Dual Driver earphones have a bass-heavy sound output and, considering the price, they have a fair performance

Madhukar Kamath talks to about how the succession plan unravelled at DDB Mudra

Marta became the top scorer in the history of FIFA World Cups, including the men's tournament, after scoring her 17th overall goal in Brazil's 1-0 win against Italy in the Women's World Cup here.