CID finds leads in nun’s gang rape case
2015-03-28
Kolkata: The CID, on Friday, claimed to have got some specific leads from the two persons arrested in connection with the gang rape of a 71-year-old nun in Nadia district and was planning to question the duo together to speed up the probe. “We have interrogated both and it wasContinue Reading
17 per cent tea garden workers in Assam have tuberculosis
2015-03-28
Guwahati — About 17 per cent of tea laborers in Assam were suffering from tuberculosis following which the state government is planning to initiate DOTS centres across all gardens. Replying to a query by AGP MLA Keshab Mahanta during Zero Hour, Health and Family Welfare Minister Nazrul Islam said the governmentContinue Reading
Arunachal wants special status for Northeast to continue
2015-03-28
Itanagar– Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Nabam Tuki Friday appealed to the Centre for continuing the Special Category Status for North Eastern States with the corresponding benefits. He was speaking at the first meeting of the sub-group on rationalization of Centrally sponsored schemes (CSS) of NITI Aayog in New Delhi, aContinue Reading
Age no bar for learning law: Supreme Court
2015-03-28
New Delhi — The old saying that age is no bar for learning will apply from this year to those desiring to appear in the Common Law Admission Test (CLAT), the screening gateway for admission to prestigious national law universities (NLU). The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed an appeal byContinue Reading
Rajasthan bids farewell to author priest
2015-03-28
A lesser priest who performed greater thingsContinue Reading
Odisha governor blames poor management for illiteracy, poor health
2015-03-28
As many as 403 students graduatedContinue Reading
IndiGo to start operations from Dimapur
2015-03-27
Dimapur — IndiGo Airlines will begin its operation from Dimapur on April 15 with daily direct flight between Kolkata and Dimapur. The flight will be an extension of the Delhi-Dimapur flight via Kolkata. IndiGo Airlines also announced Dimapur as its 33rd domestic and 38th overall destination, catering to various segmentsContinue Reading
Supreme Court to work on Good Friday: Bishops dismayed
2015-03-27
The chief justices of High Courts to meet from Good FridayContinue Reading
World bank Aid for NE road connectivity
2015-03-27
New Delhi — The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will lend $300 million to India for improving regional road connectivity. India on Thursday signed an agreement with ADB for developing 500km of roads under this programme, along the north Bengal-north eastern region (NER), the government said in a statement. The funds provided byContinue Reading