The tenure of the current Insurance Regulatory & Development Authority of India (Irdai) chairperson, Debasish Panda, is set to end on March 13, and the Ministry of Finance has invited applications for the post.
The Kannada actress Ranya Rao gold smuggling case is slowly but surely assuming the proportions of a full-blown political war between the opposition BJP and the ruling Congress regime in the state, with accusations and counter-accusations heating up the political temperature.
For years, saffron cultivation in India has been synonymous with the Kashmir Valley, but the North East Centre for Technology Application and Reach (NECTAR) has changed the narrative. Through innovative technology, scientific planning and farmer training, NECTAR has successfully cultivated saffron in the north-east, opening new doors of opportunity for local farmers.
Inviting a minister for a cultural programme by Gauhati Press Club (earlier Guwahati Press Club) seemingly touched the wrong chord, as the issue has gone out of proportion
At the moment, there are a total of 30 faculty members functioning on a contractual basis at the NIT. 15 of these teachers have gone to seek solace from the High Court citing rulings of the Supreme Court inter alia regularisation of contractual employees after prolonged service on ad-hoc basis.
Darjeeling MP Raju Bista has strongly opposed chief minister Mamata Banerjee’s decision to allow 30 per cent of tea garden land to be diverted for non-tea purposes, calling it a “dangerous and dictatorial” policy that could displace indigenous communities.
As the countdown to the 2026 Assembly elections begins, political leaders are leaving no stone unturned to secure their positions.
A person, reportedly a state government employee, stabbed at least four policemen on duty with a knife at New Town today. The person was arrested.
An Indian Army staff suffered serious wounds in an elevator mishap at a residential colony near Durgapur town today.
The chief operations officer (COO) of the Royal Bhutan Army, Lieutenant General Batoo Tshering, visited headquarters of Eastern Command at Vijay Durg, Kolkata on 5-6 February.
