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Govt targets 65.2L mandays to boost rural economy

Kolkata, Nov. 4 -- Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Wednesday sought to position the Panchayat department as the key driver of rural employment and infrastructure development, with a push to acceler... Read More


Restaurant vandalised in Deganga; BJP leaders accused of assault and extortion

Kolkata, Nov. 4 -- Tension gripped the Deganga area after a local restaurant was vandalised and its employees assaulted, allegedly by a section of local BJP leaders and workers. The incident, which t... Read More


Assam: Cabinet approves 6,000-bigha Defence Park in Nelllie to attract investments

Guwahati, Nov. 4 -- The Assam government has approved the development of a dedicated Defence Park spread across approximately 6,000 bighas of land near Nellie in Morigaon district to attract investmen... Read More


New Slum Rehab policy: Delhi govt lays out plan for redeveloping 17 slum clusters

India, Nov. 4 -- After notifying its new slum rehabilitation policy, which adopts a Public-Private Partnership (PPP) model for in-situ redevelopment, the Delhi government has initiated the process for... Read More


Diamond Harbour: Rs 1 cr haul after Sumit Roy's interrogation; MAITC alleges frame-up

Kolkata, Nov. 4 -- Diamond Harbour Police District personnel recovered more than Rs 1 crore from a building in the Sarisha area following the interrogation of Sumit Roy, personal assistant to Diamond ... Read More


Improving disaster communication

Nepal, Nov. 4 -- The headmaster of Tribhuvan Trishuli Secondary School in Bidur, Nuwakot, had only 14 minutes to save his students and staff before the flood destroyed the school. After receiving the ... Read More


Ex-PM Nepal, ex-minister Rijal among 97 charged in Morang land swap scam

Kathmandu, Nov. 4 -- The Commission for Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) on Tuesday filed a corruption case against former prime minister Madhav Kumar Nepal, Nepali Congress leader and forme... Read More


Key leader demands progress, quality of Party Central Committee's projects be ensured

Hanoi, Nov. 4 -- The steering committee for key construction investment projects of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee convened its first meeting under the chair of Tran Cam Tu, Po... Read More


Man beheads wife, found meditating with severed head inside temple

Balurghat, Nov. 4 -- Panic and horror gripped the Narayanpur area of Gangarampur Municipality in South Dinajpur district on Wednesday morning, after a 43-year-old man allegedly decapitated his wife an... Read More


Kathmandu expects over $2 billion in loans and grants from Delhi

Kathmandu, Nov. 4 -- Kathmandu is seeking an economic package worth more than $2 billion comprising lines of credit and grants from New Delhi as Prime Minister Balendra Shah prepares to visit India la... Read More