What we came to regard as 'the normal' was anything but normal because the state, like nature, wasn't in the business of compassion and equity

Kohli, the current India skipper, also admitted the "magical" atmosphere will be missing if the cricket season currently stalled by the Covid-19 pandemic resumes in empty stadiums.

According to UD officials, the ban comes at a time when more and more cities in the world are creating dedicated amenities for cycles.

Eleven infants reportedly died in the last 48 hours at the Malda Medical College and Hospital.

There seems to be some improvement in the flood situation in the state with water levels receding in West Midnapore and no deaths being reported Saturday.

A State Crime Records Bureau-backed report has termed West Bengal the source point for child trafficking within the country.

Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday reached out to the people in the hills and appealed to maintain peace.

Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Thursday said her government would not allow disruption of normal life in the name of bandhs.

Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee reiterated her stand on undivided Bengal and said the hills would remain an integral part of the state.

Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is set to design sarees sold under handloom brand Tantuja.

The state government will send out teams to various districts and adjoining areas of Kolkata.

The inmates at Dum Dum Central Jail Monday got a taste of the Kolkata International Film Festival, which kickstarted Sunday.

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

Amit Mitra said Bengal's collection is second highest in the country.

In pre-recorded video, arrested MP claims Saradha Group media houses were like TMC mouthpiece; says he is being made scapegoat

'If needed we will beg, never steal people''s money''.

Mohun Bagan has asked All India Football Federation (AIFF) to review a Rs 2 crore fine imposed on them after a ruling by retired Supreme Court judge A K Ganguly, who is now embroiled in the law intern molestation case.

An internal assessment conducted by the university in 2011 had found that 15 per cent of its teaching staff were below par.

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

The WBHRC, however, could not confirm if he will be there and he did not attend office on Monday.

Many high-profile invitees are likely to skip the programme, though Ganguly may attend it.

Preliminary investigations have revealed prima facie involvement of four customs department men.

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 joint secretary of the department, A K Singh, has been kept in compulsory waiting, which, in official parlance, stands for punishment.

The two sides also discussed the issue of allotment of land for construction of border outposts and BSF battalion headquarters across the state.

A member of the TV show Satyameva Jayate, hosted by Aamir Khan, Thursday met the parents of the Madhyamgram rape victim at the local CITU office here and interviewed them.

The Centre on Monday announced setting up of a slew of new hospitals and expansion plans for several existing ones to bolster health care facility in West Bengal.

The former chief minister also alleged that all development work in the state had come to a standstill.

Pointing to sharp rise in bad loans, Economic Survey said the gross non-performing assets (NPAs) of public sector banks are still at manageable level

A proposal is being put in place for providing 100% government funding to developers so as to rescue the highways sector, where there are few takers because of severe equity crunch, Economic survey said today.

The Economic Survey today said slippage on fiscal deficit will be restricted to 0.2 percentage point this year as expenditure measures could offset the shortfall in revenue collections

Economic advisers in the Finance Ministry today projected India's GDP growth to recover to 6.1-6.7% in 2013-14 from estimated decade-low expansion of five% in the current financial year

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

The pre-Budget Economic Survey for 2012-13, tabled in Parliament today, has exuded confidence that the Indian economy would bounce back to achieve higher growth of around 6.1 to 6.7%, up from the advance estimates of 5% economic growth in the ...

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

Even as the world spins into a global food crisis, here''s some good news from Assam. Scientists in the Assam Agricultural...

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.

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

Allahabad based agriculture scientist Anshuka Srivastava has developed a robot that would help farmers detect Downy Mildew, a parasite that affects grape cultivation.

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

It is said to surpass all qualities of basmati except the length of the latter. But surprisingly, Kalanamak, a fragrant variety of rice and named thus as its husk is black, isn''t popular among farmers....

After more than a decade of hectic efforts and numerous trials, scientists at Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agriculture.

A warm winter, overflowing stocks and a rather bleak possibility of private purchase amid falling global prices, all''s not well with Punjab''s wheat crop this year.

Amid arguments for and against introducing genetically modified (GM) crops in India, the Genetic Engineering Approval Committee....

Around this time of the year, bright yellow flowers carpet the fields in scores of villages in Bihar's Vaishali district.

GUAVA, called the poor man''s apple, is the sixth most cultivated fruit in India. But the wilt disease has stagnated its yield over the years....

You''ll soon be in no hurry to use the tomatoes in your kitchen before they go mushy.

When scientists of Sher-e- Kashmir Agricultural University of Agriculture Science and Technology developed short duration wheat and maize...

Assam is counting on boro rice to achieve the target of 46.7 lakh-metric tonnes that it has set for the crop this year.