21+ hour, 8+ min ago   (278+ words) Siliguri: A shortage of clay and rising prices of raw materials have affected artisans in Siliguri, resulting in artisans at the city’s Kumartuli producing significantly fewer Ganesh idols this year compared to previous years. Artisans fear that if the situation…...

3+ day, 21+ hour ago   (299+ words) Balurghat: Underground cable for electricity is going to be set up in Balurghat as the West Bengal State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (WBSEDCL) has initiated steps to lay power cables beneath the city roads. The proposed project is estimated to…...

3+ day, 20+ hour ago   (423+ words) Jaipur: A group of women in Rajasthan’s Rajsamand district is using traditional slingshots to scatter seed balls across rocky and barren stretches of the Aravalli hills in an effort to restore green cover in areas difficult to reach through conventional…...

6+ day, 21+ hour ago   (217+ words) Alipurduar: The Forest Department is set to deploy a technology-driven “virtual triangle” for round-the-clock surveillance of tigers being brought to Buxa Tiger Reserve from another state under the proposed Royal Bengal tiger reintroduction programme. The second is the M-StrIPES mobile…...

1+ week, 20+ hour ago   (201+ words) Kolkata: Rice prices have risen across West Bengal, adding to the burden on middle-class households already facing higher kitchen expenses. Retail prices of popular varieties such as Minikit, Banskathi and Dudh-Sar have increased by Rs 5–10 per kg in the past…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (233+ words) Siliguri: With prices of essential commodities and fresh vegetables continuing to rise, the administration held a meeting with wholesale and retail traders in Siliguri on Tuesday at the state guest house to discuss measures to control the price hike and…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (220+ words) Officials said the TOD committee will meet on September 3 to consider the seven proposals received under the TOD policy announced on April, and some projects could also be in a position to get sanctioned after the discussion. The DDA has…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (335+ words) Kolkata: Another treasure trove beneath Bengal’s soil is set to be unlocked — this time, vast manganese reserves in Jhargram. After ONGC’s commercial crude oil production began at the Ashoknagar oilfield, the state is now eyeing another major mineral breakthrough that…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (245+ words) MillenniumPost India’s economy may be displaying considerable resilience, but an old vulnerability is again threatening to test it The Finance Ministry’s latest Monthly Economic Review has flagged an intensifying El Niño as a risk to agricultural production and…...

3+ week, 20+ hour ago   (247+ words) New Delhi: Delhi’s future urban expansion will have to operate within a tighter water budget, with DDA’s new Master Plan for Delhi-2047 restricting potable water availability to a maximum of 40 gallons per capita per day (GPCD) in future planned developments…...