Three days ago, the landmark Paris Agreement, came into force. Now, the Marrakesh Conference, which begins Monday, 7 November, in Morocco, will give the world the opportunity to maintain momentum on climate action, and continue strengthening the global response to the threat of climate change. “Our challenge is to sustain the momentum that has propelled […]
Sir, While not being political, I must say there is a point made by the BJP. Nitish Kumar is indeed getting more double-faced by the day. The BJP’s Jharkhand unit has termed Bihar government’s decision of tax holiday to liquor factories in that state as “contradictory’ while demanding a ban on booze in other states. […]
Is Jharkhand the cyber-crime capital of India? According to an article in a leading business magazine, this is probably true! Jamtara district in Jharkhand is one of India’s biggest organised cyber crime hubs, with one police station alone accounting for over 50% of ATM, and debit/credit card frauds. Jamtara is one of the biggest centres […]
Jorhat boy Bastab Bordoloi shows us how through sheer hard work and strong determination that success can be achieved. Fifteen year old Bastab Tapan Bordoloi from Assam’s Jorhat district made the North -east proud by bagging five gold medals and a silver at the recently concluded South Asian Aquatic Championship (SAAC) in Sri-Lanka. As a […]
KATHMANDU: Indian President Pranab Mukherjee has described Kathmandu as a spiritual centre for the people of South Asian region. (November 3) “Kathmandu is not only the political capital of Nepal, but also a spiritual centre for the people in our region,” the Indian president said addressing a civic reception organized in his honour by the […]
Is the hostile Western Media blackening the name of a pious Koran teacher? Child sex abuse allegations involving one of Iran’s best-known Koran reciters are causing shock and anger in the country, after several accusers took went public with the claims. The alleged victims and their families told BBC Persian that they had decided to […]
The winter session of Parliament will start on November 16. It will be a month-long session that will end on December 16, the cabinet committee on parliamentary affairs. In its legislative push for the upcoming winter session of Parliament, the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) is focusing on laws addressing social and economic issues. Besides three […]
Officials say they have discovered one of India’s largest-ever drug hauls concealed in a secret room inside a fizzy drinks factory. More than 20 million tablets of the banned drug Mandrax, with an estimated street value of Rs 31,500 million, were seized in the western city of Udaipur in October. Subhas Dudhani, a Bollywood producer, […]
The government has been undertaking welfare schemes to reduce poverty, hunger and unemployment. But the emphasis has been on the fulfilment of numerical targets, not on the way in which the targets are met. The overemphasis on targets has destroyed the efficacy of policies. The Narendra Modi government has started the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan. In […]
Sir, Crime has increased manifold in recent years; yet in West Bengal, there seems to no inclination among students to study the nature of crime and ways to deal with it. It can be rightly pointed out that an analysis of the psychology of the criminal is the key to understanding the nature of the […]
The Bengal government on Wednesday (November 2) converted a sectional holiday, Chhat puja on November 7, into a general holiday. The additional holiday on Monday allows state government employees to enjoy a long weekend like they did last week on the occasion of Kali Puja, Diwali and Bhai Phonta. All government offices will remain closed […]
Bihar Chief minister Nitish Kumar on Wednesday( November 2) said he is seeking ‘suggestions’ from the general public on how to make prohibition ‘more acceptable’. He also threatened that he would ‘not allow anybody to indulge in unnecessary criticism of prohibition without any basis’. He categorically ruled out any dilution of prohibition, but hinted that […]
