West Midnapore: Class began with a prayer. Thirty-odd children, sitting cross-legged on the courtyard outside Jamboni village’s sole clubhouse, chanted Saraswati Vandana. A picture of the goddess and two lit incense sticks sat on a chair in front of them. This is just one of the 50,000-odd schools being run byContinue Reading

Kolkata: West Bengal Governor KN Tripathi on Thursday sought a report from the Mamata Banerjee-led government over the flyover collapse in the city that so far has claimed 14 lives. A large chunk, including girders, of the under-construction Vivekananda Flyover in the city’s Posta area collapsed crushing people and vehicles.Continue Reading