In a bid to ease the pressure on the students, the state government has decided to do away with the homework. State school education minister Partha De announced this on Wednesday.

Sujit Kumar Ghosh wants to be a Chinese interpreter but he does not know how to speak it. “China is growing fast in business and technology globally. So it is essential for me to learn the language and culture of China,” the graduate from Birati said. Echoing him, Mrinmoy Majumdar, another graduate from Borojagulia in Nadia who

Another person fell victim to the H1N1 influenza in the city putting the death toll to two so far. The deceased Usha Sangvi, 62, died at a private hospital in the afternoon.
The resident of Watgunge was detected with the swine flu virus on July 26. “She was put on the ventilator at B.M. Birla Heart Research Centre since her admission. At a

The state government on Wednesday for the first time announced the surrender and rehabilitation policy for the Naxals and the Maoists. According to it, if a Naxal or Maoist surrenders, he or she will get Rs 2,000 per month for 36 months, besides getting vocational training at free of cost.

Those who live in Kolkata and have been declared as “proclaimed offender” by the court have a new reason to worry. The city police is all set to implement a relatively new section under the Indian Penal Code under which a proclaimed offender might have to face upto a maximum of seven additional years of punishment depending upon the nature of his crime.

Three new medical colleges will start functioning from the academic session in 2011. State health minister Suryakanta Mishra made this announcement in the Assembly on Wednesday.

The state government has asked Tata Motors for its plans for the abandoned Nano project site at Singur. This was revealed by state industry minister Nirupam Sen in the Assembly. He was replying to a question from Congress Legislature Party leader Manas Bhunia.

Maverick Marxist leader Subhas Chakraborty who was often chided in his life time for his acts of defiance by the central party bosses, has emerged, even after his death, as a rallying point for the anti-Karat section of the Bengal unit of the CPI(M).

Bus, minibus and taxi owners’ associations on Thursday called a three-day strike in West Bengal from August 10 demanding revision of fares following hike in diesel prices.

With the death of Sidhu Soren, the Maoist-backed tribal body — People’s Committee against Police Atrocity — has been rendered headless. All the founder members of this outfit that spear-headed the Lalgarh movement in November 2008, have either been arrested, killed or are absconding. If the arrest of Chhatradhar Mahato, who was the convener of the PCPA, was the first blow, the killing of Sidhu on Monday was virtually the last nail in the coffin.