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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......

Bengal: 2,208 booths under lens after all SIR forms return

A total of 2,208 booths in West Bengal are under the scanner after all the distributed enumeration forms were returned filled up, indicating that there is not a single dead, duplicate or......

Fog envelopes northern states; cold wave grips Delhi, red alert in UP

As the year draws to a close, mercury hovered around its wintry lows and normal life was affected across northern states due to foggy conditions, with red alert warning issued in Uttar Pradesh on......

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......

IB officer killed in Pahalgam planned Vaishno Devi trip with parents

Intelligence Bureau (IB) officer Manish Ranjan, who was killed in the terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam, had planned to take his parents to the Vaishno Devi shrine after returning from......

Purulia's storage power project to tide deficit

The 900-Mw Purulia Pumped Storage Project (PSPP), the biggest project of its kind in India, is set to mitigate the peak power deficit in the country by utilising the low-cost excess power available......

Purulia, Jalpaiguri provided most jobs under NREGA

Purulia and Jalpaiguri districts, one hit by Maoist insurgency and the other affected by separatist demands for Gorkhaland respectively, have provided maximum days of employment under the National......

Modi unveils projects worth Rs 15,000 crore in West Bengal

Prime Minister Narendra Modi unveiled development projects worth Rs 15,000 crore in West Bengal on Saturday. Photograph: ANI Photo The prime minister unveiled the projects at an official function......

UTI, SBI MFs lead small town footprint due to strong branch presence

Backed by their strong physical presence across the country, UTI Mutual Fund and SBI Mutual Fund (MF) have managed to mobilise a higher proportion of their total assets under management (AUM) from......

JSW to develop 900 MW hydel, rolling mill projects in Bengal

The JSW Group has expressed interest to develop a 900 MW pumped storage hydel power project and a state of the art rolling shop for steel in West Bengal, company chairman Sajjan Jindal said on......

The World Is Applauding Anuparna Roy

'I asked her whether she stood first. 'Yes Baba' was her reply. Her mother was crying in joy.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Anuparna Roy/Instagram Anuparna Roy, who received the Best Director award......

Bold Moves Must For Silver Screen To Sparkle Again

More screens, more films, and longer windows will convert to more people watching, assuming they know a film is releasing, points out Vanita Kohli-Khandekar. R S Prasanna's Sitaare Zameen Par......

Loot Kaand Review: Bland

Loot Kaand tries to concoct a crime drama that arouses some curiosity but is instantly forgettable, observes Deepa Gahlot. In 1995, the arms drop in Purulia had caused quite a sensation. The man,......

Buddhadeb Dasgupta passes away

Photograph: Kind courtesy Deepti Nabal/Instagram Eminent film director Buddhadeb Dasgupta, who had been battling kidney ailments for quite some time, died at his residence in Kolkata early on......

Rain disrupts KKR, RCB nets ahead of IPL opener

IMAGE: KKR and RCB's players during their training session at Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Friday. Photograph: ANI A steady drizzle in the evening brought premature end to evening practice sessions......

Tendulkar motivates tribal footballers for UNICEF

IMAGE: Sachin Tendulkar plays a game of friendly football with children for UNICEF at Thyagaraj Indoor Stadium. Photograph: UNICEF One has experienced extreme poverty while the other needs the......