In a written response to a question raised by Trinamul Congress MP Ritabrata Banerjee the ministry of culture has confirmed that there is no statue of Kobiguru Rabindranath Tagore at the Jallianwala Bagh memorial, and, more disappointingly, that there is no plan to install one either.
China’s decision to begin construction on what is poised to become the world’s largest hydropower dam in the ecologically fragile Yarlung Tsangpo canyon is not merely an engineering feat ~ it is a geopolitical gamble that India and its neighbours can ill afford to ignore.
The city’s iconic Roxy cinema hall is set to get an overhaul, restoring its glory of the yore.
Chief minister Mamata Banerjee’s new public welfare scheme ‘Amader Para, Amader Somadhan’ (our neighbourhood, our solution) to address day-to-day local issues will initially target rural areas.
Persistent internal discord within the Trinamul Congress-led Krishnagar Municipality has taken a more assertive turn, as a group of rebel councillors—comprising a majority within the board—has renewed its no-confidence motion against chairperson Rita Das.
A biodiversity advocacy group has raised alarm over a steep drop in the number of animal species at Kolkata’s iconic Alipore Zoological Gardens, prompting an official inquiry and a legal battle, even as activists prepare for a demonstration demanding transparency.
Cooch Behar MP Jagadish Chandra Barma Basunia met Union minister of tourism & culture Gajendra Singh Shekhawat today and urged him to take immediate steps for the restoration, modernisation, and preservation of the historic Cooch Behar royal palace (Rajbari).
Accusing him of causing embarrassment to the party, Girdhari Yadav has been asked to reply within 15 days.
Delhi Environment Minister Manjinder Singh said that the government action has moved beyond the seasonal campaigns to keep the air in the national capital clean.
State-owned REC Ltd said on Thursday that it has clocked highest-ever quarterly profit of Rs 4,451 crore of the current financial year.
