7 killed in major fire at two Bengal godowns, several missing

At least seven persons were killed and several others missing after a fire broke out in two adjoining godowns in West Bengal's South 24 Parganas district on Monday, the police said. IMAGE: Kindly......

Fear, anxiety and long journeys: SIR hearings in Bengal

As the second phase of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) gathers pace in West Bengal, block offices are turning into sites of anxiety, with elderly, disabled and vulnerable voters enduring......

Mamata govt transfers over 500 bureaucrats amid electoral roll revision

The West Bengal government on Monday announced the transfer of over 500 bureaucrats amid the rollout of the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls in the state. IMAGE: West Bengal Chief......

Mamata slams DVC for ploy to flood Bengal during Durga Puja

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday accused the Damodar Valley Corporation of releasing water "recklessly and without prior intimation" to the state government, and slammed the......

'Bengal Is In Business'

'This is the Bengal story, where businesses are nurtured, dreams are realised, and legacies are built.' IMAGE: Mukesh Ambani, Amit Mitra, Sajjan Jindal, Sanjeev Goenka and Sanjiv Puri at the 8th......

Tata Hitachi reaps rich harvest, from field to factory

It was the summer of 2006 (May 18). Writers’ Building, then the state secretariat, was buzzing with journalists. The event marked the start of Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee’s second term as......

Mamata's potato politics sends prices crashing

The first big task in hand at the new address is a success. Sitting in the plush office at the 14th floor of the newly-inaugurated secretariat, by default facing one of the infrastructure marvels......

The suicidal potato economy of West Bengal

  Inadequate marketing channels, manipulation by middlemen and absence of support prices make cultivation in the state inherently risky Last December, the weather conditions were apt --......