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Primary teachers to get ID cards for ease of movement along border areas in N Dinajpur

Raiganj, Feb. 15 -- The North Dinajpur District Primary School Council (DPSC) authorities have decided to introduce identity cards for all primary school teachers to ease movement along sensitive bord... Read More


Mulund Slab Collapse: 'Result of hiring the lowest bidder'

India, Feb. 15 -- Saturday afternoon's incident of a concrete slab collapsing from the elevated Metro -4 site in Mulund has angered Mumbaikars, with most of them raising questions over safety protocol... Read More


S Dinajpur: 'Forgotten' Shiva temple battles time & 'neglect'

BALURGHAT, Feb. 15 -- As chants of "Har Har Mahadev" echoed across South Dinajpur on the occasion of Maha Shivratri, a different kind of silence enveloped Bishwanathpur village under Kumarganj block. ... Read More


Blueberry farming to put N Bengal on path to becoming exotic fruit hub

Siliguri, Feb. 15 -- North Bengal may soon emerge as a new hub for exotic fruit cultivation, with blueberries - widely known as a foreign "superfood" - gradually making their way into local farmlands.... Read More


Israeli leaders denounce orthodox violence against soldiers

Tel Aviv, Feb. 15 -- A mob of Orthodox (Haredi) men chased two female Israel Defense Forces servicewomen through the streets of Bnei Brak on Sunday, overturning trash cans and a police vehicle before ... Read More


Karnataka student Saketh Sreenivasaiah, who went missing, dies - what we know so far

New Delhi, Feb. 15 -- Saketh Sreenivasaiah, a 22-year-old postgraduate studentfrom Karnataka, died in the US, confirmed the Indian Consulate in San Francisco early Sunday, February 15 (IST). The Cons... Read More


Karnataka student Saketh Sreenivasaiah confirmed dead after going missing in US

New Delhi, Feb. 15 -- Saketh Sreenivasaiah, a 22-year-old postgraduate studentfrom Karnataka, died in the US, confirmed the Indian Consulate in San Francisco early Sunday, February 15 (IST). The Cons... Read More


Karnataka student Saketh Sreenivasaiah's roommate recalls last conversation: 'Stopped caring, survived on chips...'

New Delhi, Feb. 15 -- Saketh Sreenivasaiah, the 22-year-old UC Berkeley student from Karnataka, was found dead in the US six days after he went missing. In a post on LinkedIn, the student's roommate, ... Read More


Lodha Developers acquires 80% stake in Pune-based Solidrise Realty for Rs.294 crore

New Delhi, Feb. 15 -- Lodha Developers Ltd, one of the leading real estate companies in India, said it has bought an 80% stake in Pune-based Solidrise Realty Pvt Ltd (SRPL) for Rs.294 crore. In a reg... Read More


HC orders closure of secondary schools during Ramadan

, Feb. 15 -- The High Court on Sunday ordered the authorities concerned to keep the secondary schools closed during the whole month of Ramadan. The HC bench of Justice Fahmida Quader and Justice Md A... Read More