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Malda village struggles sans road for nearly 30 years

Malda, Oct. 27 -- Even after nearly eight decades after Independence, a disturbing picture has emerged from Block Para, barely a stone's throw from the Harishchandrapur-I block office in Malda distric... Read More


Gorkha ST status proposal still under scanner: RTI reply

Darjeeling, Oct. 27 -- The demand for Scheduled Tribe (ST) status for 11 Gorkha communities remains under examination, according to a reply from the Union Ministry of Tribal Affairs to an RTI applicat... Read More


Siliguri eviction drives to resume soon ahead of railway line doubling

Siliguri, Oct. 27 -- Eviction drives will be carried out along railway tracks in Siliguri soon, the work was suspended due to festivals, following which work for doubling the railway line will begin, ... Read More


Minister says MBG program creates 1.3 million jobs

Jakarta, Oct. 27 -- Coordinating Minister for Community Empowerment Muhaimin Iskandar said the Free Nutritious Meals (MBG) program had created employment opportunities for 1.3 million people from poor... Read More


French Consumer Sentiment Weakest Since 2013

India, Oct. 27 -- French consumer confidence declined to its lowest level in more than 13 years in October amid bond selloffs and expanding protests, signalling pressure on spending, survey results pu... Read More


We will see India becoming major exporter of goods and services€™ to China: Goyal

Hague, Oct. 27 -- Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal has expressed hope that India would emerge as a major exporter of goods and services to China and the ASEAN region in the coming years. G... Read More


Rabiul Islam quits Malda Zilla Parishad post

Malda, Oct. 27 -- Malda Zilla Parishad's Agriculture Karmadhyaksha, Rabiul Islam, resigned from his post on Tuesday, alleging that the board was captured unethically by a section of the Democratic Tri... Read More


Public drinking, indecent activities force lockdown of Hili block park

Balurghat, Oct. 27 -- The local administration has locked down Sarengbari Park in the Hili block of South Dinajpur, suspending its operations indefinitely following widespread complaints of public dri... Read More


North Dinajpur to transfer primary teachers from surplus to shortage-hit schools

Raiganj, Oct. 27 -- In a move to improve the quality of primary education, the District Primary School Council (DPSC) of North Dinajpur has decided to transfer teachers from schools with surplus staff... Read More


Cooch Behar: 2 bisons spotted in village

Cooch Behar, Oct. 27 -- Panic gripped residents of Dudumari village in the Morichbari Kholta area of Cooch Behar-II block on Tuesday after two Indian gaur (bison) were spotted roaming near the village... Read More