Kolkata: Former Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday extended her support to the INDIA bloc’s rally against alleged electoral irregularities at Delhi’s Ramlila Maidan on Nov 1. Sources said she was likely to travel to Delhi on Saturday afternoon to attend the rally, accompanied by Trinamool national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee.In a post on…
Kolkata: India’s cement industry has become more energy-efficient and reduced its carbon emissions per tonne of production, but its overall carbon footprint continues to grow, while increasing groundwater extraction in water-stressed regions and a deterioration in workers’ safety have raised serious sustainability concerns, a new study has found.The study, released on Thursday by the International…
Agartala: Police on Thursday detained a Bangladeshi man suspected of links to Jana Samhati Samiti (JSS) Santu faction from Chittagong Hill Tracts.Bimal Chakma, son of Bhubanta Chakma, was nabbed with 200 rounds of ammunition under Maharani police station limits at Udaipur in Tripura’s Gomati district. He is a resident of Shantitila at Dudukchhara under Panchhari…
New features promise easier onboarding, emergency ambulance assistance and additional income opportunities for Kolkata’s app-based drivers.App-based cab and bike taxi drivers in Kolkata could soon have greater flexibility in choosing working hours, accessing emergency assistance and exploring additional earning opportunities, with Uber announcing a series of driver-centric initiatives on Thursday. The measures, aimed at improving…
Kolkata: Delaying umbilical cord clamping until the placenta is naturally expelled could significantly boost survival rates and reduce severe health complications in premature infants, according to a breakthrough clinical trial conducted at a tertiary care hospital in Eastern India. The findings of the study conducted in a tertiary care government hospital in Kolkata that demonstrated…
An earthquake measuring 5.1 in magnitude struck 218 km north-northwest of Bamboo Flat in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands PORT BLAIR: A magnitude 5.1 earthquake was reported 218km north-northwest (NNW) of Bambooflat in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, according to the initial information provided.Further details, including the time of the earthquake, its depth, and whether…
The Mayor of Hillsboro, Beach Pace, recently proclaimed October as Bengali Heritage and Cultural Month to honor the invaluable contributions and rich traditions of the Bengali community in the United States KOLKATA: Hillsboro Mayor Beach Pace in Oregon declared October Bengali Heritage and Cultural Month during the inauguration of the community’s first Durga Puja celebration…
Kolkata: The very objective of KMC delimitation that each ward should have 12,000 to 18,000 voters has apparently not been met at some wards. The first electoral draft roll following delimitation, an exercise that has increased the number of Kolkata wards from 144 to 209, shows that at least eight wards have 20,000 or more…
Kolkata: Department of endocrinology at IPGMER, Kolkata has become the first department under West Bengal Medical Education to be honoured with Collaborating Centre of Excellence (CCoE) recognition for its contributions and research in field of molecular biology, public health, food and nutrition as well as clinical excellence for five years. This national recognition is expected…
Only green crackers can be burst during a two-hour window – 8 pm to 10 pm – on Kali Puja and Diwali Kolkata: Kolkata: QR codes will no longer determine whether the cracker you are buying is a legally approved green cracker or not, officials of National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI) told fireworks traders…
